Glenda and Peter Carter had the ultimate holiday romance on board a cruise and, 34 years later, the happy couple are still together. Kate Thompson finds out more... HER friends said it would never last but Glenda and Peter Carter will celebrate their
Design guru Linda Barker tells KATE THOMPSON how her life has changed since her time in the TV celebrity jungle... TALKING to Linda Barker about her experiences in the Australian jungle for I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, it's easy to see how she
When LIVING reporter Vicki Green was invited to a cross-dressing disco in Totton she leapt at the chance of a 'girlie' night out... I WAS quite naturally in-trigued when I was invited to attend a disco held by the Southampton-based Mayflower Club. Far
Home professional Guy Shoesmith had to share the honours with Dibden's Kevin Saunders in the Captain's Charity Pro-Am at Basingstoke. Both men shot superb six-under-par 64s in the Wood BMW sponsored tournament. Shoesmith raced to the turn in 30, even
An unbroken partnership of 126 between John Crawley and John Francis earned the Hampshire Hawks a seventh win in eight games yesterday - and second place in the National League. It was also the Hawks' third successive win and ensured they did the double
Today's Principal Arrivals: HMS Portugal, cargo, 0100, 205W; Symphorine, ro/ro, 0700, 201; OOCL Fidelity, container carrier, 0930, 204; Texas, ro/ro, 1430, 43; Hyundai Freedom, container carrier, 1915, 205; Baltic Trader, cargo, 2100, 108; Today's Principal
MORE than 30 jobs have been shed at a luxury jet maintenance firm in Hampshire. Staff at Signature Aircraft Engineers were officially given the bad news yesterday. They were told: "Due to the economic climate, we are closing the business from today."
MORE than 20 jobs are being created with the opening of a regional banking centre in Southampton. Clydesdale Bank, one of the major Scottish clearing banks, is keen for a foothold in the port city as part of its longer-term strategy for expanding its
HEADLINE business sponsors are being sought for Southampton FC's women's first team - Southampton Saints - in readiness for the new season. The Premiership club, which currently has existing sponsorship deals for the men's first team through Friends Provident
A MAN died following an accident on a busy commuter route near Winchester this morning. Police were forced to seal off the A33 near Micheldever, following the crash, that is believed to have occurred shortly after 6am. Emergency services rushed to the
WINCHESTER residents have given a surprising thumbs down to plans for a new multi-million-pound library in the city. Hampshire County Council has proposed spending £7m to move the library to a purpose-built site in Sussex Street. Yinnon Ezra, its director
POLICE swooped to block a group of travellers head-on as they tried to move on to a New Forest recreation ground. Officers won high praise from neighbouring residents and town councillors after foiling a bid by the convoy of caravans to force their way
ARTIST Michael Turner was given a welding kit for his 21st birthday - and never looked back. Michael, who specialises in making giant insects, is among more than 40 people taking part in an exhibition at Exbury Gardens, near Beaulieu. He started working
These are the latest exclusive Daily Echo photographs of Southampton's Queen Mary 2, the biggest passenger liner the world has ever seen due to arrive in port in December. The scale of the 150,000 ton megaliner is simply enormous with the ship set to
THEY terrorised their neighbours for more than ten years with a catalogue of verbal and physical abuse. Council chiefs spent two years fighting to evict them from their Millbrook council house. Finally the residents who have lived in the grip of fear
WE all enjoy a cooling ice lolly when the temperatures rocket - and the animals at Hampshire's Marwell Zoo are no exception. Staff at the park, near Winchester, have been busy feeding frozen fruit to the Sulawesi crested macaque monkeys, who are used
IT'S the clash they have all been waiting for. Southampton go head to head with Portsmouth tomorrow as the two south-coast sides renew their historic rivalry. But we are not talking about football - it's rounders of course! Rival football supporters Rachel
A FARMER who plays classical music to lull his pigs to sleep has upset his neighbours - who say they are being kept awake by the noise. Residents have complained to Fareham council about the noise created by farmer Raymond Collier, who keeps up to 20
FIREFIGHTERS from Eastleigh had to deal with their own emergency when a water carrier loaded with thousands of gallons of water toppled over on a farm track as it responded to a combine harvester and field blaze in the Meon Valley. Five appliances and
