A disabled World War Two veteran has fallen victim to bogus workmen. The 86-year-old man was at his home in River Walk, Bitterne when a man called at his front door claiming that the guttering needing clearing and the victim agreed for the work to be
A BALACLAVA-CLAD robber hit a cashier over the head with a wooden bat before fleeing with around £100 at a Hampshire petrol station this morning. Winchester police are now appealing for anyone with information about the robbery at the Murco station in
HIS world was turned upside down when he was told that he had only three months to live. Doctors were telling him to just go out and enjoy the few weeks he had left with his family. However, 13 years later, Tony Halkyard is alive, still working and
A HAMPSHIRE nurse had sex with a prisoner in a jail toilet after confessing inmates made her feel "horny", a misconduct hearing was told. Deborah Pangeti worked at Winchester Community Prison and had a relationship with at least one inmate there, the
A DAMNING report into a controversial housing development in Chandler's Ford has labelled a housing association's handling of the scheme "faceless and uncaring". The plans for the Velmore estate by Atlantic Housing Association (AHA) included ripping
SOUTHAMPTON International Boat Show is the latest organisation to sign up as a member of development group Business Southampton. The major event is part of the latest tranche of six businesses to enlist as "city champions", taking the number of companies
IN his assessment of Tony Blair (Daily Echo, May 11) Mark Hackett, chief executive of Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, wrote "Back in 1997 patients were waiting more than two years for many procedures in Southampton and they now wait less than
MAJOR UK pub chain Slug and Lettuce is to open a branch in Southampton. More than £250,000 has been spent in converting Southampton's Hog's Head pub in Above Bar Street into the 63rd branch of the brand. With outlets already in Winchester, Bournemouth
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Paris Express, container, 0830, 206; Little Star, cargo, 1130, 36S; Patriot, vehicle, 1230, 34/35; Morning Crown, roro, 1630, 43; Auto Banner, roro, 1930, 40; Kebbi, roro, 2230, 201; Kirsten Maersk, container,
WE are writing to complain about the way our school's name was blackened in the Daily Echo on May 2. When the inspectors visited us they were satisfied that the kitchen had a very high standard of hygiene, however your article suggests otherwise. The
IN RESPONSE to the letter complaining about cruise ships letting off fireworks (May 12), why not go the whole hog and ban fireworks entirely? People having enjoyment and celebrating - whatever next? The port of Southampton has good cause to celebrate
SINCE Southampton is quite environmentally friendly, why are there always two sets of lights on day and night on Redbridge Causeway? MRS M PRICE, Holbury. A Southampton City Council spokesman replies: Two high mast lighting units have been on during
I VISITED Ward F4b at Southampton General, and, like Mrs K Bricknell (Letters, May 12) discovered a dedicated team of nurses severely stretched by staff shortages. Where has the many millions spent on the NHS gone, because it doesn't appear to have been
AFTER reading the letter from Mrs K Bricknell, we cannot believe that our father and grandfather, Sidney Norris, was treated on the same ward, F2. We thank everybody for looking after and caring for him until he died on May 11. All the staff on the
I BELIEVE I was a patient in Southampton General Hospital at the time as Mrs K Bricknell's relative was in those wards (Letters, May 12). I saw the nurses being split up and two were directed elsewhere. The nurses looked shocked and I became concerned
THE wife of Hampshire MP Mark Oaten has told how she is standing by her man despite his fling with a rent boy. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Echo's sister paper The Hampshire Chronicle, Belinda Oaten says they are now "only looking forward
VISITORS to the New Forest are putting their children at risk by feeding large groups of ponies near busy roads. This was the warning issued at the Court of Verderers by pony owner Mike Cooper, who said he was forced to intervene after witnessing a group
STRANDED Hampshire sailor John Fildes was at the centre of a dramatic one-in-a-million rescue in the Caribbean - by his neighbour. The 32-year-old had put out a Mayday call after he lost his sails in storms and went two days without food. And he couldn't
HAMPSHIRE manager Paul Terry hopes Marcus Trescothick, his former teammate, returns to the England side as soon as he is ready. There is likely to be a double dose of nostalgia for Trescothick when he arrives at the Rose Bowl with the Somerset Sabres
IT TOOK me less than five minutes to pass the British Citizenship Test - but I am still not qualified to play for England. For the record, I answered 23 of the 24 multiple questions correctly on Monday and am now hoping to be available for England
WEST BROM manager Tony Mowbray intends doing detailed homework on Coca-Championship play-off final opponents Derby. The Baggies overcame semi-final opponents Wolves at The Hawthorns 1-0 (4-2 on aggregate) last night to set up their Wembley clash with
THE great thing about the Cape Wrath Challenge is that despite the competition it is not over the top and intense. It is a race week organised by runners for runners. Folk are happy to talk about running without worrying they are becoming too obsessive
SAINTS skipper Claus Lundevkam believes his side can finish in the Championship's top two next season - but admits new investment is crucial. The injured centre half had to watch from the stand as his side were eliminated by Derby in the play-off semi-finals
Southern Water has seen complaints rise by more than 50 percent in the past year, new figures reveal. Nationally complaints about water companies to the official customer watchdog are at their highest level since 1994. High charges and problems with
A former couple battling in the courts over a £3 million National Lottery jackpot win agreed today to settle their case. Maureen Todd, 55, from Chandler's Ford, accused 53-year Desmond Congdon of running off with the winnings after breaking off their
THE ARMY's decision to stop Prince Harry going to Iraq has been branded "a blow to morale" by a Hampshire MP. Desmond Swayne, Tory MP for New Forest West, who has actually served in Iraq, said he "wouldn't dream" of questioning the ruling, made yesterday
WORSHIPPERS at a Hampshire church fear a treasured Bible is being hawked around antique markets in the US or Far East for a four-figure sum. The historic 18th century Bible was snatched from St Mary's Church in Twyford last month. The crook was captured
A HAMPSHIRE hospital has been ordered to fix a leaky kitchen roof by food safety inspectors. The Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester was served a food safety enforcement notice for failing to address concerns about the roof for several months
