A BURST water main near a busy road is causing disruption for motorists this afternoon. A 10-inch main near to the Concorde Club in Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, has led to issues for motorists travelling in the area. The issue was first reported
MOTORISTS travelling on a busy Hampshire road are facing rush hour chaos after a water main burst. The main, near to Trojans Rugby Club in Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, burst at about 2pm this afternoon. Water has flowed over much of the road,
IT’S the school that’s attached to its wild side. Not only do the youngsters at Foxhills Infant School in Ashurst in the New Forest have top notch facilities inside, they also make good use of their outdoor space. Not many schools can boast
A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a Hampshire pensioner's home was raided for her jewellery. Police swooped to arrest the 16-year-old boy, from Totton, following the incident in the Anna Valley area of Andover on October
POLICE have today issued an image of a man who grabbed and chased an 11-year-old girl in a Southampton park. Officers hope the e-fit image will help them track down the man, who approached the youngster in Lakelands Park on Monday morning.
A FORMER steel worker from Hampshire died as a result of asbestos exposure, a coroner has ruled. Southampton Coroner’s Court heard that Michael Dean had developed cancer in early 2012. The court heard that it was a result of the 67-year-old
Southampton residents are being urged to have their say on health services to city schools. The city council is running a survey looking at the provision of health services in the city for children. Parents, children, teachers and school nurses
Mauricio Pochettino has called on his Saints side to be confident but not complacent as they resume league duty at champions Manchester United on Saturday. After seven games of the season Saints sit above United in the table in the lofty position
Meet the man on a mission to get to know each and every pupil at his school – the largest comprehensive in Winchester. That’s 1,658 children at the last count. Matthew Leeming, who says that education while important should also be fun, is the new
THERE is just one day left to have your say on plans to convert an empty health centre in Southampton into temporary accommodation for the city’s homeless. Southampton City Council has put forward plans to turn the former Southampton PCT clinic
A TALK looking at air traffic control takes place at the Salvation Army Hall in Victor Street, Shirley, Southampton, today. Air traffic controller Phil Holt will lead the talk, called The Crowded Sky. It starts at 2.30pm and admission costs £2.50
SIT tight for a spooky and scary trip into Southampton’s mysterious past. Penny Legg will host a talk on the city’s ghosts at the next Shirley WI meeting from 9.25am on Tuesday, November 5, in the Pirrie Park Bowling Club in Wilton Crescent, Shirley
Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino says he has a fully fit squad to choose from for the trip to Manchester United. Confusion reigns over Artur Boruc and his supposed injury. The keeper was left out of the Poland side because of an apparent
NURSES determined to make life better for the relatives of seriously ill stroke patients are ready to go on the run. The quartet from the acute stroke unit at Southampton General Hospital have set themselves a mission of raising more than £1,000
Eastleigh Borough Council has allayed fears that the demolition and replacement of Fleming Park Leisure Centre could lead to a loss of earnings. The council has announced plans to redevelop the leisure centre, but council leader Cllr Keith House
Poorly youngsters being treated at Southampton General Hospital now have access to 17 new televisions to keep themselves entertained after the parents of one long-term patient took on a fundraising mission with the help of Knightwood Masonic Lodge.
A Southampton club doorman who suffered a fractured eye socket after being punched said it felt "like 1,000 needles in my eye and the pain was ten out of ten”. The violence flared when Adam Swierczynski echoed a request of bar staff for a group
THE chamber choir of King Edward VI School in Southampton will stage a free performance of Fauré’s Requiem on Monday in St Mary’s Church, at 7.30pm.
A MAN was injured during a fight at a bus station. Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after the fracas in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The 19-year-old victim was injured at about 1.40am on Sunday after trying to break up a fight.
HE’S a big attraction – in more ways than one. Richard Kiel, the 7ft 2in actor who played Jaws in two James Bond films, was mobbed by fans during a visit to Hampshire earlier this year. Now the larger-than-life movie star is returning to the
EMERGENCY services are dealing with a car blaze on a Hampshire motorway. The green Rover was alight on the Junction 12 slip road on the M3 northbound near Otterbourne, but no-one was inside by the time fire crews arrived. Police closed one
EXPERIENCED striker Tim Sills has left Bashley to sign a two-and-a-half deal with struggling Skrill Conference South outfit Gosport Borough. The 34-year-old former Basingstoke Town, Aldershot and Torquay United targetman takes a wealth of experience
A TABLETOP sale will raise money for Second Chance Animal Shelter in Southampton. The event will run from 10am until noon on Saturday at Totton and Eling Community Centre. Tables can be hired for £5. Entrance costs 20p. For more information
THERE is a joint community meeting for residents of Totton tomorrow. It is called ‘Street Meet’ and involves police handing out crime prevention advice to residents who can discuss any concerns they have. It takes place in Morrisons car park
ONE of the world’s oldest conservation groups has condemned the cancellation of a New Forest pony round-up that clashed with a huge cycling event. The 146-year-old New Forest Association (NFA) says people involved in preserving the landscape should
TWO Hampshire skippers were last night battling it neck and neck in the latest leg of the Clipper Round the World race. Qingdao, skippered by Gareth Glover, from Gosport, and Jamaica Get All Right, helmed by Titchfield’s Pete Stirling, were heading
HAMPSHIRE author L.A. Weatherly will be in Waterstones in WestQuay Shopping Centre, Southampton signing copies of her new book on November 1. The author will be signing copies of her dark romance trilogy Angel in the store from 2pm.
