A PARAMEDIC has told how she battled in vain to save the life of a Southampton dad beaten unconscious in an alleyway. Louisa Dunkason told Winchester Crown Court that Kevin Wyeth was “cold to the touch” and had no pulse when she found him down
AN art collector is prepared to dispose of a very rare and unique miniature portrait, painted on ivory by a celebrated artist, of William of Orange and Mary Stuart, king and queen of England 1689-1742.’ Such was the extraordinary notice which featured
LIKE mother, like daughter. The prisoner was just 13 and had just started work as a maid in a house when she took to stealing. The victim, Rebecca Bailey, was visiting her mother for a few days and at night it was her custom to hang her dress
SHE was understandably furious. “Why didn’t you tell me?” she screamed. Whatever the explanation, Lillian Forder ultimately married Arthur Jones, who was described in court as a tortoiseshell worker. Jones was first married shortly before he
ONCE a conman, always a conman as a series of victims would realise. Shameless William Champion, 47, told an old soldier he was the son of Sir Joseph Robinson, the mining magnate, spinning a yarn that unless he got married, he would be cut out
A POLICE helicopter was deployed after two reports of alleged robberies in a Hampshire village. The helicopter was seen hovering over Fair Oak on Tuesday evening after a member of the public called Hampshire Police. They were investigating
THERE is no denying that a case can be made that the new controversial night-time parking charges introduced into Southampton in January have proved a success. Far from being a financial damp squib as some opposition politicians predicted, the
AN investigation is underway after a body was discovered at a disused Hampshire quarry. The man's body was found by a member of the public at Candy's Pit, a former chalk quarry at Portsdown Hill, shortly before 3pm today. Officers attended
VULNERABLE children in Hampshire could be attending a new purpose- built school by next year. Plans for a free school for youngsters who are not engaging with mainstream education are being submitted to the Department for Education in a bid led
MORGAN Schneiderlin has claimed he “one day” wants to play for a “great club”. The in-form Saints midfielder has been quoted in the French media regarding his long-term future. Schneiderlin, who has been at St Mary’s since 2008, is currently
IT IS a school which has undergone huge change in the last few years but one that has remained true to the same strong values on which it was built. St George Catholic College in Southampton, now enjoys the talents of both sexes after it opened
A DRIVER has been taken to hospital after a two-car crash on a Hampshire road. The motorist had to be cut free from his vehicle after a collision at the junction of Bursledon Road and Coates Road in Sholing, Southampton. Crews from Hightown
A HAMPSHIRE businessman died after he fell into a 10ft deep dry moat while stopping to urinate during some late-night sight-seeing in Paris, an inquest has heard. Simon Bartlett, who works for a firm of architectural engineers, had finished a dinner
DEAN Stoneman has joined the Marussia Manor Racing GP3 team for the 2014 season. This season will mark Dean’s full-time single-seater comeback since his recovery from life-threatening cancer. The 2010 F2 Champion starred in his first F1 Test
ELDERLY people are likely to feel the benefit from yesterday’s Budget, according to experts. Rick Smith, chief executive of Age Concern Hampshire, said he said there were many positives for elderly people, but felt it was politically motivated
COUNCILS across Hampshire welcomed measures in the Budget to help local people, but some called for more to be done. Sean Woodward, leader of Fareham Borough Council, said efforts to help businesses would have a positive effect on the town, creating
NEWS that cathedrals will be boosted by a £20m renovation pot has been welcomed in Hampshire. The Chancellor has said that cathedrals will form a “focal point” for local and national remembrance during the First World War commemorations this year
IT was the wet winter that brought Hampshire to a standstill and left homes and businesses flooded. But there was some relief for those stricken by the devastating torrential rain this year as the Chancellor announced extra cash for repairs.
