THERE was drama at one of the south's leading theatres tonight when it had to be evacuated after an alarm sounded. Hundreds of people poured out into the street outside The Mayflower in Southampton on the opening night of the musical Evita.
A WOMAN motorist was hurt after a rush hour road smash on a Hampshire motorway tonight. A silver box van was in collision with a VW Passat on the eastbound M27 Hamble Bridge eastbound carriageway between junctions eight near Bursledon and nine
WITNESSES are being sought as part of an investigation into a possible hate crime carried out by West Ham fans on the train from Southampton after their team played Saints. Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) are appealing for information
PROSECUTORS have dropped any action against Hampshire police and crime commissioner Simon Hayes over an allegation that he misrepresented his home address. The Independent Police Complaints Commission passed a report to the Crown Prosecution Service
TOM Killick's Poole Town have been drawn away to Eastleigh’s next league opponents Staines Town in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round. The Swans, managed by former Wimbledon and Watford star Marcus Gayle, visit Eastleigh in the Skrill Conference
Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis insists the players are firmly behind manager Michael O'Neill. Results in World Cup qualifying have been poor, not least defeats at the hands of Luxembourg and Azerbaijan in the side's last two outings, and
A HAMPSHIRE charity is seeking adventurers with sea legs to join members for a voyage onboard a 200ft tall ship. Tall Ships Youth Trust, which helps the development of young people through sailing, is running a trip this month on its biggest ship
MAJOR changes to the way policing is carried out in Hampshire have been announced today. Chief constable Andy Marsh warned there are “tough decisions ahead” as he revealed how Hampshire Constabulary will be structured amid continued budget cuts
YOUNGSTERS being treated in Southampton can look forward to more fun and games than ever in hospital this week. Play specialists at Southampton General Hospital have planned a fun-filled programme of events for young patients to celebrate 50 years
GRANTS are available for short breaks for disabled children and youngsters in Southampton. The city council has made more than £1.4m available for grants allowing disabled youngsters to spend time away from their families and carers. Grants
A LEADING councillor has joined the battle to save a specialist dementia unit. Councillor Di Brooks, the New Forest’s health and leisure supremo, is urging Hampshire County Council to scrap a controversial plan to axe the Cranleigh Paddock complex
A CONKER championship will be held at Holly Hill Woodland Park, Sarisbury Green, from 2pm on Saturday, October 19. Entry costs 50p.
WINCHESTER University’s new student village officially opens today. The Lord-Lieutenant, Dame Mary Fagan, will do the honours at the Burma Road complex. Located next to the King Alfred Campus, it offers 350 en-suite bedrooms.
TWO people suffered minor injuries when two cars crashed on a main road. A blue Vauxhall Astra and a grey BMW 530 Gran Turismo were in collision in Winchester Road, Wickham, just before 11am on Friday. One of the casualties was taken to the
A FORMER commercial laundry in Southampton is expected to be awash with bidders when it goes before auction with a guide price of £250-300,000. The freehold site, on a quarter-acre plot and to the rear of 1-2 The Broadway, Portswood, is among 22
A BRANCH of a national tyre fitting company has launched a new mobile service in Winchester. Hometyre now provides full tyre fitting and repair facilities to both homes and workplaces in Winchester, Alresford, Basingstoke and Alton and north hampshire
PARCEL distribution firm City Link has taken on new apprentices. The company, which has opened a new depot in Southampton, has appointed Luke Harrop and Ross Cole as part of a national initiative. The apprentices will receive on the job training
A public relations firm has appointed a new director. Paula Good has been unveiled as the latest member of the team at Briscoe French Communications, which is based in Sarisbury Green. She has previously worked as senior press officer for the
IT is the epic challenge usually tackled by walkers, runners, or cyclists. But these determined fundraisers will travel from Land’s End to John O’Groats using only public transport. Jeremy Howat, who is from Southampton, and work colleague
