TERRIFIED staff at a Southampton bookies were confronted by a knife-wielding robber who stole hundreds of pounds from the till. Two women cashiers aged 45 and 20 were confronted by the hooded man at Ladbrokes on Millbrook Road West. The robber burst
POLICE in Southampton are clamping down on cyclists who break the law by riding on pavements. A crackdown last week saw 17 offenders issued with £30 fixed penalty tickets for cycling on pedestrian pathways near the subway on New Road and Old Northam
It was ten years ago that Cathryn Nosrati was told she had the incurable cancer non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She had complained of painful stomach cramps and after a check up by her doctor, who found a lump on her stomach, she was sent to hospital where tests
EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne was today pipped to the leadership of the Liberal Democrats by just over 500 votes. Nick Clegg was elected to the party's top job by 20,988 to 20,477, after a two-month contest sparked by the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell
For the third time in 18 months it will be all change in the Saints boardroom after another remarkable day at St Mary's. Late yesterday afternoon it was announced that chairman Ken Dulieu, chief executive Jim Hone and commercial director Andy Oldknow
POLICE are warning women going out during the festive season to stay in groups where possible as they continue their investigations into the rape of a 39-year-old woman. They are still speaking to the victim as they try to build up a description of the
HAMPSHIRE defence giant VT moved further away from its shipbuilding roots with a deal to move into the nuclear clean up market. The Hedge End based major regional employer is to the Project Services arm of British Nuclear Fuels in a deal worth up to
BRIGHTLY coloured envelopes, padded parcels and packages of all shapes and sizes line the shelves and walkways in their thousands. Today was set will be the busiest day of the year for postal workers across the UK - after yesterday's deadline for second
BUDDING fashion designers brought the glitz and glamour of the catwalk to Hampshire at a special show to celebrate their achievements. The bright lights of New York and French court of Marie Antoinette were among the inspirations for the 120 textiles
A FOUR-star landmark hotel in Southampton could be in line for more design changes after development costs soared. New costings are being prepared for the 15-storey glass-sided hotel, which is due to be built jutting out into the water at Ocean Village
ONE of Hampshire's biggest employers has been hit with a £1.26m fine after a failure to protect customers' confidential details exposed almost seven million people to fraud. Norwich Union Life was hit with the penalty after fraudsters netted £3.3m
COASTGUARD staff could go on strike for the first time in their 154-year history in a row over pay, it was announced today. A poll of 700 workers showed that nine out of 10 would be willing to take part in a ballot for industrial action in protest at
THREE armed robbers are today believed to be on the run in a Hampshire village after raiding a nearby store. The men are thought to be at large in Stubbington after targeting the Co-op store in Gregson Avenue, Gosport, where witnesses reported seeing
EASTLEIGH are advising sought-after wideman Damian Scannell not to jump feet first into a hasty move into the Football League. The 22-year-old wing wizard was the subject of a £5,000 bid from Coca-Cola League One promotion hopefuls Southend United
A YOUNG chef killed in an accident in Hampshire had valiantly battled a host of health problems for most of his life. Having overcome various near fatal conditions as a tot, Carl Symes was to died at the tender age of 20, on a stretch of New Forest road
THE Rottweiler that attacked a kennel worker maid was picked up in North Poulner Road in Ringwood, it can be revealed. The 10-stone dog was found by a member of the public in the early hours of November 12, New Forest District Council told the Daily
GLOBAL WARMING may cause the world's seas to rise to more than TWICE the level currently predicted, latest research by Southampton scientists reveals. Seas could rise dramatically - submerging coastal communities in the process and bringing devastation
THREE teenagers are starting prison sentences for an act of stupidity which endangered the lives of rail passengers. Benjamin Sheppard, Saul Jacobs and Kevin Reese, all aged 19, placed concrete posts on a Hampshire railway line and waited for trains
A PUB has been shut down by police following a mass brawl. Officers imposed a temporary closure order on the Home Tavern in Eastleigh after a fight between two groups broke out inside. The pub's immediate future will now be decided by magistrates at
