Daily Echo | In Depth reports

The 999 calls putting lives at risk

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:39:40 +0000

THEY are the 999 calls to the emergency services that are actually putting lives at risk.

Hoax calls: How the law stands

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:41:36 +0000

IT is an offence to send false messages under the Communications Act 2003.

Some of the most bizarre 999 calls

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:46:51 +0000

Here are some of the most bizarre 999 cals received by amublance chiefs.

SPENDING CUTS: Cutting student study payments 'risk futures'

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:38:28 +0000

THOUSANDS of Hampshire teenagers could be put off continuing education after school because the Government is axing the cash payments to help them study, education bosses fear.

SPENDING CUTS: Dead weight cost or help for 2,826 students?

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:28:48 +0000

GOVERNMENT ministers say the allowances are inefficient – a view hotly disputed by supporters of the EMA scheme.

SPENDING CUTS: What is an EMA?

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:26:27 +0000

THE education Maintenance Allowance is Government cash given to 16 to 18-year-olds who are in education.

Water Metering: River Itchen at risk if nothing is done

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:33:28 +0000

SUPPLYING around 300,000 people in southern Hampshire, the River Itchen is a vital source of water in the county.

Water Metering: How much will you pay?

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:37:11 +0000

SARAH JONES questions Darren Bentham, director of metering at Southern Water, to find out just how it will affect people across the south.

Water Metering: Money down the drain?

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:27:22 +0000

Figures show Southern Water wastes nearly 95 million litres of water every single day.

I always worried about my mum at The Briars

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:50:00 +0100

As the disgraced owners of a Hampshire care home await sentencing for neglect, the daughter of an elderly resident gives the first shocking insight into conditions inside The Briars

The Briars: What to do if concerned about a relative

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:17:01 +0100

Anyone with concerns about the quality of care offered by Southampton’s 65 care and nursing homes (both privately and council run) can call the city council’s Adult Contact Centre on 023 8083 3303.

The Briars: Could it happen again

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:55:34 +0100

AT the time the problems at The Briars came to light in September 2008 the Commission for Social Care Inspection regulated all care homes.

A first look inside the Sea City museum

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:12:01 +0000

THE final plans for Southampton’s £15m Sea City Museum can today be exclusively unveiled.

How do we tackle our drink problem?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:20:00 +0000

IT’S billed as the Government’s ‘last resort’ to stop alcohol-fuelled violence and antisocial behaviour. But is creating an Alcohol Disorder Zone (ADZ) in one of Southampton’s most popular night-time areas – Bedford Place – the answer?

Images found in food are more common than you think

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:36:09 +0000

SIGHTINGS of the image of Jesus have been reported all over the globe and in all shapes and forms.

Baby Seth's high quality of care earns praise for Intensive Care unit

Mon, 18 May 2009 07:00:00 +0100

THE death of their baby son has prompted a couple to raise money for the Southampton hospital that cared for him.