A MOTHER accused of murdering her three-year-old daughter told police she drowned her in the bath because she wanted to stop the little girl being 'anywhere near' her estranged husband, a court heard today. Former science teacher Claire Colebourn
OVER a hundred Hampshire homes are currently without power. Three separate incidents in Bevois, Netley Common and Eastleigh are leaving the 122 homes without power. SSE believes two of these incidents are related to Storm Gareth. A spokesperson
MAHAMED Mahamed has been named in the British team for this month’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The Southampton AC star is one of six in the senior men’s squad for the championships in Aarhus, Denmark on March 30. His younger brother
A LISTED Southampton landmark has been closed. Dock Gate 10 is closed less than four months after it originally closed, due to an unsafe structure. Dock Gates 8 and 20 remain open for anyone wishing to enter the docks. An ABP spokesperson
ENGLAND boss Gareth Southgate said his midfield is ‘a difficult balance’ after leaving James Ward-Prowse out of his latest England squad. Ward-Prowse put himself in serious contention to add to his one cap with his recent performances. The
B&Q owner Kingfisher will this week stop selling slug pellets with a pesticide that harms wildlife, ahead of a ban by the Government next year. The company said it was the first major retailer to take products containing the chemical metaldehyde
ALMOST £19 million has been pumped into the county’s parks to refurbish buildings, improve play equipment, build fresh trails, and construct new catering facilities. Hampshire County Council hopes this investment will increase visitor numbers to
LOCALS will be heading to the polls tomorrow to vote for who they want to fill a council seat left vacant by a stalwart city councillor. The Coxford ward has been without a third member since the turn of the year when Keith Morrell vacated the
A CLEAN-UP group was shocked to find syringes discarded near a Southampton road. The Green Party’s Katherine Barbour and her team of volunteers found hypodermic needles on Osborne Road South, next to the A335. The team of community cleaners
THE rejection of Theresa May's Brexit deal for a second time leaves the country in turmoil with just 17 days to the scheduled break from Brussels. Events over the next two days will have a major impact on how, when - and if - the UK leaves the
THE rejection of Theresa May's Brexit deal for a second time leaves the country in turmoil with just 17 days to the scheduled break from Brussels. Events over the next two days will have a major impact on how, when - and if - the UK leaves the European
Two men arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Eastleigh have been released from custody. The men, aged 26 and 29, from Eastleigh, were arrested on suspicion of murder. But last night they were released from custody
POLICE are appealing for information following a fatal accident in Southampton. Officers were called to the A27 Mansbridge Road last Thursday after a collision involving a pedestrian and an orange, trail-style motorbike and a pedestrian. The
ALEX McCarthy believes Gareth Southgate has brought the ‘spark’ back to English football. Southgate led the Three Lions to a World Cup semi-final in Russia last year, losing to Croatia in extra time. And McCarthy, who has handed his England
James Ward-Prowse is today hoping his fantastic form for Saints will be rewarded with an England call-up. Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate will this afternoon name his squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Czech Republic
THE site of the former police station in Eastleigh could be turned into a care home, the Daily Echo can reveal. As previously reported, the police station in Leigh Road shut earlier this month as the building was deemed outdated and no longer fit
MAY I respectfully respond to the letter from Jacqui Broadbridge, published March 4, where she writes that the New Forest ought to have speed cameras installed. Most genuine New Forest residents do drive with care and we do alter our speed when
IT'S one hell of a (Take That and) party. Southampton has been graced with the final week of the UK tour of The Band, which became the fastest selling musical in history when it was announced, promising a show based on all the hits of the world's
SOUTHAMPTON’S education boss claims that a planned strike by school staff over redundancies “seems unnecessary” as no job losses are planned. Councillor Darren Paffey said that the walk-out by National Education Union members at Valentine Primary
A SHOP full of customers – including several children – was evacuated after the owner’s brother started pouring petrol on the floor. Ex-employee Michal Rybak had earlier threatened to burn the store down in “revenge” after being given a series
IT IS the community-focused pub putting its locals first. That is the aim of June and Steve Robinson of The Chamberlayne Arms on High Street, Eastleigh. Set in the heart of Eastleigh, the pub has a strong community surrounding it, and a wealth
A HAMPSHIRE family have had their special break at a Mexican holiday resort ruined after they developed serious gastric illness. Malcolm McCloskey, 63, from Fareham was staying at the Riu Dunamar resort in Playas Mujeres, in Mexico with his wife
