A KITCHEN design and installer is celebrating new contracts worth over £1m as eyes an end to the construction downturn. Taylor Made Kitchens has won a half a million pound contract with A2Dominion Housing to fit out an initial 107 homes in Ashford
HUNDREDS of villagers turned out to celebrate their new-look recreation ground. The park in Whartons Lane, Ashurst, has been given a makeover thanks to a £45,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund. A path for joggers and dog-walkers has
ITS 200 champions are the driving force behind business Solent. And the work of companies and employers to promote the Business region for the good of all will be recognised at this year’s prestigious South Coast Business Awards.
GRACE Ibbott, pictured right has been cast as the leading lady in the Southampton Nativity. The talented songstress went head to head with five other finalists for the role in the sparkling new musical, being brought to the Guildhall in December
GRACE has spent her life being the perfect vicar’s wife; following the death of her husband Bardy, she revels in speaking her mind! However, the reunion with her missionary sister Ruth, plus a disturbing revelation, forces Grace to confront the truth
A CHURCH in Southampton is to shut for nearly two months for repairs. St Mary’s Church in Swaythling will be undergoing a complete rewiring costing £40,000 and have new flooring as part of a renovation programme. The 900-year-old church will
AS THE nation’s greatest passenger port the people of Southampton were used to seeing the comings and goings of many liners as they criss-crossed the oceans of the world. However, in 1912, there was more than the usual amount of interest in
HIS brutal attacks left one man for dead and a woman needing three operations on her broken ankle over the course of a year. Victim Andrew Tuckwell ended up in a coma and suffered permanent brain damage after being knocked to the ground where
Eggztra special delivery CHILDREN are in for an eggztra special treat after dozens of scooter riders made a delivery of 300 Easter eggs. The tasty treat was taken to Honeypot House children’s charity in the New Forest all the way from Millbrook in
ONE of the Daily Echo’s longest serving journalists, John Edgar Mann, has died at the age of 83. One of Hampshire’s most respected local history authors, and acknowledged as a leading authority on jazz, blues and cinema, John worked at the
HE’LL be gone by the end of the week. The former business partners of notorious Hampshire clamper Jason White say they are expecting formal confirmation he has left his post as a director by Saturday. As revealed in the Daily Echo
A HOMELESS man was jailed for life after jurors convicted him of murdering his best friend. Michael Hanlon said he could not remember stabbing Steve Pass, having drunk a litre of vodka and four pints of beer. He tried to argue that he
TWO sailors injured when a large wave crashed onto their yacht during a round-the world race have arrived back on dry land. Three British crew members and one Australian were hurt on board the vessel when it was caught in rough seas about 400
FOR six heartbreaking months his family didn’t know if he was going to live or die. Wired up to a life support machine and deep in a coma, Steve Ward’s partner and children could do nothing but hold a vigil by his bedside and wait. Having
Winchester City’s Paul McCarthy can watch his champions elect clinch the Sydenhams Premier Division title at Christchurch tonight. But the City owner insists they will need to improve if they are to get any change out of Graham Kemp’s in-form
SEAN Whelan has resigned as chairman of Evo-Stik Southern Premier promotion chasers AFC Totton – just a month after taking the job. Whelan, a former shirt sponsor and tannoy announcer at Eastleigh, was officially unveiled as Phil Shephard’s
Nigel Adkins has insisted his players will not underestimate struggling Pompey in the big derby match at St Mary’s. There is a wave of anticipation starting to build in Southampton ahead of Saturday’s game with Saints fans optimistic of some on-field
PARKING charges will not be introduced at two shopping areas for at least five years, residents were promised last night. Fareham Borough Council sent out a survey last year asking whether fees should be introduced at its district and coastal
A POLICE probe is underway after disabled Hampshire sailor Geoff Holt was barred from boarding an Isle of Wight train. Geoff Holt said he was told by a guard his electric wheelchair was not allowed on board as it would damage the floor.
A REVIEW of compulsory spy cameras in taxis has been launched by councillors after a judge said the policy was “not lawful” but ruled he couldn’t overturn it. Taxi boss Kevin May launched a legal challenge after the council three years ago brought
THIS is the face of a pervert being hunted by police after he flashed at a ten-year-old girl. Officers have stepped up patrols and issued warnings to parents at three schools following the incident in Eastleigh. The youngster spotted
PASSENGERS were injured when two buses crashed in Southampton. Paramedics treated passengers at the scene in Bitterne while some were taken to hospital by ambulance. Police later confirmed three people sustained “slight” injuries.