HAMPSHIRE shipbuilding and support services group VT today confirmed it was in talks regarding the possible sale of its controls arm. New of the potential sell-off, with a touted price tag of £15m, was reported in the Daily Echo yesterday following mounting
SAINTS could be priced out of the race for former England striker Kevin Phillips. Rangers winger Neil McCann is on his way for £1.5m, but Gordon Strachan is still keen to bolster his attacking options with injury doubts lingering over Marian Pahars and
MARTIN Beck may have to wait for another chance to show Southampton what he is capable of - thanks to Pompey striker Lee Bradbury. Saints reserves manager Steve Wigley wants a second look at the lively Eastleigh wide man after he guested for them in a
FAREHAM-based SML, a market leader in vessel tracking and rig safety systems in the off-shore and military sectors, has been sold to Ultra plc for £6.5m. The founding shareholders of SML, which was started in 1995, were David Cheadle and NVM Investors
IT MUST have been the most expensive fag break in history. Ian Whitehead, puffing away on a John Player Special cigarette during the interval at the Mayflower Theatre production of Beauty and the Beast in Southampton, took one look at a former church
WINNING new business contracts can never be described as easy, but lately it must have seemed like "child's play" for contract logistics provider Important Services. Over the past few months, the Southampton-based company has won contracts with several
WE all enjoy a cooling ice lolly when the temperatures rocket - and the animals at Hampshire's Marwell Zoo are no exception. Staff at the park, near Winchester, have been busy feeding frozen fruit to the Sulawesi crested macaque monkeys, who are used
These are the latest exclusive Daily Echo photographs of Southampton's Queen Mary 2, the biggest passenger liner the world has ever seen due to arrive in port in December. The scale of the 150,000 ton megaliner is simply enormous with the ship set to
A NEW FOREST teenager faces an agonising wait to find out whether he will be paralysed after his neck was broken in an attack at a family get-together. Kevin Praine, 17, of Lymington, has been in hospital awaiting a complicated operation ever since the
THIS is the face of a dangerous attacker who grabbed a young woman near Southampton Common and tried to put tape across her mouth. Police are treating the terrifying assault near a cycle path as an attempted abduction. The would-be abductor, who had spectacles
A TEACHER at one of Hampshire's leading independent schools is facing jail after admitting downloading child pornography. Paul Day will lose his job as an economics teacher at Southampton's prestigious King Edward VI School after he pleaded guilty to
A NEW football intelligence unit has been set up to help police minimise trouble at clashes between Saints and arch rivals Pompey this season. Hampshire police today confirmed a squad of officers had been formed to target fans suspected of any kind of
COMMUTERS in Hampshire are facing misery on the trains as sizzling temperatures force rail chiefs to impose speed restrictions on some routes. As heat levels soar towards the highest on record, train operators are being ordered to observe a 60mph speed
DESIGN and technology students at Southampton's Millbrook Community School are to get their hands on almost £130,000 of new equipment. A new £20,000 technology centre will also be built to house the new equipment and provide for adult learning. The news
A FARMER who plays classical music to lull his pigs to sleep has upset his neighbours - who say they are being kept awake by the noise. Residents have complained to Fareham council about the noise created by farmer Raymond Collier, who keeps up to 20
THE PARTNER of a man who has been missing from his Hampshire home for five days has issued a heartfelt plea for him to come home. Harold John Mills, known as John to his friends, has not been seen since Wednesday after leaving his home in Wallington,
WEEKS after public toilets in Bishop's Waltham were closed for refurbishment a temporary alternative has finally been installed - much to the relief of residents. As reported in the Daily Echo the timing of the £60,000 upgrade by Winchester City council
IT WAS the big day she had been dreaming of since she was a girl. But bride Lucy Pinder could never have imagined how she would arrive at church on her wedding day - on a trike surrounded by 12 motorcycle escorts. The 26-year-old made a roaring entrance
RUPERT LOWE has taken a fresh verbal swipe at the government after they refused to relax their rules on footballers' work permits. Saints recently failed to sign Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor from Metz after agreeing a fee with the French club, before red tape
