Woman's body found on footpath
10:35am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
POLICE have sealed off a footpath after the discovery of a woman's body.
Wed, 22nd May 2013
Echo News
Bikers plan tribute to teen killed on major road
5:18pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Hundreds of bikers are planning a tribute to a teenager killed in a crash on a notorious Hampshire road.
Former police finance head defends botched HQ scheme
4:05pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
THE woman in charge of Hampshire police finances when a controversial £9.6m was spent buying a new headquarters that has never been used today defended the decision - insisting it was the best option at the time.
Woman loses licence for driving with friends on bonnet
5:22pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
HAMPSHIRE police are warning drivers about seemingly innocuous pranks - after a woman lost her licence for driving with friends on her bonnet.
Journalist vying to become city's new MP
12:23pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
SHE is one of the women battling to become Labour’s first female MP in Southampton.
Victims' aunt speaks out over triple child killer
5:44pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
THE HAMPSHIRE aunt of three children murdered and impaled by their babysitter says the killer has shown no remorse, and should never be released from prison.
Park robbers steal Christian Dior watch worth £3,700
3:51pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
DETECTIVES are investigating the robbery of a man in a Southampton park who had his £3,700 Christian Dior watch snatched from his wrist.
Money 'wasted' on police HQ will be put back into frontline policing
11:52am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
HAMPSHIRE's Chief constable today insisted money spent by slashing £40m from the cost of police buildings would be reinvested in the frontline.
Southern Water's strategy to combat drought
2:20pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
MAKING sure two million people have access to drinking water supplies for the next 25 years is no easy feat.
Glamour comes to city for fashion week
1:59pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
IT had glitz, glamour, fabulous outfits and even a spot of opera, ballet and streetdance.
Grocery giant planning new store in Southampton
12:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
GROCERY giant Morrisons is planning to bring a new-style convenience store to Portswood in Southampton.
Motorcylist dies in crash with van
7:07am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
A Hampshire motorcyclist has died in a crash with a van.
Saints coach's epic bike ride to Africa
2:50pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Southampton football coach Chris Harding is gearing up for adventure of a lifetime when he will cycle more than 11,000 miles from Southampton to Lesotho.
Get your business started with £1.85m start up fund
10:13am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
IT IS the “pot of gold” that could create hundreds of new jobs and give a much-needed boost to Hampshire businesses.
Island's beaches land top awards
8:02am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
THE Isle of Wight is flying the flag for its clean coastline after achieving the most Blue Flag and Seaside awards in England.
New partnership launched to create jobs
5:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
A £2m 'pot of gold' for businesses that could create hundreds of jobs has been launched at the Daily Echo.
Chance to make movie at SeaCity museum
4:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
YOUNGSTERS can try their hands at filmmaking at the SeaCity museum.
Southampton Old Town day out for dads
4:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
DADS can discover the Old Town of Southampton and learn more about medieval weapons.
Teenager urinated on play equipment
3:50pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
A TEENAGER who urinated on play park equipment was caught on CCTV.
Sharp rise in animal crashes in New Forest
3:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
ANIMAL owners in the New Forest have seen a sharp rise in the number of road accidents involving their livestock.
Bookies back Southampton's City of Culture bid
3:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
SOUTHAMPTON is well in the running to become 2017 City of Culture, according to the bookies.
Puppets show Hampshire schoolchildren how to save water
2:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
A POPULAR puppet show will whet children’s appetite to save more water.
Isle of Wight beaches win most Blue Flag and Seaside awards
1:50pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
THE Isle of Wight is flying the flag for its clean coastline after achieving the most Blue Flag and Seaside awards in England.
Hampshire sailing trust says thanks to volunteers
1:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
IT WAS all aboard for a day on the water for supporters of a Hampshire charity.
Hampshire man loses out on dream job
12:50pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
A HAMPSHIRE hopeful who had a dream job waking up kangaroos and swimming with dolphins in his sights has lost out in the final stages.
Butterfly walk
12:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
FRIENDS of Southampton Old Cemetery are holding a wildlife and Butterfly Walk on June 2.
