TRAINS in Hampshire will return to normal schedules tonight after major disruptions caused by severe weather. South West Trains has lifted speed restrictions on routes in the region as high winds ease. The operator was forced to impose 50mph
HE did not learn to snowboard until he was in his teens, but tomorrow morning Billy Morgan will begin his bid to win Britain’s first-ever Olympic medal on snow. The 24 year-old from Shirley continues his remarkable journey when the Slopestyle qualifiers
A GRIEVING dad had to be restrained when he came face-to-face with the elderly driver who knocked down his son in a fatal crash. There were chaotic scenes at a Hampshire coroner’s court yesterday as James Johnson lunged at 75-year-old Jack Doswell
I WOULD like to say a big thank you for the wonderful weekend I had after winning the Daily Echo Kids’ Club Disney Tinkerbell competition. The Disney day was amazing and the presents I received were awesome. The VIP screening of Tinkerbell and
HAVING some business to negotiate at one of the shops on The Avenue, Southampton, I pulled my car in to park outside the premises. Seeing as a colleague had already parked in the space, I simply pulled up in front, got out and began retrieving
LIBERAL Democrat Martin Kyrle announces his withdrawal from the field after 50 years of writing letters to the Daily Echo (In My View, January 29). But even in signing off he can’t shake off the self-righteousness and misplaced moral superiority
OH dear! I have been branded an idiot, together with many of your correspondents, for having the temerity not to agree with the smug, all knowing Mr Kyrle’s views on Europe. I always thought that if your only argument was insults, then the argument
REFERENCING your feature on Adelaide Health Centre, (Daily Echo, January, 24), while it will be useful to establish why it was built without apparent prior consultation with potentially participating surgeries, it is imperative to start using the building
DAILY Echo editor Ian Murray should read Liverpool – A City That Dared to Fight. That is the stand of Southampton councillors Don Thomas and Keith Morrell. People do not elect a Labour Party to make cuts. Use reserves, borrow from a bank –
I HAVE decided to act on the terrible decision to merge the two Southampton schools Millbrook and Oaklands, when there was no need of this, which resulted in the disruption of the children’s education, and had a severe effect on the Lordshill area
THE coalition Government is now claiming that 90 per cent of people last year received an average increase in real terms of 2.5 per cent in take-home pay, which was better than the inflation rate. However, I was under the impression that most people
THE Unitarians are holding their guest service in their church in Bellevue Rd, off London Rd on March 9 at 10.30am followed by a light meal. Please email me on brenda.knopf@btinternet.com or ring 023 8055 5333 if you would like to come to the meal
I FEEL that I need to write to you about the dangers on our roads. Every morning, when I walk to school with my mum I see drivers on their mobile phones, eating their breakfast, putting makeup on, shaving, drinking mugs of tea or coffee or turning
Ex-Saint Garry Monk is ready for the challenge that awaits him as Swansea's new head coach, saying: ''I will give everything I have.'' Monk and first-team coach Alan Curtis oversaw their first training session on Wednesday after the Swans parted
MULTI-million pound plans for a new business centre in Hampshire creating 150 jobs has been unveiled today. Fareham Borough Council has submitted plans to build a £5.3m new Innovation Centre at Daedalus airfield - now a designated Enterprise Zone
TWO men barged their way into a home terrifying the people inside. Detectives appealed for witnesses following the aggravated burglary on Battery Hill, Stanmore. Two men knocked on the door and forced their way in when it was answered.