A MAN has admitted trying to murder his terminally ill mother. At Winchester Crown Court, Iain Harrison, 50, was given a two-year suspended sentenced for 18 months after pleading guilty to the attempted murder of his terminally ill mother in Dorset
A HAMPSHIRE pub has narrowly escaped closure following a three-year noise nightmare suffered by people living nearby. Civic chiefs were presented with a police report that listed a spate of rowdy incidents at The Old Farmhouse in Ringwood Road,
POLICE are hunting a sex pest who exposed himself to a teenager. A 16-year-old girl was walking in a cut-through between Selsdon Avenue and Winchester Hill, Romsey, when she was approached by a man who indecently exposed himself. He is described
A STREET has been cordoned off by police after reports of a sexual assault. Ancasta Road, in the Bevois Valley area of Southampton, is currently the scene of a police investigation into the assault, which happened over night. Officers are currently
IT is a much-needed shot in the arm for Hampshire trade and industry. That is the reaction from champions of industry across the county as the Chancellor unveiled his latest budget. Measures revealed yesterday aimed at helping businesses include
WITH his “go-faster” super cool orange wheelchair, there’s no stopping six-year-old Finn Kitchen now. The lively Hampshire boy is enjoying a new set of wheels thanks to the support of his community. Finn, who attends Kings Worthy Primary School
THEY are the categories that honour exceptional vision, leadership, and innovation. Nominations are now open for the Southampton Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Small Business of the Year at this year’s eagerly anticipated South Coast Business
GEORGE Osborne unveiled an aid package to encourage new routes from Southampton Airport in yesterday’s ‘Budget for Savers’. The Government will pay half the charges faced by new carriers for three years, in a bid to encourage them to choose smaller
POLICE are hunting witnesses after a woman pedestrian was left with serious head injuries in a road collision. Just after 10:50am on March 18, a blue Citroen C3 was involved in a collision with the woman at the junction of Cambridge Road and Hartington
THEY are inspiring thousands of people in Southampton to raise money for charity. The city’s dogs are demonstrating to everyone how they can get involved in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief games by showing off their swimming skills. With just
A WOMAN was pushed to the ground and robbed in Southampton. The 36-year-old local woman was approached by two men at Station Road Recreation Ground, Netley, between 11.15pm on March 15 and half past midnight on March 16. The men asked the woman
IT was a full house for one Hampshire resident who scooped a major cash windfall – playing bingo! The 51-year-old man couldn’t believe his luck as his numbers came in one by one – scooping him a huge £91,000 in the national jackpot. The winner
BOOK retailer Waterstones is opening a new store in Ringwood. The firm will open a new shop in the Furlong Centre on April 17. It will feature free Wi-Fi, a children’s section and a cafe.
The centre of Totton came to a standstill momentarily on Tuesday as crowds turned out to say farewell to a well-known character. Around 450 mourners gathered inside and outside St Theresa’s Church in the centre of the town for the funeral of Paul
A FUNERAL director has opened a new branch in Hampshire, extending the family-run firm which has been in business since 1856. A H Freemantle has opened the third branch in the firm’s history in Botley High Street. Director Kate Keen said: “
BREWERS, beer drinkers and pubs were toasting a 1p cut in the price of a pint for the second year running. But while early indications suggested the move could protect thousands of jobs and help keep struggling watering holes in business, it was
MOMENTUM is building across Hampshire to help a young dad who lost three limbs and parts of his face to a flesh-eating bug. Messages of support, donations and offers to host fundraising events have flooded in from across the world since the Daily
YOUNGSTERS will be able to better protect their personal items from burglars. Police will mark electronic and valuable items for students in The Hub, Regents Park Community College, in King Edward Avenue, Southampton, on Monday. PCSO Staples
FIRE crews tackled a kitchen blaze in Blyth Close, Southampton, in the early hours of yesterday.
A MOTORIST was taken to hospital when his car overturned on a main road in Southampton. The man lost control of his Vauxhall Corsa in Glenfield Avenue, Bitterne, at 7pm on Tuesday and the vehicle flipped over and hit three stationary cars.
RESIDENTS and business owners in a Winchester street could see their electricity supply boosted after numerous recent failures. Residents’ associations, Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) and spokespeople for Winchester City Council
ROB Humby has been elected as the man to take the Winchester Conservative party forward. He confirmed on Tuesday night that he is to succeed Cllr Keith Wood, who stepped down last month. Cllr Humby was elected on Friday by fellow councillors
FIREFIGHTERS had to put out flames in gorse land in Southampton thought to have been started deliberately. The fire broke out on land off Kanes Hill in Netley Firs at 6.30pm on Tuesday. Crews from St Mary’s and Hightown fire stations arrived
SWIMMERS at The Rapids in Romsey will be going to great lengths to be part of the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Swimathon this weekend. On Sunday, swimmers at Romsey and more than 600 pools across the UK, including the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic
A PENSIONER died after she was exposed to asbestos, an inquest heard. Patricia Wieland died at her home at The Bucklers, Milford on Sea, on January 14 this year of right-sided epithelioid mesothelioma. The Southampton inquest heard that Mrs
CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s Budget has split opinion among Hampshire’s MPs. Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs in the county said tens of thousands of taxpayers would be better off when the personal allowance rises to £10,500 next year.
