IT is only a matter of time before James Vince is playing for England, but Hampshire are enjoying him while they can. The 23 year-old’s latest masterclass, a magnificent maiden double hundred, set up Hampshire’s 470-run win against Essex at The
RESIDENTS have spoken of their fear after a fire was deliberately started at a family home. Detectives leading the investigation said it was lucky no one was injured in the blaze that started in the kitchen of the property. Officers believe
SOUTHAMPTON teenager Gabriella Taylor was left momentarily speechless after she became the first British woman to advance to the second qualifying round for Wimbledon with a stunning victory over 19th seed Sofia Arvidsson. In only her third senior
Bournemouth will host Exeter City in the first round of the Capital One Cup. The draw for this season's tournament was made today, with Cherries receiving a kind fixture to start with. Portsmouth have also been given a home draw, but against
A BABY has been born during a 100mph drama on a Hampshire motorway. Tiffany Ellmore, from Portsmouth, was forced to give birth on the motorway late on Friday night after her dad Colin was stopped by police as he raced her to hospital at 100mph.
England fan Tim Murray from Chandler's Ford is at his seventh World Cup and is blogging for the Daily Echo about his day-to-day experiences. The 55-year-old has been to more than 150 England matches and eleven tournaments worldwide. He has
THIRTY hours a week of dedicated training have come to fruition for Dynamo gymnast Kelly Simm with selection for next month’s Commonwealth Games. The 18-year-old from Whiteley said she was “jumping around the house with excitement” after learning
A HAMPSHIRE road is blocked due to a fallen tree. The A35 Lyndhurst Road in Hinton Admiral is currently blocked near the Cat and Fiddle pub. The tree came down at just before 1pm.
STRUGGLING supermarket chain Morrisons has announced it is to axe 2,600 jobs as part of a drive to modernise the way its stores are managed. Chief executive Dalton Philips wants to remove layers of management that currently mean some stores have
FROM stormtroopers to daredevils – people came from far and wide to soak up the sun at a family fun day. More than 6,000 people filled Testwood recreation ground in Totton for the event which featured an escapologist who hung from a crane 60 feet
THE Southampton-based executive vice president of Carnival UK is setting out on more than just an afternoon stroll as he joins his son to walk 1,216 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End in aid of the Emma Maltby Memorial Fund. David Noyes is
A TEENAGER who blackmailed a family friend for almost £400 has been jailed for 12 months. Mitchell Iason pestered vulnerable Donald Robinson for cash, often waylaying him for money as he either went to or returned from hospital where his mother
THE Government’s greatest priority should be investment in the country’s infrastructure, according to a sizeable number of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in the south east. A quarterly survey carried out by the Close Brothers Business
SAMANTHA Young is a real life supermum. The mum-of-four is just weeks away from competing in her first bodybuilding competition – just less than a year after giving birth to little Bobbie. While most mums spend months fighting the flab after
IT HAS all kicked off. Hampshire homes are plastered with wall charts, St George’s flags line the motorway and if I got £1 for every time sweepstake has been mentioned in the office, I’d be able to retire before 30. Yes, World Cup fever is
FAMILIES made a splash when they took to the water for a Hampshire town’s boating extravaganza. More than 600 people flocked to the Netley Regatta and Carnival, in Victoria Road. Teams of up to 80 rowers competed in races ranging in distance
A SOUTHAMPTON community is stepping back in time to celebrate 50 years of city status with a vintage festival on Sunday, June 22. Visitors to Bedford Place will be dressing up in retro clothing marking the year Southampton became a city, as well
MOBILITY company Ableworld has launched a new showroom in Southampton. The store, owned by businessmen Jeff Newman, Steven Thompson and Chris Hewitt, is now open in Portsmouth Road, Woolston. It stocks a wide range of products, including mobility
A HAMPSHIRE man who was sent to a secure mental hospital after killing his girlfriend died of a drug overdose, an inquest heard. Daniel Grant, who had a history of mental illness and drug use, had been sent to Ravenswood House near Fareham after
IT has to be among Hampshire’s most romantic proposals. When Andrew Bennett decided to pop the question to his girlfriend of seven years, he knew he had to make it one to remember. After all, Domonique Jenkins spends all day every day hearing
POLICE have renewed their appeal for witnesses after a man was struck by a car. The 26-year-old collided with a blue Daewoo Kalos in Bassett Avenue, in Southampton, at around 6pm last night leaving him serious leg injuries. He was rushed to
SHE never imagined she’d turn 56 and have the best year of her life. But according to Alison Henderson, this year has seen all her dreams come true – and never in a million years would she rather be in her 20s, 30s or 40s. After all, this year
A MUM from Southampton is set to benefit from a specially-adapted new extension to her house - which was added on to her property in just one hour. In a first for Hampshire, a 60-tonne crane lifted a modular adaptation pod (MAP) over rooftops in
