A MEETING for council tenants in Southampton will take place on February 25. The “tackling community issues” training event at the Novotel in West Quay Road will run from 9am to 4pm. It will be a chance for tenants to find out ways
OFFICES to the rear of a Southampton shop are set to be converted into a flat. The city council has approved plans to knock down the disused offices and store at the rear of Winchcombe Power Tools. The site on Wimpson Lane in Maybush
RESIDENTS in a Southampton community can have their say about how the area could be improved. Council tenants in Honeysuckle Road are invited to attend a walkabout event there on February 13. The event, which will start at the top of
POLICE are hunting burglars who carried out a £2,000 raid on a Hampshire home. The burglary, which took place in Broadmead Road in Nursling, is thought to have involved three men who stole more than £2,000 in cash from the property.
TWO insulting letters in as many issues of the Echo (Letters, February 3) by D R Smith. I only hope I am allowed to reciprocate in some way and put his obviously argumentative brain to rest. Once again, I am forced to state (and I’m proud to so
ANOTHER cyclist riding irresponsibly, another driver found not guilty and persecuted by the police and the CPS. When are motorists going to get a fair deal and be listened to? When are cyclists going to learn that riding a bike is not something
TERRY Parsons (Letters, January 28) writes that “at last” people who want Britain to escape from the European Union have a “credible, respectable party to vote for” in the United Kingdom Independence Party. But can UKIP remain credible and respectable
I HAVE just been informed that the Government’s gagging law in the run-up to an election,which was debated in the Lords today, resulted in a draw with 245 lords voting for and 245 against. I consider this to be a serious setback to democracy in
HAVE you been scammed by official-looking sites claiming to be from DVLA when renewing your driving licence? These people set up sites to con you out of fees for renewing your passport/driving licence. They usually charge in the region of £80
ON January 5 I was taken to Southampton General Hospital with two breaks to my elbow after falling out of my roof hatch. I have nothing but praise for the treatment I received from casualty and from wards F3 and F10 and the operating theatre staff
TO the person, though I doubt very much if you are human, who damaged my front door on January 29. I would like to thank you very much for the inconsideration and inconvenience. You may wish to know that I am assisting the police in every way possible
A LEAFLET was recently dropped through our door from Southampton City Council offering cycling tips. It listed the advantages – healthy, reliable, cheap, fast and free. On the back there were tips on what to wear, all good advice. However,
A MOTORIST’S lot is a tough one at the best of times. Drivers are assailed by costs from all sides: taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance. After all that, the last thing anyone needs is others attempting to profit from their misfortune.
A TEENAGER has been hit by a train, as scores of horrified passengers looked on. Passengers between Basingstoke and Eastleigh face delays of up to an hour following the incident, which happened on the southbound platform. British Transport
HAMPSHIRE has suffered the second worst rainfall in the South, enduring its “worst winter rainfall in 250 years” according to Hampshire County Council. It comes as county highways teams are deploying thousands of sandbags to keep roads open to
MOTORISTS can expect delays on one of Hampshire's busiest motorways tonight. Lane closures are in place on the M27 between junctions nine and 11 near Fareham for major bridge repairs. Work started at 9pm last night to strengthen embankments
THE man who organised Southampton’s first snowboarding ‘freestyle’ sessions believes Billy Morgan’s achievements deserve to be recognised with Hampshire’s first snowdome – regardless of his performance at Sochi 2014 tomorrow. Mike Hurd, a former
Hampshire cyclists Dani King and Jon Dibben have had their places confirmed in the Great Britain team for this month’s World Championships. The pair are among a group of 17 riders who will travel to Cali, in Colombia, for the 2014 event, which
AN elderly woman died after she was knocked down when a milkfloat reversed into her, an inquest heard. Kathleen Border, 93, of Redwood Lodge, Fareham, was walking from her home to the edge of her estate to be picked up by family when she was hit
A large number of the Hampshire Cricket playing squad made the trip to Southampton General Hospital to visit seriously ill Jack Robinson. Captain Jimmy Adams, David Balcombe, Adam Wheater, Chris Wood, Matt Coles, Lewis McManus, James Tomlinson, Liam
A GROUP who help maintain one of Southampton’s parks will be holding their annual meeting on Thursday, February 27. The Friends of Riverside Park will be discussing all matters concerning the park as well as talking about future events taking place
