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Nigel Adkins has been installed as one of the early favourites to take over as manager of Nottingham Forest following Alex McLeish’s departure today. McLeish exited the City Ground by mutual consent after just 40 days in charge of the Championship

A CORONER is demanding lessons are learned from the tragic death of two hero Southampton firemen. Southampton coroner Keith Wiseman has issued a string of wide-ranging recommendations for fire services and social housing providers around the country

I SEE that the Theatre Royal Winchester’s spring programme (Daily Echo, January 7) highlights a drama called Chapel Street. This “takes place during a booze-fuzzed night of carnage in the lives of two recognisable characters and explores with gritty

MY husband and I enjoy walking and living in Lyndhurst and are lucky to have the New Forest on our doorstep. We often walk to Boltons Bench and with the snow, it was so lovely to see the children enjoying sledging down the hill and everyone having

THERE has been much talk recently about the proposal by the government to introduce a flat-rate state pension of £144 per week in 2017. However, if the Labour Party wins the general election in two years’ time I understand that the policy is unlikely

I HAVE just read a letter regarding the plastic bags given out by stores. Although I agree something should be done about how people dispose of them, I just wish people would stop claiming they are free. They aren’t! When the store purchases

WITH about 320 homes that have stayed empty in the New Forest district for two years or more, you might have thought that measures would be put in place to encourage these home owners to sell or rent to those badly in need of a home. The Liberal

I WAS very interested in the letter (January 28) by Brenda Knopf on the subject of people being innocent until proved guilty, and very intrigued by the Editor’s note. Of course, I agree that the press should be free to publish the findings at the

UKIP leader Nigel Farage will not stand for the Eastleigh seat left vacant by Chris Huhne. Mr Farage, who is the MEP for Hampshire has ruled himself out of the running for the seat, following Huhne's guilty plea and subsequent resignation of the

Wales Under-21 boss Geraint Williams believes tomorrow’s friendly against Iceland represents a clean slate for his side as they look to build towards the qualifiers for the 2015 European Championship. Former Colchester boss Williams took over from

Players at Saints and the other 91 professional football clubs were warned earlier this season to blow the whistle if they are approached about illegal betting or match-fixing, according to Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon

A SPA in the New Forest is going head to head with luxury retreats around the world after it was nominated for a glittering global award. Careys Manor Hotel & Spa near Brockenhurst has been selected by a visiting judge to run for the Spa Resort

NATS air traffic control, which has a base in Hampshire, has recorded record low delay figures for 2012. Passenger hold-ups caused by the organisation were at their lowest last year, averaging at just 1.6 seconds per flight. Figures revealed how 99.8

FOURTEEN new jobs have been created with the opening of a new Screwfix store in Hampshire. The trade tools, plumbing, kitchen and bathroom supplier has launched a branch at the Stansted Industrial Estate, Eastleigh. Eastleigh is Screwfix’s 258th store

BRITAIN’S fastest-growing professional engineering institution has awarded a fellowship to a mechanical engineer at Trant in Hampshire. Chartered engineer Simon Whaley, 42, with 20 years’ experience in the water engineering industry, is now a FIMechE

Police launched a major drugs crackdown in Hampshire today. Up to 150 officers were involved in the blitz on 15 properties. Officers searched the properties in response to intelligence concerning the supply of illegal drugs. Upon initial

AN ELDERLY couple had an amazing escape today after their car ploughed through a crash barrier on a busy roundabout and ended up down an embankment, just yards from one of Hampshire's busiest roads. The couple needed treatment for minor injuries

A MAJOR multimillion-pound refit to three of Southampton’s best known cruise ships is under way as they prepare for the hectic 2013 summer season. Extensive work on Ventura, Oceana and Arcadia, all operated by P&O Cruises, will be completed

A man has been treated for minor injuries following a crash on a Hampshire motorway. The driver of a transit van, aged in his 50s, was checked over by ambulance crews after his vehicle collided with a car on the southbound carriageway of the M271

THIS is the moment Hampshire sailor Nick Bubb successfully completed the first leg of an Antarctic expedition inspired by an epic battle for survival. Nick and five fellow adventurers raised their arms in triumph after taking just 12 days to sail

A MURDER suspect has admitted torching a car inside which the body of a Southampton drug dealer, was found - but claimed he had no idea the body was inside when he did so. Taking the stand in his own defence, Arben Lleshi said he was offered £3,000

THE NHS Commissioning Board has announced that it has formally authorised both Fareham and Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and South Eastern Hampshire CCG to take charge of their health budgets. The two CCGs represent 49 GP practices

FAREHAM Borough Council is holding a consultation on the issue of textile and clothing recycling in Fareham, including ways to best use the money raised, running until midnight on March 10. From April, textile recycling banks on public land in

A high-flying city executive has revealed how a career change - and massive drop in income - has brought her happiness. SHE thought she had it all. A high-flying career negotiating multi-million pound deals in London’s investment banks lining

Chris Huhne's ex-wife Vicky Pryce revealed the fact she had taken his speeding points in a bid to get revenge after he left her for another woman, a court heard today. Former energy secretary Huhne was clocked speeding in March 2003 and persuaded

MEMBERS of Hythe & District Historians are meeting on Thursday when guest speaker Jill Daniels will give a talk entitled “Meandering along the Meon”. The meeting will be held in Hythe Community Centre at 7.30pm. New members welcome.

