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.
ISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL: SHANKLIN AND W&B BATTLE FOR TOP SPOT
In Isle of Wight Division 1, Shanklin and Whitecroft & Barton both maintained their 100% records at the top of Isle of Wight Division 1 with 5 wins from 5 games on Saturday 27th August. Champions and current Division 1...
Read moreDetailsTHE HISTORY OF VENTNOR ESPLANADE’S MYSTERIOUS GNOMON – AND ITS CONNECTION TO AUSTRALIA
The Gnomon A vertical sundial that has stood on Ventnor Esplanade for 171 years - known as the gnomon - remains mysterious to many, with its connection to the Australian city of Brisbane somewhat unknown. A gnomon (from Ancient Greek γνώμων 'one that knows or...
Read moreDetailsVICS HELD AT HOME: ISLE OF WIGHT WESSEX LEAGUE ROUND UP
Vics were held at home on Saturday (27th August) by a Millbrook side which had lost all their previous league games. Vics started the game poorly when a Bobby Gorman cross found Callum Drake in the Vics penalty area for...
Read moreDetailsABANDONED UPRIGHT BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP SPEEDWAY EVENT TO BE RESTAGED
The NORA Upright British Championship - abandoned following the serious injury to Chris Mackett - will be restaged in a slightly amended format on Thursday (1st September) at 19:00. The majority of the riders in the original meeting will return...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT SATURDAY FOOTBALL PREVIEW AND MIDWEEK ROUND UP
Pacesetters Shanklin, 2nd-placed Whitecroft & Barton and 3rd-placed Oakfield all maintained their 100% records at the top of Isle of Wight Division 1 this season by winning their respective games on Wednesday (24th August). Shanklin 3-1 Sandown & Lake Division...
Read moreDetails100 YEARS OF NEWPORT CARNIVAL CELEBRATED WITH BIGGEST AND BEST ILLUMINATED PROCESSION
Newport marked 100 years of carnival history yesterday evening (Thursday) with one of the biggest and most spectacular turnouts of floats and spectators for an illuminated event in decades. The parade - which took over a full 40 minutes to...
Read moreDetails5 MINUTES FROM VICTORY: YACHTSMEN DENIED FA CUP WIN IN NIGHT OF DRAMA AND PASSION
Cowes Sports were knocked out of the FA Cup in extra time by Southern League Larkhall Athletic last night (Wednesday) in a game they had been leading 0-2. The Isle of Wight no longer has any representatives left in the...
Read moreDetailsISLAND’S KEV CHANT WINS EVENING TIME TRIAL SERIES
Kev Chant Kev Chant of Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team won the final round of the Evening TT Series on Thursday 18th August in a time of 15.14, which secured his place as Overall Series Winner. Kev came home almost...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN AND SANDOWN RC SECURE HAT-TRICK OF OUTRIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SOUTHAMPTON
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club registered 4 wins in Southampton at the conclusion of the Hants & Dorset season on Saturday (20th August) with the Ladies Junior pair of Kayleigh Batchelor and Yas Wright maintaining their undefeated record for the season....
Read moreDetailsWIGHT AVIATION MUSEUM CELEBRATES 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRINCESS FLYING BOAT MAIDEN FLIGHT
The Wight Aviation Museum celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the maiden flight of the Saunders-Roe 'Princess' flying boat G-ALUN on the weekend of 20th/21st August. The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess was a British flying boat aircraft developed and built by Saunders-Roe...
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