THE man tipped to be Britain’s next Prime Minister today made a two-stop visit to Hampshire. David Cameron visited a training centre and held a question and answer session in front of an audience of more than 150. The Tory leader’s first port of call
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an estate in Winchester following fire that gutted the contents of a garage. Up to 12 firefighters tackled the blaze on Rowlings Road West, Weeke, after a member of the public raised the alert at 10.25am on Thursday
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an estate in Winchester following a fire that gutted the contents of a garage. Up to 12 firefighters tackled the blaze on Rowlings Road West, Weeke, after a member of the public raised the alert at 10.25am on
FORMER Saint Wayne Bridge is refusing to turn his back on England, despite John Terry's alleged affair with his girlfriend, according to reports. And national team manager Fabio Capello is also understood to be desperate to retain the services
Hampshire Cricket will change their Twenty20 name to the Hampshire Royals after joining forces with Shane Warne's Indian Premier League franchise. The Rajasthan Royals are understood to be ready to form a global Twenty20 alliance with Hampshire
Genre: Action Platform: PlayStation 3 Publisher: Electronic Arts Classification: 18 (PEGI) Dante arrives home from the long crusade, tired and in much need of some 'me time', He discovers something terrible, a scene not
JOHN Terry has been dropped as England captain, following his affair with the girlfriend of a former Saint. He will be replaced by Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, with Steven Gerrard as vice-captain. The Chelsea defender allegedly
MORE than 3,500 people hit the stalls of the Southampton Guildhall for the annual Daily Echo jobsfair. Thousands of Hampshire residents grabbed the opportunity to speak to employers in all manner of industries, from healthcare to engineering
STILL celebrating your Curtain Call success? West Meon Theatre were the big winners of the Production of the Year, as well as scooping a number of other gongs, at our prestigious Curtain Call Awards 2009 at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel
THE Nuffield will play host to Showstoppers main show of 2010 Footloose next week. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the adjustment to his new school. What he isn’t prepared for are the local
ALFRED Hitchcock’s classic film of lies, lost ladies and locomotives is brought vividly to life at Theatre Royal Winchester next week in an ingenious stage adaptation which stars familiar faces from TV and radio. The Lady Vanishes features Terry
IT’S been five long years, but now they’re back – the original and best male revue in the world! Following a sell-out run at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a wildly acclaimed show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire, The Chippendales are
POLICE are hunting serial burglars who have so far struck at almost 30 homes in Southampton. The raiders are forcing their way into properties and stealing small electrical items that can be easily carried away. Computer consoles, laptops and
Tell me the story behind the Transition in Tradition tour? “It’s kind of a homage to the great Sidney Bechet, who was really the first saxophone great. He came to Great Britain in the 1920s and was playing clarinet with the likes of Louis Armstrong
I’m on a mission to make February 5th a positive day for Southampton. It’s a date which the city should take pride from because in 1957, rock and roll first stepped on to British soil. That foot belonged to Bill Haley who, along with his backing band
THE Metropolitan Opera Season 2009/10 continues live via satellite from New York at the Screen at Winchester and Southampton’s Harbour Lights Picturehouse tomorrow. The next production is Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra at 6pm. Four decades into a legendary
THEATRE is dead and all us luvvies are corpses, apparently. Australian commentator Guy Rundle has told us this week that TV and film have finally killed off the theatre. The emergence of technology, he believes, has left the art of the stage as
FIRE crews battled for nearly an hour to rescue a pensioner who plunged 8ft into a stream alongside a Hampshire car park. Bob Panting, 84, was returning from a shopping trip when he tripped over a 2ft wall and fell into the water. Eleven firefighters
TESCO, Southampton’s biggest retailer by some margin, is preparing to extend its share of the city’s shopping spend with another new store. The new Tesco Express in High Street, near the Bargate, which creates 17 new jobs, is the supermarket giant’
BOOKINGS have soared 20 per cent for Southampton-based Wise Catering at the Six Nations Rugby Tournament, which kicks off this weekend. Corporate hospitality at Twickenham, the home of English rugby where Wise runs is enjoying a significant uplift
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: X-Press Matterhorn, container, 1300, 206w; OOCL Hamburg, container, 1900, 207; Hanover Express, container, 1900, 207 Today’s principal Southampton sailings: Helen, cargo, am, 102/3; CMA CGM Aquila, container
AN AMATEUR photographer has seen her name and work plastered on city billboards after snapping the winning picture in a competition. Mum-of-four Melanie Grimes, 37, of Bassett, Southampton, won a Yellow Pages comp-etition to capture an iconic image
A GROUP of Southampton school pupils are today due to embark on a trip of a lifetime to the Philippines to help build a school playground. Staff and students from Sholing Technology College are heading to Manilla, where a school has been created using
