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Eastleigh Town Council and Boyatt Wood Parish Council set to merge

5 days ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

Leader of Eastleigh Borough Council, Councillor Keith House (Image: NQ) A consultation on plans to merge Eastleigh Town Council and Boyatt Wood Parish Council has been approved. The proposed community governance review (CGR) would create a single decision-making body for Eastleigh and northern areas. This comes as devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) are set to form larger unitary authorities in Hampshire.
Drivers warned as busy Hedge End road hit by traffic lights for two weeks

6 days ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

Botley Road in Hedge End (Image: Google) A busy road through the centre of Hedge End is set to be hit with delays due to road works and drivers are being warned ahead of the works. Botely Road in Hedge End is set to be hit with temporary traffic lights while crews work undertakes ‘utility asset works’ on the busy road. These works are planned between Monday, April 21 and Monday, May 5.
More than a week of rail disruption in Hampshire explained by Network Rail

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

6 1/1 Network Rail has explained the reasons behind a nine days of rail disruption which has resulted in long delays for passengers. The Echo has been out on track with Network Rail, looking behind the scenes at the 14 miles stretch of line that has been affected by the works. Over nine days, April 12 to April 20, Network Rail engineers have been working round the clock to stabilise 300 meters of railway cutting at Abbey Road near Swanwick.
Stop the Portswood Bus Gate is the biggest petition council have ever received

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

Portswood residents, Chris Swann, John Nightingale, Liz O'Connor, Crispin Jameson and Caroline Bowyer all signed the petition (Image: NQ) A petition against a controversial bus gate trial in Southampton is the largest petition the council has ever received.
Craig David has important message as he returns to Southampton

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

5 1/1 Music superstar Craig David has returned to his Southampton council estate to call for better access to social housing. The icon, famous for hits including 7 Days, has called on the government to invest more in social housing after revisiting his old home on the Holyrood Estate in the city. One of Southampton's most famous sons, he lived there from the age of one until his music career took off in his early 20s.
Police find knife and drugs after 'suspicious' men stopped in park at night

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

2 1/1 Officers have seized drugs and weapons after arresting two men in Southampton. Police officers on a patrol in Houndwell Park on Tuesday night stopped and searched two 'suspicious men' in dark clothing. The search resulted in a 20-year-old from Southampton being found with a locking knife and drugs. Another 20-year-old from Southampton was found with a large quantity of individually bagged cannabis and drug supply paraphernalia.
Update on bid to save historic cruise ship after last gasp petition

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

The SS United States (Image: Nick Tomecek) The owner of the SS United States has said the ship is to be sunk as planned despite a last ditch effort to save it. As previously reported in the Echo, the New York Coalition to Save the SS United States wants to stop the sinking and turn it into a museum or a hotel.
Councillor asks residents to name and shame fly tipper after rubbish left for a month

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

This box has been left outside the Salmon Leap pub (Image: Cllr David Harrison) A New Forest councillor has slammed a fly tipper who dumped a large metal box outside a pub in Totton. New Forest Councillor, David Harrison, has asked residents to report a fly tipper who dumped the metal box outside the Salmon Leap in Totton. The fly tipping has been an eyesore at the entrance to the pub for the months, he said.
Tributes paid to 'lovely' Saints fan and scooter enthusiast who died aged 52

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

6 1/1 Tributes have been paid to a ‘lovely and caring’ life-long Saints fan whose life was cut tragically short at the age of 52. Born and bred Southampton man, Kevin Lee Smith, tragically passed away due to issues with his heart on February 13, 2025. Kevin was a long-term member of the Modrapheniacs Scooter Club and was a devoted Saints fan who would always show up to home and away games to support is beloved club.
Revised plans for 68-bed care home near Bursledon Windmill

1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Ross Marshall

CGI of the proposed care home (Image: EBC) Plans have been resubmitted to Eastleigh Borough Council for a nearly 70-bedroom care home after it was previously rejected. The application by Williams Lester Architects, on behalf of Colten Care, seeks to develop a 1.1-hectare site on Providence Hill, Bursledon, by building a 68-bed residential nursing care home and three age-restricted bungalows.