POLICE have arrested seven people following the discovery of two cannabis factories in Southampton. Officers detained four men and a woman at a house in Bitterne Road West shortly before midnight last night. This morning, they arrested
A SHAMED rugby club captain has been locked up indefinitely after a judge branded him a danger to the public. Former police officer David Ewen, 48, attacked his ex-partner and her daughter with a truncheon after forcing his way into their home, a
BAILIFFS evicted a man who has been sheltering in a Hampshire multi-storey car park. The Daily Echo first revealed how Eastleigh Council was taking legal steps to move on the man who had been sleeping rough in the 13-storey Southampton Road car
A WOMAN died after pulling out feeding tubes and refusing medical treatment, an inquest has heard. Susan Nunn, 41, had “consistently and consciously” refused the help of doctors at Winchester’s Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH). The ventilator
EX-SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe has written to the Daily Echo blaming Leon Crouch for the cash crisis at St Mary’s and the newspaper itself for continuing to cause “a division within the club over many years.” Lowe wrote to Daily Echo editor
Such has been the nature of Saints’ season a chat with the manager about where it’s all gone wrong over the past nine months takes nearly two hours. And that manager has only been in charge of the first team since the end of January.
MARK Wotte believes Saints have a bright future. Out of the darkness of the last month has come the shining proof that the club will rise again. “I am very sorry for the fans what has happened the last two months because they have been
MARK Wotte has told the Daily Echo it would have been “excellent” if the club’s former majority shareholders had got on. As it was, Rupert Lowe, Michael Wilde and Leon Crouch hardly ever agreed on anything. The story of the trio’s involvement
MARK Wotte has revealed that money was so tight at Saints he was unable to sign the imposing striker he so desperately needed to give his side a chance of survival. The head coach first wanted to bring former star Dexter Blackstock back
THE company who helped send Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC into administration has announced a massive profit. Saints’ parent company went into administration at the beginning of last month after Barclays Bank refused to continue supporting
THE “Open for Business’’ sign went up on Southampton’s new £19m Ocean Terminal today. Expected to handle up to 70 cruise ship calls and at least 250,000 passengers this year alone, the dockside complex is the most modern of its type in Europe
CAMP Bestival in July will go out with a bang – and a crash and quite possibly a few flashes as organisers present their biggest ever grand finale, a huge son et lumiere extravaganza engulfing historic Lulworth Castle in a bath of sound and light
DYNAMO Youth Theatre provided its answer to the credit crunch with a comedy double to lighten the mood without weighing down the pocket. Yasmin Langley and Helen Moyles, directors of Ernie's Incredible Illucinations, brought a fresh perspective
THE body of a man was found by the side of a railway line in Southampton early today. A train driver reported the horrific discovery between Southampton Airport Parkway and Swaythling stations shortly after 7am. His body was found lying beside London
A WORLD renowned composer is raising the baton with Southampton’s musical youth this weekend. In a musical first for the city, Guy Woolfenden will join forces with Southampton Youth Wind Band and Southampton Concert Wind Band in a spectacular
SIMON Walters had big shoes to fill when he agreed to the role of Harold Hill. Rarely off stage and played by the likes of Robert Preston, Dick Van Dyke and Matthew Brodrick in this much loved musical about a travelling con man. Walters was
Until we hear about a deal to buy Saints, Mike Osman and I am getting on with rounding up the 30 or so players needed to put on the celebrity game at St Mary’s next Sunday, May 17 with a kick-off at 12 noon. It has been priced sensibly at
THE hunt is on to find the sick person who blasted a cat with a pellet gun. Pet owners are being warned to be on alert after the cruel shooting. When Theo the cat limped home his owner, veterinary nurse Emily Barrow, assumed he had been
THE first groundbreaking swine flu test kits developed by Hampshire scientists have been shipped to Mexico – the country worst hit by the virus outbreak. As revealed by the Daily Echo, Southampton-based PrimerDesign won the race to develop
