THE cause of a gifted Hampshire teenager's death will remain a mystery, an inquest has ruled. Alice Rae, who suffered from anorexia, was found dead at her home by her mother who had gone to wake her up. Winchester Coroner's Court heard today that the
A HAMPSHIRE MP has tabled a House of Commons motion calling for a housing association to act now to end the nightmare for residents in the centre of an asbestos scare. MP Sandra Gidley, pictured, has branded Testway Housing ‘disgraceful’ after
POLICE were due to speak to a man whose dog is thought to have attacked a horse while it grazed in a field. As reported in the Daily Echo family horse Millie was left with cuts and tears to her face after the attack by what is thought to have been
HAMPSHIRE councils have been accused of treating drivers as “cash cows” after collecting almost £5.6m in parking fines last year. Watchdogs say the figures prove civic chiefs are boosting their budgets by picking on motorists. But local authorities
IT could be the most expensive Christmas bauble in the world. Coated with precious gems and worth a cool £82,000, this one-of-a-kind tree decoration was created in a small Hampshire village jewellers. Made of 18-carat white gold and plastered with
SAINTS have 24 hours left to sign players on loan before the emergency window shuts - with a move for Plymouth's George Donnelly being weighed up. As of 5pm tomorrow, Football League clubs may not sign players on loan until January. That gives Alan
All havoc can break loose on Christmas Day if anyone dares to try and mess with the lunch routine. Something as seemingly innocuous as a new kind of vegetable can lead to pained faces and a petulant silence around the table. So why are
FOURTEEN people have been injured during a fire at a Hampshire department store. Shoppers and staff were evacuated from John Lewis in Southampton's WestQuay Shopping Centre for around an hour after the incident in a kitchen. Paramedics
WHEN I arrive at G.Cotton Bakers in Bitterne Park, owner and artisan bread maker Graham Cotton is on the phone. A member of the public has called him for advice on what to give a child who is coeliac. He tells me later that he’s getting more and more
A TAXI burst into flames on a Hampshire motorway during this morning's rush hour. The incident happened on the westbound carriageway of the M27, just before junction seven. The fire caused some delays when it happened at 7.15am. No-one is thought to
BUSINESSES have raised concerns about Tory plans to scrap a major quango that was set up to boost jobs and redevelopment in the south. The Conservative Party has placed the South East England Regional Development Agency (Seeda) in its sights
THE Daily Echo is this week publishing special editions of the paper dedicated to Hedge End. Readers will be given a paper crammed full of ultra local news about the village and surrounding area. The first edition will be available from
It was, Mrs M assured me, the best roast lamb she had ever tasted – and believe you me that is high praise indeed. It’s not that Mrs M is over-picky you understand, but let’s just say her standards are high, extremely high. I was relieved. True we were
POLICE and council chiefs say they are pleased that positive steps have been taken to end drink-fuelled violence on Southampton streets. They commended licensees in Bedford Place for moving in the right direction to help solve the weekly problem
The UK recession was shallower than previously thought between July and September, but the economy continued to decline, revised official figures showed today. New estimates from the Office for national Statistics (ONS) showed a 0.3% fall in
26 November at 7pm CELEBRITY CONCERT WITH BRYN TERFEL World-famous bass-baritone Bryn Terfel will perform Mendelssohn's Elijah with Winchester Music Club and Orchestra, Winchester College Glee Club and Quiristers, and soloists Anna Dennis, Sarah
High Street banks won their appeal at the Supreme Court today over unauthorised overdraft charges. The Office of Fair Trading had been widely expected to win the case, which challenged the charges high street banks impose on customers who go
by Daniel Hewitt PORTSMOUTH will not be bidding to be a host city for the 2018 World Cup - but it may still be too late for Southampton to join the race. After hours of debate, Portsmouth councillors took the decision to not bid for
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular amateur footballer who died last night after falling from a moving car. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo, Wayne Hodder was left with serious head injuries following the incident in the early hours of
VT FC claimed the derby bragging rights after triumphing 2-0 at AFC Totton in a low key Red Insure Cup second round tie last night, but victorious boss Dave Diaper wasn't getting too carried away. The Boatmen secured victory at Testwood
A DECISION day is looming over controversial plans to bulldoze a derelict Hampshire pub and replace it with houses and retail space. Developers want to demolish the old Station Hotel in Netley, which has been boarded up ever since the last
A HAMPSHIRE company director is trying to get more people to take a turn at salsa lessons in a bid to beat obesity. Karen Blake, 46, director of gas, plumbing and electrical firm PA Blake Ltd, from New Milton, has lost three stone since taking up the
ALAN Pardew hailed Saints’ “ugly” return to winning ways at Hartlepool. With a strong wind blowing straight down the middle of the pitch it was never going to be a game of pretty, flowing football at Victoria Park and so it proved. But
A hunt on the south coast for a family thought to have leapt from a cross Channel ferry has been stood down. Coastguards, lifeboats and police were alerted in the early hours of this morning after the family of two men and two women is believed
WINCHESTER civic chiefs have given a big boost to a village shop near Alresford. The city council has contributed £20,000 to Cheriton Post Office and Village Stores. The shop is the first recipient of one of the council’s Village Shop Grants, one
PHARMACY staff at Southampton General Hospital now have a state of the art robot to help them. The pharmacy robot – pictured being used by assistant Clarrissa Weale – is one of the largest, busiest and most complex dispensing systems in the country
DRAMA students took the chance to get physical when they received a visit from professional theatre company Frantic Assembly. Budding actors at Taunton’s College in Southampton were encouraged to push themselves to raise their performances – and each
SKATEBOARDERS, BMX riders and rollerbladers will be provided with a new arena in which to practise their gravity-defying feats. A £30,000 skatepark at Normandy Way, Marchwood, will boast several different ramps and “street scene” features such as handrails
