Saints’ Morgan Schneiderlin showed his class on the international stage as he ran the show in France U21’s 2-0 win over Columbia in the Toulon Tournament. Schneiderlin is the only member of the French squad to currently play football outside
THE British America's Cup team led by Hampshire star Ben Ainslie has sacked its longstanding director Mike Sanderson. The experienced Kiwi sailor, who has broken lots of sailing records and won the 2004/5 Volvo Ocean Race, was in Sardinia with the team
How to Choose a Driving Instructor Choosing a driving instructor is a big decision and making the correct one can be difficult. Where do you start? What do I ask? How much will it cost? Can I trust them? Where to start is the easy bit
Eco Driving Tips Today’s fuel prices are a good indicator of our need to reduce fuel consumption, and of course the ever present problem of global warming is a great driving factor that we all can’t ignore. I’m sure were all sick and tired of being
WHEN his hearing aid broke, David Seagrave thought that getting it repaired wouldn’t take more than a day or two. Instead, the 62-year-old semi-retired IT engineer has been left unable to hear properly for over four weeks. He has criticised
DAY 2 Hampshire made 305 in reply to Nottinghamshire's 270 Jimmy Adams continued his outstanding record against Nottinghamshire to help Hampshire establish a first-innings lead against the LV= County Championship leaders at Trent Bridge.
CLUTCHING their impressive haul of medals, siblings Katie, Lucy and Jack proudly reel off the list of sports in which they brought home gold, silver and bronze. Just a few months ago, the teenagers couldn’t have imagined taking part, let alone
TAXPAYERS are facing a £500,000 bill to clean up a massive illegal rubbish tip hidden under a New Forest field. About 12,000 cubic metres of waste – including tyres, bricks and rubble – are buried beneath the field off Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne
A MONTH long big screen World Cup party in the heart of Southampton has been cancelled after police demanded at least £40,000 to marshal it. Organisers say the extra costs have scuppered the planned festival which would have treated up to 7,000
HAMPSHIRE students sitting an exam were interrupted after a power cut hit their school this afternoon. Forty Peter Symonds students in Winchester had just sat down to their Spanish AS level exam when their computers and lights shut down at around 1.30pm
A HAMPSHIRE man who set fire to a university student dressed as a sheep because he was "trying to get a laugh" was today jailed for five years. Jason Whatley, 39, of Faroes Close, Fareham, Hampshire, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court after
I AM pleased to report that Ben is possibly turning a corner on the irrational tantrum front. Now, I am not for one moment claiming this is the last we have heard of the ear-splitting howls of hell that emanate from his chops at the mere suggestion
IT is time for a clear out. Not of the old pizza boxes and random women’s underwear that litter my living quarters. No, it is my social networking site that needs a spring clean. Over the short time I have been on it I have accumulated 200 “friends”.
When it comes to the business of burgers, Jacob Collings is clearly the best man for the Mcjob. The Southampton teenager has just beaten competition from 80,000 colleagues from across the country to be named McDonald’s’ employee of the year
THE man accused of murdering Saints steward Paula Poolton told police he why he was seen running into work on the night she disappeared. In his first police interview after being arrested on suspicion of her murder Roger Kearney said he had
MORE cruise passengers came through Southampton last year than ever before. The city is at the forefront of the seemingly unstoppable growth of the British cruise ship industry, which took another impressive leap forward last year, while 2010
I had the joy of having to review each and every manifesto from an economic perspective pre the election. There was more detail in a pint of milk, yet one, in fact two parties actually got in. That is confusing. Interestingly with only four pages
Southampton’s Palmerston Park is to be transformed into a hub of creative activity this summer with a new music, art and film festival set to take place. On Saturday 5 June 2010, local artists will showcase their skills in the park and organisers
THERE are no planes in the sky and it suits Alan Price down to the ground. As he travelled the world performing his 60s hits he was gripped with the constant fear of flying. He had to have a shot of vodka before he could even step on a plane. “I once
Widower Henry Hobson runs a successful bootmaker's shop in nineteenth-century Salford. Forcefully attempting to rule his three unruly daughters’ lives, he decrees 'no marriages' to avoid expensive settlements, but eldest daughter, Maggie, rebels, setting
RICHARD Bland is going into the BMW PGA Championship with higher expectations than ever before. The Southampton-based pro heads to Wentworth this week for the European Tour’s flagship event. Bland will be part of a field that includes
NOTE: Please be aware this story is from 2010. A POLICE hunt is today under way after a man tried to snatched a nine-year-old girl walking with her mum from a Hampshire Street. Detectives believe the attacker may have been on drugs and warned
HE was just one correct answer away from winning £100,000 – but instead millions of TV viewers watched in horror as Southampton’s Olly Lewin blew a TV show’s biggest jackpot by stumbling on the final question. Despite an amazing run of 19
STAY warm and drink plenty of fluids has been the best the world’s finest medical minds can come up with to treat a severe dose of the dreaded flu. But now a cure has moved a step closer after a cutting edge Southampton company revealed it
