A WOMAN has been cut from her car after a crash in Southampton. The grey Mercedes crashed into barriers on Bitterne Road West at its junction with Athelstan Road, near to the Station pub. Firefighters have cut the driver from the vehicle and
Will Nicola Cortese return to the Saints? I cannot say. Is it possible that he could return to take the helm again as chief executive after his sudden departure this week? Most certainly. He would not be the first chairman to make a comeback
That’s it then. We can all rest easy. The city is in safe hands again and a repeat of the traffic disaster that brought whole swathes of Southampton to a standstill for several hours last Friday is off the cards. An emergency meeting of the city
The French are a different race to us. Fairly obvious statement that, but one made all the more obvious, apparently, by this week’s controversy surrounding the alleged relationship between the French President, Francois Hollande and actress Julie
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died near Winchester last week after he allegedly fell from his bicycle. James Tiles, of Duke Street in Micheldever, was found on Trickets Lane near the junction for Weston Colley, between Sutton Scotney and
Police are appealing for information after two car park ticket machines at Andover College on Charlton Road have had money stolen from them. There have been six incidents between January 4, 2014 and January 12, 2014. The thefts have taken place
Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino and chairman Katharina Liebherr have both reassured supporters that no players will be leaving the club the January transfer window. But one who has exited St Mary’s is young ‘keeper Will Britt, who has left the
POLICE have seized a lethal assault rifle from the home of a New Forest drug dealer. The AK47 and ammunition was found at David Williamson's house when detectives swooped on it last July. Now the 28-year-old has been jailed for 11 years for
Saints have been embroiled in their fair-share of drama over the past week and now their Premier League opponents on Saturday Sunderland look to be in the midst of a soap opera of their own. According to reports around the Black Cats their director
POLICE are today hunting arsonists who have struck twice in two Hampshire communities. The first fire was discovered in a field in Chapel Lane, Fawley at around 7.30am this morning. A 50-year-old woman arrived to find a horse trailer, containing
Saints legend Franny Benali has confirmed he is now welcome back at St Mary's. The Nineties crowd favourite had been banned from the club but was told he was welcome back a week before Nicola Cortese's departure. He tweeted: "For those that
CELEBRATION OF USTAD NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN’S MUSIC FOR the first time in Southampton, the sounds of one of the biggest names in Pakistani music will be celebrated in a tribute concert this weekend. Described as the finest and most famous Pakistani
BACK TO BASIE DIRECTED by trumpet player Paul Lacey, Back To Basie features London session musicians and jazz soloists all dedicated to playing the music of Count Basie, pictured, and his second great orchestra of the 1950s and 1960s. Back
Police are now in a position to name the driver who died in a two vehicle collision in Fleet. He was William Gilham, 77, from Coniston Close, Woodley in Reading. At 3:06pm, on Tuesday 14, William was driving a green Vauxhall Astra towards Elvetham
FOR the last 30 years, singer and songwriter Jez Lowe has taken his songs of life in his native north east England to audiences across the world, sometimes solo, sometimes with his band, The Bad Pennies, and sometimes in a variety of collaborations
Sholing's last-32 FA Vase clash with Hullbridge Sports has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at the Silverlake Arena. The Boatmen had tweeted this morning asking for volunteers to come and help clear the saturated pitch of water tomorrow
POLICE are today hunting arsonists who have struck twice in two Hampshire communities. The first fire was discovered in a field in Chapel Lane, Fawley at around 7.30am this morning. A 50-year-old woman arrived to find a horse trailer, containing
ONE of the men accused of murdering a man in a Southampton flat was pulled over by police days before the shooting took place, a court heard. Chief inspector Michael Buckle spotted a car driven by Pierre Lewis speeding and running a red light in
THE remains of Alfred the Great may have been discovered in Hampshire. Experts today revealed a pelvic bone found at the former site of Hyde Abbey, Winchester, belonged to either the Anglo Saxon king or his son Edward. It followed an excavation
Saints chairman Katharina Liebherr insists that no players are for sale this month. The departure of Nicola Cortese has led to fears that the likes of Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana could be sold during the January transfer window. But Liebherr
YEOVIL Town are to ask Saints for more tickets for next week's FA Cup tie against Saints at St Mary's. The Championship strugglers have sold out of their initial 3,100 allocation.
