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Illegal waste leads to £6,500 fine

12:21pm Monday 17th June 2013

HE made thousands of pounds by illegally storing waste from unsuspecting building firms.

MP speaks out on ‘fracking dangers’

11:40am Monday 17th June 2013

FRACKING could be “disastrous” across much of Hampshire because of the county’s fragile water supply, a Hampshire MP has warned.

Overgrown city cemeteries 'upset relatives'

4:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

THEY are meant to be tranquil areas of the city where loved ones are laid to rest. But bereaved relatives have expressed their distress as overgrown grass blights cemeteries in Southampton.

Plans to turn down city street lights sparks safety fears

8:02am Monday 10th June 2013

Plans to dim Southampton's street lights to save the city money and boost its green credentials have sparked safety fears.

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.

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.

Controversial solar farm plans set to go on show

12:00pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

NEW plans for a controversial solar farm in the Hampshire countryside will go on show to the public next week.

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Bid to stop sulphur development 'farce' being repeated

4:00am Tuesday 4th June 2013

Council chiefs are launching a new scheme empowering residents to challenge potentially harmful and contentious developments being built at Southampton Docks.

Zuri is favourite with Marwell competition voters

11:28am Monday 3rd June 2013

ZURI is the winning name for Marwell Wildlife’s rare Grevy’s zebra.

Chris Packham backs return of the lynx

12:50pm Monday 3rd June 2013

HAMPSHIRE wildlife expert Chris Packham has backed calls to reintroduce lynx back into the British countryside.

Conservation time

11:32am Monday 3rd June 2013

A TWO-DAY nature conservation event is being held this week at Milford in the New Forest.

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Don't build houses on our park

12:30pm Wednesday 29th May 2013

HUNDREDS of people have protested against plans to build homes on a Hampshire park.

Lymington house prices average £340,000

12:10pm Wednesday 29th May 2013

New research has found that Lymington in the New Forest is one of 14 seaside towns in England and Wales where the average property price is now more than £300,000.

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Sulphur plant given green light to be built in city

11:55am Tuesday 28th May 2013

PLANS for a sulphur plant to be built in Southampton have been given the go ahead.

‘Deep concern’ voiced over fracking licences

5:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

GREEN campaigners have attacked the decision to issue drilling licences for possible fracking under large parts of Hampshire.

The £40k Exbury Egg hatches at last

11:09am Friday 24th May 2013

THIS is the moment the Exbury Egg finally ‘hatched’ after a four-year incubation.

Lib Dems demand total gas extraction fracking ban in Hampshire

10:25am Thursday 23rd May 2013

LIBERAL Democrat county councillors are calling for a total ban on a controversial gas extraction process in Hampshire.

Cut pollution by cutting car parks, says MEP

6:24pm Thursday 16th May 2013

AN MEP has urged Winchester City Council to reduce air pollution in the city by cutting the number of car parks.

Solar panels to be fitted on top of ambulances

7:51am Wednesday 15th May 2013

IT’S an innovative addition that will help to save more lives as well as the planet.

The battle to save Hampshire's giant donkeys

7:21am Thursday 9th May 2013

THEY resemble a cross between the Star Wars character Chewbacca and a woolly mammoth.

Public have their say on solar farm

4:46pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A PUBLIC consultation is to be held on plans for a huge solar farm in the heart of the Itchen Valley.

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Residents' fears over sulphur plant plan

10:54am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Last night people living nearby had their first glimpse of the proposed sulphur plant planned for land inside Southampton docks - and raised their fears with the firm behind the plans.

Giant sulphur plant: developers to face residents

7:07am Friday 26th April 2013

THE developers of the huge sulphur plant planned for Southampton docks will meet worried residents face-toface to outline their vision for the facility.

'Skeletal' neglected pony put down

5:27pm Thursday 18th April 2013

THE RSPCA are appealing for information, after a “horrific case of neglect” left a pony in a “skeletal” state.

First Wessex’s eco-friendly move

2:30pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

A HOUSING association has helped its tenants to save thousands of pounds while reducing their environmental footprint.

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Supermarket asks farmers to stop using pesticides 'to save bees'

2:23pm Friday 12th April 2013

Waitrose is asking fruit, vegetable and flower suppliers to avoid using pesticides linked with bee declines.

