THE Portsmouth News is set to be taken over by Johnston Press, one of the largest regional newspaper publishers in the country. Johnston has made an agreed bid for Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers - but the deal still has to be approved by the Trade
BROWNIES brought a touch of Dad's Army to a New Forest village at the weekend. Youngsters taking part in the annual Netley Marsh carnival created a scene straight out of Walming-ton-on-Sea. Members of the 2nd Netley Marsh Brownies wore the type of clothes
POLICE have launched a new drive to combat vandalism at city schools following the revelation that repairing damage is costing Southampton tax-payers £2,000 a week. In just the first four months of the year 65 burglaries were reported at city schools
ADIE AYMES will celebrate the millennium in style after being granted a benefit by Hampshire. The popular Hampshire wicket-keeper described himself as "overwhelmed" at the news that 2000 will be his benefit year. And Hampshire chief executive Tony Baker
THE eyes of the motor-sport world will be on Sussex next month with probably the greatest clash of titans of the track has seen in decades - at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. World Rally champion Colin McRae will have full Ford works backing for his
SOUTHAMPTON is now the focal point of one of the largest and most exciting projects in the history of modern warships construction. It is certainly no over-statement to say the news announced by city shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft yesterday is the best
FOR the Edwards family and a dog called Toby, the golden age of steam has become a way of life. They were among thousands of steam engine fans who made tracks for the Eastleigh area over the week-end to take part in the popular rally at Highbridge Farm
RESIDENTS at a Southampton old folks' home are back watching their beloved birds, thanks to generous Daily Echo readers. Pensioners living at Woodside Lodge care home were heartbroken after thieves stole a bird-table and bath from the grounds. The ornaments
MUTILATED and unattractive - that's how many women see themselves after this kind of operation. The most nerve-racking thing is looking at yourself for the first time after the surgery. I couldn't bring myself to look at my body for some time. This is
TOP pop star JK has today expressed his delight at the safe return of a young Hampshire man missing for three weeks. All efforts to track down Paul Harris from Fareham after he disappeared from his parents' home in the town failed. But after hearing a
RADICAL proposals to close and privatise old people's homes have been withdrawn after an investigation by the Daily Echo. Southampton City Council was considering proposals to close Northlands House residential home and privatise Whitehaven Lodge as part
A HAMPSHIRE MP is backing calls for a wartime airfield in the New Forest to be given a proper memorial and not left in "a horrible mess." New Forest East MP Dr Julian Lewis says workers who removed concrete from Stoney Cross airfield in the past had left
FAREHAM MP Sir Peter Lloyd went back to school to help people brush up on their knowledge of pre-school education. The Conservative MP, pictured with youngster James Shayler, four, was special guest at Wallington Pre-School in Fareham where he talked
WHITELEY residents are celebrating after a Hampshire County Council U-turn over a private road. The council has had a change of heart over plans to remove a gate on a private road after locals claimed it would turn their quiet lane into a rat run. Whiteley
IT WAS a case of first things first when Tottonians Rugby Club decided the time had come to step up the league ladder. Totts were well aware they had to improve on the pitch -- but they knew that any playing success needed strong foundations and there
SHAUN Udal is licking his lips at the prospect of a top-of-the-table clash with Middlesex, even if it is too early to dub it a possibile championship decider! The Hampshire vice-captain has recovered from an ankle injury to take his place in the side
POMPEY boss Alan Ball was upbeat and chipper after having what he described as a "wonderful meeting" with new chairman Milan Mandaric yesterday. Ball emerged from the one-on-one meeting saying "I have lots of directives from him, he's very positive, I'm
SAINTS' survival this season has been billed as their biggest Houdini act yet but for Ken Monkou it does not even begin to compare with his own great escape. That came in June 1989 when he was selected to play for a team of Dutch coloured players in a
MORE than 300 riders headed to Brockenhurst at the weekend for the annual Hampshire Young Farmers Show. The show, at New Park, has become an important date in the region's equestrian calender with events for showing, jumping and driving. Secretary Anne
SUITS you, Sir! A New Forest man has donned a frock in the hope it will boost his chances in the AA's Landlady of the Year award. But clutching a feather duster and fixing his lipstick doesn't come naturally to guest house owner Tony Barnfield, who says
THIS is the face of one of Hampshire's most vile criminals. He is the man who terrorised and robbed his own frail grandmother. But today Matthew O'Connor is behind bars after a court was told of his shocking crime. O'Connor lashed out at 81-year-old Phyllis
