HAMPSHIRE secured a fourth Friends Life t20 quarter-final in as many seasons after heavy rain came to their rescue at a sodden Ageas Bowl. England’s Matt Prior blasted the Royals attack for a sensational 81 from only 37 balls as Sussex reached
Steven Davis has become the latest player to put the Rangers saga behind him by signing a three-year deal at Southampton. The 27-year-old was captain of the beleaguered Scottish side but left after rejecting a transfer to the newco club. Davis
THE winners of the south’s most prestigious business awards will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony tonight. Hundreds of Business leaders will descend on the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton to celebrate the best performing
FIREFIGHTERS from across south Hampshire battled a major blaze this afternoon in the New Forest. Crews from St Mary’s and Redbridge fire stations in Southampton, Eastleigh and from Lyndhurst attended the fire in an L-shaped farm building in
Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge has moved to Brighton on a season-long loan, the Championship club announced. The former Saints left-back has been out of favour at the Etihad Stadium for sometime, and the move to the Amex will be seen
ROADWORKS on a major route out of Southampton were causing traffic gridlock this afternoon. Lane closures on the A33 Millbrook Road West out of Southampton caused long traffic jams to as far back as Town Quay. Some motorists reported
Leon Best believes Blackburn can follow the example of Newcastle and bounce back stronger from relegation. Ex-Saints striker Best swapped the prospect of Europa League football with Alan Pardew's rejuvenated Magpies for life in the npower Championship
New rules are likely to be introduced to stop cables falling to the floor during fires after the problems they caused during the Shirley Towers blaze, an inquest heard. Southampton Coroner's Court has heard both firefighters Alan Bannon
Vitesse Arnhem have said they have reached an agreement with Saints over the transfer of left back Alexander Büttner. The Dutch club posted a statement on their website this afternoon. The Eredivise side claim Saints today submitted
NEWS that Oaklands Swimming Pool in Southampton is to lose its £235,000 annual subsidy shows how the divide between those who have and those who do not is widening. Southampton folk in Millbrook and Lordshill looking for affordable swimming will
REFERENCES are frequently made to the fact that Southampton is known as the Gateway to the World but I recall very clearly a large sign opposite the entrance to the Royal Pier, and another at the top entrance of The Avenue, both stating “Southampton
IN YOUR column Britain and the World (Daily Echo, June 29) it mentions that we receive a £3 billion rebate from the EU, something UKIP never refer to! I only suggest the following as being tongue in cheek, but if we had joined the single currency
I FELT I must tell you about about a very kind lady I met at the Portsmouth Dermatology Centre. The hospital does provide a very good service of transport for patients but it seems there was a dispute going on with the ambulance drivers and they
I’D just like to say how much I enjoyed the Sky Ride last weekend. I completed five laps – nearly 30 miles – of the city centre circuit and it was a pleasure to meet so many other bike riders. This is just one of several major events in the city
I REFER to the letter regarding the flying of the Union flag (Daily Echo, June 27). The British people are permitted to fly the Union flag wherever and whenever they wish. There is no law to prevent this. It is, in fact, our right. However, if you
ALAN Reynard (Letters, June 28) is reading more than was intended into my letter regarding Labour councillor Jacqui Rayment’s decision to support and vote for the closure of Shirley and Portswood police stations. My letter was simply to set
NOT many hotels in London can claim such a literary pedigree. The Kingsley Thistle in Bloomsbury – at the heart of London’s romantic writers and poets quarter – was once home to none other than EM Forster, author of A Room With A View – which he
P&O’s display of success was truely obscene in the light of the refusal to take on the workers who protested for one hour at being paid the princely sum of just 75p an hour. I think the rain washing out their show just might be a little justice
I CANNOT tell you how delighted I was, when reading your excellent Review section relating to the 175th anniversary of the P&O shipping line, to see the photograph of the Strathnaver in dry dock. During the 1930s, my stepfather was a steward on
INDIE poster-boy Wes Anderson returns to live-action filmmaking three years after Fantastic Mr Fox and brings some old friends along for the ride, starting with longtime cowriter Roman Coppola. Set in the 1960s, Moonrise Kingdom follows 12-year-olds
FRESH from a performance with Sax God Courtney Pine, Southampton Youth Jazz Orchestra (SYJO) will join up with Southampton Jazz Workshop (SJW) bring you a free feast of music at The Concorde on Monday. Both groups are flying high with SJW about to
THE fun just keeps building – and so does the selection of fantastic LEGO games. It’s been seven years since Travellers Tales laid the original foundations with LEGO Star Wars, cementing themselves firmly into the hearts of gamers of all ages. With
THREE members of last season’s AFC Totton squad have signed for new clubs this week. Midfielder James Coutts has joined Evo-Stik Premier Division new boys Gosport Borough, winger John McKie has pitched up at South & West outfit Sholing and
At Winchester Hat Fair… EXPECT the unexpected as the famous festival transforms the city centre into a theatre of weird and wonderful shows between today and Sunday. Dance is a major focus of this year’s festival including Big Dance, the
