ONE of Hampshire's biggest running races, due to take place tomorrow, has been called off as rain continues to lash down across the county. The New Forest 10-mile attracts more than 1,000 entrants and thousands more family members every year to New Park
PARENTS of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are to take part in a demonstration in Southampton as part of a national day of protest against plans to reduce the size of the Army. Events are also expected to be held at war memorials in cities including
IT is set to be one of the most spectacular free events ever hosted in Southampton. But the message from organisers is: Get there early! Thousands of revellers will descend upon Mayflower Park next Saturday for an evening celebration
Former England paceman Steve Harmison is set to make his Yorkshire debut against Hampshire next week after joining on a month-long loan from Durham. Harmison is expected to face Hampshire in the LV County Championship match that starts at The Ageas
A CHARITY which campaigns against sexual violence has condemned £150-a-seat talk show featured former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. Rape Crisis claims Tyson, who was jailed for rape, should not be branded a legend – and even
FOUR Southampton off-licences have been caught selling booze to under-age teenagers in a police sting operation. Just one newsagent targeted passed the under-18 test purchase. Fixed penalties of £80 were issued at the four shops in the east of the city
NEIGHBOURS have welcomed a decision to close down a sex club boasting fetish dungeons and parties for “Big Beautiful Women”. As reported in the Daily Echo, residents living near the swingers club, where couples swap sexual partners, have complained for
A SUMMER extravaganza which aimed to attract 20,000 people to a Southampton park today has been cancelled amid dismal weather conditions. Organisers of the tenth Southampton Mela Festival were promising a feast of activities including music
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted as she walked home late at night. The 31-year-old was attacked on the way back from New Milton train station. She was shocked but unhurt by her ordeal in Christchurch Road. Police want to trace anyone in the area at the
ORGANISERS have said today's EnLIVEn music festival in Eastleigh will go ahead. Bad weather and heavy rain has led to other events across Hampshire being called off today. But those planning the EnLIVEn event at Leigh Road Recreation Ground have been
A WOMAN was driven to bludgeon her mother-in-law to death with a rolling pin by her unkindness, name calling and threats, a court heard. Rajvinder Kaur, 37, was accused of “changing her story” after admitting killing 56-year-old Baljit Kaur Buttar who
COMPUTER users in the New Forest have been put on red alert over a series of email scams. Fraudsters have contacted vulnerable email users under the guise of lottery winners, a bank and a telecoms company in a bid to gain access to the recipient’s personal
A POPULAR village fete has been called off today amid dismal weather conditions. With rain hammering down overnight, organisers decided to pull the plug on Marchwood Jubilee fete, which was due to take place from noon to 4.30pm at Lloyd Recreation Ground
AVIATION minister Theresa Villiers paid a visit to the Hampshire-based firm that controls Britain’s airspace to see how air traffic controllers have been preparing for the Olympics. On top of the 6,000 flights it handles every day, during the
Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties is treating house hunters in Denmead to a British themed barbecue to mark the launch of two stunning show homes at the company’s The Brambles development in the town. Visitors to the event, which will take place on Saturday
The Government led NewBuy* scheme is proving a big success – according to a Home Builders’ Federation report. The scheme, which has been designed to make it easier for people to buy a new home – by bridging the deposit gap - has attracted 400 new buyers
DETECTIVES investigating the discovery of a torso on a Hampshire beach have identified the victim. The torso of 30-year-old David Guy was found by a group of foreign students wrapped in a black bin liner on Southsea beach, Portsmouth, in front of The
THE annual number of Freedom of Information Act requests made to Southampton City Council has risen from 761 to 978 in the past year. Information was fully disclosed in three-quarters of requests. One hundred were turned down under legal exemptions.
MORE traffic chaos is expected today as roadworks on a major route out of Southampton continued. Lane closures on the A33 Millbrook Road West were set to hit drivers again. Yesterday, motorists were caught in long traffic jams from the Millbrook flyover
THIS is the dramatic moment whent shopkeepers tackled an armed robber who had just tried holding up their Southampton store at knifepoint. Marek Kowalczyk had gone into the New Rywal store in St Mary’s Road wearing a balaclava and gloves, and
