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  • McMillan see British future for handball

    DAN McMILLAN cut an emotional figure as his London 2012 handball journey came to an end yesterday – but he insists it’s so long, not goodbye to the sport. To a man the GB handball team have had a varied and sacrifice-laden journey to the Olympics

  • Danson: We won't panic at hockey defeat

    SOUTHAMPTON hockey player Alex Danson insists Britain will not be pushing the panic button any time soon, despite falling to their second successive defeat at London 2012. Before their clash with Holland at the Riverbank Arena yesterday the Brits

  • Mears qualifies for 3m springboard semis

    Chris Mears has squeezed into the men's three-metre springboard semi-finals. The Southampton Diving Academy star was 21st at the halfway stage before he snuck through in 18th with a score of 436.05 to qualify for tomorrow morning's semi-final.

  • Hampshire's Charles helps win first gold for 28 years

    Great Britain's showjumpers - including Hampshire's Peter Charles - won their first Olympic medal for 28 years today - and 1984 team silver medallist Steven Smith watched proudly as they did it. Smith, son of famous former British showjumper Harvey

  • Houvenaghel hits out after missing Dani's medal party

    Wendy Houvenaghel has launched a bitter attack on British Cycling, claiming she was "shabbily" treated and denied a gold medal. The 37-year-old admitted to being aggrieved at being left out of the team pursuit, describing the decision as "vindictive

  • Celebration as Gantry homes open

    A NEW £13m development of more than 100 affordable homes has been officially opened in Southampton . The completed ten-storey development on the former Gantry theatre site behind the Mayflower theatre, has brought 115 new affordable flats to the

  • Baird praises "superb" Eastleigh show

    Eastleigh boss Ian Baird praised his team for some "superb" football on a difficult pitch in Saturday's 3-2 friendly win at Winchester City. But he is still awaiting a first clean sheet from his new-look Spitfires squad as they build towards their

  • Champagne raid

    CASH, jewels and a magnum of bubbly was taken during a burglary on a home while the householders were out working. The thief smashed through a back door opening into the kitchen of a home in Moorgreen Road in West End , before pocketing £400 in

  • Tweddle wins bronze

    Great Britain's Beth Tweddle has won bronze on the uneven bars at the North Greenwich Arena in her last Olympic Games. The 27-year-old is Britain's most successful gymnast, with three world, six European, seven British and now an Olympic medal

  • Danson through to Olympic semi-final

    Great Britain's women's hockey team, featuring Southampton's Alex Danson, are through to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games. China's 1-0 defeat to Japan this afternoon means that Team GB are assured of a place in the final four, taking the pressure

  • Ainslie hopes to have inspired a sailing generation

    Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie hopes he can use his success to get more people into sailing. Yesterday the 35-year-old replaced Denmark's legendary Paul Elvstrom as the most successful sailor in Games history. Ainslie overcame

  • Appeal reaches £30k landmark

    THEY are three-quarters of the way there. Generous fundraisers have now helped raise more than £30,000 for youngsters and their families fighting cancer in Southampton . It means we are within touching distance of achieving our mission to fund

  • Store campaigners step up their fight

    CAMPAIGNERS battling a controversial new multi-millionpound supermarket planned for Romsey have stepped up their fight for the future of the town’s small shops. They were out in the Hampshire market town centre to win backing from people to stop

  • Muddying the waters

    I READ Julian Robinson’s article, July 5, headed ‘Bright future for hub’ and much of the content is nothing more than a press release from council leader Cllr Keith House . The reasoning behind this move is a claim tha the Leigh Road office is

  • Park litter louts

    AS someone who uses Victoria Country Park on a daily basis to excercise my dogs, I am disgusted by the filthy behaviour of the people visiting the park to bask in the summer sunshine now that the holidays have started. Whereas 99 per cent of

  • Child genius?

