SAFETY checks will be carried out in a 1960s tower block in Southampton after a fourth-floor fire threatened to send the whole block up in flames. Council officials are offering residents of Wyndham Court inspections of their immersion heaters
Horrid Henry is Lord High Excellent Majesty of the Purple Hand gang. He loves comics, money, practical jokes and hates brothers, injections, homework and well-meaning adults. From where Henry’s standing, life is just not fair – the rest of the
OMG! So school's FINALLY out and it's time for summer! BUT, after months of hiding them in tights and comfy Uggs, our poor tootsies are no-way ready for being bared in flip flops! No need to panic though! LUSH have come to the rescue
HUNDREDS of former Southampton shipyard workers could be in line for compensation if their hearing was damaged while at work, lawyers claimed last night. Atwood Solicitors is offering free tests to people who worked at Vosper Thornycroft in
THEY have been based in their current offices for a quarter of a century. But moving headquarters for B&Q employees in Chandler’s Ford should not be too difficult – as their new building is just next door. Around 1,400 people who work for the
HAMPSHIRE police arrested more than 130 people last month for getting behind the wheel after drinking too much alcohol. Latest figures released by Hampshire Constabulary from the summer drink and drug campaign revealed one in every 14 drivers
SO many churches and historic buildings are not only having their lead stolen but also suffering the damage to fabric by water. It might be cheaper to sell the lead before it is stolen and use the cash to replace it with the new lead substitute
A YEAR ago, I had my loft insulation done, from a basic one inch to more than a foot. My gas boiler, which gave loyal service for more than 20 years, breaking down only once I can remember, was replaced by the latest, super efficient, model. The
I CANNOT let A Willott’s claims (letters, July 16) go without correction. Clearly, this person is misinformed and does their neighbours and the community at large a disservice through such ill-informed writing. Far from attacking the lowest paid,
SOMEONE took my jade green, long, crook-handled umbrella from the restaurant in John Lewis in WestQuay, which, unfortunately, I left under a bench seat, on Tuesday, July 12. If I remember rightly, there were only mature people in there at the time
IT HAS come to something when Southampton General Hospital has to rely on volunteers to help feed elderly patients and make sure they are not malnourished when they eventually leave. Also, that they need a coloured tray to identify patients who
WHAT a dreadful waste of money by Southampton City Council spending £12,000 on totem poles in our parks. It is interesting to note that parks boss Peter Baillie said the posts had been paid for by contributions from developers. Can we presume that
A WOMAN who fainted in a Hampshire supermarket came around only to find her handbag had been stolen. Vital medication, cash, a diamond ring worth £4,000 and a mobile phone were all taken after the 52-year-old collapsed in Marks and Spencer
IT is one of the rarest pieces of memorabilia in football – an England World Cup winner’s medal. Now Saints legend Terry Paine has decided it is time to put his prized 1966 memento up for sale. The 72-year-old, who was a member of Alf
A FIFTH day of talks between council and union leaders broke up with threats of further strike action in Southampton next week. Residents associations across the city have called for an urgent deal to end the industrial action, now in its tenth
THE Daily Echo wants to know what Saints fans expect from the coming season. We're asking supporters to vote on the poll below and leave comments about their hopes and fears for the 2011/12 campaign. The best comments will be featured in The Pink this
It is a brave company that is prepared to present Shakespeare outdoors in an English summer in a mosquito-infested forest glade. But The Villagers are just such a company and their enthusiasm and commitment in travelling their shows round Hampshire, helping
THEATRE Royal Winchester is set to welcome a host of performers for the tenth anniversary of its rebirth. Big names for the new season include comedians Rob Brydon and Ed Byrne and I’m a Celebrity… winner Christopher Biggins. Launching the autumn
Oil giant BP, which has a terminal at Hamble, said today that it had benefited from higher oil prices as it reported quarterly profits of £3.2 billion. The British firm made a loss of £10.3 million in the same period a year ago - but this was
SOUTHAMPTON firefighters were called to a block of flats early today after two balconies caught alight because of a discarded cigarette. Two crews from St Marys fire station dashed to Goldsmith Court at about 3.30am after the occupant of a fifth floor
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “fantastic father” who died in an industrial accident at Fawley refinery. Tony McGowan was working as a rigger at the huge petro-chemical complex when he became trapped under pipes, suffering severe chest and pelvic
A YOUNG dad has been ordered to pay £355 after drunkenly trying to smash his way into his girlfriend’s house. Jack O’Connor had been drinking with friends all afternoon and evening before he turned up at Kirsty Martin’s home in Wimpson Lane, Southampton
A CHARITY has condemned an arson attack on a textile bank used to raise cash for good causes. A huge pile of second hand clothing in the textile bank at Romsey’s Cupernham Infant School was destroyed by the fire which also badly damaged the container
A 35-YEAR-OLD Hampshire man died yesterday following a single vehicle crash at Roeshot Hill near Christchurch. The A35 was closed for four hours after a red Mini, travelling eastbound towards Lyndhurst, careered out of control and collided
A SOUTHAMPTON man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after admitting laundering money. Artur Zgierski, 44, of Dyer Road, opened an account at the Shirley branch of Barclays bank where he received unauthorised money transfers from six other
AROUND 50,000 more homes and businesses in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will have access to faster broadband by the spring of next year, BT has announced. Horndean, Alresford, Bransgore, Bursledon, Fordingbridge, Hamble, Harestock, Romsey
