Daily Echo | New Forest

'Business as usual' at sex club

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Bosses of a sex club in the New Forest say it is “business as usual” despite a bid by council chiefs to shut it down.

£131,000 fraudster must repay £14,000

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:31:35 +0000

AN office worker, who ripped off her employers for more than £100,000, has been ordered to pay just a fraction of the cash.

Restaurant plan rejected

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Plans to revitalise a New Forest town by giving it an “evening economy” have been thrown out.

PM to probe psychiatric unit plans

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:40:00 +0000

David Cameron has promised to investigate the controversial proposed closure of a Hampshire mental health unit.

Tanker crash closes commuter route

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:52 +0000

A MAJOR Hampshire commuter road has been closed after a crash left up to 100 gallons of fuel spilled on the carriageway.

Powerboat joyrider is jailed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +0000

A MAN caused about £15,000 damage after he took a £250,000 powerboat for a joy ride around a Hampshire marina.

Bid to shut down sex club

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +0000

COUNCIL chiefs are trying to shut down a sex club in a Hampshire village – because it breaks planning rules.

Rock star avoids driving ban

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

A ROCK star who earns up to £100,000 a year has avoided a driving ban after pleading “exceptional hardship” to magistrates.

Ice cream firm moves into new £2.4m home

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0000

NEW Forest Ice Cream has moved into new offices in a £2.4m new factory development set to “significantly increase” its manufacturing operation when it opens later this year.

Police station front office to close

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:40:00 +0000

ANOTHER Hampshire police station is closing to the public.

Tory wind farm revolt

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:40:00 +0000

A NUMBER of Hampshire’s Conservative MPs have joined a major revolt against Government policy on wind farms.

Double break-in

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:50:00 +0000

A NEW Forest man broke into the same house twice within a few days, Southampton Crown Court heard.

Thieves target boat diesel

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:00 +0000

POLICE have warned that diesel is being stolen from boats moored offshore in the Lymington area.

Fight to keep recreation ground

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

A popular recreation ground is in danger of being snatched away from sportsmen and used as back-up grazing land.

Worker must pay back £7,000 of £18,000 theft

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:30:00 +0000

A HAMPSHIRE mum who stole nearly £18,000 from her employer has to pay back just £7,000.

Councils win funding for superfast broadband

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:49:10 +0000

SUPERFAST broadband will be rolled out across Hampshire and Southampton over the next three years after the councils' funding bid was given the green light.

Sex abuser threatened to kill boy

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:52:00 +0000

A HAMPSHIRE man has been found guilty of a series of sexual offences against a schoolboy.

People of Hampshire show their caring side

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

THE Daily Echo has been inundated with calls from dozens of people across the region who want to help stop loneliness and isolation in Hampshire.

Over 24,000 manufacturing jobs lost in Hampshire

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:38:57 +0000

THE recession and stalled recovery has cost 24,000 manufacturing jobs in Hampshire, a study has shown.

OAP, 85, drives car along railway tracks

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:20:00 +0000

An 85-year-old Hampshire woman had a lucky escape today after driving down a high-speed railway line for 80 yards after taking a wrong turn at a level crossing.