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.
CALBOURNE MILL GOES ON THE MARKET FOR £2.3MILLION
Calbourne Mill, the Island’s oldest attraction, could soon be yours as it goes on the market through Isle of Wight agents BCM for the bargain price of £2.3million. This is the first time that The Water Mill has been on the...
Read moreDetailsONE-ARMED JOE LOCKED UP FOLLOWING ISLE OF WIGHT POLICE CHASES
24-year-old Joe 'Joey' Baker of Ryde has been jailed for 11 months following high-speed Police pursuits through the streets of Newport and Ryde - despite him only having 1 arm. Baker admitted a string of offences including dangerous driving, driving...
Read moreDetailsCOASTGUARD ISSUE REMINDER FOLLOWING RECENT CLIFF FALL AT YAVERLAND
HM Coastguard are reminding Islanders about the dangers that are posed by the cliffs around our coast following a cliff fall at Yaverland earlier this week. Several hundred tonnes of rock crashed down onto the beach at the area known...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE HELICOPTER TASKED TO SEARCH FOR MISSING PERSON IN VENTNOR
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) Helicopter from Bournemouth was tasked to assist officers on the ground in the search for a missing person in Ventnor during the early hours of this morning (Friday). At around 01:00 the specialist helicopter...
Read moreDetails90 VEHICLES CAUGHT WITHOUT TAX IN JOINT CRACKDOWN
A roadside operation involving the Police and the DVLA caught a total of 90 cars without tax on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday). Officers from the North East Wight Neighbourhood Policing Team set up checkpoints on the outskirts of...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTLINK’S NEW £30MILLION FERRY TO ARRIVE IN THE SOLENT ON FRIDAY
Wightlink’s brand new £30million ferry, Victoria of Wight, will enter the Solent for the first time tomorrow morning (Friday). Victoria of Wight is already sitting off the South coast of the Isle of Wight but will be catching the tide...
Read moreDetailsTICKETS SELLING FAST FOR THE GREAT GATSBY GALA
Islanders are being invited to join The Wight Brainy Bunch for a champagne reception, sit down meal and a brilliant line up of live bands at their third black tie ball - The Great Gatsby Gala. The Outfit Duo, The...
Read moreDetailsVILLAGES OF NITON AND WHITWELL JOIN WAR ON DOG MESS
Dog foulers beware! The forces of law and order are onto you - if you live in Niton or Whitwell, at any rate. The villages' Parish Council has joined a scheme operating in some other parts of the Island which...
Read moreDetailsLADIES’ UNDAUNTED BY THE HEAT IN 2-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club's Ladies’ Championship, played over 2 days, got off to a blistering start on Monday (6th August). Undaunted by the heat, the ladies took to the course in this keenly contested competition. At the end of...
Read moreDetailsMECHANICAL ISSUE FORCES SUSPENSION OF COWES FLOATING BRIDGE
UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has been suspended for the second day running - but this time it's a mechanical issue that has stopped the River Medina service. At around 12:40 the troubled chain ferry vessel was pulled up at...
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