TWO people including a child were rescued from sinking mud at a Hampshire beach tonight. The man and boy were dragged from the foreshore off Monks Walk, Gosport, after getting into trouble at 6.30pm. Another boy had managed to free himself
HAMPSHIRE’S stunning start to the LV County Championship season hit a minor bump in the road at New Road yesterday, when Worcestershire’s Ben Cox hit a maiden first-class hundred to put his side in charge of a weather-ravaged clash. The 22-year-old
A SHIPMENT of 150 tonnes of chemicals originally stockpiled to make deadly weapons by the Syrian regime will pass through a Hampshire port. The consignment of so-called B precursor chemicals is expected to arrive in Marchwood Military Port from
QK Southampton are aiming to emulate the rise of some of the county’s most successful non-League teams. The Puma Engineering Hampshire Premier Division outfit, who finished 15th last term, are planning development on and off the field, with plans
SWIFT by name and swift by nature. Chelsea starlet John Swift has soared from the Southampton Tyro League to the Premier League in five whirlwind years. And when the 18-year-old midfielder made his Blues debut against Cardiff City on the last
SAUDI Arabian prince Khalid Bin Bader Alsaud is yet to sign a contract at Salisbury City. New Moroccan chairman Otail Touzar announced the 19-year-old as Whites’ first summer signing from Bromley earlier today. But the midfielder has not yet put
A HAMPSHIRE apprentice is in the running to be crowned insurance broker apprentice of the year. Max Thompson has made it into the final six of the national competition run by Insurance Age and Zurich which aims to find the rising stars of the broking
A HAMPSHIRE student is flying high after triumphing in a tax exam. Adam Grannell, 22, pictured, from Bransgore in the New Forest, scored the highest test score in the country in t h e Inheritance Tax and Trusts exam. Adam, who works at business
A SOUTHAMPTON student has scooped a prestigious award thanks to an innovative invention. George Mabey won the top gong at the Power of Aluminium Awards for his scooter which folds into a square the size of an A4 piece of paper. The 22-year-old
A HAMPSHIRE yachtsman known for becoming the first quadriplegic sailor to sail the Atlantic has launched a golfing event to help others with disabilities. Geoff Holt MBE, pictured, will be hosting a charity golf day which is set to raise money
HAMPSHIRE-based charity Fixers has been awarded £154,000 by The Queen’s Trust. The money will help 245 young people take action on subjects they feel strongly about. Fixers, based in Winchester, has already supported more than 12,500 young
A MAN on a night out in a Hampshire town was pushed to the floor and repeatedly kicked and stamped on outside a kebab shop. The 32-year-old man suffered a fractured jaw and bruising when he was attacked following a row with two men. Investigating
A HAMPSHIRE teenager is determined to give back to the charity which helped her cope with a medical condition. Becky Stanton was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease three years ago. The 18-year-old was working towards her GCSEs at Noadswood School
Comedian and actor Rik Mayall died this morning, a spokesman for Brunskill Management said today. Rik with long time comedy partner Adrian Edmondson The 56-year-old was best known for his roles in TV shows The Young Ones, Bottom, Blackadder
SOUTHAMPTON heart experts have successfully implanted the world's smallest pacemaker in a patient. In a UK-first operation, doctors at Southampton General Hospital fitted the device, which is slightly bigger than a paracetamol pill, directly into
EASTLEIGH boss Richard Hill has been named Skrill Conference South manager-of-the-season for 2013/14 after leading the Spitfires up as champions. Hill picked up his award at the weekend’s Football Conference AGM and presentation evening at Celtic
I AM writing to you about the so-called singer Miley Cyrus. I read in one of the national newspapers that when she was appearing at the O2 Arena, she was reported to have used the F-word about 79 times, and other obscenities. What have we come
Follow @EchoPics Thousands of women of all ages descended on the Garrison Ground in support of Cancer Research UK. Photographer Stuart Martin was there to capture the event. These images are available to purchase
PLANNING officers are recommending a huge wind farm near Bullington Cross, north of Winchester, be rejected. EDF Renewables wants to build 14 turbines up to 126 metres tall on farmland. But planning officers at Winchester, Test Valley and Basingstoke
WINCHESTER City Council has extended its free outdoor gym sessions to Perins School in Alresford for eight weeks. Local people are invited to Perins’ outdoor gym for sessions with qualified personal trainers and council activators every Thursday
