TWO of the south's leading independent accountants are set to merge in a move which will create a new force in the region. Langdowns DFK, which employs 50 people at offices in Eastleigh and Andover, will join forces with Chandler's Ford firm CW Fellowes
SCOTAIRWAYS, a regional business airline founded by husband and wife team Roy and Merlyn Suckling, marks 20 years of flying at today's Business Travel Show in London's Olympia. The airline now carries 230,000 passengers a year on a route network that
BURGLARS carried out three daytime raids on homes in Winchester in one day, stealing items worth hundreds of pounds, and in one case the front door key to the property as well. The raids - which detectives believe were done by the same person or gang
A HAMPSHIRE pub will be closed for up to six months following a devastating fire that destroyed 75 per cent of the building. Most of the White Swan at Swan Green, Lyndhurst, was reduced to a charred ruin after flames ripped through the roof of the 18th
YESTERDAY was not a great day to be a Saints fan. Not only was there the frustration of seeing no further players arrive before the transfer window shut, but the team lost again, robbed by a staggering late penalty decision. At the start of the transfer
THEY are the platinum couple. Hilda and Joe Hope were today toasting an amazing 70 years of marriage. The tea party with friends and relatives at their Southampton home was set to be a double celebration as Hilda, 91 today, was married on her 21st birthday
RESIDENTS and workers were today still not allowed into an area of Southampton after a gas leak closed the road yesterday. More than 100 residents spent last night being put up by friends, family and in hotels, after Bellevue Road in the city centre was
AN inquest into the death of a woman who died after fire swept through her Hampshire home was due to be opened and adjourned in Winchester today. The victim has been named as 54-year-old Yvonne Herod. As reported in the Daily Echo, her two sons, aged
THE parents of a man killed in a car crash on a busy South-ampton road have paid tribute to their son. Nathaniel Dudman, 24, died when the Citroen in which he was travelling collided with a Ford Mondeo at the junction of Southern Road and Mount-batten
NEIGHBOURS in Hedge End are thanking everyone who came to see their festive light display and raised a grand total of £2,653 for a Hampshire children's hospice. Residents in Greyhound Close collected donations for Naomi House over the Christmas and new
POWERS that enable police to arrest groups of troublemakers have been extended to another area of Southampton. The new dispersal order centres on Warburton Road in Thornhill. It includes the shopping parade, the area around Dumbleton Towers and the footpath
PAUL STURROCK has long been an admirer of the two youngsters he signed on loan from Saints yesterday. Leon Best, 19, played two matches for Wednesday on loan at the start of this season. He scored his first ever league goal - and so far his only one -
HAMPSHIRE'S booming office market has been boosted again by law firm Clarke Wilmott signing on the dotted line to take over space in Burlington House at Botleigh Grange. As previously reported by the Daily Echo, the deal for 21,710 sq ft of office at
BOSSES at a tennis club in Cheriton have applied for permission to rip up a grass court at the club and replace it with a hard surface for all-year-round tennis. The Cheriton Tennis Club has asked Winchester's City Council's permission to change over
DOZENS of banner-waving protesters were due to take to the streets today to demand a ban on lorries using a road near a Hampshire school. Parents of children at Marchwood Infant School say someone will be killed or seriously injured unless HGVs are excluded
A HAMPSHIRE animal shelter is on the lookout for worthy new owners for a loveable group of pets that were found abandoned in boxes in the woods. Staff from Stubbington Ark have taken three rabbits and two guinea pigs into their care after they were spotted
COMMUNITY organisations across Hampshire are celebrating after being awarded more than £21,000 to help meet the needs of local residents. The cash from Hampshire County Council's Community Buildings Fund will be spent on repairs, extensions and refurbishment
POLICE were out in force in Winchester yesterday afternoon after setting up a trap to catch motorists breaking the law in the city. Officers equipped with state-of-the-art Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras were lying in wait in Winnall. The camera
BEING active has proved to be the secret of achieving afulfilling life for long-time Fareham resident Helen Poor. The 100-year-old marked her birthday with relatives at a special celebration attended by Fareham mayor Councillor Lt-Cdr Leslie Keeble and
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with an air rifle shooting in Gosport. The arrest was made after a 19-year-old man and woman were treated in hospital after receiving pellet wounds to their legs during two separate incidents in Elson Road last
NEIGHBOURS in Hedge End are thanking everyone who came to see their festive light display and raised a grand total of £2,653 for a Hampshire children's hospice. Residents in Greyhound Close collected donations for Naomi House over the Christmas and new
A FORMER annexe at Chandler's Ford Infant School could be replaced with three five-bed detached houses. Wickborne Homes Ltd is seeking permission to build the houses at Kingsway, Chandler's Ford, following demolition of the existing annexe.
TESCO Stores Ltd has applied to Eastleigh planners for permission to build a single-storey front extension at the supermarket giant's Bursledon superstore in Hamble Lane. The proposed 1,036 square foot extension would provide a nutri centre and customer
George Burley is still hoping to unleash FOUR new players when Saints take on Derby on Saturday. Despite transfer deadline day passing with no arrivals, the Saints boss is hopeful of bringing in two players on loan before the weekend. New signings Alexander
