Daily Echo | Winchester

Aldi store planning persmission deadline nears

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Time is running out for cut-price supermarket chain Aldi to build a new store in a Hampshire city.

Health secretary visits Hampshire

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

HEALTH secretary Andrew Lansley was today due to meet the new management team at Winchester hospital.

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.

Emissions warning

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

TAKING all Winchester’s cars off the road for a year would not be enough to meet the city council’s carbon footprint targets.

Police reveal patrol details

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:00 +0000

POLICE have provided more details on how villages south of Winchester will be patrolled. It comes after Twyford Police Station shut last month.

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.

Winchester College's medieval barn saved

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:58:47 +0000

A MEDIEVAL barn built almost 600 years ago by Winchester College has been rescued from decay, English Heritage said.

Wi-fi on Winchester to Southampton morning bus

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000

A BUS firm has launched a trial of free Wi-Fi for commuters travelling from Winchester to Southampton.

Farm's objections stalls closure of notorious ford

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000

A FARM has objected to the closure of a notorious ford across the River Itchen near Alresford.

Visitors flock to see new-born lambs

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:20:00 +0000

AS family days out go, you would have to be ‘baa-rmy’ to miss it.

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.

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.

Conservation at a snail's pace

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:50:00 +0000

THESE rare snails as so tiny they fit on a fingertip – but a Hampshire wildlife park is playing its part in the battle to save them.

Silver Hill set for inquiry

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:50:00 +0000

THE proposed Silver Hill development in Winchester is likely to go to a public inquiry this year.