SOUTHAMPTON’S top health chief says lives are being put at risk by the city’s alcohol price war. Dr Andrew Mortimore today backed calls to hike the cost of drinks being served in Southampton’s pubs, bars and clubs. It comes after a Daily
Cries for help from a man who died after getting stuck in a storm drain were ignored by neighbours because they thought it was simply drunken antics, an inquest heard today. Mark Wells had been out celebrating the night before his birthday
A prisoner confessed to strangling his girlfriend and dumping her body before hanging himself in his cell while on remand, an inquest heard today. Ziaul Haque, 27, of Camden Town, north London, was being held at Winchester Prison accused of the murder
£45.5 million. That surely is a good Saturday morning reading when you pick up your lottery winnings. But it isn’t all plain sailing as some of you might think! Consider the problems Les and Samantha, the lottery winners now have. There may be some
A NEW tsar to oversee Southampton’s bars, pubs and clubs is expected to start work next month, the Daily Echo can reveal. The night time economy manager is being brought in to make the city safer for people on a night out in a bid to reduce
PLANS have been announced for new licensing laws affecting bikers, new car drivers wanting to tow a medium-sized trailer and most lorry and bus drivers. The proposals have been published by the Department for Transport (DfT) in conjunction with the
AT the end of the season Verwood-based Worx Crescent Suzuki signalled their intention to return to the British Superbike Championship (BSB) with a two-man team in 2010. Now with the signing of Tommy Hill that intention becomes reality. Hill, pictured
WHAT does being a mum mean to you? That is the question being posed to the people of Southampton as a nationwide competition is launched to capture the picture of motherhood. The competition, which has been launched by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Hallmark
ANOTHER reminder that my little boy is not so little anymore. He’s only sleeping in a big boy’s bed now! We made the decision that the time was right to ditch the cot in favour of a regular mattress and bed set-up. I had been putting it off as I quite
I HAD a meal this week with a woman so hot I almost didn’t want to touch her in case I spoilt her. As we enjoyed our dishes I watched her beautiful animated features twinkle in the candlelight and reflected how important it is to pick the perfect
THE theatre Royal in Winchester is asking council chiefs for more money to shore up its finances. The Jewry Street venue said it did not need the cash to stay afloat but wanted some money in reserve to make long-term planning easier.
THEIR attempt to set up a drugs factory failed because they ignored the first rule of the property market: location, location, location. George Triantafyllou and Matthew Deteissier chose a house in a leafy Hampshire village with just 35 homes
A damning report into a Barton-on Sea has criticised almost every aspect of treatment. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into the Merrymore Nursing Home said the 22 residents, including a 105-year-old woman, were left in the hands of
MORE pubs and bars that cause trouble for city residents could be hauled before Southampton’s licensing chiefs. Opposition councillors will recommend a tougher approach after it was revealed only one bar has had its licence called in for a
THE top health chief in Southampton says that increasing the cost of alcohol would save lives. Dr Andrew Morti-more today backed calls to put up the cost of drinks in Southampton’s pubs, bars and clubs after a Daily Echo investigation revealed
Some of Scotland's players were "too thick" to understand George Burley's coaching methods, according to the sacked manager's nephew, Craig. Craig, who earned 46 caps for his country between 1995 and 2003, also claimed some of the squad were not good
A MAN was slashed across the head with a large kitchen knife when a gang forced their way into his home. The 29-year-old was hit on the head and then cut with the blade when the four men stormed into the property in the early hours of Sunday. The
BUILDER Rok has won a £2m contract to maintain thousands of affordable homes in Hampshire, which will create 12 jobs. Rok, who replace rival Connaught on the contract, will now manage all routine maintenance and emergency repairs at more than 4,000
THE number of people declaring themselves bankrupt in Southampton has risen 12 per cent. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 167 people petitioned for their own bankruptcy, as opposed to being forced into bankruptcy by a creditor, in the three
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Saga Ruby, passenger, 0600, 101; Aurora, passenger, 0630, 46; Undine, roro, 0630, 34/35; Gran Bretagna, vehicle, 1100, 105; Huelin Endeavour, cargo, am, 45s; Cimbria, cargo, 2300, 203; NYK Themis,
AN ELDERLY man was killed after he was struck by a Land Rover during last night's rush hour. The 75-year-old man died from his injuries as a result of the accident on the A36 at the junction with Pauletts Lane in Calmore. Police are
THEY must be the luckiest turkeys in Britain. Not only were these birds rescued after going missing and being feared dead, but they will also escape the Christmas chop. The ‘Twyford Five’ vanished from a farm near the village last weekend.
