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• Men ran "slave gang" from Hampshire base

  VULNERABLE people were held by a group of travellers and forced to work like slaves for little or no pay and live in squalor, a court heard. read more

• Gang of thieves steal massive cigarette haul in spate of raids

  Police are hunting a gang of hooded smash and grab raiders have so far hit 20 stores in Southampton and the surrounding area to steal cigarettes. read more

• Gagged and tied up at knife point by drug raiders

  A Southampton man was tied up at knife point by two men who mistakenly broke into his home at night looking for a stash of drugs. read more

• House fire in Southampton

  FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze at a house in Southampton. read more

• Police need 'major breakthrough' to get justice for murder victim

  POLICE have said it would take a 'major breakthrough' to get justice for the murder of Hampshire pensioner Georgina Edmonds. read more

• Park ranger sets up ‘hotel’ for bees

  A park ranger from Horton Heath has come up with an ingenious way to encourage bees in the park - creating bee hotels. read more

• Bid for eco-home thrown out

  Planning chiefs have rejected a controversial application to build a large eco-house behind a listed building in the New Forest. read more

• City chiefs to bid for millions after Liverpool port decision

  City leaders have pledged to bid for millions of pounds of European Union money for Southampton following the Government’s decision to allow Liver-pool to become a “turn-around’’ cruise ship port. read more

• Police crackdown on drivers using their mobiles

  MORE than 80 drivers were caught flouting the law on the county's motorways during a crackdown by police. read more

• £100m scheme for estate put on hold

  THE go-ahead for a £100m scheme to transform a Southampton estate has been put on hold, the Daily Echo can reveal. read more

• Lack of vitamin D means mums to be may have fatter children

  Women who lack vitamin D when pregnant may end up with fatter children, a Southampton University study has shown. read more

• Job hunters see Centenary Quay's future

  Job hunters can find out more about potential roles being created at a major Southampton housing and business development. read more

• Princess Royal to board Cunard ship for charity event

  A princess will meet a queen during a charity event being held in the port of Southampton today. read more

• University on the rise in league table

  Southampton University has risen six places in a prestigious British higher education league table. read more

• Venus Awards celebrate women in business

  The cream of Hampshire’s businesswomen were celebrated last night at a prestigious new set of Daily Echo-backed awards. read more

• Inquest into Georgina Edmonds murder

  AN inquest will resume today into the unsolved murder of Hampshire pensioner Georgina Edmonds. read more

• Police launch hunt for missing dad

  Police today launched a hunt for a missing Hampshire dad. read more

• TV star to swim Atlantic

  Television personality Ben Fogle is to take part in a Southampton University experiment - by swimming the Atlantic. read more

• Park given ‘nature reserve’ status

  IT was once earmarked for a housing development – but now a Southampton park has been declared the city’s newest nature reserve. read more

• Teenager hit best friend with bottle

  A SOUTHAMPTON teenager repeatedly hit his best friend over the head with a bottle because of a perceived slight over his attitude to his sister. read more

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