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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.
The first of the hustings for the General Election on 12th December, which focussed on the issue of Europe, saw only 2 of the 6 candidates present last night (Wednesday). Attending the event at the Riverside Centre in Newport were...
Read moreDetailsA poor second half performance led to Cowes Sports FC slumping to their 8th successive defeat on Tuesday night. The Yachtsmen are now without a win since 28th September. Experienced Ed Hatt returned as goalkeeper for the visit of Lymington....
Read moreDetailsCowes Sports FC's first team manager, Steve Rutter, has resigned. The resignation follows a run of 8 successive defeats for the Wessex Premiership club. Max Draper, reserve team coach, will take over the position, starting from the visit to bottom...
Read moreDetailsSecond-from-bottom East Cowes Vics pulled off a remarkable win for new boss Richie Woodburn against Fawley on Saturday. Vics had goalkeeper Karl Steinborne-Busse to thank for a solid display in keeping the home team's attacks at bay in their 2-0...
Read moreDetailsPhoto: Simon Dear After a long series of postponements, Newport IW FC got their push for promotion on track with a superb 6-0 home win against Follands Sports at Beatrice Avenue. Newport made 2 changes to the side that had...
Read moreDetailsNewly appointed East Cowes Vics manager, Richie Woodburn, took on his first training session with the Island side this week ahead of their away match to Fawley this weekend. Second-from-bottom Vics travel to 13th placed Fawley this Saturday for their...
Read moreDetailsCowes Sports FC lost to lower league opposition in the second round of the Hampshire Senior Cup on Tuesday and miss out on a prestigious away tie at National League Eastleigh in the third round. The Yachtsmen made three changes...
Read moreDetailsFormer Cowes Sports manager, Richie Woodburn, has been appointed as the new first team manager of East Cowes Vics. Richie parted company with local rivals, Cowes Sports, in April 2017. Vics currently lie second-from-bottom in the Wessex League One table....
Read moreDetailsCowes Sports remain deep in relegation trouble in the Wessex Premier, having failed to preserve a 1-0 half-time lead at high-flying Portland United. The Yachtsmen made the long two-and-a-half hour journey to Dorset to face Portland, who sat in fifth...
Read moreDetailsManagerless East Cowes Vics, second-from-bottom in Wessex League One, fielded an unchanged side to the one that had lost 0-2 at home to to Fawley in midweek. Vics battled gamely against their third-from-bottom opponents in a match affected by torrential...
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