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Police car rammed during dramatic high-speed chase across Hampshire

Hunt as robber strikes in shopping precinct

2:11pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A police car was rammed during a high speed chase across the Hampshire countryside today.

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.

'I'm so proud to support charity that helped me'

SON TO BE PROUD OF: Ryan Wooldridge

4:50pm Monday 13th May 2013

WHEN Southampton teenager Ryan Wooldridge lost his father at a young age he shut himself off from the world unable to express his devastation.

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.

Fathers for Justice face Twitter ban over campaign

Fathers for Justice's Matt O'Connor

4:40am Friday 3rd May 2013

A CAMPAIGN group has been threatened with being banned from a social networking site following ‘abusive’ comments that targeted a number of Hampshire politicians.

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.

Protests over 'black-listing' firms

Protests over 'black-listing' firms

4:54pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

WAVING placards and chanting slogans, a noisy demo took place today outside firms based in Hampshire accused of blacklisting.

‘Black-listing’ demonstration

Southern Daily Echo

8:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

A DEMO is set to take place today outside firms based in Hampshire accused of blacklisting.

‘Stevey was over moon at becoming a dad again’

Steven Johnson

9:48am Wednesday 24th April 2013

THE parents of Steven Johnson, who died in a hit-and-run crash, opened their hearts to the Daily Echo to pay tribute to the 20- year-old who they described as “the life and soul of the party”.

Tributes to young dad who died in road tragedy

Victim: Steven Johnson.

12:00pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Flowers and poignant messages continue to be laid at the roadside by shocked family and friends of Steven Johnson, of Romsey, who died on a country road near the town.

Another staff member quits sex scandal school

Stanbridge Earls School

5:55pm Monday 22nd April 2013

ANOTHER senior member of staff at the Hampshire special school facing shocking sex abuse claims has resigned, it has been revealed.

Tributes to 'brilliant father' killed in road crash

Steven Johnson, pictured in 2008.

11:37am Monday 22nd April 2013

HE HAS been described as a “brilliant father” and a “funny, down to earth boy with a massive lovely smile”.

Tesco forges ahead with plans for superstore

An artists impression of how the new Tesco store will look

1:01pm Friday 19th April 2013

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco insists it intends to build a controversial store on a historic Hampshire estate – despite recording a fall in profits.

£2.2m visitor centre plan

Southern Daily Echo

11:19am Friday 19th April 2013

A POPULAR Hampshire tourist attraction is set to expand its visitor centre.

Head resigns from school at centre of sex abuse claims

Stanbridge Earls school

4:19pm Thursday 18th April 2013

THE headmaster of a controversial school at the centre of shocking sex abuse claims has today resigned.

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.

'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.

Shed targeted

Southern Daily Echo

2:50pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

TWO chainsaws and a leaf blower were stolen during a garden shed raid in Romsey.

Police camera van in crash

Police camera van in crash

11:47am Tuesday 16th April 2013

AN investigation in underway after a police speed camera van was involved in collision with a car at Nursling.

Thriving brewery ready to celebrate 18th birthday

Simon Brown, right, toasts success with his godson Dugald Rhodes.

2:00pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

It all started as a bit of banter over a few pints of not very good ale.

Opposition builds over plans for 1,000 homes

Southern Daily Echo

3:28pm Friday 12th April 2013

OPPOSITION is mounting to plans to build more than 1,000 new homes on green fields near a Hampshire town.

Hawk-Eye win Premier League contract

Hawkeye being tested at St. Mary's

10:56am Thursday 11th April 2013

The Premier League will use goal-line technology provided by Hampshire firm Hawk-Eye from next season, it was agreed today.

Governor stands down from scandal hit school

Stanbridge Earls school

4:00am Thursday 11th April 2013

A SECOND governor of a Hampshire special school at the heart of sex abuse allegations has stepped down.

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.

Parents back school at centre of sex abuse claims

Stanbridge Earls School

7:24am Friday 5th April 2013

PARENTS have formed a campaign group to back a special school at the centre of sex abuse claims.

Hawkeye miss out

Hawkeye being tested at St. Mary's

3:53pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

Hampshire based Hawkeye have been overlooked as the provider of goal-line technology at the Confederations Cup in Brazil this summer.

Sex scandal school could be closed

Stanbridge Earls School.

4:04pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

A SCHOOL at the centre of shocking sex abuse allegations is facing a new threat of closure, it has been revealed today.

MP calls for school at centre of sex abuse claims to remain open

Stanbridge Earls School.

