Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino insists that the increasing focus on his contractual situation will NOT become a distraction. Pochettino’s current deal runs until the end of next season, and many fans would like to see him now commit to a longer
Saints could throw yet another teenager into their starting line-up when they visit Spurs on Sunday. With injuries mounting at St Mary’s, manager Mauricio Pochettino revealed that he is thinking of drafting an additional young player into the team
A CAR fire is causing delays for motorists on a busy Hampshire motorway this evening. There are delays on the M3 southbound from junction six in Basingstoke after police closed lanes two and three of the motorway. The incident happened at around
Last week we brought you the 10 best Saints kits - a relatively straightforward top ten which was largely agreed with, bar the odd exception. This week however, we go to the other end of the spectrum. Your favourite may well be here, but don't
POLICE are continuing investigations into a serious sexual assault in Southampton. Today detectives are reassuring residents in the Bevois Valley area that there is no risk to safety after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted by a man in the early
ONE of Southampton's busiest bridges will be closed for nearly six months for 'major reconstruction' work. Central Bridge will be shut from March 31 for 24 weeks to replace a failing waterproof layer that protects the 130-year-old brick structure
HE'S one of the country's most loved singer-songwriters - and he made a surprise appearance at a city centre venue. Passenger, also known as Michael Rosenberg, surprised the crowd when he came out on stage to join friend Stu Larsen at The Brook
A MAN in Hampshire who was stopped by police for not wearing his seatbelt had said he did not want to ruin his tan. As part of a European-wide crackdown Hampshire police have caught a total of 441 people including the man who blamed the good weather
WITH 35 years of DJing and broadcasting under his belt as well as being awarded the MBE for services to broadcasting, David Rodigan more than lives up to the legend title. He has been the top dog in the ganja-scented, bass heavyatmosphere of Britain
OXFAM MUSIC SOUTHAMPTON IT’S a big heartfelt thank you from the staff at Oxfam Music Southampton. Tonight The Cellar hosts an evening of music and frolics to say thank you to the fine people of the city for their constant support of the shop
A PRIVATE Hampshire hospital is celebrating the completion of a multimillion pound refurbishment. The Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital in Chandler’s Ford has undergone an £8m revamp which has included the upgrading of patient bedrooms, the creation
THE WAYNFLETE SINGERS THE Waynflete Singers, supported by first-class solo singers and the English Chamber Orchestra, are performing Mozart and Haydn’s finest music tomorrow at Winchester Cathedral. The event audience is in for a musical treat
PRIDE & PREJUDICE WHEN Elizabeth Bennet first meets Mr Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited. When she later discovers that he has scuppered the relationship between his friend Bingley and her sister Jane, she is determined to dislike
COMEDIAN Rob Newman shot to fame in the early 90s, as one half of Newman and Baddiel. The pair starred in BBC comedy sketch show The Mary Whitehouse Experience and had huge success with cult TV series Newman and Baddiel In Pieces. Rob found
BEN Kidd directs Frank Wedekind’s definitive play Spring Awakening in a new version by Anya Reiss, in a Nuffield coproduction with Headlong and West Yorkshire Playhouse in Southampton from next week. Unnerving, entertaining, funny and dark, Wedekind
DAVID BADDIEL FAME: our society is obsessed with it – but who will talk honestly about what it’s really like? David Baddiel, in his first full show for 15 years, does. From accidentally stealing the spotlight at Russell Brand’s wedding,
MOUSE TRAP AGATHA Christie’s The Mousetrap – famous around the world as being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British Theatre, comes to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts next week as part of its first ever UK tour and
VINTAGE Disney season continues at Southampton’s Harbour Lights Picturehouse on Sunday with classic The Jungle Book. The story of a young boy who has been raised by animals in the jungle is a firm family favourite, with catchy songs and unforgettable
AT last – a sequel that makes sense. Pixar has announced that it’s working on a second The Incredibles movie. So, almost a decade after its release, the one film in the catalogue that seems tailormade for a follow-up is being revisited.