THE curtain has come down on the Oscars of the South. A sold-out audience of 450 theatre lovers got dressed up in their finest for the most glamorous event in the amateur dramatics calendar – the Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards. The glittering
THIS is the plate of food that has brought the row over Southampton’s hospital meals bubbling back to the boil. It was served to a 62-year-old patient who was so disgusted he took the photograph right and sent it to the Daily Echo. The man,
Calling all Saints fans - we want to hear your best memories of derby wins against Pompey! Ahead of next weekend's FA Cup fifth round clash at St Mary's, we want to hear your top moments and stories from past derbies. Were you at Pompey when Mick
PLANS to simplify motorway speed limits for buses, coaches and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have been announced by the Government. For many trucks – those between 3.5 and 7.5tonne – the Department for Transport (DfT) plan is a dramatic cut from
FOUR MPs and peers are to face criminal charges relating to their expense claims. MPs Elliot Morleyand Jim Devine face two charges each, David Chaytor faces three and and peer Lord Hanningfield is to be charge with six offences. The
Billy Taylor has been rewarded with a testimonial dinner for his six years service to Hampshire. Southampton-born Taylor, who will spend the forthcoming season playing for Totton & Eling CC, spent his last three seasons at the Rose Bowl
TRAIN services in Hampshire were disrupted this morning after a lorry crashed into a bridge over a railway line. Passengers experienced a 20-minute delay after the accident occurred on the B3055 road between Sway and Brockenhurst. A
POLICE and fire officers are this morning investigating a suspicious car fire in a Hampshire neighbourhood. Firefighters from Gosport were called to Thornton Road in the early hours of this morning after flames engulfed a Chrysler six-seater. The blaze
TOYOTA has identified exactly which 180,865 vehicles are the subject of its accelerator pedal safety recall in the UK reported in Wheels last Friday. It has also confirmed its plan for the affected vehicles to be fixed at Toyota-approved service
SAINTS could be returning to their roots, according to speculation this morning. It has been reported that the club's new kit will be a return to the original St. Mary's Young Men Association's kit from 1885. St. Mary's YMA wore a white
Entries for this year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race are coming in thick and fast via the Race website at www.roundtheisland.org.uk and the Entries team at the Island Sailing Club reports that the first entry received was from an
SOUTHAMPTON golfer Richard Bland has continued his strong start to the season, by throwing himself into contention at the Dubai Desert Classic. The European Tour pro shot five-under-par on day two of the event, moving him up about 50 places and into
FORMER Saint Jo Tessem has come to the rescue to help Eastleigh after their injury problems worsened this week. The Norwegian striker has agreed a pay-as-you play deal at The Silverlake, which will run until the end of the season if it suits
Rickie Lambert is more important to Saints this season than Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba or Fernando Torres are to Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool. That may sound like an idle boast but is backed by statistics that show how vital Lambert has
THE wealth Saints are able to splash compared to some of their League One opposition is brought very much into focus this Saturday. Alan Pardew takes his squad – complete with around £1.8m worth of added January transfer window purchases – to lowly
RICKIE Lambert is aiming to become the quickest Saints striker to 20 league goals for the club in a season since 1966. Lambert scored his 19th League One goal in 26 starts for the club in the 2-0 win against Stockport last weekend. He was the first
Alan Pardew is building up his players for “the most important week of the season.” The Saints boss is hoping he will be saying that a few more times this campaign, which is likely to be the case if Saints can get a league win over Exeter, progress
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle pile-up sparked major delays for motorists on a Hampshire motorway. Up to seven cars are believed to have been involved in the smash on the M27 at around 7.45am. Motorists are facing delays of
A new attempt to build a massive dock development at Dibden Bay is “inevitable”, say council chiefs. They issued the warning after criticising the Government’s new policy statement on the future of UK ports, saying it failed to protect the
A burglar was jailed after he was caught red-handed. A neighbour heard glass being smashed and called the police who found the front door of the Fair Oak property forced and saw Paul Murphy. When asked what he was doing, he claimed he had seen three
A HAMPSHIRE school has had a record year for English GCSEs – and it is still six months before pupils are due to sit their exams. In a bid to improve results, Quilley School, Eastleigh, put forward most of the upper year for early entry into their
IT’S changing the lives of the people who need it most. Thanks to a grant from Sport Relief, the Hampshire Harriers wheelchair basketball team have welcomed hundreds of new players to the sport. The grant of almost £5,000 helped provide
A HIGHLY-respected archaeologist behind a key 1960s dig at Winchester Cathedral has died, age 68. Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle – wife of Martin Biddle – uncovered remains of the Old Minister, the Anglo-Saxon cathedral demolished by the Normans. Her team
ANGLERS hope to reel in thousands of pounds for the Haitian earthquake survivors during a 24-hour charity fishing match this weekend. Owners of Romsey’s Broadlands Lakes Debbie and Peter Beale are staging the fundraiser which starts at noon tomorrow
