MICHAEL Carberry made a century as Hampshire batted out for a draw and were joined at the top of LV County Championship Division Two by opponents Worcestershire. Resuming on 22, Carberry pushed on to 125 on the final day before Glenn Maxwell (85
TWO motorists were taken to hospital tonight after a car smash on a Hampshire motorway. A grey Ford Focus and a black Honda Accord were in collision on the M27 westbound carriageway at junction eight near Hamble-Le-Rice at 5.22pm. One driver
Dejan Lovren has dealt Saints another summer blow by handing in a formal transfer request. Sources close to the £8.5m defender, who is preparing with Croatia for tomorrow’s World Cup opener against Brazil, have confirmed to the Daily Echo that
NO further action will be taken against an election candidate arrested in Winchester on suspicion of racial or religious harassment. Paul Weston, leader of eurosceptic party Liberty GB, was arrested on the steps of the Guildhall on April 26, when
CHARGES have been dropped against an election candidate arrested in Hamsphire on suspicion of racial or religious harassment. Paul Weston, leader of eurosceptic party Liberty GB, was arrested on the steps of Winchester Guildhall on April 26, when
Most players show signs of decline in their thirties, but England forward Rickie Lambert believes he has yet to reach his peak. The 32-year-old's rise through the leagues has captured the imagination, with the fairytale taking another turn this
Jay Rodriguez has given Saints fans a huge boost by announcing that his recovery from long-term injury is well on track. It’s been a turbulent summer for Saints so far with the departure of manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham and Rickie Lambert
MIKEY Harris is reportedly considering his future as manager of Salisbury City. The 29-year-old is currently away on honeymoon, but he is understood to be unhappy with the club’s financial plight which has left their Conference Premier status
HAMPSHIRE Police has cracked down on seven shops for selling alcohol to children. Test purchase operations were conducted at 31 premises using children aged 16 and 17 years old. Seven premises in Portsmouth failed and are listed as follows:
ANOTHER small piece of Winchester heritage has been saved and returned to its rightful place. Last summer Sustrans ranger Eric Reed discovered an original milepost from the Didcot Newbury and Southampton Railway alongside the Itchen Navigation
AS the shrill referee’s whistle echoes around the globe signalling the kickoff of the World Cup in Brazil tomorrow, how many football fans will recall the Southampton father of Brazil’s beautiful game? Hampshire has links with many individuals
POLICE believe a mobile phone may hold the key to finding a missing woman. Victoria Bailey, 53, has not been seen since Saturday afternoon and was last spotted leaving a bus at Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. But officers are trying to track
Doctors in Southampton have found that exposing babies to a dust mite extract can significantly reduce their risk of developing allergies - and may help to prevent asthma and eczema. In a pioneering study, researchers at the NIHR Southampton Respiratory
YOU could win a brand new tablet computer in a Daily Echo competition. LG are giving away a G Pad 8.3 table to one lucky winner of a social media competition. To enter you must like or follow the Daily Echo on Facebook and Twitter, and share
AFC TOTTON are selling ‘Early Bird’ tickets for their forthcoming Southern One South & West campaign at the Testwood Stadium. Until Friday, June 20, Stags fans can buy a 2014/15 season-ticket for £130 (adults), £75 (concessions) and £35 (under
Hampshire star Danny Briggs has left the club's game at Worcestershire to be at the birth of his first child. The 23-year-old from the Isle of Wight was not out on 0 overnight but will not bat after being allowed to leave as his partner, Lindsay
HOUGHTON is holding its annual flower festival at All Saints’ Church on Saturday between 2pm and 6pm. The garden of the Old Rectory next door will also be open to visitors. Entry is £4 and all money raised will go towards the upkeep of the
A GARDENERS’ fair will be returning to Hampshire on Saturday. The fair will be in West Street, Fareham from 9am – 3pm and there will be music from the South Downe Musical Society at 9am and the Vox Pop Choir will perform from noon to 2pm.
AMATEUR nature lovers can join plant and animal experts on the hunt for wildlife at Southampton’s first BioBlitz event this week. They will be working against the clock to find as many species as possible in 24 hours. The intensive wildlife
S. SCOTT questions the unemployment figures. They have to lie, there are no votes in telling the truth. There are four million unemployed in Britain and 30 million in the EU. All Government figures are bogus and no more so than the out
THE entrance of WestQuay never seems quite right to me, the surrounding shops and cheap street stalls do nothing to advertise its shopping excellence and its opulence is lost where newcomers are concerned on the approach. RUTH A. OLDEN, Hythe.
