As the cricket season gets underway, the sound of leather on willow is echoing around Linden Homes’ Brunswick Park development – home of the Linden Oval and also the site of the last few remaining town houses in this lovely part of Totton. There are
A WOMAN is tonight being treated for chest and neck injuries after being cut free from a car. The incident involved one car and a lorry in Ensign Way in Hamble at about 7.15pm tonight. Fire fighters freed her one hour later.
SOUTH Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is urging people to plan ahead for the Industrial Action being taken by doctors tomorrow. All emergency and urgent care will be carried out by SCAS as normal. But the trust says people
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was killed earlier this evening. The man, who was not named, was in collision with a car on the eastbound A303 carriageway in Micheldever near Winchester and close to the M3 junction,
Sean Ervine’s younger brother helped Zimbabwe win their first Twenty20 international against South Africa – a fortnight after playing for Lymington. Craig Ervine made four appearances in the Southern Electric Premier League before returning to Zimbabwe
The innovative NewBuy* scheme – a Government led plan to make it easier for people to buy a new home – could well be the answer for prospective buyers at Linden Homes’ Splash development in Southampton. Linden Homes has just launched the final release
Norwich have confirmed midfielder Andrew Surman has signed a new three-year contract. The 25-year-old, who joined the Canaries from Wolves in June 2010, is now tied to Norwich until 2015. The former Saints star said: "It feels great.
Former Saints forward Ryan Doble has signed for Shrewsbury Town. The Wales Under-21 striker was without a club having been released following Saints' promotion to the Premier League. Doble, who made one first-team appearance for Saints
Former Saints forward Ryan Doble has signed for Shrewsbury Town. The Wales Under-21 striker was without a club having been released following Saints' promotion to the Premier League. Doble, who made one first-team appearance for Saints
Former Hampshire star Shane Watson believes Australia can deliver an early blow in the lead-up to next year's Ashes when they meet England in the upcoming one-day international series. Australia will reacquaint themselves with the old enemy over five
FIREFIGHTERS Alan Bannon and James Shears would have suffered an “incredibly stressful experience” as they became trapped inside Flat 72, which was engulfed in fire, a pathologist told the inquest. Dr Hugh White told how “things got really
FIREFIGHTERS Alan Bannon and James Shearswould have suffered an “incredibly stressful experience” as they became trapped inside Flat 72, which was engulfed in fire, a pathologist told the inquest. Dr Hugh White told how “things got really difficult
PATIENTS are being urged not to flood Hampshire’s emergency departments in a bid to get treated tomorrow unless it is a genuine emergency. As doctors across the county prepare to take industrial action for the first time in almost 40 years,
Stuart Pearce is under no pressure to select David Beckham for the Team GB football team for London 2012, the chief executive of the British Olympic Association has insisted. Pearce has travelled to California to watch Beckham in action for the Los Angeles
EVERY year 30,000 festival goers bring one with them. Some barely sleep in them, others party in them and after last year’s heavy rain a handful of unlucky revellers found theirs had been virtually turned into a swimming pool. But whatever
IT is the UK’s leading mapping agency with more than 1,000 Hampshire employees. Now Ordnance Survey is throwing its weight behind the Daily Echo-backed Red & White appeal. Bosses are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for the charity
JURORS have retired to consider their verdict over whether a mechanic used Facebook to try to incite a riot during last summer's riots. Mitchell Stancombe is accused of making a number of comments on social networking site Facebook on August
IT will be a parade of flags for those serving their country in the armed services at sea and in the merchant navy. The White Ensign of the Royal Navy, the HM Coastguard and Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Blue Ensign, the Merchant Navy’s Red Ensign
SAINTS have released artist’s impressions that appear to show possible plans for a St Mary’s Stadium expansion. The drawings were contained on a DVD given to fans who have renewed their season tickets. They look to show extensions to
SOUTHAMPTON AC javelin ace Freya Jones has two major dates highlighted on her calendar for next month. The most life-changing is July 30 when she will jet off to the United States to begin a five-year degree in sports journalism at the University of
A BURGLAR ransacking a flat fled empty-handed after coming face-to-face with the 20- year-old occupant. He was alone in his property in Forest View, Southampton, when he heard a banging noise in his bedroom and found an intruder searching through
POLICE are hunting an arsonist who torched more than a dozen brand new cars worth a quarter of a million pounds. The vehicles were destroyed by a fire that ripped through them as they were awaiting delivery to new owners at a car dealership
A WOMAN broke down as she was quizzed about the night a blaze broke out in her home, leading to the death of two firefighters. Kirsty Hoffman cried as she told an inquest how she “didn’t realise” firefighters could be hurt or injured as they tried
A WOMAN broke down as she was quizzed about the night a blaze broke out in her home, leading to the death of two firefighters. Kirsty Hoffman cried as she told an inquest how she “didn’t realise” firefighters could be hurt or injured as they
A fire started deliberately in a tree spread to an electricity pole in Fair Oak last night. Witnesses say they saw two youth start the blaze, but they ran away as the flames spread. Eastleigh fire crew rushed to the blaze in Witt Road at 11.30pm,
A HAMPSHIRE paedophile who abused homeless boys in a Mumbai orphanage is back in the UK. Allan Waters, 63, a retired Naval officer from Portchester, was deported after serving a six-year jail term in India. He was met a Heathrow by police
A HAMPSHIRE health insurance firm has launched an innovative low-cost medical plan offering private treatment abroad. Passport2Health will send patients to hospitals across Europe, including France, Germany and Spain, as well as Belgium, Cyprus, Portugal
THEY say blondes have more fun. And if this silly yet sensational show is anything to go by, that is completely true. The film the musical is based on is so pink, so inane and so, well, blonde. This stage version is far more witty. It laughs
A HAMPSHIRE man who downloaded more than 700 indecent images of children was spared a prison term after a judge said it was in the public interest that he went on a sex treatment programme. Southampton Crown Court heard that as a result of an inquiry
A TEENAGER who punched a stranger on a Southampton street, breaking his right eye socket, was jailed for 14 months. Jed Martin had shouted a series of unpleasant remarks at a couple walking home after a party. They did not respond to the taunting but
A BRAVE grandfather fought off two masked raiders who terrorised him with a kitchen knife in his own home. The man and his wife had not long woken up when two thugs burst into their home at 7.50am demanding cash. They punched the 63-
THE fleet of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has hit the infamous fog around the Grand Banks off Newfoundland in the North Atlantic. Skippers reported that visibility for most of yesterday was less than 100 yards. Gold Coast Australia remained
FAMILIES staying in New Forest hotels can help preserve the area for future generations – by adding just £1 to their bill. Hotels taking part in the New Forest Visitor Gift Scheme are asking guests to make a small voluntary contribution
