THEY are the vital services that can help to transform the life of a family struggling with the devastating effects of muscular dystrophy. So no one knows more about how important preventative care is than Hampshire fiveyear- old Jack Layton
A SENIOR Hampshire ambulance officer has been suspended for a year after making bogus emergency calls to help his lover in the control room hit her targets. Simon Surplice was today found guilty of a series of charges including the faking of
LUKE Byles looks like joining the exodus of experienced Eastleigh players making way for the club’s exciting venture into full-time football. The ex-Saints defender is believed to be head ing back to Australia and is in negotiations with the
THE biggest celebration of business excellence in the county has started with the launch of the Daily Echo-backed Hampshire Business Awards 2011. Now in its 21st year, Hampshire Business Awards is the premier annual business competition in the region
THE FIVE men arrested on suspicion of murdering missing teenager Damien Nettles 15 years ago, have been released on bail. Damien was last seen in 1996 after a night out on the Isle of Wight. A 44-year-old man from Cowes, Isle of Wight, a 48-year-old
WORKERS at Southampton City Council are set to strike over pay cuts after a second union backed industrial action. Members of the Unite union have joined Unison in voting for strike action over pay cuts of up to 5.5 per cent. A mass
A MAN indecently exposed himself to a 16-year-old girl as she walked through an alleyway in a Hampshire town. The victim was making her way between Magpie Lane and Falkland Road in Eastleigh when the man ran past her and committed the offence
I JUST read the feature about Jean Wilding achieving her NVQ level 2 at the age of 83. I would like to add my congratulations not just because she’s an inspiration to us all – which she is – but on a personal level for the care she gives my own
THE outcome of the AV vote was not so much of a surprise because Brits just love to complain and yet when given an opportunity for change, they panic. The Liberal Democrats (led by Nick Clegg) are suffering from the coalition and again the
I DON’T find the election results at all surprising. This is not a mid-term election, it’s only been a year, and the coalition’s cuts haven’t really started to bite. The Conservatives have always been very good at turning their vote out, so it
REGARDING the laburnum tree in Hedge End (Daily Echo, May 5), anyone who has access to the Internet will discover that there are dozens of highly poisonous common plants that grow in our parks and gardens, some more poisonous than laburnum.
I HAD a great time at St Mary’s on Saturday. I have not been able to watch the Saints as much as I would love to because of my money situation. It was wonderful to see everyone so happy and the party-like atmosphere. The only thing that would
RE “Biggest Royal Wedding Street Party” Newcombe Road, Southampton as featured in the Daily Echo, May 2. Firstly, I find it strange that Southampton City Council gave permission to hold a street party in Newcombe Road which is on a city bus route
REGARDING the letter “Our party was not uncontrolled” (Daily Echo May 6) even when the road was packed students were texting and emailing, putting the message on websites to get more people to the party. The lady sat on steps might have lived
A COACH driver described to jurors how he lost consciousness at the wheel as he drove along a Hampshire motorway. Peter Huggett, is said to have veered off the M27, up onto the embankment before coming back down across all three lanes of the motorway
Hampshire pair Danny Briggs and Jimmy Adams will miss next week's Clydesdale Bank40 matches after being included in the England Lions squad to play Sri Lanka at Derby. Briggs and Adams both impressed for the Lions in the West Indies in March
RADIO 1 DJ Zane Lowe, pictured, is coming to Southampton on Friday night. He will take to the decks at Oceana as part of the UK-wide Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange tour. The event promises to bring the best of Miami nightlife to the Leisureworld
THE controversial details are contained inside a secret document. For months police chiefs have been working behind the scenes drawing up a number of options which will radically transform the face of policing in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Unit, Bustagroove Urban Dance Company from Southampton, will perform their 'Symbols of hope'routine at the Dance For Life heats, at The Point, tomorrow evening. This piece is about barriers built amongst people through prejudice of religion, race,
SOUTHAMPTON MP John Denham accused the government of creating a “corrupt university admissions” system during Commons clashes last night. The Shadow Business Secretary waded into the row over plans to allow institutions to charge some UK students
THIS is the face of the attacker who stabbed a man in the back as he walked through a city centre park in the middle of the afternoon. With his distinctive facial features and ginger stubble and hair, detectives are hoping someone will recognise
SOUTHAMPTON rowers James Foad and Melanie Wilson have been selected to represent Great Britain at the first World Cup of the season. The pair successfully came through the senior trials and will now head to Munich, Germany, at the end of the month.
EXPERTS advising the Government on the New Forest and other woodland sites have been urged to make public access their top priority. Nine groups representing millions of walkers, cyclists and horse-riders want the newly formed panel to find ways
The parents of a Hampshire student found dead have paid tribute to their “beautiful, wonderful Emily”. More than 15,500 people have joined a page on Facebook in tribute to Emily Longley, whose body was discovered on Saturday morning. Her family
PASSENGER numbers at Southampton Airport rose 18.5 per cent in April on the back of later Easter getaways. The airport handled 143,700 passengers in April 2011, airport operator BAA said. However the numbers of passengers passing through the airport
AN appeal has been launched against a decision to axe plans for a state-of-the-art private hospital on the edge of Southampton, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal. Barker-Mill Estates has decided to fight to get the hospital on its land at Adanac
A WIND turbine company that made hundreds redundant in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has today announced plans to create 2,000 new jobs - in Kent. The south was once home to the UK's only significant turbine production line until Vestas closed its
If you're interested in writing a book review for our website , please get in touch with us at: outtherenow@dailyecho.co.uk Grace is fascinated by the wolves in the woods behind her house; one yellow-eyed wolf in particular. Every winter
RAIL bosses have sacked an award-winning stationmaster for what they describe as a serious breach of safety rules. Managers at South West Trains are refusing to confirm claims that Ian Faletto was dismissed for removing a shopping trolley from
St Joseph’s Primary School, Aldershot, will be competing in Dance For Life at The Point, Eastleigh, this Thursday 12th May. Our Dance is a tribute to the armed forces and the Red Cross. As our school is based in Aldershot, the home of the
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a teenager who went missing nearly 15 years ago. Police investigating the disappearance of 16-year-old Damien Nettles on the Isle of Wight in 1996 detained the men ''in response to information
A WOMAN has died after falling from a bridge over one of the south's major commuter routes. Police have closed a large section of the A31 dual carriageway around Ringwood after being called to the scene at around 4.39am. The woman was
A PENSIONER was in hospital last night after his convertible car flipped onto its roof. Fire crews said the 75-year-old had had a "lucky escape" after they spent around half an hour cutting the motorist out of his soft-top vehicle following a crash on
A WOMAN who made hundreds of nuisance calls to police has been spared a jail sentence, a court heard. Louise Hathaway called up Hampshire and Sussex police without reason numerous times over the last four years under the influence of alcohol
SOUTHAMPTON motorists could be paying over the odds on parts for their cars, a survey has revealed. Research by garage chain HiQ shows the average driver in the city spent £89.40 on new tyres, compared to a national average of £81.86. And as the Daily
Cyclists have set the wheels in motion to encourage more people to ride to work. The CTC, the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation, has teamed up with social marketing agency Challenge For Change to launch the Southampton Cycle Challenge. As the Daily
