ALRESFORD Town blew the chance to go top of the Sydenhams Premier Division tonight. Despite taking the lead against Fareham Town through Mike McEnery, the Magpies were well beaten 4-1 at Arlebury Park, ending a red-hot sequence of ten wins and
ENGLAND have qualified for the World Cup. Goals from Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard saw the Three Lions beat Poland 2-0 to clinch a spot in Brazil. England had needed to win to book a place at next year’s tournament, with rivals Ukraine winning
Rickie Lambert can start to dream of Brazil after England qualified for the World Cup finals. The Saints striker was an unused sub at Wembley but could watch on with pride and excitement as goals in either half from Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard
Saints are anxiously waiting to assess star keeper Artur Boruc after the Polish stopper missed tonight's game against England with a hamstring strain. Boruc sustained the injury during Poland’s defeat against Ukraine on Friday. According
Rickie Lambert and Artur Boruc both started on the bench as England took on Poland at Wembley. The Saints striker and keeper were left amongst the subs by their respective nations at the start of the game which will decide whether England gain
James Ward-Prowse’s stellar rise to stardom took another upward curve as he scored his first goal for the England under-21s. The Saints midfielder, who is still only 18, has been a regular under Gareth Southgate and celebrated his fourth cap with
BROCKENHURST’S marathon penalty shoot-out with Andover Town last week has been confirmed as a world record. Neither side managed to conjure up a goal in the Hampshire FA Senior Cup second round tie at Grigg Lane. But when it came to the shoot-out
A SOUTHAMPTON dog owner has been handed a nine-month community order for failing to look after her pet. Lorraine Jepsen's shih-tzu Cindy had such badly matted hair that it had caused ulcerations on one of her legs, which had then become infected
THE road network has suffered from a lack of investment for too long. There is now a problem which is common throughout Hampshire. Building new roads cost money, but without maintaining the roads properly, they deteriorate very quickly.
CLLR David Harrison admits that the term “militant” has a much wider attribution than the term “terrorism” (Letters, October 2). What happened in Nairobi was nothing less than terrorism. There is no excuse for the BBC’s reluctance to describe it
REGARDING the story “Don’t Laugh At My Son”. Stephen Gregory is the nicest, kindest gentleman you could wish to meet. And to the ignorant people who laugh at him, think – it could happen to you! J. M. MOSLEY, Fair Oak.
UNITE, the Union’s local community group Southampton Against the Bedroom Tax, held a well attended meeting in the function room at the ‘Saints’ pub in Millbrook recently. I positively welcomed the belated Ed Miliband (if successful in 2015) pledge
REPORTS that the construction industry has grown again for the fifth consecutive month is positive news. However, as the industry continues to develop, employers in Southampton will need the skills, talent and enthusiasm of young people in order to
TEENAGERS in Southampton can learn how to get on the career ladder at a three-day bootcamp. Capita is holding the apprenticeship course from October 28 to 30 at its base in Guildhall Square. The free bootcamp is open for 16 to 18-year-olds
THE story of Southampton Docks will be told at a special lecture by tourist guide Jack Wilson. The event coincides with the 175th anniversary of the laying of the first stone of the docks on October 12, 1838 and will chart the port’s history through
A MAJOR international delivery firm is to take up new residency in a giant Hampshire warehouse. DHL is set to move into a 53,940 sq ft depot at Stoke Park in Eastleigh after experiencing “significant increase” in demand for its e-commerce and parcel
How about adding a tank to your roll call of vehicles on your drive? Big, heavy, and likely to win any stand-off at the traffic lights - and that's before you've even had the chance to pimp it up and take on all comers in this action simulation
A convicted double murderer was today jailed for life after he admitted killing a fellow inmate at a maximum security jail 19 years ago. Peter Brown, 45, murdered fellow prisoner Alvin Bay, 44, at HMP Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight in 1994.
