A SOUTHAMPTON school will be closed tomorrow because of a nearby damaged gas pipe. Contractors severed the pipe outside Newlands Primary School, on Ullswater Road, Millbrook, leaving the school without heating or cooking facilities.
A PENSIONER was airlifted to hospital after suffering a suspected broken leg when she was knocked over by a dog. Two ambulances were sent to help the stricken 76-year-old woman after the incident in woodland near Glendowan Road, Chandler’s
A SOUTHAMPTON motorcycle dealer faces an uncertain future after it shut up shop. The Dockgate 20 Harley-Davidson dealership closed yesterday after a staff meeting. The doors to the showroom were open today but customers were being directed
IT is a collaboration that is set to transform the way business and academics work together, while bringing world-leading research and new jobs to Hampshire. A gleaming new £116m state-of-the- art centre of excellence is to be built on a
EIGHT men have been charged over the theft of a massive £1.1m haul of cigarettes from Southampton docks. A gang used a stolen lorry and trailer to take 300,000 packets of American Legend cigarettes from a unit at the city's port on June 7. The charges
Southampton sailor Ian Williams has been named skipper of Team GAC Pindar ahead of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series. Williams, twice winner of the World Match Racing Tour, was unveiled as the team’s new skipper at a media event in Portugal. The former
Two Hampshire fishermen have praised the RNLI for rescuing them after they became trapped at sea while on a fishing trip. Mike Clifton, from Totton, praised the crew of Calshot RNLI lifeboat for their help in guiding him and friend John Cady back to
RNLI volunteers in the south-east will be ready at the drop of a paper hat throughout the festive season. Over last year’s Christmas and New Year period RNLI lifeboats were launched a total of 106 times across the UK, including from Bembridge, Calshot
Check the latest local traffic reports IT’S time to get those trusty woollies out again – the cold snap is coming back! Temperatures across Hampshire are set to drop to -5C (23F) by tomorrow morning as the freezing weather strikes
A DOG is today on death row after savaging a three-year-old girl and hurling her into the air at a Hampshire pub. A court has ordered the destruction of the two-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback cross, which lunged at the child and inflicted a “kill-type”
ADELE. Plus Special Guests. Wednesday 20th April. Southampton Guildhall. Adele has announced a European tour for Spring 2011, which comes to the UK and Ireland in April. “Rolling In The Deep”, Adele’s forthcoming single is released on
A MAN convicted of murder claimed today his employers breached his human rights when they sacked him after he was charged with the offence but before he was found guilty. Roger Kearney, 57, was convicted in June at Winchester Crown Court of stabbing
In what will be a weekly column, Jim, who lives in Hampshire, gives his take on alcohol and politics in one of this week’s talking points. Read Jim's first column in today's Daily Echo, this is what he has to say about writing for the paper
The most famous Brazilian since Pele brought his unique brand of eccentricity and showmanship to Southampton last night. X-Factor phenomenon Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho was given a hero's welcome by the crowd at the 90 Degrees bar in Carlton Place, alongside
Government shipping minister Mike Penning said that a host of coastguard sub-centres would be ''fully integrated into the national network around the coast and operating during daylight hours''. But he said that the new centres in Aberdeen
Cuts to UK coastguard stations must not put lives at risk and staff must not be forced out of the service, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union warned. The union, which represents 750 members in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
The Government also said today that it was postponing a planned announcement about the sell-off of search and rescue helicopters as the preferred bidder ''had become aware of a possible issue in connection with its bid''. Transport Secretary
Coastguards in Hampshire are to play a major role in a Government shake up of the service which will see stations slashed. Currently there are 18 stations in addition to a small centre on the Thames in London which will not be affected by the
Scene South can announce the first nominations for our prestigious Curtain Call Awards 2010. We are revealing nominations the as decided by our team of reviewers who have travelled the length and breadth of the county and further afield – taking
Chris Tremlett admitted he had endured a nervous night's sleep before producing a fine bowling display to help England dismiss Australia for 268 on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Perth. The former Hampshire paceman had not played
IDENTICAL twins may hold the key to developing a healthier cigarette, according to scientists at British American Tobacco’s Southampton research lab. The researchers carried out the study comparing the health of siblings – one who smoked and the other
SOUTHAMPTON’S rising curry kings have added another restaurant to their rapidly expanding chain. The Chowdhury family have snapped up the King & I Thai restaurant in High Street to end a busy year of acquisitions. It will be a second foray into Thai
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: UAL Texas, cargo, 0030, 40; union Topaz, cargo, 0600, 107; Autoprestige, ro/ro, 0615, 31; Virgo Leader, ro/ro, 0630, 43; Saga Pearl II, passenger, 0700, 101; NYK Vega, container, 0915, 206; Elusive, container,
England openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook capitalised on former Hampshire player Chris Tremlett's 3-61 to leave England in control after day one of the third Ashes Test at the WACA in Perth. Captain Strauss (12 not out) survived the only scare
WHEN Banksy’s Southampton graffiti was whitewashed, the disappointment spread beyond the city’s artistic community. video/106705/ What should have been an inspiration and focal point for the city was now a cultural embarrassment.
FORMER Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher will be among the stars of next year's Isle of Wight Festival. He and band Beady Eye will join the festival line up on Sunday June 12, appearing as special guest to Kasabian. Beady Eye is made up
OLLY Lancashire is ready to provide his own report on good friend Adam Lallana’s strengths and weaknesses as he prepares for his first match against Saints since his release from St Mary’s. Having established himself in Walsall’s first team in recent
POLICE chiefs will today ask councillors to shut down a bar where a mass brawl broke out leading to the arrest of a Saints footballer. Officers want to permanently close down the White House in Southampton which they say is poorly managed and
A HAMPSHIRE travel firm has collapsed leaving scores of holidaymakers facing a nervous wait. Twenty jobs were lost when Davis World Travel closed its four branches and head office yesterday after 53 years of trading. It was unclear last
BURGLARS have snatched two puppies from a house in Hampshire. Police are seeking information after the Staffordshire bull terriers were taken from a house in Alresford. The thief has entered the property – possible through an insecure
A PROMINENT piece of land in Ringwood has been transformed into a wildlife haven as a lasting tribute to well-known Ringwood businessman Raymond Brown. And his widow Pola will be officially opening the nature reserve at Bickerley Millstream on December
ACTORS, dancers, a band and a choir were all used as a Hampshire school took on children’s classic Puss in Boots. More than 70 pupils from Fair Oak Junior School appeared on the stage or helped out behind the scenes to make sure the three evening performances
HAMPSHIRE’S abandoned animals are in need of some extra warmth this festive season. Staff at the Stubbington Ark are appealing for donations of old towels, sheets, duvet covers, pillow cases and blankets to help keep the homeless creatures warm this
Children at a Hampshire school have had a festive visit from Father Christmas. Nearly 180 pupils at North Baddesley Infant School in Botley Road sat on Santa’s knee in a specially-made classroom grotto to let him know what presents they were hoping
CHRIS Tremlett has been picked to replace Stuart Broad in the England side for the third Ashes match. The former Hampshire fast bowler, who now plays for Surrey, will win his fourth test cap at the WACA, in Perth. The Southampton born
A MAN has been taken to hospital after a three-vehicle crash on a Hampshire road. Police and ambulance crews were called to Whitemoor Lane in Ower, near Romsey, after reports a van had been left on its side during the collision, at 2.20pm. Two ambulances
