Warren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
Warren is Island Echo's sports reporter, predominately covering football matches across Wessex League and Divisions 1 and 2 of the Isle of Wight League. He also researches and writes all heritage stories, which have quickly become a reader favourite. Warren is fluent in 3 languages.
FREEMASONS HONOUR 100-YEAR-OLD D-DAY AND ARCTIC CONVOY VETERAN
Isle of Wight Freemasons have paid a special visit to 101-year-old World War Two veteran Alec Penstone at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport.
Read moreDetailsNEW LIFELINE FOR THOSE BEREAVED BY SUICIDE IN RYDE
A new free support group for people bereaved by suicide has been launched in Ryde, offering a safe space for Islanders to share their thoughts and feelings.
Read moreDetailsCOBURN STRIKES FOUR GOALS AS ROMANS CLINCH COMBI 1 CROWN
Brading Town Reserves secured the Combination 1 title with an emphatic victory over Shanklin Reserves at Vicarage Lane yesterday afternoon (Saturday 18th April). There was little doubt about the outcome as the Romans produced a dominant, front-foot display to secure...
Read moreDetailsBRADING STATION AND THE SURVIVING VICTORIAN SIGNAL BOX
Opened in 1864 on the Isle of Wight Railway’s first line, Brading station later became a busy junction before becoming one of the Island’s most intriguing railway survivors.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT WESSEX PREMIER SIDES END SEASON ON A LOW
Cowes Sports and East Cowes Victoria ended their Wessex Premier Division seasons with defeats this afternoon (Saturday), while Newport also lost in Division One.
Read moreDetailsYACHTSMEN AND VICS AIM TO FINISH WESSEX PREMIER SEASON ON HIGH
The Isle of Wight's two Wessex Premier representatives - Cowes Sports and East Cowes Vics - both conclude their league campaigns today.
Read moreDetailsDUCKLINGS GET TO QUACK ANOTHER DAY AFTER DRAIN DRAMA RESCUE
2 tiny ducklings have been pulled from a roadside drain in Alverstone after a nail-biting 7-hour rescue involving volunteers, villagers and drain specialists.
Read moreDetailsTILL AND FLETCHER LEAD THE WAY AT WIGHT TRI SPRING TRIATHLON
A total of 38 competitors took part in Wight Tri’s Spring Triathlon at West Wight Sports Centre on Sunday (12th April), facing wind, mud and testing conditions.
Read moreDetailsCOOK OVERCOMES SETBACK AS YOUNG ISLE OF WIGHT RIDERS SHINE DOWNHILL
Isle of Wight riders Ewan Cook, Finley Manser-Grundy and Sonny Shuttleworth impressed against strong competition at major MTB events over the weekend.
Read moreDetailsSUBMARINE HMS AFFRAY VANISHED SOUTH OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT 75 YEARS AGO
Britain’s worst post-war submarine disaster began with a routine dive off the Isle of Wight 75 years ago today.
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