HAMPSHIRE'S latest centenarian was treated like a queen, celebrating the milestone with not one but two birthday parties. Maud Moore celebrated in style as her friends and loved ones from Colden Common gathered to wish her a happy 100th birthday.
Traffic police have been clamping down on criminals using the latest number plate reading technology. Over a 13 day period, Hampshire's Road Policing Units at Totton, Cosham and Farnborough have been using Automatic Number Plate Recognition equipment
BRITAIN'S leading animal welfare organisation has claimed that two Hampshire women convicted of cruelty should have been banned from keeping horses for life. RSPCA officials spoke out yesterday after Debra Green, 41, and her daughter Michelle
Saints chairman Leon Crouch today made a fresh call for unity. On the back of the possible return of former chairmen Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde, current St Mary's chief Crouch called on everybody to focus on the club's key relegation clash with
A SIBERIAN Husky bred by Hythe dog lover Jenny Manley has won best of breed at Crufts. Skimarque A'Tebs Let It Snow, also known as Flint, was one of 245 Siberian Huskies that were exhibited at the internationally renowned show. Flint's mother, Skimarque
WITH its goodies versus baddies storyline, a high-speed boat chase and picturesque location a New Forest marina was the setting for a scene that could have come straight out of a James Bond classic. A movie crew descended on Hythe Marina to film part
Alan Whitehead and John Denham today face accusations of hypocrisy for having campaigned to save post offices in the city whilst voting last night for closures. They voted with the Government to narrowly defeat a Tory motion to halt a programme which
THE Southern Daily Echo has teamed up with Royal Caribbean International to celebrate the launch of the new Independence of the Seas - the world's largest and most wow-factor packed cruise ship arriving in the UK at the end of April. Children of Southampton
THE final reunion of the Southampton Saints Speedway team will mark the 80th anniversary of its founding. Fans, riders and officials from the past will gather at the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum, in New Milton, on July 20. An event was held
WHEN Golden Ring founder Freddie Potter heard the boxing club's new gym was to be named in his honour, it brought him to tears. Southampton's top club moved into its £1m purpose-built gym at Mansel Park Pavilion, Millbrook, this month, ending
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of rape after an incident in a home in Bishop's Waltham. It is claimed that an 18-year-old woman was raped at an address in Cherry Gardens in the town. Detectives investigating the allegations are appealing
Saints have signed West Ham's Richard Wright on loan for a month. The 30-year-old shot stopper has previously worked with goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster at Ipswich. He has been signed after the three senior goalkeepers - Kelvin Davis, Bartosz Bialkowski
A NEW wave of wind turbines could soon be changing Southampton's skyline with the first design inspired by the iconic Spitfire. The council is to start a consultation on building up to 20 of the medium-sized turbines, about 15- metres high, on
Bashley Cobras,winners of the U10's White League and runners up at U8s & U9s are now looking for additional players to join their squad as they prepare for Tyro league football. If you are interested please contact Rich Cusick on 07877 821509 or 02380
PROTESTERS campaigning to save a tree which faces the axe in Eastleigh are claiming a partial victory. They say that they have a won a stay of execution for Sid the Sycamore Tree which is destined to make way for a new dance studio at The Point
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: ARA Zeebrugge, cargo, 0330, 7; African Sky, roro, 0630, 201/2; Maersk Taikung, container, 0730, 206; Montlhery, roro, 1030, 201. Today's principal Southampton sailings: Grande Scandinavia, roro, 0900,
IT WILL be a remarkable and historic sight not seen in Southampton before and one that will never be repeated again when all three Cunard liners are in port together next month. This once-in-a-lifetime event is due to take place on Tuesday
I WAS absolutely appalled recently on walking along Weston Shore. One of the recently refurbished shelters was ruined; having been daubed all over with graffiti. Does the person, or persons concerned have any sort of brain? They are the dregs of society
I FULLY agree with Lisa O'Sullivan (Letters, March 13) when she says Southampton has not made the most of its waterfront as a visitor attraction. While the modern cruise liners are, of course, well worth seeing, they are not always in port to be seen
Our ancient country is about to be taken over by the European superstate. Over the last few decades our sovereignty has been taken away, bit by stealthy bit, by treaties designed to make us think that we are 'co-operating' with our friends abroad.