A CHARITY helping vulnerable children in Southampton has been given a £3,740 boost. More than 370 bags of toys were given to Barnardo’s Shirley Donation Centre to help raise money to support the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children in the
AN under-fire Hampshire MP has been admitted to hospital. Mike Hancock, Portsmouth South MP, has a history of poor health and underwent heart surgery in 2012, although a statement on his official website did not give the reason for his latest hospital
A WOMAN whose death sparked a murder investigation is thought to have suffered a fit brought on by alcohol withdrawal. Cherie Hayward was found lifeless at her Southampton home by her partner Brian Thompson. A Southampton inquest heard that
GET your horse-related essentials at an upcoming sale. The South Hants Pony and Horse Protection Group has organised an indoor equine tack sale at Wickham Community Centre, in Mill Lane, Wickham on March 2, from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Entry costs
Four people have been injured in a pile-up that has closed a busy Hampshire road. The A326 between Totton and Marchwood has been shut in both directions following a three-vehicle collision near its junction with Staplewood Lane. Hampshire Fire
ALL are welcome to attend the staged wedding of a particularly jittery couple, in a drama commissioned by Theatre Royal Winchester and Hat Fair that takes place in six rooms at the Holiday Inn, Winchester. The action is performed by actors in separate
WITH Valentine’s Day just around the corner, The Point in Eastleigh is offering an evening of love with a difference on Wednesday. Associate artist at The Point, Emma Nias (pictured), is building a new interactive comedy performance Dating Game
A PUPPET with big ambitions will be appearing at The Point for one night only this February. Moses (pictured) is a cantankerous two foot high puppet, who is going to perform an epic story: the final hours of the life of Moses, in real time, on his
“WE WILL remain defiant.” That is the message from a Hampshire pub which has flooded eight times in the last six weeks – at a cost of more than £70,000. But rather than drown their sorrows, staff at the White Swan in Mansbridge remain positive
IT is a donation that will help a Hampshire charity move a step closer to creating a programme to stop drug addiction. The Barker-Mill foundation has donated £5,000 to the Waterfall Trust charity, based in Southampton. The charity was set up
FAMILY panto Pinocchio continues in Lyndhurst this weekend. It will be a sad Christmas in Italy this year – lots of children have disappeared and nobody knows what’s happening to them. Signor Verucca is a happy man though, his store is crammed
PENGUIN Cafe play Southampton’s Turner Sims on Thursday, ahead of the muchanticipated release of their new album The Red Book. The album, the sophomore release from the freshly reimagined Penguin Café, is the culmination of two years’ work that
PLANS have been announced to build a solar farm in a Hampshire village capable of supplying nearly 6,000 homes with electricity. A public exhibition on the proposals at Michelmersh in the Test Valley will be held in the village on Tuesday.
THEY are the controversial landmarks that always divide opinion. Towering over the landscape, wind turbines are either loved or hated by people living nearby. Now an energy firm is set to spark debate among residents in the New Forest after
Hampshire new boy Kyle Abbott is likely to miss the end of the county season after helping his South African side qualify for the Champions League T20. The Champions League dates are yet to be finalised but overseas signing Abbott is expected to
POPPIES are being planted in a Hampshire community to remember the fallen. Valley Park Parish Council has organised the flowers, a traditional symbol of the First World War and used on Remembrance Day, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
Stoke manager Mark Hughes hopes his side's impressive defeat of champions Manchester United can spark an upturn in fortunes. The Potters won for the first time in seven Premier League games as they saw off United 2-1 courtesy of a Charlie Adam
‘I AM lucky to be alive’. That is the verdict from a Southampton teenager who escaped almost unharmed when his bedroom ceiling collapsed. Kyler Young from Tangmere Drive was about to fall asleep when a huge chunk of the ceiling above his head
STAFF have been evacuated from a university building after it was damaged by adverse weather. Building 65A on the University of Southampton's Avenue Campus has been partially closed due to structural damage. The university confirmed the north
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITY CONCERT HEAR some of the lighter hearted offerings Winchester Cathedral’s musicians and their friends have to offer in a special concert tomorrow night. Hear The Dean of Winchester playing his fairground organ,
YOUNGSTERS will take to the court for a children’s tennis club. The Teddy Tennis session is open to children in Southampton aged 30 months to five years. It runs from 9.30am-10.10am on Saturdays in St James Park tennis courts in Shirley.
