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Firm appeals for go ahead to rid countryside of old tyre dump

5:30pm Friday 3rd February 2012

COMPANY bosses appeal for a licence to establish a recycling centre for a mountain of 1.4 million tyres at an inherited dump near Romsey.

People of Hampshire show their caring side

1:30pm Monday 30th January 2012

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

10:38am Friday 27th January 2012

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

Mental health nurse struck off

8:20am Thursday 26th January 2012

A HAMPSHIRE mental health nurse has been struck off after being found guilty of having an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable teenage patient.

Residents clamping down on tax-cheats

12:26pm Wednesday 25th January 2012

HARD-WORKING residents in Hampshire have declared war on the benefit cheats who are costing us a staggering £1.5m per year.

Brain injury clinic will be vital asset

2:00pm Wednesday 25th January 2012

A SPECIALIST multimillion pound brain injury nursing clinic is to open in Hampshire, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Fork lift lorry death firm gets £65k fine

5:45pm Tuesday 24th January 2012

A HAMPSHIRE company has been fined £65,000 for a breach of health and safety regulations following an accident in which a lorry driver was crushed to death, a court heard.

New owner reopens car dealer's site

1:10pm Tuesday 24th January 2012

Two of the former sites of a collapsed car dealer have been reopened under new owners. Administrators of the Southgate Motor Group, which crashed in November, have negotiated the reopening of its Romsey and Bridport sites.

Landowner offers nature reserve for homes deal

1:24pm Friday 20th January 2012

A HAMPSHIRE town wetland nature reserve, fully funded and managed for 25 years – in return for 58 new homes.

School meal prices frozen

3:30pm Friday 20th January 2012

THE COST of school meals in Hampshire is to be frozen – for the fourth year running.

Man hurt in stag night violence

12:10pm Tuesday 17th January 2012

A MAN was badly beaten when a stag do at a Hampshire pub turned violent.

Girl, 11, attacked on way home from school

10:29am Tuesday 17th January 2012

An 11-year-old girl has been attacked by a man as she walked home from school.

Supermarket could be built on historic country estate

12:25pm Friday 13th January 2012

A SUPERMARKET giant has announced plans to build a store on a historic Hampshire estate.

Call to cut speed and save lives

1:30pm Friday 13th January 2012

SPEED limits could be slashed across Hampshire in a bid to curb road deaths and serious crashes.