A SHORTLIST is being drawn up to run a new freight hub in Southampton. As previously reported the city council has received £225,000 of Government funding to set up a sustainable distribution centre (SDC). The council has drawn up a shortlist
BOSSES at the Shell petrol station and convenience story in Burgess Road, Southampton, want permission to sell alcohol from 7.30am to 10pm, seven days a week. The city council’s licensing committee will run the rule over the application on October
AN ENGINEERING and construction company in Hampshire has been given the seal of approval by a national body for its mechanical engineering training scheme. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) accredited Totton-based Trant Group in relation
A STOCKBRIDGE farm shop is the latest addition to the Hampshire Fare county food group. The Leckford farm shop, located on the Leckford Estate, opened in August and sells produce from in and around Hampshire. The managers aim to boost the regional
THE Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a new scheme to promote the city’s evening economy. The BID is sponsoring the Winchester Quiz League, a competition for pubs and clubs around the district that has been running for
IT IS an innovative green energy company renowned for their pioneering environmental technology. Now leaders of Southampton-based firm SEaB Energy are spreading their expertise overseas as part of the fight against climate change in one of the
A LEADING travel company is closing its Hampshire office and transferring its operations to London. Package holiday firm Sunsail yesterday announced it is moving its UK operations office in Port Solent to Surbiton, south London, to join its complementary
You don't get many games coming out of Germany these days, yet Blade of Destiny is one title to hail from there, representing a one-to-one remake of the 1992 original which was well received by the previous generation of role-players. Sadly, time
Southampton design and creative agency Red 207 is ten years old this month and held a celebration event at the Regus Centre in Whiteley. Clients and the Regus Centre team gathered to mark the occasion with agency founder Manjit Loi, who grew up
The Community Rail Awards has recognised three initiatives on South West Trains routes. The Three Rivers Commun-ity Rail Partnership picked up first place for its ‘Marwell Zoo Bus Leaflet’ linking up bus services from rail stations to Hampshire
This year's Premier League season may prove to be the most open for many a year, but the console contest is always played out between two contenders - FIFA and Pro Evolution. Both have experienced their rises and falls over the past decade or so
HI-TECH defence firm Chemring, which employs hundreds of staff in Hampshire, has issued a profits warning as its business is hit by the shutdown in US Government. With the bitter dispute over President Barack Obama’s budget continuing, the decoy
POLICE in the Sholing area of Southampton will be holding a beat surgery with residents on October 31. It takes place at the Co-operative store in South East Road from 4pm-5pm.
HISTORIAN Simon Reynier will be leading tours of Tudor House and Garden. Adults and children will get to learn more about the house and its collections. Tours will start at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm on October 20. Admission fees apply.
YOUNGSTERS are invited to join in a wildlife watch. Children aged five to 15 can join Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust for the ‘Amazing Apples’ event at Swanwick Lakes. The event will run from 6.30pm-8pm on Thursday. For more
A FINALIST from TV show The Apprentice will deliver a keynote speech at a business event. The First Southampton Business Show is coming to The Ageas Bowl on November 7 featuring more than 90 exhibition stands, workshops, seminars and the chance
IT MAY only have happened the once, but getting it checked out could save your life. That is the message from Hampshire health bosses who are on a mission to slash the number of deaths caused by kidney and bladder cancer. They are backing the
BOTH men and women flexed their muscles to raise cash for charity. Twenty-one amateur strongmen battled it in a competition raising more than £1,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The competition was organised by 24-year-old Aaron Page to raise
THEY say the show must go on. And it certainly did. There was definitely no shortage of drama at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre last night when the entire building had to be evacuated after an alarm sounded halfway through the production.
POLICE are continuing their hunt for a man who attacked a woman as she jogged through woodland in Southampton. As reported yesterday by the Daily Echo, officers cordoned off a patch of woodland in Lordshill while they carried out investigations
IT took the world by storm, ruthlessly hijacking entertainment sales records, indiscriminately beating the snot out of its opponents, and robbing hours of people’s leisure time. Although its violent and crass nature may be the point of controversy,
WESTQUAY shopping centre in Southamp-ton was the setting for the latest Meet Me On The Sofa tour by the Daily Echo’s editor-in-chief Ian Murray. Ian gathered among the scatter cushions yesterday and for three and a half hours chatted with guests
A list of schools in Southampton and Hampshire that have confirmed so far that they will either be closed or partially closed as a result of the teacher strikes on Thursday, October 17, 2013 This list will be added to as more schools confirm whether
A HAMPSHIRE MP today called for the teachers’ strikes to stop and both sides to start talking. MP Steve Brine’s call came as thousands of pupils in Hampshire and Southampton face not being in class on Thursday as the number of schools being forced
THEY have one of the finest views in Hampshire. Students can look out over Winchester from the city university’s new £25m student village, which was officially opened yesterday. There are five blocks with 499 rooms at the Burma Road site. Of
INDECENT pictures of children were discovered on a mobile phone after a man made improper suggestions to two girls. Grandfather Paul Ottaway was in a public park when he made sick remarks to two 12-year-olds, a court heard. Police investigating
THE head of Hampshire police has warned there are “tough decisions ahead” after revealing a major shake-up in policing across the region. Chief Constable Andy Marsh announced sweeping changes as the force attempts to safeguard the service and public
Hindus have celebrated the end of the autumn festival of Durga Puja. Hiltingbury Community Centre in Chandler’s Ford came to life with the sound of live music, dancing, drama and the flavours of Bengal. More than 600 people enjoyed the three-day
IT is the big match that is dividing friends – and families. Saints stars Rickie Lambert and Artur Boruc will not be the only mates on opposite sides for tonight’s crucial World Cup qualifier between England and Poland. As fans flock to Wembley
WINCHESTER firefighters were called to a blaze that destroyed a car, thought to be an Astra, at the northbournd service station on the M3 near the city at about 5pm on Sunday.
