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  • Premier League spending controls - what does it all mean?

    What do the new spending controls for Premier League clubs actually mean? Q: Will the Premier League now have a salary cap? A: Not in the strict sense of the word. Clubs whose total wage bill is more than £52million will only be allowed to increase

  • Cortese votes against Premier League spending controls

    SAINTS chairman Nicola Cortese today voted against the new spending controls agreed by the narrowest majority at a Premier League chairmen's meeting. The 20 club chairmen voted by 13 to six - with one abstention - to implement two significant controls

  • Scooter crash causes traffic chaos

    TRAFFIC is at a standstill on a major Hampshire road after a scooter skidded out of control. Police were called to Bursledon Road, Southampton, just before 6.30pm, following the crash involving the scooter rider. No other vehicle was involved

  • Hole opens up in Fareham

    EMERGENCY work was carried out in Fareham after a large hole appeared in the ground. The hole appeared this afternoon above a sewage pipe at Oxleys Coppice on Rowan Way, Titchfield, pulling in surrounding trees. Workers from Southern Water

  • League will not accept any new bids for Pompey

    The Football League has confirmed it will not consider any new bids for Portsmouth after administrators confirmed an approach from football financier Keith Harris earlier today. In a statement issued this evening, the Football League said: "At

  • Premier League clubs face points deductions over broken rules

    Top-flight clubs will face a points deduction if they breach new spending controls agreed today, Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has confirmed. The 20 club chairmen agreed to two significant controls - to limit players' wage bills

  • City doctors in major stroke treatment breakthrough

    DOCTORS in Southampton have reversed a procedure developed to stem bleeding in the brain to help them save the lives of seriously ill stroke patients. The innovation at Southampton General Hospital reverses a technique used for patients suffering

  • Designers have four projects on the go in Winchester

    A Hampshire architects’ practice has four housing schemes on the go in the one city. T2 Architects is watching as its designs are realised in four major projects in Winchester. The projects are: The Laundry in Gordon Road, Hyde (14 homes);

  • Motorway closure 'worth it in the long term'

    THE DECISION to close a Hampshire motorway for three days will be worth it in the long run, according to motoring groups. The AA describes the closure of the M27 eastbound between junctions four and five as mediocre pain in for the benefits the

  • Great plans to mark 800 years of Magna Carta

    SALISBURY Cathedral, home to the finest of the four surviving original Magna Carta copies, will take a leading role in the 2015 celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of the historic document. Magna Carta’s legacy has been passed from generation

  • University of Southampton takes to the treadmill

    A NEW initiative is being launched at a Southampton university to help boost the fitness of staff and students. Teams from the University of Southampton are being urged to sign up to the GofIT challenge that aims to increase the mobility and physical

  • Barnsley boss cools interest in ex-Saint

    Barnsley manager David Flitcroft has confirmed his interest in former Tykes midfielder Brian Howard is on hold. Winchester-born ex-Saint Howard recently approached the club about a possible return following his release from Portsmouth. Flitcroft

  • Police teach children and parents about internet safety

    SCHOOLS across Hampshire learnt how to keep safe online as part of international Safer Internet Day. Police spoke to schoolchildren and parents about social networking, emailing, texting, chat rooms, instant messaging, online grooming, cyber bullying

  • Hats off to partnership as fair links with theatre

    WINCHESTER’s popular Hat Fair has joined forces with the city’s Theatre Royal. The theatre’s board approved a merger with the festival and will take over general management, with Hat Fair staff moving in with them. Hat Fair artistic director

  • Police issue fake £10 notes alert

    SOUTHAMPTON businesses are being warned to look out for fake £10 notes which are being used in the city. Two shops in Shirley have so far managed to spot the forged notes before taking them from customers but police fear more are out there.

  • Man died after refusing treatment and medication

    A HAMPSHIRE man died after his stomach cancer went undiagnosed, an inquest heard. David Fletcher, 36, of Spitfire End, Winchester, died at Royal Hampshire County Hospital in June 2012. But a jury ruled out any negligence, returning a verdict

  • Car-sharing clampdown

    WINCHESTER civic chiefs are poised to clamp down on unofficial car-sharing at the Hockley Viaduct, near Winchester. Commuters have been parking at the lay-by on Hockley Link and sharing cars into work. Vicki Weston, portfolio holder for planning

  • Premier League clubs vote for spending controls

    Premier League clubs have voted overwhelmingly for spending controls including financial fair play and restrictions on salary increases, West Ham's co-owner David Gold today confirmed. Full details of the agreement will be announced by the Premier

  • Strachan "blown away" by Scotland win

    Gordon Strachan admitted his Scotland managerial debut had sparked feelings he had never experienced in his career after leading his country to a 1-0 friendly win over Estonia. Strachan was "blown away" by nerves and excitement in the run-up to

