CONTROVERSIAL moves to use £6.5m of taxpayers money to buy the lease of the Rose Bowl stadium were tonight given the green light. Eastleigh Borough Councillors rubber stamped moves that will see the authority buy the 999-year lease of the
A YOUNG Hampshire driver who died in a crash might have saved his life had he been wearing a seat belt, an inquest heard. Twenty-year-old Christopher Bridges was thrown from his silver Ford Ka, which went out of control after he hit a crash barrier
NEARLY a week after a major fire at Winchester’s Royal Hampshire County Hospital, a burnt-out MRI scanner is still a ticking time bomb. An investigation into what sparked the blaze which ripped through the building housing an £800,000 MRI
MORE schools across Southampton and Hampshire are making the grade as results continue to rise. Several of our schools are among the most improved in the country, based on Key Stage 2 tests taken by thousands of 11-year-olds earlier this year
SPORTS facilities used by thousands of people in Southampton are to be improved through a scheme that could see more than £1m spent boosting outdoor recreation in the city. The city council is spending £350,000 collected through contributions
ADRIAN Rose is looking to get into care work and is hoping somebody will give him his first role in the industry The 23-year-old from Bitterne, Southampton, previously attended Hounsdown School in Totton and gained nine GCSEs, three at grade C
A WEATHER warning has been issued across Hampshire as the county braces itself for heavy rain and high winds. The Met office has put the warning in place from 1am tomorrow morning that the rain may turn to sleet or snow, particularly on higher
A BURGLAR crept into three homes in the same Southampton street while residents slept inside. People living in Glenfield Avenue, Bitterne, were horrified when they woke up to discover they had all fallen victim to the thief. Police believe
RICHARD Bland and Sam Hutsby have earned European Tour cards for the 2012 season, after securing top five finishes at qualifying school. Liphook member Hutsby ended the nerve-shredding six-round event in Spain on 20-under-par, to come second
I AM writing to let you know that we had a lovely day out yesterday on the special offer in the Daily Echo for Fly and Dine. It was a really nice trip on Red Jet, plus our meal. We both enjoyed it very much at the Fountain Inn. Thank you very much
I’M writing concerning the rules governing disabled parking badges and the reasons we see so many people displaying them walk bodily away. The rules for the use of these badges clearly state that a carer can use a badge to shop for the person
I READ the article regarding the latest on Eastleigh Borough Council’s proposed bail out of the Rose Bowl, with the comments from Robert Oxley of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, with whom I agree, and the response from council leader Keith House (Daily
IN a little under seven years a very special day will dawn, the centenary of the armistice which brought the First World War to an end at 11am on November 11, 1918. November 11, 2018 (it will actually be a Sunday) will be a major occasion, bringing
I WAS so sorry to hear that Cunard are no longer sporting the Red Ensign, as when she first arrived in Southampton the Venturers were proud to meet the Queen Mary and drop our ensign as a salute to a “Queen”, before taking position as escort
IT IS not a case of Little Britain, but Little England. If Scotland achieves independence and that is followed up by Wales, and Northern Ireland, then England will probably be on its own outside of the EU. David Cameron claims to be strong when
WELL who would have thought it, David Cameron does have a backbone. It’s about time someone stood up to the EU and said no. The thing I find disappointing is the negative response he has received from his spineless coalition partners and the leader
WHEN I was just old enough to vote we had a referendum on the Common Market. We were lied to and led like sheep into it. I voted against it but the country voted to join a trading block in which each country kept their own sovereignty, currency
Former Labour MP Margaret Moran, who is accused of fiddling her Parliamentary expenses, is to face a fitness to plead hearing after a court heard details of her mental health. A fitness to plead hearing will take place at a date before April 18 when
Detectives in Hampshire are appealing for witnesses following a burglary where Christmas presents were stolen. Some time overnight between December 10 and December 11, while the occupant of the house – a 27-year-old man – was asleep.
