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  • Alan Titchmarsh: Countryside Connection

    IF YOU’VE ever thought it a little bizarre that a gardener has become one of the UK’s most successful and popular broadcasters, not to mention an author and a heart-throb, with a career that has spanned some 30 years, you wouldn’t be alone. Alan

  • Hampshire have no answer to Root

    JOE Root’s magnificent double century against Hampshire showed why he is an England player of the future. The Yorkshire batsman led his side’s recovery from a precarious 161-7 with a career-best 222 not out as Yorkshire made 350-9 declared,

  • Mum breaks down as she tells court of killing mother-in-law

    A HAMPSHIRE mum broke down in court as she described the day she bludgeoned her mother-in-law to death with a rolling pin. Rajvinder Kaur sobbed uncontrollably as she was being crossexamined over the death of 56- year-old Baljit Kaur Buttar,

  • Adkins insists Davis is available to play

    SAINTS boss Nigel Adkins has dismissed Rangers chief executive Charles Green's suggestions that the newco club's players were not free to sign for new teams. Adkins has signed former Gers skipper Steve Davis and is "certain" of the validity of the

  • Man stabbed in street fight

    A MAN has been stabbed in the leg during a fight in a Southampton street. Police are appealing for witnesses after a large group of men were involved in a “melee” in the Bursledon Road and Lydgate Road area of the city last night. When officers arrived

  • 100,000 to see Olympic torch in Hampshire

    IT’S almost here - the Olympic torch relay will roll into the New Forest, the Isle of Wight and Southampton tomorrow, on day 57 of its mammoth journey around the UK. More than 100,000 people are expected to line the streets around Hampshire and the

  • Rangers' purchase of players' contracts "not valid"

    Newco Rangers chief executive Charles Green faces a fresh blow in his battle to hold on to the the club's wantaway players - including new Saints signing Steven Davis - as his purchase of their contracts is not valid, according to an employment

  • Terry cleared of racist insult

    John Terry was today cleared of hurling a racist obscenity at Anton Ferdinand. The England and Chelsea defender was acquitted of calling Ferdinand a "f****** black c***" during a Premier League game at QPR on October 23 last year. Chief

  • John Terry cleared of racial abuse

    Footballer John Terry was today cleared of hurling a racist obscenity at Anton Ferdinand. The England and Chelsea defender was acquitted of racially abusing Ferdinand during a Premier League Game on October 23 last year. Chief Magistrate

  • The Amazing Spiderman for XBox 360

    AFTER being thoroughly disappointed by The (not particularly) Amazing Spider- Man movie, I was interested to play the video game, see if Activision managed to scrape off the inch thick layer of cheesy humour that’s now consequently cloaking the

  • Seven Days

    AT SOUTHAMPTON RUGBY CLUB… Sumo suits, hook a duck and biscuit decorating. It’s all on the agenda at a family fun day set to take place tomorrow in honour of a brave little girl. Two-year-old Olivia Penney, from Rownhams, suffers from Alexander

  • Between the Scales

    THE Bobby Wellins Quartet come to Southampton on Monday as part of Southampton Jazz Club’s Jazz in the Loft series at The Cellar. Enjoy music from the latest release Time Gentleman, Please, a collection of standards. Tickets on the door, priced

  • Music Highlights

    NOW in its 20th year, The Beggars Fair is one of the largest free annual family events in Hampshire. A total of 21 venues in Romsey will host a fabulously eclectic mix of folk, rock, jazz, blues and classical music together with dancers, street

  • Energising performance from Black Voices

    DRAWING the Winchester Festival to a cultural close this weekend, Black Voices has forged its own dynamic way of distilling and presenting black music from a Caribbean, black British perspective. Grounded in the black church, the group sings a

  • It's gold for Alien Zoo

    A RHYTHMIC gymnastics dance troupe from Southampton have struck gold by performing on ITV1’s Olympic competition show this week. Alien Zoo wowed a star-studded judging panel with their acrobatics, ribbons and hoops routine in a hope to go on and

  • Curtain Call Previews

    nMASKERS Theatre Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is now due to get under way tomorrow night after rain stopped play at Hamptworth Lodge, Landford for the past three nights. Shakespeare’s enchanting tale of mischievous fairies and starcrossed

  • Stage Highlights

    THE Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy became an instant and enduring classic on its launch as a radio series. Now Douglas Adams’s immortal creation explodes back into life, re-born in a ground-breaking new stage production coming to The Mayflower on

  • Alternative Cinema

    BASED on the 1885 novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, Bel Ami chronicles young journalist Georges Duroy’s corrupt rise to power in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses.