SOUTHAMPTON’S central parks have been recognised as sites of historical significance by English Heritage. The organisation has bestowed grade II status on the parks, acknowledging them as important examples of early municipal parks. The city
IT is the controversial aviation scheme which will have a far-reaching impact on air traffic in Europe’s skies. Now union members from Hampshire-based air traffic control management firm NATS will join major demonstrations in Brussels today against
Police are appealing for a motorist to contact them following a road traffic collision . The incident occurred after midnight, at about 12.30am in the vicinity of Gate Lane in Freshwater Bay. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was walking in the
A HAMPSHIRE fish and chip shop was today damaged by fire. Firefighters fought a blaze that erupted in the Dave's Fish and Chips in Alresford at around 11.25am. Using breathing apparatus, two hoses and a jet they took around 40 minutes to extinguish
POLICE have cordoned off woodland in Southampton today after a female jogger was attacked. They swooped on the area off Aldermoor Road at 8.30am to seal off a path running through trees to a green enclosure opposite Aldermoor Avenue. Officers
Anti-bloodsport campaigners have today condemned what they described as a “back door” attempt to reintroduce hunting. Farmers will be able to use a pack of hounds to kill foxes in England and Wales under a relaxation of the Hunting Act being considered
A SOUTHAMPTON house could be turned into flats. Peter Basra’s plan to convert the property in Devonshire Road will be heard by the city council’s planning panel tomorrow. His proposal is to add a mixed two-storey and one-storey extension to the
A WINE and cheese evening will be held in Locks Heath on Monday. The event, hosted by the Fareham-Vannes Twinning Association, will be held at The Grove Room in St John’s Church from 7.30pm. It costs £6 per person.For more information call
THE City of Southampton Society is holding a meeting that looks at Southampton stonemasons on October 28. The meeting, which starts at 7pm, takes place on the ground floor of Edmund Kell Church in Bellevue Road in Southampton.
FIRE crews led a man to safety after a blaze in a block of flats. Two fire engines from St Mary’s attended the flats in Channel Way, Ocean Village, Southampton, on Saturday. Crews forced entry to the building and discovered a small fire involving
SCORES of schools across Southampton and Hampshire are set to close on Thursday when teachers strike over changes to their pensions, pay and conditions. Already 55 have confirmed their doors will be closed to all or some pupils, meaning parents
FAMILIES braved the rain to bring closer the hope of a cure for young diabetics. Around 400 people took part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s (JDRF) charity walk around the Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley yesterday.
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a piggery at a farm. Crews were called to a farm in Brook Lane, Botley, on Friday where they spent three hours putting the fire out. The blaze involved a disused piggery made of wood and tin, but outside at the
NEW Forest councillors have approved an application to extend a bungalow in Shorefield Way, Milford on Sea.
A PREGNANCY yoga session takes place on Saturdays in Freemantle and Shirley Community Centre in Randolph Street, Southampton. It runs from 10am until 11.30am and mums are advised to book on 07517 185001 or email yoga@myyogaspace.co.uk.
YOUNGSTERS discovered the secrets behind the art of pantomime at a special workshop. Around 100 pupils at Freemantle Infant School in Southampton had the chance to dress up in costume and learn about the popular shows. Andrew Ryan, who is starring
A SERIAL bomb hoaxer randomly called an address in Hampshire to make her bogus threat – only to choose a police officer’s home. Brenda Burton called Christine Plascott at her home after making up a phone number using the Southampton area dialling
WORK has started on the two new rugby pitches at Arlebury Park, Alresford. Club chairman Chris Day said problems with subcontractors had delayed levelling work and it was unclear whether the pitches would be ready in time for the start of the 2014
THE winner of the TV reality show The Apprentice in 2011, Tom Pellereau, will judge the entries by children in a design competition at Twyford School on October 18. He was a pupil at the school between 1987-1992.
