AN unlikely duo of royalty and showbiz came together to reopen a Hampshire military museum. The appearance of Prince Michael of Kent at the King's Royal Hussars Museum in Winchester yesterday was perhaps not a surprise. He served for 19 years in the
AN elderly grandfather is today recovering with his family after neighbours and firefighters rescued three generations of his family from their burning home. As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo, Jack Woodforde and his daughter and granddaughter were
POLICE are appealing for information after a 21-year-old Winchester man sustained serious head injuries in a road collision in the Meon Valley. A 19-year-old driver has been arrested and released on bail. At around 5.10am on Friday, June 2, a blue J-reg
A SUMMER gardening competition for Botley residents has opened to entries. The competition, part of Botley in Bloom, will feature beautiful gardens from across the village and choose the most outstanding entries in several categories. Entry forms from
THE Mayor of Fareham has named his two charities for the coming year and will be officially launching his appeal this weekend. Newly-elected mayor Councillor John Bryant is offering his support to the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the Friends of
The summer arrived at Thruxton giving the British Touring Car Championship glorious weather to entertain another bumper crowd. James Kaye (Isle of Wight) and Rob Collard (Hook) were both in action. Kaye qualified his Honda Civic Type R for race one
HARPAL Chana and Sam Starr sparkled as Team Southampton matched the weather with a sunshine performance in the National Young Athletes' League at Kingston. Chana heaved out a pb 41.87m in the discus, winning both the shot and hammer to scoop the boys
Emily Alderman is the second teenager from the Southampton Diving Academy to have qualified to represent Great Britain at the Junior European and Junior World Diving Championships later this summer. Emily took silver in the highboard event at the ASA
The Isle of Wight Islanders scorched to the top of the Premier League last night with a deserved 52-40 victory over the Workington Comets at Smallbrook. And leading the way with a superb paid 15 points maximum from his five rides was young Australian
A realigned course made all the difference to this year's Itchen Imperial Regatta held on the River Itchen between Crosshouse and the entrance to Ocean Village. With 64 races packed into a tight programme, spectators were treated to six-and-a-half hours
SHANE Warne was surrounded by a bit of glamour at the Rose Bowl yesterday. Models Emily Scott (left) and Nikkala Stott helped the Hampshire skipper officially launch his PokerCricket.com website. Warne believes cards has played a part in building the
NICKY Banger has walked away from Lymington & New Milton because he felt restricted by the role of head coach. The 35-year-old ex-Saints striker is ambitious to get into management, but hit a brick wall when he approached Linnets team boss Ian Robinson
DOWNTON have gained a striker but lost a goalkeeper as they prepare for their return to the top flight of the Sydenhams Wessex League. Frontman Danny Sullivan has switched to Wick Lane from Andover, but the Robins are flabbergasted to have lost 19-year-old
IT will be one of the greatest and most controversial shake-ups in Southampton's education history. All secondary schools will be affected to varying degrees, and some almost certainly face closure. At the heart of the matter is one simple fact: declining
RUPERT Lowe yesterday threw down the gauntlet to Michael Wilde by demanding answers to a series of questions. In an open letter to Wilde initially released to the Stock Exchange, Lowe said "the stark reality is we, as a board, know little about your
A HAMPSHIRE schoolboy is too terrified to go back to school after he was "kicked around like a football" by three bullies during lunch hour. An investigation has been launched into the incident which has kept Lewis Maker, 14, at home for five days.
IT WAS all about the Azurri when the Royal Mail launched its World Cup stamps in Hampshire thanks to a passionate Italian postman. Antonio Vetere, 44, is proud to be supporting his home nation Italy at the forthcoming finals in Germany even though he
IT seems everyone wants to show their support for England in the World Cup. Even these contractors, pictured, working on the A31 at Ringwood are proud to fly the flag for Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad. The workers, who have just started a three-month
A COUPLE who met over a game of darts in the pub are today celebrating 65 years of marriage. Frank and Kathleen Jordison, of Dibden Purlieu, will be reunited with one of the bridesmaids who attended their wartime wedding. They will mark the day with
SOUTHAMPTON Airport looks set to fall into foreign hands after a £10.3 billion bid from a Spanish company for its parent BAA. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Daily Echo, a massive bid from a consortium led by Madrid based construction giant
PROTESTERS will converge on Southampton International Airport on Saturday for the launch of a campaign to block huge expansion plans. Environmental campaigners have joined forces to create AXE Against Expansion at Eastleigh, as reported in the Daily
CHILDREN across Hampshire have been proving that a picture really can say a thousand words when it comes to how much they love their dear old dads. Competition bosses at the Daily Echo have been bowled over with just what a creative bunch our younger
FAREHAM has seen a dramatic turn around in the number of people littering the borough's streets. Since introducing uniformed enforcement officers, the number of people dropping litter or failing to pick up after their dogs has decreased. In the council's
POLICE are hunting a man who tried to entice a Southampton schoolgirl into his car. The 16-year-old girl was walking along West End Road, Bitterne, near to St Francis Avenue at about 1.10pm yesterday when a car pulled up alongside her and the driver
AQUA Care, the property maintenance services division of Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water, has boosted its drainage arm after seeing a big increase in work. It has acquired a second vehicle to cope with the 1,500 drainage jobs Aqua Care now handles
EUROPE'S biggest commercial marine exhibition of its kind is set to attract thousands of industry representatives and delegates to South-ampton's waterfront next week. Seawork 2006 International, now in its ninth year, should generate at least £10m for
EUROPE'S biggest commercial marine exhibition of its kind is set to attract thousands of industry representatives and delegates to South-ampton's waterfront next week. Seawork 2006 International, now in its ninth year, should generate at least £10m for
FRED Olsen Cruise Lines, a regular visitor to the port of Southampton, is to buy another vessel, boosting its fleet to five ships. This comes hard on the heels of Fred Olsen's acquisition of the company's latest ship, Boudicca, which came into service
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Kyoto Express, container, 0300, 207; Grand Quest, roro, 0600, 43; Autoroute, roro, 0615, 201; Aurora, passenger, 0700, 106; Nordsee, cargo, 1700, 206. Today's principal Southampton sailings: APL Germany
