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Urgent plans to clean up seawater baths

12:25pm Friday 17th May 2013

URGENT action is being taken to improve the quality of Lymington’s famous seawater baths amid fears that bathers could sue if they became ill.

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Water leaks blight new £30m police station

4:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

A MAJOR Hampshire police station virtually closed down and earmarked to be sold looks set to be given a new lease of life – due to Southampton’s iconic new station being riddled with water leaks, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Hundreds attend funeral of ambulance driver

3:06pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a Hampshire ambulance driver who was killed in a crash.

Man tasered for threatening police

12:04pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A MAN was tasered by police last night when he became violent and threatening to officers who were trying to arrest him in a supermarket car park in Hampshire.

Farm machinery security tagged

3:20pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

More than £825,000 worth of agricultural machinery has been security tagged in the New Forest over three days.

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Transport Minister 'minded' to agree trial of 50mph limit

4:59pm Monday 13th May 2013

ROAD safety campaigners are hopeful that the speed limit on the A31 will be reduced to 50mph from Picket Post to Ashley Heath following a meeting with Roads Minister Stephen Hammond today.

'Time for action' after another crash on major road

10:36am Monday 13th May 2013

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding urgent action to make a notorious road safe after yet another horrific crash.

Action stations call from businesses as rail use increases

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

5:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

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

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Building destroyed by fire as crews make gas canisters safe

3:08pm Monday 13th May 2013

A BONFIRE spread to and destroyed a shed this morning, in a small Hampshire community.

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Hit-and-run leaves man with serious head injuries

9:13am Sunday 12th May 2013

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a hit-and-run collision left a man with serious head injuries.

Gang jailed for spree of burglaries across Hampshire

4:30pm Friday 10th May 2013

A GANG has this afternoon been jailed for more than 13 years for carrying out smash and grab raids at stores across Hampshire and the south of England.

Barn dance organiser apologises after it turned into illegal rave

10:47am Thursday 9th May 2013

The organiser of a charity barn dance that ended in chaos with dozens of police breaking up an illegal rave has apologised.

Pedestrian hurt in bus crash

11:16am Thursday 9th May 2013

A WOMAN has suffered potentially serious head injuries after being hit by a double-decker bus.

Oakhaven Hospice celebrates £506K windfall

12:50pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A HAMPSHIRE hospice is today celebrating a £506,000 windfall that will enable it to complete a major expansion scheme.

Lorry crash shuts road

11:39am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A LORRY has crashed into a bridge on a main road in the New Forest.

Miss Hampshire title is Hayley's crowning glory

1:30pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Fordingbridge student Hayley Adlam is so proud after being crowned Miss Hampshire.

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New Hampshire leader to be decided today

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.

Tributes paid to ambulance driver killed in crash

6:29pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE families and colleagues of a Hampshire ambulance driver killed in a road crash have paid tribute to her.

Illegal workers found at restaurant

4:35pm Friday 3rd May 2013

IMMIGRATION officers have swooped to arrest three illegal workers at a Hampshire restaurant.

Defeated Tory councillor slams David Cameron

12:38pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A defeated Hampshire Conservative councillor who lost her seat to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in yesterday's local elections has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister David Cameron, saying: ''I don't believe a word he says.''

Council leader quits after election night drama

4:54am Friday 3rd May 2013

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

UKIP make huge election gains

Memorial ride for cyclist killed in crash

12:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

TO MARK one year since a popular cyclist died, a ride will set out to a pub where a toast will be made to a life cut short.

Fears of low turnout for local elections

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.

Police chiefs unite to discuss slower speed limits on death road

4:33pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE TWO men in charge of police in Hampshire and Dorset will come together to discuss slowing speeds on a major road which was the scene of a teenager's death.

Police formally name victims of ambulance crash

10:39am Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE TWO people who died following an ambulance crash in the New Forest on Friday, have now been formally named by police.

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Dementia sufferer found after police search

2:30pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A man who went missing from his Hampshire home has today been found safe and well.