BEFORE the Second World War, the Royal Pier with it's promenade, theatre and restaurant was the focal-point of social life in Southampton. We would like to congratulate all those involved in the Queen Victoria Christmas Festival whose artistry and skill
I CONGRATULATE you on the feature "What the Victorians did for us", which was in the Weekend Magazine December 8-14. Every part of it was interesting, so much so that in my opinion it would not be out of place in every library and school in Southampton
DO parents encourage their children to write thank you letters, do adults write and say thank you, or has the e-mail and phone taken over this lovely custom. I remember having to write and thank family and friends for gifts received on birthdays and
"WRONG and wrong again, Christian Keech'' (Letters December 10) Sandra Gidley did not use tax payer's money to fund the recent full colour Focus leaflet distributed in Bassett and Swaythling. It was totally paid for from Lib Dem funds and was hand-delivered
THANK you, Staines family, for your theory that the lights I described could have been the International Space Station, pictured above, with the Shuttle Discovery. It would be good to have the enigma explained. However, having been a keen astronomer
SORRY Mr Denham but your letter printed in the Echo December 11 was a clear case of party before people. You do not have to be a Tory to see the disadvantages that the Barnet formula is bringing to the ordinary citizens of Southampton, (where we unfortunately
TWENTY-five pounds per annum to cast a fishing line from your local pier or beach! What other diabolical law is this lousy Labour government going to dream up to bleed the cash from our pockets? It could be, of course, aimed at the recent influx of Polish
EASTLEIGH are advising sought-after wideman Damian Scannell not to jump feet first into a hasty move into the Football League. The 22-year-old wing wizard was the subject of a £5,000 bid from Coca-Cola League One promotion hopefuls Southend United
KEITH Wiseman will seek assurances he won't be voted off the Saints PLC board before he chairs Friday's annual meeting of shareholders at St Mary's. The long-serving Saints director is up for re-election and believes ex-chairman Rupert Lowe and his
Rod Bransgrove is keen for Hampshire to take the Twenty20 Cup more seriously next season. The Hampshire chairman is keen for the county to become one of the country's first two entrants into the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League. Teams from Australia
Former chairman Michael Wilde believes Saints can now "move forward" after the departures of the chairman, chief executive and commercial director. Wilde was the man who brought Ken Dulieu and Jim Hone to the club in the summer of 2006 and they later
A FATHER had to deliver his own baby at his Hampshire home this morning when his wife suddenly went into labour. The new arrival was born before ambulance crews could reach the caravan park in Warsash in the early hours of today. The couple dialled
CHRISTMAS has come early for former workers at a Hampshire firm with a welcome boost to their campaign to recover their lost pensions. About 1,200 former employees of APW Electronics in Hedge End and Chandler's Ford who lost savings when the company's
MILLIONS of TV viewers will see Gordon Ramsay's abusive attempts to tackle what could be his greatest challenge tonight - turning around a disastrously failing Hampshire restaurant. They will watch as bosses and staff at The Granary in Titchfield are
EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne will find out today whether his second bid for the Liberal Democrat leadership bid has been successful. Mr Huhne has predicted today's result of the battle for the party's top job will be "pretty close" and was hoping a late
POLICE are appealling for witnesses after a 71-year-old man was killed in a road smash. The incident happened in Salt Lane in Beauworth near the junction of The Milbury's pub, between Lower Upham and Cheriton. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called
HUNDREDS of dogs could be at risk following an outbreak of a potentially life-threatening canine disease in Hampshire. Dog owners are being warned to vaccinate their pets after dozens of cases of highly contagious kennel cough were reported in and around
THE battle to save what villagers describe as an "indispensable" community facility has been raised in the House of Commons. New Forest East MP Dr Julian Lewis has presented the Government with a petition signed by 366 residents who are fighting proposals
LUKE Hartley's bone marrow transplant is shaping up to be a success. If the Hampshire seven-year-old continues to improve at his current rate, his family will finally be able to put the life threatening X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP) syndrome behind
