JAMES Vince has been included in this winter’s England Performance Programme squad alongside Hampshire teammate Danny Briggs. The Hampshire Academy products will join the EPP for a three-week programme in Loughborough next month before heading to India
FOOD that was unfit for human consumption was found in the kitchens of two Hampshire pubs, a court heard. Some was mouldy, some out-of-date, and raw and cooked meats were kept together, inspectors discovered. Now the owner of both pubs
IT is known as the silent killer and each year 6,500 women are diagnosed with the disease across the UK. Now teenage sisters Lydia and Isobelle Cooper are organising a charity ball with the help of their mum Rebecca and nan Daphne to raise
Department store giant John Lewis today blamed soaring temperatures for a slowdown as knitwear sales wilted in the sunshine. The retailer, which has a major store at WestQuay in Southampton, said like-for-like sales growth through its 33 stores and
Alex Chamberlain insists he is not fazed about the challenge of dislodging Theo Walcott from Arsenal’s first-team after the teenager scored on his Champions League debut. The 18-year-old made a £12m move from Saints in the summer and had been earmarked
HAMPSHIRE County Council bosses are sending out the gritters tomorrow - on what could be the hottest October day on record. Despite the mini-heatwave, council workers will be busy carrying out trial salting runs on many roads. The county
STEVE De Ridder is hoping to make his first league start for Saints when Watford visit St Mary’s tomorrow. The 24-year-old came off the bench to score in Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat at Cardiff, staking his claim for a place in the team that will face the
MORE than 1,000 council workers will walk out next week in the largest strike yet in a long-running dispute over pay cuts at Southampton council. Hundreds of social care workers, binmen and other council workers will walk out on Thursday in
SOUTHERN Water was today fined £25,000 after untreated raw sewage leaked into Southampton Water. Shellfish beds were closed for weeks after up to 200 litres of human excrement and sewage poured into the Itchen Estuary every second over 26 hours
Southampton hospital bosses have been given foundation trust status. The move will mean that Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust will be able to break free from Government control, having more control over its finances.
You can find out how to get a free day at the races in today's Daily Echo. Salisbury Races is opening its gates for free for one day in October. To find out more about the free admission day see today's Daily Echo.
About 350 sailors are being forced out of the Royal Navy against their will as part of defence cuts. A total of around 1,020 Navy personnel will be told they are being made redundant in the first round of military job losses, a third of them
MORE than 100 property professionals in the Hampshire region were today due to attend the launch of Jones Lang LaSalle’s 16th annual health check on the industry. The south coast Metropole presentation, the first since JLL’s £197m merger with King Sturge
A Hampshire fisherman was recovered from the water after rescuers spotted the reflective strips on his lifejacket. The angler, aged in his late 60s, was thrown into the water by a wave after anchoring his small boat about a quarter of a mile
THE leader of the Hampshire-based 17 Port and Maritime Regiment today received Royal recognition for his crucial work in keeping the British Army machine running in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Simon Hutchings, the regiment's commanding
The World of Little People are always busy and now they’re having fun roaring, chattering and oo-oo-ing with all your favourite animals in the Zoo Talkers collection from Fisher-Price. Featuring colourful figures, vehicles and a playset, each toy
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save a threatened Hampshire library from closure. Villagers are being urged to come forward to help reprieve the library in North Baddesley. The rallying cry has come from local councillor Alan Dowden,
AN Isle of Wight hotel is celebrating its place among an exclusive and historic group. The Royal Hotel in Ventnor is one of just 30 across the UK that have appeared in both the original 1911 and 2011 Michelin Guides. It is marking the achievement with
HAMPSHIRE’S Honeypot charity will benefit from this weekend’s Baby and Toddler Exhibition at Southampton's City Cruise Terminal. More than 60 companies will showcase a wide range of products, services and advice for conception, pregnancy, birth
