FIREFIGHTERS had to rescue a three-month-old puppy today after its head became wedged in a metal watering can. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service scrambled its animal rescue adviser to the home of Jackie Paterson in Portsmouth Road, Lee-on-the-Solent,
TRIBIUTES have been paid to a Hampshire cyclist who died in a road crash. Glenn Syder, 49, from Fareham, died after he was in a collision with an articulated lorry. It happened at about 7.32am at the junction of New Lane and Crossland Drive, Havant
FORMER Saints boss Harry Redknapp was among five men arrested today by anti-corruption police, it has emerged. Portsmouth Football Club chief executive Peter Storrie was also among those held by fraud squad detectives investigating alleged corruption
Five men were arrested today by fraud squad detectives investigating alleged corruption in football. City of London Police said the five were being held on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting. The men, aged 69, 60, 55, 48 and
A TODDLER escaped with cuts and bruises after being hit by a car and thrown across a road in Southampton. The three-year-old boy was hit by a green Volkswagen Polo and thrown several metres after breaking away from his mother. The incident happened
Saints boss George Burley attracted some early money for the vacant Scotland when being cut from an overnight 20-1 to 14-1 today before being eased back to 16-1. Two other former Saints' bosses, Graeme Souness (7-1) and Gordon Strachan (14-1) also
The Eastleigh & District Mini Soccer League is proud of our excellent record and reputation for sportsmanship and fair play amongst our teams, our ethos has been and always will be to give your children the best possible structure to enhance their first
POLICE are tracking three youths who are believed to have stolen hundreds of pounds from a Southampton pensioner. The 66-year-old victim was in her Laburnum Road house when she heard a noise downstairs. When she went to investigate she found that £350
POLICE have named the motorist thought to have lain undiscovered for up to 12 hours after his car careered off a Hampshire road. Carl David Symes, 20, was travelling west through the New Forest on the A35 when his car crashed through a fence and plunged
P Tilly looking for Harry,Henry or Peter Shawyer email_address: tillys@tiscali.co.uk message_text: Harry,Henry or Peter Shawyer. I\'m trying to find anyone who knows what happened to Harry or might be related. We know he was a coalporter in
Ann Williams searching for Tucker relatives apwillo@hotmail.com I am the grand daughter of Ida Dorothy TUCKER born Gosport 1893 (July) daughter of Ernest Fiztroy H Tucker and Dora Annie Nee Pearman). Only recently have I found that Ida had
HAMPSHIRE's top private school lost a High Court test case battle today to keep 4x4s and trail bikes off its land. Winchester College and a neighbouring landowner had tried to stop rural routes across their land being declared "byways open to all traffic
WITH younger twin siblings who have Down's Syndrome Sean Gonzalez Lambert is more than just a big brother. He is, in fact, a constant source of help and support to mum Francesca in the busy day-to-day life that comes with bringing up disabled children
MULTI-million-pound plans to transform a Hampshire boatyard into a flagship waterfront development will go before councillors today. The radical proposals for Swanwick Marina, on the River Hamble, include a massive redevelopment consisting of new shops
WITH younger twin siblings who have Down's Syndrome, Sean Gonzalez Lambert is more than just a big brother. He is, in fact, a constant source of help and support to mum Francesca in the busy day-to-day life that comes with bringing up disabled children
THERE are several images of George Burley among the sepia-tinted newspaper cuttings hung along Portman Road's labyrinthine corridors How he must yearn for those happy days. Burley is highly regarded in East Anglia for his performances as a player
PLANS to turn Southampton's Guildhall Square into the heart of a new cultural quarter are being unveiled today. Civic chiefs hope the transformation would trigger a cultural renaissance that would put Southampton on the map with a dedicated arts district
THIS year will end with a record number of Britons taking cruise holidays with the majority of passengers having passed through Southampton. It is expected that a record-breaking total of 1.35 million people from the UK will have stepped aboard the increasing
MORE Hampshire investors than ever before are putting their money in the stock market after a year in which confidence in the housing market has taken a tumble. New research into investment trends in the county shows that 89 per cent of active financial
CELEBRITIES such as Victoria Beckham and glamour model Jordan have joined a list of aspirational businesswomen Southampton's female entrepreneurs look up to, according to a new survey. Mrs Beckham and Mrs Peter Andre have joined the list of the 20 most
ONCE again we have our councillors blaming the Government for the sorry and dangerous state of our hospitals, our education system, the plight of our pensioners etc. Then Governments blame the bad housekeeping by our councillors for all of the above.
