CLOSE: Hampshire are 194-3 (Crawley 78*, Griffiths 0*) from 57 overs after dismissing Somerset for 126 This time last year Hampshire had a bowling attack made up of Stuart Clark, James Bruce, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Chris Tremlett and Shane Warne. Only
A HAMPSHIRE mother whose three-year-old son died in mysterious circumstances had lost a previous child to cot death, an inquest heard. Sarah Sims endured the agony of Jacob Langford dying on the first anniversary of the birth of half-brother Reese Langford
THE University of Winchester has pledged to reduce its carbon footprint. It has joined a Carbon Trust programme specially designed for universities which aims to collectively reduce their carbon footprint by 72,000 tonnes and energy costs by £8.1m
A WOMAN sustained bruises and grazes following an attempted indecent assault in Eastleigh. A man pulled the victim, who is in her 30s, into South Street as she walked along Southampton Road. She fought back and eventually her attacker ran away down Southampton
WHAT do you get when you mix the blue sea with green fingers? Gold medals, hopefully. That is certainly the aim for Hampshire's most successful horticultural team as they prepare to set sail for the world's best-known flower show. Romsey's Hillier
TUCKING into a 700- year-old dinner may sound like a recipe for food poisoning but to one academic it was a meal fit for a king. University of Southampton professor, Chris Woolgar, was invited to quite literally taste of slice of history by TV
FAMILIES of 14 British servicemen today heard a radio recording of the last moments before their loved ones' RAF Nimrod spy plane went down in Afghanistan. Oxford Coroner's Court was cleared so that they could hear the cockpit recording from Nimrod
AN articulated lorry ended up down the embankment of the A34 this morning. Traffic was disrupted on the southbound carriageway between Three Maids Hill and Easton where the accident happened just after 9am. Firefighters from Winchester were called to
Paul Doswell has quit as assistant manager and equity director at Eastleigh. The shock move comes following Eastleigh's failure to get into the Blue Square South play-offs. Doswell, who has been at Eastleigh for six years, guided the club to three
THE cost of building Winchester's second park-andride site has soared to more than £7m. Winchester Friends of the Earth (FoE) has condemned the county council for splashing out on the scheme which is says will be counter-productive. The environmental
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Crystal Serenity, passenger, 0400, 101; Mogami Reefer, refrigerated, 0630, 104; Oriana, passenger, 0630, 106; Mignon, vehicle, 0745, 34/35; ARA Zeebrugge, cargo, 0800, 7; Serpentine, roro, 1800, 105; Chastine
MAJOR south coast law firm Thomas Eggar is to make its debut in Southampton by taking over rival Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons' city centre offices, the Daily Echo can reveal. Thomas Eggar will spend £3m refurbishing BLTL's Brunswick Place offices
A SUPPORT worker stole more than £8,000 from a woman with physical and learning difficulties who was under her care, jurors heard. Marie Hallisey, 38, stole the cash after using her PIN number while they were out together, it was alleged. Prosecutor
IT'S time to get the sun cream out at last as the south got its first taste of summer this week. Armed with flip-flops and sunglasses, thousands of sun worshippers were out in force across Hampshire as temperatures hit 20C (68F) yesterday.
WEAR it with pride, Harry. This is a medal you earned, not one of the royal freebies. There is nothing more sickening than watching the royal family parading in uniforms covered in medals that mean nothing but the bed they were born in. Throw the other
YOU certainly have to hand it to the politicians for their gall. Their spokesman reckons because there is cross-party agreement to the proposed £15,000 increase in the salary, it must be acceptable! I expect all the senior citizens of all political persuasion
TIME and time again you hear that young people are not interested in politics. However, no one can say that again in Southampton. No matter which political party you support (and hell would have to freeze over before I backed the Tories), you have to
I AM very surprised that no one has taken up Daily Echo editor Ian Murray's suggestion of an elected mayor for Southampton. In the 1920s and 1930s we had people like Sidney Kimber who forced through the building of the Civic Centre and created the Sports
THERE is nothing more reassuring than seeing democracy in action. Locally this rag-tag bunch of opportunists, both Liberal Democrat and Labour, were shown the door by Southampton's electorate. But make no mistake; this was not democracy in action. It
IT is always interesting to see Labour trying to spin themselves out of a hole. The disastrous local election results where they lost 15 out of the 17 seats they contested in last Thursday's local elections in Southampton is a case in point. Having lost
I'M sorry but surely there are more important things going on to worry about than what a taxi driver wears. If people want drivers in suits and opening doors for them, get a chauffeur. I agree that hoodies are not appropriate but they are not appropriate
A DANCE music festival for up to 10,000 revellers can be held in the Hampshire countryside, councillors have ruled. Promoters Slammin' Vinyl will stage the huge event - dubbed the Sanctuary Festival - from the evening of Friday, August 8, to
THEY are the jewels in Southampton's crown. Look at a map and what stands out are the five historic parks in the heart of the city centre. The parks - Watts, East, Palmerston, Houndwell and Hoglands - are prized as a green oasis away from the
Lord's could stage neutral Test matches and Indian Premier League games in the near future. A Test not involving England has not been staged in this country since 1912, when Australia played South Africa at Lord's, Old Trafford and Trent Bridge.
A SOUTHAMPTON woman was pulled from her burning flat by a neighbour after she fell asleep leaving a chip pan on last night. The woman, thought to be in her late 50s, was rescued from her ground floor flat in Knighton Road, Woolston, after a neighbour
HE is an all-round action man who is taking on the challenges of a lifetime on a global scale. In a mammoth endurance quest he has dubbed The Magnificent Seven, Southampton's Ed Crook is attempting to paddle, cycle, climb and run his way
A HEALTHCARE firm is being allowed to build a 14-storey apartment tower and medical centre in Southampton amid accusations of poor consultation with residents. The landmark tower of 119 apartments, dubbed the City Gateway project, will be built
A gunman shot dead by police after a five hour stand-off was a practising barrister, it was revealed today. Mark Saunders, 32, was named locally as the man at the centre of a gun battle in upmarket Markham Square, Chelsea, south-west London. Officials
SAINTS chairman Leon Crouch insists he will keep working towards an EGM if no fresh investment comes into the club before next Friday. But the club's largest individual shareholder, Michael Wilde, believes any further delay in changing the boardroom
PAUL Sales has jokingly promised to hang up his boots if his new club, VT FC, don't walk the Sydenhams Premier Division next season. No sooner had the 34-year-old been released by Eastleigh on Saturday than he was on the phone to his long-time admirer
NIGEL Pearson is planning for a brighter future at Saints despite not knowing if he will still be here come August. The Saints boss, who guided his team to a final day survival after three tough months at the club, is out of contract this summer.
A JILTED lover rang the police to say he was going to shoot his girlfriend - and then told them who she was and where he was going. When an officer found Darryl Badger, he was armed with a crossbow fitted with a bolt which he pointed it at his
A TEENAGER has been acquitted of stealing mobile phones and digital cameras from college friends celebrating the end of exams. Lucan Mills, 18, of Whitebeam Close, Colden Common, was cleared by a jury after maintaining his friends stole the items
A MOON bear festival to help rescue bears which are suffering in China is being held this month. The festival, organised by the Southampton branch of Animals Asia Foundation (AAF), takes place at Southampton Sports Centre on May 18 and includes