THIS autumn could be more colourful than ever with waves of reds, oranges and yellows expected to transform Hampshire’s beauty spots as the cold weather hits. An ideal mix of sunshine and rain has provided good growing conditions for trees, allowing
Chimpanzees are willing to socialise and communicate with robots, researchers have claimed. Dr Marina Davila-Ross, of the University of Portsmouth, has carried out the first study to examine how primates interact with robots. The results show
Follow @EchoPics Our photographers spent the weekend taking pictures of various events across Hampshire. Here's a selection from the following events: Cycletta New Forest 2013 Annual JDRF Walk Pumpkin Festival
A council survey asking residents to rank council services in terms of what is most and least important to them – all to help shape the cuts in the budget proposals. That’s like an offer to be punched in the stomach, or would you rather be kicked
HORSE racing is to be staged for the first time on a Good Friday next year. This means that the only religious day without race meetings now is Christmas Day. They wouldn’t, surely? PHILIP G. HAWKINS, Southampton.
There’s no doubt who’s been setting the agenda as we leave party conference season. Ed Miliband and Labour have brought the problem of living standards into the spotlight. The Tories and Lib Dems just assume that people in the south of England
Surprisingly, I agree with Eastleigh's Liberal Democrat MP Mike Thornton that there should not be gravel extraction in Hamble, as there is a better way by using dredging. However, I could presume his disapproval is based on not wanting to lose
I am sorry to hear that an anonymous writer has had problems with the Department of Work and Pensions (Letters, October 5). For some time, I have been concerned about the way Government is choosing to interact with its citizens. I have had occasion
WHEN reading my Daily Echo, I only got to page 6, then there it is again. Another day, another petition. Is Hamble becoming the petition capital of the south? They’ve got a petition for gravel pits, one for badly needed homes along Hamble Lane,
Tributes have today been paid to a young woman who died in a car crash. Police today issued and appeal for witnesses to the crash in which Rachel Titley died. The 28-year-old was driving a blue Daihatsu Quore westbound on the A3054 in Yarmouth
TO the lady who had her cat run over, Miss Violet of Sullivan Road, our hearts go out to you. We know what it is like to lose a cat. Some people do say it’s only a cat, but that’s where they are wrong. We’ve got to face it, we’ve got a lot of weird
On the contrary, Mr Snook, UKIP does not want “gravy train rides in Brussels” (Letters, October 1). It wants to pull the communication cord and stop the train. Nigel Farage has maintained that he earns less in politics than when he was a metals
Will this out-of-touch Government please explain where long-term unemployed people not living within walking distance of a Jobcentre are going to find the bus fare to attend every day? While I am wholly in favour of dealing robustly with the minority
Let me just say well done to Southampton City Council, who run City Care. City Care is an organisation that looks after people who have just come out of hospital and need help. Most of the clients are over 60. They might have had a hip replacement
I was disgusted to find a £2 charge to ride on the little train at WestQuay shopping centre in Southampton, so a parent or grandparent taking a little child on board had to pay £4 for a few minutes. Surely the large stores could pay the costs. It would
GHOST hunters in Southampton can find out what lurks in the city centre on November 25. Haunted Southampton are holding a ghost walk that starts at the Bargate at 7.30pm and costs £7.50. These tours sell out quickly; call Peter Collins on 078
AN event is being held to celebrate life in the River Itchen at The Hard in Priory Road on Saturday. It is organised by Coastal Communities Adapting to Change Project and it is part of helping the community prepare for coastal changes and sea level
DORSET beat Hampshire in the battle of the pumpkins as a new British record was set. Mark Baggs, 30, from Wareham, beat Lymington twins Ian and Stuart Paton, 52, into second place at Saturday’s Jubilee Sailing Trust Pumpkin Festival with a monster
COUNCIL staff will get thousands of pounds to help them pay parking charges – even if they do not use a car. Eastleigh Borough Council staff will be paid up to £800 each next year because there are only six spaces at its new town centre offices
