A CAR collided with a railway bridge, causing disruption for commuters making the journey home this evening. There were no trains running between Brockenhurst and Lymington, following the collision near Brockenhurst. Engineers investigated
SOUTHAMPTON Labour councillors David Furnell and Dave Shields are, as seems to be increasingly the case, ignorant of the facts regarding the planning application of the sulphur plant. All councillors have access to all planning applications and
MAY I suggest traffic lights are switched off 7.00pm to 7.00am. Quite often during these times there is little or no traffic on the roads. A. KASSING, Southampton.
THANK you to all of the people in Woolston and Weston who voted for me in the by-election. It’s a tremendous honour to be elected to join Carol Cunio and Warwick Payne as the new Labour councillor for Woolston and Weston. I’m getting straight to
AS a guest in the UK I am astonished at the public tolerance of the damage done to your health service, which for nearly 70 years has been an exemplar for much of the world. We read that a £6m review was asked to identify any three out of ten children
ONE hears a lot about the shortcomings of the NHS, so may I through your newspaper thank the staff at Southampton General Hospital for the care and attention I received during my recent visit to remove a tumour. From the diagnosis (picked up by
RESEARCHERS at the University of Southampton are extending an invitation for individuals to participate in their research examining the relationship between chronic pain and processes of attention. Individuals who have experienced pain for longer
MY NAME is George Middleton, I work for the Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) and I deal with residential and nursing home funding options. I am writing to inform you that free impartial advice and guidance is offered to people on the financial
BRAVO Mr McCarthy on your letter (Letters June 12) about the green issue. It is refreshing to hear someone agreeing with me and others on the green issue. It is costing everyone extra on their bills to support this fairy story. Carbon emission
HOW sad it is that all you hear now is Facebook, Dot Com, computers etc, and not many people seem to be writing letters. Therefore, in their later years, what memories will they have? It’s these letters that bring back such happy memories.
MR HIGSTON writes to tell us that UKIP wants to restore self-governing democracy to Britain. This is quite impossible. The reason is very simple: we never lost it in the first place so you can’t “restore” it – Britain is a self-governing democracy
THE re-submission of planning application for a KFC/Costa Coffee outlet on the Ridgeway Car Sales site at Rushington roundabout appears to be the same as before apart from very minor changes. Residents’ objections remain unaddressed but the traffic
COULD we have a television debate on either the BBC or ITV networks where only Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage are invited to inform viewers of the advantages or disadvantages of our EU membership? Both should be given advance notice of the questions
FEWER youngsters from Southampton go on to study at university than do in most of the rest of the UK. New figures show that 31 per cent of teenagers in the city went on to higher education after completing their A-levels in 2010/11. The statistics
A HAMPSHIRE fraudster has admitted luring women into having sex with him by claiming they would be paid up to £15,000 in university scholarships. Mark Lancaster, 40, from Waterlooville, admitted voyeurism and trafficking women for sexual exploitation
POLICE are hunting a man who racially abused a bus driver in Southampton. The man used abusive words towards the driver during the incident last Tuesday. Just before 9am, the driver was blocked in by a bus in Burgoyne Road in Thornhill.
THEY are the 14 inspirational winners who represent the hard work and determination of women in business. Six months after the launch of the prestigious 2013 Daily Echo-backed NatWest Venus Business Awards, the winners were announced at a glamorous
JURORS trying three friends accused of murdering Jamie Dack have been sent home for the night by a judge. Mr Justice Walker told the four men and eight women to return to Winchester Crown Court tomorrow to continue their deliberations after six
WINCHESTER planners have today backed controversial plans for a new city restaurant. A planning committee unanimously approved changing the use of Abbey Mill in Colebrook Street from office to restaurant. It means River Cottage, run by celebrity
Hampshire's Neil Raymond is through to the quarter-finals of the British Amateur Championship. The Corhampton player demolished Slovenian ace Tim Gornick 7&6 in this afternoon's last-16 encounter, at Royal Cinque Ports, Kent. That followed
With Hampshire Royals’ first Friends Life t20 game of the season less than a week away, they have been showing off their skills in front of the camera. Batsman James Vince can be seen picking out three bins on the boundary, while the bowling
THIS is an imaginative updating of the classic Lewis Carroll story Alice In Wonderland, written for the stage by Laura Wade. Alice is a contemporary 12-year-old girl, with a mobile phone, a snappish attitude, and a penchant for inserting the word
WITH a background in making theatre in unusual spaces, The Point’s new artistic director, Owen Calvert-Lyons, pictured, hopes to push the boundaries of contemporary performance at the Eastleigh venue even further. Owen has recently taken up the
WITH three months to go until the irrepressible BoomTown Fair returns to Hampshire for four days and nights of mindblowing festivities and paradoxical parties, there are now less than 20 per cent of tickets left and the festival is looking to sell
