MOST people will be sitting down to a big festive meal with their loved ones on Christmas Day. But for one Hampshire animal lover, that means being joined in the dining room of her three-bedroom home by 39 cats and four dogs. It is just another normal
IT took 700 lights and three weekends pitted against the elements, but it has paid off for Alan and Pat Taulbut who have won the Daily Echo's best Christmas lights prize. The Taulbuts home in Gort Crescent, Sholing, was judged to be the most dazzling
SOUTHAMPTON Test MP John Denham says he is to press for an urgent meeting with defence ministers to discuss the Vosper Thornycroft redundancies. Mr Denham said he would like to take representatives from the Woolston workforce with him when the discussions
POLICE investigating the disappearance of Winchester man Benjamin Bailey have appealed to residents in Cumbria who may have seen him. Mr Bailey has not contacted his family since November 28, after visiting his sister in North London, saying he was returning
A STORM is brewing over plans to dump huge amounts of silt on a specially protected stretch of foreshore near Hythe. Associated British Ports (ABP) intends to carry out a massive dredging operation near the site of its proposed container terminal at Dibden
Graham Hiley reports from Highfield Road on Saints' clash with Coventry... Jo Tessem's fourth strike of the season salvaged a vital point for Saints after they had gone behind to a soft goal on 32 minutes. David Thompson's swinging free-kick from the
Saints prised a draw from Highfield Road last night but manager Glenn Hoddle warned: "It's only a good point if we win our next two home games." With Spurs and Derby next up at The Dell, the Saints boss has set his side a target. "If we don't pick up
Five people have died in an air crash at Yateley. The three passengers and two pilots were on their way to Majorca for a Christmas break. The airplane took off in fog and crashed shortly after take off into a factory on a nearby industrial estate. No
THIS is the picture that proves Santa's grotto is in Hampshire - and it's thanks to the generosity of people across the South. This means that nearly 1,000 under-privileged children will be able to enjoy the best Christmas yet. Nearly 7,000 toys have
A HAMPSHIRE man who played a leading role in a plot to smuggle tens of thousands of fake Viagra tablets into Britain is today starting a two-year prison sentence. Kenny Bloom, 63, of Danebury Way, Nursling, was part of a multi-million-pound international
Parents across the South have been warned to keep their children away from floodwater over the school Christmas holidays. Flooding is continuing across the region, and many areas filled with deep water could hide potholes, kerbs or edges of rivers and
