The Bellway Homes’ Sirocco Park development in Eastleigh is continuing to sell very well and a good percentage of purchasers have used the government backed initiative Help to Buy. “This is a scheme that has been very well publicised and a number of
THE Labour leaders of Southampton City Council are being deceitful when they claim that by ‘consulting’ residents about their planned cuts in local services and jobs they are involving them in the democratic process. Regardless of the number of
I WONDER how many other residents of Harefield, Southampton are disgusted at the First Bus service 13? It is frequently late or doesn’t turn up at all or two turn up together. The new route that was supposed to be better is actually a lot worse
WHILE understanding that budgets have been cut, policing is virtually non-existent throughout parts of Hampshire. When we lived in Gosport the amount of vandalism, drunken behaviour went unattended. Although we did get a shock when one day
YESTERDAY when we came back from shopping, we parked in my dad’s cul-de-sac on a lowered kerb, as he is 88 and can’t walk well, and then found at the back two policemen in their car saying we couldn’t park there, it’s against the law. They were very
‘Left wing academics on Daily Echo editor’s hate list’ IF you buy a national newspaper there is a wide choice to suit your political opinions, from the Daily Mirror on the extreme left to the Daily Mail on the right. However, if you are looking for
I PRESUME that Southern Water has within its charter a clause stipulating that the quality of the water that they supply to their customers meets the highest standards possible. Adding fluoride to the water would violate such a clause and surely
MANY years ago in America it was found by the local hillbillies that because of the water they were using, they were getting enamel deposits in their teeth. This for them was a good thing as flossing wasn’t invented. I visualise some hillbilly
“THE high cost of a fluoride court battle” (Daily Echo, January 10). I am disturbed to read the ridiculous comment made this morning! Yes true, a court case to stop the addition of fluoride to our tap water will be expensive, BUT the Daily Echo
I BELIEVE adding fluoride to the water supply is seriously misguided. Tooth decay is caused, in the main, by sugar. We know that humans eat far too much of this pretty toxic substance. So it would seem that the sensible route would be to avoid
ON the issue of adding fluoride to tap water, Public Health England are proving every bit as bad as the Strategic Health Authority it replaced. I wish to express my disgust in the waste of public money, filling the pockets of lawyers, trying to
SO the sorry saga of trying to impose water fluoridation in Southampton is set to continue (Fluoride court battle looms, Daily Echo, January 10). For Public Health England to continue to argue that a scheme exists is not only wrong, but flies in
THE departure of Nicola Cortese, until yesterday executive chairman of Southampton Football Club, will no doubt bring mixed emotions. On the one hand there is no doubt the Italian banker rubbed some up the wrong way with his business-like manner
ONE of the men accused of murdering a Southampton dad boasted he could get his hands on hard drugs in text messages, a court heard. Pierre Lewis said “I can get my hands on anything” in text exchanges with his girlfriend Rachel Kenehan who is accused
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after an attempt was made to poison dozens of badgers. A local badger action group raised the alarm today after discovering buckets of poison had been poured into 20 setts. Now police on the Isle of Wight
AN ELDERLY woman was targeted by conmen who stole £100 from her. The cold callers had offered to carry out gardening work for the 96-year-old when they approached her at her home. But after taking payment from her at her home on the Isle of
Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed he is continuing as Saints manager. Pochettino met Katharina Liebherr for five minutes before facing the press at St Mary’s this afternoon and told the new non-executive chairman that he intended to remain in his
Hampshire Cricket will return to Barbados for a fourth consecutive pre-season tour. Giles White’s squad leave on March 7 for a two-and-a-half week tour that includes a Twenty20 competition against Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire
TWO hooded thugs forced their way into a Southampton home and held a terrified family at knifepoint. They staged their attack at a terraced house in Windermere Avenue, Millbrook, at 10pm on Tuesday. The pair knocked on the door before forcing
POLICE have named a man found dead near a Hampshire railway station. Krysztof Miska, a 29-year-old man from Poland, died on a pathway next to Millbrook Railway Station. An investigation is continuing into his death and the cause has not yet
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels ex-Saints starlet Theo Walcott should be "very positive" of making a full recovery from his serious knee injury following surgery. The 24-year-old is set to be sidelined for six months after suffering anterior
Stoke boss Mark Hughes has confirmed former Saints striker Kenwyne Jones has been fined for refusing to play against Liverpool and will miss Saturday's Barclays Premier League game at Crystal Palace. Jones was missing from the Potters' matchday
WE cannot say thank you enough - that was the message from a Hampshire mum after a generous donation from a business brought her family one big step closer to realising their goal. Jo and Andrew Syvret have been campaigning to raise £90,000 for
Hampshire Constabulary is warning residents to remain vigilant following a recent spate of scams involving fraudsters obtaining bank details, cards and cash using bogus telephone calls and couriers. Between Tuesday, January 7 and Tuesday, January
Back home safe and sound – the Hampshire family of dachshund Bertie have praised the power of social networking after their beloved puppy went missing. Bertie, who is nine months old, ran off during a walk in Micheldever Woods near Winchester.
