AFTER years of uncertainty the ball will start rolling later this summer on a multi-million pound leisure package for Eastleigh. The council has already announced that Vue Cinemas, one of the country's leading cinemas, is to open a nine screen multiplex
TWO men who tried to burgle a pensioner in Eastleigh left empty handed after the intended victim rumbled their scheme forcing them to run off. Police have now issued an e-fit of one of the men involved, pictured left, and have warned other householders
THREE TEENAGERS appeared in court today charged with the murder of Lewis Singleton. Sercan Calik, 18, of Burgess Road, Southampton, and a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy, who both cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before District Judge
SOLENT Coastguard has called off a major rescue operation this afternoon after reports of two children falling into a Southampton river turned out to be a false alarm. They launched a full scale search of the River Test, below the A35 Redbridge Causeway
THE 15 British sailors and marines being kept captive in Iran are to be freed, it was announced today. In a statement this afternoon Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he would release the sailors as a "gift" to Great Britain. In a press conference
SOUTHAMPTON could see a £400m cash windfall within a few years when one million cruise passengers are forecast to use the city docks. If the target is met, Southampton will become the biggest cruise ship hub in Europe, alongside Barcelona. To cope with
SOUTHAMPTON could see a £400m cash windfall within a few years when one million cruise passengers are forecast to use the city docks. If the target is met, Southampton will become the biggest cruise ship hub in Europe, alongside Barcelona. To cope with
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Bonn Express, container, 0330, 206; Emden, roro, 0530, 43; Grande Portogallo, roro, 0630, 105; Sea Eagle, cargo, 0730, 107; Chikuma Reefer, refrigerated, 0830, 104; Norfeeder, container, 1000, 205e; Maersk Dallas
SOUTHAMPTON'S top cop has issued citywide stop and search powers to rid the streets of knives. The move to reassure the public and clamp down on fears of a growing knife culture comes just five days after 18-year-old Lewis Singleton died of knife wounds
SOUTHAMPTON shoppers could be forgiven for thinking it was a late April Fool's day as they were served by a host of strange characters. Staff at the Co-op store in Woolston turned up for work in fancy dress to launch a national fundraising campaign for
THE final piece in the jigsaw to transform a Southampton marina has been approved by city planners. A business centre and 126 flats with decked underfloor parking will complete the Ocean Village development by MDL and Linden Homes. They are part of
A burglar got a surprise when he confronted a Hampshire householder in his own home - he was smacked in the face several times and sent packing empty handed. The incident happened yesterday when the burglar encountered a 59-year-old man in a chair and
NORTHERN Ireland FA chief executive Howard Wells has emailed Saints fans who complained to him about his organisation's decision to prevent Chris Baird from playing against Wolves. Baird was forced to sit out his country's two Euro 2008 qualifying
RUPERT Lowe has confirmed he called the man attempting to complete the sale of his Saints shares a "disgrace". The former St Mary's chairman made the remark to ex-Football League chairman Keith Harris at a charity event where Prince Charles was close
TRUCKERS on a busy Hampshire road could hardly believe their eyes when a driver slowly overtook them with his trousers and underpants around his knees. David Neville, 47, drove alongside with his interior light on and then took his time overtaking them
A MAJOR step has been taken towards transforming Eastleigh town centre. As revealed by the Daily Echo, the town is sliding rapidly towards the relegation zone of the south-east's league table of retail centres. It currently lies in 39th place and has
EVERY office has its dogsbody, but one Hampshire company has taken the role quite literally. Ruby has been a key member of the Classic Folios team for two years. She is highly qualified in greeting customers and shredding unwanted paper. She is a great
MICHAEL Svensson is having part of his problem knee GROWN in a Swedish laboratory in a bid to end his injury hell. The central defender, 31, has had part of his cartilage taken out in an operation in his home country. It is now being 'harvested'
FORMER Saints striker Dexter Blackstock netted the only goal as promotion-seeking Preston lost at lowly QPR last night. Preston boss Paul Simpson now believes his team will now have to win all six of their remaining Championship matches to claim automatic
JUST two Hampshire firms have made it on to the team tasked with the multi-million pound redevelopment of HMS Daedalus at Lee-on-the-Solent. One of the largest brownfield sites for regeneration in the county, the 204-acre former naval base, pictured
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has denied Southampton is part of a country of "Tesco towns" as it set out a robust defence to accusations it has a near monopoly of the UK grocery market. The denial comes as it emerged there are 19 Tesco stores in and around
A CAMPAIGN group formed to fight plans for a new school in Whiteley has attacked claims that it has been spreading "deliberately misleading" information. The Meadowside Action Group (MAG), who are opposed to plans for a new primary school on the Meadowside
BREATHTAKING acrobatics, aerial expertise, comedy, juggling and illusion are set to wow audiences in the south as Billy Smart's Circus arrives in Winchester for Easter. With its contemporary take on traditional circus skills, Billy Smart's Circus is
MULTI-million-pound plans to upgrade campsites in the New Forest have been shelved - for now - the Daily Echo can reveal. The decision to withdraw controversial proposals for the Hollands Wood and Roundhill sites near Brockenhurst has been met with a
INVESTIGATIONS were continuing today into an arson attack on a North Baddesley home. As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo a young mum and her four-year-old son had to flee from their home after the entrance porch was torched. Police believe that something
WINCHESTER MP Mark Oaten has criticised the latest pay deal for nurses. Mr Oaten said the Government's income tax changes will leave some health staff poorer and others only marginally better off. He met staff at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital,
HAMPSHIRE banker Sam Taylor has stunned her family by quitting her high-flying job - to run a naturist resort with her nudist husband. The 27-year-old law graduate from Ringwood has spent the last five years working her way up to a managerial role with
