Four victories in ten days “beyond our wildest dreams”, says editor
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South coast paper fights for hospital beds
Echo lauches petition in protest as more than 100 beds come under threat
Daily Echo battles to save special needs school
The Daily Echo in Bournemouth is campaigning to save a special needs school after local education bosses voted for it to be closed. The proposal to shut Penwithen School and put special needs children into mainstream education will now go
Support mounts for Echo's call to End the Carnage
The Daily Echo in Southampton has received more than 2,000 pledges of support from readers to its End the Carnage on the A36 campaign. The introduction of speed cameras, reduced limits, filter lanes and flashing warning lights are what’s being
Echo keeping safety in the spotlight
The Southern Daily Echo has launched a poster campaign after a spate of sex attacks on women in the Fareham area of Hampshire. The posters have been drawn up with the help of Hampshire police and give advice to women
Echo campaign is important, says minister
Health minister Alan Milburn has added his support to the Daily Echo’s You can help your NHS campaign. And he’s in good company – because his boss, the Prime Minister, has already backed the initiative, which aims to save the
"Waste of money" hospitals targeted
The Southern Daily Echo has launched a campaign to slash the amount of money it claims is being wasted in local hospitals. The campaign, You Can Help Your NHS, has been backed by Prime Minister Tony Blair and aims to
Cherries: Let's keep them up!
The Daily Echo, Bournemouth, has launched a campaign to stop the town’s football team – the Cherries – from being relegated to Division Three.
Daily Echo puts the spotlight on NHS
A campaign to draw attention to good and bad in the NHS has been launched by the Southern Daily Echo. Good performance will be highlighted – but the paper has promised not to shy away from bad aspects of the
Dame Vera backs campaign for Spitfire tribute
A Daily Echo campaign to raise funds for a bronze tribute to a Second World War plane has been backed by Dame Vera Lynn. The war-time favourite, who kept up the troops spirits with her personal appearances, has lent her
Rules change call to save lives
The Southern Daily Echo has launched a campaign aimed at improving the safety of children at school. The Justice for Elizabeth campaign was set up after a lapse in guidelines was blamed for the death of schoolgirl Elizabeth Bee, who
Catch the killer: Echo
The Bournemouth Daily Echo has lent its support to the campaign to catch the killer of a lift engineer – by offering a £1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. Editor Neal Butterworth made the offer after seeing harrowing
Tony supports Bournemouth
The Daily Echo has received the Prime Minister’s seal of approval in its bid to rid the streets of abandoned cars. Tony Blair backed the campaign on the same day he announced new measures to give the authorities greater powers
A tale of two cities
Survivors of the Gujarat earthquake may soon be living in Southampton if the Daily Echo gets its way – Southampton in India, that is. The newspaper has teamed up with a local temple to raise money to for the victims
Bid to block parking increases goes to the wire
The battle over Bournemouth’s parking charges is set to go to the wire. The Bournemouth Daily Echo has been turning attention to the issue with its own Pay and Dismay campaign. It is urging councillors not to introduce big increases
Breast appeal tops £1.3min record time
Page 1 of 2 An appeal spearheaded by the Bournemouth Daily Echo and Advertiser has hit £1.3m in just 20 months. Thanks to the Daily Echo, and a magnificent response from the localcommunity, work can soon start on building a