MULTI-million-pound plans to flatten a Hampshire college and rebuild it with state-of-the-art facilities have been given the green light. Bulldozers could move in at Brockenhurst College in just over 18 months' time after the school's ambitious scheme
A MOTORCYLCIST was taken to hospital with serious injuries following an accident on a Hampshire motorway this afternoon. The crash happened at junction 3 of the M27 just after 2pm as the motorcyclist was driving from Southampton along the M271. The
A MAN has been charged in connection with an assault on a female jogger in Hampshire. Jonathan David Wilkins, 21, of Thistle Road, Chandlers Ford, will appear at Southampton Magistrates Court tomorrow. He has been charged with actual bodily harm following
EDUCATION bosses on the Isle of Wight have today unveiled their plans to shut 22 Isle of Wight schools as part of a major shake-up. It comes after the Island's council voted in March to adopt a two-tier structure featuring six secondary schools and
A man in his 70s was arrested for indecent exposure near a Hampshire primary school today. The offence is alleged to have happened near Romsey primary. The man, from Romsey has also been arrested on suspicion of an indecent exposure at the Tourist Information
A POWERFUL new body - dubbed the Hampshire Senate - is being formed to decide how millions of pounds of public money will be spent in the future. The 17-seat senate, named after the American upper house, is the brainchild of Hampshire County Council
A 70-year-old man was arrested for indecent exposure near Romsey Abbey Primary School today. The man who is in his 70s and from Romsey has also been arrested on suspicion of an indecent exposure at the Tourist Information Centre in High Street, Lyndhurst
FAMILY and friends of a Hampshire teenager left in a coma after a horror car smash are to mark her 18th birthday with a day of wacky fundraising events. Sophie Wilkinson's loved ones are not going to let her milestone birthday pass without celebrating
JUSTIN Rose's miserable run of form continued at the BMW PGA Championship, as two over-par rounds saw him miss the cut. The 27-year-old shot a one-over-par second round at Wentworth today, which, combined with his opening day four-over-par 76, left
TEENAGE Cherries striker Sam Vokes has penned a four-year deal with Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Southampton-born and Lymington-raised forward had been linked with a host of high profile clubs in recent months following his fine form
A SOUTHAMPTON man today pleaded guilty to threatening to blow up the giant Bluewater shopping centre. Former English teacher Saeed Ghafoor said he was going to bomb Europe's largest shopping complex using three limousines with gas canister explosives
One of the most valuable letters ever sent to Southampton has been put up for sale by the Queen and could fetch a staggering £12,000 - or £324 a word. The so-called Buchanan pre-paid private letter sheet cost just one old penny to post when it was
A CORONER called today for the RAF's entire Nimrod fleet to be grounded after ruling that an aircraft which crashed in Afghanistan killing 14 servicemen had never been airworthy. Assistant deputy coroner for Oxford Andrew Walker said that opportunities
THE Daily Echo can today reveal plans to form a new tier of government in Hampshire - and it is already costing you £100,000. The powerful new body - dubbed the Hampshire Senate - is being formed to decide how millions of pounds of public money will
Fresh from its world premiere in Geneva earlier this year, the new Peugeot 308 SW is set to arrive in showrooms in the coming weeks - and it's one of the most stylish estate cars I have seen in some time. A replacement for the 307SW, which was launched
JAGUAR'S XJ long wheelbase has been acclaimed Chauffeur Car of the Year 2008 in the under £50,000 category by The Chauffeur magazine. Judging the awards were members of the motoring media and key industry opinion formers. Paul Gibson, editor of The Chauffeur
TOYOTA has followed up the launch of the flagship Auris SR180 by introducing further sporting style to the range with new SR models powered by the 1.6 Dual VVT-i petrol and 2.0 D-4D 130 diesel engines. With great looks, generous specifications and competitive
IS RAYMOND Angel (letters 12 May) serious in his suggestion of adding an extra one percent VAT on top of the existing 17.5 per cent we already pay on many consumer goods? Is he seriously of the opinion we should be paying more to dispose of our rubbish
I CANNOT have Mrs Beasley (letters 5 May) tell me to get my facts right over the question of pensioners bus passes when it is she herself who should do so. Just because she has been lucky enough to have travelled to the places she states, doesn't mean
AM I the only one that is getting fed up by the constant day after day requests in Above Bar for the public to either answer survey questions or to take out subscriptions for various charities? They seem to leap at you from all directions, wearing coloured
WITH regard to the letter from H Raquet (Daily Echo May 3) the council are only correct up to a point. I have not qualified nor do I receive any allowances. The council official who informed your correspondent was in fact only quoting the first of six
I AM writing in support of ASDA. Last year, when as chairman of the town council, I wrote to a number of the larger firms in Totton asking if they would help in raising funds to engrave the names of the fallen on the war memorial, which was the only
COUNTRYWIDE media coverage of the promised MOD's UFO reports recently has proved interesting even if we refer to the "missing'' sightings which a few thousand of us "ufologists'', "experiencers'' and "abductees'' worldwide were not surprised at! Our
A TEENAGER from Hampshire suffered serious burns to his face and arms when an aerosol was thrown into a camp fire and exploded. Aiden Kelly, 14, was camping with friends in Emsworth when another teenager threw the pressurised canister into the fire.
