OCCASIONALLY there have been times when I've wondered what on earth am I doing this for? Surprisingly, it's not the physical endurance of the races - all are within my running radar, and this project is, after all, not a feat of endurance. I leave the
TWO people who were taken seriously ill after taking suspected contaminated Ecstasy pills have been discharged from hospital. As reported earlier, a 23-year-old female and a 51-year-old male were rushed into intensive care after they were found collapsed
Saints fans have reacted angrily to yesterday's 2-1 defeat at promotion rivals Stoke City. Here is a selection of the letters emailed to the Daily Echo already. It is high time somebody questioned George Burley! We will not be gaining automatic
A SECOND World War serviceman from Hampshire will today be decorated with two medals - 61 years late. Alexander Given spent nearly five years as an RAF serviceman, guarding Britain's airbases against enemy attack. However, due to a change in address
TWO people were today still fighting for their lives after taking suspected contaminated Ecstasy pills. A 23-year-old female and a 51-year-old male were rushed into intensive care after they were found collapsed in a Southampton hotel yesterday. The
EDUCATION bosses in Southampton do not want to set up and run the two new proposed secondary schools in the city. Instead they want groups including religious organisations, school governors and businesses to get involved. Under new Government legislation
SCORES of Hampshire staff of building societies Portman and Nationwide are fearing for their jobs after bosses revealed plans to axe seven county branches if a planned merger goes ahead. Branches of Nationwide and Portman in Southampton, Romsey, Totton
THREE men are being questioned by detectives today after a man died suddenly in his flat in Hampshire. The man, said to be in his 30s, died from a suspected cardiac arrest last night(Sat) at a flat in Highland Road, Portsmouth. Police and paramedics
THE father of PC Dan Turner, the Hampshire policeman who is back on the beat in Southampton despite being convicted in court for assaulting a man he was trying to arrest, has spoken of his relief that the ordeal is over. Dan Turner admitted it was an
COASTGUARD workers in Hampshire are threatening to strike for the first time in their history in a dispute over pay. Dozens of workers in the Solent region, and hundreds more across the country, could cause paralysis at ports and put lives at risk.
A HAMPSHIRE solicitor has today revealed how motorists who were prosecuted after being caught by a speed camera can get their money back and penalty points cancelled. Barry Culshaw said drivers who were clocked by the speed camera in Redbridge Road,
AS romantic gestures go it probably deserves an Oscar. Self-confessed "hopeless romantic" Tom Lane surprised his girlfriend by asking her to marry him on a cinema big screen. The audience were settling down to watch School For Scoundrels when Mr Lane
