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.
REMINDER TO ORDER REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS FOR EASTER HOLIDAY
People who have repeat prescriptions are being reminded about making sure they have enough medicine over the Easter holiday. The long weekend runs from Friday 30th March to Monday 2nd April, and so people need to be ordering their repeat...
Read moreDetailsBROTHER BEYOND’S NATHAN MOORE TO MAKE RETURN VISIT
The lead singer of the popular 80s boy band Brother Beyond says he is thrilled to be playing at Smallbrook Stadium on Saturday 11th August as part of this year's Jack up the 80s festival. Former teen heart throb Nathan Moore...
Read moreDetailsPUGH IN SECRETIVE BID TO MAKE POLITICAL COMEBACK
A last-minute bid by failed former Council Leader, David Pugh, to be elected Chairman of the Island Conservative Association could divide and destroy the Island's Conservatives, an outspoken Councillor has tonight (Sunday) warned. The Annual General Meeting of the Isle...
Read moreDetailsB&M TO OPEN IN NEWPORT ON WEDNESDAY
Islanders are expected to flock into the centre of Newport on Wednesday (28th March) for the opening of the Isle of Wight's first B&M store. The national discount retailer, which has taken over the former BHS store on the High...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN SHOPPERS HELPING TO MAINTAIN TOWN’S THEATRE
A cheque for £50 has been handed over to The Friends of Shanklin Theatre (FOST) this week thanks to an ongoing fundraising initiative by a local Co-Op store. Friends Chairman David Kast and Vice Chairman Michael Beston met with the Simon...
Read moreDetailsGRAND NATIONAL AND SCURRY CANCELLED FOR 2018
The annual Isle of Wight Grand National and Scurry, which was due to take place tomorrow (Sunday 25th March), has been cancelled - this time due to waterlogged ground. Organisers have had to scrap the 2018 running of the event...
Read moreDetailsDANCING JIM CROWNED TOURISM SUPERSTAR IN NATIONAL COMPETITION
VIDEO: After weeks of intense voting, an Isle of Wight man has come top of a national poll to find the UK’s Tourism Superstar 2018. Red Funnel's Jim O’Reilly has been crowned Visit England Tourism Superstar in a vote organised by...
Read moreDetailsWAVES OF ORANGE SEEN IN SUPPORT OF ISLAND’S INDEPENDENT LIFEBOATS
Island residents, business and schools have been going orange today (Friday) in aid of the Island's independent lifeboats. Ryde Inshore Rescue, Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat (SSILB) and Freshwater Lifeboat were all out and about collecting money and spreading the...
Read moreDetailsMAJOR WORK TO IMPROVE NEWCHURCH ROADS
Island roads will shortly begin a scheme to improve Newchurch High Street and Winford Road, Newchurch. The scheme is scheduled to be carried out over 16 days starting on Tuesday 17th April, which will ultimately mean the closure of the...
Read moreDetailsINSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE HELP TO SHAPE ISLAND’S FUTURE
VIDEO: Young people from across the Isle of Wight gathered at Cowes Yacht Haven recently to shape decisions about the Island’s future. The Isle of Wight Council’s Regeneration Youth Conference, attended by more than 120 students, provided the local authority...
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