A MURDER inquiry is under way today after the discovery of a woman's body in a Hampshire takeaway. As reported in late editions of the Daily Echo yesterday, police broke into the South-ampton premises at around 1pm yesterday after receiving information
BIRDS flocking to a Hampshire fishery could pose a danger to aircraft operating in and out of Southampton Airport, a report has revealed. Fears were raised there was a potential for "bird strikes" on passenger planes flying near three ponds which are
MORE than 50 Daily Echo readers have come forward to act as lollipop men and women following the launch of our Lolly Alert campaign. Education officers in Southampton and Hampshire say their phone lines have been busy with inquiries and they are now carrying
ROBIN SMITH will demand a clear-the-air meeting with the Hampshire CCC hierarchy in the wake of Jimmy Cook's appointment as First XI coach. Smith landed in the UK yesterday still seething at the mechanics of the decision to appoint the South African ahead
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Kerry Hussey proved herself the class of the county at the Hampshire synchronised swimming championships, claiming gold in both senior solo events and the duet. But it still wasn't enough to clinch the team title for Rushmoor, who lost out in a two-horse
She is the patron saint of the British kitchen and when she speaks the nation listens. Delia Smith's famous culinary tips have, in the past, made the fortunes of a pan-maker, caused a run on cranberries and eggs, and exhausted the European supply of liquid
BOSTON may well have been the centre of the golfing world in September when the Ryder Cup circus rolled into town - but the region is rich enough in courses to attract golfers at any time. And now that Christmas and the New Year is out of the way, holidays
Prickly, bristly, waxy, weird and wonderful - Terry Hewitt loves them all. The owner of the Holly Gate Cactus Nursery started, like many people, by growing a few cacti at home. Now he runs one of the largest cactus gardens in the country, with around
A list-based book like this always prompts questions. Are there enough women (21 per cent) Too many Oxbridge graduates (32 per cent) Too few from ethnic minorities (for example, two black people and one Asian) Why Cliff Richard but not Paul McCartney
A VITAL hospital bus service for Hampshire's rural elderly has been temporarily written off after a head-on collision. The once-weekly dial-a-ride service that ferries people from Hamble, Netley, Bursledon and the outskirts of Southampton to the city's
COUNCIL taxpayers in Southampton will be paying £1 million to host the Volvo Ocean Race next year - in the hope it will bring in a £7 million business bonanza to the home of ocean sailing. The port city has been guaranteed the start of the next two races
A CARING businessman has waved his magic wand - to send dozens of deserving children to Cinderella's ball. Danny Smith spent hundreds of pounds so he can treat them to an evening at the theatre. He heard that the Cinderella pantomime being staged at The
A GROUP of Hampshire holidaymakers have hit-out at tour operators after a dream break became a nightmare holiday from hell. The party of eight who live on Litchfield Crescent, Midanbury, were all set to fly away for a fortnight break to the luxury Greek
A WORRYING new trend is emerging at some of Hampshire's most popular swimming pools - pool rage. Managers from pools around the region say that the rage phenomenon of the 1990s is not only confined to the dizzy heights of the flight paths or the lanes
FOUR hundred Christians from 11 churches in Itchen packed Camberlayne Park School last Sunday for a service to launch a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and the start of a new millennium. The event was also the first in a series of joint projects this
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SOLENT Stars have switched from 'villains' to good samaritans in a bid to rescue local rivals Bournemouth Blitz from National Basketball League extinction. Bournemouth club chairman Eric Bosence has made a plea for help to the Stars after being forced
SAINTS 2 EVERTON 0 Saints eased the pressure on manager Dave Jones as they bounced back to winning ways with a vital victory over Everton with two cracking 20-yard strikes. The opener came after 47 minutes when Jo Tessem drilled in his first for the club