SOUTHAMPTON Test MP Alan Whitehead is backing former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband for the leadership of the Labour Party. Dr Whitehead, below left, said Mr Miliband, right, was the best person to bring voters back to the party in the south
ALMOST 900 crimes have been solved in Hampshire in the past year thanks to people calling a charity to shop those responsible. Among them were 31 calls concerning murder enquiries in the county, eventually helping police to bring suspects in
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a merger between Southampton’s two business voices hang in the balance, the Daily Echo can reveal. A proposal that the boards of directors behind Business Southampton and the city’s chamber of commerce be unified has already been
TWO leading New Forest estate agents have revealed merger plans. From the end of the month Fells Gulliver in Brockenhurst will be amalgamating with Spencers of Burley into Spencers of The New Forest. The Lyndhurst and Lymington branches of Fells Gulliver
Today’ principal Southampton arrivals: Grande Roma, vehicle, 0230,1 05; Black Watch, passenger, 0630, 101; Graceful Leader, 1000, 40; Tortugas, vehicle, 1115, 43; NYK Vegas, container, 1145, 205; Huelin Dispatch, cargo, 1600, 107 Today’ principal
DAILY Echo readers are being asked to come up with a name for a new café being built in Winchester’s Guildhall. As part of a £3.2m scheme to renovate the historic building a street level café is being built at the front of the building next to the
A HAMPSHIRE woman died suddenly after developing a rare infection, an inquest heard. Deborah Atkins underwent ultrasound treatment to discover what was wrong with her after feeling unwell for some time. But her conditioned dramatically deteriorated
PUPILS from Kings’ School in Winchester are celebrating after a winning a £40,000 Heritage Lottery Fund bid to support a major new project. The youngsters from Hampshire will investigate the impact of African and Caribbean migration into Britain during
Check the latest local traffic reports A SECTION of the M3 motorway is to be closed following a lorry crash during the early hours of this morning. All lanes of the southbound carriageway between junctions eight and nine will be closed
THEY have been together for five years and were looking forward to a day of tearful goodbyes, signing each others shirts and bidding their school a fond farewell. It is a tradition that goes back through generations of youngsters at a Southampton
MOTORISTS are experiencing long delays on the eastbound carriageway of the A35 Redbridge Causeway heading towards Southampton. One lane is closed and traffic queued back three miles during this morning's rush hour due to planned roadworks to
I mentioned yesterday a Buy One Get One Free offer, otherwise known as a BOGOF. It reminded me that there was a move a few years ago to get us to adopt the German rules on this kind of offer. Germany insists that shops use a phrase such as
FALKIRK have given Huddersfield permission to talk to star midfielder Scott Arfield. The 21-year-old, who has also been linked with a summer switch to Saints, looks certain to leave the Bairns this summer following their relegation from the
FORMER Saints midfielder Andrew Surman is being linked with a return to St Mary’s. The former academy player left Saints last summer in a £1m switch to Wolves at a time when Saints’ own future was uncertain. But the 23-year-old failed
SAINTS are facing competition from rival clubs for the signature of Spanish right-back Inigo Calderon. The former Alaves captain’s contract with Brighton is set to expire, with Saints interested in bringing him to St Mary’s on a free transfer. However
TWENTY firefighters were called to a blaze that broke out in a garage in Timson Close, Totton, last night. They attended the scene at 11.55pm and spent more than two hours making the area safe. Fire crews from Totton, Lyndhurst and Redbridge
AFC TOTTON claim there is only one reason they failed to land ex-Saint Kevin Gibbens from Zamaretto South & West rivals VT FC – money. The 30-year-old’s experience and versatility appealed to the Stags but the bottom line, according to manager Stuart
A Hampshire man who set fire to a student dressed as a sheep will be sentenced today. Jason Whatley, 38, admitted setting fire to 19-year-old student Stuart Mitchell at the Headingley Taps pub in Leeds last October, but claimed he thought it was a
Hampshire sailor Geoff Holt, pictured, the first quadriplegic to sail solo across the Atlantic, is set to tell his story at the Nuffield theatre in Southampton. The journey, which took a month to complete, saw Geoff travel across some of the
THE sights, sounds and skills of the country were on show as Sparsholt College, near Winchester, staged its annual rural extravaganza. Cow milking, sheep shearing, falconry and horse riding displays entertained visitors. In the horticultural area lecturer
A HAMPSHIRE teacher who talked to pupils about sex, mocked others and pulled a girl around class by her tie has been banned from teaching for almost two years. Sean Riordan has been suspended from teaching anywhere for 20 months after a professional
A FORMER Lib Dem parliamentary candidate last night took his new seat on Eastleigh council – even though he’s already a councillor in Southampton. Steve Sollitt, pictured, was criticised by opposition parties for standing for election in
A MAN was left hospitalised after being stabbed three times at a house party in Southampton. The 31-year-old man suffered two wounds to his arm and one to his abdomen after the knifing in Burgoyne Road, Thornhill. Detectives investigating the attack
A GOOD Samaritan went to the aid of a Hampshire man after he was targeted by a pair of would-robbers. The 26-year-old victim was walking along Calmore Road in Totton on Saturday night when two men emerged from bushes and demanded money. His assailants
