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Air traffic controllers dealing with backlog of flights

National Air Traffic Control Systems (NATS) at Swanwick

3:02pm Friday 24th May 2013

HAMPSHIRE air traffic controllers are today working with airlines and airports to clear the backlog of flights following the temporary runway closures at Heathrow this morning.

Thousands descend on new shopping complex

Thousands at the Whiteley Shopping Centre opening

11:57am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THOUSANDS have today celebrated the opening of a multi-million pound shopping village in Hampshire.

World's newest cruise ship bound for Southampton

World's newest cruise ship bound for Southampton

1:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

This stunning photograph is the first sight Southampton has had of Royal Princess, the world`s newest cruise ship, due in the city early next month, as she powers through the waves.

Investigation continues after violence at festival

A man injured at the Wickham Horse Fair

12:21pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

ALL six men who were arrested after a brawl in a Hampshire village yesterday are still in custody this morning.

Dean's bringing jobs and taste of America

Manager Hannah Williams outside Dean's Diner at the new Whiteley shopping centre

10:36am Monday 20th May 2013

A £450,000 restaurant opening at the new Whiteley shopping centre is to provide 18 new jobs.

Fundraiser's bike stolen weeks before charity challenge

VICTIM OF THEFT: Kim Haddaway's trip is now under threat

1:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

SHE has raised thousands of pounds for charities, supporting the country’s most vulnerable and impoverished adults and children.

Action stations call from businesses as rail use increases

CROWDED JOURNEYS: More and more people are using the trains

4:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

BUSINESS leaders in Hampshire have called for further development at the county’s train stations after figures showed more people than ever are using the train to get to work.

Accountants appoints new partner

Southern Daily Echo

5:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

AN ACCOUNTANCY practice has appointed a new partner at one of its Hampshire offices.

MPs asked to pay 'profits' from homes

Fareham MP and employment minister Mark Hoban

3:39pm Friday 10th May 2013

HAMPSHIRE MPs have been asked to pay over more than £20,000 of “profits” made from taxpayer-funded homes, it has been revealed.

Men approaching children prompts police investigation

Stock image of Hampshire police officers

6:27pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

POLICE are investigating after a number of 'suspicious' incidents involving men approaching children.

New Hampshire leader to be decided today

Councillor Ken Thornber

9:30am Tuesday 7th May 2013

TODAY'S battle to succeed veteran Hampshire County Council leader Ken Thornber is tipped to be a two-horse race between children’s services chief Councillor Roy Perry and deputy leader Councillor Mel Kendal.

Second death linked to 'rogue' batch of heroin

Heroin

4:10pm Friday 3rd May 2013

ANOTHER man has died following warnings of a 'rogue' batch of heroin in Hampshire.

Man made 'bomb detectors' in his garden shed

Southern Daily Echo

4:03pm Friday 3rd May 2013

An unemployed man has been convicted of making fake bomb detectors in his garden shed.

Council leader quits after election night drama

Council leader quits after dramtic election results

4:54am Friday 3rd May 2013

The leader of Hampshire County Council has quit after a night of election drama across the county.

Fears of low turnout for local elections

LIB DEM: Keith House

6:00am Thursday 2nd May 2013

HAMPSHIRE goes to the polls today in the county council elections – but one party leader is predicting turn out could be the lowest for 20 years.

Schoolgirl dies after contracting flu

Southern Daily Echo

4:24pm Thursday 25th April 2013

A HAMPSHIIRE schoolgirl died suddenly after contracting flu, a coroner has ruled.

Thief steals handbag of shopper, 92

Thief steals handbag of shopper, 92

6:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

THIS is the man police are hunting after a 92-year-old woman had her handbag stolen in a supermarket.

Vision for controversial Cineworld complex

The vision for Cineworld in Whiteley

1:17pm Monday 22nd April 2013

THIS is how a controversial cinema proposed for Whiteley would look.

Pensioner jailed

Southern Daily Echo

11:20am Friday 19th April 2013

A PENSIONER who swindled £13,000 in benefits will serve time behind bars.

20,000 fewer crimes in Hampshire

Stock image of Hampshire police officers

11:23am Thursday 18th April 2013

ALMOST 20,000 fewer crimes were committed in Hampshire last year compared with the previous year - figures released today show.

Transplant gives woman four kidneys

Southern Daily Echo

3:05pm Thursday 18th April 2013

A WOMAN has told of her gratitude after a transplant which has left her with four kidneys.

'Bomb fear won't stop us running'

The Boston bombings.

10:30am Wednesday 17th April 2013

“WE will not be deterred”. That’s the defiant message from Hampshire runners taking part in Sunday’s London Marathon following the deadly bomb blasts in Boston.

Thieves steal valuables from nine cars

Southern Daily Echo

4:30pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

Thieves targeted nine cars in one night in a Hampshire community.

Name for town

Southern Daily Echo

12:50pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

A 7,000-home new town planned for north of Fareham will be called Welborne, council chiefs announced last night.

Driver cut free after collision with lamp post

Southern Daily Echo

10:46am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A DRIVER had to be cut free from his vehicle after his vehicle smashed in to a lamp post on a Hampshire road.

Doctor ‘could tell patient was dying’

Dr Jane Barton.