PASSENGERS could hold vital clues into a fight on a train in Hampshire after the Bournemouth vs Millwall football match. Transport police boarded the 9.12pm Bournemouth to Waterloo service at Brockenhurst Station last Saturday after reports that
A HAMPSHIRE hospital is hosting a free event to find out more about varicose veins and how to treat them. Experts from Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital, Eastleigh, are inviting anyone thinking about having treatments to join them at the hospital
Ed Lait (Letters, September 30), says that Southampton Cycling Campaign supports proposals for the Itchen Bridge and roundabout (city side) that are part of the Eastern Corridor Cycle Route. Southampton Cycling Campaign took no part in the design
RESIDENTS in Winchester can get their electric blankets checked for free tomorrow. The safety check will take place at Winchester Fire Station in Easton Lane, throughout the day and to arrange an appointment call Hampshire Trading Standards on
NEARLY 700 women and girls took part in the second all-female charity cycling event in the New Forest yesterday. Riders pedalled along three courses around the forest ranging from 20 to 80 kilometres, starting and finishing at the National Motor
NUFFIELD Health Wessex Hospital will be hosting a free gynaecology talk on October 29. Gynaecologist Ken Metcalf will talk about common problems including menstruation and the menopause, offering advice and possible treatments. To reserve a
A FORMER healthcare building in Southampton could be knocked down and replaced with flats. City councillors will tomorrow decide whether to approve plans for the site in Archers Road. Developer Orchard Homes wants to tear down the current,
A WOMAN died in a crash between two cars on the Isle of Wight. The 28-year-old from Totland was taken to hospital after the incident in Yarmouth, but died from her injuries. Emergency crews were called at 9.38pm on Friday to the scene on the
A FORMER children’s home could become temporary accommodation for homeless people. Southampton City Council wants to convert the vacant building in Selborne Avenue into 11 self-contained flats. The council’s planning panel will decide on the
A DRIVING instructor from Southampton hanged himself from a tree in the New Forest, an inquest heard. Southampton Coroner’s Court heard that Mathew Barry’s body was found by police near a car park in Lyndhurst on August 1. The police had been
A MAN has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a police officer suffered serious facial injuries in the New Forest. Shane Simpson, 26, of Arundel Road, Totton, was charged yesterday following an incident in Gosport Lane
HAMPSHIRE wildlife expert Chris Packham has admitted he stole a kestrel chick from its nest when he was a teenager. The Southampton-born star of Springwatch and Autumnwatch revealed that the illegal act had sparked his lifelong interest in the
IT is the final push for a charity trying to transform the hospital experience for thousands of youngsters. Today the Daily Echo gives its backing to Wessex Heartbeat as it bids to raise the last £100,000 of its ambitious High 5 fundraising campaign
POLICE are hunting arsonists who set light to two vehicles in a Southampton road. Fire crews were called to Beach Road in Freemantle at 1.25am on Saturday morning. They found a motorcycle at one end of the street and a people carrier at the
A MOTORIST needed hospital treatment after a three-vehicle smash in Southampton city centre on Friday. A white VW Passat, a white Skoda Octavia and an articulated lorry were in collision shortly after 2pm outside Ikea in West Quay Road. The
A MISSING Southampton University chef has been found safe and well after he was spotted by a friend in the city centre on Saturday night. Concern had been growing for Kevin Davis- Walton, pictured, 54, of York Close, who had not been seen for two
TODAY is your chance to quiz Daily Echo editor-in-chief Ian Murray as our Red Sofa Tour returns to Southampton. The event will be held in WestQuay shopping centre this lunchtime and will give readers the opportunity to have a one-to-one chat with
HAMPSHIRE’S Britain’s Got Talent star Amanda Holden has revealed her regret about cheating on TV star husband Les Dennis. Amanda, who grew up in Bishop’s Waltham, says she hated herself for being unfaithful with actor Neil Morrissey. Writing
THEY have been taking pride of place all over Southampton to the delight of residents. But on Saturday the city’s Go! Rhinos came together for a final swansong at Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, before they head off to their new homes. The
