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Train driver hurt as brick thrown through train windscreen

The damaged train, last night. Photo by reader Amy Grinstead.

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.

Four vehicle crash caused rush hour delays for motorists

5:36pm Friday 17th May 2013

A MAJOR route out of Southampton is gridlocked after six vehicles were involved in an accident this evening.

20mph speed limit for city

12:57pm Thursday 16th May 2013

COUNCIL chiefs have unveiled plans to slash speed limits across a Southampton community. Roads bosses want to cut the speed limit to 20mph in an area of Millbrook, Redbridge and Maybush.

Smoke on airport runway is part of training exercise

4:11pm Thursday 16th May 2013

PLUMES of smoke rising from a runway at Southampton Airport this afternoon have been put down to a training exercise.

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Crash victim still fights for life

2:02pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A WOMAN is still fighting for her life today after she was injured in a collision in Hampshire.

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City parking charges could be extended

11:44am Wednesday 15th May 2013

MOTORISTS could soon be paying to park in Southampton city centre until 10.30pm.

Dog walker fights for life after collision with car

3:17pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A WOMAN has been airlifted to hospital following a serious collision between a car and a pedestrian in Hampshire.

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Transport Minister 'minded' to agree trial of 50mph limit

4:59pm Monday 13th May 2013

ROAD safety campaigners are hopeful that the speed limit on the A31 will be reduced to 50mph from Picket Post to Ashley Heath following a meeting with Roads Minister Stephen Hammond today.

'Time for action' after another crash on major road

10:36am Monday 13th May 2013

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding urgent action to make a notorious road safe after yet another horrific crash.

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.

Crash on major city centre road

10:55am Monday 13th May 2013

A CAR and a lorry have collided on a city centre street in Southampton.

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Hit-and-run leaves man with serious head injuries

9:13am Sunday 12th May 2013

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a hit-and-run collision left a man with serious head injuries.

End to traffic misery as work is completed

11:49am Friday 10th May 2013

MONTHS of improvement work on a vital city road link finally came to an end today as engineers wrap up the multi-millionpound project.

Major city road link to be shut

8:50am Thursday 9th May 2013

One of Hampshire’s busiest traffic links will be closed tonight as a mulit-million pound road scheme finally comes to an end.

Pedestrian hurt in bus crash

11:16am Thursday 9th May 2013

A WOMAN has suffered potentially serious head injuries after being hit by a double-decker bus.

Lorry crash shuts road

11:39am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A LORRY has crashed into a bridge on a main road in the New Forest.

Crashes cause long delays on motorway

11:06am Tuesday 7th May 2013

MOTORISTS faced huge tailbacks this morning, following two separate crashes on a Hampshire motorway.

Tributes paid to ambulance driver killed in crash

6:29pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE families and colleagues of a Hampshire ambulance driver killed in a road crash have paid tribute to her.

Inquest into double fatal accident

12:19pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A HAMPSHIRE woman died in a head-on collision when a car travelling in the opposite direction veered onto her carriageway, an inquest heard.

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Memorial ride for cyclist killed in crash

12:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

TO MARK one year since a popular cyclist died, a ride will set out to a pub where a toast will be made to a life cut short.

Car in river plunge drama

7:10am Thursday 2nd May 2013

A WOMAN accidentally drove her car into a river while manoeuvring out of a car park last night.

Police chiefs unite to discuss slower speed limits on death road

4:33pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE TWO men in charge of police in Hampshire and Dorset will come together to discuss slowing speeds on a major road which was the scene of a teenager's death.

Banned driver in high-speed terror ride

7:26am Wednesday 1st May 2013

A BANNED driver has been locked up after a high speed terror ride through the streets of Hampshire.

Police formally name victims of ambulance crash

10:39am Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE TWO people who died following an ambulance crash in the New Forest on Friday, have now been formally named by police.

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Teenager hurt after collision with car

5:47pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A TEENAGE pedestrian was in collision with a car this afternoon on a key city route.

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Ambulance staff in emotional tribute to colleague Gill

7:58am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Ambulance staff have paid an emotional tribute to their colleague who died in a horror road crash in Hampshire.

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New driveway blocked by lamp post

3:06pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A great-grandmother has been left red-faced after she had a driveway laid just days after council contractors put a lamp post directly at the end of it.

Driver charged after death of cyclist

11:45am Monday 29th April 2013

A MAN has been charged over the death of a cyclist on a major road in Southampton.

Four hurt in Hampshire crash

7:41am Monday 29th April 2013

POLICE are investigating after four people were seriously injured following a collision in the New Forest is morning.

Crash shuts main road

5:12pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

DRIVERS are facing traffic chaos in a Hampshire town this afternoon after a collision closed a busy road.

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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”.

Council urged to review bypass bid

4:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

THE cost of building a controversial bypass around a Hampshire village could end up £32m less than was first feared, a study has claimed.

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.

Man charged with perverting course of justice after teen's death

11:12am Monday 22nd April 2013

THE man accused of killing Ringwood teenager Jade Clarke in a hit-and-run has been charged with perverting the course of justice between February 25 and March 21.

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”.

Three cars clamped in tax discs drive

12:29pm Monday 22nd April 2013

SEVERAL vehicles have been clamped in Winchester on the same day after failing to show a valid tax disc.

Contractors say sorry over roundabout delays

5:00am Saturday 20th April 2013

CONTRACTORS have apologised for on-going work on Redbridge roundabout this weekend.

Girl killed in drink-drive crash saved six lives

4:00am Friday 19th April 2013

A 10-year-old girl killed by a drink-driver in a horror smash has saved the lives of six others by donating her organs, her family have revealed.

Roundabout to be partly closed again

10:40am Friday 19th April 2013

MOTORISTS could face delays again as a major Southampton roundabout is partly closed this weekend.

Fast food outlet scheme withdrawn after protests

10:03am Friday 19th April 2013

PLANS to build a multi-million- pound shopping complex in a Hampshire town have been withdrawn after sparking more than 70 protests.

Driver cut free from car after crash

3:38pm Thursday 18th April 2013

A YOUNG woman was cut free from her car after a two-vehicle collision this afternoon.

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PC's funeral will be colourful occasion

11:50am Wednesday 17th April 2013

FORMAL police uniforms will be worn alongside a splash of colour as friends and family gather for the funeral of a Hampshire police officer.

£40m train upgrade for Eastleigh

1:39pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

PASSENGERS in the south look set to benefit from a £40 multi-million upgrade to a train fleet being built in Eastleigh.

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.

'Cyclist injured' in sabotaged bike ride

10:50am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A ROW surrounding the sabotage of one of Hampshire’s biggest cycling events increased last night after claims that a rider fell and broke his collarbone after riding over drawing pins deliberately placed on the route.

Driver cut free after collision with lamp post

10:46am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A DRIVER had to be cut free from his vehicle after his vehicle smashed in to a lamp post on a Hampshire road.

Cycle safety drive launched after shock figures revealed

11:40am Monday 15th April 2013

A SAFETY drive has been launched after new figures revealed 760 cyclists were killed or injured in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight in the past five years.

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£1,000 parking permit scheme for city centre residents

7:26am Friday 12th April 2013

RESIDENTS’ parking permits costing at least £1,000 could be introduced in Southampton city centre.

Cycle junction for major road 'potty' say motoring groups

4:00am Friday 12th April 2013

PLANS to transform a busy Southampton roundabout into a junction as part of a multimillion pound cycle super-highway have been branded “potty” by motoring groups.

Foldaway bikes for commuters launched at railway station

3:30pm Friday 12th April 2013

A NEW folding bicycle scheme for people living and working in Southampton has been launched.

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