Saints midfielder Jack Cork will be guaranteed the chance to win an Olympic medal if Great Britain can overcome South Korea tonight. Team GB go into the last-eight clash at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium as favourites to advance to the London 2012
Great Britain's men's team pursuit squad claimed a thrilling Olympic gold in a world record time on the second day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome. Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Peter Kennaugh and Steven Burke clocked three minutes
HEALTH chiefs have come under fire over plans to axe all the beds at a New Forest unit for pensioners suffering from dementia. A major review of mental health services in Hampshire could result in the number of inpatient beds for older people
Meon Valley teenage ace Harry Ellis has stormed into the final of the English Amateur Championship. The Hampshire star beat Wiltshire's Jordan Smith on the first extra hole at Silloth-on-Solway, after their semi-final had finished all square.
ELDERLY and disabled residents living in sheltered accommodation in Hampshire are set to lose their out-of-hours wardens . They say the wardens are lifesavers and if they are axed it could lead to crucial delays in emergencies. Residents of
SHE was the love of his life and he could not live without her. Retired heating engineer Graham Preece struggled to cope after the death of his beloved wife Angie. And in June this year – 14 months after his wife died of cancer – the 74-year-old
Hampshire's Olympic gold medal cycling hope Dani King helped Great Britain smash the world record in qualifying for the women's team pursuit today. The 21-year-old double world champion, from Hamble, posted a new best time of 3mins 15.669secs in
A MAN hunt has been launched today after robbers used a gun and a knife to threaten a terrified petrol station worker. Two men wearing balaclavas burst in to a BP garage in Brockhurst Road, Gosport , before ordering a female member of staff to
The Barclays Premier League today announced the creation of a new Under-21 competition - with Saints confirming their participation. The 17 top-flight clubs and six Championship sides who applied for category one academy status have entered and
I HAVE held back from having any opinion on whether I am for or against offshore wind farms. However, I am fed up with those who assume that they have any say in what happens, when I believe it is all Crown land. Therefore their opinions should
I WAS very sorry to read a letter from a disabled person claiming how indifferent the taxi drivers were regarding helping in any way. My experience has been very pleasant. Before he gave up his taxi business , Colin Smith was so kind and helpful
IT is hardly surprising that Liberal Democrats like Brian Dash (Letters, July 14) and David Harrison (Letters, July 23) are desperate to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber. If this happened there is a distinct possibility
LIKE many local cricket players and followers, I have been really disappointed that several months of dreadful weather has wrecked local cricket fixture lists. But any of my personal doubts about the game’s sustainability disappeared when the
I FEEL I must write to you about Southampton General Hospital. I keep reading things about treatment, food and care. I must put it right if I can. I have recently been in hospital for a very serious operation which took six hours. Afterwards
Ben Ainslie 's mind games worked wonders this afternoon to put a fourth Olympic gold in his own hands heading into Sunday's medal race. The 35-year-old came into London 2012 as overwhelming favourite to top the podium but heads into the final race
A WOMAN has been spared an immediate prison sentence for a £34,500 benefit fraud after a judge heard how she had taken money to Somalia to secure the release of her kidnapped mother. Recorder Michael Parroy QC was told how Soad Galol’s refugee
Great Britain men's coach Dragan Djukic is keen for his side to rein in their expectations when they face Tunisia in their penultimate Group A preliminary match tomorrow. After heavy defeats to reigning Olympic and world champions France and three-time
Senior IOC members have been dazzled by London 2012 so far - especially the crowds, according to Olympics minister Hugh Robertson. The minister said fears that the transport system and Heathrow airport would struggle had so far not materialised
POPULAR eatery Krispy Kreme was named overall retailer of the year at WestQuay Shopping Centre’s fourth annual awards ceremony. The awards, the results of which were decided from thousands of public votes plus mystery shop visits over the last
IN FAREHAM… EACH Friday during the summer, children will be able to enjoy a free session on a bouncy castle. Located next to the popular Diamond Jubilee Play Area, town centre bosses hope to create a zone where families can relax and have fun.
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IT’S Christmas Eve 1989 in the East Village, New York City. Mark Cohen, a nerdy lovestruck film-maker begins to make a documentary when the phone rings, it’s his ex-roommate turned landlord demanding rent. Things don’t get any better when the
WARHORSE meets The Railway Children as the iconic book Black Beauty is adapted for the stage for the first time. A spectacular open-air production of Anna Sewell’s novel will be performed at Avington Park near Winchester tomorrow and Sunday.
FOR almost 30 years the award-winning Starlight Express has delighted millions of people of all ages around the world. This spectacular new updated 2012 version stays true to the original story while adding fresh ideas, sounds and projections.