9:10am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A DOCTOR has told an inquest how she could tell that her elderly patient was dying by the “haunted” expression on her face.

Council wants quarter of cash raised by charity

Southern Daily Echo

12:37pm Friday 12th April 2013

THEY were raising money for a charity that saves the lives of people across Hampshire.

Teen secures £100k funding for brain tumour operation

Sam John

2:08pm Thursday 11th April 2013

A TEENAGER is to get the funding he needs for life saving treatment.

Woman's blind date with stalker

Stephen Peters

7:30am Thursday 11th April 2013

A MAN set up a fake profile on an Internet dating site to lure his ex-lover to a blind date in a pub, a court heard.

Medication 'was to ease pain' of dying pensioner

Gladys Richards

12:36pm Thursday 11th April 2013

THE clinical manager at a heavily-criticised hospital where a elderly patient died nearly 15 years ago has told an inquest that she was given medication to help ease her pain in her final days after her condition deteriorated.

Doctors clash at inquest over pensioner's morphine dosage

Dr Jane Barton.

10:33am Thursday 11th April 2013

TWO doctors have clashed over whether the correct pain relief drugs were given to a Hampshire pensioner who died in hospital.

OAP saved by 999 operators

Southern Daily Echo

12:20pm Thursday 11th April 2013

AN ELDERLY woman trapped in her Hampshire home was saved by fire service telephone operators while an inferno raged her kitchen.

Parties go to battle for local elections

Councillor Ken Thornber

10:56am Wednesday 10th April 2013

THE UK Independence Party is making its strongest bid yet to win a seat on Hampshire County Council.

Pensioner 'denied chance of further treatment' inquest hears

Dr Jane Barton

2:13pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

A DAUGHTER has told an inquest how she believes her mother was denied the opportunity for further treatment while being cared for at a Hampshire hospital.

Fire at restaurant

The scene of the fire at the Harvester in Fareham. Photo by Echo reader Nathan Cannon (@nathan_cannon97)

3:33pm Monday 8th April 2013

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze at a Hampshire restaurant.

Councillors defect to UKIP

Southern Daily Echo

6:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

TWO Fareham borough councillors have defected to UKIP. Nick Gregory and Dave Whittingham quit the Conservative Party last year and have now joined the UK Independence Party.

Garage and pub fail alcohol test

THE Mayor of Chard has raised concerns over underage drinking.

3:51pm Friday 5th April 2013

TWO premises have been caught serving alcohol to people underage without checking their ID.

Police name officer killed in road crash

The scene on Thomas Lewis Way in Southampton

9:38am Thursday 4th April 2013

HAMPSHIRE Constabulary have named the police officer who died following a collision on Thomas Lewis Way in Southampton.

Village hopes possible Shakespeare connections will make it a tourist hotspot

Titchfield Festival Theatre chairman Kevin Fraser at Titchfield Abbey.

1:34pm Thursday 4th April 2013

A Hampshire village is set to become a tourist hotspot for Shakespeare fans.

Police hoping to find owners of stolen goods

Southern Daily Echo

2:00pm Thursday 28th March 2013

POLICE are trying to find the owner of welding equipment they suspect may have been stolen.

Fire crews called to sauna blaze

Southern Daily Echo

12:00pm Thursday 28th March 2013

FIRE crews were called to a blaze in a sauna.

Hundreds queue as 1,000 new jobs go up for grabs today

Up to 1,000 new jobs up for grabs today

9:50am Wednesday 27th March 2013

Hundreds of people are expected to descend on a Hampshire hotel today as the search for 1,000 jobs at a new multi-million pound shopping centre gets underway.

Baby freed from cot by firefighters

Southern Daily Echo

2:12pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

FIVE firefighters were called in to action this morning - to free a baby from his cot.

Fire leaves pensioner and son in hospital

Southern Daily Echo

3:54pm Tuesday 26th March 2013

A PENSIONER and her son are in hospital today after fire ripped through a Hampshire home.

Former cricketer Shaun Udal helps stump up £5,000 for charity

Pictured with Shaun, centre, are Helen Somerset-How, founder of the Rainbow Centre, Tom Taylor of Taylor Made and Nigel Taylor.

3:38pm Monday 25th March 2013

FORMER Hampshire cricketer Shaun Udal was the guest star at a charity sporting dinner.

Hundreds cheer as sailors are given freedom of the town

Hundreds cheer as sailors are given freedom of the town

4:07pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Crowds have lined the streets to show their support for service personnel who exercised their freedom of their home town.

1,000 new jobs up for grabs

1,000 new jobs up for grabs

12:22pm Friday 22nd March 2013

MORE than a thousand jobs are being created at a new multi-million pound shopping mecca in Hampshire.

Fine over asbestos exposure

Southern Daily Echo

12:50pm Friday 22nd March 2013

A HAMPSHIRE firm has been fined after workers and Royal Navy personnel were exposed to asbestos when pipes lined with the substance were left on a roadside.

Antarctic explorers set off on expedition

Antarctic explorers set off on expedition

4:50pm Thursday 21st March 2013

A team of explorers bidding to become the first to cross Antarctica in winter have today set off on their epic expedition.

Village meeting

Southern Daily Echo

12:40pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

RESIDENTS can attend a village association’s annual meeting.



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