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.
FEN TIGERS MAUL THE WIGHTLINK WARRIORS
The Wightlink Warriors' National Trophy campaign suffered another setback last night (Thursday) when the much fancied Mildenhall Fen Tigers ran out easy winners at the Andrew Younie Smallbrook Stadium by 31 points to 59. Warriors went into the meeting knowing...
Read moreDetailsAGE UK ISLE OF WIGHT PARTNERS WITH SAINSBURY’S TO PROVIDE NECTAR DIGITAL SUPPORT
Age UK Isle of Wight has supported supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s, with the launch of a new digital-focused loyalty scheme by assisting older residents who may have limited skills in technology. After the supermarket recently announced that they were trialling their...
Read moreDetailsEUROVISION WINNER CONCHITA TO HEADLINE ISLE OF WIGHT PRIDE
A former winner of the Eurovision Song Contest is to perform at Isle of Wight Pride on 21st July, it has been announced today (Friday). Drag queen Conchita, who won the contest in 2014 for Austria with her song ‘Rise...
Read moreDetailsHELICOPTER SEARCH AFTER DRIVER FLEES FROM CRASH
UPDATED: The National Police Air Service helicopter was in the skies above the Isle of Wight during the early hours of this morning (Friday) after a driver fled the scene of a crash in Newport. The incident, which involved a...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL ACT TO REMOVE PESKY BROWN-TAIL MOTH CATERPILLARS
The Isle of Wight Council has taken action following reports of sightings of Brown-tail moth caterpillars in Ventnor. Following the reports, the council has treated public sites such as the paddling pool in Ventnor to remove the creatures, whose hairs...
Read moreDetailsDARKNESS FALLS AS STREET LIGHTS FAIL IN NEWPORT
UPDATED: The Isle of Wight’s county town, Newport, has been plunged into a level of darkness tonight (Thursday) as a result of a failure with the street lights. Most of Newport is without working street lighting at the moment, including...
Read moreDetailsOPPORTUNITY ARISES FOR MARINE INDUSTRY IN EAST COWES AS WATERFRONT LAND BECOMES AVAILABLE
A unique opportunity for marine industry on the River Medina has arisen at the Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) owned Kingston Wharf site in East Cowes, for the rental of 1.5 acres of prime waterfront storage land with all-tide deep-water access...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT IW FC APPOINT ANDY SAMPSON AS MANAGER
Newport IW Football Club have chosen Andy Sampson to be their new first team manager for the new season. The club received many applications, which were of an extremely high calibre. Following the applications the club held rigorous interviews with...
Read moreDetailsISLAND’S INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ON THE MOVE
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St Mary’s Hospital is moving to a different part of the hospital whilst essential improvement work is carried out to the area on Level B. The unit is a 6-bedded adult general Intensive Care...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR CRICKET CLUB’S SEASON TO GET UNDERWAY THIS WEEK
The 2018 campaign begins for Ventnor Cricket Club’s first team this Saturday (5th May) with a home fixture against Calmore Sports in Division One of the ECB Southern Premier League. The 50 overs-a-side game starts at 12:30. For the first...
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