THE youngest member of a drugs gang who peddled heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Southampton has been jailed. Anton Asutaitis was just 17 years old when he was “groomed” by his friend’s older brother and quickly became involved with the

HAMPSHIRE County Council, Eastleigh Borough Council and local bus operators want to hear Hiltingbury residents’ views as part of a consultation following changes to services in the area. The C1 and C2 commercial bus service was withdrawn by Velvet

Around 1,000 residents in a Hampshire village are without power this morning following an electrical fault. A broken generator caused the problems for homeowners in North Baddesley at around 4pm yesterday, originally leaving some 3,000 people without

TAKE tea with Test Valley mayor Dorothy Baverstock, at Romsey Town Hall on February 8 at 3pm. The ‘Ritz-style’ tea party will raise cash for her community chest set up to aid small charities. Tickets, costing £15, are available at the Town

The next great mystery of where a king is buried could be solved as archaeologists try to find the grave of Alfred the Great. An application is being prepared to exhume and study bones believed to lie in an unmarked grave at St Bartholomew Church

SOUTHAMPTON scientists have launched a project that could help slow down the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. A team from the University of Southampton has been awarded more than £300,000 for the three-year scheme, which will investigate

THE historic East Mill depot, which sits by the River Avon in Fordingbridge, is up for sale with a guide price between £90,000 and £100,000 for the freehold. The two-storey, cottage-style building and large single-storey garage with parking, formerly

THE couple who live in the house on whose driveway a man died in a blazing van say they did not know him. The man and woman, who are believed to be retired, spoke to the Daily Echo yesterday as they tried to come to terms with the tragedy that

JEAN Le Cam admits he will not sleep tonight as he aims to pip Hampshire’s Mike Golding to fifth place in the Vendee Globe around the world solo yacht race. The Frenchman has a narrow lead over Golding, and knows to finish fifth off the French

PEANUTS caused the death of a Hampshire man who suddenly developed a fatal allergy. Southampton Coroner's Court heard how “gentle giant” John Wild died on Christmas Eve last year after he had gone to Walhampton golf course, where he had worked

AN alien spaceship crash landed into the courtyard of Townhill Junior School yesterday as Year 6 tried their hands at reporting. The exercise had children talking to the police, reporters and witnesses as they put together a police and newspaper

IT has been a long time coming but developers finally seemed to have won support for their plans for a prime Hampshire waterfront site. Over the past five years controversial proposals for hundreds of homes on land formerly occupied by the Webbs

HAMPSHIRE County Council chiefs are planning to freeze council tax for the fourth year running. The Conservative-run council said the Government is to reduce the grant it receives by 8.7 per cent and 9.6 per cent over the next two years. But

CAUGHT on camera – this is the moment a burglar entered a popular Southampton pub and stole around £5,000 from a safe. He was filmed walking into The Rockstone in Onslow Road before wandering into the private area upstairs and taking the cash from

HE is one of the country’s bestloved entertainers. Now comedian, TV presenter, singer, actor and panto king Brian Conley will return to Southampton’s The Mayflower for a leading role. Brian, who starred as Fagin in last year’s sell-out show

THIS rollicking adventure, replete with the stuff of traditional panto (risqué dame, traditional pantomime horse, fairies, slapstick, thighslapping principal boy), went down a storm with the audience. As the Robin Hood-style highwayman (robbing

IN their own originally-scripted version of Cinderella, SPOTS provided a traditional yet updated pantomime, encouraging the maximum amount of audience participation and complete with “fun, frolicks and a load of old jokes!” Despite some delightful

UNDER the tutelage of new director Will Rogers, the Gantry Youth Theatre’s panto was a suitable lively affair, with strong comic performances, well choreographed, explosively energetic dance routines, great song choices and colourful costumes.

ON a snowy Christmas Eve, Alathea and Herbert Budgett surprise resident servant, Gripe, arriving at Creechy Cheyney, a faded Hampshire mansion, to lay claim to their inherited estate. With eccentric codicils to a will and planned and unexpected guests

A CORONER has called for “lessons to be learned” after hearing about delays in medical staff spotting that a boy’s heart was failing. Matthew Kenway had seemed to be recovering well from a kidney operation at Southampton General Hospital but his

DRIVERS of Hampshire’s economy were coming together today for the Daily Echo-backed South Coast Business Works 2013. The event will see 40 of the south’s leading firms and organisations converging at the Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton.

