Daily Echo | Romsey

Parents' campaign to see speed limit cut on busy school road

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

Parents have launched a campaign to slash the speed limit on a busy Hampshire road.

Drug dealer behind bars

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

A ROMSEY man, who admitted supplying close friends and associates with cocaine, was jailed for 18 months.

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.

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

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:30:20 +0000

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.

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.

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.

Mental health nurse struck off

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000

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

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:26:19 +0000

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

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:45:37 +0000

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

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:10:00 +0000

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

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:24:38 +0000

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

School meal prices frozen

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0000

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

Man hurt in stag night violence

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:10:00 +0000

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