    I AM looking for a Daily Echo reader who was once a child genius! A real child genius – the kind who was taking exams years ahead of the other kids, especially if they were tutored by their parents. I am working on a new children’s adventure

  • Wildlife habitat

    WITH reference to the letter by M Rickards (Letters, July 28) concerning the state of the Southampton Cemetery, I’m not certain he/she is correct in the belief that everyone would like to see it cleared (manicured) and tidied up in general. This

  • Great time at the market

    REGARDING Shirley Precinct market: That’s more like it! For months now we have had a market on a Thursday. I went once or twice when I had to get stamps from the Post Office, but it was a waste of time. A few stalls selling the same thing, so I

  • Is this fair legislation?

    I REFER to the letter from Councillor Whitbread on July 18. When he responds to Thelma Ashes’ letter, he is completely missing the point. She means humans rights in general, so when terrorists commit atrocities in the UK they are not tried, but

  • Adkins continues his Saints evolution

    Pre-season campaigns are all about learning, and there were plenty of lessons for Saints to take from their 2-0 victory against Wolves at the weekend. Off the field, there was a probably a bit of head scratching as to why the crowds at the home

  • Fox named in Scotland squad

    Saints defender Danny Fox has been named in the Scotland squad for next week's friendly against Australia. The 26-year-old, who already has one international cap to his name, will link up with his teammates ahead of the match at Easter Road on

  • Schools boss: We need £200m to ease our classrooms crisis

    HAMPSHIRE’S schools boss has again demanded the Government provide extra cash needed to avoid a crisis in class places in the face of rapidly rising pupil numbers. School may be out for the summer, but county council education chiefs are continuing

  • Golden post box makeover in honour of Dani

    A HAMPSHIRE post box has been painted gold this morning in honour of Olympic cycling heroine Dani King. Over 50 people turned out at the post box in High Street, Hamble , to see it getting a golden makeover at 10.30am, to mark the achievement of

  • Cyclists call for motorists to improve awareness

    A BIKE safety group has called for more to be done to improve motorists’ attitudes to cyclists if safety is to be improved on the roads. The Southampton Cycling Campaign believes a change in the law to create a presumption in favour of cyclists

  • Going for gold in the breakfast Olympics

    IT’S an Olympian breakfast feast that even champion swimmer Michael Phelps would baulk at. But two men bravely rose to the Herculean challenge of the Fawley Cafe’s ultimate breakfast. Five competitors before them had attempted it. All had failed

  • Competition launched to find inspirational designs

    A DESIGN competition has been launched to find stunning buildings, places or spaces across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight which inspire the community in a recession. The second biennial Solent Design Awards will recognise new developments that

  • Charity launched as tribute to brave Errol

    THE family of a man who was an inspiration to thousands during his short life have launched a charity in his memory. Born with a terminal heart and lung condition, Errol Matthews was not expected to live past his sixth birthday. But he defied the medics

  • McMillan: it's time to shine

    DAN McMillan and John Pearce had their Olympic handball hopes extinguished on Saturday with a fourth defeat that exposed Great Britain’s inexperience. A 34-17 loss to Tunisia in group A ruled out any chance of reaching the quarter-finals, although

  • MP backs plain packets for cigarettes

    A SOUTHAMPTON MP has called for cigarettes to be sold in plain packets to discourage people from taking up smoking. John Denham, pictured, said he gave his “full support” to the campaign to ban designed packets from sale. The Government is currently

  • Slate wiped clean for KO stages - Lush

    South coast sailor Annie Lush insists the slate is wiped clean from here on in as she and her Great Britain match racing team enter the knockout stages at London 2012. The 32-year-old readily admits that herself and sisters Lucy and Kate Macgregor

  • Police investigate sex attack on woman

    POLICE are investigating a sexual assault on a woman in Southampton in the early hours of yesterday. A 21-year-old called police after she was attacked by a man she did not know as she walked near woodland in Redbridge Hill, just before 1am. Specialist

  • Antisocial behaviour down in Hampshire

    THE war is being won on antisocial behaviour during the summer, according to new figures. Hampshire Police say the number of incidents across the region has dropped by 6.14 per cent, compared to the same period last year. Reports of noise nuisance have