  • Moyles has left the building - almost

    SO Chris Moyles is being consigned to radio silence. I can’t say I’m surprised. After a recordbreaking stint of more than eight years in the Radio 1 hot seat, it had to happen sometime. But I, for one, will miss him and his odd assortment of on

  • Lighting Up the South

    HE’S following the flame around the South. A proud Londoner, rapper Wretch 32 is spreading the Olympic message to the masses as he performs a series of concerts along the torch route. He jokes: “I’m OK at football and I’d probably beat Usain Bolt

  • Judgement day for Lauren and Juddy

    ONE talented Hampshire act is just a step away from music superstardom ahead the national final of Live and Unsigned. Lauren and Juddy are one of a handful of South Coast acts set to perform at London’s 02 Arena tomorrow – and they’re currently lying

  • Pietersen and England need swift Twenty20 resolution

    England and Kevin Pietersen must conclude their reported negotiations quickly if he is to feature after all in the defence of their ICC World Twenty20 crown. The former Hampshire batsman ended his limited-overs career for England when he announced

  • Serial armed robber jailed

    AN armed robber who attempted to hold up four Southampton businesses in a seven-hour spree has today been jailed for 14 years. David Parcell, 41, toured the city shortly before Christmas disguised in thick-rimmed glasses and a beanie hat to

  • Tributes after sudden death of young dad

    THE funeral of a young dad who collapsed and died at a cricket match was due to take place today. Keen sportsman Phil Standing, 30, who grew up and worked in Hampshire, died while watching a match at Lords. It is thought Mr Standing died from

  • Record signing Jay ready for Saints debut

    Saints fans are set to get their first glimpse of record signing Jay Rodriguez. The £7m striker, signed from Burnley this summer, is make his St Mary’s bow during tomorrow’s Markus Liebherr Memorial Trophy. Nigel Adkins is expected to follow the

  • Beckham dismisses torch lighting talk

    David Beckham does not believe he should be the one to open the London Games by lighting the Olympic torch. Following his exclusion from Stuart Pearce's squad, speculation has been rife that Beckham, who was a key member of the bid team which brought

  • Southampton work placement scheme launch

    HAMPSHIRE businesses are being called upon to give young people the chance to turn their lives around. Southampton charity Rainbow Project launched its new Daily Echo-backed Life Chances scheme at the Mayor’s Parlour in Southampton Civic Centre

  • Labour party whips investigate Oaklands rebels

    Labour party enforcers have launched an investigation into two Labour councillors who rebelled over the controversial closure of a Southampton swimming pool. Coxford councillors Keith Morrell and Don Thomas are under investigation by party

  • Estate creates huge solar panel farm

    ONE of the UK’s largest solar panel farms is set to openNew Forest on an estate famed for its Walkers crisps potatoes. Nearly 19,000 solar panels have been installed on 30 acres of land on the Cadland Estate at Fawley to generate enough

  • Ex-Saints star MacDougall coming to Eastleigh

    BLUE Square Bet South outfit Eastleigh will follow tomorrow’s Family Open Day with an evening with ex-Saints star Ted MacDougall later this month. The 65-year-old is jetting over from his home in America and will talk about his career in football which

  • Hants yachtsman wins penultimate Clipper Round the World leg

    WINCHESTER’S Ben Bowley has led his Singapore team to its first win of the Clipper 2011/12 Round the World Yacht Race. Bowley and his crew won the penultimate leg in the Netherlands yesterday. At 27, he is the youngest skipper in the Clipper Race

  • England star Briggs named in Ventnor side

    Hampshire and England left-arm spinner Danny Briggs has been named in the Ventnor side for tomorrow’s scheduled bottom v top ECB Southern Electric Premier League match against unbeaten leaders South Wilts at Newcloss (11.30am). In the unlikely event

  • Hants ace Maxwell teams up with Warne

    CURRENT Hampshire star Glenn Maxwell will be playing alongside former Royals skipper Shane Warne next winter. The big-hitting batsman has left the Melbourne Renegades and joined Warne’s cross-town rivals Melbourne Stars for the 2012/13 Aussie Big Bash

  • Walker part of "most successful" VOR race of all time

    SOUTHAMPTON’S former Olympian Ian Walker has taken part in the “most successful” Volvo Ocean Race of all time. Walker skippered Abu Dhabi racing to fifth place in the 2012/13 VOR, which finished recently in Galway, Ireland. The 11th edition of the

  • Ex-Saint Lundekvam ready to talk to FIFA

    Former Saints skipper Claus Lundekvam is ready to talk to FIFA as they investigate his claims that he, team-mates and opposing captains were involved in betting fraud - something he now describes as "innocent fun". In an interview in a Norwegian newspaper

  • New appeal over death of student

    POLICE watchdog investigators are appealing for witnesses as it investigates the death of a Hampshire medical student. They want to speak to anyone who was present when officers were called to Heathfield Road, Chandler's Ford, on June 27, after Doug

  • Biker charged over death of Billie, three

    A BIKER has been charged with causing the death of a three-year-old girl by dangerous driving, the Daily Echo can reveal. Little Billie King was crossing Hamble Lane in Bursledon with her family when she was in a collision with a motorbike.

  • Police get tough with drinkers at Beggar's Fair

    POLICE are getting tough with outdoor drinkers at this weekend’s Beggar’s Fair in Romsey. They have vowed to take action against anyone found drinking alcohol in a public place at tomorrow’s annual event in the town. Organisers had an

  • Defiant message from pre-school

    “WE’RE going nowhere” - that’s the message from a Southampton pre-school based next to a closure-threatened public swimming pool. As reported, city council bosses have announced controversial plans to shut the loss-making Oaklands Swimming Pool in Lordshill

  • Two quizzed in car incident

    TWO men have been arrested after a car was broken into in Eastleigh. Police swooped after the vehicle was targeted on Wednesday night in Doncaster Road. Anyone with information should contact police on 101.

  • Charges brought after drugs busts

    Three people have been charged by police after hundreds of bags of drugs and thousands of pounds in cash were found during a string of raids in Southampton. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo, officers swooped on properties in the St Mary