Mauricio Pochettino will focus on driving a nucleus of recent absentees back to full form and fitness while uncertainty surrounds Saints' transfer policy and protocol. Pochettino leads Saints into Barclays Premier League action at Sunderland tomorrow
SITTING PRETTY MEMBERS of the Maskers Theatre Company are baring all in their latest play. The company who previously brought us The Graduate are at the Nuffield next week with Sitting Pretty. Two spinster sisters in their fifties share
HAMPSHIRE has today been hit by yet more flood warnings as heavy rain continues to drench the South. The Environment Agency has put 13 flood warnings and 84 flood alerts in place across the South East after another night of torrential heavy rain
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES ANNE has bright red pigtails, a vivid imagination and a fiery spirit. When she is mistakenly sent for adoption to the Cuthberts, who wanted a boy to help at their farm, she turns a rural community upside down. Avonlea’s
FOLLOWING the sell-out Carpet Remnant World, acclaimed writer and comedian Stewart Lee presents a mixed stew of new ideas in preparation for a third BBC TV series. Exploring ideas from parental alcoholism, justifiable shoplifting, urban foxes,
AFTER being ‘sent off’ the Soccer AM sofa last year for misbehaving, Chris Ramsey wonders whether he really is the Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning TV – not to mention, whether he wants to be. Fresh from a complete sell-out, twice extended
A PROBATION officer was "shocked and disappointed" when told one of the men accused of murdering a Southampton dad started a relationship with his mentor, a court heard. Terry Wilson was appointed as probation officer for Pierre Lewis after he
A CORNERSTONE of Italian neorealism, Bicycle Thieves, Vittorio De Sica’s drama of survival in Italy’s post-war depression earned a special Oscar for its affecting power. Shooting in the streets and alleys of Rome, De Sica uses the real-life
THE literary world is understandably horrified. The news this week is that teen heartthrob Kristen Stewart is going to star in a romantic remake of 1984. No, it’s not a joke. Equals is an adaptation of the 1956 film starring Richard Burton
HE’S one of the most villainous characters ever to grace TV screens. Nasty Nick Cotton has twice committed murder, succumbed to a heroin addiction and attempted to poison his own mother among a hefty list of misdemeanours committed during his memorable
A FITNESS class for babies and toddlers will be held every Wednesday. Movin Monkeez classes run at Nursling and Rownhams Village Hall in Nursling Street. Children under two years old can join in from 9.40- 10.20am and children over two can
RAYMOND Briggs’ much-loved classic The Snowman flies into Hampshire to melt the hearts of Southampton audiences next week. Celebrating 20 years on the stage, the live version of the children’s favourite opens at the Mayflower Theatre on Tuesday
HE is the tough tackling hardman famed for his dogged defensive displays on the football pitch. Former Saints legend’s Jim Steele’s prowess inspired his team’s shock FA Cup Final win over Manchester United in 1976. Now the footballing legend
Hampshire Cricket have launched a unique rebrand of their Community programme. ‘Hampshire Cricket in The Community’ becomes the clubs new official charity name, encompassing Hampshire Cricket Board, Hampshire Cricket Community Trust and Elite Coaching
IT IS quite astonishing how so-called experts can still maintain that fluoride in the water supply will prevent caries in children and maintain that it is perfectly safe despite the mounting evidence to the contrary. In Europe, cavity rates declined
CAN you beat battling Boudicca? What if a Viking moved in next door? Would you lose your heart or head to horrible Henry VIII? Can evil Elizabeth entertain England? Will Parliament survive gunpowder Guy? Should King Charles keep his head? Dare
THE Government’s attempt to bribe councils and communities into accepting fracking operations by offering financial incentives amounts to an admission that they have failed to make the case for fracking. In fact, fracking is only happening because
BISHOPSTOKE Good Neighbour Scheme is looking for voluntary drivers to help with hospital transport, GP transport, prescription collection, shopping and other various trips. Mileage expenses are reimbursed. If you have any spare time on your hands
BOSSES at Romsey Rapids are offering free fitness advice to the public on January 26. Members of the public will be able to join Rapids members for free consultations on diet and nutritional advice, and take part in an hour-long boxercise class
SCHOOLBOY and his family were threatened at knifepoint by masked burglars during a terrifying raid at their home. The 13-year-old was playing computer games in his upstairs bedroom when two men burst into the terraced house in Southampton.