AN idea that has yet to fully evolve, would be one way of describing Calm of Zero, a star crossed love-child, born out of the ashes of their former incarnation as Echobelly, could be another. Either way, what has come to exist is an expression of
SHAKESPEARE’S enchanting tale of mischievous fairies, coarse-acting commoners and Athenian lovers, is a recipe for mirth, mayhem, mystery and magic. There is a 1930s theme to Maskers Theatre Company’s version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer
BACK with a bang, the EnLIVEn Festival in Eastleigh tomorrow promises the best in local music, fashion, dance and art, all for free! Leigh Road Recreation Ground will be buzzing with activity, as a line-up of performances entertain the crowds,
WITH full frontal puppet nudity and songs about porn and racism, Avenue Q is certainly not a show for children – but it’s hitting all the right notes with adults. Launching on Broadway in 2003 and then London’s West End in 2006, the award-winning
ED Chamberlin cannot wait for his “dream” first date presenting Saints on Sky Sports. The Southampton fan has seen his wish come true with his team back in the Premier League at the same time as he is the face of Sky’s coverage of the division
EVEN Alan Partridge himself couldn’t have made it up. Sky has this week announced the pilot episode of a new show called On the Couch with Peter Crouch. They promise a chat format where the former Saints and England star will meet his heroes
AFTER years of mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness, one of the West End’s most popular shows returns to Southampton. The Tony Award winning Avenue Q is the irresistibly charming musical about the lovably hopeless characters on
PREPARE for a dazzling display of colour, music and dance this weekend as both Southampton and Eastleigh stage their Mela Festivals. The tenth annual Southampton Mela Festival will be held tomorrow at Hoglands Park, near Debenhams, while the Eastleigh
A FORMER East Hampshire MP has been chosen as the Tory candidate for Hampshire’s first elected £80,000-a-year police commissioner. Michael Mates, 78, beat Portsmouth councillor Donna Jones, 35, to the Conservative nomination during a series
A SWAN has been causing problems for motorists on a Hampshire motorway. Police said the animal was holding up traffic as it wandered into the road of the M27 west bound, between junctions seven and five. The incident was reported at around 10.15am this
A wealthy jeweller and his wife who disposed of evidence to help cover up after their jealous son murdered his Hampshire student girlfriend have been jailed for 27 months each. Elliot Turner, 20, was found guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown
A Southampton-based IT firm has more than doubled profits on the back of new contract wins in a record-breaking year. Amicus ITS, which manages the technology behind the out-of-hours NHS Direct Service for one fifth of the UK population, has picked up
Tottenham are reportedly considering making a £7m offer for Saints target Jack Butland. Saints had a £6m offer turned down by Birmingham for the 19-year-old keeper, who was part of England Euro 2012 squad. Spurs are rumoured to be prepared to agree
Southampton residents will be given a vote on whether a £300m power plant should be built at Southampton docks, the Daily Echo can reveal. Labour councillors are drawing up plans for a “preferendum” on the plans for a 100-megawatt wood fired
SOUTHAMPTON’S Peter Waterfield insists his best days are still ahead of him as he targets a return to the Olympic podium at London 2012. The 31-year-old diver, pictured, claimed silver at Athens 2004 in the 10m platform synchro with partner Leon Taylor
Hampshire will qualify for a fourth Friends Life t20 quarter-final in as many seasons if they beat rivals Sussex at The Ageas Bowl tonight. The Royals would already be assured a last-eight place if Surrey and Middlesex had won last night.
A SEX club in a quiet Hampshire village must now close down- because council chiefs said it breaks planning rules. The swingers club which is based in a £500,000 five-bedroom private house boasting two fetish dungeons, lap dancing poles, an
Saints are already counting the Premier League cash after being handed four live TV dates inside the first three months of the season. The club will bank just shy of £2m from the facility fees for those games alone, with plenty more money rolling
CASH was stolen by burglars who broke into a Southampton home. The homeowner left the property in Vine Road, Shirley, and returned to find a door open and £87 taken from the kitchen. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the break-in that happened
A NEW test is being introduced across Hampshire in a bid to slash the number of women being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Cervical screening is currently offered to all women aged between 25 and 64 but the new test will check for a common
Thieves have tried to steal bikes from a home in Eastleigh. Two teenagers, one of whom was on a mini moto, were disturbed by residents as they tried to break into a garden in Elderberry Close at around 2am Wednesday morning. Anyone with information
Police investigating the discovery of a torso on a Hampshire beach have arrested a man. The 46-year-old, from the Portsmouth area was arrested last night by Hampshire Constabulary's major investigation team. He is currently in police custody. The
A LIFEBOAT was sent to the aid of a young sailor whose becalmed sailing dinghy was in danger of drifting into the Solent’s main shipping lane. The Cowes RNLI crew were called by Solent Coastguard to help the young man when his boat was stranded near
HOMES across the Romsey area are next to have water meters installed, water bosses have revealed. Southern Water will be going to the town as part of its five-year programme to install the devices, pictured, to the majority of its customers. Work will
