Former Saints star Peter Crouch has received the Euro 2012 backing of former England sharp-shooter Gary Lineker. New boss Roy Hodgson is due to unveil his 23-man England squad tomorrow afternoon and is facing a number of selection dilemmas. Choosing
A SELF-EMPLOYED Hampshire plumber who evaded taxes totaling £112,000 has been handed a four-month sentence. Peter Mack, 59, failed to declare earnings from his plumbing and heating business and paid no income tax and national insurance, or
OUTGOING Tories have pressed ahead with signing a £50m contract to outsource Southampton council’s CCTV network despite last-minute opposition demands to ditch the deal. Conservative council leader Royston Smith insisted the deal with Balfour
A TEENAGER has been charged in connection with a multiple stabbing in Southampton that wounded at least four people. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is from London and faces charges of causing grievous bodily harm with
The mother of a man accused of strangling his Hampshire student girlfriend in a jealous rage told a jury she did not help cover up the crime. Anita Turner, 51, told Winchester Crown Court that her son Elliot did not murder Emily Longley
IT IS the golden ticket that will pocket Saints £90m, and is expected to provide a boost for businesses around the city and beyond. But while most Southampton supporters have been cheering their team hitting the Premier League promotion
IT’S a big problem that no one wants to talk about. Whether it’s because it relates to older women having sex or squeamishness about women’s reproductive systems, feminine dryness is something of a taboo. But local businesswomen Susi
IT attracts 6,000 people a year and is one of the most popular events on the Hampshire calendar. But the annual open day at HMS Collingwood in Fareham has had to be cancelled this year - because of the weather. The wettest April on record has waterlogged
Southampton’S incoming council leader has dubbed new designs for a £300m power station in Southampton a “green wash”. Helius Energy went back to the drawing board after its previous plans for a 100 megawatt wood-fuelled power station in the
SAILORS hauled a field gun through the New Forest to raise £2,000 for charity. The men from HMS Sultan, Gosport, were marking the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict by completing a 56-mile yomp that ended at Beaulieu. Marchwood-based
TALENTED Hampshire pianist Ashley Fripp has been awarded the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s gold medal – the most prestigious prize for outstanding soloists. The 23-year-old, pictured, who was born in Southampton and grew up in Chandler
IN ADAPTING Leon Garfield’s story of Smith, the young pickpocket at home in the criminal underbelly of 18th century London, director Julian Sluggett has created a complex, absorbing tale of action, intrigue and a wealth of human drama. Although there
Simon Jones is set to play his first LV County Championship game in more than a year after being included in Glamorgan's squad for their match against Derbyshire, starting tomorrow. Jones last played a four-day game for Hampshire in April
Former Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has instructed lawyers to initiate proceedings against his Ewood Park successor Steve Kean. The action comes in relation to unguarded comments made by Kean about Allardyce to supporters while secretly
Open champion Darren Clarke has been drawn alongside Hampshire's Justin Rose and Robert Rock in the group stages of this week's Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin near Marbella. Clarke's slide to 70th in the world meant he was one
Manchester City may have wrestled the title from their grasp, but Manchester United were today awarded two prestigious honours for their dominance of the Premier League. Sir Alex Ferguson was named the best manager in the Premier League's 20
POLICE and council chiefs have launched a crackdown on drivers who abuse lollipop men and women. They say that there have been a number of incidents where motorists have spoken aggressively to, even sworn at, crossing patrols while they are carrying
SOUTHAMPTON’S business sisterhood were united yesterday ahead of a prestigious new set of Daily Echo-backed awards. More than 500 nominations have been received for the first Venus Awards, which aims to highlight the achievements of the city’
MINISTERS have outlined a crackdown on disability payments after new figures showed a sharp increase in claimants across Hampshire. Almost 51,000 people in the Southampton, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight local authorities are paid Disability
PURSE thieves targeted four women in one morning in Eastleigh – including an 86-year-old who was celebrating her birthday. Police are hunting two blonde women in their 20s. In the first incident, on Saturday morning, the thieves tried
IT should have been a smooth transfer of power. After withdrawing his challenge to Ken Thornber last year, Roy Perry thought he had a “gentleman’s agreement” to take over as leader of Hampshire County Council this month. However, at
A PIECE of sporting memorabilia that marks one of the greatest days in the history of Southampton Football Club could fetch thousands when it goes under the hammer today. The rare programme from the 1898 FA Cup semi-final replay against Notts
The Mayflower has a new leading light. Michael Ockwell has been appointed the theatre’s new chief executive and will take up his post in November, following the retirement of long-standing Dennis Hall. He has enjoyed a 20-year career in
A MAN was still being questioned by detectives last night on suspicion of raping a 55-year-old woman walking in the New Forest. The victim was out walking in Ashurst on Sunday morning when her attacker pounced around 9am. The woman managed to call 999
An 11-year-old boy who suffered from fits caused by panic attacks died on a family holiday in Greece, an inquest heard. Harvey Ashworth had been suffering for more than a year from the fits which caused him to stop breathing for up to a minute
THIS is the 60ft metal giant made from huge shipping containers that will tower over Southampton Water as part of a dazzling summer extravaganza. The massive structure will dominate the skyline at Mayflower Park next month as hundreds of people