HAVING recently lost valuables from my locked car at Wilverley car park in the New Forest, I would like to warn others to be on their guard when using Forest car parks. I understand that there is a spate of thieving at present. The car was not broken
I WAS deeply saddened to read in the Daily Echo of the death of Mint Burston with whom I spent many happy hours in my shop, Weasels Records, discussing our passion for all types of music. However, I was somewhat perplexed to discover that, according
Today's principal arrivals: Autocarrier, ro/ro, 0230, 201; Toronto, ro/ro, 0230, 38/9; Autoline, ro/ro, 0500, 30; Mosa, cargo, 0630, 107; Atlasgracht, cargo, 0700, 47; Nagato Reefer, refrigerated vehicle, 1430, 104; Vans Queen, ro/ro, 1730, 201; Maersk
ON behalf of the Botley and District Royal British Legion Branch may I thank everyone who helped with this year's Poppy Appeal. Once again the public's response has been magnificent and we managed to raise over £27,500 which is a record for our small
THE recent loss of data scandal, potentially affecting some 25 million people, must act as a wake-up call to the Government. It was always felt that having an expensive new identity card scheme would likely do very little to deter the determined terrorist
Why all the whingeing about not being able to use a bus pass before 9.30am? That's the way it always used to be. You also could not use them between 4pm-6pm. You could not use them at all on a Saturday or a bank holiday. Going a bit further back you
RAY Finch asked "How many have you helped" in his very angry letter on the Echo's web site (November 17). He will have to wait for my end of year annual report which will be going out to every household in Coxford. COUNCILLOR DON THOMAS, Southampton
THE keyboard player of Status Quo is Andy Bown, not Brown (Daily Echo, November 20). Heads down, let's rock, as Rick would say. VAL THOMPSON (by e-mail).
I WOULD like to thank those people who stopped and helped me when my lovely, big dog Kip became very ill and collapsed unconscious in Bitterne Precinct on November 19. The staff of Pampered Pets were very kind and very special thanks go to the lady who
HOMOPHOBIC taunts, firework attacks, constant jibes and intimidation. Carol Cashmore and Nina Meffen's lives were made a misery by the campaign of harassment that was waged against them. The couple, who have lived together for five years, endured a
COUNCIL chiefs are to turn off the lights on a notorious footpath - in a bid to make it safer. The decision to switch off street lamps in Lovers Walk in Highfield, Southampton, has been backed by police. They hope people will no longer want to use the
THE funeral of one of Southampton's music scene's best-known faces is being held tomorrow. "Mint" Burston was the man who persuaded the likes of Oasis, the Manic Street Preachers, Radiohead and Coldplay to play at The Joiners Arms in St Mary's as the
A HAMPSHIRE woman is being held by police in Peru on suspicion of a drugs offence, the Foreign Office confirmed today. Rachel Franklin, from Southampton, was reportedly arrested at the capital Lima's Jorge Chavez Airport on Sunday evening as she attempted
POLICE have issued this CCTV image of a man they want to question about the theft of a charity box. The box, which was full of money intended for the Royal British Legion, was stolen from Fairweather's garden centre, in Beaulieu. A Fairweather's spokesman
AN elderly pedestrian was left in intensive care last night after she was involved in a collision with a car just outside Winchester. The accident happened in London Road, Headbourne Worthy, near the A34 bridge. Police said a Fiat travelling east hit
MASSIVE fare hikes for Hampshire rail users were expected to be announced today. Price increases averaging 4.8 per cent are expected to be rolled out on services from the start of January. Passengers travelling on South West trains, Southern and First
TEACHERS and pupils at the school where hit-and-run victim Theo Hixon-Denton was a pupil have today paid tribute to him. They have started a book of memories for the 11-year-old, who joined Woolston School Language College in September. It includes
MULTI-million-pound plans to transform a Hampshire boatyard into a flagship waterfront development will go before councillors today. The radical proposals for Swanwick Marina, on the River Hamble, include a massive redevelopment consisting of new shops
GENEROUS staff and customers at a Hampshire bakery has helped an eight-year-old donkey start a new life at an animal sanctuary. She was named Chocolate Muffin by Ros and Jason Judd, owners of Fair Oak's The Oven Door Bakery. They launched a 'Save the
YOUNG people in Hampshire are being asked to give their views on knife and gun crime as part of the largest survey into the topic ever conducted. Following on from the Daily Echo's "Carrying a Blade - It's Not Sharp" campaign, children's charity NCH
George Burley is sweating on the fitness of Andrew Surman after a fifth defeat in five returns to Portman Road. Saints boss Burley revealed that Surman suffered a thigh injury before being replaced in the 88th minute. Surman had an outstanding first
EASTLEIGH have had an offer rejected for Havant & Waterlooville skipper and central defender Tom Jordan, writes WENDY GEE. Director of football David Malone confirmed the Spitfires had made "quite a substantial offer" to their Blue Square South rivals
