HAMPSHIRE police have been rapped over the knuckles for refusing to release information about crimes committed in the county’s bail hostels for three years. Force chiefs were criticised for failing to co-operate with the Information Commission
Update from the Joint Administrator of Southampton Leisure Holdings Plc Mark Fry, Joint Administrator of Southampton Leisure Holdings Plc (“the Company”), the holding company which wholly owns the shares of Southampton Football Club (“the Club”
JOURNALISM students at the University of Winchester got some tips from the top when BBC South Today presenter and Daily Echo columnist Sally Taylor opened their new £220,000 TV studio and newsroom. The facility will be used to produce weekly and
This is the full text of the statement issued by Luton South Labour MP Margaret Moran: ''I was first elected as MP for Luton South in May 1997. I want to express my gratitude to the people of Luton in general and my constituents in particular for allowing
A LABOUR MP who claimed £22,500 of taxpayers' money for treating dry rot at a house in Southampton has announced that she will stand down at the next election. Margaret Moran's expenses claims provoked widespread public anger as her designated
Saints’ staff have been informed they will not be paid their monthly wages today – but have been asked to stay on and work for another week while Mark Fry tries to generate the cash to pay them. Administrator Fry called an emergency meeting
A LARGE flat screen TV proved too much for burglars who abandoned it as they made their getaway from a Rownhams property. However, the intruders kept hold of a Cartier watch worth £1,000 and a pair of gold cufflinks valued at £300, taken from
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Grande Portogallo, roro, 0100, 105; Torino, vehicle, 0800, 34/35; Believer, container, 0830, 204e; Troubadour, cargo, 1230, 107; Winona, cargo, 1830, 7; Maersk Taurus, container, 19930, 207; CMA CGM Coral, container
A MUM was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend after she refused to take him back, a court has heard. Hollie Green, 21, is said to have died at the hands of Daniel Gibbons who strangled her in the bedroom of her own home in Southampton.
IT is a palatial wonderland, complete with a 34-seat cinema, 15-berth nuclear shelter and underground aquarium – and it could be yours for a cool £7.5m. Developers are billing Golden Hill as an “exemplary residence, which affords the occupants
HAMPSHIRE Olympic sailing star Pippa Wilson is hitting the water for the first time since winning gold in Beijing – but this time she’s doing it alone. The 23-year-old from Lymington, one third of the victorious Yngling crew dubbed ‘Three Blondes in
IT was meant to be a quick comfort stop, but instead became a terrifying nightmare that left a little girl traumatised. Six-year-old Caprice Haynes was trapped inside a pitch-dark public loo for more than 20 minutes when the automatic door
UNEMPLOYMENT figures among Hampshire’s young have nearly doubled in the past 12 months and will cost taxpayers £15m this year the Daily Echo can reveal. The soaring number of 18-24- year-olds out of work in the county means the state is paying
ALTHOUGH the county council elections in the Winchester area will be a two-horse race between the Tories and Lib Dem, unfancied runners could play a major role. Both the Greens and the UK Independence Party are fighting many more seats than
HUNDREDS of people are dying early each year in the south because of air pollution, the Lib Dems have claimed. Research from Europe showed that at least 564 people in the region – including 81 in Southampton – died prematurely each year because
I AM interested to note that the first thing many people do when they leave their homes in the morning is cough. Whether it is due to breathing in fresh air, I don’t know, but it is quite remarkable! PHILIP G HAWKINS, Sholing
WE may despise some politicians for greed if not corruption. But let us please vote out the BNP. I see they display a Spitfire on their leaflet. Quite likely it was piloted by a Pole! How ironic is that! BRENDA KNOPF, Southampton.
AS we celebrate national family week in Southampton let’s not forget that families come in all shapes and sizes, and that the end of a relationship doesn’t have to result in the breakdown of a family. In my law firm in Winchester, I see separating parents
RECENTLY I had a cataract operation at the eye unit at Southampton General Hospital. I am writing this in praise of the doctors and nurses in that department for all their care and efficiency while I was there. Not only towards me, but to all the patients
A SOUTHAMPTON leisure centre was forced to close when thieves left a trail of destruction behind after stealing a safe thought to contain thousands of pounds. Burglars forced their way through a rooftop window at Bitterne Leisure Centre before
SPANISH bank Santander is set to become one of the most familiar sights on the Hampshire high street after bosses decided to rebrand its 19 stores in the south of the county. The red and white flame logo, probably so far most widely recognised
Saints were today hoping to seal a deal to sell Nathan Dyer that could pay the club’s wage bill for another month on a crunch day at St Mary’s. With the wages of players, staff and management due today Saints have to find the cash from somewhere or
WARREN Hunt is ready to spearhead VT FC’s assault on the BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West next season. The former Pompey marksman – top Sydenhams Premier scorer last term with 39 SWL/League Cup goals – has signed a contract committing himself
HAMZA RIAZUDDIN admitted Hampshire should have beaten Surrey in last night’s Twenty20 Cup thriller. The England U19 all-rounder finished unbeaten on 13 after failing to score four off the last ball of the match under the Oval floodlights.
ATTEMPTS to find a new home in the Southampton area for three historic boats from the Second World War have ended in defeat. The British Military Powerboat Trust (BMPT) is moving the remains of its collection to Portsmouth, four years after it was
THE search is on again for the Daily Echo’s Child of the Year. Now in its 15th year, the competition to find the region’s bonniest baby and cutest toddler is officially launched today. Last year scores of votes were cast for our winning tot Alistair
A TEAM of top company executives are taking on a gruelling 2,600-mile motorbike ride in aid of a Hampshire charity. Sony Ericsson bosses Jason Smith, Paul Hobson, Chris Round and Simon Beech will ride from the UK to Morocco and back in a week to raise
A HAMPSHIRE woman died from an asbestos-related tumour, despite never having a high level of exposure to the deadly material, an inquest heard. Southampton Coroner’s Court was told Lindsey Turner, 52, could have been at risk of inhaling the killer
YOUNGSTERS at one Hampshire nursery have proved that you are never too young to start fundraising. With help from their teachers, children at Kiddi Caru Nursery in Whiteley hosted a special fun day to raised money for the Hampshire Autistic Society.
A HAMPSHIRE woman who joined the St John Ambulance as an 11-year-old has been appointed to the most senior voluntary role in the county. Pat Morris, a first aider, from Beauworth, near Alresford, has become Commander of St John Ambulance Hampshire and