THEY are almost on the home stretch of a daring and exhausting marathon row across the Atlantic Ocean to raise £200,000 for charity. Hampshire’s Will North and his university friend, Dan Howie, are battling to reach Antigua to raise the cash for
IT is a lifeline to cancer patients across the county, providing financial and emotional support as they battle the disease. Figures reveal today that last year Macmillan Cancer Care gave away more than £125,000 in grants to help relieve some of
HE tried to escape justice by giving police officers a fake name – the one of his former chauffeur. But now Paul Brennan has been jailed for six months after admitting to perverting the course of justice. Brennan, 60, of Channel Way, Southampton
6:56pm We'll be closing down the live updates shortly, but you'll still be able to debate about all of the talking points coming from today's news. Here's a recap of all the stories we've published on the site today:
Mauricio Pochettino is set to publically commit his future to Saints. Sources close to the club have told the the Daily Echo they understand that Pochettino will confirm he is staying on as manager when he faces the press at 3pm. The Saints
SAILING charity UKSA has announced plans to offer sailing opportunities to every Year 6 child on the Isle of Wight. This comes as the organisation, which helps transform young lives by teaching them the discipline of sailing, was confirmed as the
YOUNGSTERS can play rugby for free at Millbrook Rugby Club. Boys and girls aged 11 to 13 can join in from 10am until noon Sunday mornings at the club on Redbridge Lane. For more information call Kevin on 07951 336832.
FOR years you could only guess at what colour prehistoric beasts were. But now a team that includes a Southampton scientist may have made a major breakthrough by revealing the colouring of long-extinct animals. Pigment preserved in fossilised skin
SAINTS legend Mick Channon has commented on the 'pantomime' currently going on at St Mary's. And he even wonders what all the fuss is about following chairman Nicola Cortese's departure. "What a pantomime at Saints. Is it really that dramatic
SAINTS FA Cup winner Jim Steele is confident new chairman Katharina Liebherr will act in the "best interests" of the club. “She’s not going to be silly, she’s a very shrewd business woman," he said. "She will be well advised, she’s the one
A WOMAN had to be helped from her car after a crash on Lower Lane in Bishop’s Waltham, at the junction with Elm Close. Crews from Droxford and Bishop’s Waltham attended. The woman was taken to hospital.
TWO men have been charged with drug offences after police stopped and searched their van near Romsey. They are 24-year-old Shane Saunders and Jonathan Townsend, both of Parkside in Totton. Their vehicle was stopped as it pulled out of Belbins
HE may not know it but four-year-old Tally is one of the lucky ones. The Staffordshire bull terrier is among only a handful of dogs to have survived a brush with a mystery toxin that has killed at least 12 other dogs in the New Forest. Tally
RESIDENTS can have their say on how the NHS can improve local services. NHS Fareham and Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched a short survey. It is an opportunity to give feedback about the CCG’s priorities, services and difficulties
A SOLDIER has had his Army boxing career wrecked following a late night attack at a fast food outlet in Southampton’s WestQuay complex. Thomas Stubbs had to have a plate inserted in his jaw when it was fractured by a punch which floored him.
FORMER Saints star Hughie Fisher is fearful the club's best players could follow chairman Nicola Cortese out of the St Mary's exit door. "We’re all in the dark really nobody knows what is fully going on," said the 1970s midfielder. "But it
POLICE are hunting arsonists who set fire to a car in Southampton. The Vauxhall Astra was set alight in the Plough Inn pub car park in Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, at 9pm on Sunday. Pub staff initially threw buckets of water over the burning
A free presentation on Bishop’s Waltham’s railway history, by the Bishop’s Waltham Museum, runs until February 14 at the Hampshire Record Office, in Sussex Street, Winchester, from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on Saturdays. For more
TWO rural roads in the Test Valley will be closed shortly for surface repairs. Workmen are due to fill potholes at Haccups Lane at Michelmersh on Monday, and continue the following day. Access for residents of Haccups Lane will be retained while
HAMPSHIRE police say they will not treating the death of a middle aged man, whose body was discovered in the Solent, as suspicious. The body was discovered on Tuesday morning at 9.32am, close to the shoreline in shallow water off East Cowes near
IT was a perfect storm of rail problems that caused chaos across Hampshire. Trains were suspended yesterday and delayed all over the county due to signalling problems and a tree falling on the line. The tree fell on tracks between Sway and
A RESTAURANT has been told to pay fines and costs totalling more than £16,000 after investigators found food that was unfit for human consumption. Environmental health chiefs visited Gandhi Indian Cuisine in Commercial Road, Totton, and discovered
A SOUTHAMPTON yacht firm has put its name forward in a bid to refurbish a former Royal Navy aircraft carrier. BMT Nigel Gee wants to redesign HMS Illustrious and turn it into a ship which can be used for the Commonwealth to promote trade and to
STRICTLY Come Dancing may be off the TV, but there will be plenty of dancing at Lordshill Community Centre. Solent Wheelers Dance Club meets at the centre in Andromeda Road, Southampton, every Thursday from 6.30pm-9pm. New dancers and volunteers
RESIDENTS can learn about improvements to their flats and meet local beat police. They will be able to find out about the concierge service to Weston Courts in Kingscleare Avenue and raise concerns at a Weston Community Forum meeting on Thursday
TRAINS crawl at less than 55mph from Southampton to most key English towns and cities, ministers have been warned – punishing passengers and businesses. An MP unveiled a study that revealed a failure to invest in rail travel unless it served to
IF YOU want to try your hand at volunteering in Southampton, you can find out more at an event today. Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) is holding an information evening at its base in Kingsland Square. It will be a chance to find out more
MAURICIO Pochettino would be “stupid” to resign as Saints manager – either today or before the end of the current season. That is the view of Saints fanzine editor Nick Illingsworth in the aftermath of chairman Nicola Cortese’s shock departure
PLANS to take on Southampton’s threatened Eastpoint Centre are already being drawn up, the Daily Echo can reveal. It is believed a bid for the site may contain plans to build a hotel, with the existing centre becoming part of a larger complex.