  • Rod’s Poseidon adventure

    Poseidon Amateur Boxing Club is the first group to benefit from the new Hampshire Cricket Community Trust. The charitable scheme was launched yesterday by Hampshire Cricket, in association with Eastleigh Borough Council, and is designed to increase

  • Council’s court victory in effort to evict travellers

    Winchester council chiefs have won a partial victory in the High Court in their battle to evict travellers from a showmen’s site near Micheldever. Deputy Judge Philip Mott QC ruled Carousel Park off Basingstoke Road is not open to Gypsies or travellers

  • Maternity hospital's £50,000 boost

    A HAMPSHIRE maternity hospital has won a £50,000 grant to improve facilities for mothers. The money will help enhance seven birthing rooms at the Florence Portal House at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. More than 100 hospitals

  • Denham calls for action over violence in Pakistan

    Southampton Itchen MP John Denham has called for global action to be taken to prevent violence in Pakistan. The former Cabinet Minister called for the UN, UK Government and the Pakistan Government to stop the Hazara minority in the Quetta region

  • Homelessness charity to expand facilities

    A Winchester homelessness charity is expanding its base. Emmaus Hampshire, which provides work and accommodation for the homeless, is increasing its provision from 24 to 26 people. The charity will build two new suites on site along with some

  • Headstones vandalised at cemetery

    HEADSTONES and memorials have been vandalised at a Southampton cemetery. Four headstones were kicked over or damaged at Holybrook Cemetery on Tremona Road. Police are now appealing for anyone who has any information about what happened to contact

  • Cloak and swagger for Lavelle at Newbury?

    Emma Lavelle can ruffle the feathers of some of her more powerful colleagues by saddling Claret Cloak to victory in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury. The Andover handler nearly always does a solid job with relatively lightweight ammunition, and has

  • Vince impresses for England

    HAMPSHIRE’S James Vince provided one of the few bright points as England Lions were thrashed by Victoria in today’s 50-over friendly at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Vince opened the innings with Warwickshire’s Varun Chopra and was second top

  • Focus groups discuss policing priorities

    The policing budget, priorities, victims of crime and reducing reoffending were featured at the final public consultation with Hampshire Police and crime commissioner Simon Hayes on Saturday. Eight focus groups met to discuss how they viewed policing

  • Slimmers donate food to homeless

    THEY may be trying to tighten their belts, but slimmers proved more than generous at a food amnesty. Slimming World groups from Eastleigh, Colden Common, Bishopstoke, Fair Oak, Crestwood, Velmore, Knightwood, Badger Farm and Stanmore had organised

  • 'No worries' over future of Talking Heads pub

    THE man who rescued one of Hampshire’s best loved live music venues has moved to allay concerns over its future. Leaseholder Guy Benfield said the Talking Heads in Portswood Road, Southampton, had a fighting future – despite a planning application

  • Man denies throwing smoke grenade

    A MAN has denied throwing a smoke grenade onto the pitch during Saints’ FA Cup defeat to Chelsea in January. Cian Murphy, 22, from Leatherhead, Surrey, appeared before magistrates in Southampton to plead not guilty to the charge. He also denied

  • Lymington and Pennington council tax rise

    MORE than 14,000 New Forest households are facing council tax rises from April. Tory-run New Forest District Council is planning to freeze its share of the council tax for the third year running but Lymington and Pennington Town Council has decided

  • New bid made to buy Pompey

    Portsmouth's administrators have confirmed they have received an offer to buy the troubled club from football financier Keith Harris. The former Football League chairman is fronting a bid to rival that of the Pompey Supporters' Trust, although

  • Ambulance navigation changes follow delay

    CHANGES have been made to ambulance navigation systems to try to prevent the repeat of a delay in reaching a two-year-old boy. Harry Rudge was suffering from a suspected allergic reaction but crews trying to reach him found their way blocked by

  • Police arrest five over car crime

    Officers investigating a spate of vehicle crime in Hampshire have arrested five teenagers. Three 18-year-old men from Aldershot and a 16-year-old boy, also from Aldershot, have been released on bail until February 20, pending further enquiries.

