Hampshire's Band of Brothers
THE TRAINING is complete, their bags are packed and they are as ready as they ever could be.
View ArticleJason heads drive to back Afghan troops
FORMER Saints star Jason Dodd has thrown his weight behind a campaign to support troops on the frontline.
View ArticlePWRR soldier dies in Afghanistan
A British soldier from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment has died in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence revealed last night.
View ArticleMum pays tribute to soldier killed in action
The mother of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan today paid tribute to her son, describing him as a ''fun-loving action man'' who was ''so proud to be a soldier''.
View ArticleCards on their way to frontline soldiers
THEY’VE arrived in their hundreds – now Christmas cards aimed at spreading some cheer among Hampshire soldiers are on their way to Afghanistan.
View ArticleTigers uncover £17.5m drug and guns stash
HAMPSHIRE soldiers have helped uncover a £17.5m drugs stash thought to be among one of the biggest seizures of its kind in Afghanistan.
View ArticleHampshire regiment could be facing axe
THE future of Hampshire’s Army regiment could be under threat of being axed, the Daily Echo can reveal.
View ArticleArmy hit by cuts - but Hampshire's Tigers are safe
The Army is to lose 17 major units in the biggest overhaul of the service for decades it was announced today - but Hampshire's historic regiment is safe.
View ArticleHampshire soldiers to protect volleyball at Olympics
HUNDREDS of soldiers from across Hampshire and the south coast are being drafted in to provide security at the Olympics just months after returning from the Afghanistan front line.
View ArticleTroops guarding Olympics sleep in a car park
Drafted in at the last minute amid a security fiasco, hundreds of members of the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1PWRR) have been billeted in underground car parks, shopping centres...
View ArticleEarn your stripes by buying a wristband
HAMPSHIRE residents are being urged to honour the courage of the men and women of the Tigers with a yellow and blue wristband.
View ArticleRisking their lives for peace
TODAY marks the start of a special week dedicated to Hampshire’s Army Regiment – The Tigers. The first initiative of its kind, it’s designed to highlight the work and achievements of the men and women...
View ArticleHow to support the Tigers…
You can show your support for the regiment, and help raise money for those injured in conflict, by wearing a PWRR wristband. The wristbands cost £1, with proceeds split between the PWRR Welfare Fund...
View ArticleThere were 30 of us and 400 Taliban – but we wouldn’t surrender
Tigers’ Week – a week dedicated to Hampshire’s Army Regiment, The Tigers – highlights the work and achievements of the men and women who serve our country with the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
View ArticleThe Tigers the pride of Hampshire for three centuries
FOR more than 300 years the Hampshire Tigers have been the pride of the county whose soldiers have served with valour in many wars and campaigns across the centuries.
View ArticleLife on the frontline with the Tigers
Tigers’ Week – a week dedicated to Hampshire’s Army Regiment, The Tigers – highlights the work and achievements of the men and women who serve our country with the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.
View ArticleHistoric tour nears an end for Armoured Tigers
Hampshire soldiers are part way through what is set to be an historic tour of Iraq as British forces prepare to pull out of the country this summer.
View ArticleTigers’ Week draws to a close as troops send their love home
Home is where the heart is. . .
View ArticleEmotional return for Hampshire soldiers
IT was a homecoming fit for heroes. The tears were a mixture of joy and relief for the dozens of family and friends who gathered to welcome back Hampshire soldiers from the Afghanistan frontline.
View ArticleTroops to parade in county at homecoming celebrations
HAMPSHIRE will be able to give troops a heroes’ welcome in a series of homecoming parades this summer.
View ArticleFive Hampshire soldiers remembered as Tigers leave
THEY are five Hampshire faces that will forever bear the hallmarks of the atrocities of war in Iraq.
View ArticleTigers are coming home after Iraq tour
The Tigers – soldiers from The Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment – are returning from Iraq.
View ArticleShow your support with a Tigers wristband
HAMPSHIRE’S soldiers were due to arrive home this weekend after making their final journey out of Iraq – and the local Army recruitment office is urging people to show their support by buying special...
View ArticleGive our Tigers a hero’s welcome
AS THE 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment come home to Hampshire, the Daily Echo is urging everyone to get out and welcome them back.
View ArticleMedals for Tiger tours ahead to welcome home parade
THEY are medals that represent two very different experiences on the frontline.
View ArticleCity's parade plans for Tigers are 'shameful'
SOUTHAMPTON'S plans to welcome our soldiers home have been slammed as disgraceful.
View ArticleThe Echo ‘gets behind our boys’
BUSINESS owners are queuing up to show their support for The Tigers as they prepare for their Hampshire homecoming.
View ArticleSHAMEFUL : An insult to our heroes
MAJOR high street stores were last night accused of turning their backs on Hampshire’s military heroes.
View ArticleMake Tigers parade a day to remember
IT will be a day of celebration and commemoration – so come out and make us proud!
View ArticleSalute our heroes as Tigers go on parade
SOUTHAMPTON and Romsey were today giving a heroes’ welcome to Hampshire’s returning troops.
View ArticleThe Tigers: Sisters’ bye to Ben and cheer for Billy
CHEERING the boys home, these two sisters had just said farewell to their elder brother Ben Skelton who deployed to Afghanistan yesterday.
View ArticleThe Tigers: Proud duo honoured
THEIR experiences couldn’t have been further apart on the frontline. But yesterday Lance Corporal Roger Everett and Private Callum Daly were united when they stepped up to receive medals before family...
View ArticleThe Tigers' Romsey homecoming
AMID a day of fanfare and celebration, it was a poignant moment to remember those who did not come home.
View ArticleCrowds roar homecoming heroes
THEY came out in their thousands and gave their heroes a welcome home to make them proud.
View ArticleMemorial service for Passing of the Generation
TIME is running out for people to obtain tickets for the Passing of the Generation Service in Westminster Abbey.
View ArticleTigers spirit of adventure
THEY have completed their arduous tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now a handful of soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1PWRR) are taking a moment to recuperate,...
View ArticleTigers have an oar-some time!
THEY have completed their arduous tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1PWRR) are taking a moment to recuperate, while honing new...
View ArticleA royal visit for the Tigers
TIGERS colonel in chief, the Queen of Denmark, met the troops when she paid a visit to the solders base in Paderborn, Germany.
View ArticleLord Lieutenant meets The Tigers
Dame Mary Fagan wasted no time in getting her hands dirty when she ditched her formal attire for Army combat gear and climbed into the driving seat of a Warrior armoured vehicle.
View ArticleHampshire soldiers head to war
HUNDREDS of soldiers from Hampshire’s regiment The Tigers are being deployed to the Afghanistan frontline for the next seven months.
View ArticleIn their own words - Hampshire Tigers on the frontline
More Hampshire Tigers talk to the Daily Echo about their hopes and fears for the next seven months in the Afghanistan war zone.
View ArticleLibby takes a daily dip to help troops in Afghanistan
HAMPSHIRE schoolgirl, Libby Pardoe, 15, has been diving into the pool at Lymington Health and Leisure Centre to swim one mile every day to raise money for our troops in Afghanistan.
View ArticleHampshire soldiers join last British troops in Afghanistan
THE Hampshire Tigers - the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment - have landed in Afghanistan for the final time.
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