Southampton City, England News

Owners of a convenience store pleaded with councillors not to suspend their alcohol licence, despite serving booze to underage children three times.

Tucked away in the heart of Southampton's picturesquely-named Ocean Village, the Harbour Lights Picturehouse has been a rock of independent and world cinema in a city which, for its size, is under-served for alternative film choices.

Christopher Hammond, who currently works as a Parliamentary Assistant to Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead , was chosen by the party members.

That is the verdict of a traumatised mother forced to flee her Southampton home with her young family after a ferocious blaze tore through her kitchen.

TRADERS and entrepreneurs are poised to bid for their share of a A 2m cash pot aimed at boosting businesses in Hampshire.

BUILDING on the foundations of Hampshire's worldrenowned maritime industry is the key to galvanising the Solent's economic fortunes in the wake of the financial crisis.

But against that backdrop of austerity, the Daily Echo can today reveal how many of Hampshire's top council officers have had pay packages worth more than A 100,000. Today the TaxPayers' Alliance has released its 2013 town hall rich list, featuring the latest figures for how many public servants earned more than A 100,000 in 2011-12. The TPA's ... (more)

One of Hampshire's busiest traffic links will be closed tonight as a mulit-million pound road scheme finally comes to an end.

Major concerns have been raised by hospital staff working at Southampton General Hospital and the Princess Anne Hospital over the quality of service from First Bus .

An ambitious new scheme to plough up to A 50m of funding into tackling fuel poverty across the county could be launched later this year.

Eco Ernie the recycling milk float is making his rounds again in Southampton this spring, continuing his relentless quest for student hand-me-downs and unwanted cast-offs. For the fourth year the Solent University and Southampton City Council project which encourages students to think green is back.

Andrew Trayer was removed from his A 75,000-a-year role at Southampton City Council after civic chiefs launched a confidential internal inquiry, as revealed by the Daily Echo.

THE boss of a takeaway closed by environmental health chiefs following a mice infestation has vowed to clean up his act, despite claiming he is not to blame for the outbreak.

Saints fans are urged to avoid the M271 when heading to St Mary's for today's home clash against West Brom.

SOUTHAMPTON City Council will fly its City of Arms Flag at half mast tomorrow outside the Civic Centre to mark International Workers' Memorial Day.

The leader of Southampton City Council has resigned after an inquiry found he did not give "the whole story" over the resignation of one of his cabinet.

Southampton City Council, Solent NHS Trust, emergency services and the British Red Cross will hold a live rest centre exercise at the Eastpoint Centre in Bursledon Road, Thornhill , between 9am and 2pm.

Those are the words from residents in Westwood Road in Southampton who face having the Bluestar P1 bus service axed.

A group of 21 local residents have joined forces amid fears the The Bittern in Thornhill Park Road could be turned into a fast food restaurant or convenience store.