I seem to have stirred up a hornets nest of opposition to my suggestion that The EU, (Southern Europe as it stands today) is to blame for what is happening in Eastern Europe (Ukraine at the moment). These Europhile protesters are seemingly blind
Barry Burton (Letters, March 7) asks if the remainder of the United Kingdom will have to apply to rejoin the European Union as a new country, if Scotland leaves. If Scotland’s departure from the UK leads to the escape of all of the present UK from
MY grandson George Stubbington, aged eight, composed the following poem for his English homework and I would like to share it with your readers. Spring! The spring goes boing, It’s here, hurray! The winter’s gone and the sun has shone,
I HAVE just heard the Ed Milliband statement that if elected he will not be allowing a referendum on Euro membership. The UKIP party must be rubbing their hands at this gaffe. Do all the Labour voters think as he does? As a devoted Englishman
IT was an announcement that will see savers, beer drinkers and bingo players raising a collective glass. And motorists, pensioners and businesses all have reasons to be cheerful after George Osborne unveiled his latest Budget. More could
WHEN Angela C Broad (Soapbox, March 7) writes that “man-made climate change is real” she ignores the corruption of climate change science behind this anthropogenic (man made) Global Warming scare. The AGW scare has been the main feature in the
A HAMPSHIRE couple are lucky to be alive after a lorry ploughed into their house this morning. Len and Anne Wiles were asleep in their Gosport home when the Royal Mail lorry smashed into the front of their house, demolishing the stairwell.
RE your article (Daily Echo, March 15), showing once again a lorry having hit the bridge in Romsey. I obtained a PSV licence in the 1980s and undertook some coach driving, and it was always a concern to me and to others that low bridges and narrow
NEW Forest rock and pop outfit Natives marked the release of their debut album with a live appearance at HMV in Southampton. The long-awaited release of Indoor War saw the five-piece performing tracks and holding a signing session for fans.
STORIES have their starts, middles, and ends, their ups and downs. As Verdi would have wanted, and as David McVicar intended with his reimagining, La Traviata had its fantastically accomplished highs and lows so densely intermingled, one would feel
DRIVERS who have failed to pay a controversial new night-time parking charge have helped Southampton council bosses rake in £28,000 – in just three months, the Daily Echo can reveal. A staggering £27,988.80 has rolled in through penalty tickets
THIS is the Southampton barber hoping to be a cut above the rest at Wembley. Adam Wilde was as hacked off as every other Saints fan when the club exited the FA Cup at Sunderland last month. But he is still going to the home of football – to
SHOLING boss Dave Diaper has put the club’s potential Wembley winnings jackpot into sharp perspective. The Boatmen have already banked about £12,000 from winning through six rounds to the FA Vase semi finals. They would collect a further £6,000
ONE of the most popular road races on the south coast of England celebrates a record-breaking milestone this weekend. First staged in March 1985, the 30th B & Q Eastleigh 10k has attracted a record entry of over 2,800 for the 10am start in
A JUDGE has ordered medical reports to be forwarded to the governor at a young offenders institution after he jailed a teenager for sex offences. Michael Vivian, described as a vulnerable young man, was jailed for 20 months at Southampton Crown
Saints striker Rickie Lambert has encouraged the club’s new board to agree a fresh contract with manager Mauricio Pochettino as soon as possible. The Argentine’s current deal runs until the end of next season, but there is already some uncertainty
Next year promises to be one of the busiest times for the port of Southampton with two major cruise companies announcing a packed programme of voyages for 2015. Southampton-based P&O Cruises will operate its largest ever programme featuring
SAILING star Ben Ainslie says he is depending on his big-name crew in his bid for success in the next round of the Extreme Sailing Series. The second round of the world tour takes place in Muscat, Oman – unfamiliar territory for the four-time Olympic
“PLEASE don’t smoke in our parks.” That is the plea from two Southampton schoolgirls as the city takes one step closer to becoming smoke-free. City health bosses are eager to stop adults smoking in public spaces and children’s parks in a bid
A SOUTHAMPTON dad was followed into the alleyway where he died by a cage fighter who had started a relationship with his ex-partner, a court heard. A neighbour told a court how she saw Kevin Wyeth talking to his ex girlfriend Samantha Slater outside
