Olympic champions Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson moved into the overall lead on the fourth day of the French World Cup regatta at Hyeres after claiming two race wins out of three. The pair, who won gold in the Star class in Beijing, were joined at the
A lost squadron of Second World War Spitfires, the iconic fighter designed and built in Southampton, has been unearthed in South East Asia after being buried and forgotten for almost 70 years. The discovery, described as “enormously significant
A BUSY Southampton road has been closed after a collision between a car and a van. Fire crews were in the process of removing the roof from a Ford Focus to free a person trapped inside, following the incident on Burgess Road, near to the University of
Firefighters are tackling a large blaze in Southampton. The fire broke out within a row of car garages in the Portswood Road area of the city this afternoon. It is understood that no one was in the empty wooden structure, which is situated
A JOBS taskforce is being set up in a bid to find new employment for hundreds of British Gas workers in Southampton facing redundancy. Dedicated phone lines are being set up and a team of experts is being sent to the firm to support the 550
Ex-Saints keeper Peter Shilton feels England could reap the benefits from Tottenham's decline by being able to announce Harry Redknapp as national manager sooner rather than later – if the former Saints boss is chosen as Fabio Capello's successor. Shilton
A POPULAR former Southampton shop-owner has died aged 89. Arthur Saunders, pictured, who was joint owner of Aylwins corn, coal and forage merchants in Park Road, Freemantle, for 40 years from 1948, suffered from Alzheimer’s and died surrounded
A bus carrying passengers has crashed in Southampton city centre. The Blue Star bus collided with a Ford Transit van in Above Bar. Police say there were seven passengers on board but they are not believed to be injured. The driver, who is suffering
Championship clubs have voted in favour of introducing a groundbreaking new financial fair play model, the Football League announced today. All but three of the npower Championship's 24 clubs voted in favour of introducing the model, which is based on
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a 7,500-home mini-town in the Hampshire countryside have sparked a bitter election row. Tory rulers in Fareham have hit back at criticism of the development, saying the borough needs to be protected from becoming a “mass of concrete
COMPLETING a marathon is an incredible achievement for any runner. But one Hampshire woman has stunned friends, family and medical experts by crossing the finish line despite suffering a total of 20 epileptic seizures along the 26-mile route
A Southampton MP has criticised a drug company which is taking legal action against Hampshire health bosses for using a cancer drug to treat patients with sight loss. Southampton Itchen MP John Denham, pictured, accused Novartis of “bully-boy
LEGAL moves have begun to move a group of travellers from an illegal camp near Micheldever Station after 12 months. The group is on a former county council depot at the junction of Andover Road and the A30. A court hearing is due on June 6.
A HAMPSHIRE MP has promised to crack down on high-interest ‘pay day’ loan companies. But Mark Hoban, the Fareham MP and Financial Secretary to the Treasury, rejected a law change that would have placed tighter controls on the industry. There have been
HAMPSHIRE police is being investigated over how it handled an allegation that 'body in the bin' victim Jamie Dack had been assaulted in the weeks before his death. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has also revealed it will look
I HAVE been touched by the programmes on Titanic and, of course, the great loss of life, many of whom were from Southampton. I worked for many years as a DJ and had a booking at a junior school in Hythe which overlooked Southampton Water. It
THEY have been doing everything from selling doughnuts to swapping clothes. But it has all paid off for Ordnance Survey staff, as they have raised enough money to fund a community nurse for a year. They reached £20,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care
I WRITE to answer your correspondent (‘Why bother with recycling?’, Letters) and to explain the real situation at the old Ordnance Survey site. We at Hughes & Salvidge Demolition completed Southampton University’s Building 62 with a recycling
I AM trying to trace Dorothy Jane Rees, born on July 9, 1954, at Southampton General Hospital. Her mother’s name was Olive Marie Rees, formerly Martin, of Southampton. Dorothy was registered on July 20, 1954, and adopted. Her half-sister would love
I READ with interest Lee Whitbread’s letter in which he says industrial action would not be necessary if the Tories were not making cuts in jobs at the city council (Letters, April 11). Neither will it be necessary if Labour commit to defend those
