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.
MALE TRAPPED IN MIDDLE ROAD CRASH NEAR CALBOURNE
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on Middle Road between Carisbrooke and Calbourne tonight (Monday). It is thought at least 1 person is trapped inside a vehicle as a result of the incident, which has occurred close to...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT BOASTS CHEAPEST PETROL IN THE COUNTRY ⛽
Tesco Ryde on the Isle of Wight is offering the cheapest petrol prices in the country, according to the fuel comparison website PetrolPrices.com. Last month the cost of filling up your tank rose by around 5p per litre - the...
Read moreDetails2 PEOPLE CUT FREE IN FOREST ROAD CRASH
Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a crash involving 2 vehicles on Forest Road on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Monday). The crash has occurred at the Vittlefields crossroads where Whitehouse Road and Betty Haunt Lane meet Forest...
Read moreDetailsCAR ROLLS ONTO ROOF IN HAVENSTREET
A car has rolled onto its roof on the main road through Havenstreet this afternoon (Monday). Police have been called to the scene near to the Steam Railway. Thankfully, no persons are thought to be trapped in the wreckage. Motorists...
Read moreDetailsGURNARD PRIMARY BECOME A MATILDA CHAMPION SCHOOL
Gurnard Primary School has been selected by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and The Mayflower Theatre to become a Matilda Champion School as part of the musical’s new nationwide education programme, Change My Story. Change My Story will reach up...
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLIST INVOLVED IN SHANKLIN COLLISION
Police are attending a road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist on Landguard Road in Shanklin this morning (Monday). The incident, which occurred just before 10:40, has taken place outside the Co-Operative store on a crossroads junction. Island Echo is told...
Read moreDetailsKAYAK WASHED ASHORE AT THORNESS INVESTIGATED BY COASTGUARD
The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were mobilised to Thorness Bay to investigate reports of a kayak washed ashore on the beach this morning (Monday). Coastguard officers conducted a search of the local area and soon determined the the kayak must...
Read moreDetailsEARLY HOURS BOAT BLAZE ON THE RIVER MEDINA
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coastguard and Cowes RNLI lifeboat have all been involved in tackling a boat fire on the River Medina this morning (Monday). Crews from East Cowes and Cowes swung into action at...
Read moreDetailsSHED ENGULFED BY FIRE IN LAKE
Firefighters from Ryde and Sandown tackled a shed fire at a residential address in Lake this afternoon (Sunday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Fairview Crescent at around 16:20 following a 999 call reporting that a shed was well alight. 4...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE CREW CALLED TO SHANKLIN HOME
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been called into action in Shanklin this evening (Sunday). The yellow and green helicopter has landed in the playing fields at St Blasius Primary School. Island Echo understands that doctors and...
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