IT’S been a record breaking year. The Bitterne Conservative Club has raised £8,056 when they held an event for Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, topping their previous fundraising record. The club has been hosting annual coffee mornings
IT is the highlight of any Scouting experience. Staged every four years, the World Scout Jamboree is held at locations around the world and places are highly prized by members of the Scout Association. Only 90 spaces were allocated for young
A fashion show in aid of an agricultural charity has been cancelled. Officials at the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution had hoped to benefit from the Travelling Trends Fashion Show which was due to be held at Romsey’s Crosfield Hall tomorrow
Around 150 teachers and supporters are gathering at Speakers' Corner in Hoglands Park to hear from union leaders and leader city teachers in support of today's industrial action. One of the speakers was head of Bassett Green Primary School, Liz
YOUNG people can try their hand at getting a ‘holy-in-one’ at a mini-golf session at Highfield Church Centre in Southampton tomorrow evening. The mini-golf evening is aimed at youngsters aged 11 to 18. It starts at 8pm and runs through to 10pm,
IT’S a legacy that he would be proud of. More than 1,000 people are alive today thanks to a specialist laboratory that was set up in memory of former Saints player Steve Mills. And this week the Southampton lab, which delivers life-saving stem
GET a closer look at the work of the emergency services at a special event. Fareham’s 999 Day will be at the pedestrian shopping area in the town on Saturday, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. This is a chance to see new and preserved ambulances, police
RESIDENTS say they are shocked and angry after the news that a man tried to grab a young girl in a city park. As reported by the Daily Echo last night, an 11-year-old girl was grabbed by a man as she walked through Lakelands Park in the Freemantle
THE mystery surrounding a strange noise that is keeping people awake at night has taken a new twist. Southampton residents say they are being plagued by the same sound that is making life a misery for people living on the eastern edge of the New
THIS was the scene as hundreds of jobseekers formed a long queue ahead of a careers fair. The large queue snaked around Southampton City Cruise terminal as people looking for employment or a new career path attended the Solent Skills Festival and
SOUTHAMPTON has been named as the best departure port in the country for the fifth time. The city’s port, which has this week celebrated its 175th anniversary, won the Best UK Departure Port accolade at the 2013 Cruise Critic UK Editors’ Picks
HE completed a master’s degree. But with thousands of Hampshire’s 18 to 25-year-olds unemployed, it can be difficult to get a foot in the door. That’s why Richard Blakely has joined the Daily Echo’s Give Me a Chance campaign. The 25-year-old
POLICE commissioner candidate Michael Mates has avoided prosecution for alleged electoral fraud – because he is too old. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said although there was enough evidence to prosecute Mr Mates, who was defeated by Simon
TOOLS and fuel worth a total of £3,000 have been stolen from the Gang Warily complex in Newlands Road, Blackfield. The items were taken from a blue 20ft container. Officers would like to hear from anyone who was in the area last Thursday, October
WINCHESTER planners have objected to the “alien features” of a wind farm in countryside at Woodmancott Down – just a few miles from Bullington Cross. Officers say the six 130-metre masts would have an adverse impact on the unspoilt landscape of
WAVE 105’s Cash for Kids auction, which will see deserving youngsters across the south receive a present for Christmas, raised nearly £30,000 on the airwaves. Its online auction, where you can bid for a signed photo of rock band Kasabian, a two-night
England have just missed out on a place among the top seeds for next summer's World Cup despite making a considerable leap in the latest FIFA rankings. Roy Hodgson's team qualified for the tournament this week by finishing top of their group and
THE letter on the Royal Mail privatisation by PJ House (Letters, October 10), is couched in the usual disingenuous hyperbole used by the EU. The requirement for competition carried no compulsion to privatise. This was largely Vince Cable’s
NFDC planning officers have made themselves look rather silly by recommending rejection of an application, then doing a U-turn. Councillors also rejected the same application, but because of potential consequences, officers pressured councillors
A GROUP of buildings in Fordingbridge, which were under siege during a fierce riot in 1830 go under the hammer on November 4. The East Mills depot, which sits on the bank of the River Avon, is valued at £650,000. The buildings, formerly part
I HAVE invited Vince Cable MP to Southampton Job Centre on November 5 at 1pm to our Sanction Buster demo. Two-andthree- quarter million decent people have been stopped benefits to pay for the recession. The media should learn of this despair in
YET again the traffic on the eastern side of the town is to be disrupted by roadworks for months on end – this time it’s the imminent removal of the roundabout at the western end of the Itchen Bridge and its replacement by traffic lights. So we
WHAT is happening to the New Forest ? At one time you just had to contend with New Forest ponies and a few heifers plus a few pigs in the pannage season and, of course, the deer, which have more right than anything to wander free. These were all
NHS nurses are unlikely to receive their one per cent pay rise next year due to a lack of money. However, the Government can spend £50 billion or more on the unnecessary HS2 rail link. It just does not add up. PHILIP G HAWKINS, Southampton.
