WARSASH Band will be playing a concert of patriotic music in celebration of St George’s Day. The concert at the Victory Hall, Warsash, begins at 7.30pm on April 20, and costs £7 for adults and £5.50 for concessions. For more information or
A WORKSHOP for the green fingered will teach people how to make flower baskets in Fareham. The workshops will run for two hour sessions between 10am and 1pm at St Margaret’s Nurseries, Titchfield. For more information, call: 01329 221342 or
One man died and another is fighting for his life after a crash in Hampshire today. Officers from the Roads Policing Unit are appealing for witnesses folowing he accident early this morning. It happened when a dark grey Volkswagen Bora crashed
THE young and young at heart can learn how to make Lego animations. Lego Mania Trail workshops and masterclasses will take place at Tudor House and Garden, Southampton, between 10am and 5pm, on March 28. Call 023 8083 4242 or log on to tudorhouseandgarden.com
GANGS will be banished from a Southampton estate as police step up their bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in the area. Officers have joined forces with the city’s civic chiefs in a bid to slash the number of incidents in Millbrook, with the
PEOPLE in a Hampshire town will be consulted this spring about proposed improvements to its main road. The county and town councils want to improve the junction of West Street and Jacklyns Lane in Alresford, near Winchester. The project will
Troubled DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster has been bought, saving 2,000 jobs and 264 UK stores. Administrators from Deloitte, the accountancy firm, announced the restructuring specialists Gordon Brothers Europe had purchased the company for
ENTERTAINER Barry Humphries – whose alter egos have brought him international acclaim and made him a star around the globe – is to come to The Mayflower, Southampton as part of his final tour of the UK in 2014. Eat Pray Laugh! will give audiences
WARTIME showgirl Brenda Logie was on stage when news of Britain's defeat of the Nazis brought a dramatic twist to her concert. Yesterday the pensioner from Southampton, now in her 80s, was again the centre of attention when she helped launch a
WINCHESTER City Council has agreed to work more closely with the military. Councillors unanimously agreed to sign up to the Armed Forces Community Covenant. It means the council will encourage the community to get involved with local armed
A HAMPSHIRE dad had to have plastic surgery to rebuild his nose after it was bitten off by his best friend. Doctors used skin from Neil Dowd’s forehead, fat from his stomach and cartilage from his ear in three operations to repair the damage to
CIVIC chiefs have agreed to extend a government scheme that could save residents money on their heating bills. Warm-Up Winnall is targeted at homeowners, allowing them to get a replacement boiler free or at a reduced price. At Winchester’s
A HAMPSHIRE man has been given a suspended sentence after threatening witnesses to a crime, telling one: “You’re dead.” Paul Stanley Cooper, 18, of Brick Lane, Bransgore, had pleaded guilty at Southampton Magistrates’ Court to telling one man to
A thief wearing a football kit was spotted breaking into a car in the New Forest. It happened after a 53-year-old Lymington woman parked her blue Volkswagen Golf by St Nicholas' Church, Brockenhurst. When she returned 30 minutes later, she
A HEALTH and safety consultant has appeared in court today charged over the crash that killed Hampshire teenager d Jade Clark on the A31. Police investigating her death charged a man last night with driving without due care and attention and thereby
THE body of a Southampton man was found at his home a month after his death, an inquest heard. Jason Moxham was 43 when officers discovered him in the kitchen of his house in Harrison Road, Southampton. The inquest held at Southampton Coroner
ONE of the most decorated teams in the history of English football continues its quest to win a historic ‘Quadruple Quadruple’ this weekend. Sunday morning outfit Knighton Arms lifted their 13th trophy in four seasons earlier this month – and have
CYCLISTS in Hampshire can now get a perk on their commute home with a new coffee shop catering for those on two wheels in Totton. Hargroves Cycles have opened the Coffee Corner, which is aimed at cyclists wanting to recharge their batteries on
A MAN said by Judge Jane Miller QC to have “played fast and loose” with the probation services over his unpaid work order was jailed for two months. Winchester Crown Court heard it was the fourth time Gundars Freimanis, 22, had breached his suspended
A SET of military-spec tyres and wheels were removed from a Range Rover after thieves cut a hole in the fence at a Hampshire industrial estate. The Range Rover was stored at Hardley Industrial Estate near Hythe when thieves struck between 5.45pm
NO quick decision will be made on the future of the Winchester Station area, according to the city council leader. Cllr Keith Wood said the council would take its time over plans to revamp the area. As reported in the Echo, city architects
POLICE arrested a Winchester man on a city estate for suspected drugs offences. A team of ten officers executed a warrant at a house in Fromond Road, Weeke, at 7.35am yesterday. A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with