THREE men have been fined for illegal fishing offences on the River Itchen near Winchester. The Environment Agency brought the prosecutions at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court. Wayne Coles, 37, of Portal Road, Highcliffe, Winchester, admitted
IT is the silent killer that claimed the life of both her mum and grandad. When Kelly Wickens’ mum Kay Martin was a little girl, she used to welcome her dad home from work and sit on his lap like any other youngster. But neither of them knew
IT was the day the Lucas family’s world fell apart. Tina will never forget the thoughts tormenting her as she lay on the nursery floor watching her baby Sofia sleep. The mum-of-two was too scared to close her eyes all night, terrified that
MOST teenagers might be glued to their Xbox or TV but Jim Dobromylski hasn’t got time for that – he’s too busy at his allotment. The 16-year-old not only has his own plot but also runs the Hamble Allotment Association. And in any spare time
PAT McManus says his whole Brockenhurst squad is committed to tomorrow’s Sydenhams Wessex League Cup third round tie at home to Petersfield Town. But, beyond that, he must wait and see which, if any, of his players will follow Brock’s director
Residents living near one of the UK's busiest airports could be getting some respite from aircraft noise - thanks to Hampshire aviation experts. Plans about possible changes to the airspace ''motorway network'' around Gatwick Airport in West Sussex
THIEVES have stolen £60,000 worth of budgies in a raid on a Hampshire home. They broke into an aviary and took more than 350 show birds bred by national expert Michael Freeborn. He believes the creatures – some as young as six months – will
A SEX attacker who dragged a woman off a Hampshire path into some bushes while wearing a “terrifying” Hallowe’en mask will be detained in a secure hospital indefinitely. Robert Rouse dragged a 38- year-old woman off a path in Fareham while wielding
Former Hampshire paceman Chris Tremlett is certain he can make an impact in this winter's forthcoming Ashes series if he is given the chance. Southampton-born Tremlett, who last played for England in January 2012, was selected for the tour of Australia
‘You can have any colour as long as it’s black,’ said Henry Ford following his invention of the mass production factory line. These days he would say, ‘You can have whatever colour you want plus an infinite combination of fixtures and fittings.'
A FINALIST from TV show The Apprentice will deliver a keynote speech at a Hampshire business event. The First Southampton Business Show is coming to The Ageas Bowl in West End on November 7 featuring more than 90 exhibition stands, workshops, seminars
HAMPSHIRE Police is under fire for failing to keep records for the number of children kept in its cells overnight. Prison reformers want action after revealing that at least 40,000 under-17s were locked up for a night in a single year in the UK
DANNY Bowers said there were only two good things to come out of Saturday’s Sydenhams Premier trip to Fawley AFC – Folland Sports’ first ever victory at Long Lane under his charge and a hat-trick for the hard-working Ryan Long. “It’s the worst
WHILE all talk centres on Sholing as Sydenhams Premier title favourites, reigning champions Blackfield & Langley have been keeping out of the spotlight. But, after an injury-hit start to the campaign, the Watersiders are getting harder and
Gaston Ramirez and Dejan Lovren will be joining Rickie Lambert in having a nerve-racking evening as they try to help their countries towards World Cup qualification. While Lambert and Saints keeper Artur Boruc will go head-to-head at Wembley as
Rickie Lambert is hoping to take a major step towards the World Cup finals as he prepares for England’s crucial qualifier against Poland at Wembley tonight. Lambert had to watch on from the bench as England fought out a comfortable 4-1 win over
Eastleigh are on track to better their own London 3 South-West expectations. The first XV wanted three wins from a set of five games and they have achieved their target with two matches still to play. Their latest victory came on the road –
Tottonians are leading the chase for London 2 South-West’s leaders following Saturday’s victory over Old Reigatian RFC at Water Lane. Totts’ Surrey opponents had hoped to be the club putting pressure on Gosport & Fareham and Guildford but were
THREE men have been fined for illegal fishing offences on the River Itchen near Winchester. The Environment Agency brought the prosecutions at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court. Wayne Coles, 37, of Portal Road, Highcliffe, Winchester, admitted
A HAMPSHIRE woman woke to find she had been burgled during the night. Property including a lap top computer and an iPod had been stolen. However, Shane Hollister had left police an invaluable clue at the scene in New Milton – his fingerprint
GRAHAM Kemp felt Winchester City “proved a few doubters wrong” with their 2-1 Sydenhams Premier win at Moneyfields on Saturday. After back-to-back defeats against Sholing in the league and Folland Sports in the Hampshire Senior Cup, City’s critics
A LATE surge from Stubbington Green’s Lewis Chalk saw him take the honours at the Solent half marathon. The race, which was first run 28 years ago, is the third leg of the Hampshire Road Race League series and the first of the campaign over the
A SOUTHAMPTON MP says it is a “scandal” that Southampton hospital bosses have been forced to recruit nurses from abroad. John Denham spoke out after it was revealed that University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) had hired 144 nurses
