Daily Echo | The Tigers

Tigers uncover £17.5m drug and guns stash

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:31:11 +0000

HAMPSHIRE soldiers have helped uncover a £17.5m drugs stash thought to be among one of the biggest seizures of its kind in Afghanistan.

Cards on their way to frontline soldiers

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:56:06 +0000

THEY’VE arrived in their hundreds – now Christmas cards aimed at spreading some cheer among Hampshire soldiers are on their way to Afghanistan.

Mum pays tribute to soldier killed in action

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:17:25 +0000

The mother of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan today paid tribute to her son, describing him as a ''fun-loving action man'' who was ''so proud to be a soldier''.

PWRR soldier dies in Afghanistan

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

A British soldier from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment has died in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence revealed last night.

Jason heads drive to back Afghan troops

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:48:10 +0100

FORMER Saints star Jason Dodd has thrown his weight behind a campaign to support troops on the frontline.

Hampshire's Band of Brothers

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:24:45 +0100

THE TRAINING is complete, their bags are packed and they are as ready as they ever could be.

In their own words - Hampshire Tigers on the frontline

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:32:24 +0100

More Hampshire Tigers talk to the Daily Echo about their hopes and fears for the next seven months in the Afghanistan war zone.

Hampshire soldiers head to war

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:15:38 +0100

HUNDREDS of soldiers from Hampshire’s regiment The Tigers are being deployed to the Afghanistan frontline for the next seven months.

Lord Lieutenant meets The Tigers

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:08:55 +0100

Dame Mary Fagan wasted no time in getting her hands dirty when she ditched her formal attire for Army combat gear and climbed into the driving seat of a Warrior armoured vehicle.

A royal visit for the Tigers

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:49:54 +0100

TIGERS colonel in chief, the Queen of Denmark, met the troops when she paid a visit to the solders base in Paderborn, Germany.