Great Britain keeper Jack Butland cannot envisage a time when he would "engineer" a result to secure a favourable draw. In a week when four badminton mixed doubles pairs were thrown out of the Olympics for trying to lose, it never crossed Butland's
THE Apartment tells the tale of insurance clerk Bud Baxter (Jack Lemmon) whose favour to his boss has spiralled out of control. He lent the key to his apartment so his superior could enjoy the attentions of his mistress, but now all the management
Ben Ainslie and Jonas Hogh-Christensen continued their battle for Olympic gold today, with the Dane winning the first duel of the afternoon. The pair are vying for Finn class glory on the south coast, with Hogh-Christensen leading the way thanks
FORMER Winchester College student George Nash won Olympic bronze today along with Will Satch in the men’s rowing doubles on Eton Dorney Lake. Nash and Satch only came together at the start of this season after Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge
WELL Snoop Dogg must have been very good in a previous life. He’s been reincarnated as the King of the Jungle. Yes that’s right. The rap legend behind hits like Gin n Juice and Still A G Thing has dropped the Dogg and is changing his stage name
Q: You’re a regular with your band on the big festival circuit. How different will it feel playing solo? A: We’ve gone festival mad over the past few years, including five years on the trot at Glastonbury, so it’s going to be very different
NEW York pop superstars Scissor Sisters bring their renowned live show to the UK for a nationwide tour for Autumn 2012. The band promise to bring their usual pomp and flair to the live dates, which include a stop at Portsmouth Guildhall on October
POPS Incorporated UK will once again take to the stage at Thornden Hall in Chandler’s Ford tomorrow night with a programme of music from the 50s to the 0`s performed by an 80 piece orchestra and vocalists. Drawing on the talent of some of the
THE tiny Hampshire village of Wickham is back on the global map again this weekend thanks to its annual festival. This year’s event is attracting visitors from as far away as Canada, South America and even Australia to see such stars as Jools Holland
Meon Valley teenager Harry Ellis has reached the semi-finals of the English Amateur Championship. The Hampshire ace beat England international Seb Crookall-Nixon (Workington) in the last eight of the knockout rounds at Silloth-on-Solway. The
A HAMPSHIRE firm is reaching for the skies after helping to construct a breathtaking 50 metre high tourist attraction. Eastleigh -based Wessex Galvanizers was asked to use its ‘hot dip’ galvanizing treatment on 32 tonnes of steel used to support
AN arts festival planned for the August bank holiday weekend in Southampton has been cancelled. EjectorSeat Arts Festival was due to return to the city’s Palmerston Park for a third year running on Saturday August 25. Organisers say the event
A NEW campaign aims to cut the number of ponies killed in accidents on two of the most dangerous roads in the New Forest . One of the tour buses that operate in the area has been decorated with an image of animals at sunset accompanied by the
Southampton trio Lee Barnard , Ryan Dickson and Jonathan Forte have been told their futures lie elsewhere by manager Nigel Adkins . Left back Dickson, 25, and forward player Forte, 26, spent much of last season on loan at Leyton Orient and Notts
TWO one-day strikes by bus drivers in the Winchester area have been called off, according to managers at operators Stagecoach. The RMT union had called strikes for between 6am tomorrow and 6am on Sunday and for the same times on August 11-12,
A FOREMAN stole 30 tons of scaffolding from his boss to help start up his own business , Southampton Crown Court heard. Matthew Brock took £20,000 worth of equipment from Julian Passingham which cost him £2,500 to recover. It later transpired
Saints’ preparations for the Premier League enter their final stages tomorrow – with Nigel Adkins searching for more answers to his midfield conundrum. The manager will further sharpen his squad with a friendly at St Mary’s against Championship
MORE cyclists were hurt on Hampshire’s roads last year than anywhere outside London, the Daily Echo can reveal. A total of 816 riders were injured in 2011, up from 690 the previous year – and higher than every other police force area
Corhampton's Neil Raymond kept his hopes of a dream double alive with an amazing fightback to book a place in the quarter-finals of the English Amateur Championship. The Hampshire ace, who has already claimed the prestigious Brabazon Trophy title
Hamble cycling queen Dani King begins her quest for Olympic gold today. The 21-year-old, right, will ride into the velodrome this afternoon for the qualification round of the women’s team pursuit. The lightning-fast British squad are favourites
ALEX DANSON emphatically buried any personal fitness doubts as GB hockey’s unbeaten start continued yesterday – then warned her side they need to find an extra gear this weekend. Danson entered the clash with Belgium yesterday with a fitness cloud
ZARA Dampney’s time at London 2012 might have come to an end yesterday, but the south coast beach volleyball star hopes this isn’t the last we have seen of her in the capital. The 26-year-old and partner Shauna Mullin took to Horse Guards Parade
JOEL Freeland says Great Britain’s basketball team are on the verge of a breakthrough after giving group B rivals Spain an almighty scare before suffering an agonising 79-78 loss. The former Solent Stars forward and his colleagues prompted pandemonium
South coast volleyball ace Dan Hunter admitted the London 2012 dream was all-but over after Team GB fell to a third consecutive defeat at Earls Court late on Thursday night. Hunter and his teammates came into the Italy clash on the back of a pair
PET lover left horrified by a sickening attack on a family dog has put up a £500 reward for information that leads to finding the thug responsible. The Daily Echo reader came forward after reading that a mindless brute repeatedly stamped on a dog
“My dream is to walk.” They are the words from little Sophia that bring a tear to her mummy and daddy’s eyes because the reality is they never imagined her wish would ever be possible. She was born three months prematurely weighing just 2lb
ARSONISTS are thought to have started a fire which ripped through a shed. Fire crews from Fareham were called to an address in Deanes Park Road in Fareham at around 8.25am on Thursday. They spent more than half an hour dampening the flames.
VANDALS have forced a children’s play park to close for repairs after they painted the entire area blue. Spray paint was used to write racist and obscene language on two cars, footpaths, walls of businesses and homes, a post box and a lamp post
THIEVES stole two mountain bikes from a Hampshire town centre in the space of two hours. A Hyundai was taken from outside Shakeaway at the end of Eastleigh High Street before a Dunlop was stolen from outside Greggs on Market Street. The thefts
Richard Chaplow has insisted he has no intention of leaving Saints, after being linked with a move to Crystal Palace. A report yesterday suggested the midfielder was set to turn down a switch to the Eagles in order to stay and fight for a place
RESIDENTS in the Romsey area have been warned to be on their guard against bogus callers as a water meter installation programme moves to the area. Southern Water is due to come to areas surrounding the town from late July or early August as
