Adopted by Grannie Knott, Little Red Riding Hood leaves Squire Bullymore's orphanage to live in Grannie's cottage. Loved by Peter the Woodcutter, missed by the other orphans, Little Red Riding Hood makes part of the hazardous journey to Grannie's cottage
Buttons (Matt Lock) held the audience in the palm of his hand from curtain-up to finale. With a warm singing voice, he also proved he could rap. Fairy Godmother (Nicole Cummins) held court close to the audience; a laptop and a mobile phone proved useful
Mother Goose is mother to Jill and Billy - in exchange for his mother's market produce, simpleton Billy receives Priscilla the goose. Oh, dear! Billy's mum is not best pleased. Still, after Priscilla lays the first of many golden eggs the family's life
EILEEN Percy, the public face of Daily Echo in Winchester for more than 35 years, has died at the age of 96. Eileen together with her husband Harold Percy ran our Winchester office from 1935 until Harold's death in 1970. Eileen has died after a long
A HAMPSHIRE college is preparing to celebrate its heritage stretching back 400 years. Peter Symonds, a successful businessman, left money in his will in 1607 to establish a fund to help educate poor boys. By the 1890s, the foundation had enough money
THEY say too many cooks spoil the broth - but that is certainly not the case at Eastleigh College. First year catering students Donna Jordan, Mary Ann Wellstood and Tom Taylor combined their culinary skills to represent the college in the southern regional
PARENTS are appealing for a lollipop man or woman to patrol outside their children's school. Pupils of Romsey Community School must cross one of the busiest roads in the town - the A3057 - to get to and from school unassisted. The school has been advertising
WINCHESTER primary school bosses are to meet the city council to try to resolve a dispute over the use of a municipal park. Last week, a teacher and children were ordered off River Park by a city council contractor. St Bede school was not given any
LONG-suffering workers at Hampshire's APW Electronics had their worst fears confirmed yesterday when they were told the firm had gone into administration. Major question marks now hang over the future of the 200 staff employed at the Chandler's Ford
FORMER Hampshire batting star Simon Katich is to take over as captain of Derbyshire from Graeme Welch for the 2007 season. All-rounder Welch has decided to step down after one season in charge in order to concentrate on his own performance, with Aussie
SAINTS legend Matthew Le Tissier has urged Saints whizzkid Gareth Bale to stay at St Mary's. The club have already knocked back an undisclosed bid from Tottenham and an £8million package from Manchester United for the hugely-talented 17-year-old.
THE all-new Vaux-hall Corsa has been named Car of the Year at the 30th annual motoring Oscars', the What Car? Car of the Year Awards sponsored by the RAC. The £10,195 Corsa Club 1.4 Air Con beat 14 category winners to take the top trophy at a glittering
LEXUS has ushered in 2007 with a new addition to its RX range, the RX 350 Limited Edition. This special version of Lexus's luxury sports utility vehicle benefits from a higher specification at a price - £34,495 on the road - that represents exceptional
LEXUS expert Chris Cowling has been appointed to head up the largest Lexus showroom in Europe. As Lexus centre manager, Chris is leading the team at the new Lexus Hedge End dealership officially opened this week. More than £8m is being invested in the
YOU CAN'T please everyone all the time when it comes to the results of polls and votes, but for me this one is just perfect. Hollywood legend Steve McQueen has been voted the most iconic biker of all time according to a MCN London Motorcycle Show survey
H&H CLASSIC Motorcycle Auctions' first bicycle, motorcycle and motobilia auction will take place at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 1. Entries already consigned include the last Vincent to roll out of Stevenage, early and late AJS 7Rs, a Matchless G50
THE death knell has been sounded on hopes for a new primary school at Whiteley, near Fareham. Winchester City Council has told Hampshire County Council leader Councillor Thornber that it will not reconsider making available a small part of the land at
SOUTH West Trains is now renewing its ageing fleet on the Southampton and Bournemouth lines. The move will see it replace all of its 20-year-old class 442 trains on the Weymouth to Waterloo line with modern class 444 Desiro trains, pictured. The 24-
HAMPSHIRE telemarketing company Synergy Connections is kicking off the New Year by offering staff free bikes. The Fareham-based firm, a finalist in Hampshire County Council Best Place to Work award in 2006, is encouraging workers to leave their cars
SOUTHAMPTON curry magnate Kuti Miah has revealed February 1 as the opening date of his new restaurant Kuti Wickham. The move follows his triumph at the Cobra Good Curry Awards in December when he walked away with a Best Bangladeshi Restaurant in Britain
LYNDHURST'S little Hayes Guest House is for sale for £610,000. Owners Bill and Kay Dufficy have put the six-bedroom B&B on the market after running it for three years. The pair now plan to purchase other property and pursue other business interests.