THE QE2 is set to be returned to her former glory - for one night only. Having been a ghost ship alongside Dubai since leaving Southampton in 2008, the ship will host a lavish New Year's Eve party. QE2 has faced an uncertain
SERIOUSlY ill children in Southampton suffering from head injuries and brain tumours will soon be treated on a new million-pound unit, the Daily Echo can reveal. The children’s neurosciences centre has been an ambition for doctors at Southampton
England's cricket team heads the list of a record six British nominations for the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards. Andrew Strauss' side, which features Southampton-born Chris Tremlett, climbed to the top of the Test rankings this year and
FANS groups have urged Saints supporters not travelling to the south coast derby on Sunday to wave off the club’s travelling contingent. The Saints Trust and SISA have clubbed together to call on people in the city to give the official supporters’
MORE than 100 students lit up a Hampshire college by putting on a colourful fashion show. Rising stars of the fashion world from Barton Peveril College, in Eastleigh, showcased their vibrant creations on the catwalk to raise money for Breast
IT’S decision time. Councillors will tonight vote on a multi-million-pound, taxpayerfunded bail-out of the Rose Bowl cricket ground. Critics say that Eastleigh Borough Council’s plan to buy the 999-year lease of the club’s ground and
IT WAS difficult to believe as I watched one of the first performances of Cinderella at Theatre Royal Winchester that the pantomime had not been running for weeks. Every inch of the production was polished, well performed and above all cracking
ITS stage has been filled with famous musical talent over the past decade – and on Saturday the legendary venue will celebrate its ten-year anniversary in style. The Cellar nightclub has played host to numerous international music acts over
STAFF at Southampton’s Ford factory have a new boss. John Oldham has been appointed as the new manager of the Ford Transit plant, which employs more than 600 staff He joins from Ford’s Bridgend plant in Wales, where he was engine production
HAMPSHIRE Oscar-winner Colin Firth took a bow as the latest new exhibit at Madame Tussauds. The actor, who took his Academy Award earlier this year for The King’s Speech, has been recreated in wax at a cost of £150,000. He has gone on
TV SOAP star Gemma Merna will officially switch on a Hampshire family’s Christmas lights tonight, thanks to a Daily Echo competition. Virgin Media is giving the Crosby family an extra special VIP Christmas as they transform their Netley Abbey home
CISS Dyer – an eminent figure in club, district and county bowls – has died. She was 97. Born and raised in Portsmouth she took up the sport in 1967 with husband Reg at the Folland Aircraft Company where he worked. The bowls bug gripped
WHEN it comes to Saints and 1976, there is one moment that stands out above them all – the FA Cup final victory. Read More Read the interview with Mick Channon inside today's Daily Echo. But that vintage year is
MORE people in Southampton searched online for Strictly Come Dancing than anywhere else in the country, it has emerged. Search engine Google has analysed what people have searched for during the course of the year and compiled a series of top
THE number of people on out-of-work benefits has fallen slightly in most parts of Hampshire, bucking the national trend. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed that across the Southampton and wider Hampshire County Council
Saints have been handed a Premier League referee for the derby trip to Portsmouth. Mark Halsey has extensive top flight refereeing experience and has already taken charge of seven Premier League fixtures this season. Halsey was forced
Kelvin Davis is facing a race against time to be fit to face Portsmouth on Sunday. The Saints keeper missed last weekend’s game at Blackpool with a calf injury sustained in training, which led to Bartosz Bialkowski’s nightmare performance
ARSONISTS torched a car in Millbrook, Southampton. Firefighters from Redbridge station battled the blaze for nearly one hour at just after 11pm on Tuesday. The small hatchback was left abandoned in the middle of a field off Tottenham Close, near Kendal
SHOLING blew the chance to go top of the Southern One South & West last night, beaten 2-1 at home by Yate Town. Lee Wort, the league’s top scorer, fired the Boatmen into a 39th-minute lead, but they were undone by two second-half goals from Hector
CALLS have gone out to Winchester City Council to consider closing the swimming pool at River Park Leisure Centre in a bid to save money. Several councillors raised the issue in a debate on council finances and the necessary future repairs and refurbishment
Sam Hutsby and Richard Bland are on course to earn themselves an early Christmas present. The Hampshire pros sit third and fourth respectively on the European Tour qualifying school leaderboard heading into today’s final round and need only to finish
A Hampshire man left a note for his parents telling them he wanted to swim to the Isle of Wight before being found washed up there days later, an inquest heard. A missing person hunt was launched after parents of Douglas Massie, pictured, 43
A LAPTOP, a watch and two mobile phones were stolen during a break-in in Brintons Road, Southampton, between 10.30pm and 11pm on Tuesday.
