Sholing FC suffered play-off heartache again tonight. The Boatmen lost their Evostik Southern League S & W play-off semi-final, 1-0 at Gosport Borough. Dave Diaper's side were already down to ten men, with midfielder Lewis Fennemore
WINCHESTER Conservatives are confident they will tighten their grip on the city council after the elections. Of the 19 wards to be contested the Tories are only defending six, compared to 12 for the Liberal Democrats, and one Independent. Council
SOUTHAMPTON’S alcohol experts got the chance to showcase the innovative work they are doing to tackle liver disease. Shadow public health minister Diane Abbott visited Southampton General Hospital and the Royal South Hants to see how the city’s
IT MAY have ended predictably, but it ended in glory. For the second season in a row, the St Mary’s turf was covered by jubilant Saints fans, and that told the whole story. This didn’t prove to be all about the final day game which went exactly
A HAMPSHIRE cancer charity has seen the amount of grants it hands out increase by a quarter amid harsh economic conditions. Southampton based Wessex Cancer Trust says it is “absolutely crying out” for funding to help those affected by the killer
Southampton port has been given the go ahead for a £150m expansion bringing 200 jobs. After months of delays due to legal challenges and red tape a government agency has confirm the project to increase the size of berths at the container terminal
DELAYS have hit rail passengers in Hampshire. South West Trains said its services have been disrupted by a broken down freight train between Basingstoke and Micheldever, with delays are expected to continue until about 9pm. Services leaving Waterloo
LIKE other children his age he should be out playing sports or riding on his scooter, but this youngster is learning how to walk again after being struck down with cancer. Stuck in hospital for days, forced to endure painful treatment, Ethan
centre for disabled people could get new facilities. The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Centre in Manor Farm Country Park wants to add a new classroom to celebrate the diamond jubilee. The building, pictured in an artists’ impression
A wealthy jeweller accused of murdering a Hampshire student in a jealous rage told a friend he wanted to suffocate a former partner with a pillow after she left him, a court heard today. Liam Costello, 21, told Winchester Crown Court that Elliot
High petrol prices are partly fuelling an increase in people using their bicycles, a University of Southampton survey has found. The research in the city found that a third of respondents had got on their bike because of the record high cost
ALRESFORD Rugby Club could be playing on pitches in their home town as soon as next year after a decade of negotiations. A public meeting of about 80 residents heard the town council has agreed a deal to buy 3.8 acres of land next to Arlebury
A TEENAGER’S iPod worth £150 was snatched at a Southampton bus stop. A youth aged about 15 walked up to the 19-year-old woman at the bus stop opposite Norcroft Court on Winchester Road and grabbed the black mp3 player before running off. Anyone
IT has been one of the most divisive issues to face Southampton in decades. Three years after health chiefs took the controversial decision to fluoridate the city’s tap water, it continues to influence the local political landscape.
Three Brighton and Hove Albion players and one of their former team mates have today been charged with sexual assault and voyeurism. The four men were first arrested in January on suspicion of an attack on a woman in Brighton on July 17 last year.
