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.
CAR ROLLS ON YARMOUTH ROAD
A car has rolled and come to a stop on its side on the main road between Newport and Yarmouth this morning (Saturday). The incident has taken place near to Three Gates Farm on Yarmouth Road. Emergency services are on...
Read moreDetailsBARRATT HOMES’ WARNING TO CHILDREN OVER BUILDING SITE DANGERS THIS SUMMER
Stay away from building sites on the Isle of Wight during the summer holidays is the stark warning to local children from an Island housebuilder. New home developments under construction may look like fun and exciting places to play, but...
Read moreDetailsSUPERHERO FOURSOME BATTLE THE HEAT IN THE NAME OF CHARITY
4 Freemasons dressed as superheroes battled intense heat as they cycled around the Isle of Wight in a race against 2 colleagues in boats – for charity. The awesome foursome raised more than £1,300 for Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington and...
Read moreDetailsRYDE PERFORM WELL IN SOUTHSEA DESPITE DEPLETED NUMBERS
Ryde Coastal Junior Pair of Ben Sanderson and Tye Cameron. Ryde Rowing Club's crews, although depleted due to holidays, performed well at Southsea Regatta last Saturday (21st July). Southsea is the country's largest one day regatta where Hants & Dorset...
Read moreDetailsWOODLAND FIRE IN WOOTTON
UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have 12 firefighters tackling a small woodland fire in Wootton this afternoon (Friday). 2 appliances and a water carrier are on scene at Brocks Copse Road - which connected Wootton to...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTING TRAINING HAS BECOME DIGITAL AT ST MARY’S
Martin Keightley (L) with David Bower (R) The approach to training St Mary’s Hospital staff to fight fires has now embraced the digital age, with an on-screen system claimed to be superior to the traditional approach of just pointing an...
Read moreDetailsCHARITY PLEAS FOR WATER FOR HEDGEHOGS
With temperatures continuing to soar and Britain’s landscape drying out, an animal charity has issued a plea to the public to think about helping wildlife. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) reports an influx of calls from members of the...
Read moreDetailsHOVERTRAVEL APOLOGISES FOR RECENT RELIABILITY ISSUES
Hovertravel have apologised to customers for recent reliability issues experienced on their Ryde to Southsea service, which seem to mainly be around engine problems with both Solent Flyer and Island Flyer. Passengers were faced with a number of delays and...
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLE CRASHES HEAD ON INTO VAN ON WHITERAILS ROAD
UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision between a van and a motorcycle on Whiterails Road near Wootton this morning (Friday). The incident has taken place in the dip outside Butterfly World. Police, fire and ambulance crews are...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN TENNESSEE PRISON FOR CHILD SEX OFFENCE
53-year-old Roy Anthony Williams from Newport has been sentenced to 10 years in an American prison after he travelled thousands of miles across the Atlantic in an attempt to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex. It was back in June 2017 that...
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