United States snowboarder Shaun White has elected to skip the Olympic slopestyle event in Sochi in order to focus on the halfpipe discipline - boosting Billy Morgan's medal hopes. The reigning two-time Olympic halfpipe champion was seeking to extend
Rickie Lambert made it 100 league goals for Saints with his strike against Fulham at the weekend. It's been quite a time at St Mary's for the man signed for £1m from Bristol Rovers by Alan Pardew. He has transformed himself from lower league
More than half of the 20 Premier League clubs have signed up to the 'Football v Homophobia' campaign. Eleven clubs - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Stoke, Sunderland and West
IT WAS a night of celebration to recognise the hard work of Southampton students who are on the verge of stepping out into the real world. Students in their final year of their event management degree at Southampton Solent University took to the
BUSINESSES in Hampshire are invited to a networking event in the Mayors Parlour at the Civic Centre in Southampton on March 14. As part of the event there will be a talk by the Hampshire Autistic Society about the work they do, and how the charity
HAMPSHIRE businesses are starting 2014 with a positive outlook, according to Southampton-based financial advisors Grant Thornton. In the company’s latest international business report, the firm’s figures showed business optimism in the UK surging
IT is a food revolution that could be about to take off in one Hampshire city. Green activists have begun moves to get communities to grow their own food using public spaces across Winchester. Winchester Action on Climate Change (WinACC) surveyed
Kevin Pietersen's wife has sprung to his defence and denied claims that her husband and his former captain Alastair Cook 'squared up' in Sydney while England were descending to an Ashes whitewash. Jessica Taylor, a singer with Liberty X, took to
COUNCIL chiefs today issued a grovelling apology to a grieving family for dumping a mound of dirt on a loved one’s grave. But it was too little too late for the relatives of John Garnham who criticised their words as “not good enough”. As revealed
THE SEARCH for the remains of a man who went missing 15 years ago has been called off after “nothing of interest” was found. Officers are this afternoon packing up the scene of the search at Gordon Road in Fareham where efforts have been concentrated
TOGETHER we can bring Southampton businesses back to prosperity. That was the message at the fourth annual South Coast Business Works, where some of the south’s biggest firms gathered to network. Hundreds of people packed the Southampton Novotel
A POPULAR Hampshire academy school will be forced to “shrink” because of strict Government rules, an MP has protested. Mark Hoban used a Commons debate to highlight the dilemma at Cams Hill School in his Fareham constituency, which is desperate
IT IS a problem that continues to grow and grow. Today’s revelation that nearly two-thirds of people in Hampshire are overweight or obese shows the scale of the crisis facing health chiefs in the county. As we report today on page 7, obesity
WORK to restore a Southampton swimming pool got under way in earnest yesterday. The official launch of efforts to get the Oaklands Pool in Lordshill up and running again saw contractors and pool supporters come together. Marking the occasion
A FAMILY claim their lives were endangered after buying a car from a dealership which they say turned out to be faulty and had an unregistered licence plate. Dad of two Mike Aplin bought the BMW from a Southampton car dealership at the centre of
NEW bans on certain types of fishing have come into force in parts of the Solent in a bid to protect sensitive areas of reef and seagrass. The bylaws, made by the Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), protect the locally
CIVIC chiefs are set to back down today and ditch controversial plans to make disabled drivers pay to park in the New Forest. A report to the district council’s ruling Cabinet says it would be “unreasonable” in the current economic climate to end
DEVELOPERS want to build four new homes in a Hampshire village. The four-bed detached properties would be built off Pylands Lane in Bursledon under plans put forward by Southcott Homes Ltd. Proposals are being examined by Eastleigh Borough Council
One of the gang accused of murdering a man in a Southampton flat pleaded with his friend to dispose of a gun moments after the fatal shooting, a court heard. Isaac Boateng urged Jemmikai Orlebar-Forbes to get rid of the handgun after the pair fled
