Kate Thompson takes a peek into the wardrobe of retired nurse Joyce Lawrence, who has kept every piece of clothing she has ever owned... HERE is a woman who can never stare hopelessly at her wardrobe and wail 'I've got nothing to wear.' Quite simply,
SOUTHAMPTON Saints will be recruiting for their young women's academy with an open evening at Barton Peveril College on February 12. Now in its third year, the academy gives students the chance to combine their academic studies with honing their football
This week's best-selling hardbacks supplied by Waterstone's. 1 (1) Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation - Lynne Truss 2 (2) How Clean is Your House? - Kim Woodburn & Aggie MacKenzie 3 (8) Dude, Where's My Country? -
This week's best-selling paperbacks supplied by Waterstone's. 1 (1) The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith 2 (2) Life of Pi - Yann Martel 3 (5) The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 4 (-) Morality For Beautiful Girls: No 1 Ladies' Detective
Today's Principal Arrivals: Kwintebank, gc, 0030, 108; Orion Diamond, r/r, 0500, 40; CFF Seine, r/r, 0530, 25 link; Autofreighter, r/r, 0730, 201; CMA CGM Debussy, cc, 1030, 206; Kizhi, gc, AM, 36S; Angela J, gc, 1500, 205; OOCL Freedom, cc, 1900, SCT
NURSES who worked with a mentally ill man raised concerns about his erratic behaviour more than a year before he stabbed a Southampton schoolboy while on the run from a Hampshire hospital. In a letter to the Daily Echo one former staff member, who asked
THE big freeze is on its way. Gritters and snow ploughs are on standby as temperatures look set to plummet to -8C (18F) across Hampshire next week. Shoppers are already stocking up on comfort food with sales of ready meals, desserts, soup, tea and coffee
IT'S nice work if you can get it. With sun-drenched beaches, crystal clear Caribbean seas and temperatures on average in the 80s, the Cayman Islands are for many people a dream holiday destination. Unless you are a fortunate member of Hampshire Constabulary
WHEN was the last time you saw a cyclist running a red light? If you are a regular motorist the chances it wasn't long ago. Did you sit there patiently twiddling your thumbs waiting for green while cursing under you breath as you watched the cyclist creep
A NEW project aimed at getting families to adopt a greener lifestyle gets under way in Hampshire this year. Solent Energy Efficiency Advice Centre is on the lookout for families eager to make a fresh start by living in a more environmentally friendly
KEY workers who have moved into a new low-cost homes scheme in Southampton have met the city's housing supremo, Councillor Paul Russell. The new development in Dean Road, Bitterne, contains 11 apartments that have been made exclusively available for essential
A SOUTHAMPTON youth project that has scooped a £1,000 national award for its work in tackling antisocial behaviour in the city has been praised by civic chiefs. Members of the Freemantle Youth Project attended a reception recognising their achievements
THERE'S a terrifying treat in store for theatregoers next month, with a visit by classic stage spine-chiller The Woman in Black. The long-running show, based on Susan Hill's book of the same name, comes to Poole Lighthouse from February 2. The nerve-shredding
Julian Lloyd Webber - Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton JULIAN Lloyd Webber is not only one of the great cellists of his generation - he is also a charismatic and accessible musician. The intimate surroundings of the Turner Sims lent themselves well
A DAILY Echo newsboy was left lying unconscious in an Eastleigh park for around 45 minutes after being attacked by a man who attempted to steal his bike. It is believed the 15-year-old boy - police are not naming him - was attacked from behind as he made
Ali Kefford meets the stars of Channel Four's latest fly-on-the-wall series Boss Swap... BRACE yourself. Because coming to a screen near you - most probably in the corner of your living room - is Boss Swap, a story of plastic bags, chocolate biscuits
HOME Office figures released this week showed gun crime on the streets of Hampshire has almost doubled, with 97 offences recorded last year. Crime reporter SARAH COLE takes a look behind the statistics... ALL bearing guns. The words conjure up images
Roger Took's Running with Reindeer is a remarkable account of his experiences in the Murmansk region of north-west Russia. Took, an art historian by training, is almost certainly the first foreigner in more than a century to seriously explore this remote
A SOUTHAMPTON youth club is on the hunt for volunteers to help expand a popular Saturday morning club. The St Jude's Church club, in Warren Avenue, Coxford, organises arts, crafts, baking and sports for seven to 11-year-olds. But now the youth group,
Pat Holt catches up with some of Southampton's most green-fingered residents... Art teacher Jill Searle knew all about Southampton in Bloom because she always encouraged her pupils to take part in the children's poster section of the competition. Although
Italian crime writer Massimo Carlotto has been described as Italy's best living crime writer, and he certainly seems to have done his background research. Framed for a murder he didn't commit, Carlotto spent years on the run in Latin America before being
THEY queued in their hundreds just to get their teeth checked on the National Health Service. Now, almost a year to the day after Ian Capewell opened his doors to new patients, he has stunned them with the news that he is going private. The well-respected
THE family of a Southampton man who died when he fell into a vat of paint at the city's Ford motor factory has vowed to pursue manslaughter charges against his bosses. Elaine Shute gasped and broke down in tears yesterday when a jury of six men and three
