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.
WOMAN INJURED AFTER JUMPING FROM WINDOW IN RYDE
Paramedics are treating a woman who has sustained injuries after jumping from a first floor window in the centre of Ryde this evening (Monday). Emergency teams have descended on Fellowship House on the corner of Green Street and Station Street....
Read moreDetailsSMALL FIELD FIRE TACKLED IN TOTLAND
Members of the public alerted the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to a small field fire in Totland earlier on this evening (Monday). 1 appliance from Freshwater was mobilised to the Summers Lane area in the West Wight...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MP JOINS SOLENT SWIM APPEAL FOR KAYAKERS
West Wight Sports and Community Centre is appealing for kayakers to help at the Solent Swim event later this month. The event, which raises money for the West Wight Sports and Community Centre, is being held on Saturday 27th July....
Read moreDetailsGREAT WONDERFEST ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SENSORY NOOK
Organisers of next month's inaugural Great Wonderfest festival have announced a comprehensive accessibility programme to help support those families who may find it difficult to access a mainstream festival environment through physical or learning disability or neuro-developmental disorders such as...
Read moreDetailsFREE ENTRY TO NEWPORT ROMAN VILLAGE FOR FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY
To celebrate the National Festival of Archaeology, Newport Roman Villa will be hosting a free archaeology activity day on Saturday 27th July. The day will include free admission to Newport Roman Villa for visitors to enjoy the Roman remains, as...
Read moreDetailsCAR OVERTURNS NEAR NORTON GREEN
Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision near Norton Green in the West Wight this afternoon (Monday). A vehicle is reported to have overturned on Hill Lane outside Hill Farm stables, between Yarmouth and Freshwater. No one is...
Read moreDetailsKEATS IN SHANKLIN CELEBRATED 200 YEARS ON
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of John Keat's stay in Shanklin back in the summer of 1819, Shanklin's Mayor Steve Knight and Mayoress Esther Knight recently opened an exhibition of works by Keats at Shanklin Community Library. Mayor Steve Knight...
Read moreDetailsCONCERN FOR WELFARE AS NOTE FOUND NEAR CLIFF EDGE
The National Police Air Service Helicopter is conducting a sweep along the cliff edge in Niton following the discovery of a note earlier on this afternoon (Monday). Police have raised concerns for the welfare of an individual after a note...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTSAR’S DIGITAL RADIO NETWORK GIVEN A BOOST THANKS TO VECTIS RADIO
Vectis Radio has given vital support to enable Isle of Wight Search and Rescue to drastically improve its encrypted digital radio network across the Island. WightSAR was awarded funding from the Morrisons Foundation for new digital radios and infrastructure to...
Read moreDetailsSEA CADETS TAKE TO THE MEDINA TO HELP CLEAR RIVER RUBBISH
A small group from TS Royal George - the Ryde-based unit of the Sea Cadets - recently took to their canoes and kayaks for a paddle up and down the River Medina, clearing away discarded rubbish found in the river...
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