HUNDREDS of families lined the streets of Bishop’s Waltham for the 20th annual Carnival and Show. Organised by Bishop’s Waltham Rotary, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, Southsea Batala Band kicked off the procession in the square
CAMPAIGNERS are renewing their fight once again to prevent more than 1,000 homes being built near Botley. Botley Parish Action Group is appealing against a judge’s decision to rule in favour of a council that allowed 1,400 homes to be built on
Follow @EchoPics Our photographer Stuart Martin was at this years Holi One Music Festival at Mayflower Park to capture the action and excitement - and to get covered in paint. These images are available to purchase as prints, mugs
A CHARITY tackling poverty in Hampshire has celebrated moving to a new base. In the past year SCRATCH has helped more than 3,000 disadvantaged people in and around Southampton. Now volunteers have moved to a bigger branch on Mount Pleasant
HIPPIES, air hostesses and Christmas elves were among the sights on show at Copythorne Carnival. The 67th event held by the 2nd New Forest North (Stanley’s Own) Copythorne Scout Group attracted people of all ages to enjoy the spectacular carnival
A SOUTHAMPTON restaurant is helping one of the city’s charities by donating hundreds of pounds from its proceeds. Multi-cuisine restaurant The Food Factory in Southampton High Street is donating £1 from every £14.99 meal it dishes up to the Southampton
What a wealth of talent Otterbourne possesses for such a small place! Producers Kay Warne and John Pitman pull off yet another slick, topical and fun romp, giving the young and old(er) a chance to showcase their aptitude for entertainment. This
A SAINTS star will officially open a new sports health centre on Wednesday. Jay Rodriguez, above, will be guest of honour at the unveiling of Perform Southampton. The centre, run by Spire Southampton Hospital, will specialise in sports medicine
A MEMORIAL to remember the role that Hamble North Airfield played in the Second World War has been unveiled. Dozens of people turned out to see the granite memorial, erected by the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust (ABCT). Hamble Airfield
TO celebrate Father’s Day we want you to show us your ‘dadsies’! The Daily Echo wants readers to share with us any ‘selfies’ you’ve taken with your dad, to show him and the world how much you love him. We will put them all in a picture gallery
THOUSANDS enjoyed a stunning display by flying group the Red Arrows to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day at Newtown Park in the New Forest. Traffic jams built up as a larger than expected crowd made their way to the showground at Boldre
A SCIENTIST from Southampton will be talking about insects becoming part of the human diet tonight. Dr Jenny Josephs from the University of Southampton will reveal all about the future of food and farming – and provide some crispy crickets to eat
THOUSANDS of council staff and school workers could go on strike next month. Up to 9,000 workers across Hampshire could walk out as part of a bitter dispute over pay. Unions have rejected a pay offer from the Local Government Association (LGA
POLICE want to speak to three men in connection with a sexual assault on a 20-year-old woman. Officers have released CCTV images of the men they want to talk to in connection with the incident in Winchester. A woman reported that she had been
TWO Southampton taxi drivers have been fined after picking up passengers who had not pre-booked. The court heard how two city council officials carrying out random checks saw a customer ask cabbie Yadgar Kurshid, who was parked in Bedford Place
CONSTRUCTION work on a £250m state-of-the-art armed forces training college in Hampshire will start later this year, Defence Minister Andrew Murrison has announced. The Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration at Worthy Down, near
TWO runaway dogs killed dozens of chickens and left four alpacas with serious injuries. Derek Moore and his wife Hazel, who run the Hensting Alpacas sanctuary in Owslebury, are today devastated and counting the cost after the Labradors made their
IT was a sell-out that promises to whet the musical appetites of the young and old of Hampshire. On a day that looked set for torrential rain and thunderstorms, it could easily have been a washout, but instead the Alresford Music Festival, near
THAT a developer is planning a project that could bring 750 jobs to Southampton, as the Daily Echo reports today on page 4, is something everybody should welcome. We are not yet so far out of the economic woods that we can afford to turn away plans
TAXPAYERS in Southampton have been left with a £430,000 bill to prop up the SeaCity Museum. Since opening two years ago the museum has failed to hit visitor and income targets, and the city council has been forced to step in to support it.
