SALISBURY Cathedral is the iconic location for an amazing sculpture exhibition by John Maine RA which can be seen until July 23. Sanctuary comprises a number of stone installations in the Close and a procession of granite carvings in the cloisters
JOE Orton’s classic 60s drama, Entertaining Mr Sloane, celebrates its 50th year with a revival by London Classic (Ghosts, Equus) at Theatre Royal Winchester. The play’s unique blend of farce and black comedy captured the suppressed desires of the
ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN THIS is the third play in the trilogy The Norman Conquests which were written by Alan Ayckbourn over ten days. Annie, a woman facing single adulthood, is growing tired of the wellintentioned but passionless courtship
THE multi-award winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion brings his new one-man show Derren Brown: Infamous to The Mayflower Theatre next week. The show promises to demonstrate once again why Derren is one of the world’s most renowned
COMIC Lee Hurst brings his new stand up show to The Point in Eastleigh next week. Lee is back on the road to ask audiences what winds them up in the show Things that make you go Aaarggh!!! Lee, who is best known as one of the team captains
IT’S set to be a brilliantly bonkers celebration of books and a lot more besides. I was lucky enough this week to attend the launch of a unique new festival set to take the New Forest by storm this summer. The Curious Arts Festival is every
JUST days after Titanic foundered near her last reported position of 41 North 50 West, a US Senate Inquiry was held in New York to determine causes of the disaster. The liner’s legacy has endured over 102 years with tales of sacrifice and human
CAN you beat battling Boudicca? What if a Viking moved in next door? Has William Wallace met his match? Would you lose your heart or head to horrible Henry? Can evil Elizabeth entertain England? Will Parliament survive gunpowder Guy? Can King Charles
A SOUTHAMPTON school bid farewell to its headmistress today. Beverley Murtagh will serve her last day in her post as head at St Anne’s Catholic School and Sixth Form. Under her stewardship since 2006 Mrs Murtagh has overseen a growing and changing
FUNDRAISING students at a Hampshire university raised thousands of pounds as part of a week-long charity drive. More than 40 students from the Raise and Give society (RAG) at the University of Southampton raised more than £5,000 during their ‘Big
HAMPSHIRE youngsters are being invited on the voyage of a lifetime. Spaces are available on the Tall Ship Stavros S Niarchos for a special trip from Poole to Swansea. From May 21 to June 1 young people aged 16 to 25 can help to navigate the
A UNIVERSITY’S student union is getting students talking online. Southampton University Students Union (SUSU) has launched forums on its website to ensure everyone feels included. The forums can be used to discuss academic problems, ask questions
FREE workshops teaching deaf children in Hampshire to sign are on during the Easter break on Thursday. The Hampshire Deaf Association, SONUS, has organised two sessions at Spitfire House in the city centre High Street. Any parents who need
POLICE will be holding a drop-in meeting with residents in the North Baddesley area of Hampshire on April 10. People can go to North Baddesley Library in Fleming Avenue from 6pm to 7pm to discuss crime concerns.
James Ward-Prowse could not have asked for any more from his first two seasons in Southampton's first team, having flourished since making his league debut as a nervy 17-year-old against this weekend's opponents Manchester City, writes James Peach.