BBC Radio Solent’s Steve Harris is leaving his popular Drivetime show at the end of the week after six years. He will present his final programme in the 4-7pm slot on Friday. Steve, pictured, is not moving far though. From next month he will
AN EVENT is expected to see thousands of people across the country make a splash for charity. And Hampshire residents can play their part in the World’s Biggest Swim at Fareham Leisure Centre. This year’s Swimathon, on March 21 and 22, supported
AN ELDERLY woman died from a fall after getting out of a car. Alice Bennett was visiting her grandson and had just left the car when she fell, hitting the side of her head. The 88-year-old remained in hospital for several months, but her condition
More than £14m of cuts in Southampton have moved a step closer to reality. Labour council chiefs’ budget for 2014/15 has cleared its final major hurdle before potential approval next week. The council’s Cabinet has given the budget the green
A GROUP campaigning for diversity is holding a talk at a Southampton church today. The Hope Not Hate group talk on multi-culturalism will take place at Southampton Central Baptist Church in Devonshire Road. It runs from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For
A FIVE-mile walk will take in some of the New Forest’s finest countryside. The Southampton Ramblers group will lead the walk, which starts at 2pm on Saturday. Starting at the Exbury Club car park off Exbury Road, the walk will take in Lepe
LEARN how you can use your skills and talents to help others. The Freemantle Time Bank is holding its next meetings from 10-11am today and 6-8pm tomorrow in Freemantle and Shirley Community Centre, Randolph Street. It is a chance to meet the
YOUNGSTERS can try their hand at singing in a choir at a series of taster sessions. The Southampton Music Hub will host the sessions on February 8, March 1 and April 5 at Cantell Maths and Computing College. Sessions will be open for 11-13-
TRIBUTES have been paid today following the death of a former Hampshire MP who represented his community for nearly 40 years. Sir David Price was MP for Eastleigh from 1955 to 1992, rising to the rank of junior trade and aerospace minister under
MEMBERS OF Marchwood WI were given a talk by a pastor from the Sailors’ Society. Southampton-based Mark Warner outlined the service provided by the society, which aims to support the 1.5m men and women who are working at sea. He said the organisation
FASCINATING artworks recreating overlooked events from Britain’s past will be exhibited in Hampshire. The Winchester Discovery Centre in Jewry Street, Winchester, is showcasing work covering the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 to the Chartist movement
HAMPSHIRE Tamil Association is organising an event ‘Forum with Hampshire Tamils’ with civic leaders this Saturday. The meeting will be at Whiteley Community Centre, Gull Coppice, at 6pm. The association aims to preserve and promote Tamil culture
A SOUTHAMPTON house is set to be divided into two properties. Carlton Design Partnership has won planning permission to convert the house in Paynes Road. The firm is now able to add a single-storey extension to the house in Freemantle to convert
Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino has been linked with Real Madrid in today's national press. According to The Sun, he is on a three-man shortlist should Real decide to sack Carlo Ancelotti, along with Zinedine Zidane and Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto
PAUL Zindel’s semi autobiographical drama shows us a claustrophobic household in 60s America. Beatrice (Sarag Russell’s Chesil début), the hopelessly inconsistent, domineeringly neurotic and anything but nurturing mother; Tillie (Claire Jakeman
PUPILS from a Hampshire school took some time out of the classroom to bring a smile to the faces of youngsters stuck on a hospital ward. The students from Cantell School, Southampton, paid a special visit to the children’s wards of Southampton
BURGLARS who targeted a Winchester golf club have received a suspended jail sentence. Stuart Forbes, 38, and Ashley Boyle, 30, originally denied stealing clubs valued at £1,340 from an unnamed club on April 24 last year. But they both changed
A DRIVER who admitted speeding in the Meon Valley has been fined. John Drain, 54, of Hill Road, Fareham, was caught driving a Mercedes Vito van in excess of 40mph on the A32 at Droxford on April 30 last year. Magistrates in Basingstoke fined
POLICE are hunting a driver who failed to stop after hitting a pedestrian, leaving him with a broken arm and leg. Officers say it is possible the motorist may have thought they had hit an animal and was not aware that a pedestrian was involved.
