FIVE little ostrich newborns are the centre of attention at Marwell Zoo - but they won't bury their heads in the sand. Since emerging from their eggs this week, the chicks have been given stacks of attention by mum and dad, as well as hundreds of visitors
FAMILY and friends of a Hampshire man who died when his motorbike collided with a tractor and trailer have called for a change in the laws governing agricultural vehicles. Russell Harding, 39, probably could not see the tractor indicating right when he
IT WAS a magnificent sight as the world's largest wooden tall ship to be built at the tail-end of the 20th century left her home port of Southampton. Hundreds of well-wishers turned up to wave goodbye to Tenacious as she headed out to the Solent, flanked
DICKENS entered the 21st century when members of an Eastleigh youth theatre held a number of show-stopping performances. More than 80 youngsters brought a modern twist to the work of the great Victorian author when Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre's production
IT HAS been over a decade in the making, and is a Hampshire town's most ambitious and costliest housing project ever. But now the estate is finally coming of age. And to celebrate the occasion scores of locals - and the housing bosses who oversaw the
SERIOUSLY ill or injured patients could be putting themselves at risk if they turn up at Haslar's new accident treatment centre, staff say. The centre, in Gosport, replaced the old accident and emergency department one month ago, but people are still
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years ago A Southampton woman wrote to the Daily Echo complaining she had been turned down for a job as a counter assistant because she had a child
Colchester 3 -- Bournemouth 1 DANNY Smith and Claus Jorgensen were both sent off as Cherries crashed to their second successive defeat at Colchester this afternoon. Smith, who had come on as a 32nd-minute substitute for Willie Huck, went for a professional
Full time scores from the top clubs in the South Colchester 3 -- Bournemouth 1 Preston 1 -- Portsmouth 0 Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
In a breathtaking climax to the season Park Gate have held onto the South Hants League title by just one point from Railway, Jason Crawley matched his dad's shortest leg and Dave Gant equalled the best finish of the season. In the opening game of the
With his third novel hitting the stands, Alan Titchmarsh tells RACHEL LAMB why he loves life away from the camera lens pursuing a more literary pastime Whether he likes it or not, Alan Titchmarsh is the pin-up of the potting shed and the man responsible
Durley lies among lush meadows and oak woods close to the upper reaches of the Hamble River. William Corbet, the 19th Century author of Rural Rides, who lived nearby at Botley, described Durley as "one of the most obscure villages in this whole kingdom
RISING proudly out of the ground, these are the sights of the ultra modern new Dell that Saints fans have been longing to see. With work on the club's state-of-the-art 32,000-seat stadium now well under way the skyline in the St Mary's area of Southampton
GANGS of young hooligans have turned a community millennium garden in a quiet Hampshire village into a vandalism hot spot. And local housing bosses say the teenage yobs blighting Netley are making residents' lives hell. The village's millennium garden
Justin Rose showed a new maturity as he beat the crush to make the cut at the halfway stage of the BMW International Open in Munich yesterday. With three under par looking likely to be the qualifying mark for the final stages, the Hampshire youngster,
Welcome to our new wine column, this week written by Virginwines.com expert Lee Middleton. As someone who is passionate about wine, and fairly savvy at the same time, I know that suggesting to someone that they ought to be more adventurous with their
CREWS at a Hampshire fire station who risk their lives daily serving the public have come under repeated attacks from stone-throwing yobs. Training drills in the yard have had to be cut short after youngsters shot at the firefighters with catapults. Thousands
THE opening of a controversial new infant school in Hampshire is set to be delayed after contractors failed to complete refurbishment works on time. Valentine Infant School, in Sholing, Southampton, was due to open on Wednesday, following a £700,000 programme
FLOOD warnings across Hampshire are set to change under proposals announced by the Environment Agency. Over the next two weeks, the organisation will change the way it notifies homes and businesses of potential floods. From September 12 onwards, the system
ALAN MULLALLY has revealed that joining Hampshire probably stopped him from quitting the game. The left-arm seamer they call Spider is enjoying a self-confessed best-ever personal season after escaping Leicestershire to join Hampshire. But, after battling
Jeff Lawson and Trevor Birmingham are hoping to chop down the opposition as they compete in the Ju Jitsu World Championships in Leeds this weekend. Representing Great Britain, Lawson, 22 from Totton and Birmingham, 26 from Romsey, will compete in two
BUTTERFLY bush is one of the common names for the buddleia - or buddleja, to use its modern botanical spelling. On any warm day in September, you should be able to see how this popular shrub acquired its nickname, by visiting the national collection of
THE father of a bullying victim who overdosed on epilepsy tablets because he couldn't face returning to lessons after the summer break has vowed to keep him away from the school. The boy's father met the head teacher and education chiefs from Hampshire