TRIBUTES have been paid to promising Hampshire student who was killed in a car crash the day after his 21st birthday. Jake Rebbeck died when his grey MG ZR Rover collided with a van just 10 minutes from his parent's home. Southampton Solent
GREEN campaigners have accused Hampshire council bosses of “poisoning” residents with air pollution. As Southern England was hit by a wave of smog today, dozens of them marched downed Winchester High Street. Around 40 of them, waving banners
HAMPSHIRE patients can learn how to slash the risks of developing a blood clot after surgery at a free open event on Tuesday (April 8). Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the Royal County Hospital, Winchester, is hosting the Health
MOTORISTS are warned to expect delays over the weekend due to a tunnel closure. The Hindhead Tunnel on the A3 will be shut in both directions on Saturday night for maintenance work. It means the A3 will be closed between Stag Hill and Longmoor
MOTHERING Sunday seemed to be a very popular day for motorists to fill their vehicles with fuel, particularly at Lordshill Sainsbury’s. Unfortunately you will always come across at least one idiot who decides he or she is the only driver of importance
IN 2007 we saw the smoking ban which was heralded at the time as the most significant public health development in years, not forgetting the concerted campaigns to get people to give up smoking. But it does seem that each year we receive information
ONCE again OAPs are being made to look bad because they own and use a bus pass. Countless times it has been mentioned that most pensioners would prefer to pay something to save bus routes, etc. Why does no one listen? Bring back a nominal bus
ON Friday evening last week I attended, with family and friends, a wonderful perfomance of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at The Mayflower. Before the ballet started we were treated to a short curtain-raiser performance by dance students from Totton
I TOTALLY agree with your recent correspondent regarding litterbugs and would also like to bring to your notice the equipment left behind on our streets by road workers. This equipment is left for pedestrians and motorists to kick around or run
CLLR DAVE Shields, inviting the public to consider ten questions about fluoridation, sadly missed one important question on the matter. So here’s Question 11, although I think it should be Question 1: Is indiscriminate medication acceptable or
A SENSIBLE contribution from Labour councillor Dave Shields (Letters, April 1), suggesting that Southampton City Council will challenge Public Health England in its misguided efforts to impose on us fluoride in tap water. It’s worth remembering
JUST my luck. Years ago, when I suggested that the town council offices ought to move to The Furlong in Ringwood, next to the main public car park, I wrote that their site in Christchurch Road could then be made available for a retirement scheme.
I WAS interested to read ABP port director Nick Ridehalgh’s comments (Daily Echo, March 31) on the problems of noise disturbance caused by the loading of scrap metal. Mr Ridehalgh attempts to play down the impact of the noise inconvenience by stating
THE occasion of the 5,000th flight of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is an important and poignant milestone. This paper can recall the original fundraising campaign to set the lifesaving helicopter on its missions of mercy. The support
Viennese art before the First World War is the topic of the next discussion at Southampton Decorative and Fine Arts Society on Monday, April 14. Art historian and TV presenter Douglas Skeggs will be talking about Gustav Klimt and the Viennese Secession
PEOPLE living on a Southampton estate can suggest ways to improve the area at a walkabout event. Council housing staff will meet with people on the Kingsland Estate to identify areas of concern and ways to improve the area. The walkabout will
DO YOU want to know how to stay safe online? You can find out what steps to take to avoid security problems on the Internet at a free session for council tenants in Southampton. The session will take place at the Tenant Resource Centre at the
A HAMPSHIRE cinema has now been reopened after it was evacuated this afternoon following reports of a suspicious letter being received. Police were called to the Reel cinema in Fareham just before 2pm after staff received the suspicious post.
HE’S the little boy with a big wish that most people take for granted – to be able to walk. James Mills is unlike most other children his age because, despite being 22 months old, he has yet to take a single step without help. Now his mum has
BE amazed by a spectacular bird of prey show. Marwell Zoo in Thompson’s Lane, Colden Common, is inviting the public to events throughout April where the birds will duck, dive and swoop over the audience. The shows will be held on Saturday (
Hampshire have included new signings Joe Gatting and Will Smith in their squad for the first game of the season against Worcestershire. Both batsmen have impressed in pre-season and are in a 12-man squad for the LV County Championship opener, which
MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini is wary of the threat Saints can pose his title challengers tomorrow. The Chilean knows the presssure is off Saints ahead of the lunchtime kick off at The Etihad. "Yes, of course," he said. "They are a
PASSENGERS on a Southampton-based cruise ship will have to spend an additional three days in Barcelona as the vessel undergoes emergency repairs. P&O has confirmed Oceana will spend an additional three days in the Spanish city after it sets
