Please note that the following committee members are away from Friday 23rd May 2008 until Wednesday 28th May 2008; Mr. Dan Wilson, Mr. Paul Hicks, Mr. Jon Farnsworth, Mr. Tony Hewes and Mr. Paul Wyeth. Understandably, it is a very important time for
Please note that the following committee members are away from Friday 23rd May 2008 until Wednesday 28th May 2008; Mr. Dan Wilson, Mr. Paul Hicks, Mr. Jon Farnsworth, Mr. Tony Hewes and Mr. Paul Wyeth. Understandably, it is a very important time for
A PENSIONER is in hospital with serious head injuries after a head-on crash on a Hampshire road this afternoon. Police are appealing for witnesses after the smash on Wallington Way in Fareham, at around 1.40pm. A Toyota Yaris collided with a Mercedes
EVERY Southampton secondary school now has a metal detecting wand on site to help in the fight against knife crime, the Daily Echo can reveal. All 14 of the city's secondary schools, as well as eight primary and junior schools, have accepted the metal
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing these three men following an arson attack at a home in Southampton. Residents had been inside the property in Cranbury Avenue when the front door was set on fire. Officers had been called to the address earlier
FOOTBALL legend Sir Trevor Brooking paid a flying visit to Hampshire to open state-of-the-art sports facilities. The former England and West Ham United player unveiled a plaque to officially open the new football pitches and changing rooms at Seafield
A batch of ammunition from the Second World War sparked an alert in a gravel yard in Southampton. Police were called to the Solent Aggregate yard opposite St Mary's Stadium after ten 20mm bullets were dredged up from the bed of the River Itchen. Officers
THERE are just five days left to get signed up for this year's Race for Life in Winchester. More than 2,000 women and girls have already registered for the event at River Park next Sunday, June 1. The good news is, there are still a handful of spare
THIS is how a waterfront site in Lymington will look after it has been transformed by an £80m housing scheme. A developer has released a new artist's impression of the Lyming-ton Shores complex, which will be built on the former Webbs chicken factory
TV gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh, pictured left, has agreed to open a £600,000 tree house complex that is taking shape in the New Forest. The timber-built study centre is the brainchild of the Countryside Education Trust (CET). It is being built in
AN artist who uses radio-controlled model cars as paintbrushes was one of the stars of a New Forest show. Former Winchester College of Art student Ian Cook, 25, demonstrated his unusual skills at the Beaulieu MotorMart Autojumble, a two-day sale and
RISING gas and electricity charges, costly food bills, spiralling petrol and diesel costs, more expensive mortgages and a slowing down of the housing market - welcome to the belttightening reality of today. That's why the Daily Echo is launching
RISING gas and electricity charges, costly food bills, spiralling petrol and diesel costs, more expensive mortgages and a slowing down of the housing market - welcome to the belttightening reality of today. That's why the Daily Echo is launching
FEARS are growing for the welfare of a Hampshire teenager who has been missing for more than a week. Charlotte Houlgate has been missing since she collected a bag of clothes from her Fareham home last Tuesday. Police have today released a picture of
BELEAGUERED motorists could be forgiven for assuming that every time they fill up their tanks they will pay more and more. After all, fuel prices have seen a steady rise during the last few years - with month-on-month increases becoming the
WHEN it comes to a shopping basket typically made up of some of our everyday staple foods there is a £1.83 difference between the most expensive and the cheapest among the big four supermarkets. Might not sound much but if that saving was
IT is an untapped resource that seems to be the obvious solution for an island thirsty for water. While Great Britain is surrounded by water on all sides the fear is that the communities within could dry out if nothing is done to tackle the
MORE than 10,000 insurance dodgers have had their vehicles seized after being caught flouting the law in Hampshire. Top of the range cars and high-performance vehicles are among those to hit the scrap heap and be crushed while others of high value have
IT is an untapped resource that seems to be the obvious solution for an island thirsty for water. While Great Britain is surrounded by water on all sides the fear is that the communities within could dry out if nothing is done to tackle the predicted