WINCHESTER civic chiefs have signed an agreement that could finally see one of its buildings leased after standing empty for five years. Avalon House, on Chesil Street, is the former city council planning office and became something of an albatross
AN arrest warrant was issued for a Winchester woman who failed to attend magistrates court. Joy Blake, 54, of Maple Drive, Kings Worthy, is alleged to have driven over the alcohol limit, with no insurance or licence in a Peugeot 106 on the M3 at
RIDERS are being called to take part in a Hampshire charity event in September. The Winchester100, which takes place on September 21, gives cyclists the chance to raise money for children’s charity Action Medical Research and take a trip around
IT was less crime thriller, more comedy. There was much to enjoy from this entertaining five-hander, the stage adaptation of the Peter James novella of the same name. But not quite in the way the audience had expected. There were laughs
FLOOD warnings have been issued this morning as more bad weather looks set to engulf the county. Parts of Winchester city centre close to the River Itchen are at risk of flooding, the city council has advised. Local residents and businesses
A 100 mile an hour storm is to batter Hampshire this weekend as commuters were warned to expect major travel disruption. The Met Office predicts the “significant weather event” will sweep in on Friday where torrential rain gales of up 100 mph could
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen admits he finds it "so sad" that his international career is over. England's management decided unanimously yesterday that their relationship with the 33-year-old had run its course. With squads to be
Andy Carroll's thoughts appeared clear after the Football Association upheld his red card in West Ham's Barclays Premier League win over Swansea, and the resulting three-match ban. He will now miss the clash with Saints later this month, which
Kevin Pietersen will forever divide opinion. After the apparent end of his England career, there will still be those who can never forgive his brashness and yet just as many others who will never forget his brilliance. That has been the trade-off
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has admitted the decision to part company with manager Michael Laudrup was "taken reluctantly" but believes it is in the best interests of the club. The Dane has left the Swans with immediate effect last night with
England's 5-0 Ashes whitewash was always sure to claim high-profile individual victims. You cannot head for Australia in pursuit of historic victory, return shambolically empty-handed, and simply carry on with playing and management personnel
The end of Kevin Pietersen's England career is overdue or premature, a management failure or vindication - depending which expert pundit you listen to. After the England and Wales Cricket Board announced the former Hampshire star's omission from
Police today resumed a murder hunt after a dramatic new twist, in the case of a missing timeshare salesman who vanished without trace 15 years ago. Kevin John Palmer, pictured right, is thought to have been killed but his body has never been found
TEST Valley woman Joanne Tanner has been told to pay more than £2,000 compensation after stealing money from a woman. Tanner, 27, of Roman Road, admitted fraud between September 3-December 14 at Andover and elsewhere by using the debit and credit
FOR 15 long years it has remained a mystery. Exactly what happened in the final hours of the life of suspected murder victim Kevin John Palmer – and where his body was later dumped – has troubled his family and detectives alike. But the bid
Coach Mike Watts must wonder which Trojans team is going to turn up when he arrives at the Stoneham club’s South League Hampshire/Surrey Regional Division 1 matches. After enjoying a seven-match unbeaten start, Trojans looked odds-on for a second
WESSEX League manager Ken Vaughan admitted he could have no complaints over being hit with a four-match ban and a massive £400 fine by the Hampshire FA. The county association charged Bournemouth Poppies boss Vaughan with improper conduct following
SIMON Beetham has described as “the highlight of my cricketing career” his appointment as captain of Southern Electric Premier League Lymington. The 22-year-old all-rounder, who also plays for Dorset, takes the reins following Ali Jaffer’s decision
SHOLING’S dreams of an unbeaten season in the Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division are over. After a run of 21 games without defeat, Dave Diaper’s title favourites were gunned down 3-1 last night by reigning champions Blackfield & Langley – a
GO Big or Go Home. That will be Billy Morgan’s motto when he begins his Winter Olympics campaign tomorrow, according to one of his snowboarding pals at the Southampton Alpine Centre. The 24 year-old spent his early teens developing his skills
Jason Dodd insists Sam Gallagher has a bright future at Saints after revealing the club’s first team squad have been impressed with the academy’s latest young talent. Gallagher burst onto the scene with a goal against Yeovil in the FA Cup last
HE believed he had the answer to his cash problems – by preying on young pop fans. Desperate to see the headline acts of One Direction and Olly Murs, fans placed adverts on the Internet begging for spare tickets. Liam McMahon saw them – and
NEARLY two thirds of people living in Southampton, the New Forest, and Eastleigh are overweight, new figures have revealed. Data released by Public Health England shows the number of adults who are overweight or obese across the three districts
COMMUTERS can expect severe delays this morning as torrential rain and high winds cause havoc on the south’s rail network. South West Trains is poised to impose speed restrictions on major services running through Hampshire as more heavy rain and
