THIS is the dramatic moment when a knife-wielding robber vaulted the counter at a Southampton bookmakers before making off with hundreds of pounds. Holding a blade in his right hand, the hooded thief leapt towards terrified staff and ransacked the till
POLICE have named the man who was killed in a two-car crash at Beauworth near Winchester earlier this week. He was George Leech, 71, of Benham Drive in Portsmouth. Mr Leech was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision on Monday, December
As police believe they are closing in on a rapist thanks to sophisticated DNA techniques the victim recalls the terrifying night at Southampton Sports Centre when she thought she might die. "LAY down or I will kill you." It was 13 years ago when
IT was just days before Christmas that a brave little Eastleigh girl lost her fight against cancer. That was three years ago but Sophie Barringer, who was six and a pupil at Norwood Primary School, will never be forgotten. Her courage and generous spirit
A FOOTBALLER arrested for rape as he prepared to play for his Hampshire club has been cleared of attacking a woman in a pub garden. Brian Dutton, 22, a central defender for Blue Square South side Eastleigh at the time of his arrest, was cleared at Swansea
HAMPSHIRE yachtswoman Dee Caffari was left battling fierce winds and mountainous seas in the Bay of Biscay this morning after her mast snapped leaving her stranded. The incident, at 6am this morning, occurred about 140-miles west of the Spanish city
A FORMER long-serving Hampshire policeman has appeared in court after being charged over claims he sexually assaulted boys at a police station. Ex-Inspector Gerry Hutchings, 48, who was based in Lyndhurst in the New Forest, was charged with ten counts
"I FEEL extremely privileged to have been his mum." These are the heartfelt words of the mum of youngster Theo Hixon-Denton, who said goodbye to her son at a funeral service in Southampton yesterday. Close friends and relatives of the popular 11-year-old
Sunday Under 12 5th Round Cup Draw KICK-OFF TIME Sunday Cup matches,(except where Clubs have floodlights where a time must be mutually agreed between the two competing Clubs) the normal kick-off time for the first drawn team shall be the kick-off
HIS dream was to own a vintage Mercedes grand prix car. However, the chances of Max Hyde affording one of the few magnificent Silver Arrows in existence was zero. After all, the last one sold went for several million pounds. So the car enthusiast and
EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne has shrugged off a knife-edge defeat in the battle for the Liberal Democrat leadership and vowed to work with winner Nick Clegg. Underdog Mr Huhne, who came within a few hundred votes of a shock victory, told the Daily Echo he
DETECTIVES have reopened a 13-year-old rape case in which a girl aged 14 was attacked and threatened at knifepoint. The schoolgirl was on her way to meet friends when the rapist struck, held the knife to her throat and said he would kill her. Officers
A CARAVAN parked in a Hampshire field was destroyed by a fire last night. Firefighters from Eastleigh were called to the scene, off Rownhams Lane, North Baddesley, at around 6.20pm, where they found the vehicle and a propane gas cylinder well alight.
I ALSO live in Fair Oak. I did not realise that there is a sand pit large enough for Hugh Cleverley to bury his head in! Which political party is he speaking about when he says "genuine,honest, down to earth men and women''. What doesn't suit Hugh
THE Conservatives would not win the vote of every motorist in the country by banning speed cameras more like the votes of the morons who drive right up my exhaust pipe as I abide by the limits set at the time. m taylor, Southampton.
YOUR report on the revamp of the HCC headquarters in Winchester notes that the carbon dioxide emissions will be cut from 100 kg PER ANNUM, equivalent to burning about 40 litres fuel. I suspect it is more like 100 kg PER HOUR. Perhaps one of your readers
IN response to the disappointment Mrs Hill of Hedge End expressed for the festive lights in Hedge End, I would like to invite Mrs Hill to do something about it rather than sit back in her armchair and moan. The Christmas Lights committee has asked for
HAPLESS Labour MP John Denham may attack me (Echo letters, December 4) but one charge that cannot be made against me is that I don't stand up for residents interests as a local Councillor. In contrast, people will draw their own conclusions on why he
I WOULD just like to say that I agree with the lady who wrote in about the cameras on Lances Hill being a complete waste of time. I also wrote about the cameras being in the wrong place. I think they should be at the bottom of Lances Hill going on to
SEEING your article about speed cameras, I can't help but think that their placements along our local roads are somewhat arbitrary, not necessarily where most needed. Yesterday I was driving into town around 3pm along Thomas Lewis Way when the traffic
IF Eastleigh winger Damian Scannell's impending move to Southend United proves anything like as successful as Freddie Eastwood's then the Blue Square South club will be quids in to the tune of £375,000. While a clause in Scannell's contract dictates
VT FC striker Tyronne Bowers went from hero to villain as his side lost a tense FA Vase tie on penalties. Bowers gave Dave Diaper's side a half-time lead in the third-round replay at Portsmouth Road when he converted Martin Beck's left-flank cross
Saints are looking to appoint a chairman with City contacts to help front their search for new investment with top lawyer and former BBC vice-chairman Anthony Salz a leading contender. Despite the change at the top of the club with the departures of
A MAN was pulled to safety after a fire broke out in a Southampton tower block. Fire crews were called to the Rotterdam Tower on International Way last night after neighbours on the sixth floor heard a fire alarm going off. Teams of firefighters broke
POLICE are stepping up patrols and asking residents in a Southampton community to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries. Residents have reported three incidents in the Shirley Warren area within 24 hours of each other. In the first incident a group
PEOPLE living beneath Southampton International Airport's flight path can now see just how noisy their communities are. Maps showing noise levels caused by aeroplanes taking off and landing during the day and night have been published for the first time
SHE is one of Britain's worst motorists, has spent more than £10,000 on driving lessons and failed six tests. Now Southampton single mum Tara Self has been sent to a ten-day "driving school boot camp" for a new ITV1 documentary airing tonight in a bid
HAMPSHIRE defence giant VT has 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 take over the Project Services arm of state-owned British Nuclear Fuels
LIVE bands and DJs could be barred from a Winchester pub if it fails to implement sound proofing measures within three weeks. Although The Blonde Beer Café will be allowed to play live music over Christmas it must address noise concerns within 21 days