DOZENS of volunteers from a Hampshire pub put all hands on the deck to revamp a local sailing charity's tall ship. Happy helpers from West End set about varnishing, painting and tidying the Jubilee Sailing Trust's tall ship Tenacious as well as their
HAMPSHIRE Conservation Volunteers are calling for helpers to work at a Winchester nature reserve this weekend. Fencing needs to be put up at St Faith's School nature reserve, St Faith's Road, St Cross, on Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 3pm. Tools
COUNCILLOR Karen Dunleavey is the new Mayor of Romsey. She has lived in the town all her life and has chosen three Romsey charities to support through the year. Romsey Opportunity Group, which helps children with physical and learning difficulties
Ex Saints manager Harry Redknapp and his wife were awarded £1,000 damages against the police today after judges held that officers who raided their home as part of a corruption inquiry were acting unlawfully. Their search warrant was invalid and the
SHE is the blonde beauty who is looking to make Southampton proud. Hampshire's Abigail Egginton, the latest lady to take up the crown of Miss Southampton, has said she is happy to be representing the city that she loves. The 20-year-old returned to
BARS, clubs and pubs have just days to wait before they find out who has been crowned the best in the business. The judging panel has met to decide who will walk away with the coveted title of Best Bar None in Southampton at an industry awards ceremony
AN EMERGENCY department was so overwhelmed with patients they ran out of staff and space to treat them all, the Daily Echo can reveal. Patients needing urgent medical attention faced an hour-and-a-half wait as ambulances stack-ed up outside the city's
THE future of the River Itchen's unique and famous wildlife is at stake in the row over where Hampshire gets its drinking water, environment bosses have warned. The entire food chain - from otters to migrating salmon and river plants - is in danger of
A LAP dancing club in a village pub near Alresford has stopped after eight months. The Windmill Inn in Four Marks has dropped the After Dark club to move in a more family-friendly direction. Many local people had argued it was inappropriate in a semi-rural
THE controversial transfer of Winchester's main office to WH Smith passed off smoothly. Postman Pat was on hand to help launch the new shop in the High Street yesterday. The previous branch in Middle Brook Street closed for the last time on Wednesday
A HOST of stars will be on the fairway in aid of a Hampshire charity. Former Saint Matt Le Tissier (pictured), Claus Lundekvam and Jason Dodd will be among the celebrities teeing off at a charity golf day in aid of the Joe Glover Trust. England
PATIENTS are wasting £11m of healthcare money by claiming prescription drugs they don't need. Most of the culprits are believed to be those who are exempt from paying for their drugs and those on repeat prescriptions. It emerged that cash spent on
ABOUT 2,500 jobs are under threat, including scores at Hampshire stores, at budget clothing chain MK One after the group was put into administration. Deloitte & Touche was appointed administrator of the 172-store chain just weeks after it was sold
HIGH street sales showed signs of resilience after official figures for April revealed a smaller-than-expected drop in sales volumes. Retail sales volumes fell 0.2 per cent in April compared to March, figures showed, their first successive monthly drop
HAMPSHIRE ocean racer Sam Davies has vowed to "continue fighting" after her yacht was damaged when it hit a whale during the Artemis Transat race. The 33-year-old from Hamble hit the underwater giant 800 miles from the coast of Boston, Massachucetts
AS far as heroics go this dynamic trio are certainly up for the cause. Donning their superhero outfits, this team of fundraisers are coming to the aid of two local charities. The trio are hoping to encourage 500 fundraisers to don the lycra and take
A FARMER has been fined more than £5,000 for leaving dead cattle to rot for weeks on his Hampshire land. John Gray, who runs Dilton Farm near Lymington, admitted leaving three carcasses on the property rather than having them incinerated. Trading Standards
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Autostar, roro, 0030, 30; Olympian Highway, roro,0430, 43; Vantage, container, 0430, 7; Zenith Leader, roro, 0630, 40; Ventura, passenger, 0630, 106; CMA CGM Otello, container, 1400, 207 Today's principal Southampton
TV GARDENING expert Alan Titchmarsh has agreed to open a £600,000 tree house complex that is taking shape in a remote Hampshire wood. The timber-built study centre is the brainchild of the Countryside Education Trust (CET), which had hoped that the
Chris Tremlett believes he is bowling better than ever because Shane Warne is no longer Hampshire captain. Tremlett will play for Hampshire this weekend after England coach Peter Moores named an unchanged side for the second Test against New Zealand
Rudi Skacel has cancelled his summer holiday after being called up to the Czech Republic squad for Euro 2008. The 27-year-old moved from Saints to Hertha Berlin in January to try and enhance his claims for a place at this summer's European Championships
ORGANISERS of this year's Hampshire Country Show say the event will be bigger and better than ever - whatever the weather. The annual event held at Broadlands this weekend is looking to wash away the muddy memories of last year's show, which was declared
THREE Hampshire fundraisers have received recognition their work with a national animal charity. Bill and Carole Theobald and Catherine Plumb have raised thousands of pounds for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Gosport residents Bill and Carole have been
FOR 23 years he tirelessly looked after and cared for a Southampton tower block and its residents. To thank warden Ted Turpin for his work, residents of Meredith Towers in Thornhill presented the 65-year-old with a gold watch to mark his retirement
Please note that all Team Registration Forms must be completed and received no later than the 31st May 2008 to the Secretary, Mr. Dan Wilson. Any registration forms received after this date will be returned.
Please note that all Team Registration Forms must be completed and received no later than the 31st May 2008 to the Secretary, Mr. Dan Wilson. Any registration forms received after this date will be returned.