THE wheels are truly in motion for one of Hampshire’s premier jobs events. It is a case of all aboard as we take to the streets to spread the word of the Daily Echo’s Jobs Fair, in association with Priory Education Services. Hundreds of job-seekers
England full-back Mike Brown has won the 2014 RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship award. The Southampton-born player, who was in blistering form throughout the Six Nations campaign, secured more than 34 per cent of a public vote to claim an
Glenn Hoddle claims he came close to returning as Tottenham manager following Andre-Villas Boas' sacking. The former Saints boss was at the White Hart Lane helm between 2001 and 2003, but that stint was far less successful than his distinguished
ECCENTRIC folk-rock troubadour King Charles will be headlining this year’s SMILEfest finale event at Southampton’s Mo’ Club tonight. Described as gloriously psychedelic, bright and exuberant and exploding with vibrant sounds, he will be capping
IT’S been months in the planning – now Sport Relief is finally here. A weekend of fundraising got under way in Hampshire today with a challenge to beat the £195 million raised nationally in 2012, the last time the event was held. There are
IT was supposed to be the centrepiece of a Southampton community. But the future of the Eastpoint Centre in Thornhill is still up in the air – even though it is under new management. Landlords, Plus You Limited (PYL), have officially taken
POLICE are hunting a hit and run driver who left a stricken moped rider lying seriously injured on a Hampshire main road. The 62-year-old victim from Fareham came off his black Piaggio bike when in collision with a small car in Western Road, Cosham
A STRICKEN yacht was rescued just in time before it beached on one of the most notorious banks in the Solent. At first the 40ft yacht, which began drifting near the entrance to Lymington harbour after its mast broke, could not be located. But
A FIRE investigation is underway this morning after a yacht in a Hampshire marina burst into flames. Crews from Hythe, Beaulieu and Hardley fire stations battled the blaze aboard the 38ft boat in Hythe marina for just under two hours and half after
LIFE imitates art as the boy ballerina who won an Olivier Award as Billy Elliot becomes the star of Swan Lake. Liam Mower, 21, looks back on his most famous role as he takes to the stage as The Prince in Matthew Bourne’s contemporary classic at
The Zoo Story EDWARD ALBEE'S script brings two men together on a New York park bench. Peter's the more conventional spirit but, played by RUBEN SANCHEZ-GARCIA, even his longest stretches of silent attention are highly suggestive, making him an
THEY lost their baby to a heart condition when he was just eight days old. Now, 27 years after his death Joseph Fleming’s parents are urging people to back the charity that would have helped keep him alive. And to help the Daily Echo-backed
Saints midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is a doubt for the trip to Tottenham this Sunday. The Frenchman, who scored in last weekend’s 4-2 win over Norwich, is struggling with a muscular injury. With Jack Cork and Victor Wanyama also injured,
Mauricio Pochettino described Rickie Lambert’s comments about him this week as “the best compliment a manager can get”. The Saints striker encouraged the club’s new board to agree a fresh contract with Pochettino, adding that he felt the “sky is
MORE than a dozen schools in Hampshire will be severely disrupted if a planned strike by teachers goes ahead next week. Six head teachers have notified local education authorities that should the industrial action happen next Wednesday their schools
EQUIPPING schools with life saving defibrillators is set to be top of the agenda for head teachers across Southampton. The move comes in response to the Daily Echo’s campaign to ensure that all schools have access to the device that was used to
A YOUNG man had to be cut from a car after it struck a post on a city traffic calming measure. Crews from St Mary's Fire Station removed the injured passenger from the crashed Audi A4 on Weston Parade in Southampton last night at about 7.30pm last
SAINTS loanee Dani Osvaldo's Europa League dream is still alive. The controversial striker was a late sub as Juventus advanced to the quarter finals with a 1-0 win at Serie A rivals Fiorentina last night. Andrea Pirlo scored a second half free-kick
TOTTENHAM could be poised to welcome back some of their leading players for Sunday's home clash with Saints. And Spurs boss Tim Sherwood believes other teams will now be afraid of his side after their valiant display at Benfica last night.
SHOLING boss Dave Diaper joked that he caught up on some much-needed sleep during last night’s 3-0 win at Romsey Town. Two first-half Lee Wort goals and a second-half Barry Mason effort kept the Boatmen a point adrift of Sydenhams Premier leaders
MAURICIO Pochettino’s claim that the Europa League would “kill” Saints is backed up by this weekend’s opponents Tottenham. The Saints boss recently admitted that he was not a fan of the secondary European club competition due to it clogging up
Making money from their academy is nothing new for Saints – but now the club hope to profit from the ideas that come out of that prestigious system, rather than simply the players. An incredible abundance of talent has been produced at St Mary’
Gosport Borough’s all-time top goal scorer Justin Bennett is sweating over his chances of selection for the FA Trophy final. The former Eastleigh and AFC Totton striker, who became the most prolific marksman in Boro’ history last weekend after two
STEVE Riley fears AFC Totton’s dramatic improvement may have come too late to preserve their Calor Southern Premier status, writes WENDY GEE. But he would be interested to know how the Stags’ bright, young class of 2013/14 would have coped earlier
Eastleigh reckon a a four-try victory tomorrow should wrap up third place in London 3 South-West. The Bishopstoke Road side head for second-from-bottom Old Cranleighans after being awarded a walk over by basement club Old Wellingtonians a week
The latest episode in the nailbiting battle for Snows Group Hampshire 1 supremacy kicks off at 3pm tomorrow. And all eyes will be on The Rec where new leaders Fordingbridge are likely to be put to the test by a side that held top spot throughout
POLICE are closing in on a hit-and-run driver who left a pregnant cow writhing in agony. Officers investigating the incident are chasing new leads after the Daily Echo helped publicise their plea for help in catching the culprits. Rewards totalling
MORGAN Schneiderlin has claimed he “one day” wants to play for a “great club”. The Saints midfielder has been quoted in the French media regarding his long-term future. Schneiderlin, who has been at St Mary’s since 2008, is currently under
POOLE Town’s star centre-back Will Spetch is joining Eastleigh’s Skrill Conference South title rivals Sutton United for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £5,000- £7,000. The 22-year-old defender is set to sign a deal which will
EASTLEIGH’S hard work to “pick a better option in front of goal” is reaping dividends. Not only have the Spitfires overhauled Bromley at the top of the Skrill Conference South, but they have done it in prolific style, netting eight goals in their
Southampton is gearing up for a big night of professional boxing this weekend. There will be international fights for locals Joe Pigford and Matty Tew at Southampton Guildhall tomorrow for charity fight night, The Heart of Boxing. Proceeds will go
IT’S just a drop in the ocean. That was a council boss’s reaction after the Government revealed how much money it is handing out to fix roads and other infrastructure devastated by the winter floods. Hampshire County Council is to receive £11m
IT is the dramatic climax of a high speed police chase on a Hampshire motorway. A thick cloud of white debris explodes on the pursuing officers’ windscreen as a terrified courier orders his passenger to throw drugs from the moving car. Minutes
GOSPORT Borough chairman Mark Hook has praised boss Alex Pike for his record in winning one-off games “when it matters most.” Pike aims to become the first manager to ever win both the FA Vase and FA Trophy when he sends Borough into action against