IS this the most patriotically decorated home in Hampshire? England fan Anthony Baddams has left nobody in any doubt who he is supporting in the World Cup by turning his house into a shrine to the Three Lions. The 46-year-old spent three weeks
A FULL line-up of new artists and undiscovered talent will appear on the brand new Hard Rock Rising Stage at Isle of Wight Festival, which is now just days away. Hard Rock Cafe will partner with the festival, at Seaclose Park in Newport from Thursday
Adam Lallana's England shirt is the top-selling kit in this country for the World Cup. Figures released by retailer UKSoccershop.com showed that supporters have been snapping up more Lallana tops than any others in Roy Hodgson's squad. The
THEY both possess eye-catching double-barrelled surnames and they both gave defences the run- around in their Saints academy days. But while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is in Brazil with England's World Cup squad, his former St Mary’s teammate Jordace
ONE of the most creative, prolific and original singers in the UK and now winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of The Year award, Bella Hardy’s taking her Thirty for 30 tour on the road to celebrate a milestone birthday. Four-time nominee at the
SAINTS starlet Luke Shaw is reported to have told Saints that he wanted to leave the club on the final day of last season. The England international left back apparently informed Saints of his desire to join Manchester United just hours after the
HULL City are confident they will hang onto Steve Bruce - even if Saints decide Ronald Koeman is not the man to replace Mauricio Pochettino. There has been speculation Bruce is interesting Saints, though Duch legend Koeman remains the red hot favourite
Roy Hodgson landed in Rio and then backed his strikers – including “out and out goalscorer” Rickie Lambert – to fire England out of their group. England’s battered and bruised squad touched down in Brazil yesterday following a feisty encounter
MORGAN Schneiderlin last night became the latest Saint to make his senior international debut. The 24-year-old came on for the last few minutes as France warmed up for the World Cup in Brazil by hammering Jamaica 8-0 in a friendly. Schneiderlin
FORMER Hampshire star Kevin Pietersen claims it was "a relief" to escape the England dressing room when he was ditched from the team. But England's record international run-scorer insists he remains on good terms with his former colleagues, and
PEOPLE living in a flat above a shop had a lucky escape after a mattress was ignited outside the property. Firefighters from Redbridge and Totton fire stations were sent to the incident in Batts Corner at 11pm yesterday. The occupants managed
FIREFIGHTERS extracted a female driver after her car rolled over on a Hampshire roundabout. Around ten firefighters from Basingstoke were sent to the collision at the Aldermaston Road roundabout at 2.38am today. The woman was freed from the
S O U T H A M P T O N ’ S seafront was awash with vibrant colour as thousands celebrated the Holi One festival. Revellers threw coloured powder into the air at hourly intervals, casting a kaleidoscope of colour across Mayflower Park.
HAMPSHIRE motor racing ace Dean Stoneman is suing his former doctor for failing to spot he had cancer. The champion driver is seeking damages of at least £300,000 claiming the misdiagnosis robbed him of a chance of stepping up to Formula 1 alongside
SOUTHAMPTON is the 18th most visited destination for overseas tourists to the UK, according to latest figures. The city hosted 221,000 visits by foreign residents involving a stay of at least one night in 2013, statistics highlighted by VisitBritain
THOUSANDS of council staff and school workers could go on strike next month. Up to 9,000 workers across Hampshire could walk out as part of a bitter dispute over pay. Unions have rejected a pay offer from the Local Government Association (LGA
A GIRL suffered serious injuries after she was struck by a car on a busy Southampton road. The girl, who is believed to be ten years old, was in collision with the car on Botley Road, Sholing, outside Valentine Primary School. Neighbours rushed
HUNDREDS of jobs could be created as part of a huge new industrial development on the edge of Southampton, the Daily Echo can reveal. A developer has lodged plans that it claims would create at least 750 jobs in its construction and operation.
