When Marion Baillie's beautiful, talented daughter, Terri, was killed by a 22-year-old drunk-driver, her world was turned upside down. She tells KATE THOMPSON why she is campaigning for tougher sentences... EVERY morning when Marion Baillie wakes, there
Hamptworth are still taking entries for their big New Forest Corporate Team Challenge on September 26, which carries the chance to win two Renault Clios and £1,000 of prizes. Entry fee per team of four is £150. For details ring 01794 390155.
Jimmy Adams has finally tasted 2nd XI Trophy glory with Hampshire. He led the county to victory in the final against Warwickshire at the Rose Bowl with an unbeaten 97 and admitted: "We were determined to win it this time." Left handed opener Adams, a
Today's Principal Arrivals: Aida, vehicle carrier, 0630, 34/35; Black Prince, passenger liner, 0700, 101; Hyundai Confidence, container carrier, 1530, 206; Australian Highway, vehicle carrier, 1530, 201; Neptune Dynamis, ro/ro, 1800, 25; Grande Mediterraneo
A KNIFEMAN stabbed a man in the head shortly after bursting into his tent in an unprovoked attack near a Winchester riverbank. Detectives are now hunting the two men responsible for the daylight stabbing who targeted their 39-year-old victim as he was
A VILLAGE show near Winchester is celebrating another highly successful year. The Littleton and Harestock Show on Saturday attracted hundreds of people from across the district. The show at Littleton Recreation Ground combines a traditional fete with
MORE than 200 handkerchief wearing dancers took to the streets of Winchester over to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the city's own morris men. The three-day gathering was the biggest such meeting in a decade, with groups of dancers coming from across
ONE of Britain's biggest retailers is to open a multi-million-pound supermarket complex in the New Forest. The massive Somerfield chain opens its latest store in a new business park that is set to create hundreds of jobs. Ampress Park in Southampton Road
MOVES to protect New Forest ponies from wholesale slaughter in the event of another massive outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease are under way. New Forest Consultative panel chairman Ted Johnson told a meeting of the panel at Lyndhurst that a European directive
NUCLEAR submarines should stay away from Southampton. That's the message from the city's ruling Liberal Democrat group, which approved controversial plans to tackle an accident in the event of a leak from a nuclear vessel at a meeting of the city's Cabinet
GREAT-grandmother Zofia Koziol is riding along on the crest of a wave. She's just discovered a fantastic new hobby that beats crocheting, knitting and bingo hands down. At the age of 83 years, the Polish-born pensioner has decided jet-skiing is the sport
THEY'RE the city's voice in Westminster. Now, Southampton's two MPs are urging Daily Echo readers to sign up to our campaign to force city bosses to rethink their rubbish collection plans. Former government Home Office minister John Denham - MP for Southampton
TWO TEENAGERS who went on a "drunken rampage" through a Hampshire village causing hundreds of pounds of damage to property were told they will not be punished for the crimes unless they offended again in the next year. In a drink-fuelled haze Adam Yates
WHAT do you think of Fareham? That's the question residents in the town will be asked as part of a borough-wide survey to assess how the council is performing. For £119 a year households in 5,000 randomly selected homes will be asked whether they feel
EASTLEIGH Football Club's ambitions of creating a "stadium of dreams" at its Ten Acres ground could be back on track. Nearly 18 months ago the club was forced to abandon a proposed £800,000 ground makeover which would have included a new clubhouse, changing
ANDERS SVENSSON'S agent has moved to end gossip that his player wants to quit Saints - by revealing the Swede has been in negotiations to extend his St Mary's contract until 2007. Kent Carlzon is furious with reports in the Swedish press saying Svensson
Hampshire's Territorial Army has been taking an increasing role in front-line policing of the globe's trouble spots. Yet to the outside world, the Territorial Army is still seen as "playing soldiers." But as David Newble found out on a recent training
A Southampton mother-of-four is on tenterhooks waiting for the letter telling her she must leave the city she calls home and return to Zimbabwe. Daphne Howes speaks to KATE THOMPSON about her situation... EVERY morning Daphne Howes wonders whether it
Calendar Girls is set to be the hit movie of the autumn. KATE THOMPSON speaks to the WI members from Bitterne - who kept their clothes on during a day's filming... WHEN THE call went out for women to act as extras on the smash hit movie Calendar Girls