CONFERENCE Premier newcomers Eastleigh have today unveiled experienced defender Paul Reid as their third summer signing. The 32-year-old has joined Richard Hill’s Spitfires on a free transfer, penning a two-year deal at the Silverlake Stadium following
WINCHESTER has more female directors than ever before. Between January and March this year 32 per cent of the city’s directors were women, putting Winchester ahead of the UK average of 26 per cent. According to business website Duport.co.uk
AN INVESTIGATION to rediscover Hampshire’s hidden Jewish past is gathering pace. A team of students from the University of Winchester are hoping to unearth the city’s Jewish history, which stretches back more than 800 years, after it was wiped
MONEY is still pouring in for a Hampshire disability centre that was saved from closure. With help from businesses, organisations and individuals, the Rainbow Centre in Fareham has raised £172,141 to help keep the charity running. The centre
A MAN appeared in court today charged with the murder of a young woman in Southampton. Jamie Nicholson is accused of killing 26-year-old Belinda Dalby. Nicholson, 30, of no fixed abode, wearing a dark blue t-shirt and trousers, spoke only to
NEW Forest District Council has granted outline planning permission for the 20 beach huts smashed to pieces in the winter storms to be replaced. The huts were destroyed during a storm that battered the coastline at Hordle Cliff near Milford-on-Sea
RESEARCHERS at Southampton University have come up with a novel design to improve the safety of horses on British racecourses. Following an approach by the RSPCA, a team of engineering students have invented a revolutionary hurdle that will help
A RESIDENT living at Shanklin Road in Southampton has won planning permission to add a two-storey extension to his house.
A GROWING computer firm has expanded into new premises. Designers and manufacturers of specialist computers Captec Ltd has moved from Brunel Way, Fareham, to the former Meggitt Aviation site in Whittle Avenue, Segensworth. The new site is more
THE Old Alresford Cottage care home near Alresford is holding a barbecue and open day on June 21. The idea behind the National Care Home Open Day is to encourage local people to visit care homes to develop better relationships. Food and refreshments
A SPECTACULAR butterfly from the continent could be attempting to colonise the UK, experts said after a number emerged on the south coast. A dozen adult continental swallowtail butterflies have been seen across Sussex in the past few weeks after
TALENTED writers in Southampton will be revealed at a short story competition final on Thursday. The competition is run by the Union Learning Centre at Southampton City Council and searched for writers of all ages. Entrants were asked to write
A HAMPSHIRE man died following an operation to replace a broken hip. Michael Webley suffered a fall at the Sunrise care home, in Stockbridge Road, Winchester, on the evening of April 18. He was rushed to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, and
Oxfam Music Southampton has organised an evening of live music at the Cellar in West Marlands Road on Friday. It will feature performances from Fingermen, Leftines, Disco Lies, Eyes Like the Sky, and Funcrusher. The event is free to anyone with
GUNFIRE will echo through Hampshire this Sunday. The Portsdown Artillery Volunteers will be firing a Victorian gun from Fort Nelson in Fareham as part of the Royal Armouries season of free gun firing demonstrations. The uniformed volunteers
LITTLE Jagger Curtis flashes the cheekiest smile before dashing off around his garden with his dog, Badger. He’s just played a typical little boy’s prank on an unsuspecting visitor. But at first glance, he is just like any other six-year-old.
A PLAN to build a 14-turbine wind farm north of Winchester was thrown out by planners last night. EDF Energy Renewables wanted to build the two-mile-square wind farm at Bullington Cross, where the A303 and A34 dual carriageways intersect. Despite
WINCHESTER city councillors are to hold civic chiefs to account as part of a shake up in the way the council is scrutinised. The scheduled meetings will bring the councillors before the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to present their portfolios
THOUSANDS of people attended a rally held in memory of a Hampshire steam engine enthusiast who died nearly 25 years ago. More than 30 steam engines were paraded at Highbridge Farm, in Eastleigh, where thousands of pounds was raised for two Hampshire
A 20-YEAR-OLD jobless man involved in a drunken fight was jailed for nine months by a Southampton judge. The city crown court heard how a group of youths were celebrating a 19th birthday in a children’s play area in a Thornhill park in the early
SPENDING cuts and blunders by officials made last winter’s floods worse, Hampshire council chiefs have told MPs. In evidence to a parliamentary inquiry, the county council has highlighted key failings by public bodies that added to the misery for
A FORMER Southampton social worker has been struck off after he was jailed for distributing and possessing indecent images of children. Mudassar Khan, 26, is currently serving a sentence for two years and eight months after pleading guilty last
The KFC branch in Tebourba Way, Millbrook was shut on Saturday after an extractor fan broke. A spokesman for the firm said: “We have temporarily closed the restaurant whilst we repair the equipment, and hope to welcome customers back very soon.