I AM not sure pensioners waiting at Totton for the No 10 First bus to take them to the hospital would have any idea both Totton and Ringwood are west of Southampton, let alone how to get the No 3 First bus to the hospital now the rail approach is in
ONE doesn’t necessarily have to live near the sports centre in Southampton (Letters, October 9, by Alan Blandford) to see litter strewn around wherever you may go, and it’s no good asking Southampton City Council to put up notices about this particular
I HAVE to offer a heartfelt apology. Had I known that you were about to pull into the end of Radstock Road this morning I would have waited at home until you had passed by. I’m so sorry that the low autumn sun caused me to drive cautiously and
THE IPCC says global warming is 95 per cent unequivocal, eg one in 20 scientists do not agree. Professor John Sheperd used words such as “likely”, “estimates”, “still uncertainties”, “very worrying”, “never know for sure”, “beyond reasonable doubt
Saints' trip to Sunderland in the Capital One Cup has been rescheduled with less than two weeks notice. Despite the large delay between the draw and the game being fixed for Wednesday, October 30, it has been moved with less than a fortnight until
REGARDING the wrong body at the funeral (Echo, October 8). I sympathise with the mourners at this funeral, but wish to speak in defence of the director concerned. Without a doubt a bad error has occurred on this occasion, resulting in anguish for
A GANG OF armed robbers are being hunted today after a jeweller had a gun held to his head during a raid. Three men brandishing black automatic pistols burst into Papworth Jewellers in St Thomas Street, Lymington, and ordered one of the staff to
Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a woman in a collision in Yarmouth last Friday evening. Rachel Titley, 28, of St Saviours Road, Totland, died after the blue Daihatsu Quore she was driving was in collision with a red
HAMPSHIRE’S indoor bowls campaign swings into action this weekend when the resuscitated juniors tackle Sussex in the English IBA under-25 double-rink championship. After withdrawing last season because of inexperience, Hampshire re-enter a competition
SAINTS have been urged to slash the price of tickets for travelling supporters - and reap the benefits for their own fans. Newcastle have agreed reciprocal pricing agreements with West Bromwich Albion and Swansea for the games between the clubs this
STUDENTS failed to fully evacuate a block of flats following a major fire alert. Crews from St Mary's fire station were called to a seventh floor property in Deanery halls in Marsh Lane, Southampton, after burnt toast triggered the building's
FORMER Hampshire batsman George Bailey paid tribute to India’s “awesome” batting after Australia lost a remarkable one day international. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan put on a batting masterclass as they chased down a huge target of 360
SHE is the pop princess who became queen of reality TV shows and is one of the expert voices on The X Factor. And next month Sinitta hits the stage in Hampshire and is offering the chance of a lifetime to someone in the county desperate to showcase
The title of Southampton’s ultimate warrior will be decided this weekend in the Hardest Man contest at the Guildhall. The testosterone pumping, adrenalin fuelled fighters will battle it out in a last man standing, winner takes all competition to settle
TODAY school halls will fall silent and classrooms will remain empty as scores of teachers stage a one-day walk-out. The joint day of action by the two main teaching unions has resulted in more than 100 schools in Hampshire shutting. Teachers
Rickie Lambert is one of a number of England players who know they cannot afford a dip in their club form if they are to make the plane to Brazil. England’s guarantee of a spot in the World Cup finals has given extra motivation to a host of top
James Ward-Prowse revealed his relief at ending his 21-month wait for a goal as he netted a superb free kick for the England under-21s. The Saints midfielder burst onto the scene with an FA Cup goal against Coventry in January 2012 in what was
SAILING superstar Ben Ainslie’s incredible winning streak was finally brought to an end when he and his crew were forced to settle for second place at the Bermuda Gold Cup. Golden boy Ainslie, pictured below, added a record fourth Olympic gold
SAINTS will enter the Theatre of Dreams this weekend aiming to end a wretched run of results at Manchester United. It is 25 years and counting since Saints last won a league game at Old Trafford, but Saturday might represent the club’s best chance
CIVIC chiefs hope to reduce the number of accidents at four sites in Southampton. The city council’s Cabinet has approved spending a £332,000 Government grant on a road safety project that will see work carried out at a number of different sites
THIS is beyond devastating for me.” Those are the words of a Southampton man whose specially made bike to cope with his size was stolen. Earlier this year 30st Abdallah Adlan, 43, began learning to cycle in order to lose weight. He bought
PATIENTS are being invited to have their say on Hampshire’s transport services for non-emergency patients. GPs across the region are looking for one single contract to provide Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, instead of the five separate
A FORMER Number 10 policy boss is today calling on Southampton to turn its 50 top wishes into a reality within seven years - to mark the city's 50th birthday. Matthew Taylor is set to make the rallying call as leading business and education bosses
