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AT JUST 25, she is in demand at the world's top ballet houses, holds an OBE and has been compared to Margot Fonteyn. Darcey Bussell is the perfect role model for aspiring young dancers, so Southampton head teacher Richard Hilary contacted her to ask if
A COUPLE and their two children were lucky to escape with their lives when their car was speared by a wooden stake thrown from a bridge over a Hampshire dual carriageway. Youth worker Nikki Dimmer, her husband Tim and their children Lee, 12, and Carl,
A HAMPSHIRE man was spared a prison sentence after brotherly love won the hearts of magistrates in the New Forest. Peter Wheeler, 23, of Calmore Drive, Totton, was convinced he would be jailed after he admitted a string of motoring offences. But an impassioned
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines. 50 Years Ago Four members of the Women's Institute were each fined 2s 6d (12p) by Andover magistrates after admitting selling alcohol without a licence
THOUSANDS of hectares of Hampshire heathland are to be protected for future generations, thanks to an £850,000 lottery grant. The money, from the Heritage Lottery Fund, has been awarded to Hampshire County Council to carry out a five-year restoration
A SPEEDIER service by Winchester City Council is set to be introduced with a revamped computer system. But customers will have to endure a temporarily worse service at first as the council prepares for the changeover. The council promises the £400,000
EASTLEIGH'S Labour MP hopeful has vowed to tackle the borough's summer grass explosion by taking matters into his own hands. Sam Jaffa has offered to show civic chiefs how it should be done by cutting the area's overgrown verges himself. Together with
ONE of Britain's rarest butterflies is making a remarkable comeback thanks to the efforts of a posse of pensioners. Naturalist Dr David Bellamy, who is himself a sprightly 67, has heaped praise on fellow senior citizens for their role in rescuing the
BOURNEMOUTH captain Eddie Howe could be sidelined for up to 12 weeks after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that plagued him last season. Howe aggravated ligaments in his right knee during the Cherries' pre-season friendly with Fulham on Saturday
Francis Benali will miss at least the first three games of the season after re-opening the hairline fracture in his left leg. But initial X-Rays have shown the damage is not as bad as the club feared after the tough defender hobbled out of Monday's reserve
MORE than £120,000 in prize money and a new Listed race highlight three days of racing at Salisbury this month. Centrepiece of Friday's card is the Sovereign Stakes, a one mile Listed race carrying £21,000 added prize money for colt and geldings which
ANDOVER-based IT specialist Alphameric Retail came to the rescue of wholsesale cash-and-carry company Makro when, just weeks after installing imported German keyboards at its 27 stores across the country, the cash-and-carry firm found it had a big problem
TWO HAMPSHIRE Police officers have created a new frontline weapon in the war against rapes on victims drugged with powerful sedatives such as Rohypnol. Attacks where victims become stupefied after being secretly fed the drug in drink have become a serious
PIZZA-making was top of the menu yesterday as Southampton's Over 50s Festival programme was spiced up with a culinary flavour. There was an invitation to make and eat your own pizza at the Pizza Express in Oxford Street. Passing on expert tips were chefs
LOOKING for slow worms, hunting for snakes and rescuing newts - it's all in a day's work for Southern Water's Mike Barker. As the company's new environment manager, Mike and his team protect the huge variety of wildlife not only at operational works but
In Port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Lady Linda, general, 0600, 107; Goodwood, vehicle carrier, 0730, 201 link; Union Arbo, general, 1500, 204W; NYK Andromeda, container, 1730, 205. Today's principal Southampton sailings: Southampton Star,
A MILLIONAIRE motorcycle dealer at the centre of a police sex investigation has been found shot dead. The body of John Potter, the man behind Southamp-ton Harley Davidson dealer Dockgate 20, was found in the garage of his home by a member of his family
IT DID not need the clairvoyant skills of Mystic Meg to forecast that Leicestershire would feel the vengeful bite of The Spider, even if they recovered from its early effects. The gangling Alan Mullally continued his red-hot form with five more wickets
MORE than 700 entries have been received for the Brockenhurst Horse Trials this weekend which feature the pre-novice, open novice and advance competitions and count towards the South East Eventers League. Olympic hopefuls Mary King and Kristina Gifford
A HAMPSHIRE nursery is still counting the money raised during a sponsored walk in memory of a young mum. Forty children at LearningLand Day Nursery in Millbrook, Southampton took part in the sponsored walk in memory of Amanda New-ton, pictured, 36, who
