What is it that drives grown men out of their homes twice a week, every week, rain or shine? No, it’s not the wives and kids. Well, OK, it may be. But for amateur snooker players chasing the biggest prize in the South of England, Chandler’s Ford SC on
What is it that drives grown men out of their homes twice a week, every week, rain or shine? No, it’s not the wives and kids. Well, OK, it may be. But for amateur snooker players chasing the biggest prize in the South of England, Chandler’s Ford SC on
THE Swanage Half Marathon is reckoned to be one of the oldest country road races in the UK. It was started in the early 1990s and until 2005 has been known as the Swanage 12. But for the past two years, the organisers have added the extra mile. "That
THE man wanted for questioning into the death of Hampshire student Hannah Foster was back in the country tonight. Maninder Pal Singh Kohli arrived back on British soil from India at around 6.30pm tonight flanked by detectives from Hampshire. At Heathrow
Saints suffered their first pre-season defeat as they were crushed 5-2 by Lazio. Just short of 20,000 fans turned up at St Mary's for Saints' only home pre-season friendly of the summer and saw their side outclassed by the Serie A team. Saints were
HEELYS - this summer's "must-have" for children - have been banned in shopping centres, schools and theme parks across the county amid growing safety fears. With a wet start to the school holidays, the sight of youngsters "heeling" down the aisles of
A MOTORIST who caused traffic chaos after crashing his car into a gas main, closing a busy road for three hours, pleaded guilty to drink driving yesterday. The accident on the A27 at Titchfield near Fareham led to the evacuation of nearby residents amid
FOR years the beacon guided vessels in and out of the port of Southampton, but now the old Calshot Spit lightship is in danger of being cast adrift. The ship is currently on the site of a planned flats development which leads to the weighty problem,
ACCORDING to the article headed Drying Up Crime Fuelled By Drink (Daily Echo, July 23), drink-fuelled violence is increasing while most crime is reducing. This surely should have read most reported' crime is reducing. It is only the Home Office who perceive
MY son has been a pupil at Fairisle Nursery for the last two years and is now leaving to go to reception at Oakwood School. I commend the team at Fairisle for their dedication, commitment and excellent provision of education to the children of Lordshill
THE proposed traveller transit site in Monks Brook will likely go ahead following intervention by Labour councillor Jacqui Rayment. Throughout this whole fiasco we have seen the local people's opinions ignored by both Labour and the Liberal Democrats
ONCE again we have seen a summer of oil price increases which filter through to the petrol and diesel pumps, resulting in retail fuel prices at over £1 per litre. For the transport industry operating large vehicles these increases mean serious money.
THE shelter we have on the green, in Somerset Avenue, Harefield, was a short while ago, painted and repaired. Sadly it is now back to its vandalised state! While the graffiti may be an eyesore, it does little harm. But the question is what makes these
WHEN children return to their primary schools in September, parents will notice the absence of school liaison police officers. In its wisdom, Hampshire Constabulary has made a cost cutting decision to remove all 19 officers from primary schools. Maybe
I READ Julie Adamson's letter Where Are Supporters? (July 21) with great interest. I suspect the majority who went to see AFC Totton play at Wembley did so because it was a cheap day out, and to see the new stadium. Support seems to have waned because
AS a proud and grateful pupil (1939-1944) of Southampton Grammar School for Girls, I was horrified to hear of the shameful proposals of the destruction of the fine building that has so well served the educational system in Southampton. Is it really true
THE report in the Daily Echo that the expansion of Southampton and Bournemouth airports will bring extreme noise and pollution to even more local communities is alarming but not surprising, particularly given the lack of political will to do something
A MAN who was hallucinating after taking a cocktail of drugs jumped out of a first floor window with a toddler in his arms, a court heard. David Patience had taken "everything apart from alcohol" and believed humanoids - aliens in human form - and other
SHE'S only 13 but already has her sights set on bigger and better things. Meet Southampton singer Leanne Sheen who is the latest rising starlet to join the Daily Echo's Top Talent Search. The Redbridge Community School pupil has been singing since the
IT'S been raining cats and dogs outside and at one Hampshire animal shelter it is raining cats and kittens. Although it is one of the country's largest animal shelters, the Stubbington Ark in Fareham is finding it a struggle to cope with the number of
AFTER being axed as chairman of the club's football board on Monday, Leon Crouch and his fellow PLC board member Patrick Trant both issued statements hitting out at the club's executive directors. At yesterday's press briefing at St Mary's, those directors
ALRESFORD darts ace Paul Gibbs could secure his place in the 2008 Lakeside World Championships tomorrow. The 36-year-old bricklayer is aiming to secure another ten ranking points which will fulfill his dream of a return to famous Frimley Green.
JIM HONE has praised the "amazing job" done by George Burley. The Saints chief executive believes the squad his manager has put together can challenge for promotion again this season. But he admits the board is aware that new players are still needed
EMMA Duck's dreams of competing in next month's IAAF World Championships in Japan have been shattered by a back injury. But it's her long-term future in the 400 metres hurdles that really concerns the 26-year-old Team Southampton athlete, who is just
A TEENAGE boy was kicked and punched on the floor as a gang stole his mobile phone. The lad was out with two friends, riding their bikes in the St Mary's area of Southampton, when they were approached by three other youths who asked for their bikes and
A contentious plan to site a £1m sewerage plant in a picturesque village near Winchester has been refused. County council chiefs rejected a planning application from Southern Water to put a wastewater treatment plant in Avington. They believed it was