SIR Ben Ainslie was last night beaten into second place in the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda. The legendary British sailor was beaten 3-1 in the final by Italian Francesco Bruni, the first person from his country to win the Gold Cup in the tournament
I’VE come to the conclusion they just don’t get it. Wanting always to err on the side of believing – hoping – politicians genuinely have the best interests of us all at heart, even the press, I can see how they could come to believe the Royal Charter
A MAN charged in connection with a Hampshire car crash is due to appear before magistrates today. James John Moncrieff Poole, 19, of no fixed address, is charged with two counts of theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a motor vehicle, dangerous
POLICE have today stepped up their hunt for a sex attacker who assaulted a man on Southampton Common. The victim, a 22-year-old local man, was walking along The Avenue after a night out when he heard crying coming from the parking area in Cemetery
A BETTING shop cashier who put his life on the line when he tackled an armed thug has been honoured in a rare ceremony. Peter Croot, 29, not only forced the raider to flee empty handed but pulled off the man’s disguise which gave detectives their
IT was a 175th birthday party to remember. A concert headlined by Shane Richie, best known for his role as Alfie Moon in BBC TV soap EastEnders, and his band The Prelude rocked the Port of Southampton to its very foundations. The nation’s favourite
A MAN accused of the murder of a Southampton dad has admitted two drugs conspiracy charges. Pierre Lewis, 20, from London, pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin between December 31 2012 and April
A TEENAGER charged in connection with a Hampshire car crash is due to appear before magistrates today. James John Moncrieff Poole, 19, of no fixed address, is charged with two counts of theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a motor vehicle, dangerous
JOHN Pyatt has left his post as Brockenhurst’s director of football to become joint manager of ailing Calor Southern Premier Division strugglers Bashley. Having led Brock back to the Sydenhams Wessex top flight as Division One champions last season
RICHARD Hill went into Saturday’s ill-fated FA Cup tie against Oxford City urging his Eastleigh players to be more clinical in front of goal. But as he emerged from the wreckage of a 3-2 third qualifying round exit, it was the Spitfires’ defensive
NEWPORT IoW boss Steve Brougham is standing by his belief that Sholing will emerge as Sydenhams Premier Division champions – despite holding Dave Diaper’s thoroughbreds to a 1-1 draw at the Silverlake Arena on Saturday. The Boatmen threw the kitchen
The agent of Gastón Ramírez has reportedly indicated the player could leave St Mary’s in January and that he is not keen on the club’s manager, Mauricio Pochettino. Pablo Betancourt has been quoted in Italy as saying that Serie A side Napoli, who
POPPIES manager Ken Vaughan hauled off his own son during a dismal 4-1 Wessex League Premier loss against Lymington. Three of Lymington’s goals were born of a defensive ineptitude that angered Poppies boss Vaughan during a performance every bit
SAINTS keeper Artur Boruc will be the centre of attention at Wembley tomorrow night. He stands between England and a place in next summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil as group winners. Roy Hodgson’s men need to beat Boruc and his Polish colleagues
A TEENAGER tried to get into a Hampshire home while a woman was having a shower, a court heard. Rhys Long was seen trying to break in by the woman who had come downstairs wrapped in a towel to investigate the disturbance, the court was told.
A FORMER healthcare building in Southampton could be knocked down and replaced with flats. City councillors will tomorrow decide whether to approve plans for the site in Archers Road. Developer Orchard Homes wants to tear down the current,
YOUNGSTERS being treated in Southampton can look forward to more fun and games than ever in hospital this week. Play specialists at Southampton General Hospital have planned a fun-filled programme of events for young patients to celebrate 50 years
UP TO 25 new jobs could be created if plans to extend Southampton General Hospital are approved. Health bosses want to add two floors of accommodation on top of the hospital’s haemotology building. The application to council planners by the
