NEARLY 800 people in Hampshire died of the asbestos-related industrial disease mesothelioma in just four years, the Daily Echo can reveal. The number of people affected by asbestos-related conditions is expected to rise and hit a peak in about 2020. The
A NEWLY formed independent leisure company has chosen Southampton for the launch of its first ever bar - a £700,000 investment. Called Ocean & Collins, the bar on Vincent's Walk is targeted at young professionals and will create 15 full-time and 35
THE AMERICAN developer of the Segway Human Transporter - has appointed Winchester agency MCC International to promote the novel eco-friendly device across Europe. Since its unveiling in 2001, the Segway has tried out by everyone from US president George
EASTLEIGH based sports coaching company Team Elite is set expand its services to schools across Hampshire after securing £75,000 funding from Bank of Scotland Corporate. The funding will improve the website and enable the company to undertake marketing
Small boat anglers targeting the Western Solent continue to find nice cod, with Bill Gilks from the Waterside the latest to strike lucky. When Gilks, pictured, went afloat in his own boat Senis-Bill to a mark just off West Lepe Buoy he caught this beauty
A MOTORIST had jewellery and cash stolen from her car after thieves broke into the vehicle near a Winchester beauty spot. The victim had left her car in Clarendon Way near Sparsholt and the Farley Mount Country Park on Saturday afternoon when the break-in
NEARLY 40 affordable homes have been built in a Waterside village. The complex at Brittany Close, Marchwood, has been provided by East Dorset Housing Association (EDHA), which worked in partnership with New Forest District Council. EDHA managing director
CALLS are growing for a symbolic part of Southampton's maritime past to be preserved before it is broken up for good. Politicians and industrial historians are calling for at least one of the four cranes at the King George V Graving Dock, which date back
POLICE and Trading Standards officers in Hampshire will be targeting off-licences using so called sting operations in a bid to crack down on off-licences selling alcohol to under-18s. The clampdown is being enforced to try and slash the number of drink-fuelled
FOR MOST people the mere mention of going back to school does not bear thinking about, but one former Hampshire pupil graciously accepted the invite to do so. That's because Chris Draper, the former Mountbatten School pupil in question, who won an Olympic
BLITZING the streets of Buckskin - that was the goal of a special drive to target litter, fly-tipping and graffiti in the Basingstoke suburb. More than two tons of rubbish was collected in a few hours on Tuesday as residents joined Basingstoke and Deane
POLICE are hunting two men that hit a teenager around the head with a bike lock in Fareham. The men, who had been drinking, approached two 15-year-old boys who had been out shopping and then returned to the Apollo Cinema to pick up their bikes that were
THERE were clowns, face painting, a disco and lots of party food. But behind the fun and laughter was a serious safety message. The party, pictured right, at the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Eastleigh was to launch The Children's
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has given thousands of pounds worth of computing equipment to local schools. Pupils and staff from Hamble School, Hamble County Primary School, Bursledon School and Berrywood School, Hedge End, received the computers during a presentation
HOW can anyone start a multi-million-pound business with no money and no property to offer as security? Liz Jackson, from Great Guns Marketing, managed to do just that - without any advanced education and coupled with the anxieties of failing eyesight
RICHARD BLAND was one of the first golfers to suffer under a new PGA European Tour rule in China last week. The Tour has reduced the traditional cut mark of 70th place and ties to 65th and ties for the start of the 2006 season, and Bland's opening round
PLANNING is in the news again. At one end of the constituency, proposals to develop land at Manydown before 2011 are given the thumbs down by the inspector. At the other end, Picket Twenty looks like remaining semi-detached from Andover. There will be
SOUTHAMPTON based anglers Dave Butcher and Sid Carter were part of the four-man Due South team who finished fourth in an international fishing competition in Thailand. The Unofficial Phuket International Tournament was arranged at short notice after a
Solent Stars nearly completed a remarkable comeback against Worthing Thunder - only to end up beaten by six points. Spirited Solent battled back from 27 points behind to level with one minute to go. But, for the third match running, they let the team
A WINCHESTER firefighter who has retired after 30 years in the job has told how he will miss his mates, but not the early morning call-outs. Paul Vickery started at Winchester's North Walls fire station in 1990 after following in the footsteps of his
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SCORES of people have used a confidential phoneline to expose drug dealers in Southampton. Crimestoppers has been taking more than 20 calls a week since the start of Operation Phoenix when dozens of suspected criminals were arrested in dawn raids across
A CHARITY night in Romsey looks set to be a star-studded affair. Celebrity gardener Charlie Dimmock is joining comedian and radio presenter Mike Osman, both pictured, on Friday for an evening of comedy at Mountbatten School. The double-act will be performing
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TOTS from a Hampshire pre-school now have a new play area thanks to the help of a group of bankers. Staff from Barclays bank rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into making over the plot of land outside St Mary Margaret Pre-school in Park Gate so that
A CHRISTMAS tree festival will take place in Fareham from December 8. Fareham Methodist Church in Kings Road will host the event, now in its fourth year, and 24 Christmas trees will be on display each supporting a particular charity. Members of the public
POMPEY chairman Milan Mandaric last night ruled out attempting to sweet-talk Harry Redknapp back to Fratton Park. Mandaric insisted he would not be talking to Rupert Lowe to ask him for permission to speak to the man who masterminded Pompey's promotion