England this morning crashed to an embarrassing defeat to New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval which sent them to the bottom of the Commonwealth Bank Series standings. Andrew Flintoff's men went down by 90 runs despite only chasing 211 for victory in
A 37-year-old Hampshire man has been charged with four counts of robbery and three of possessing an imitation firearm following a series of raids in the county over the last two-months. Anthony John Journet, from Abbotstone Avenue, Havant, was arrested
I'm urging you to take part in Britain's Biggest Breakfast throughout March 2007 and help raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Britain's Biggest Breakfast is a great excuse to get together for some good food as well as raising funds for an important
I strongly object to the laser beam plan for the simple reason that apart from already mentioned comments, the one thing everyone has not considered is how useful it would be to terrorists. What a wonderful target it would be! BARBARA YOUNG, Eastleigh
I have only started to buy the Daily Echo regularly, since retiring last April, but I must say I already know a lot more about Southampton than I ever did throughout my working days here thanks to your paper. I spent my working life in the merchant navy
In Parliament recently Tony Blair at least twice said "There was no", whereas I should have thought he should have said "There isn't any". Then you have MPs who use the expression "me and (whoever)" when to be correct they should be saying (whoever)
I AM shocked at Southampton City Council's plans to beam for lasers across New Forest, and towards Fareham, Winchester and Romsey. They say Southampton needs to raise its game but not at the expense of our weekly refuse collection. Te council is preared
FEARS of an explosion in Hampshire's rat population have been sparked today by a county MP. Chris Huhne has launched an investigation after dozens of constituents told him they had spotted the disease-carrying vermin. Now he is demanding to know why
FOUR Hampshire heroin dealers were spared jail because a judge wants to help them break the addiction that fuels their offending. Judge Andrew Barnett said tackling the root causes of the peddling was in society's interests. But a fifth dealer, Adam
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Frisia, roro, 0730, 40; Green Maveric, refrigerated, 0830, 104; Grande Italia, roro, 1030, 105; NYK pegasus, container, am, 206; Autotransporter, roro, 1230, 203; Yohjin, roro, 1930, 201; OOCL Atlanta, container
SAILING was his life. By the age of 18, Geoff Holt had completed three Atlantic crossings and was one of the youngest charter skippers working in the Caribbean. However, just days after getting a top skipper's job, his career was brought to a tragic
Saints have NOT received a fresh bid for starlet Gareth Bale. It is reported they have accepted a £10m offer from Tottenham for the 17-year-old Welsh international. But the Daily Echo understands no offer has even been made. The only two official
AFTER the sensational sacking of ex-Saints striker Nicky Banger as Romsey Town's commercial manager, doubts also surround the future of the club's advisor Clive Wilson. Wilson began helping the Wessex League Division 1 club in an advisory capacity
AVINGTON Park captain Trevor Earley and teammate Kevin Watley landed a stunning 3,000,000-1 double while playing in the club's Winter Pairs Knockout. They not only recorded their first hole-in-ones, but did so in consecutive matches - and both times
THE largest Saints supporters group are seeking answers from club directors this week after expressing "concerns" over the lack of transfer window activity. The Saints Trust boast directors Michael Wilde, Leon Crouch and Patrick Trant among their 700
Hampshire are considering taking first-class cricket back to Basingstoke next year. The hometown of Hampshire veteran Shaun Udal and the late John Arlott has not welcomed the county to May's Bounty since June 2000. But Hampshire have decided it
A HAMPSHIRE MP has criticised plans to sell off hospital land which was originally paid for by the people of Romsey. Sandra Gidley, MP for Romsey, has asked for clarification from the Hampshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) about a decision taken at a board
Hampshire primary school bosses are to meet the city council to try to resolve a dispute over the use of a municipal park. Last week, a teacher and children were ordered off River Park, in Winchester, by a city council contractor. St Bede school was
A DIARRHOEA outbreak at Southampton General Hospital has forced the closure of two wards. The infectious diarrheoa has claimed 19 victims with the potential to spread further. Doctors have closed two wards to new admissions to contain the outbreak and
A VISION for the future of Winchester has been launched by the town forum. It aims to encourage the public to have a say in how the city may evolve. The document draws together the results of public meetings and debates with residents, businesses and
PARENTS are appealing for a lollipop man or woman to patrol outside their children's school. Pupils of Romsey Community School are currently crossing one of the busiest roads in the town - the A3057 - to get to and from school unassisted. The school
A DESERTED Hampshire RAF base could soon be brought back to life - creating hundreds of new jobs. When the US military withdrew from RAF Hythe in September last year 200 jobs were lost. Now community leaders, former employees and businessmen have joined