SOUTHAMPTON planners have approved a controversial scheme to add more housing to a city property. Cranbourne Homes applied for retrospective permission to convert a property in Bitterne Road West, Peartree, from two flats to three flats and cycle
6:31pm The five most searched for terms on the site today have been: Southampton Mauricio Pochettino Eastpoint Markus Liebherr Winchester Crown Court
ELEVEN tortoises worth a total of £3,500 have been stolen from a Hampshire home. The creatures were taken from the garden of a property in Mortimer Close, Calmore, while the owner was out. A police spokesman said: “The creatures were in a pen
PENSIONERS had to be evacuated from a church hall after it was feared they had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. Paramedics, police and firefighters were all called to the Isaac Watts Memorial church hall in Winchester Road, Southampton, after
LAVISH casinos, beachthemed clubs, cabaret theatres and rock ’n’ roll memorabilia. It sounds like the Las Vegas Strip but they are just some of the attractions on offer on one of the world’s latest and most vibrant cruise ships. The Norwegian
Saints legend Matthew Le Tissier has asked fans to unite behind the club following the departure of Nicola Cortese. He took to Twitter this morning to say: “Saints fans - after Pochettino threatened to quit if Nicola Cortese went, will you think
KATHARINA Liebherr is part of one of Europe’s most respected and successful business dynasties. With a fortune believed to be around £3billion, the Liebherr family business is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction machinery.
SOUTHAMPTON has again been hit by traffic chaos this morning after emergency road works closed two lanes of a busy city road. Traffic has been brought to a standstill on the M271 southbound after Redbridge Road and the Millbrook Flyover have
FIRE crews were called to a kitchen blaze in a Hampshire home last night. A team of 11 fire fighters from St Marys in Southampton attended a fire in a cooker at Northumberland Road in the city. The blaze broke out at around 10.20pm yesterday
A DRIVER was dramatically rescued from deep “fast flowing” flood water in Hampshire last night. The woman became trapped in her vehicle along Harbridge Green Road near Fordingbridge. Teams from Ringwood, Fordingbridge and Eastleigh were called
LAVISH casinos, beachthemed clubs, cabaret theatres and rock ’n’ roll memorabilia. It sounds like the Las Vegas Strip but they are just some of the attractions on offer on one of the world’s latest and most vibrant cruise ships. The Norwegian
Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino is today expected to reveal his future of the club. It comes after the sudden exit of executive chairman Nicola Cortese from St Mary’s last night. The Saints boss and his immediate coaching staff met with
Mauricio Pochettino is today expected to reveal whether he will follow Nicola Cortese out of the St Mary’s exit door. The Saints boss and his immediate coaching staff met with Cortese yesterday as the former executive chairman informed them of
As Nicola Cortese reflects on his departure from Saints he may well be wondering if those who accepted his resignation have walked into a trap he has learned to avoid through bitter experience. Just three months ago Cortese was dining at football
Ministers have refused to sign up to European legislation for tackling so-called legal highs. European Commission proposals for a regulation and directive on new psychoactive substances, which are otherwise known as legal highs, would restrict
SO here we are again. With Saints sitting pretty in the top ten of the Premier League, everything in the garden at St Mary’s seemed to be smelling of roses. The club possess a very ambitious chairman, a young up and coming manager fast making
A JUDGE paid tribute to the skill of doctors at Southampton General Hospital after jailing two brothers for four and a half years following a gruesome attack on a Southampton man in his home. Bruce Tyrrell suffered horrific injuries to an arm,