LATE on January 10, 1929, the chief constable of Southampton sent an urgent telegram to Scotland Yard. It simply read: “A case of murder has occurred here. A man has been found shot in a room the door of which was padlocked. The body was found
Saints striker Billy Sharp has denied reports he has agreed to join Reading. The 27-year-old, whose future has been the subject of much speculation, does seem likely to depart St Mary’s this summer with a number of Championship clubs vying for
YOUNGSTERS became saddle savvy when they hopped on a host of bicycles as Bike Week got under way. Organised by Southampton City Council and My Journey, the “wheels up session” aims to encourage bike use, and allowed youngsters to try out various
POLICE have vowed to step up the battle against rural crime across Hampshire after admitting that more needs to be done. Chief Constable Andy Marsh revealed 1,000 staff will be given specialist training in how to combat crime and antisocial behaviour
THE MOTHER of a Hampshire Army medic killed in a roadside explosion in Iraq has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) owes a duty of care to its soldiers. Sally Veck, whose daughter Private Eleanor Dlugosz died while
NEW Forest schoolchildren organised their own version of Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Every year, women take part in races across the country, raising thousands of pounds for the charity in the UK’s largest women-only fundraising
A YOUNG mother who plunged from the Itchen Bridge in Southampton had sought help from hospital staff for mental health problems less than 24 hours before her death. Jacqueline Bartlett died in Southampton General Hospital a day after jumping from
A 24-year-old Hampshire woman has been rescued by armed police from an industrial unit. Officers with shields and wearing helmets entered a unit on Silver Business Park, in Somerford, near Christchurch at 5.30am after a report that a woman was
A HAMPSHIRE parish council has won a victory over defence chiefs to stop an Army base expanding without improving the local park. South Wonston Parish Council took on the might of the Ministry of Defence by objecting to £270m plans to turn Worthy
A DEVELOPER has won permission to convert vacant office space into a flat. City council planners have given the green light to plans to convert the first-floor space in Bitterne Road West into a two-bedroom apartment.
PLANNERS have approved plans to develop land next to a pub in Swanmore, near Bishop’s Waltham. Winchester City Council has permitted Mapledean Developments to build two flats and two houses to the rear of the Brickmakers Arms in Church Road.
THE Lyndhurst and New Forest Positive Living Group is meeting tonight for those interested in meditations and relaxation. Gill Taylor and Lis Horwich will lead the group, which starts at 7pm, at Fenwick 2 Well Being Centre, in Pikes Hill. For
WOOLSTON Methodist Church in Manor Road North, Southampton, is holding a quiz evening on Friday, June 28, at 7.30pm. The event is for teams of up to four people and the entry fee is £8 per team, to include tea or coffee. Call Helen on 023 8044
Follow @EchoPics Click here to see the entries Click here to enter your own image IT will be the photographic competition of the summer. The Daily Echo has teamed up with Business Solent and Discover Southampton to launch
VILLAGERS near Winchester have been hit by a cut to their electricity supply. Around six homes in Main Road, Crawley, suffered the blackout on Tuesday morning. Southern Electric supplied a mobile generator while the problem, believed to be
A DEFEATED police commissioner candidate accused of electoral fraud says he is confident the allegations will be proved false. Michael Mates, who stood unsuccessfully for the Tories in November’s election, spoke out as the Crown Prosecution Service
A MOTORIST has been fined £830 after pleading guilty to causing a collision which almost claimed the life of a Hampshire police officer. Darren Hankin was driving a yellow Audi S3 on February 4 when he pulled out into the path of PC Nick Barman
A FOODBANK for needy families is about to open in a Hampshire town. Jacqueline Brown, Claire Skelly and Jim Hogg are launching the foodbank in Ringwood with the help of Salisbury-based charity The Trussell Trust. Families in Ringwood, Fordingbridge
A NEW drive to urge people to stack their shopping trollies with healthier foods could help tackle Southampton’s shocking premature death rates, an academic has said. New food labels boasting an eye-catching traffic light coding system were launched
POLICE in Shirley are asking residents to keep their eyes peeled for a black BMX bike with red crank, thought to have been stolen.
gathered last night at a farewell dinner for departing Southampton City College principal Lindsey Noble. Tributes were paid to Ms Noble, who is standing down from the role after 12 years, to take part in the Clipper Race 13-14, a round-the-world
WINCHESTER man Daniel McAuley has been fined for two incidents of threatening behaviour last month. McAuley, 23, of Trussell Crescent, Weeke, admitted the incidents which happened on May 20, one being racially aggravated, Basingstoke magistrates
Organisers of a protest rally against the escalating cost of ticket prices have accused Premier League clubs of "pure greed". An estimated 400-500 supporters from various clubs took part in a demonstration outside the competition's headquarters
BITTERNE Spiritualist Church in Southampton is hosting a workshop exploring crystal energies. The workshop will run 10am-4pm Saturday at the church on Bitterne Road. It costs £25 per person. To book, call 07731 938587.