In reply to my letter of last week, a fire service spokesman said that their personnel pay tax for private use of 4x4s and company cars. I have a letter from HM Revenue and Customs stating that they have reached an agreement with the fire service and
SOUTHAMPTON has a long and establised link with the Spitfire. The council should use this icon to draw visitors to all parts of the city. By simply using steel and moulded material, perhaps glass fibre or other composite, it could create a chain of
Sickened by the way things are run in this city/country, I have decided to set up a new political party. The first items on the agenda will be establishing a local/national and international child/missing person and pet rescue alert facility, phasing
I am really pleased to hear that the National Minimum Wage is set to rise from £5.52 to £5.73. Depsite claims by the Conservatives that the minimum wage would cost this country a great many jobs, we have seen three million jobs created. The Labour Government
SEEING as a lot of schools don't even say prayers at the beginning of each school day now, so I can't really see children swearing on oath of allegiance to Queen and country in schools either. Which is a great pity as I, for one, would still love to
IN view of the expense allowances for MPs, it does now become increasingly probable that Mrs Blair was able to fully furnish the new family house using the John Lewis criteria, prior to the resignation of her husband. Presumably it would also be a reasonable
A STUDENT has been left with a suspected fractured jaw after being robbed by two men in Southampton. The 18-year-old was punched in the face three times as one of the attackers tried to take a mobile phone from him. Police say the victim was walking
GREEDY developers are ruining the character of New Forest towns by building too many flats, it has been claimed. Members of the district planning committee said attractive houses were being bulldozed to make way for expensive apartments, most of which
POLICE in Winchester have released CCTV images of a man and woman they want to speak to in connection with shoplifting at the HMV store in Winchester. More than £800 worth of merchandise was taken from the High Street store, consisting of several
DEAN & Dyball, one of Hampshire's largest remaining independent builders has been sold to national giant Balfour Beatty in a £45m deal. One of two developers behind Southampton's massive Woolston Riverside scheme, D&D is a major regional employer,
STARS have heaped praise on the UK's largest planetarium, which opened in Winchester yesterday. Author Terry Pratchett officially opened the new £650,000 facility, with TV stargazer Sir Patrick Moore, pictured, among the fascinated onlookers.
FUNERAL directors in Hampshire are predicting that webcasting ceremonies on the Internet will soon become a popular part of the service. Broadcasting ceremonies at Southampton Crematorium are due to start next month and undertakers say that many
THE businesswoman who ensured cinema returned to Winchester has sold her company for £7m. Romaine Hart was the driving force to see the silver screen come back to Winchester after a near-ten year absence. Her company opened the 400-capacity
THIS is the shocking image that police hope will force drivers in the New Forest to cut their speed. Posters showing a pony embedded in the front of a car are being distributed across the Forest in a bid to make motorists obey the 40mph limit
MATTHEW Barney believes he is just one fight from a shot at the British title. Barney defeated emerging Norwegian talent Kim Jenssen in his last outing and now has a May 2 date with Ghanaian Michael Gbenga. Victory in that contest could see Barney
RUPERT Lowe has taken a step towards an incredible St Mary's comeback. Following yesterday's dramatic revelations, broken exclusively by the Daily Echo, that former chairmen Lowe and Michael Wilde were preparing to launch a joint bid to return
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are trialling another way to pay for parking - via mobile phone. Motorists will be able to use a mobile phone to make a call, select the time they want to park, and pay with a credit or debit card. A trial will run in several
THOUSANDS more children from cash-strapped families will be able to learn to swim for free under an extended council scheme launched today. All primary school pupils under the age of 12 in Southampton will be able to benefit from next month. It gives
THE CLOSURE of dozens of Hampshire post offices will go ahead as planned after a last ditch attempt to save them was defeated in Parliament last night. A Tory motion demanding Post Office bosses "suspend" the Government's programme to axe up to 2,500
He has sculpted statues of Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson but immortalising Ted Bates has been Sean Hedges-Quinn's biggest challenge. Nine months of work have culminated in a bronze statue of the Saints legend, who served the club for 66 years in
Southampton International Airport is preparing for one of its busiest Easter periods on record. More than 31,000 passengers are expected to take off for destinations including Alicante, Avignon, Bergerac, Faro, Limoges, Malaga and Rennes. The great
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Southampton sewerman who spent 45 years working in the maze of sewers beneath the city. Sid Whitcombe was known for his knowledge of the city's 1,000-mile labyrinth of sewers as a drainage engineer. His son Alan Whitcombe
CAMPAIGNING parents are poised to win their battle for a pedestrian crossing on a dual carriageway near three Hampshire schools. County councillors have backed calls for a crossing on the A35 at Colbury, where schoolchildren have to negotiate four lanes