RECORD-breaking Hampshire yachtswoman Dee Caffari is to take part in a documentary about sleep deprivation. The 36-year-old from Titchfield took on unusual sleeping patterns for the three-month singlehanded Vendée Round the World race, some
WELL done to super-fit fundraisers Emma Bell and Lauren Davey who have raised £800 for Hampshire’s children’s hospice. Emma and Lauren, from 1-1 Recruitment in Winchester, organised a five-hour “spinathon” – cycling on exercise bikes – at
FIREFIGHTERS spent two hours tackling a chimney blaze last night. One crew from Eastleigh was called to a home in Lakewood Close, Chandler's Ford, at 7pm to fight the fire. The blaze proved particularly difficult for firefighters who were forced to
YOUNGSTERS at Highlands Youth Project have been given a £1,800 grant to spruce up facilities at their base in Hill Park Baptist Church, Fareham. The project, which was set up in 2007 to provide a safe meeting place for young people in the borough
A LABOUR MP switched her second home to a house in Southampton 100 miles from her constituency just days before spending £22,500 on doing it up, it has emerged. Backbencher Margaret Moran spent thousands of pounds over four years decorating
STAFF at a Hampshire hotel swapped their suits and smart shoes for pyjamas and slippers to promote their latest offer. Visitors to the Holiday Inn at Southampton could be forgiven for thinking the staff had just got out of bed as they carried
A FORMER Hampshire art gallery which has become a target for vandals since it closed nearly six years ago could be set for a new lease of life. The Beatrice Royal Art Gallery became the largest gallery in the south, doubling its 5,000 square
FIREFIGHTERS spent about four hours tackling a blaze at the disused former Meridian TV studios in Southampton early today. Two crews from St Mary's fire station were called to the scene near the Northam Bridge shortly before 4am after a large
SAINTS’ potential new owners have an ambitious plan to return the club to the Premiership within the next five years, the Daily Echo understands. The consortium involving Saints legend Matt Le Tissier last night exclusively revealed to the
THE Solent MS Therapy Centre at Portsmouth held a fundraising collection at Sainsbury’s Broadcut Fareham on Saturday May 2. The Centre Manager would like to thank Sainsbury’s for their hospitality and a big thank you for all those who gave to the charity
AHEAD of Cancer Prevention Week (May 11-17), I am writing to let people in the local area know they can make a real difference to their cancer risk by making relatively simple changes to their diet. Research shows eating plenty of fruits and vegetables
I AM part of a team of volunteer speakers working for Canine Partners, a progressive charity that aims to transform the lives of people with disabilities. The purpose of Canine Partners is to assist people with disabilities to enjoy a greater independence
AT the beginning of April we launched a competition to design an eye-catching poster to raise public awareness of the illness ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) during the week May 10-16. It got off to a very slow start and we began to fear that we had a
A SPITFIRE flypast led the tributes at the unveiling of a roll of honour to the 92 servicemen and women stationed at a Hampshire airfield during the Second World War who lost their lives. Veterans, including former Spitfire pilots Bob George
BE BRIGHT, be bold and most importantly be silly. That’s the message from Hampshire Autistic Society which is urging people across the county to pull up their socks and “sock it” to the condition that affects thousands of people. The Whiteley charity
HUNDREDS of people will scale the mast of a magnificent tallship in aid of a Southampton sailing charity. The Jubilee Sailing Trust’s annual mast climb, supported by the Daily Echo, will see brave climbers haul themselves 150ft up the mast of the trust
ALRESFORD’S eel house has received a £1,000 restoration grant from New Alresford Town Council. Hampshire’s only surviving eel house was close to collapse in 2006 when Alresford Society and New Alresford Town Trust stepped in to save it, with the help
A HAMPSHIRE policeman is today getting on his bike in a bid to raise cash for two local charities. Sergeant Phil Smith will spend a week riding his motorbike 1,500 miles around Britain to support good causes close to his heart. The officer, who lives