Arsenal In: Out: Craig Eastmond (Colchester United) Free, Jordan Wynter (Bristol City) Free, Kyle Ebecilio (FC Twente) Free, Conor Henderson Released, Jernade Meade Released, Andrey Arshavin Released, Denilson (Sao Paulo) Free, Sebastien Squillaci
A WOMAN who stole more than £15,000 from her sick mother has been spared jail so she can help look after her four-year-old grandson. Marjorie McLaughlin was handed a suspended prison sentence after a court heard she was terrified the child would
CHILDREN’S ambassador for the Isle of Wight Daisy Morris from Whitwell, who found an “almost complete” skeleton of a 12ft dinosaur, helps the Isle of Wight launch a new Walking with Dinosaurs experience, to highlight its unrivalled prehistoric heritage
ASPIRING writers have the chance to read their unpublished work to an audience at a free event in Hampshire on Friday night. The Midnight Read is part of the Lollapaloosa event at the University of Winchester, put on by the organisers of the Winchester
JURORS hearing the case of how a vulnerable young man was tortured, beaten and stabbed to death before his body was burnt in a bin have retired to deliberate their verdicts. For the past nine and a half weeks they have been hearing evidence in
The Daily Echo's look at a quiet day of transfer rumours... West Ham finally landed Andy Carroll yesterday - after seeing off Arsenal's shock attempt to hijack the £60m deal (Daily Star) Roy Hodgson believes the Premier League have spiked England's
Kevin Pietersen is set to make a surprise return to England duty in the second of next week's two Twenty20 matches against New Zealand at the Oval. As a result, he will miss out on an Ageas Bowl return in next Wednesday's opening t20 Cup tie of the 2013
WE are not deprived enough – that is why a tourism boss believes Southampton missed out on the chance to become the UK City of Culture 2017. Peter Colling, managing director of Tourism South East, spoke out after the city’s joint bid with Portsmouth
A YOUNG woman had to be rescued by firefighters when she became stuck in a lift in a block of flats. The woman – believed to be in her 20s – became trapped on the ground floor of the three-storey UniLife building in High Street, Southampton, at
AUSTRALIAN selectors are hoping George Bailey gets the chance to play a full season with Hampshire in 2014. The batsman’s first season at The Ageas Bowl ended abruptly after Australia’s Champions Trophy exit, with Hampshire declaring they wanted
Newly-crowned US Open champion Justin Rose's self-belief helped him make his breakthrough into golf's elite but he admits he is unsure just how he will perform this week. The 32-year-old Hampshire star tees off later today in the Travelers Championship
Volvo Ocean Race entrant, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and its history-making Azzam (determination) Volvo 70 race yacht, will return to top level competition in the UK this August. A fortnight of training and competitive sailing will culminate in the
Alan Shearer believes the appointment of Joe Kinnear as Newcastle's director of football has turned the club into a laughing stock. Kinnear has wasted little time in making his presence felt with a series of free-ranging interviews which have hardly
SAINTS defender Maya Yoshida’s Confederations Cup dream ended overnight as Japan lost a pulsating game 4-3 to Italy. Yoshida was to blame for one of the goals while he also had a late goal ruled out for offside. Italy scored three times in 11 minutes
SOUTHAMPTON’S World cliff diving champion Gary Hunt could well change his dives around this weekend. Hunt, left, finished second in the opening Red Bull event of 2013 in the French port of La Rochelle last month. Now he has three events in
A 96-YEAR-OLD greatgrandmother has told how she was confronted by burglars in her own bedroom. As reported yesterday, Lucy Cass, was awoken by the two intruders, but at first thought they were her step-daughter and son-in-law and went back to sleep
DIMI Mascarenhas will now turn his attention to reaching the 300 one-day wicket milestone for Hampshire after completing a career triple century. The 35-year-old former England international took the 300th List A wicket of his career during Hampshire
The Solent’s northern shoreline has come up trumps during the past few days with some monster stingrays recorded – all of which have been returned alive – along with a smattering a nice bass. One of the better stingray, which weighed 40lb 2oz,
HAMPSHIRE stormed back into the Middleton Cup picture with a splendid victory against Kent. After the previous week’s disappointment against Middlesex, Derek Collins’ side knew that to have any chance of reaching the quarter-final knock-outs they
Saints have been handed the perfect chance to get their European challenge off to a flyer next season. In contrast to the incredibly tough start they were handed upon their return to the Premier League, this time round it is set to be hugely different
AN Eastleigh man who admitted downloading almost 4,000 sordid pictures and moving images of children was bailed for reports at Winchester Crown Court. Lewis Handley-Greaves, 21, of Shears Road, admitted seven charges of making the indecent material
JUST not good enough. That was the verdict of Hampshire passengers in a poll carried out by watchdog Passenger Focus. A paltry 33 per cent think rail fares are value for money. As reported in January, commuters were left stunned after finding
THE lives of mental health patients in Hampshire are being put at risk by staff who pin them face down on the floor, a leading charity has warned. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been criticised for using the controversial technique two