Controversial wind farm plans handed to councils

1:42pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

Plans to build a gigantic wind farm on Hampshire farmland have been submitted – much to the anger of local residents.

Mystery dog poison claims another life

11:00am Wednesday 10th April 2013

ANOTHER dog has died in the New Forest – but experts admit they are no nearer to identifying the mystery toxin that is poisoning pets.

Hospital is boosting green credentials

7:20am Wednesday 10th April 2013

ENERGY experts at a Southampton hospital are doing their bit to boost the health of the planet.

Investigation into why leader wasn't informed about sulphur plant

4:12pm Friday 5th April 2013

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched to find out how major plans to build a sulphur plant in Southampton slipped under the radar.

Sulphur plant plan for city

10:02am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

FURIOUS residents say they should have been consulted on plans for a giant sulphur plant near their homes.

£500k of flood defences to finally protect residents

4:00am Wednesday 27th March 2013

RESIDENTS in one of Southampton's most flood-hit roads are celebrating a pledge to carry out almost £500,000 worth of defences against the elements.

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Forest on a charge with fleet of electric hire cars

3:55pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Tourists visiting the New Forest can hire a Renault Twizy – a battery-powered two-seater that enables people to explore the countryside without polluting the air.

Labour rebel hits out at bin spy burden

11:07am Friday 22nd March 2013

THE task of snooping through wheelie bins has been branded an “inappropriate responsibility” for Hampshire refuse collectors.

'Bin spies' checking your rubbish

11:10am Thursday 21st March 2013

COUNCIL snoopers are spying on the contents of hundreds of thousands of wheelie bins across Hampshire, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Future is bright in solar action table

6:00am Wednesday 20th March 2013

NEW figures show Southampton homeowners lead the county when it comes to green energy.

Thousands more to be asked to pay for a third wheelie bin

12:40pm Tuesday 19th March 2013

THOUSANDS more Hampshire residents are being asked to pay for a third wheelie bin outside their homes.

Residents 'stress' over biomass plan for city

10:33am Wednesday 13th March 2013

CAMPAIGNERS have expressed their dismay and anger as the firm planning to build a biomass power plant in Southampton are to press ahead with their controversial scheme.

Biomass plant moves nearer as firm prepares to submit application

9:30am Wednesday 13th March 2013

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a giant power plant in Southampton Docks have moved a step closer to reality this morning.

Help to slash energy bills

6:00am Wednesday 27th February 2013

FREE workshops are being held for Southampton residents to help them slash their energy bills.

Squirrels need heads screwed on to use unique feeder

3:26pm Wednesday 20th February 2013

Whatever this squirrel has been eating, it appears it has gone to its head.

Huge development decision slammed by MP candidates

12:17pm Tuesday 19th February 2013

EASTLEIGH by-election candidates have slammed the decision to allow 1,400 new homes to be built on countryside in the constituency.

Dead horse left rotting in stream

4:00am Tuesday 19th February 2013

A DEAD horse has been left rotting in a stream at a Hampshire beauty spot for five days, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Russian meteor would cause significant deaths if it hit Earth, warns city expert

5:47pm Friday 15th February 2013

Huge solar farm plan axed

5:12pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a giant solar farm in the Hampshire countryside has been withdrawn just hours before it was due to be decided.

Anger at sale of land

8:00am Wednesday 13th February 2013

DEFENCE chiefs have come under fire for selling-off part of a village green and a large field where children have played for over 50 years.

There's no need for fox culling after attack on baby - Chris Packham

12:18pm Sunday 10th February 2013

WILDLIFE presenter Chris Packham said culling of foxes was not needed - because people encouraged them into towns by throwing food on the ground and into bins.

There's no need for culling after fox attacks baby - Chris Packham

12:18pm Sunday 10th February 2013

WILDLIFE presenter Chris Packham said culling of foxes was not needed - because people encouraged them into towns by throwing food on the ground and into bins.

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Forest worries over Government plan

7:00am Thursday 7th February 2013

ONE of the world’s oldest conservation bodies has warned that Government plans could result in more commercial activity in the New Forest.

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