  • Clegg's appeal to Eastleigh voters over Huhne

    Nick Clegg today appealed to voters in Eastleigh not to exact retribution on the Liberal Democrats for Chris Huhne's conduct. Lib Dem chief whip Alistair Carmichael will today move the writ, formally triggering the by-election in the Hampshire

  • Theft from hairdressers

    BURGLARS smashed their way into hairdressers Hair at Monrose in The Mall, Winchester Road, Chandler’s Ford, via the front door and took a cream metal till draw containing £40. Twenty-five Boho Betty bracelets of varying size were also taken plus

  • 66 HMV stores to close

    Here is the list of 66 HMV stores earmarked by closure by the firm's administrators. They are: : Ashton-under-Lyne, Ballymena, Barnsley, Bayswater, Belfast Boucher Road, Belfast Forestside, Bexleyheath, Birkenhead, Birmingham Fort, Blackburn, Boston

  • Laptop taken as owner slept

    A BURGLAR stole a laptop from a home while the occupant was asleep. The incident happened in Kingfishers, Portchester, where a thief got into a property through an unsecured door and took a black Toshiba laptop. Police want to hear from anyone

  • Hampshire stores escape HMV cull

    HMV stores across Hampshire have escaped the axe as the firm's administrators revealed sweeping closures. They are to shut 66 shops at the music chain in a move set to cost nearly 1,000 jobs. Deloitte said the shops would continue to trade

  • Gang in attempted knife point robbery

    A gang threatened a man with a knife during an attempted robbery in Southampton. Police are hunting a group of four men, who allegedly demanded property from a 22-year-old man as he walked along New Road, near Palmerston Park. The victim, from

  • Dad turns pet detective and gets dog back

    TWO people have been arrested after a pet dog was snatched outside its home and held for a £500 ransom. Detectives have confirmed that a 50-year-old man and an 18- year-old woman have been quizzed following the incident last year. Cocker spaniel

  • Dame Mary is given freedom of the city

    IT is an honour she never believed would be bestowed upon her. But last night Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan, was left overwhelmed when she was given the Freedom of Southampton in recognition of her tireless work with charities and

  • Police appeal after robbery

    Police are appealing for more information about a suspected series of attempts to rob people walking along a busy road in Hampshire. One 19-year-old man was threatened by another man while walking along Fawcett Road in Southsea at around 1pm on

  • Vicky Pryce trial - day 2

    4:54pm Another day of dramatic evidence comes to an end here at Southwark Crown Court. Pryce returns from the witness stand to the dock and the jury have been asked to be ready tomorrow at 10am.

  • Bob Pearce Blues Band, The Concorde Club, Eastleigh

    HE is famous for singing the blues, but Bob Pearce switched into rock ‘n’ roll mode to salute Troggs lead singer Reg Presley. The moving tribute came as the pop world was mourning the passing of the sixties icon. He died aged 71 at his Hampshire

  • Hair, Performing Arts Winchester, Theatre Royal Winchester

    HAIR is a tale of the fight for peace, love and freedom overshadowed by the waning days of adolescence and the looming, overbearing responsibility of adulthood. Set in 1967, hippy teenagers protest about the US conscription to Vietnam, in-between

  • Too drunk mum rang 999 to pick up kids from school

    A HAMPSHIRE mum dialled 999 for help because she was “too drunk” to pick up her children from school, the Daily Echo can reveal. The woman made the call to police on Tuesday afternoon, claiming that she was unfit to collect her two children from

  • Morgan's gunning for the champs

    Morgan Schneiderlin has warned champions Manchester City they can expect “many problems” at St Mary’s this weekend. The clubs will face each other in a televised encounter on Saturday evening, going head-to-head for the first time since their dramatic

  • Saints to fight Benali court case

    Saints have promised to “rigorously defend” themselves against legal action being brought by the club’s former player, Francis Benali. Benali, who made more than 350 appearances during his Saints career, is suing the club over a “lease dispute

  • Maria Hutchings favourite to be Tory candidate

    There is speculation that the Tory candidate for Eastleigh will be Maria Hutchings. Ms Hutchings who fought the seat in 2010. Her chances of achieving the necessary 3.6% swing to win have been boosted by UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage's

  • Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to start by-election race

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will fire the starting gun in the Liberal Democrats' Eastleigh by-election campaign today with a promise to press for higher taxes on the wealthy to ease the burden on ''hard-working families''. In the Commons,

  • Moves to set up first free primary

    PLANS for Hampshire’s first free primary school have passed a major milestone. Organisers won enough support from prospective parents to submit a bid for Government cash to start a free school for 60 reception pupils in Winchester in September

  • Forest worries over Government plan

    ONE of the world’s oldest conservation bodies has warned that Government plans could result in more commercial activity in the New Forest. The 146-year-old New Forest Association (NFA) has voiced grave concerns about the area’s future following

  • £6.6m of funding given by National Lottery

    GOOD causes in Southampton received over £6.6m of National Lottery funding last year. A total of 38 grants were awarded across the city, providing a vital cash boost to local arts, sport and heritage projects and community groups helping the area

  • Housing scheme 'to create 950 new jobs'

    DEVELOPERS claim that their proposals for housing near a Hampshire village could create up to 950 jobs. A consortium of developers and builders want to build 1,400 homes on a golf course near Boorley Green, in the Botley parish and a further 250