A WINCHESTER man broke his neck from a fall after suffering an epileptic fit, an inquest heard. Noel Anthony Feeley, 51, was found face-down in the kitchen of his flat in Alresford Road by his mother Diane Grinyer on December 20 last year.
ANIMAL AID would like to thank the people of Shirley, Southampton, for their generosity in raising £157.71 at a street collection on May 10, 2014. The money will help fund our peaceful campaigns. MARJORIE KEMISH, Animal Aid collection co-ordinator
PUPILS at Hampshire Collegiate Prep School in Romsey have been pacing their school grounds to support youngsters with heart conditions. Children and teachers challenged themselves to walk as many laps of their grounds as they could to raise money
A YOUNG woman was threatened and pushed to the ground in an attempted robbery in Southampton. The 18-year-old was walking her dog along an alley between Selbourne Avenue and Yeovil Chase, in Bitterne, when the attacker demanded her phone and purse
L. A. O’BEE (Letters, May 27) denigrates the principles of fairness and an equitable society that we fought for and achieved with the post-war Labour Government. “That was yesterday”, he says. I maintain they are principles that are applicable
YOUNGSTERS enjoyed a taste of Italy when they made their own pizzas to celebrate a Winchester restaurant reopening. A group of 15 children from Winchester’s South Wonston Primary School and their parents were invited to Pizza Express for the special
THEY are flying the flag for England – and everyone else as well. Once again The Saints Pub has gone World Cup crazy by displaying the flags of every country participating around its frontage. Landlord Eugene McManus did the same thing for
ARE we betraying a generation of young students, or is the academic world of colleges coming to terms finally with the realities of the recent financial crisis? As this paper reports today, most colleges in the city region face having to make cutbacks
MEMBERS of the public have been given their first glimpse of plans to build a huge industrial complex in Test Lane that could create hundreds of jobs. Architects presented bold plans to develop land in Test Lane, next to the Daily Echo’s offices
FLYBE celebrated its first profits in four years today after the regional airline boosted passenger numbers and benefited from a turnaround drive. The business, which serves Southampton Airport along with 34 others in the UK, reduced its number
THE dad of former Saints star Rickie Lambert has been sacked from his job at a warehouse days before his son will play in the World Cup. It is understood Ray Lambert, 54, lost his job after breaking a glass panel on a vending machine while trying
A SOUTHAMPTON library group is holding a coffee morning on June 13. The Friends of Portswood Library have organised the coffee morning as part of their regular schedule. It will take place at Portswood Road Library at 11am.
BARRY Cryer has collaborated with all the greats from, Max Miller to Tony Hancock, Bob Hope, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, John Cleese, Frankie Howerd, Kenny Everett, Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Dave Allen, Richard Pryor, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Graham
TWO new homes could be built in a village. James Bedford has applied to Eastleigh Borough Council to carry out work on land north of Winchester Road, Fair Oak. He wants to build two three-bed homes.
A library will be holding a fancy dress party to mark its 30th anniversary. Lockswood Library in Locks Heath will hold the party on July 3. Children are encouraged to dress up for the event. It runs from 11am to 11.30am.