POLICE have arrested a person for wasting police time after it was claimed a girl had gone missing in a Hampshire park last night. Following the call at 7.30pm police spent more than five hours searching the Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley.
A MOTORIST died when his car ploughed into railings. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in Stoney Lane, Weeke, Winchester, near the junction of Fromond Road at around 5.40am yesterday. Police said the motorist
HOMEOWNERS have been urged to ensure smoke detectors are in working order after an electrical fire started at a Hampshire home. When fire crews arrived at the address at Coriander way in Whiteley to deal with the fire that started in a switch socket
NEEDY children in Africa will receive vital Christmas gifts after youngsters at a school in Southampton filled shoeboxes for this year’s Operation Christmas Child appeal. Pupils at Nursling Primary School have filled 141 shoeboxes for the Samaritan
An inquest will resume today into the death of a man found dead in jail while on remand for the murder of a woman. Ziaul Haque, 27, of Camden Town, north London was held at Winchester Prison accused of the murder of Sylwia Sobczak, 26, when he was
A HAMPSHIRE nursing home has closed after independent inspectors found that the elderly residents were at risk of injury, malnutrition and mistakes involving drugs. Pensioners were moved out of the privately run Merrymore home following a damning
Dean Hammond has replaced Kelvin Davis as Saints’ on-field captain – and has his predecessor’s backing. Midfielder Hammond, 26, skippered Brighton and Colchester before his summer move to St Mary’s. He will take over the Saints captaincy for this weekend
A SOUTHAMPTON man sent cannabis as a gift to a woman with whom he was besotted. Adam Basford, 25, put the small amount of drugs in the post. “It was another form of his fixation,” said prosecutor Tim Moores at the city crown court. When Basford was
DAVID Haig’s powerful play shows how Rudyard Kipling encourages his son to enlist, and then how he, his wife and Jack’s sister struggle with their grief when the boy is killed in the First World War. This is a richly mounted and well acted production
A HAMPSHIRE mum who has dedicated her life to improving the lives of hundreds of children suffering with cerebral palsy has received the royal seal of approval. Helen Somerset How who set up the Rainbow Centre in Fareham from her front room 19 years
Cavalleria Rusticana tells the story of Santuzza (Kate Freemantle) who moved the audience with her beautiful singing and heart rending story of her partner. The men needed to portray a little more hot-blooded Sicilian passion but there was
THIS show by Bishopstoke’s under-25s is fresh and energetic but sometimes appears under rehearsed, with lapses in lines and concentration. Starlover, the story of singer Magdelena (Kate Robbins, suitably charismatic) was too cliched to engross
CONSPIRATORIAL washing machines, depressed vacuum cleaners and toasters with wheat allergies. These are just a few of the annoyances that litter the disturbing, frustrated and utterly hilarious world of Rhod Gilbert. Audience members are treated
I’M BAFFLED that a play I have now seen half a dozen or so times still has the ability to make me laugh out loud and cry buckets in one sitting. But that’s the beauty of Eve Ensler’s theatrical phenomenon Vagina Monologues, which brings to
OFF-peak Hampshire rail passengers are facing inflation-busting hikes in ticket prices from the new year. While regular commuters are to see their season ticket charges drop slightly in line with Government rules, those who do not buy tickets in
MORE than a third of people killed in road traffic accidents in the south are young, figures have revealed. Statistics published by the Department for Transport (DfT) show there have been 230 fatalities in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight over
CAROLS echoing around a school hall would give Simon Cowell a run for his money when a Hampshire junior school produced an album. Children aged seven to 11 from North Baddesley Junior School recorded 21 tracks for a professional Christmas CD
A RAFFLE singlehandedly organised by a Southampton pensioner has raised more than £5,000 for Help for Heroes. More than 60 people including a team of soldiers from the Army and Royal Marines and Southampton Mayor Liz Mizon packed into Ironside Court
PINK Panther, Sylvester, Tigger and even the Saints’ mascot rivalled Pudsey to take their marks at a Southampton college to raise cash for charity. College staff and one student from Southampton City College donned fancy dress to take part in the
FUNDRAISERS are needed for a three-mile charity walk around Southampton on December 13. Funeral director Simon Waters is organising the event to raise money for multiple sclerosis sufferer Jeff Bulpett, pictured. As reported in the Daily Echo,
