Saints have unveiled an all-navy strip as their new away kit for the 2014/15 season. The kit will go on sale at the Saints Megastore, the WestQuay Saints Store and via the club website on Friday, August 8 – the day before the club’s friendly match
I AM writing in reply to some of the comments that have been raised since my letter about Southampton’s Skyride was published (Letters, July 1). On arriving at the Common late in the afternoon, entering from Bellmoor Road entrance I did not see
Fast-track legislation is to be rushed through Parliament with cross-party support in order to maintain the ability of police and security services to access telephone and internet data. Home Secretary Theresa May warned MPs that innocent lives
A COUPLE have named their baby girl after their favourite Hampshire hotel. Amy and Tim Harvey love Tylney Hall Hotel and Gardens so much that they have decided to call the latest addition to their family Tylney Jayne after the four star retreat
POLICE are hunting a man who exposed himself to a woman at a Hampshire beauty spot. Officers have now released an efit of the suspect in the hope members of the public will come forward and help with the investigation. A woman and her cousin
A Hampshire MP was among a number legislators who took an HIV test at a ‘Halfway to World AIDS day’ event hosted by the Halve It Coalition and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS. 22 MPs, Peers and Councillors took a test administered
I love living and working in Winchester. I love its narrow streets, its historic buildings, its small scale.I love the way every corner you turn in the city centre offers a delight to the eye. Unlike, say, Southampton, a city I've also loved for
A POPULAR Andover man whose body was pulled from the River Anton suffered a fatal heart condition before he fell, an inquest heard. The body of Brian Allen was recovered from the waterway close to a metal grill at Waterloo Court two days after
HUNDREDS of local government workers across Hampshire have today gone on the march in a defiant message to the government over pensions and pay. Waving placards and chanting anti-government slogans, striking public sector workers have been rallying
Hampshire have signed Australian Nathan Rimmington as cover for Kyle Abbott. The 31 year-old seamer played for the Melbourne Renegades during the Big Bash and is available for tomorrow’s T20 Blast clash against Middlesex at The Ageas Bowl.
WANTED – a willing volunteer to help continue bringing sunshine into the lives of elderly folk in Chandler’s Ford. The Sunshine Club has been providing a social lifeline for pensioners in the area for decades, but now, as we report today, the club
THE FAMILY of a man who died after falling 60ft down a lift shaft on board a container ship have demanded an apology from the shipping firm after it was convicted of corporate man-slaughter. As exclusively reported by the Daily Echo, OOCL was last
HAMPSHIRE are back in the LV County Championship’s top two after maintaining their unbeaten start to the season. James Vince and Sean Ervine both hit half-centuries on the last day against Gloucestershire at The Ageas Bowl, as Hampshire closed
A SIKH band from India is performing at a Southampton gurdwara tonight. Three-piece band Bhai Satvinder Singh Delhi Wale are performing religious music at the Gurdwara Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Gurdwara in St Mark’s Road from 7.30pm. Doors open
A SOUTHAMPTON leisure centre launches a holiday club on Saturday, August 2. Children can try out a host of fun activities at Chamberlayne Leisure Centre in Weston Lane from 11am to 3pm. Activities will include a bouncy castle, gym and dance
LAST call for a concert this Saturday in Alresford. The Sunshine Singers and the newly-formed Sun Hill Family Singers are giving a concert of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at St John’s Church at 2pm and 7pm. It is an opportunity
CREWS competing in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race are preparing themselves for a heroes’ welcome as they set off today on the final race. After more than 40,000 miles at sea, and 51 weeks of ocean racing, the fleet will line up this morning
A SUPERMARKET in Southampton was taped off after a fuse box caught fire this morning. Crews from Hightown were sent to the Co-operative store in Tickleford Drive, Weston, after a spark started the flames at 7am. Two fire engines were sent to
THREE Hampshire men have pedalled to Paris in a bid to support the families of people suffering substance abuse. After Southampton City Council cut funding for a 20-year-old community charity, the son of a volunteer decided to take action.
THE story of a young orphan is being played on a Hampshire stage until Saturday. Actors from Debut Youth Theatre will be performing Annie at the Hanger Farm Arts Centre in Totton. The shows start at 7.30pm as well as a 2.30pm matinee performance
A HAMPSHIRE dress shop will be raising money by treating customers to a Pimm’s evening tonight. Labels Dress Agency in Bishop’s Waltham will be hosting the event at The Old Forge pub to raise money for the Countess Mountbatten Hospice. There
THIS is the suspect police are looking for after he exposed himself to a mother and her two children on a Hampshire street. The woman was approached by the man who claimed to be selling driveways and asked for directions near Eastleigh town centre
CIVIC chiefs have been awarded a £1.3m grant to transform two of Hampshire’s most historic buildings. Most of the cash from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be used to fund improvements to Eling Tide Mill, the only one in the UK that still
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy was last night fighting for his life in a Southampton hospital after being found “unresponsive” in a swimming pool. The boy was airlifted to the city General after being discovered in the pool in Upavon, Wiltshire, at 7.20pm
THE University of Southampton is installing potentially life-saving equipment across its campuses. Ten portable defibrillators will be placed at key locations around the Highfield, Avenue and new Boldrewood campuses, as well as at Winchester School
A man sustained serious facial injuries in an assault. The 29-year-old suffered a broken nose and broken eye socket during the attack outside flats in Wilmott Lane, Gosport, on Sunday night. Police want people in the area to check their houses
A HEARTBROKEN community has rallied together in grief after a brave little boy lost his fight against a rare disease. Leon Parker passed away aged 11 months on Saturday after battling D-Bifunctional Protein Deficiency, also known as BFD – a rare
A GROUP of seven have been charged with the supply of heroin and cocaine in Southampton as part of Operation Fortress. Six of the seven arrested on Tuesday were due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court yesterday. They were Mervyn Headley