TOTS and parents have been raising cash for charity. They took part in a national Sensathon aimed at raising £100,000 for the baby charity Tommy’s, which funds research into the causes behind failed pregnancies. Bosses at Romsey Baby Sensory
HUNDREDS of Sikhs from Hampshire marched through the streets of London in a protest over the storming of India’s Golden Temple 30 years ago. More than 200 people from Sikh gurdwaras in Southampton were part of a contingent in London to protest
DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays in Southampton when an abnormal load travels from the city’s docks tomorrow. The vehicle will travel at 30mph with a police escort from the port at about 10am to Nottingham via the northbound M3, clockwise
POLICE are continuing investigations into a possible arson attack. Firefighters were called to the Organic Bliss shop in Rumbridge Street, Totton, shortly before 11pm on Sunday after a mattress was set alight. It was left near the building
EASTLEIGH have added another pre-season friendly to their list against Football League opposition. Richard Hill’s Spitfires will entertain Northampton Town at the Silverlake Stadium on Friday, August 1 (7.30pm). The Cobblers, managed by ex-Saints
THREE Southampton University lecturers will be speaking about the life of Anne Frank in a series of talks tomorrow. Dr James Jordan, Dr Tom Plant and Jennifer Craig-Martin will be speaking at the University of Southampton’s Parkes Institute about
HAMPSHIRE sailors were leading the way last night as the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race heads for the UK. Former Southampton City College principal Lindsey Noble, 60, and city engineer Charlie Pickering, 58, both pictured, are among the crew
TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known figure in Southampton’s shipping industry. John Fahy, a former gunner for the merchant navy, passed away aged 77. He served in the wars in Korea and Burma before becoming a silver service waiter on the
WITH Isle of Wight Festival just days away, Islanders have been getting cheeky in a bid to give the event a final promotional push. Promoter John Giddings asked members of local burlesque group Cream Tease to recreate the iconic 1997 Pink Floyd
WHEN little Mack Allan’s best pal Jack Joslin was diagnosed with brain cancer, he said he felt completely helpless. But the youngster, who is football legend Alan Ball’s grandson, said though he could do nothing to stop the raging illness, he knew
A SOUTHAMPTON business has vowed to bounce back after a fireball ripped through its premises leaving a £120,000 repair bill. The fire broke out at the rear of commercial laundry Weightwash in First Avenue in Millbrook. It comes just two years
Midfielder Jack Cork is the latest Saint linked with a move away from St Mary's this summer. According to reports in a national newspaper today, Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis is keen on Cork, who was attracting attention from Swansea City earlier
MARINE firms and maritime enthusiasts from across the globe descended on Southampton’s docks for the first day of a major exhibition and conference. Thousands of people flocked to Seawork 2014 to see 600 exhibitors from across the Solent, UK and
Danny Welbeck has emerged as a doubt for England's World Cup opener against Italy. All eyes will be searching for Welbeck when England hold a partially open training session at the Urca military base in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. The Manchester
A SOUTHAMPTON woman who was accused of being a neighbour from hell has been booted out. It comes after the Daily Echo reported how a mum-of-one was forced to flee her home in Woolston for the safety of her young son. Residents living in Hazeleigh
Lymington are through to the second round of the Southern Electric t20 Cup – but last season’s semi-finalists New Milton have fallen at the first hurdle. They crashed out to Premier Division 2 side Hartley Wintney, who beat them by 37 runs on the
Southampton gymnasts Kieran Whittle and Farai Bright Garamukanwa are preparing to make their Great Britain international debut. The reigning British Senior champions in Acrobatic Gymnastics men’s pairs are travelling to France next month to compete
Roy Hodgson is refusing to reveal whether Adam Lallana will get a coveted spot in the England team for their World Cup opener against Italy on Saturday. The Three Lions boss is keeping his cards close to his chest as his team make final preparations
Joe Pigford took a step up in class but produced the same old result as he demolished Gergo Veri. The 21-year-old Southampton welterweight has a growing reputation as a real prospect, and one that packs plenty of power. Even after just a handful
Ryan Garner’s stellar amateur career continues to flourish after he won his third national title. The Southampton ABC boxer has another pair of Golden Gloves for his collection as he took his impressive record to 38 wins in 51 contests with victory
Roy Hodgson may not be a fan of anti-malaria tablets, but he insists he has no option but to issue the pills to his players despite the potentially-damaging side-effects. England head to the jungle city of Manaus tomorrow ahead of their World Cup
GOVERNMENT cutbacks are leading to a jobs cull at colleges across the south, the Daily Echo can reveal. A Daily Echo investigation has revealed than 50 staff are being to be axed at colleges in our region as further education bosses blame savage
Here is Saints star Adam Lallana as you have never seen him before. The 26-year-old Southampton midfielder has now had a handcrafted figure of him made by toy manufacturer SoccerStarz. The tiny two inch sculptures pay attention to the tiniest
A HAMPSHIRE based technology firm is creating 70 new jobs as part of an expansion plan. Novatech will be adding to its 200 strong workforce as its Portchester headquarters as it primes itself for a growing economy. Fifty of the jobs will be