RESIDENTS of a Southampton estate will have their say on how they want to see £50,000 spent in their community. NHS Southampton City has again stumped up tens of thousands of pounds to help improve the health and wellbeing of people in Thornhill
AS SOON as Neil Dowd arrived in Southampton General Hospital it was clear to medics that he would need extensive reconstructive surgery. The first operation saw Neil on the operating table for three-and-a-half hours as surgeon Sanjay Sharma took
IT WAS three months of hell that saw one Hampshire dad forced to undergo extensive plastic surgery after his nose had been ripped from his face. Bitten off by a so-called friend, Neil Dowd’s nose had to be reconstructed at the hands of Southampton
One of the south's biggest free attractions was launched last night. The 2013 Bournemouth Air Festival promises another land, sea and air spectacular this summer. Topping the bill, the Red Arrows and Typhoon Eurofighter will be performing three
Motorists are being warned of “treacherous” conditions on a Hampshire motorway this morning. Police are urging drivers to use the M3 for “essential journeys only”, after the route was battered by snow and heavy rain in the early hours. And
WITH its history, beautiful surrounding countryside and direct rail link to London, the Hampshire city of Winchester would be high on most people’s list of the best places to live in the country. But those assets come at a cost. A new survey
CIRCUS meets theatre in a poignant tale of immigration. In The Arrival, we meet a host of migrants, travellers and refugees as they make their way to a new life. We see Dele leave his family in Nigeria to embark on a rather eventful voyage
IT'S always a pleasure to experience Kelly Jones and co. in action. I've seen Stereophonics live seven or eight times over the last 15 years or so and they're always the same - utterly brilliant. The chance to see them in such an intimate
Disgraced former MP Chris Huhne has been moved to a comfortable open prison after spending seven days in a tough London jail. The ex-Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister was jailed earlier this month after pleading guilty to perverting the course
One of the main adult football leagues on the south coast has escaped oblivion – after clubs answered an SOS call. The Southampton & District Sunday League is just two years away from celebrating its 50th anniversary. But there were fears
A record field will compete in one of the south’s premier road races this weekend. The B&Q Eastleigh 10k has attracted 2,600 competitors for tomorrow’s event, marking the biggest entry list in its 28-year history. There has already been
HAMPSHIRE students have ended their three-year semi-final jinx and finally been crowned British champions. The University of Southampton’s first team “stepped up when needed” at the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships
NO quick decision will be made on the future of the Winchester Station area, according to the city council leader. Cllr Keith Wood said the council would take its time over plans to revamp the area. As reported in the Echo, city architects
A CHELSEA pensioner has been jailed after sexual abuse he committed against a child in Hampshire three decades ago finally caught up with him. Clive Frampton, 75, was jailed for five years. Jurors took less than one hour to find Frampton guilty
SHARING is a big part of any marriage, but Gary and Carol Bulpitt have an extra reason to celebrate after taking a huge weight off both their shoulders. The husband and wife have shed 8st 9.5lb between them since joining their Slimming World group
THEY dressed in pink and black to say goodbye to their “baby girl”. Devastated family and friends of Jade Clark came together yesterday for her funeral. The teenager, who was killed in a crash on the A31 near Ringwood on February 24, was mourned
Hundreds of Hampshire soldiers are today being deployed to Cyprus. They will join United Nations peacekeeping forces in ther country for for six months. Around 250 men and women from the Marchwood-based 17 Port and Maritime Regiment will be
Former world champion Les Wallace was in fine form in the Freemantle, Shirley & District this week. Wallace, winner of the BDO World Championships in 1997, won the mixed pairs with playing partner Linda Munden – they were representing The Saints
POLICE arrested a Winchester man on a city estate for suspected drugs offences. A team of ten officers executed a warrant at a house in Fromond Road, Weeke, at 7.35am yesterday. A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with
A MEON Valley woman has been caught drink-driving. Linda Lock, 59, of Pointers Paddock, Droxford, had initially denied driving with excess alcohol when she was stopped in a V-reg Mercedes E300 on the A32 Filmore Hill, near West Meon Hut, on October
IT'S a pioneering scheme that aims to tackle the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. With shocking statistics revealing one in five of Southampton's primary schoolchildren are obese, making the city's ten and 11-year-olds the fattest in Hampshire
EX-SAINT Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was among the scorers as Roy Hodgson's men strolled to victory against San Marino. But the youngster would have been upset had he not been as England cantered home 8-0. Whether it was a good warm-up for the