IT IS easy to deal with unwanted phone calls with most of today’s modern telephones. Firstly you must have caller display. If you do not recognise the caller’s number or it is withheld, you let it ring and go to answer phone or voice mail. Hardly
IT remains, for many fans, an iconic image of a man who was all too briefly owner of their football club. The late Markus Liebherr is captured in this Daily Echo picture celebrating Saints’ JPT final win at Wembley in March 2010. To help him
MY suggestions to relieve potential gridlock situations would be to extend the M3 to the Docks simultaneously extending M271 to the western docks. At the same time to additionally cope with football influxes reopen Northam, Terminus and Nursling
New mother Zara Phillips has headed home from hospital after welcoming her newborn baby daughter into the world. The silver medal-winning Olympian, who is one of Britain's leading equestrian riders, gave birth to her first child early this morning
TO Southampton City Council: Further to recent reports in the press regarding the traffic chaos in Southampton perhaps you would explain why your officials have now granted Southern Water permission to dig a trench from St Anne’s Road in Woolston across
“WE are aware of some delays” says Councillor Jacqui Rayment (Daily Echo, January 11). Some delays? What a joke that is. There are always delays in and out of Southampton when ever it is a busy shopping time or there is a Saints game on or cruise
DON’T fight us, join us. That’s the only message I can give after I read of the taxi drivers’ problems on Friday, January 10. I too got so sick of the traffic jams on my five-mile trip to work – “there must be a solution” I thought. And there was
CAN you please ask the questions of whoever to what seems so obvious to many Sotonians. l Why do people joining cruises at the Western docks not enter from Dock Gate 20 at Millbrook, Google maps suggests there is a road that joins with Herbert
OAKLANDS Badminton Club is welcoming new members. The club meets at Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill in Romsey Road, Southampton from 8pm-10pm Tuesdays. It costs £2.50 for the first night. Members must be over 14 years old. For more information
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner is celebrating a new year windfall that could see her and her husband jet off for a muchneeded holiday in 2014. Great-grandmother Mary Phillips, from Sholing, Southampton, scooped the runner-up prize in the Daily Echo’s Find
Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino yesterday pledged that no players that he wanted to keep will leave the club in the January transfer window. Despite that statement a few players you'd imagine the Argentine would want to stay continue to be
IT IS one of the most tragic events in world history and affected hundreds of Southampton families. But now the sinking of Titanic could become one of the world’s most popular attractions after plans were unveiled for a theme park in China based
THE funeral takes place today of a Hampshire schoolboy who died in Austria while skiing with his family. Cameron Bespolka, 16, died on December 17 after he, his father and a ski guide were engulfed in an avalanche in the resort of Lech am Arlberg
COUNCILLOR Jaqcui Rayment says she “is happy to apologise again.” That’s ok, then. As long as she’s happy to keep apologising there’s really no need for her to hurry to solve the problem, is there? She was led to believe there were plans
An investigation is continuing into the death of a man whose body was found near a Hampshire railway station. Police have identified 29- year-old Polish national Krysztof Miska as the man found dead on a pathway near Millbrook railway station on
A SOUTHAMPTON group of choristers is putting on a concert in aid of a centre which helps young families from across the city tomorrow. Conductor Craig Lawton will lead the Conchord Singers through a performance of Faure’s Requiem at Christ Church
PROPOSALS to turn a house of multiple occupation (HMO) into separate flats have been rejected. City council planners in Southampton have refused Glen Sahota planning permission to convert the house in Osborne Road South. He had wanted to convert
A SOUTHAMPTON organisation has raised enough money to pay for vital breathing equipment. Breath Easy members will gather at St Marks Church in Southampton on January 29 to deliver a Spirometer machine, which measures the movement of air in and
HOW did he get out alive? A motorist had an incredible escape following a dramatic crash that ended with his car being submerged in water in Hampshire. The red Ford Escort had crashed off a road and rolled several times before sinking down
A HISTORIC Hampshire pub has been shut and boarded up after the landlord called time and announced he was leaving. Regulars at the Bitterne Park Hotel were called in for a farewell party by landlord Ian Houston as he revealed he was closing for
Victor Wanyama will not recover from his calf injury in time for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League trip to Sunderland. Full-back Calum Chambers should recover from illness, while Artur Boruc and Guly do Prado will step up their injury returns
