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 TRIO CYCLING FROM JOHN O’GROATS TO LANDS END FOR DAISY CHAINS IW
3 Islanders are cycling from one end of the country to the other - via the 'scenic route' - in a bid to raise over £2,000 for Isle of Wight charity Daisy Chains IW. Tony Delannoy, Joe Delannoy and Jake...
Read moreDetailsENTRIES FROM FAR AND WIDE FOR BRAND NEW HORSE TRIALS EVENT AT OSBORNE
The world’s greatest eventing stars will soon be travelling to the Isle of Wight to compete in the London Capital & Finance Osborne Horse Trials, which will take place over 2 days next month. Sporting legends such as William Fox...
Read moreDetailsMUD RESCUE ON THE RIVER MEDINA
UPDATE: Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are responding to persons trapped in mud on the River Medina in Newport this evening (Wednesday). The incident is unfolding on the banks...
Read moreDetailsMOBILE NOT-SPOTS KEEPING SOUTH EAST COUNTRYSIDE IN ‘DIGITAL DARK AGE’
Rural businesses held back by poor mobile phone coverage are being kept in a 'digital dark age' because of the reluctance of network operators to invest in the countryside. The CLA, which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses in England...
Read moreDetailsMILL HILL ROAD CORDONED OFF AS CAR PLOUGHS INTO TREE
UPDATED: Fire crews are battling to free 2 persons trapped inside a car following a collision with a tree on Mill Hill road in Cowes. Multiple emergency services are on scene including 2 fire appliances from Newport. The road has...
Read moreDetailsTAKE THE STRESS OUT OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS WITH GOVERNMENT HELP
HMRC is reminding working parents in the South East - including here on the Isle of Wight - that they can use Tax-Free Childcare to help pay for regulated holiday clubs in the school holidays. Almost a third of parents...
Read moreDetailsCOWES RNLI RESCUE 60-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AFTER BEING HIT BY BOOM
A 60-year-old woman who was struck on the head by a yacht’s boom was rushed ashore by Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Wednesday). The woman was aboard the 40ft Wet Wheels of Hamble off Wootton Creek when the accident occurred....
Read moreDetailsINSPIRATIONAL TOM SMASHES FUNDRAISING TARGET FOR AGE UK ISLE OF WIGHT
Tom Johnson, a hospital worker with asthma and a form of Cerebral Palsy affecting the use of his arm and leg, has raised over £2,000 for local charity Age UK Isle of Wight, by successfully completing a gruelling 106km challenge....
Read moreDetailsAWARDS HANDED OUT TO ISLAND’S ADULT LEARNERS
Successful adult learners who completed courses with the Isle of Wight Council were celebrated at an awards event recently. The Adult Community Learning Service handed out 17 awards, recognising the achievements of individuals across a range of subjects. The event...
Read moreDetailsPATRON’S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO MOUNTBATTEN IN NEW ROLE
L-R: Major General Sir Martin White, Lady White and Nigel Hartley Islanders receiving support from Mountbatten, their families, staff and volunteers have enjoyed an afternoon tea with the charity’s new Patron, on what would have been Earl Mountbatten’s birthday on...
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