TRIVIUM AND KILLSWITCH ENGAGE METAL overlords and labelmates Trivium and Killswitch Engage end their string of co-headline dates with a sold out Southampton show tonight. Audiences can expect new material from Trivium’s latest album Vengeance
DIMI Mascarenhas suffered defeat in today’s Big Bash final. The former Hampshire captain was involved in three of the wickets to fall as Perth Scorchers amassed 191-4 against the Hobart Hurricanes. But Hobart lost by 39 runs after being restricted
A UNION jack flag, a black cab, The Gherkin. A red bus, phone box and post box. Not to mention utter chaos and a man emerging from a burning vehicle wielding a weapon. They could hardly have made it any more obvious. London is the location
1927: Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver screen. Off screen, Don, aided by his happy-go-lucky friend and piano accompanist, Cosmo Brown, has to dodge Lina’s romantic overtures, especially when he falls for chorus
A FUNDRAISING dinner in aid of homeless people is being held on Saturday at a Southampton home. Val Laurent is holding the three-course charity supper in aid of the Southampton Sunday Lunch Project at her house in Bassett. The project provides
Jack Cork says that Saints’ refusal to sell him in January has given him confidence that he remains part of the club’s future plans. The midfielder was the subject of interest from Swansea towards the end of the January window, but Saints rejected
THE Shirley Heritage Project is setting up a pop-up Edwardian photography studio from 2-4pm tomorrow in the Park Life Community Room in St James Park, Southampton. The event will focus on the park’s history dating back to 1907. See fosjp.org.uk
YOUNGSTERS can create nautically-themed artwork at Southampton’s SeaCity Museum. Linked with the Ship to Shore exhibition starting at the museum this month, two sessions will take place at 10.30am and 1.30pm on February 15. Children aged four
A ban on players displaying personal slogans on under-shirts would clear up a grey area in the rules, Football Association general secretary Alex Horne has claimed. The FA is proposing the ban at the meeting of the International FA Board, the game's
A MAN alleged to have shot a Southampton man dead told a court the victim had pulled the gun on him, a court heard. Jemmikai Orlebar-Forbes told a jury he arranged a drug deal over the phone with Jahmel Jones at a flat in St Mary’s, Southampton
Stoke will check on the fitness of forwards Marko Arnautovic and Jonathan Walters ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Southampton. Both players suffered knocks in last week's victory over Manchester United while defender Marc Wilson
Football League clubs have called for the Government to review the rule that means stadiums in the Championship must be all-seater but face opposition from Hillsborough campaigners. A majority of the 72 clubs have voted for League chiefs to approach
ANYONE with a love of singing is invited to Thornhill Baptist Church in Southampton on Fridays. Each week the Woodlanders group meets to sing some of their favourite songs from 2pm to 3.30pm. New members are invited. It is free, but donations
A FUNDRASING “frock swap” is to raise money for Hampshire young people preparing to fly out to Africa to help struggling communities. The cloth exchange event is at Copythorne Scout Hut, in Romsey Road, on Saturday, February 22, from 7pm, with
THE life of one of Britain’s most talented botanists and garden designers will be cast into the spotlight. The Southampton Local History Forum will retrace the footsteps of John Claudius Loudon who designed Southampton Old Cemetery.
IT’S all change on the bins in one Hampshire borough. Test Valley Borough Council environmental health chiefs are changing emptying days of wheelie bins for some residents and the new schedule starts on Monday, February 24. Letters
LANGUAGE classes for children in Southampton could be axed after funding for the sessions was cut. As part of their cost-cutting drive Southampton City Council told users of the Community Language Service which teaches minority languages to
HE’S the familiar face behind the bar at one Hampshire pub. Now Roman Janda is hoping for the support of colleagues and customers at Romsey’s Cromwell Arms pub as he prepares to take on a gruelling challenge for charity. Czechoslovakian-born
THE CRACKDOWN on drug-related crime and violence in Southampton will be rolled out across the county following its success in the city. Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Hayes has announced that the force will commit another £1.77m
A SOUTHAMPTON man, jailed for two years for supplying heroin to an undercover police officer, had been used by a gang to do their dirty work for them, said a judge. Matthew Burgess was arrested after supplying drugs to the officer deployed in a
ROMSEY’S mayor Ian Richards is harnessing the town’s vocal power to raise money for his charities. Romsey Male Voice Choir, Romsey Ladies Choir, Mountbatten Community Choir, Romsey Youth Choir and Romsey Abbey Primary School will be performing
THE Southampton Women’s Forum hosts its first coffee morning on Tuesday, February 25. The session runs from 10am until noon in The Third Age Centre in Cranbury Terrace, Southampton. Textile teacher Lorna Jones from Artymess will hold a crafts
Teachers are to stage a fresh national strike in a long-running row over pay, pensions and conditions. Members of the National Union of Teachers in England and Wales will walk out on March 26 after accusing Education Secretary Michael Gove of `
TWO Hampshire universities have joined forces to launch a campaign to encourage students to get voting in the next General Election. The University of Southampton and Solent University have teamed up with the Bite the Ballot organisation in a bid
