Hampshire County, England News

The ''naked rambler'' will stand trial today accused of breaching an anti-social behaviour order banning him from being naked in public.

The independent investigation into the Post Office's allegedly faulty accounting system used by subpostmasters, will focus its efforts on a select few of the 47 claims it is working on because the complexity of the work is slowing down progress.

In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their birth.

Celebrity builder and TV presenter Tommy Walsh used a specially fitted out home from housing provider First Wessex to officially launch the Solent Green Deal.

A LORRY driver has been arrested and bailed after three maintenance workers were injured in a crash on the M3.

MICHAEL Mates, the Conservative candidate at the elections for Hampshire Police Commissioner last autumn, is facing the prospect of being prosecuted for electoral fraud.

MICHAEL Mates, the Conservative candidate at the elections for Hampshire Police Commissioner last autumn, is facing the prospect of being prosecuted for electoral fraud.

And a Southampton MP is backing a campaign by a major hotel chain to push tourism up the Government's agenda and bring in more tourism money to Hampshire.

Positioning itself at the premium end of the property market, Chewton Rose, based in Southgate Street, will focus on 'British character properties' at the higher end of the market across Hampshire, Dorset and the Wiltshire borders.

TEST Valley Mayor, Cllr Janet Whiteley, was visibly moved by the passion and selflessness shown by volunteers she met at the disability charity Enham Trust near Andover.

A HAMPSHIRE motorway has been fully reopened this morning after a horror crash that left a motorway worker with serious head injuries.

A musical tradition that stretches back to the early years of the 20th century saw 22 brass bands compete for an array of cups and trophies in the clay country village of Bugle at the weekend.

Hayley Adlam and Georgina Rickman had a tough task on their hands, as they faced 60 other stunning ladies from across the country in the grand finals of the prestigious national beauty pageant, held at the Riviera International conference centre in Torquay.

As revealed in Thursday's Daily Echo, the plans sparked anger among the community and the late licence application was due to be heard by Southampton City Council .

Andy Collier with his Border Terrier called Archie who was injured by a sharp object under the water at Apple Dumpling Bridge in Gosport.

A HAMPSHIRE man killed in a climbing tragedy in North Wales has today been named locally as Jack Hutton-Potts.

But villagers in Old Alresford were determined to have a good time at their annual village fair on Saturday.

THE long-running debate over how many new homes should be built in Basingstoke and Deane each year over the next 15 years has been settled.

Wine merchant Majestic posted a small rise in profits today after a year in which it said sales of English sparkling wine showed a significant increase.

A FORMER NHS team leader acted in an 'inappropriate and unprofessional' manner, a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel has found.