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.
ISLAND GIRLS HAVE TIME OF THEIR LIVES AT BIG GIG
An excited group of Guides from several Girlguiding Units across the Isle of Wight had the time of their lives recently by seeing some of their favourite artistes including The Vamps and New Hope Club at Wembley Arena. The girls...
Read moreDetailsVIX JOINS PARENTS AND TEACHERS IN SUPPORT OF SEND FUNDING CAMPAIGN
Vix Lowthion, the Green Party's national spokesperson for education, joined dozens of other parents, teachers and councillors in Westminster this week in support of the campaign for funding to help children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The National...
Read moreDetailsCRASH CLOSES MAIN RYDE TO SANDOWN ROAD
UPDATED: A road traffic collision involving at least 2 vehicles has resulted in the closure of Morton Road, Brading - the main road connecting Ryde and Sandown. Police, paramedic and fire crews are all on scene near Yarbridge having been...
Read moreDetailsCHILDREN CAN NOW GET CLIMBING WITH WEST WIGHT SPORTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE
West Wight Sports & Community Centre are now offering unique, fun and energetic climbing courses for children aged 3 to 17. The centre hosts the Island's only indoor climbing wall which offers 7 climbing lines of 6-7 metres and has routes...
Read moreDetails2 ISLAND PRACTICES WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE PATIENT SERVICES
2 forward-thinking Isle of Wight GP practices have joined forces to improve patient services, including the launch of a new minor illness service to help meet demand for more same-day appointments. This week Carisbrooke Health Centre and The Dower House...
Read moreDetailsTURN YOUR DAILY CYCLE COMMUTE INTO A FUNDRAISER FOR ISLAND CHARITIES
The Isle of Wight Council has officially launch PedalAid, a new cycling initiative to encourage more people to choose to cycle to work. Following secured funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) Access Fund for Sustainable Travel, PedalAid is a...
Read moreDetailsENGINE WOES HIT WIGHTLINK’S YARMOUTH-LYMINGTON ROUTE ONCE AGAIN
Wightlink are operating a revised timetable on their Yarmouth to Lymington route again today (Friday) due to an engine issue. The announcement of a reduced service comes less than 24 hours after a previous engine fault was fixed by the...
Read moreDetailsINNOVATIVE PHYSICS RECEIVES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE WORK
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has recognised Innovative Physics Ltd as part of its 2018 Business Innovation Awards. The Shanklin-based company has been recognised for the development of Hot Spot Locators (HSL). Originally developed to aid in the clean-up effort around...
Read moreDetailsSOUTHERN VECTIS WORKING TO MAKE SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THOSE ON NEW-BUILD ESTATES
Southern Vectis is working to identify ways of making sustainable transport more accessible to those living in local housing developments. A new report by Transport for New Homes - backed by motoring group, the RAC Foundation - has criticised planners...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 26TH OCTOBER 2018
This page contains details of planning applications submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for which the consultation period commences on or after the Friday of publication. Clicking each link will take you through to the application where planning documents...
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