JAMES Vince returns to Hampshire’s side for today’s must-win YB40 game at Derbyshire on the back of his first England Lions fifty. Vince struck 63, passing fifty for the first time in 16 innings for the Lions, albeit in a losing cause as they were
CIVIC chiefs have teamed up with the England Cricket Board to develop disability cricket sessions in Winchester. Winchester City Council has worked in partnership with the board to run sessions from River Park Leisure Centre this summer. The
A SOUTHAMPTON church is organising a community fun day on Monday. City Life Church in Burgess Road will host the event which will include a variety of activities for families to enjoy. These include hook-a-duck, face painting and a cafe.
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help distribute supplies for a Christian charity serving homeless and low income people. The Southampton City Mission needs drivers to transport food and clothes between its support centres. There is a desperate need
MORE than 60 children had a feast of fun at a Southampton church’s annual holiday club. St John’s Church in Horns Drove, Rownhams, held the club, pictured right, which is aimed at children aged between four and 11 years old. The children sang
A HAMPSHIRE church is expecting recordbreaking crowds at its summer fete later this month. St Mary’s Church in Kingsclere is aiming to break records at its fundraiser on Monday. It is the key fundriaising event in the 12th century church’s
A HAMPSHIRE woman is on a 100-mile hike to raise cash for a worthwhile cause. Just days after her 57th birthday Judith Maleski is currently taking on the challenge in northern Spain. Judith, from Highfield, Southampton, is taking on the trek
FOR most people a foreign holiday is a chance to relax and unwind – but for Jodie Lane it is her opportunity to save another animal. The former Hampshire woman has dedicated her life to rescuing stray dogs in Cyprus and finding them new homes in
CIVIC chiefs are awaiting the outcome of a needs assessment before taking the next step in moving travellers from their land in Eastleigh. An encampment of 14 caravans and 34 people has been set up at Passfield Avenue in the town since 5.20pm on
A CHAINSAW was among thousands of pounds worth of electrical goods stolen by a house burglar who fled on a push bike. Police say the offender made off with two Hewlett Packard laptops – red and blue in colour – two iPads, a boxed iPhone, a new
HAMPSHIRE TV presenter Dan Snow has agreed to host this year’s New Forest Ninth Centenary Trust lecture. The host of Battlefield Britain and other top shows, who lives in the New Forest, will give a talk entitled Adventures in TV History at Lyndhurst
AN ARCHITECTURE student has been awarded a prize for his work by his university. Dean Fitton received the Masters Prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Hampshire Branch. The 25-yearold, from Gosport, who is now working
THEY have been causing a nuisance in a quiet Southampton street for years. Heavy goods vehicles are ignoring signs restricting those of certain width from ascending Athelstan Road in the Bitterne area of the city. But eagle-eyed residents
Tributes have today been paid to driver who died in a crash which also left a young woman fighting for her life. Flowers and messages paying tribute to the 25-year-old have been left at the scene of the accident. It happened when his old
Police today named the man murdered in a Southampton alleyway. Kevin Wyeth suffered head, neck and facial injuries in the attack in Woolston. Tributes have today been paid to the 31-year-old found in the alley in the early hours or yesterday
SUNDERLAND boss Paolo Di Canio has lifted the lid on the fracas that broke out at his team's hotel before their match with Southampton. The Italian said he and his staff were accosted by three men at the Solent Spa hotel in Whiteley at about midnight
Mauricio Pochettino praised the debut performance of Saints’ record signing Dani Osvaldo in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland. The striker, who joined from Roma last week in a deal that could reach nearly £15m, played the second half of yesterday's
Kevin Pietersen has dismissed speculation he could retire from Test cricket following this winter's return Ashes series. The England batsman, 33, is one short of a century of Test appearances but a series of niggling injuries and disciplinary issues
A COLOURFUL cavalcade of topically themed floats will make its way through Brockenhurst tomorrow as the annual carnival takes to the streets. Leading the parade will be the Hampshire Caledonian Pipe Band and this year’s Carnival Prince and Princess
Hampshire's Police and Crime Commissioner has hit back at allegations that he lied about where he lives. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating claims that Simon Hayes lives with his wife Miranda in Northamptonshire
A helicopter transport service has grounded a fleet of its aircraft after a helicopter flying oil workers plunged into the North Sea off Shetland killing four people, including a man from Hampshire. CHC said flights of its Super Puma AS332 L2 aircraft
Tributes have been paid to a man murdered in a Southampton alley way. Bunches of flowers have been left at the spot where the man, in his 30s, was found in Woolston. Earlier today police removed the white tent that had been used to protect
THE glitz and glamour of this year’s X-factor is just a week away – but Southampton is gearing up for its own talent contest today. Hundreds are expected to flock to Millbrook’s Got Talent tomorrow at the Saints Pub. Last year the competition
WITH their mysterious triangular frame and long snaking tail, they are a rare sight off the Hampshire coastline. And bathers taking a dip in Southampton Water may be forgiven for worrying about what lurks beneath after this 2ft ray was one of two
A WOULD-BE thief was disturbed in the middle of a burglary at a Southampton home. Detectives have released an e-fit image of the man they are hunting after he was disturbed at a house in Firgrove Road. At 3pm, a 48-year-old man and his friend
DONATIONS have been coming in thick and fast to help a charitable music store reach the top of the pops. Oxfam Music Southampton has launched a campaign – backed by the Daily Echo – to help replenish its stock after it endured a devastating break-in
