DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS
11th July 2026
DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS
11th July 2026
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.
Cowes Sports fans are celebrating one of their own as John McKie reaches a huge milestone with Cowes Sports by scoring his 200th goal for the club. John reached his double century against Baffins Milton Rovers on Tuesday evening (29th...
Read moreDetailsSailors battled the elements and partied in style as the Royal Solent hosted a record-breaking weekend. The 17th Taittinger RSYC Regatta lit up the Western Solent from 4th to 6th July, as nearly 200 boats descended on Yarmouth for a...
Read moreDetailsDani Anglada Pich - a blind athlete from Catalonia - has made history by becoming the first blind person to sail solo and unaided around the Isle of Wight. Completing the extraordinary feat on Thursday (24th July) in a total...
Read moreDetailsAfter 2 days of competition played in glorious sunshine, Freshwater Bay Golf Club’s Ladies Championship scratch title has been secured by Island Games gold medallist Sammi Keen. Fresh from her success at the recent Island Games in Orkney, Sammi posted...
Read moreDetailsCaptain John McKie chalked up his double century of goals for Cowes Sports as they beat Baffins Milton Rovers at the Zilch Waste Stadium on Tuesday evening. The first half began cagily with both sides struggling to find their rhythm...
Read moreDetailsWestridge Golf Club has reported another competitive week of golf, with standout performances and a memorable hole-in-one. On Wednesday (23rd July), the Medal competition saw close results across both divisions. In Division 1, Trevor Gosset secured first place with an...
Read moreDetailsVentnor Rugby Club concluded their 2024-2025 season with an awards ceremony at Watcombe. The event recognised outstanding performances across the club's teams and celebrated the efforts of players, supporters and volunteers. The ceremony saw a series of awards presented to...
Read moreDetailsThe Carnegie Free Library was opened by Lord Alverstone - then the Lord Chief Justice of England - on 29th July 1905. Money for the library was donated by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish businessman who had migrated to the US...
Read moreDetailsShanklin Sandown Rowing Club’s Daisy Faithfull has claimed gold for Great Britain in the Women’s Eight at the World University Games in Germany. The prestigious event, held in the Rhine-Ruhr valley, is one of the largest sporting competitions globally, featuring...
Read moreDetailsOsborne Coburg's 'A' side has officially won the Isle of Wight Combination 2 title for the 2024/25 season following a ruling by the Hampshire FA. Oakfield Reserves had been named as champions after appealing a draw against Sandown & Lake...
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