SOUTHAMPTON City Council is faced with an even worse budget deficit than expected. The authority has now planned how the reduced grant from the government will affect the city's budget until 2013 - and it leaves the council with £5m less than
So two weeks after I completed the Chicago marathon I took part in the Great South Run as part of the Ellen Macarthur Trust Team. It was a fantastic day and event. So many different people preparing themselves for different reasons to run the 10
A LONG serving Southampton publican is stepping down after more than 36 years behind the pumps amid harsh trading conditions. Terry Lennon, licensee at the Dorchester Arms in Bevois Valley, has decided to call it a day in April when his lease
A MAN is fighting for his life after being found with serious head injuries at the bottom of a flight of stairs in a house in Southampton. The 36-year-old has already undergone life-saving surgery at Southampton General Hospital where he remains
SOME of the biggest names in rock were in Southampton today, after their flight was diverted due to the weather. Lead singer of U2, Bono and British band Muse had their flight from Dubai to Dublin redirected to Southampton because of snow in
PLANS for a new school building in Southampton have been given the thumbs up. Southampton City Council’s planning panel decided unanimously to give the green light for the new build of Oasis Academy Lord's Hill to start at a meeting today. It will
A SENIOR Hampshire business leader has been charged with a catalogue of child sex offences, the Daily Echo can reveal. Alan Chatfield, who is the head of Southampton’s Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), is facing a string of serious sexual
CHARLTON have stressed they will do everything they can to ensure Sunday’s match against Saints goes ahead. The pitch at The Valley is currently covered in snow, while ice is affecting the stadium and surrounding areas. A decision on
THE RSPCA today won its appeal against a ruling which saw it lose a legal battle over a will worth nearly £1m. It concerned the construction of the will of George Mason, who divided his £950,000 estate between the RSPCA, his 85-year-old brother
“We met in winter, and we fell in love…” This boastful lyric sums up one of the problems with Christmas. It is fast becoming a holiday for smug couples and families. I never used to feel like this and remember in my youth I was glad to be
A Southampton couple tell SARAH JONES how they are backing a national charity’s winter awareness drive after their little girl died from meningitis earlier this year. REGISTERING the death of their beloved daughter at the same time as the birth
ROAD bosses in Southampton are preparing to unleash a "miracle" pour and fix pothole putty to fill frost damaged roads after this weekend's cold snap. Construction firm Balfour Beatty, which signed a 10-year £100m deal to improve the city's
THE Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips has got engaged to long-term boyfriend Mike Tindall, Buckingham Palace said today. Mr Tindall proposed to his partner last night at their Gloucestershire home and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are said to be
THE leader of Southampton City Council has lobbied the Government for a level playing field as Liverpool makes a second bid to muscle in on the city’s lucrative cruise trade. Councillor Royston Smith, backed by port owners ABP, has written
THE Port of Southampton is open for business today, after the weather affected operations yesterday and over the weekend. DP World, which runs the container port, said that despite extensive gritting there had been periods of time over the past few days
MILLIONS were gazing skywards this morning to see the first total lunar eclipse for nearly three years. The Moon started to move into the Earth's shadow at 6.32am, on what is the day of the winter solstice and shortest day of the year.
THEY were set to be the star attraction of a week’s Christmas activities – a chance for children to meet Santa’s helpers. Now an appearance of reindeer and husky dogs has been cancelled by Southampton’s WestQuay Shopping Centre amid concerns
A NEW plan has been unveiled to transform a former Southampton shipyard into a marine manufacturing centre that would create 700 skilled jobs. South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and Southampton City Council has teamed up with a private
A LANE of one of the busiest roads in Hampshire remains closed this morning after a lorry was destroyed by fire. The articulated vehicle burst into flames on the westbound A31 at Ringwood at about 4am today. Police closed the entire
SOUTHAMPTON Airport opened as normal this morning from 6.30am. Passengers are advised that there may be some knock-on delays as a result of the adverse weather and are asked to contact their airlines for the latest information. Last
A NEW Forest pony was killed in an accident with a vehicle on the B3078 at Deadman's Hill, near Godshill. A cow died in a similar collision on the nearby B3080 at Turf Hill, near Bramshaw.
SAINTS face a daunting road to promotion over the rest of the season, starting with their Boxing Day trip to Charlton. Nigel Adkins’ tenth-placed side are staring at a remaining schedule littered with away games, many of which are against League One
POLICE are hunting a schoolboy who attacked staff at a Chinese takeaway. Officers in Hedge End are appealing for information after the incident at the Hong Kong Chef, Townhill Way, West End. The youth was abusive towards staff and was told to leave
POLICE are looking for a mystery motorist they believe may know what led to a three-car motorway smash. A 33-year-old man from Locks Heath suffered whiplash in the accident between a white Ford transit van, a blue Ford Focus and a black VW Beetle on
