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Road closed after serious accident

Southern Daily Echo Breaking News

3:46pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

POLICE have closed a major Hampshire route following a serious injury collision between a car and coach.

Man set fire to student dressed as a sheep

Southern Daily Echo

1:29pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A HAMPSHIRE man set fire to a student dressed as a sheep in a pub, a court heard today.

Naked rambler jailed again

Naked Rambler Steve Gough

11:41am Tuesday 9th February 2010

HAMPSHIRE'S naked rambler has been given his longest jail term yet.

Worker crushed to death at Rose Bowl

CONSTRUCTION: A crane at the Rose Bowl last night.

11:40am Tuesday 9th February 2010

AN investigation has been launched after the death of a construction worker at Hampshire’s Rose Bowl cricket ground.

Family jump from house blaze

Southern Daily Echo

7:44am Tuesday 9th February 2010

CHILDREN had to jump to safety after their house caught fire.

NXP site still under a cloud

Southern Daily Echo

12:39pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

THE deal that sees a hi-tech Hampshire electronics plant change hands completed yesterday with no update on what the transfer might mean for its 400 workers.

New Bishop of Portsmouth revealed

Right Reverend Christopher Foster

7:46am Tuesday 9th February 2010

The new Church of England Bishop of Portsmouth was revealed today as Right Reverend Christopher Foster.

Winchester students turn on the style

Winchester students turn on the style.  Echo pictures by Matt Watson

10:17am Tuesday 9th February 2010

THEY may be in their teens but young designers have been getting their first taste of the catwalk.

Young get a foot on careers ladder

WORKFORCE: Young apprentices celebrate finding a placement.   Echo picture by Stuart Martin. Order no: 9870428

9:30am Tuesday 9th February 2010

MORE than 100 jobless youngsters in South- ampton have secured apprenticeships and placements in a back-to-work scheme.

Retailers say ‘tacky’ market bad for trade

Southampton's Below Bar market

9:37am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A “TACKY” market in Southampton city centre is hurting trade and should be abandoned, according to shopkeepers in East Street.

Malaya campaign goes to Commons

Tony Hamilton and wife Marie

7:34am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A PETITION with more than 4,000 signatures has been presented to the Government calling on it to recognise the sacrifices of Malayan war veterans.

Yobs on rampage in Romsey

Southern Daily Echo

7:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

DRUNKEN yobs left a trail of damage in a Hampshire town.

Kev’s Jessica is all heart – a lady in red

Popstar and model Jessica Taylor

9:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

SHE is better known for modelling revealing underwear but this month the wife of Hampshire cricketer Kevin Pietersen is swapping lingerie for a giant red heart. Popstar and model Jessica Taylor has joined the British Heart Foundation’s National Wear Red Day.

Top Gear bikes go on display

Top Gear bikes go on display

10:40am Tuesday 9th February 2010

TWO scooters that appeared on an international edition of the Top Gear TV show have gone on display in Hampshire.

‘We’re celebrating our culture’ in Southampton

‘We’re celebrating our culture’ in Southampton

9:58am Tuesday 9th February 2010

BANGLADESHI children from Southampton put on a vibrant show to celebrate their culture.

Teenager, 15, injured in van hit-and-run

Southampton mums brawl in front of shocked children

7:22am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A TEENAGER was left with a broken ankle after he was hit by a van that failed to stop.

Caribbean day for Haiti

Caribbean day for Haiti

7:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A GROUP of Hampshire children staged a Caribbean day to help victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster.

Hospitals win recognition

David Warwick

6:40am Tuesday 9th February 2010

SOUTHAMPTON General and Princess Anne Hospitals are among 14 sites nationwide to be recognised for preventing fatal blood clots.


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Man injured in crash with coach (external link)

BBC Online 4:10pm Tuesday 9 February 2010

A driver is airlifted to hospital by helicopter following a crash between a coach and a car on a Hampshire road.

Crackdown on rogue vehicles (external link)

Basingstoke Gazette 2:38pm Tuesday 9 February 2010

FIVE motorists were barred from driving between Tadley and Basingstoke yesterday as part of a roadside safety crack-down.

Police hunt knife-wielding mugger in Winchester (external link)

Hampshire Chronicle 12:02pm Tuesday 9 February 2010

A KNIFE-WIELDING mugger attacked a man on a quiet footpath in Winchester city centre.

New powers could stop spread of student housing (external link)

Hampshire Chronicle 8:40am Tuesday 9 February 2010

Winchester civic chiefs are considering new powers to stop the spread of student housing.

Female taxi driver could provide valuable information (external link)

Andover Advertiser 3:25pm Monday 8 February 2010

WILTSHIRE Police believe a female taxi driver who picked up a fare in Tidworth and dropped him in Andover could help them with their enquiries into an assault.

Yobs leave trail of damage across Romsey (external link)

Romsey Advertiser 2:36pm Monday 8 February 2010

DRUNKEN yobs went on the rampage leaving a trail of damage across Romsey on Saturday night.

Cameron in Romsey (external link)

Romsey Advertiser 2:34pm Monday 8 February 2010

Conservative Party leader David Cameron was in Romsey on Friday as part of his tour of the country.

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