TOMORROW is National Libraries Day, and a string of free events are going on around Southampton. Bitterne Library will host a meet the author event with local thriller writer Jim Raven from 2-3pm. The Central Library will be the venue for sessions
BUSINESS leaders involved in professional practices across the south can catch up on latest sector insights being offered by accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson. The South Coast office is hosting the complimentary
SOUTHAMPTON City Council planners have turned down an application to build a one-bedroom apartment above a garage in North Road. Officers said the proposed development at the site in St Denys would constitute “poor living conditions” and have a
APPLICATIONS are now open for artists and photographers to enter an annual show. The 40th Titchfield Art and Craft Show, at the Titchfield Community Centre, in Mill Street, will include an art and photography section. It starts with a preview
IT’S supposed to be a multi-million pound landmark development that was hoped to breathe new life into a Southampton community. The 15-storey City Gateway scheme will provide community facilities and student flats in Swaythling. But traders
IT is the new frontier in global economy. Latin America presents a goldmine, with a wealth of opportunities for international companies and corporations . Now business leaders in Hampshire have the chance to grab a slice of the action in their
HAPPY Days are here again as a brand new UK To ur based on the hit TV series, featuring the unforgettable ‘King of Cool’ Arthur ‘The Fonz’ Fonzarelli, arrives in Southampton. Join your favourite 50s family, the Cunninghams and the rest of the gang
A NEW distribution centre to cut harmful emissions and congestion across Hampshire has opened. The new Sustainable Distribution Centre (SDC) will receive goods deliveries from across the country so they can be delivered together to the same location
A sell-out gig at the Wedgewood Rooms is always going to be fun – such an intimate space creates a very special atmosphere. Primed by knock-out performances by Sarah Williams White and Itch, the evening was set to be a memorable one. And so
River Test overflowing onto floodplain at Timsbury, from an unnamed Daily Echo reader. In at the deep end. Literally. Hope the residents of Romsey can get back to their homes soon. http://t.co/9QWhXw5cc1 — @LEWIS_C 07 February
A GRADUATE of Southampton Solent University has gone on to work in top flight football. Football Studies graduate Jamie Powell BA (Hons) went straight into full-time employment at Premier League club Crystal Palace as Head of Academy Performance
Former Tottonians junior David Sisi has moved north. The former England Under-20s player, who turned 21 this week, has signed for Leeds Carnegie on loan from Bath until the end of the season. The 6ft 5in back row signed for Bath last year after
Mauricio Pochettino has warned that qualification for the Europa League can “kill” teams. Saints have an outside chance of making the cut for the competition either through the FA Cup or the league. Though only the top five currently qualify
COMMUTER chaos has hit Hampshire this morning due to widespread flooding. Stoneham Lane in Eastleigh is currently closed in both directions between junction five of the M27 and Chestnut Avenue. It means road access to Southampton Airport and
POLICE believe two burglaries within half a mile of each other in Southampton could be linked. Intruders plundered an engagement ring and £105 cash after breaking into a home in Pentire Way, Shirley. They removed part of a back garden fence
A police appeal has been issued to find a man who exposed himself at a busy junction. Officers want help to identify a man who indecently exposed himself at the junction of Palmerston Road and Stanley Street in Southsea, near John Lewis. The
Rugby officials are bracing themselves for another wave of postponements tomorrow. Clubs are being asked to pull out all the stops to get games staged. But several pitches have not been set foot upon since well before Christmas – and the outlook
AFC TOTTON boss Steve Riley is confident of keeping midfielder Lewis Ross on board at the Testwood Stadium – despite interest from reigning Sydenhams Premier Division outfit Blackfield & Langley. Ross is dual-signed with the Stags from Blackfield
EASTLEIGH have moved to take the weight off targetman Craig McAllister by signing Ben Wright on an initial month’s loan from Conference Premier outfit Salisbury City. McAllister sat out last Saturday’s FA Trophy defeat against Cambridge United
POLICE are hunting thieves who broke into a Southampton pub and stole charity money. Juliann Graham, landlady at The Anchor in Old Redbridge, was woken by her burglar alarm. But it wasn’t until the next morning that she noticed thieves had
A MOTORIST suffered facial injuries when he was assaulted in his car by a pedestrian in Southampton. The 20-year-old driver was at the Walton Road and Purcell Road junction in Sholing when a man approached and banged on his window. The driver
SHOLING have recruited an extra goal machine, Alex Baldacchino, to boost their four-pronged attack on silverware. The former Havant & Waterlooville and New Milton Town hotshot this week completed his signing for the Boatmen from reigning champions
HUNDREDS of motorists may have paid out thousands of pounds after wrongly being slapped with fines at a Southampton car park. It comes after two Hampshire women won their fight against a well known parking firm who targeted them at a large city
IT WAS supposed to be the springboard for hundreds of youngsters in Hampshire to get involved in sport. But just over a year after the London Olympic Games, members of one of the south’s most prestigious athletics clubs have been left asking, ‘
POLICE believe two burglaries within half a mile of each other in Southampton could be linked. Intruders plundered an engagement ring and £105 cash after breaking into a home in Pentire Way, Shirley. They removed part of a back garden fence
