HAVANT & Waterlooville would have to stump up hefty compensation if they wanted AFC Totton’s Stuart Ritchie to become their new man ager. The Hawks strenuously deny allegations that they have illegally approached Ritchie about their vacant
Winchester City are back in the Southern League after securing the Sydenhems Wessex Premier title with a 2-0 win against GE Hamble today. Leigh Mills and Andrew White scored the goals as Guy Butters side trumphed at the Denplan City ground
Ross Bottomley scored a brave header to secure a point for AFC Totton against Chippenham Town. Bottomley lost a tooth and received a bloody nose in stooping to head in the 81st-minute equaliser at the Testwood Stadium. The Stags had
A HAMPSHIRE business organisation is confident it will win a vote on its future later this year. Winchester Business Improvement District members vote during September and October whether to continue the organisation for another five years. For it to
Michael Appleton believes the draw was a fair result as the big derby game finished level at 2-2. Portsmouth twice came from behind to salvage a point at St Mary’s with David Norris scoring deep into stoppage time to deny Saints the win.
Nigel Adkins was trying to put a positive spin on the derby day draw with Portsmouth by insisting it was one point gained rather than two dropped. David Norris struck a late equaliser to deny Saints a victory that would have seen them re-establish
THE derby clash between Saints and Pompey passed off without serious incident and just five arrests. Police said they made four arrests for public order offences and one for criminal damage and assault. There were no "significant incidents
The parents of a six-year-old girl who died after suffering a fit at a New Forest campsite said today they were devastated at the loss of the youngster who they described as "our whole world". Isabelle Harris died in the early hours of yesterday
Click here to see the images. David Norris’ equaliser deep into stoppage time denied Saints victory in the south coast derby. Saints twice led through Billy Sharp goals but were pegged back on both occasions at St Mary’s. Sharp
Have you been watching The Syndicate, BBC1’s drama about a group of lottery winners? For me, it’s like a home video. Two of my cousins have lead roles in it and last Tuesday my soon-to-be cousin-in-law gave a lesson in what you can do with the smallest
A teenager has been charged after a man was stabbed in the face in a Southampton park. Michael Stone, 24 was allegedly attacked in Mansel Park, Millbrook last Sunday. Daniel Paul Slack, 19, from Millbrook appeared in court this morning, charged with
HE calls himself a “gigster” – perpetually touring and continually dispensing his “tickle-tonic” on theatre audiences across the UK. And it is no mean feat for the unashamedly stage-struck Ken Dodd who at 84-years-of-age has over 100 one-nighters
Pompey fans have arrived at St Mary’s in the coach “bubble” for the derby clash with Saints. Police say a group of Saints fans gathered at a working men’s club in Northam Road as the convoy of Pompey coaches went past. Officers on horseback
FIVE hundred buses in south Hampshire will be fitted with free Wi-Fi internet under a £7.4m improvement scheme. The Department of Transport has awarded £4.5m towards the scheme after a joint bid by Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire councils
Updates and chat as Saints take on Portsmouth in today's Championship match at St. Mary's Stadium. We will also be feeding in any news updates about what is happening in and around the stadium. These will appear via the @dailyecho Twitter
Labour has been accused of a hasty U-turn in a row over weekly bin collections in Southampton. The controversial issue erupted as Labour launched its local election manifesto pledging a “full review” of waste collections. Group leader
THESE are the forgotten photographs of Titanic as she looked on her arrival in Southampton 100 years ago. The exceedingly rare images recently emerged from the Daily Echo archives where they remained uncovered for generations. The
A NURSE turned loan shark made almost £75,000 by lending money to other hospital staff, a court was told. Over five years Mary Lou Gonzales, 43, pictured right, loaned out up to £4,000 a time to colleagues at Southampton General Hospital,
A MAJOR police operation was getting underway this morning as Saints prepare to take on Pompey in the second derby clash of the season. Up to 300 police officers are on duty for the clash at St Mary's Stadium which takes place at 1pm.
Eastleigh were left ruing their luck after an injury time own goal condemned them to defeat against Dorchester. Yesterday’s 1-0 loss at the Silverlake Stadium was not the result Ian Baird was hoping for after a morale boosting 2-1 win against Eastbourne
Saints are hoping to make it a Good Saturday after a Bad Friday as Reading and West Ham piled on the pressure ahead of today’s derby game against Portsmouth at St Mary’s. The Royals bagged two goals in the closing minutes of their match against
IT was probably the understatement of the season. Churchills A have clinched both the Super League title in the Southampton & District Social Clubs League and the Division 1 championship in the Winchester City & District Snooker League.