HE is setting off on the challenge of a lifetime. Royal Navy veteran Richard Hunt will begin a 2,300-mile kayak around the UK to raise £50,000 for the charity that helped him cope with the trauma of losing his left leg. As reported by the Daily
AN investigation is underway today after a car ploughed in to a Chinese takeaway in a Hampshire village. Eye witnesses saw the Ford Fiesta mount a pavement before careering into the Lotus House in Fair Oak, which was open at the time. The glass
A PAIR of burglars broke into a home and assaulted the residents with a hammer. The two men forced their way into a house in St Elizabeth Avenue, Bitterne, attacking the four occupants and stealing a large sum of money. They then fled the scene
IT'S the annual chance to win bragging rights over your friends and colleagues. The Grand National is back and the Daily Echo is giving out a sweepstake kit in association with Stan James. To play along, simply download the sweepstake slip
BUSINESS chiefs in Hampshire have handed in their £2.8 billion blueprint for growth in the region. The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) says the plan could create thousands of new jobs and lead to the creation of hundreds of new businesses
A BUTCHER shop in Southampton was awarded for its faggots and pies when it garnered two gongs at a regional awards show. Uptons of Bassett got double delight for producing some of the best pork products in the business and picked up two hotly contested
BROADCASTER Esther Rantzen opened the latest phase of Romsey’s community art gallery – Rum’s Eg. Esther, who lives in the New Forest, cut the ribbon to officially open the new education and community spaces – the Leckford Art Studio and Longstock
A HAMPSHIRE support group aimed at helping disabled people to get out and about is calling for more members. The former Badger Farm Group in Winchester, which meets every other Thursday morning, was disbanded after council cutbacks. But now
DRESSED in a Dalmatian onesie armed with nothing but hugs a woman from Winchester has been cuddling as many people as possible all for a good cause. Cheryl Rickman, a 39-year-old author from Hursley, has been cuddling her way through the village
A HAMPSHIRE football club has helped a South African soccer team put their best foot forward. Denmead FC Under 12s, pictured above, and their sponsor, global logistics specialist PSP recently sent 73 pairs of spare football boots to South Africa
TWO Hampshire brothers today appeared at Winchester Crown Court charged with the murder of a newsagent. Jonathan and Samuel McKinley are alleged to have murdered Choudhry Zishan, 35, on High Street, Eastleigh in the early hours of Sunday, March
A NEW action group has been set up to deal with recycling and waste issues in Winchester. The WinACC Waste and Rubbish Action Group will hold its first meeting on April 10, from 7pm to 9.30pm. To join email susie.phillips@winacc.org.uk
A FORMER major shipbuilding centre in Hampshire is about to turn the clock back 300 years. A group of Living History characters will show visitors to Buckler’s Hard what life was like in the village in the 18th century, when many of the warships
COUNCIL tenants in Southampton can learn how to cook on a budget. A free course will take place at Weston Court in Kingsclere Avenue on Tuesday April 8. It will be a chance to learn a range of cookery skills allowing you to make simple but
RETIRED women in Southampton will get together for an afternoon of fun and friendship. The Women’s Own group meets from 2pm on Monday in Shirley Baptist Church in Church Street. It is open to anyone who has finished working.
AN urban garden needs help with its spring clean tomorrow. Volunteers can assemble at the Woolston Millennium Garden in Victoria Street, Southampton, from 9.30am
TREASURES of the material world come to Romsey tomorrow. Textile experts from all around the UK will be bringing their goods to Crosfield Hall for World Textile Day – an exhibition of rarely seen fabrics. John Gillow, who is an author of many
A MULTI-MILLION-pound cash injection has been unveiled in a bid to curb reoffending and safeguard crime victims in Hampshire. The £2.3million package has been shared out among a raft of community projects across the county. Among those successfully
A STRICT military family upbringing is what Ena Buckland believes is the key to her long life – and it certainly appears to have worked as she celebrated her 100th birthday. The Netley Abbey resident marked the milestone with a large cake and a
THESE time lapse videos show the scale of work engineers have carried out upgrading Southampton's railway line. The footage captures workers working through the night carrying out essential upgrades to the tracks approaching Southampton Central
Snows Group Hampshire 1 leaders Fordingbridge RFC are on the brink of the league title for only the second time in their history. But it looks like being a nervy end to their 30th anniversary season – they are just one point ahead of second-placed
WHEN Folland Sports visited Alresford Town in late November they came away licking their wounds after a 6-1 hiding. But how times have changed. As the pair prepare to meet again at Follands Park tomorrow, the Planemakers are matching the table-topping
TRAFFIC chaos has hit a Hampshire town after a lorry has been trapped beneath a bridge - for the second time in just a few weeks. The vehicle became stuck beneath the bridge in Botley Road at around 9am, near the roundabout at Winchester Road.
