THE SUNSHINE was too much for some yesterday - so who can blame these penguins for taking the plunge? TV star Dan Lobb was on hand to open the penguins' new home - but they were more concerned with taking a dip to escape the 24C heat.
THE annual Seawork marine exhibition and conference got underway today at Southampton port. Around 450 exhibitors have set up shop in one of the two main halls at the dockside for the three-day networking and deal-making event, which will attract
HAMPSHIRE commuters have been warned of major delays on the rail network in-and-out of London. Emergency services are dealing with an incident in the Wimbledon area and South West Trains says there will be disruption to peak time services. Passengers
Kevin Pietersen has brushed off concerns his latest Twitter outburst could land him in trouble with the England and Wales Cricket Board and has no plans to tone down his comments on the micro-blogging site. The former Hampshire batsman launched an attack
THE music world is in mourning with the news of Bee Gees member Robin Gibb’s death from cancer at the age of 62. And it was from Southampton that the group actually started their incredible star studded pop journey. Robin with his twin Maurice
THE invitations are sent, the venues are organised and now the excitement is building across the south. The countdown is on as hundreds of neighbours and communities across Hampshire will bring out the bunting to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
FOR 24 hours she was on top of the world. Record-breaking Hampshire student Becky Bellworthy, 20, celebrated after becoming the youngest British female to conquer Everest. Yet her time as record holder was short-lived as the next day 18-year-old Leanna
More than £47 million owed in CSA payments by absent parents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will never be collected, it has been revealed. MPs have warned that just a quarter of the £63m currently owed in the region will be collected
SOUTHAMPTON’S famous dock gates have been saved. A Government preservation order has been placed on the imposing landmarks, just days before they could have been knocked down. When plans by Associated British Ports (ABP), owners and
ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss believes his world-beating team’s famed resilience with both bat and ball allowed them to prevail in a tough first Test of the summer against West Indies. Many predicted an easy home victory at Lord’s, as stage
Great Britain men's hockey team will open their Olympic campaign against Argentina on July 30 at the Riverbank Arena. The South American nation found themselves at the centre of a political storm earlier this month because of a television advert which
The England and Wales Cricket Board have announced England's winter tour to India will comprise of four Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s. England will leave the country on October 25 for a three-day training camp at the ICC Global
I AGREE with the letter “Don’t Force Fluoride” (Letters, May 8) as I too am concerned to read that Southampton’s Labour leader has voted twice in favour of fluoridation and suggests a referendum. If even one person does not want to drink this chemical
I WAS brought up to try to help others but as I grow older I can see why today’s generation do not seem to hold these views. Recently I encountered an obviously blind gentleman crossing the road. He was about to collide with a parked car so I
SOUTHAMPTON born singer-songwriter Matt Cardle has split from his record label after disappointing sales, writes Lee Williams. The 2010 X Factor winner revealed that he had parted ways with Columbia on a social networking site. It is understood the
I WAS surprised when reading an OAP had to get off a bus as she forgot her pass and also did not have any money on her. The bus driver was only doing his job. But what about the passengers? Surely someone could have offered to pay! PAULINE MACKENZIE
I KNOW there are rules on buses, but I wonder if the driver who turned the elderly lady off the bus (Daily Echo, May 7) has a mother or grandmother he would like being treated in that way. Leaving an elderly person to walk is as bad as leaving
CONSIDERING the state of the European money markets and even though David Cameron has shouted “Nothing to do with us Guv,” I do believe in time our economy will join the remainder down the plug hole. People will pay the price big time for allowing
NOW that the unions and the Labour Party have got their way, will they reinstate those people made redundant and whose wages were cut? I wonder where the money will come from to pay for all this, as well as trying to reduce the debt the last
IT WAS the news that Hampshire’s Bee Gees superfan had been dreading but there is no doubt in her mind that Robin Gibb will live on forever through his chart-topping music. Clutching one of her most prized possessions – a photograph taken with
THOUSANDS lined the streets as the equine community cantered into Wickham for the biggest and oldest horse fair in the country. Crowds flocked to the usually quiet village to soak up the atmosphere at the traditional event, which dates back some 800
SAINTS will be quietly content to see the bookmakers writing them off ahead of their return to the Premier League. Nigel Adkins won’t have to work too hard to find a positive in his side being made among the very favourites for relegation. Indeed
HAMPSHIRE gardeners are the cream of the country after scooping five gold awards at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower show today. Green-fingered experts from across the county have been crowned with top prizes for having the best blooms in
A violent man who strangled his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage has been told he will serve at least 16 years in jail. Wealthy jeweller's son Elliot Turner, 20, was found guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court yesterday of murdering
GLENN Burnett has returned to Blackfield & Langley less than a year after leaving the Waterside club. Having helped New Milton Town win their battle for Sydenhams Premier survival, the former Romsey Town boss has retraced his steps to Gang
MINISTERS have this morning announced how much public cash Liverpool will have to repay to muscle in on Southampton’s cruise industry. Shipping Minister Mike Penning has said a one-off payment of £8.8m, or £12.6m spread over 15 years, would
A MAJOR fire has broken out at a Hampshire shopping centre. Five appliances have been dispatched to Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, and have now managed to bring the blaze under control. It is understood
AFC TOTTON expect to announce their new manager at the end of the week. The beaten Evo-Stik Southern Premier play-off finalists were swamped with well over 20 applications for the job when Stuart Ritchie resigned after eight years at the helm. They
A YOUNG Hampshire mum and her toddler who were at the centre of a missing persons riddle have returned home. As reported by the Daily Echo, police had been searching for 19-year-old Sadie Doughty and her 23-month-old daughter Amelia, who had
Saints have been made second favourites for relegation from the Premier League just weeks after their brilliant promotion to the top flight was confirmed. Virtually every major bookmaker in the country believes Saints will be one of the
A YOUNG Hampshire mum and her toddler who were at the centre of a missing persons riddle have returned home. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo, police had been searching for 19-year-old Sadie Doughty, far right, and her 23-month-old daughter
HAMPSHIRE had 20 of 492 cases where body parts were retained by police in case they were needed for investigations. The national figure was released yesterday by the Association of Chief Police Officers, following a national audit into human tissue samples
AN ANNOUNCEMENT is expected today from ministers in the cruise row between Liverpool and Southampton. The Daily Echo understands that Shipping Minister Mike Penning is likely to say how much the Merseysiders must pay back from a public subsidy
SOUTHAMPTON Test MP Alan Whitehead has been named "MP of the month" after campaigning on the city's port expansion. Total Politics Magazine said the Labour MP had fought "several bureaucratic bodies" to ensure the go-ahead after a protracted legal battle
A VIOLENT and obsessed boyfriend was found guilty today of murdering his Hampshire student girlfriend in a jealous rage. Wealthy jeweller's son Elliot Turner, 20, strangled 17-year-old Brockenhurst College student Emily Longley in his bed after
A TEENAGER from Southampton admitted two robberies when he appeared before the city’s crown court. The youth, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to taking a mobile phone from one victim and cash from another. He also admitted
A HAMPSHIRE community outraged by the sickening act of heartless yobs who catapulted ducklings to death have clubbed together to fund a reward in a bid to catch the culprits. Appalled by the gang of yobs who used catapults to kill and maim
