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Search after asbestos dumped

10:50am Monday 10th June 2013

POLICE and council officials are hunting flytippers who dumped nearly half a tonne of potentially deadly asbestos in Hampshire.

Solar farm the size of 200 football pitches planned for Hampshire

12:37pm Friday 7th June 2013

BRITAIN’S biggest solar farm has been earmarked for a Hampshire village, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Retirement homes may replace garden centre

4:36pm Friday 7th June 2013

A HAMPSHIRE garden centre is set to close and the site could be redeveloped for retirement accommodation.

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Tribute to horses of world war

12:07pm Friday 7th June 2013

FOR almost a century they were the forgotten casualties of conflict, but now Romsey is set to honour the horses that served during the First World War.

Singer-songwriter wins Isle of Wight Festival performance slot

3:50pm Thursday 6th June 2013

SHE’S the emerging singing and songwriting sensation from the south.

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MPs rebel against government on green energy

7:10am Wednesday 5th June 2013

TWO Hampshire MPs rebelled against their own Government in a clash over its failure to push for ‘green’ energy.

Help find van

4:07pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

ROMSEY police are urging Lockerley residents to help them trace a van suspected to have been involved in crimes in the area.

Cyclist injured in attack by dog walker

5:00am Wednesday 5th June 2013

A MOTHER and daughter were injured in an unusual attack in Mottisfont woodland.

150 jobs to be created thanks to nine new hotels

10:33am Tuesday 4th June 2013

UP TO 150 new jobs are to be created in Hampshire, as a national chain looks to build more hotels across the county.

£800,000 play boost for disabled children

5:15pm Monday 3rd June 2013

DISABLED youngsters across Hampshire will be able to enjoy more sports and play time than ever before thanks to a cash boost of more than £800,000.

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Play park is restored to former glory

4:27pm Friday 31st May 2013

RUSTY swings have been replaced after a community fund raising drive saw a Hampshire village play park restored to its former glory.

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Wrong part of hand operated on and swab left inside patient's leg at Southampton hospital

1:30pm Thursday 30th May 2013

THEY ARE incidents that “should not” happen in a safe hospital – but two have taken place at Southampton General since the beginning of the year.

More patients than ever left waiting over two hours in ambulances outside A&E departments in the south

2:10pm Thursday 30th May 2013

PATIENTS waiting in ambulance queues outside accident and emergency departments across the south have increased, according to the Labour Party.

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Teacher leads tributes to Drummer Rigby

10:41am Thursday 30th May 2013

THE brutal killing of Drummer Lee Rigby cannot be used a springboard for more attacks and reprisals says a Romsey-based teacher and mum-of-four.

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MP issues ultimatum to school at centre of sex abuse claims

1:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A HAMPSHIRE MP today issued an ultimatum to leaders of a Romsey school at the centre of sex abuse claims following a damning report.

School still 'failing to protect children', report finds

10:04am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE Hampshire special school at the centre of shocking sex abuse accusations is still failing to protect children properly, a damning report reveals today.

Arrests after drugs found following bungalow fire

5:20pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THREE men have been arrested after police found cannabis growing equipment in a Hampshire home gutted by fire.

Police hunt after object hurled at train

5:41pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

POLICE officers are appealing for information after a train driver was left with a cut and bruised face when an object was thrown at the windscreen he was standing behind.

Train driver hurt as brick thrown through train windscreen

7:19am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A train driver was badly hurt when a brick was thrown through the glass of her window in Hampshire.

Police car rammed during dramatic high-speed chase across Hampshire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

8:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

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

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‘Stevey was over moon at becoming a dad again’

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

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

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

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

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

11:19am Friday 19th April 2013

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Head resigns from school at centre of sex abuse claims

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

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'

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.

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Shed targeted

2:50pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

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

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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

2:00pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

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

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Opposition builds over plans for 1,000 homes

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.

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Hawk-Eye win Premier League contract

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.

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Governor stands down from scandal hit 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

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

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

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.

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Sex scandal school could be closed

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

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.

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Police investigate sex abuse claims at special school

6:00am Monday 25th March 2013

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

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