A PRISON van overturned today on a Hampshire motorway seriously injuring the driver. The van, which was carrying three prisoners, flipped on to its side on the northbound sliproad to the Winchester Services on the M3 shortly before 4.50pm. The driver
A CREWMAN on South-ampton's flagship liner QE2 has been warned he faces up to three years in jail after being convicted of smuggling nearly two million cigarettes into Britain. Jurors took almost three hours to find provisions manager Stephen Madden
IT's hardly been a day at the races. Specialist Hampshire soldiers have been based at Cheltenham racecourse in Gloucestershire for a week, playing a vital role in the battle to bring much-needed supplies to the thousands of stricken people who have
THEY have just spent more than seven months in the world's most hostile country. Most mornings in Iraq felt like it might be their last as they sheltered from occasional mortars or went in search of roadside bombs. Incredibly most of these brave Southampton
A TODDLER has died after she was found floating in the garden swimming pool of a Hampshire home. Medics tried desperately to resuscitate 17-month-old Anma Hider when she was discovered unconscious in the purpose-built ground-level pool at about 8.30pm
ISLE of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel has appointed the first female commander of a vessel in its 146 year history. Nicola George, 27, has worked for Red Funnel since 2002 and has just been appointed commander onboard Red Jet 4 - Red Funnel's fastest
SOUTHAMPTON public relations outfit Nex has signed Isle of Wight, Gosport and Caribbean based company Ondeck Sailing. It's the fourth new client acquisition in a month for the Brunswick Place firm. City business group, Business Southampton, has also
IN reply to Julie Adamson (Letters, July 21) maybe 12,000 so-called Totton supporters went to see the new Wembley Stadium. I, like Julie, absolutely abhor the thought of Linden Homes using Totton's greenfield sites for housing. G E DOLING (by e-mail
I WOULD like to appeal to parents on behalf of quarry operators across Hampshire to ensure that their children play safely over the school summer holidays and are not tempted to seek fun at their local quarries. People of any age can expose themselves
Will our MPs throw marine wildlife a lifeline? The future of our marine wildlife hangs in the balance because Gordon Brown has made only a half-hearted commitment to introducing a Marine Bill in his legislative programme. The RSPB remains deeply concerned
POST Office closures are the result of the EU Postal Services Directives. But could this shadow something even more sinister? The slow run down of our armed forces, ordnance, shipping, steel, coal, emergency services, railway rolling stock production
IT would seem the wishes of the British public count for nothing any more. We have a new Prime Minister who having only been in office a few weeks is already going back on the word of his party! I quote from the promise by the Labour party in their
D GRAFFIRTHS (Lib Dems Had Four Years, Letters, July 21) could not have been any more accurate. I almost feel embarrassed for the Lib Dems, but anger has taken over their Coxford Focus newsletter. In it they are making a call to "repair our roads and
I NOTE with interest the letter from Councillor Lee Dunsdon, of Fawley Parish Council, saying he will not allow taxes to go up and he is not spending on moving the gym. This is because he wants to leave the bar that is rented to a football club and only
I refer to Lee Dunsdon's letter published on July 12. In spite of Councillor Dunsdon's protestations to the contrary, it seems that a few lessons in finance may be beneficial. If he wants to play figures with Fawley taxpayers' money, I can match him
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: APL Belgium, container, 1000, 204; Hanseatic Trader, cargo, 1030, 25; AP Moller, container 1100, 206; Autoline, roro, 1245, 201; Grand Neptune, roro, 1330, 43; Beluga Resolution, cargo, 1630, 46; Sea Thames, cargo
AS director of Tate Media one of my key aims is to make art more accessible to people all over the country via new media. That's why I'm urging youto log on to Tate Online to view the new BT Tate Player at www.tate.org.uk, supported technically, financially
SUPPORT it or lose it. That was the stark message from organisers as Romsey Carnival could only roll out a handful of floats for its big parade. Carnival chiefs were hoping for a right royal show to mark the 400th anniversary of King James I granting
THOUSANDS of Cubs and Scouts descended on a Hampshire showground yesterday for the start of a week-long celebration to mark the centenary of the Scouting movement. Over 4,000 Cubs, Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Network Scouts from across the country converged
A MAN extradited from India made a 22-minute appearance before a court this afternoon charged with the murder of Hampshire teenager Hannah Foster. Maninder Pal Singh Kohli spoke only to confirm his name when he appeared before Southampton Magistrates
The Metre Rule, the hallowed formula of yacht design, has produced several decades of America's Cup yachts and a century of 6-metre challenges between the Atlantic seaboards. Last week the Rule showed off its product range at the Metre Regatta in Cowes
HAMPSHIRE'S James Wade won the biggest darts match of his life when he picked up the Stan James World Matchplay title at Blackpool on Saturday. The Aldershot arrows ace collected £50,000 and almost certainly booked himself a place in next year's Premier
HOME grown St Cross have ended the Hampshire Academy's three-month reign at the ECB Southern Electric Premier League summit. They beat the Young Hawks by seven wickets on the Rose Bowl Nursery Ground to celebrate a fourth successive win. "It's a
SHANE Warne targeted THREE trophies after leading Hampshire to a dramatic win against Pro40 champions Essex Eagles. He said: "We're only one win off top in the Championship so with the final of the Friends Provident Trophy coming up we're still in
GREGORY Vignal will be hoping things will get a little easier for him after his home debut. The 26-year-old left back joined the club on a season long loan deal on Friday. But he had to fly back to Paris later that day to complete the paperwork
WE MAY not have learnt much about Saints at St Mary's on Saturday, writes Adam Leitch in today's Daily Echo. But at least a few problems were underlined in the 5-2 home drubbing by Lazio to focus minds ahead of the new season. The Italians are an
GEORGE Burley is hoping to land a new centre half this week after admitting Claus Lundekvam is a doubt for the big kick-off. Saints skipper Lundekvam, who has played just 65 minutes in pre-season after injuring his ankle at the end of last season,
Motorists and passers by had an amazing escape when a tree came crashing down across the River Itchen and on to the main road near the Bishopstoke Post Office at the weekend. Paul Munns, who lives in nearby Spring Road, said: "It is a miracle that no
HAMPSHIRE civic chiefs have agreed the blueprint for dozens of new children's centres across the county. The 38 proposed centres are part of phase two of a county council programme which will eventually see 53 centres in addition to the seven provided
POLICE have launched a hunt for two people who ran off after being involved in a high-speed car crash in Southampton. Their car flipped on to its roof after hitting the central reservation of Millbrook Road at high speed at 3.20am on Saturday. Witnesses
The Hampshire Hawks beat the Essex Eagles, the defending champions, in a Pro40 thriller at a sodden Rose Bowl. Veteran off-spinner Shaun Udal used all his experience to secure a two-run win against an Essex side that has won the National League for