Art deco explored
12:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
THERE’S a chance to find out more about Southampton’s art deco buildings with a tour of the Civic Centre and a talk on stylish cinemas, industrial buildings and houses.
Austin anniversary
11:50am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
LITERATURE enthusiasts can learn more about one of Hampshire’s most famous authors.
Blaze bungalow was cannabis factory
11:30am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
POLICE confirmed last night that a burnt out rural Hampshire home had been a cannabis factory.
LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: Birds of a Feather, The Mayflower
9:25am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
TIME flies when you’re having fun – and it’s no different for the Birds of a Feather.
Craig David Southampton Guildhall
7:15am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
“THERE’S nothing better than coming down the M3 and knowing that you’re home.”
Pensioner is still fighting for his life
6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
A PENSIONER was last night still fighting for his life following a serious accident in Southampton.
Thief tries to steal £1,000 worth of chewing gum
5:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
A THIEF bit off more than he could chew when he took a supermarket trolley stuffed full of £1,040 worth of chewing gum.
'Embarrassment' of the unused police HQ bought for £9.6m
1:15pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
MORE than £11m of public money has been wasted buying and maintaining a new police headquarters for Hampshire – and nobody has or will ever work there, the Daily Echo can reveal.
Police wasted £11m on HQ that never was
12:10am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
HAMPSHIRE police announced today that it would sell the site it bought for more than £11m for a new headquarters that has been empty for five years.
Arrests after drugs found following bungalow fire
5:20pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
THREE men have been arrested after police found cannabis growing equipment in a Hampshire home gutted by fire.
Man denies stabbing murder victim in the eye
1:42pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
A MAN today denied stabbing Jamie Dack in the eye with a bottle as he lay dead on the kitchen floor of a Southampton flat.
Investigation continues after violence at festival
12:21pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
ALL six men who were arrested after a brawl in a Hampshire village yesterday are still in custody this morning.
Police hunt after object hurled at train
5:41pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
POLICE officers are appealing for information after a train driver was left with a cut and bruised face when an object was thrown at the windscreen he was standing behind.
Hampshire firm ordered to pay £350k after worker's death
4:51pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
HAMPSHIRE-based defence giant BAE Systems has been ordered to pay almost £350,000 in fines and costs after a worker died when he was crushed by a 145-tonne metal press at one of its sites.
Devoted mum's plea for judge to lift son's restraining order placed for her own protection
12:03pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
A loving mum bullied and harassed by her troubled son made an impassioned plea to a judge to let her help him rebuild his shattered life when he gets out of prison.
Villagers fight plans for criminals' rehabilitation centre
12:02pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
Residents in an idyllic village are fighting plans to turn a former nursing home into a rehabilitation centre for almost 100 drug and alcohol-addicted criminals
Cyclist back in the saddle thanks to theft report
2:50pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
ADAM Kowalski thought he had seen the last of his trusty bike after it was stolen from cycle sheds at university.
Ambassadors greeted by hover firm
1:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
THEY have spent more than half a century designing and building world class hovercrafts.
'Body in bin' accused admits vicious assault victim but denies murder
12:19pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
“I hit him with a baseball bat, stamped on him and stabbed him – but I didn’t kill him.”
Wife charged with attempted murder of husband
11:37am Tuesday 21st May 2013
A WIFE has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of her husband.
Train driver hurt as brick thrown through train windscreen
7:19am Tuesday 21st May 2013
A train driver was badly hurt when a brick was thrown through the glass of her window in Hampshire.
Plans for Southampton sports ground are a step closer
2:30pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
IT has been fenced off for more than a decade, with entry strictly limited to school games lessons.
Countdown to opening of Whiteley Shopping Centre begins
1:50pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
THE windows are being cleaned, the shelves are being stocked and the final coats of paint are going on the walls.
Rescue in high rise fire drama in Southampton
7:55am Tuesday 21st May 2013
A STUDENT had to be rescued from a high rise flat after a fire broke out.