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Happiness workshop

3:20pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

DISCOVER laughter and happiness at a special workshop in Hampshire tomorrow.

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Four hurt in Hampshire crash

7:41am Monday 29th April 2013

POLICE are investigating after four people were seriously injured following a collision in the New Forest is morning.

Millbrook man charged with attack on grandfather

10:30am Thursday 25th April 2013

A MAN has been charged with grievous bodily harm and unlawful malicious wounding of a Southampton grandfather.

Gold medal-winning garden goes on show

10:20am Thursday 25th April 2013

VISITORS to a Hampshire attraction can view a colourful garden that won a gold medal at last year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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'Playboy' loses appeal over girlfriend's murder

2:50pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

A SELF-STYLED 'playboy' found guilty of murdering his Hampshire student girlfriend today lost his appeal against conviction.

Live Elliot Turner loses appeal against conviction and sentence

9:01am Wednesday 24th April 2013

Elliot Turner appeared at the Court of Appeal today in a bid to get his murder conviction and sentence overturned.

Jumping through hoops for charity

1:10pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

GUESTS at a fundraising event in Hampshire hula-hooped to raise money for two charities.

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Man charged with perverting course of justice after teen's death

11:12am Monday 22nd April 2013

THE man accused of killing Ringwood teenager Jade Clarke in a hit-and-run has been charged with perverting the course of justice between February 25 and March 21.

Stolen car torched

8:00am Saturday 20th April 2013

A STOLEN car was torched after being used to steal a pay machine from a Hampshire car park.

Council staff could be owed hundreds of pounds

4:00am Friday 19th April 2013

CIVIC chiefs could face legal action over claims that up to 300 council staff may be owed wages totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Biker killed in Thailand

10:33am Friday 19th April 2013

A HAMPSHIRE man has died in a motorcycle accident in Thailand.

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Fast food outlet scheme withdrawn after protests

10:03am Friday 19th April 2013

PLANS to build a multi-million- pound shopping complex in a Hampshire town have been withdrawn after sparking more than 70 protests.

Crime falls 11 per cent in New Forest

12:16pm Friday 19th April 2013

Annual crime figures released today for the New Forest show an overall drop of 11.03 per cent.

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Council forced to call off its Thatcher tribute

10:44am Friday 19th April 2013

A HAMPSHIRE council says that it had to cancel a tribute to Baroness Thatcher after several members refused to take part.

20,000 fewer crimes in Hampshire

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.

Why did Hampshire teen kill himself?

11:23am Thursday 18th April 2013

The reason why a Hampshire teenager took his own life will remain a mystery, an inquest heard today.

Public hearing being held 16 miles from town

12:00pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Ringwood residents want to know why a public hearing into plans for 33 retirement apartments in a Hampshire town being held 16 miles away.

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Rise in Forest animal accidents

12:30pm Thursday 18th April 2013

A SHARP rise in the number of animal accidents in the New Forest has been revealed.

A big step for Sammy Sunshine

10:20am Wednesday 17th April 2013

A CLOWN and children’s entertainer who has worked in the trade for more than 50 years has opened a small museum dedicated to his career.

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'Cyclist injured' in sabotaged bike ride

10:50am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A ROW surrounding the sabotage of one of Hampshire’s biggest cycling events increased last night after claims that a rider fell and broke his collarbone after riding over drawing pins deliberately placed on the route.

Vandals target top cycling event in New Forest

7:11am Monday 15th April 2013

THE safety of hundreds of cyclists was threatened during a major sports event when drawing pins were thrown on to the road and more than 1,000 route signs vandalised.

Controversial New Forest cycling event rained off

10:49am Sunday 14th April 2013

A CONTROVERSIAL cycling event in the New Forest was forced to be abandoned on its second day.

Doorstep conman trick another pensioner

1:58pm Friday 12th April 2013

Another pensioner in a Hampshire village has fallen victim to doorstep conmen.

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