1:08pm After a dramatic morning of evidence Mr Justice Sweeney adjourns the case until Thursday morning. 1:08pm And the conversations continued... Huhne: There is no way

ALRESFORD civic chiefs have started to again draw up ways the town can develop over the next 20 years. It follows public anger over proposals by town councillors that would see industry and Perins school relocate to farmland off Sun Lane to the

SAINTS loanee Billy Sharp is preparing to play under his third manager of the season at Nottingham Forest after Alex McLeish left the club today. McLeish was only appointed Forest manager on December 27, and has won just one of his seven games

MIKE Golding is closing in on a place in the Vendee Globe record books. The Hampshire sailor was this morning around 460 nautical miles away from crossing the finishing line off the French port of Les Sables d’Olonne. He is set to become the

Here’s a question for all parents with sons and daughters playing youth football. How long do you think your offspring will remain in love with the beautiful game? For anyone with pre-teens, can you see your little darlings still playing when

Theo Walcott is benefiting from the best 90 minutes of his career - in a side room at Arsenal's London Colney training complex chatting to Thierry Henry. The French forward and Arsenal cult hero returned to his old club last month for a spot of

Theo Walcott is ready to answer Roy Hodgson's striking call should the England manager decide to pair the Arsenal man with Wayne Rooney at Wembley tomorrow night. With Jermain Defoe and Daniel Sturridge both ruled out by injury, Hodgson has been

HAMPSHIRE all-rounder Sean Ervine has played his part in two Bangladesh Premier League victories in recent days for the Duronto Rajshahi. Ervine yesterday scored an unbeaten 14 off 11 balls as Duronto passed Rangpur’s 163-3 total with six balls

Matty Tew is hoping that boxing at Southampton Guildhall will bring the best out in him. The popular lightweight is returning to fight in front of his vociferous home support when he defends his International Masters title on Friday, March 1.

Battling Trojans came within a minute of a much-needed victory – losing their London 1 South home match with Beckenham 7-6 after dominating throughout. It is the second time in three games that the Stoneham Lane side have lost by a single point

GEORGE Bailey has conceded that he will always be under pressure to produce in the Australian one-day team. The 30-year-old batsman, who joins Hampshire for the 2013 season, struck a superb maiden one day international century against the West

GE HAMBLE have been dealt a defensive blow ahead of tonight’s Hampshire FA Senior Cup quarter-final at Alresford Town. Outstanding young centre-half Rhys Evans faces a possible six weeks on the sidelines after rolling his ankle in the early stages

BLACKFIELD & Langley have wasted no time flushing their FA Vase defeat at Bemerton out of their system. The Watersiders burst out of the blocks to go 3-0 up inside 12 minutes against Romsey Town in the Sydenhams Premier Division on Saturday

WINCHESTER & District runner Chris Powner showed his recent Stubbington 10K road race win was no fluke as he dismantled a high class field to land the Chichester Priory 10K on Sunday. The Chichester race has long had a reputation as a top quality

HOUSEHOLDS in the south will be hit by the biggest increase in water and sewerage bills this year, figures released today show. Average bills for 2013/14 for Southern Water customers will see the cost of water and sewerage rising £23 to £449 –

A police motorcyclist is today fighting for his life after a crash in Hampshire. The officer, a man aged in his 40s, was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital following the crash with a car yesterday. It happened on the A31 between Four

Mauricio Pochettino is hoping that his international stars come back in good health ready to take on champions Manchester City. The new Saints boss admitted a bit of fear that some of his jet setting stars might get injured while representing their

Chris Huhne announces he is to stand down as Eastleigh MP after he admitted lying over who was driving his car when it was clocked speeding in March 2003.  

A TEENAGER riding a highly-distinctive bike targeted a 62-year-old woman and snatched a bag containing her asthma inhaler. The victim was using an underpass beneath the A35 at Totton when she saw a youth approaching her on a BMX-style bicycle,

Luke Shaw is today getting over the disappointment of missing out on the chance to become the second youngest player to represent England under-21s, but new Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino has backed the teenage sensation to become a full international

Chris Huhne's ex-wife Vicky Pryce will stand trial today over claims she took his speeding points after he dramatically admitted lying yesterday. The former Cabinet minister and Eastleigh MP is facing jail after finally pleading guilty to lying

Troggs frontman Reg Presley, who has died aged 71, will be remembered as the singer on some of the most enduring hits of the 1960s and for one of rock's most famous outtakes. Presley, who was born in Andover, Hampshire, founded the band in the

HAMPSHIRE’S sixties rock 'n' roll icon Reg Presley has lost his battle with cancer, a year after retiring from music. The Troggs frontman s died following a battle with lung cancer. The 71-year-old died yesterday at his home in Andover, surrounded

PROSECUTORS have completed their case against two men accused of murdering a Southampton man and torching his body in his car. Jurors yesterday heard the final facts in the case against Afrim and Arben Lleshi, who are accused of killing 29-year-old