10:56am Tuesday 26th March 2013

Romsey and Southampton North MP Caroline Nokes has called for the school at centre of sex abuse claims to remain open.

Police investigate sex abuse claims at special school

Firefighter tackle blaze at school

6:00am Monday 25th March 2013

A CRIMINAL investigation has been launched into sexual abuse claims at a Hampshire special school.

Jury retires in inquest of woman killed in tower block fire

Catherine Hickman

12:31pm Friday 22nd March 2013

The jury in the inquest into the deaths of three women - including one from Hampshire - and three children who died in a tower block blaze has retired to consider its verdict.

Rail works tomorrow

Southern Daily Echo

12:56pm Friday 22nd March 2013

TRAIN services will be suspended between Romsey and Salisbury tomorrow morning while engineers carry out essential track maintenance.

Jewellery raid on house

Southern Daily Echo

1:50pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

BURGLARS escaped with jewellery worth £2,000 from a house at Nursling, including an undisclosed quantity of brooches, one engraved with the name Bessie.

Vicarage site plan rejected

Southern Daily Echo

12:24pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

YOU can knock down the vicarage but cannot replace it with two four-bedroom homes. That is the message Test Valley councillors sent to developers behind the scheme at Ampfield’s former vicarage in Knapp Lane.

Oil stolen

Southern Daily Echo

2:30pm Tuesday 19th March 2013

AROUND 700 litres of heating oil was stolen from a tank in the grounds of a house at Danes Road, Awbridge, near Romsey, between 9.30pm on Sunday and 6.45am on Monday.

Southampton from Space

Southampton as seen from the International Space Station. Photograph by Commander Chris Hadfield

10:19am Friday 15th March 2013

This picture of the Solent region was snapped from 234 miles above the Earth – from the International Space Station.

Heroes con alert

Southern Daily Echo

12:42pm Friday 15th March 2013

AN armed forces charity is warning people to be on the lookout for conmen after a man tried to obtain cash from Romsey residents.

Cuts spark fears of crumbling buildings

Southern Daily Echo

4:30pm Thursday 14th March 2013

FUNDING for school repairs in Southampton has been cut sharply – raising fresh fears of leaking roofs and crumbling classrooms.

Driver in court over crash death of girl, 10

DIED: Evey Rose Staley

4:10pm Thursday 14th March 2013

A MAN will appear in court next month charged with causing the death of a ten-year-old girl in a road crash while over the drinkdrive limit.

Pupils walk like an Egyptian

PHAROAH FUN: Pupils with their teacher Dee Griffiths

3:30pm Thursday 14th March 2013

AMPFIELD School pupils have been delving into the lives of Egyptians.

Countdown to the South Coast Business Awards 2013 begins

The managing partner of Trethowans, Simon Rhodes

1:30pm Thursday 7th March 2013

IT recognises the best of the best.

School's £86k bill to parents of sex abuse teen

Firefighter tackle blaze at school

3:15pm Tuesday 26th February 2013

A SPECIAL school has been ordered to pay more than £86,000 to the parents of a teenager at the centre of sexual abuse claims.

Royal Mail meets targets for 94 per cent of post

Royal Mail to create 150 jobs in Hampshire

7:00am Tuesday 26th February 2013

POST in Southampton was delivered on time thanks to Royal Mail delivering a target-beating performance throughout most of last year, latest figures reveal.

Warning after sheep attack

Sheep on Ditchling Beacon before the attacks during the last two months

12:49pm Monday 25th February 2013

DOG owners are being warned to keep their pets under control after sheep were injured in Bishop’s Waltham.

Mystery leak causes swamp in housing estate

Mystery leak causes swamp in housing estate

9:00am Friday 22nd February 2013

A MYSTERY leak is causing a nightmare for residents on a Hampshire housing estate.

Anger over £5 council tax rise plan

Anger over £5 council tax rise plan

7:34am Friday 22nd February 2013

Plans to rise council tax across Test Valley today have sparked a row across the borough.

Education one of the winners in new council budget

The Castle, Winchester, home of Hampshire County Council

4:04pm Thursday 21st February 2013

YOUNG people in Hampshire are set to benefit in the county council's new budget, announced today.

Rolling Stones' guitarist's artwork on show

Big Bang Blue by Ronnie Wood

11:21am Thursday 21st February 2013

When he's not performing in packed stadiums with the Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood can often be found behind the easel.

Councils spending more on high-earning staff

Hampshire County Council offices in Winchester

10:43am Wednesday 20th February 2013

Two Hampshire councils spent hundreds of thousands of pounds more on high-earning staff in 2011-12 than the previous year, according to a survey released today.



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