Darren Toogood
Photojournalist at Freelance
Publisher and Editor at Island Echo
Editor/Publisher of the award-winning @islandecho 🏆 Journalist on the Isle of Wight for the past 15 years 📝 IW Chamber Board Member ⭐️ NUJ Member. Dad 🎀
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2 days ago |
islandecho.co.uk | Darren Toogood
Brighstone CE Aided Primary School is celebrating after receiving a glowing report from its recent Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) inspection, which praised the school for its strong Christian vision and values, nurturing ethos and commitment to spiritual development. The school, located in the heart of the community, was rated as ‘living up to its foundation as a Church school and is enabling pupils and adults to flourish’.
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3 days ago |
islandecho.co.uk | Darren Toogood
Plans have been submitted to build 5 new homes on land adjacent to the former St Helens railway station, which was recently listed for sale for the first time in 70 years. The development is proposed for land north of Station House on Station Road, St Helens – the original station master’s residence and a landmark of the village’s railway history. The property and surrounding grounds were placed on the market earlier this year with 3 separate plots now available.
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3 days ago |
islandecho.co.uk | Darren Toogood
Council chiefs across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are waiting to learn if proposals for devolution have met the Government’s statutory tests. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is expected to confirm later this month if the planned regional authority and elected mayoralty can continue to the next phase. As part of the government’s priority programme, work is ongoing to create a new mayoral combined county authority (MCCA) for Hampshire and the Solent.
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3 days ago |
islandecho.co.uk | Darren Toogood
A final decision on whether speedway will return to the Isle of Wight in 2025 has been delayed until later this month as promoters continue to battle against rising costs and logistical challenges. Supporters and volunteers gathered in the Premier Lounge last Friday (31st May) to hear from Warriors’ promoters Barry Bishop and Martin Widman, who provided an update on efforts to bring the sport back to the Isle of Wight this season.
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3 days ago |
islandecho.co.uk | Darren Toogood
Summer planting is now in full bloom, turning heads (and flower beds) with a dazzling display of colour and creativity across the Isle of Wight. Thanks to the green-thumbed efforts of John O’Connor’s team, an eye-popping 24,441 bedding plants have been tucked into public flower beds across the Island. This year’s floral line-up includes the ever-cheerful Osteospermums, classic geraniums, playful antirrhinums and the bold and beautiful salvias.
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It was great to meet Victoria on Monday. We all had good fun out at sea with Ed!
Labour are preparing to concede our fishing rights to the French & risk our food security. Today, I met fishermen on the Isle of Wight with @JoePJRobertson. The @Conservatives made the EU recognise the UK as a sovereign coastal state, but when Labour negotiates, Britain loses. https://t.co/nXPgBoJlN5
Back on the Island and back on call! Early night needed I think though. Off to my first Chamber brunch in the morning 😋
16 years ago today I was offered a place at Sandown High Sixth Form - but I never took up the offer. Further Education isn’t always the answer as not one size fits all - I’m proof that you can forge a career through experience and entrepreneurial spirit.