I AM writing following your publication of a letter concerning the closure of the café in the art gallery area of the Civic Centre. I totally agree that the café was very successful when Haider Hussaini was running it. The food was very good and
IN response to Alan Kebbell (Letters, April 14), there are many people in Southampton working or volunteering for “the greater good” – often receiving (but not wishing for), little recognition or reward, and working outside politics, and for whom
MILLIONS of TV viewers will see Hampshire’s Apprentice hopeful Ricky Martin don fancy dress in an attempt to grab a slice of the booming street food scene in tonight’s episode. The 26-year-old wrestler from Stubbington puts on a kilt when the candidates
A MAN rang police to confess to killing his partner, a court heard. Steven Waters dialled 999 and said he had killed the “only person he had loved”, jurors were told. Waters, 55, denies murder but admits manslaughter on grounds of diminished
FORMER Olympic swimmer Karen Pickering put the stars of the future through their paces at a free clinic in Hampshire. The session, organised by Southern Water at River Park Leisure Centre in Winchester, helped to mark the 20th anniversary of the company
SOUTHAMPTON doctors have become the first in UK to use a pioneering non-surgical procedure to treat men suffering from an enlarged prostate. The innovative technique, known as prostate artery embolisation (PAE), being used at Southampton General Hospital
IT IS an historic pub that was once at the heart of its community. And now its new licensee is bidding to return this New Forest watering hole to its former glory. The Fisherman’s Rest was formerly the pub of choice for many Lymington residents
SPONTANEOUS applause greeted the Portugese timeshare apartment set that provides the location for two holiday assignations. Commander Chittenden (Tom Martin), as the holiday representative then sets about accidently destroying part of it as he
WORKERS at car giant Ford, which has a factory in Southampton, are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over pensions. The news raises the prospect of the first strike at the company since the 1970s. Unite, which represents
The UK is back in recession after a surprise 0.2% contraction in the economy in the first quarter of the year, official figures revealed today. The decline in gross domestic product (GDP) was driven by the biggest fall in construction output
A Hampshire customer service centre will create 200 jobs, the Daily Echo can reveal this morning. Southern Electric has this morning said recruitment is now underway and they hope to fill the posts by July. The jobs will be at its centre
FIREFIGHTERS battled to free a woman trapped in her car in Southampton this morning. Her car was found on its side in shrubbery off the road. Crews from St Mary's and the special equipment unit were called to the road traffic collision
THEY are painting the town redand white - landlords of a Hampshire pub have splashed Saints’ famous colours on its brickwork, as they support the club’s Charge for the Premier League. Nigel Adkins’ men can secure promotion back to the top flight
HAMPSHIRE faces traffic chaos this morning as torrential rain and high winds batter the south. A month's worth of rain is expected in just days as the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning this morning. The county is bracing
JOS Hooiveld’s headed goal way back in October could yet hold the key to Saints getting promoted to the Premier League. Not only did that goal against West Ham give Saints a 1-0 St Mary’s victory, and has since proved an important result in
THE best home team in the Championship will take on the Football League’s worst away side when Saints meet Coventry at St Mary’s on Saturday. A place in the Premier League is on the line for Nigel Adkins’ men, who know that a win against the
A ROBBER threatened a member of staff at a Hampshire fast food outlet before stealing £200. The raider walked into Subway in Shirley Precinct, Southampton, and grabbed a 31-year-old member of staff, threatening to hurt him unless he opened
JIMMY Adams is recreating the spirit of 2004 as Hampshire prepare to face Leicestershire for the first time since clinching their last LV County Championship promotion. Adams and Simon Katich are the only survivors from the Hampshire team
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help with the running of a major Hampshire museum once its revamp has been completed. Work to overhaul the reception and shop at the Solent Sky Museum in Southampton, giving it a Victorian look, is expected to be finished
JEWELLERY with sentimental value was swiped during a break in. A white gold chain and cross, a brooch and various costume jewellery were taken during the burglary on a house in Athelstan Road, in Bitterne, Southampton, on Wednesday, sometime between