HE is the dedicated pooch which helped the save the life of a Hampshire pensioner. Four-year-old rescue dog Zak, found the Parkinson’s sufferer after three long days of searching last summer. And now, the collie cross could be about
A woman driver has died after a crash at Goodwood motor racing circuit. Sandra Harrison-Moore, 37, was driving a Caterham type sports car when she apparently lost control coming out of the last bend during a time trial event and collided with
A man died today after his car became completely submerged in water as he tried to cross a ford. Officers were called to Thornford Road, Compton Wood, Hampshire, after they received reports of the stuck vehicle. A woman was able to escape
A MAJOR sporting event due to be held in the New Forest has been cancelled with just days to go. Hundreds of runners from across Hampshire were looking forward to taking part in a RR10 League event at Longdown Inclosure, near Ashurst, on Wednesday
A WOMAN’S jaw was broken by a man she had regarded as a friend, a court was told. Robert Pavey was at the home of Elizabeth Challis with his girlfriend and had been drinking when the couple began arguing. Miss Challis tried to calm things down,
NO classic tale of deceit and deception is complete without a hero in a lack-lustre disguise but stick him in a Southampton City Council wheelie bin and you’re on to a modern day winner. Boundless Theatre gives a refreshing interpretation of Shakespeare
IT’S a controversial housing plan which has brought fears over urban sprawl in the south into sharp focus. Objectors to the Barton Farm scheme, which would see 2,000 homes built on the northern side of Winchester, say it will cause traffic
IT is not every day that you see eight Chinese acrobats balanced effortlessly on a moving bicycle. But that is exactly the kind of gravity-defying stunt that has been wowing audiences of the Chinese State Circus’s Ying and Yang show at Ferneham Hall
IT is easy to see why Des O’Connor is a national treasure. He strolled on stage with that trademark twinkle in his eye and opened with a gentle number from the Frank Sinatra song book, Let’s Take It Nice and Easy. He is master when it comes to
A JEALOUS ex-partner who nearly killed a man by plunging a knife into his stomach has been jailed for eight years. William Kernaghan became enraged after suspecting his ex-partner was dating someone else. This came after he spotted message exchanges
A SOUTHAMPTON branch of Clydesdale Bank will face the axe, it has been announced today. The Financial Solution Centre in Mountbatten House, based in Grosvenor Square, will be one of 29 across the UK closing its doors between now and September
IT is a magical sword featured in medieval stories of the adventures of King Arthur. So there were a few raised eyebrows at a Hampshire police station when Excalibur was handed in this week. The 4ft sword, pictured, was discovered by
A TERRIFIED teenager trapped chest-high in mud off the Hampshire coastline was saved with just five minutes to spare. Harry Harvey, 14, was stranded for about one-and- a-half hours and was about to be drowned by the incoming tide when he was
IMAGES have been released of a man who daubed abusive graffiti on a house in Shedfield. The middle-aged vandal was wearing a white cap, jeans, a white jacket and dark glasses when he was caught on CCTV spray-painting abuse on the home. Police
A MAN was left with serious injuries after he intervened in a fight outside an engagement party. There were about 150 people at the event at the Railway Institute in Romsey Road, Eastleigh. Police say they were called to a “disturbance” outside the
Dutch-based energy firm Eneco, the firm behind a proposed £3bn wind farm off the Dorset and Hampshire coasts, has entered a 50-50 partnership with EDF Energy to share development rights. They will work together to continue public consultation
THE Spirit of Southampton is captured in all its glory as people come to the city. On Mountbatten Way with another on West Quay Road, the Daily Echo has erected two posters of Saints fans - and you might be on them. The main image is
An Australian billionaire has announced plans to build a replica of the Titanic that will make its maiden voyage from England to New York in 2016. Weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the original Titanic, Clive Palmer announced
FIRE ripped through the kitchen of a Hampshire home after a wok was left unattended. Crews had to use breathing apparatus as they tackled the blaze in Ash Close, Fareham at around 1.15am this morning.. Initially it was thought there may have been somebody
IT’S easy to see where Hampshire artist Faye Nasser- Joley’s inspiration comes from. The 31-year-old, whose stunning paintings of horses are on display at the Terminal 5 Expo Fine Art Gallery at Heathrow Airport, spent her childhood in the
Productivity at Southampton’s container terminal reached an all time high when one of the largest vessels of its type in the world was turned around in record time. The terminal, in the city’s Western Docks, set its best ever vessel turnaround
ONE is a straight talking council estate boy from Harefield and former engineer turned full-time politician. The other is a millionaire consultant from leafy Highfield with a PhD and a portfolio of eight city properties. The man of humble
THAT was the season that was and now it is nothing but something you’ll find in history books. But before the body of 2011/12 is cold, let’s look back and pick out the best bits. As previously mentioned in these pages, only the most
AS the smoke cloud from a celebratory flare drifted across St Mary’s, it began to sink in that the Saints really are back in the Premier League. Those privileged to be in the record St Mary’s crowd witnessed scenes unprecedented in the club
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner has met the care team that saved his life. James Miller, 74, from Totton, was home alone when he suffered a major heart attack. He tried to call for help but could not reach his phone – and instead managed to pull
A HAMPSHIRE cancer charity has seen the amount of grants it hands out increase by a quarter amid harsh economic conditions. Southampton based Wessex Cancer Trust says it is “absolutely crying out” for funding to help those affected by the killer