THEY are looking for the best of the best. The prestigious Trethowans Overall Winner’s Award will again be the blue riband category of this year’s South Coast Business Awards 2014, chosen from one of the winners in the eight individual categories
I HAVE just spent another 20 minutes queueing and crawling down Milton Road to Hill Lane in a diversion caused by the protracted work of connecting the new university building at Havelock Place to the water and electricity supplies. It certainly
IT does amaze me that Ed Miliband complains that wages are not increasing enough to cover everyday needs. Which, appears to include holidays, as he is annoyed there are delays in issuing passports. I can remember when any holiday was a luxury,
THE public are faced with a split Conservative Party. That being the extreme right wing old Tories and with those who want to modernise the Conservatives, such I suggest does the Prime Minster. You have old Labour, trying unsuccessfully to drop
DEAR Echo, just a short note to see if you can help me get our bus service back in Regents Park Road. We did have a bus, one every hour, but now that’s gone, no warning or anything. The council are hopeless, nothing to do with them, I’m told
KEITH Taylor says that 75 per cent of people do not want the new fracking law. He says that there is mounting evidence that fracking will be a disaster to the environment and the economy. Will he tell me which Mickey Mouse encyclopedia he got
A MESSAGE to the people who dump their unwanted furniture, pictured above, and other items in the woodland behind Westwood car park at the end of Weston Parade. Please could you leave your rubbish in the car park rather than hurling it into the
I SUPPOSE you must give credit for a good attempt on the part of Lib-Dem MEP Catherine Bearder (Letters, June 6) to boost the spirits of her dwindling supporters, but true to form she had to decry the party that has beaten all other parties, hands
A WOMAN robbed a man of his cash and bank card in the early hours of the morning after approaching him in a city street to beg for money. The 30 year-old victim had been withdrawing money from a cash point in London Road in Southampton at about
THE Isle of Wight Festival is the stuff of legend. Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Who, and The Doors have all graced the hallowed stage. Now one Southampton band has followed in their footsteps by performing at the annual extravaganza. The
Over 60 years since they first rolled off the production line, they remain the epitome of cool. Forget the sleek sports cars, they are the ultimate head turner. And just one glimpse of their legendary shape is almost guaranteed to melt the
More than two decades after breaking English fans’ hearts, Ronald Koeman will look to win over those of the Saints supporters. The 51-year-old yesterday took charge at St Mary’s, arguably becoming the most decorated person ever to hold the manager
POLICE have named a scooter rider who died in a road crash. Kenneth John Mead died after losing control of his bike on the Isle of Wight. The 59-year-old, of Parkway, Binstead, left the A3054 Binstead Road between Ryde and Newport at 4.10pm
A MAN is today fighting for his life in hospital after being struck by a car in Southampton. The 28-year-old collided with a car in Bassett Avenue, Southampton, at around 6pm last night and suffered life threatening injuries. He was rushed
ABOUT 15 fire-fighters spent more than an hour battling a fire this morning. Crews from Lymington and Brockenhurst were called out just before 2am to a property in Kings Saltern Road in Lymington where an outbuilding used as a laundry room was
FIRST we had cruise wars, now a new front is opening in the war between Southampton and its port rival Liverpool. Prime Minister David Cameron has sparked anger by supporting new £300 million container port facilities being built in the Merseyside
COULD it be third time lucky for plans to rejuvenate Southampton’s derelict former Meridian television studios? A developer has launched the latest plans for hundreds of new homes on the prime site, near the Northam Bridge. Inland Homes’ plan
THE family of a woman found dead at a Southampton hostel have led tributes to her. As officers were last night charging a man with the murder of Belinda Dalby, her younger sister spoke to the Daily Echo about their loss. Jamie Nicholson, 30
