I know I said I’m up for a challenge, that I’m totally willing to do this the hard way to get where I want, but gosh it really is difficult. Patience is a virtue I do not have, a virtue that, unfortunately, a graduate must have. For there comes
SHE will make a spectacular sight at the climax of one of the biggest parties in Southampton for years. Helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious will follow yachts competing in the 2011 Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race as they sail to the start
I FOUND the article (Daily Echo, July 16) concerning the “All-weather action men” of the RNLI very interesting. What a wonderful write-up for these courageous people who are always risking their lives. We are really proud of them and all lifeboatmen
IT seems likely that motor car insurance is set to rise substantially, largely due to the increase in “no win, no fee” claims made against insurance companies. Older drivers who may only drive 1,000 miles in a year may see their insurance cost rise
I FELT I had to write this letter to complain about the post, that is if you receive this letter. Several weeks ago I posted a letter to Eastbourne to my daughter. By car, Eastbourne is two hours away. The letter took 13 days to get there. I have
AN action-packed programme of activities for this year’s Over-50s Festival in Southampton has been unveiled. The festival, which runs from August 7 to 21, aims to give the city’s older generations the chance to get active and try something new
I REALLY would like to thank the utter scumbag who took the time to steal the canopy from my camper van in Hill Lane, Southampton – it seems these days unscrupulous individuals who can’t save for what they want go and steal it instead. I guess Mr
WHAT great news that Travelodge are to spend just £3.3m on building a new 60- room hotel near the railway station in Eastleigh and arranging with the local job centre to staff it by taking 20 people off its long-term unemployed list. But what does
I RECENTLY spent two days as a patient on McGill ward at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. I was impressed from the start with the efficiency of all the staff, from the A&E receptionist and the triage nurse, all the way through,
WITH reference to the article (Daily Echo, July 7) regarding dogs being used as weapons. Once again the MPs come up with an idea that compulsory microchipping of all dogs would provide the means to link dogs with their owners and so make them
YOU had a lovely picture of Sarah Parish on the front of the Daily Echo on July 18 – but look at the heels! Sarah, already quite a tall girl, still seems to want to be taller. Why do girls do that? They certainly are not easy to walk
The fierce football rivalry between Saints and Pompey is the subject of a new museum exhibition. Strategically positioned in Fareham – between Southampton and Portsmouth – Westbury Manor Museum has decided it’s perfectly placed to explore the
THIEVES are on the hunt for unlocked cars and homes in Eastleigh, police have warned. Officers say there has been a significant increase in the borough of valuables being stolen from vehicles or houses that have not been secured – and they believe
Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Microsoft Genre: Platform The release of Twisted Pixel’s Ms Splosion Man is like the Xbox LIVE equivalent of a new Scorsese film hitting the picture houses. The expectation, hype and buzz surrounding
SAMMY Couzens suffered a second overseas defeat as he was beaten by Robert Woges in Germany. The Titchfield light heavyweight, who was controversially beaten on his last visit abroad in Finland, struggled to match the power of Woges, writes ADAM
PETE Waterfield finished 11th in the final of the 10m platform at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai. The 30-year-old Southampton diver, who needed painkilling injections ahead of Saturday’s prelims because of a wrist injury,
DUMPED in a box by callous owners, found wandering Hampshire’s streets with no family or simply unwanted. These are just some of the reasons why a Hampshire animal centre is battling a cat crisis. The cattery is full and for the first time in
FIREFIGHTERS who tackled a tower block blaze that left a mum and her toddler with nothing but the clothes they were wearing have been praised for preventing the whole city centre block going up in flames. Neighbours were left fearing for their
FIREFIGHTERS spent an hour tackling a blaze that destroyed a car parked on a Southampton street. A crew from Hightown fire station used breathing apparatus, water jets and fire extinguishers to fight the flames leaping from the Ford Focus after its fuel
A DRUG addict who stole hundreds of pounds while working as a cleaner has been jailed for 20 months. Jamie MacGregor, 29, did not disclose when applying for a job at City Cleaning that he had a conviction for dishonesty and a month into the role
A YOUNG Hampshire stuntman who broke his neck in a horrific rehearsal accident has been told by doctors he will never walk again. Jay Young has been given the devastating news he has been left a quadriplegic by the injuries he suffered as he
Win !The complete set Of 19 Horrid Henry Books.... Plus, tickets to see Horrid Henry: The Movie. Henry is horrid. His parents, younger brother, teachers, neighbours and relatives all say so. If someone’s put itching powder in someone’s swimming
Lament by Maggie Stiefvater. Sixteen-year-old Dee is a cloverhand - someone who can see faeries.So when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to beautiful, mysterious Luke, Dee knows that he wants something more dangerous than a summer romance
Ballad - by Maggie Stiefvater. In this sequel to LAMENT, faeries follow James and Dee to Thornking-Ash boarding school, where James struggles with his feelings for Dee and for a dangerous faerie muse called Nuala. When Halloween plunges
SOUTHAMPTON’S Gary Hunt moved a step closer to retaining his Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series title with victory in Malcesine, Italy. The 27-year-old, pictured left, trailed Russian diver Artem Silchenko after three rounds of the
THE driver killed following a collision on a Hampshire motorway has been named by police. Steven William Harris, 53, from Dean Road, Southampton, died after a collision involving his Cherokee Jeep and maintenance lorry parked on the hard shoulder
SOUTHAMPTON airport’s largest carrier has split itself into three wings to help steer it on course for major expansion in the UK and Europe. Highflying airline Flybe has also shaken up its board of directors in a bid to drive forward the new
WITNESSES are being sought following a road collision involving two motorbikes and a tractor. The incident happened on B3399 at Tapnell on the Isle of Wight. One of the motorcycle riders, a 40-year-old man from Cowes, Isle of Wight, received serious
COUNCIL workers are back on the picket lines today as union and council leaders resume talks to end the dispute. But as talks get underway unions are preparing to announce even more strikes for next week. As revealed in Saturday’s Daily
A Southampton hospital has been fined more than £1,500 for breaching single-sex ward rules in June. Last month Southampton General Hospital treated patients in mixed sex accommodation seven times, racking up fines worth £1,750. But this
POLICE have launched a manhunt after a 36-year-old man was robbed in his own home. Three men burst into a property in Graham Street, Northam, Southampton, before threatening violence and stealing jewellery. The victim was not injured