AN elderly woman with dementia who went missing from her home has been found safe and well. Daisy Boddy, known as Molly, was found last night in the Shirley area of Southampton having been missing since the morning from her Portswood residential home
FORMER Olympian Shirley Robertson has been announced as the sole female skipper in one of the most exciting regattas to come to Hampshire waters. The double Olympic gold medallist will take the helm of JPMorgan Asset Management in this year's iShares
OLYMPIC skater Robin Cousins promised to bring the glitz of TV's Dancing on Ice to Southampton this Christmas. Mr Cousins donned his skates to showcase the swimming pool-sized rink that will transform the Civic Centre car park into a winter wonderland
IT was a homecoming that he dreamed of when he was lying in bed at night as a teenager. Adrian Flanagan had imagined that one day he would be in the Solent with the might of the Royal Navy at his side after sailing around the world. He had been inspired
Southampton business owners fear months of road works in part of the city will hit their trade. It is the second blow to business for Portswood traders in as many years. The £381,000 project to replace 1,200 metres of metal gas pipes with plastic polyethylene
THE developer who wants to transform a swathe of Winchester city centre says the £100m scheme will avoid the feared economic slowdown. Developers across Britain are abandoning ambitious schemes as the credit crunch bites amid fears of recession. But
STRESSED Hampshire executives are being offered the chance to learn how to unwind with a weekly relaxation course launched by Southampton firm Insight Holistics. Costing £49, a four-week course offers a combination of meditation, oriental healing techniques
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Maersk Stralsund, container, 0100, 206; Catalina, cargo, 0330, 108; Autotransporter, roro, 0615, 201; Century Leader No5, roro, 0730, 43; Rita Sibum, container, 0930, 204; Scheldergracht, cargo, 2330, 201/2
MYSTERY continues to surround how a naked man ended up walking along the central reservation of a Hampshire motorway. Police investigating how the 20-year-old ended up on the M3 have been unable to make contact with the man after he failed to turn up
IT cost about £60,000 to build using the latest hi-tech computer technology. But visitors are more likely to be impressed by the accompanying fly-through animation than the giant model of the city that is meant to be the centrepiece of the exhibition
A CONTROVERSIAL model presenting a future vision of Southampton was last night unveiled as the centrepiece of an exhibition that is costing taxpayers £117,000 to stage. The 3-D creation, ironically made in south coast rival Portsmouth, is intended to
STAFF at Southampton Airport have raised £24,000 for 25 local charities after a host of fundraising activities. The donations came from the BAA Communities Trust charity at the annual Volunteer Awards held in London that reward staff who raise money
LAWRIE McMenemy will leave Saints after turning down the chance to continue with his ambassadorial role under Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde. The 1976 FA Cup winning manager was brought back to the club after virtually ten years away during Lowe's last
SAINTS are remaining tight lipped after Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde's first meeting with Nigel Pearson. The Saints boss met with Lowe and Wilde early yesterday morning at St Mary's. It is understood that discussions went on between Pearson, the
A CONMAN who was part of a cowboy gang which fleeced elderly Hampshire residents for thousands of pounds has won a reduction in the sum he must repay. Anthony Ward, 36, from Kanes Hill Caravan Park in Thornhill, Southampton, was one of five people found
THERE are just five days left to get signed up for this year's Race for Life in Winchester. More than 2,000 women and girls have already registered for the event at River Park next Sunday, June 1. The good news is, there are still a handful of spare
PUPILS at Wildern School are celebrating after scooping both first and second prize in the Faith and Football Enterprise Challenge. Now in its third year this was the first time Southampton schools took part in the competition that asks youngsters to
FRANK Lampard believed Lady Luck deserted Chelsea as they lost the Champions League final on penalties against Manchester United. "Once we woke up and started playing after half an hour we hit the bar and post and looked the stronger team for sure