A CHARITY is in within touching distance of being saved from closure after the public responded to a desperate plea for funding. In just 11 days the Rainbow Centre has received donations totalling more than £100,000 after the Daily Echo highlighted
CHRIS Wood is out until June following knee surgery. The Hampshire all-rounder was hoping to be back for the Natwest T20 Blast opener against Glamorgan on May 16. But he has put back his comeback date. “I’ll be fit for the middle of May but
JAMES Vince will soon be confirmed as Hampshire’s new T20 captain. The new-look Natwest T20 Blast does not begin until May 16, but Hampshire are keen to confirm Dimi Mascarenhas’s replacement as captain in the shortest format before this Sunday
RICHARD Hill says his Eastleigh players deserve “unbelievable credit” for their efforts of the last five games. Despite an exhausting run of fixtures that has sandwiched a home win over Dorchester between journeys to Whitehawk, Staines, Hayes &
AFC TOTTON have voted to sell their Testwood Stadium ground in order to clear their mountain of debt. Two proposals were put to the membership at a full members’ meeting last night and the vote went unanimously in favour of finalising a deal with
JUST three weeks ago they practiced their fire drills – not realising it would soon become all too real. For the 300 workers who were on site at Mayflower Halls found themselves running from the building in a real life evacuation. Alarms echoed
Saints have an opportunity to be one of the Premier League’s big dream-wreckers during the run-in. There is not a huge amount left for Mauricio Pochettino’s side to play for in terms of league position this season. But, in their final six games
Saints will continue their policy of blooding youngsters between now and the end of the season. Mauricio Pochettino has been keen to give young talent its chance since taking charge at St Mary’s, and that is set to continue in the final six games
Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of title-chasing Manchester City's Barclays Premier League clash with Saints tomorrow. The Argentina striker, City's top scorer this season with 26, has returned to training after missing four games with a hamstring
Sunderland are confident they will not face further punishment for allegedly fielding striker Ji Dong-won in four games for which he was ineligible - including last August's 1-1 draw at Saints. Sources on Wearside have revealed the club considers
SAINTS loanee Dani Osvaldo has one foot in the semi finals of the Europa League. The Italian international striker started last night's 1-0 win at Lyon, the first leg of their quarter final. But he was substituted just after the hour mark,
Kevin Pietersen will play for the St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League after being selected as the first pick in the 2014 draft. But his former Hampshire colleagues Dimi Mascarenhas and Simon Jones went undrafted. Pietersen will join
THERE are major tailbacks on a busy Hampshire motorway following a collision this morning. Police stopped after a red Vauxhall Corsa collided with the central reservation just before junction 3 on the M27 eastbound. The incident happened at
A DRIVER was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision in the New Forest. The emergency services were called at around 2.16am today following the single vehicle collision on the A31 westbound near Minstead. South Central Ambulance
TEACHERS swapped the classroom for the ballroom when they staged their own Strictly Come Dancing event. Staff at Bitterne Park school entertained students by donning frocks and performing their self-choreographed routines in a bid to win the title
SHE WILL never be able to forgive him for robbing her of her son and her grandchildren of their dad. Cage fighter Damon Wright has shattered Linda Timberlake’s family and yet has shown them no sign of remorse. Today, as the man who brutally
A FEROCIOUS storm that battered the Hampshire coastline is set to cost taxpayers more than £400,000, it has been revealed. One of the worst hit areas was Hordle Cliff in the New Forest, where 102 of the 380 beach huts were either damaged or destroyed
Mauricio Pochettino insists Saints will have no fear when they visit title chasing Manchester City tomorrow – but admitted his side will need to be almost “perfect” to get a result. Pochettino has an enviable record against City since taking over
MOTORISTS are again facing lengthy delays in Southampton. Traffic is slow between Saltmarsh Road to Dock Gate 4 due to volume of traffic entering the Docks. It comes as drivers are urged to avoid parts of Southampton city centre to avoid a