Jimmy Adams showed why he is certain to be offered a new Hampshire contract at the Rose Bowl yesterday. Adams's brilliant 97 not out was the inspiration behind Hampshire's 2nd XI Trophy win against Warwickshire. It was Hampshire's fourth final in five
HOUSEBUILER Bovis Homes shrugged off the impact on consumer confidence of the war in Iraq to say pre-tax profits had risen 11 per cent in the first half of 2003. The group, which has a big market presence in the south, warned that the conflict in the
A MAJOR energy survey has been launched to monitor the energy efficiency of Southampton businesses. The launch, headed by MP Alan Whitehead, took place at the eco-friendly Down to Earth Centre at Millbrook Community School, Green Lane, Southampton. With
PATIENTS throughout the world could be about to benefit from a Hampshire firm's cutting edge technology. OrthoView has developed a successful piece of software which helps surgeons to make highly accurate choices when matching patients with artificial
SOUTHAMPTON based Flybe is the UK's fastest-growing airline, according to official figures. The UK's third largest low fares airline recorded a dramatic increase in passenger numbers for last month. Nationally it carried 321,065 in August, a 36.8 per
A HAMPSHIRE firm that designs, builds and installs luxury marinas and yacht harbours is well ahead of the game with three multi-million-pound contracts in the Middle East. Walcon Marine, based at Segensworth West, Fareham, which has about 120 staff on
JUNIOR members of the Lymington club who travelled to Langston for a day's boat fishing had a surprise in store. Jane Hopkins, pictured above, who organised the party, cracked the Wessex conger record with a beauty which thumped the scales down to 95lb
POLICE in Winchester are trying to track down the owner of a car found in a ditch near Kings Worthy. A dog walker reported the car to officers on Thursday afternoon. However, Hampshire traffic police said they had been aware of it since Monday this week
A MASSIVE £50,000 party to celebrate the arrival of the giant superliner Queen Mary 2 is on the cards for Southampton. City leisure bosses approved spending the money at a meeting of the council's Cabinet last night. The giant liner is due to arrive in
THE hits of 80s superstars Culture Club are featured in Taboo, the hedonistic West End smash which comes to Southampton's Mayflower theatre next year as part of its first UK tour. Set in the heady days of the New Romantic era, when the charts were dominated
THIS is how the prime suspect in the Hannah Foster murder hunt may look now. Maninder Pal Singh Kohli is the man Hampshire detectives want to trace following the abduction, rape and murder of the Southampton teenager in March. The 35-year-old sparked
A MASSIVE £50,000 party to celebrate the arrival of the giant superliner is on the cards for Southampton. City leisure bosses approved spending the money at a meeting of the council's Cabinet last night. The giant liner is due to arrive in her home port
BUSINESSES across Southampton are rubbing their hands in glee at the return of the annual boat show this weekend. More than 138,000 visitors are expected to flock to the ten-day event, which is worth millions of pounds to the city's economy. Hotels, shops
TAKING the plunge at The Quays state-of-the-art diving complex in Southampton will now require a six-week instruction course. New health and safety regulations will mean the days of simply turning up and jumping off the boards are over. Instead, wannabe
A HAMPSHIRE grandmother's dream of having a fourth baby has taken a massive leap forward after blood tests from her possible egg donor revealed they were a match. The moment ended a nail-biting week of waiting for 56-year-old Priscilla Eatwell, who was
WACKY challenges faced game-for-a-laugh competitors at an It's a Knockout challenge in Southampton at the weekend. Scores of people took part in the charity event at Lordshill Recreation Park. About 24 teams of ten were involved at the fun day, with about
ONE of the biggest funeral corteges the south coast has seen will transport a respected Hampshire horseman to his final resting place. Grandfather Joseph Peters, 65 - known as Joe - passed away peacefully in his Fair Oak home with his family at his side
EASTLEIGH'S first jobs fair has been officially launched by the borough's mayor, Glynn Davies-Dear. The event, called Re-Skill Re-Job, will be staged at the borough's Fleming Park Leisure Centre on September 25 from 10am to 7pm and is designed to cater
THE first tickets for the Romanian leg of Saints' European adventure go on sale tomorrow. The away trip of the UEFA Cup tie with Steaua Bucharest takes place on October 15, kicking off at 7pm local time (5pm UK time). Saints have been given 2,200 tickets
SAINTS goalkeeper Paul Jones insists Wales must turn the despair of last weekend's Italian trip into midweek joy to keep his dream of qualifying for Euro 2004 alive. Jones was beaten four times in the second half as Italy jumped to the top of the qualifying