THERE are no judges, just superb skating and plenty of sequins. Former Olympic gold medal skater Robin Cousins may be attracting millions of TV viewers as the head judge on ITV’s Dancing on Ice, but this is where he really excels – choreographing
THE man who oversaw the sale of Liverpool FC four years ago has been linked with replacing Nicola Cortese at Saints. British-born Christian Purslow was managing director of the Anfield giants between June 2009 - a month before Markus Liebherr completed
YOU can have a go at relaxing by going to a dance therapy class at a Ropewalk Community Centre in Southampton on Sunday. The community centre in Derby Road, St Mary’s will be holding a free taster session which will run from 10am through to 11am
A SOUTHAMPTON arts venue will be holding a music event tonight. Singers and songwriters will perform at the Three Monkeys concert at the Art House Gallery Cafe, in Above Bar Street from 8pm. Entrance is £4 and suppers are available. Visit thearthousesouthampton
COUNTY transport bosses are set to formally shelve a multi-million pound plan to reopen a railway line that closed almost 50 years ago. This comes after a report concluded that the scheme is unlikely to secure the necessary funding – mainly because
SOME 1,500 souls lost their lives when the Titanic sank just over 100 years ago. More than 540 of those who perished came from Southampton. For us the disaster is our history. It is the loss of relatives for some, a tragedy that still creates emotion
AT JUST three days old baby Ethan Doyle displayed an amazing will to live. The odds were stacked heavily against the tiny infant who had been starved of oxygen at birth after suffering a knot in his umbilical cord. He was resuscitated immediately
A MEETING for residents in Thornhill, Southampton to discuss a district energy scheme has been postponed. It was scheduled to take place on January 23 and would have discussed Southampton City Council’s plan to develop the network, to supply heat
A three car crash is caused tailbacks on a Hampshire motorway this morning. The accident happened on the M27 eastbound between junction three for the M271 and Rownhams services. As a result of the accident, which happened at about 5.45am
Mauricio Pochettino has pledged his immediate future to Saints in the wake of Nicola Cortese’s departure – but has refused to give any guarantees over his long-term status. The club’s manager also moved to calm fears of a reported player “exodus
NICOLA Cortese enjoyed four and a half years of almost non-stop success as chairman of Saints. Yet the Swiss-Italian businessman often rubbed sections of the fanbase up the wrong way. He was never afraid to make unpopular decisions, and as a result
SHOLING boss Dave Diaper has had the rundown on tomorrow’s FA Vase last-32 opponents Hullbridge Sports from a player he once tried to sign. Former Christchurch, Brockenhurst and Wimborne striker Tom Jeffes plays for Hullbridge’s Essex Senior League
EASTLEIGH boss Richard Hill says it’s “ludicrous” that with just 14 weeks of the Skrill Conference South season remaining, Eastleigh have 23 league fixtures still to cram in, while tomorrow’s opponents Gosport Borough have 25. Although no one could
Eastleigh fly to the Channel Islands tomorrow to take on St Jacques in the Gales HSB Hampshire Bowl – with their opponents picking up the tab for flights. The Guernsey club should be the away side but offered Eastleigh the opportunity for a day
Hampshire rugby clubs aim to play league fixture catch-up this weekend – but plenty of grounds still face late pitch inspections. Tottonians’ London 2 South-West game at home to Effingham & Leatherhead was postponed last weekend, but staff
IT IS an issue that has businesses worried and a bus company considering pulling its service out of a Hampshire village if something is not done. First bus operator claims its buses are being damaged due to parked cars on a road in Titchfield,
Many confusing returns, Mauricio. When he woke up on Wednesday morning Saints’ Argentinian manager, Mauricio Pochettino, probably didn’t expect that some 30 or so hours later he would be be under interrogation from a pack of 40 journalists in a
ALRESFORD Town will spare a thought for injured club skipper Simon Everett when they continue their FA Vase odyssey at Hallen tomorrow. Excitement is building for the Magpies who, prior to this season, had never progressed beyond the first round
MORE about the search for King Alfred the Great is due to be revealed today. Archaeologists and researchers are due to hold a press conference at noon to outline previously secret details about the project to probe the final resting place of the
HE was a highly-experienced rider who had been around horses all his life. Well-known businessman David Horton loved to trek through the Hampshire countryside on an animal that had competed at Hickstead, home of British show jumping. But one
Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino is hoping the dramatic events of this week will not affect his players at Sunderland tomorrow. Nicola Cortese’s departure as chairman on Wednesday has caused a major distraction in the build-up to the clash at
Mauricio Pochettino believes it is important for Katharina Liebherr to attend tomorrow’s game at Sunderland. The Saints boss wants the owner and new non-executive chairman to be “visible” in the wake of Nicola Cortese’s departure. Liebherr
