Darren Toogood - Editor
Darren heads up Island Echo not only as Editor, but as Publisher and Founder too. He specialises in breaking news and has worked in the local news market for the past 15 years.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT SCHOOL SEES AIR AMBULANCE LAND IN BINSTEAD
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in Binstead this evening (Tuesday) following a medical emergency at Greenmount Primary School. The bright yellow and green helicopter has landed on the playing fields at the primary school...
Read moreDetailsDONATION MADE TO NEWPORT MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP
A parent and toddler group that has been running in Newport for nearly 40 years has been given a special boost from local co-operative colleagues. A total of £500 has been donated to Chatterbox Mother and Toddlers group by The...
Read moreDetailsCAR ON SIDE PARTIALLY BLOCKS HAVENSTREET MAIN ROAD
A car has rolled onto its side causing a partial obstruction on the main road through the village of Havenstreet this afternoon (Tuesday). Police and paramedics are on the scene outside Northbrooke House care home where a Toyota has ended...
Read moreDetailsSUNSHINE DRAWS OUT THE CROWDS FOR 2019 CLASSIC CAR EXTRAVAGANZA
Hundreds of classic, quirky and eye-catching cars descended on the Isle of Wight at the weekend for the annual International Classic Car Extravaganza. Late summer sunshine resulted in thousands of people venturing out to explore the wonderful array of cars...
Read moreDetailsA PERFORMANCE OF PROMISE BY VENTNOR RFC
Without several first team regulars, Ventnor put on a promising performance in a loss to Romsey in their first Hampshire Division One game of the year at the weekend. Notably, through Price, Jones and Pratt in the front row, Ventnor...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT BUSINESSES URGED TO JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST SCAMS
Island businesses and organisations are being asked to join in the fight against scams. Isle of Wight Against Scams Partnership (IWASP) – of which the council’s Trading Standards team is a lead partner - are calling on businesses, large or...
Read moreDetailsSOUR GRAPES? LIGHT RAIL IOW BLAST ISLAND LINE ANNOUNCEMENT
Light Rail IOW has hit out over yesterday's Island Line announcement confirming £26million of investment for the Isle of Wight's railway network. Roger Berrisford - who twice interrupted Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely during his speech yesterday - has...
Read moreDetailsTOP BRIT WEAVER FLIES IN BELGIUM
The Go Internet rally team of Richard Weaver and James Pink tackled the Aarova Rally in Belgium at the weekend, finishing best of the British entries. The Bembridge duo battled it out against local West Flanders drivers in somewhat scorching...
Read moreDetailsKNIFE RECOVERED AT SKATE PARK THANKS TO UNUSUAL PARTNERSHIP
Cowes' Neighbour Policing Team have successfully recovered a knife from a skate park in the town thanks to the efforts of local metal detectorists. Officers have recently worked with local metal detector enthusiasts to conduct a sweep of public areas...
Read moreDetailsINTERIOR OF NEW ISLAND LINE TRAINS REVEALED
A computer-generated image showing how the interior of the new Island Line trains will look has been released by Vivarail today (Tuesday). As reported by Island Echo yesterday, it has been announced that the Isle of Wight will be receiving...
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