Norwich captain Grant Holt feels there will be "something wrong" if he has not given himself a chance of an England call-up with 15 Barclays Premier League goals. New Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson is set to name his squad for the summer's
JURORS are expected to start considering their verdict in the Steven Waters murder trial today. The 55-year-old is accused of murdering Anita Bawtree, 34, at their flat in Paynes Road, Freemantle, Southampton last April. He denies murder but
Lymington’s Ben Ainslie leads the way at the J.P Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup in Falmouth after the first two days. The British Olympic gold medal hopeful, who won the first race yesterday, assumed the overall lead from compatriot Ed Wright
EASTLEIGH have signed former England non league international midfielder Glenn Southam from Dover. Southam has played in the Football League for three clubs in the past few years – Dagenham & Redbridge, Hereford and Barnet. He was a regular in Barnet
THE man accused of murdering Hampshire student Emily Longley has admitted trying to pervert the course of justice. Elliot Turner, 20, spoke only to plead guilty at Winchester Crown Court yesterday to the amended charge of attempting to make his
I WONDER how many of your readers have made telephone calls only to be presented with this weird recorded message: “There is a semantic error in the application”! It has happened to me more than once. What on earth does it mean? Repeating
THE reorganisation of the bus numbers and routes seems to have caused a great amount of confusion. May I suggest an alternative? Scrap the numbers and label the routes in the way that people talk about their journeys, such as “into town”, “Up (
EARLIER this month Fawley oil refinery and the emergency services had a mock disaster scenario. Now I would have thought that in real life if a disaster happened in Fawley then there would have been the use of the local services – fire, ambulance
MAY I take this opportunity to thank all those in the Coxford ward of Southampton who cast their vote for me and the UK Independence Party. Also those in Southampton, Eastleigh and surrounding area who also voted for the candidate representing
MY husband and I were born and brought up in Southampton. I must admit that I have always felt that the rebuilding of Southampton city centre was not done to the best of its advantage after the destruction of the Second World War. Nothing ever
FORMER Saints boss Alan Pardew was last night named as the LMA's manager of the season - with the man currently in charge of the club, Nigel Adkins, missing out. Pardew, who is now with Newcastle, received the honour at the League Managers
JULIAN LEWIS, MP for New Forest East, once again questions decisions made by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer for placing £10 billion into the International Monetary Fund. My understanding is that the IMF was in part a British
THE TV money paid to teams in the Premier League has been revealed - giving a glimpse of what Saints can expect next year. Manchester City's income from Premier League broadcast payments for last season was a record £60.6million - but even bottom club
Tom Daley will bid to kick-off a British medal rush when the European Diving Championships begin in Eindhoven tonight. The 17-year-old will headline one of the strongest British teams in recent memory as they make their final preparations for
BOLTON captain Kevin Davies revealed relegation from the Barclays Premier League felt like a "bad dream" but believes he will still be at the club next season. The former Saints striker is out of contract in the summer and despite being
“I WILL cut your throat. I will find you and kill you and your family.” Those were the vile words of a football thug who spat in the face of two police officers who turned him away from St Mary’s Stadium because he was drunk. Violent
A MAN who came to Britain illegally hiding in the back of a lorry has been jailed for running a cannabis factory. Canh Nguyen was given a one-way train ticket to Southampton from Birmingham to act as a “gardener” at a three-bedroom house in
A GUILTY thief returned to the scene of a break-in – to return the ashes of his victim’s father. The remains were in two small jewellery boxes taken along with jewellery items during a burglary at Fir Tree Close, Horton Heath on April 19. Police believe
FOUR Hampshire women are now in with a chance of winning a prestigious beauty contest, after impressing modelling scouts. The quartet of girls from across the county have been handed a shot at the Miss England crown, after two more ladies advanced
A dozen beaches in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been given prestigious awards. Four coastal hot spots have won the right to fly the Blue Flag this year, in recognition of their water quality, beach condition and the standard of facilities
POLICE are linking three burglaries within the space of a few hours from student homes in the Polyon area of Southampton. In the first raid, a laptop computer and a wallet were taken from a ground-floor bedroom of a house in Cromwell Road between 11pm
NO wonder it’s regularly the most read story on the Daily Echo’s website. The transfer window rumours list has been running on this site ever since Saints celebrated their second successive promotion just over a fortnight ago. Saints supporters
HAMPSHIRE started their 2012 league campaign in perfect fashion with a 7½-4½ win over Dorset. Richard Elmes’ side travelled to Ferndown for their opening fixture in the English Golf Union’s South Eastern Group. And they brought home
Hampshire have named a strong 13-man squad for this week’s match against Yorkshire at Headingley. Sean Terry makes way for Michael Carberry, who is back from England Lions duty, while Bilal Shafayat is set to play the second game of what is
A man was left with serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident on a rural road. The victim, a 20-year-old man from Colden Common, was struck by a dark-coloured vehicle close to the Ideal Homes caravan park between Bishopstoke and Coldeon Common. The
A TV worth £400 and a £200 Armani wristwatch were stolen from a home in Mirabella Close, Southampton, between 11.30am and 11.55am on Sunday.