WHETHER you are out on the water or watching from the shore, a Hampshire town’s annual river games looks set to be bigger and better than ever. Organisers of the 2014 River Hamble Games want to get people active on the water competing, whether
SAM Mangoro has been reunited with some of the paramedics from South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) who saved his life. Sixteen-year-old Sam saw the staff for the first time since they kept him alive following a heart attack earlier this year
A MUSIC concert by senior pupils at South Wonston Primary School is being held this evening to mark the end of the summer term. Children in Years 5 and 6 will entertain parents and friends with performances in the hall starting at 6.30pm. Anyone
STAFF at a Hampshire restaurant will be swimming, cycling and running in the name of a good cause. Workers from ASK Italian in West Street, Fareham were taking place in the chain company’s ASK Italian Summer Triathlon today. Teams will gather
A MAN jumped from an upper floor window of his home, injuring his leg, as police raided his Southampton home. The 32-year-old was last night being treated in Southampton General Hospital for a “serious leg injury” following the drugs bust at his
THE G3 children’s ward at Southampton General Hospital has benefited from a cheque from Asda for £200. This formed part of the Asda Southampton store’s Community Life project. Southampton Hospital Charity was chosen by the shoppers to receive
SAINTS have unveiled their first big name signing of the summer and now fans can get involved in all the transfer- window excitement. As new attacking midfielder Dusan Tadic settles into life at St Mary’s, it is anticipated that more new signings
A TEENAGER dreaming of a trip to Cambodia notched up 80 miles with her friend in a frantic fundraising frenzy at The Furlong. Tazmin Hollands, 15, and her friend Chloe Hesford cycled on a static bike, alternating for 30- minute bursts, and by the
GREEN-FINGERED pupils are celebrating their work to save rare plants from extinction. Pupils at Wicor Primary School, in Fareham, are the youngest ‘Plant Guardians’ in the country and the first school to be given the title after painstaking efforts
A SOUTHAMPTON church will celebrate the summer holidays with a fun day for residents on Saturday, July 26, from 10am to 3pm. Shirley Warren Action Church will be hosting a tabletop sale, plant sale, bouncy castle, refreshments and food as well
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a man in Portsmouth. Officers are appealing for witnesses after the incident at about 11.00pm on Tuesday, July 8 in the Doyle Avenue area of Portsmouth. The victim, a 22-year-old man
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy has died after being found "unresponsive" in a swimming pool. The boy was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital after being discovered in a pool yesterday evening, after police responded to a report of a missing child.
A SENIOR citizens’ club looks set to fold after more than 50 years if it cannot find a new chairman in two weeks. Pensioners are desperately hoping that someone will come forward to offer their services to save the group, which for many older people
IT was an attack with a shotgun that left a family pet “lucky to be alive”. But now a Hampshire couple face an agonising wait to find out whether the pellets that littered 18-month-old cat Felix will prove fatal. Vets have told Quentin Brittain
Alresford professional Philip Bryden won a three-way play-off at Hockley to claim the 2014 Hampshire Open title. Bryden triumphed against past champions James Ablett, of Lee-on-the-Solent, and Nick Redfern, representing the AIA Group. The Alresford
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are poised to allow the developer of Silver Hill to submit a revised planning application. Critics of the £150 million redevelopment warn that would be an irretrievable step which will see the city council surrender control
5:00pm 2:35pm Tim Cutter, branch secretary for Hampshire UNISON "We have two choices. We can accept that there is no alternative and put up with the cuts and pay freezes
SAINTS have been linked with England U21 striker Connor Wickham. The 21-year-old Sunderland forward signed for the Black Cats for £8.1m from Ipswich three years ago. He has only ever scored six top flight goals in three seasons for the Wearsiders
SAINTS are again being linked with Celtic's England goalkeeper Fraser Forster. The Daily Echo revealed last month that new boss Ronald Koeman is eager to bring in a new shot-stopper to replace Artur Boruc. And Saints are hoping that the presence
A PETITION has been launched to rename one of the stands at St Mary’s after Saints’ late owner, Markus Liebherr. James Trinder is encouraging fellow supporters to back the idea to commemorate the man who saved the club from potential liquidation
A RECLUSIVE pensioner lay dead among piles of rubbish in his Hampshire home for eight months before his body was found, an inquest heard. Like a hamster, Denis Walsby had collected rubbish which he used to turn his own front room into a makeshift
The grandson of a convicted killer convicted at Winchester Crown Court has demanded he reveal the whereabouts of his grandmother's body as they prepare to meet for the first time. Neil Gillingham, 24, has never seen his grandfather Russell Causley
THE Hampshire-based “world’s fastest sailor” has revealed plans for a ground-breaking boat capable of reaching speeds of 75mph on the world’s oceans powered just by wind, the Daily Echo can reveal. Paul Larsen sailed into the record books in 2012
A formal review has been launched into a number of suspicious deaths at a Hampshire hospital. Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb announced that an inquiry is to be held into the deaths of a number of elderly patients at Gosport War Memorial
HAMPSHIRE is one of the most expensive places to die in the country, new figures have revealed. A study has revealed the county is the most expensive place for cremations on average in the UK, while it is the fourth highest for average burial costs
DETECTIVES hunting a rapist who dragged a woman into woodland in Southampton are urging three potential witnesses to come forward. As previously reported, the 29-year-old victim told officers how she was approached by a man as she made her way
Two students and a recent graduate from the University of Southampton scooped gold at the FISU World University Match Racing Championships 2014 in Italy. Ship Science students Annabel Vose and Emily Nagel, along with Southampton graduate Amy Prime
SCHOOLS will shut, bins will go unemptied, libraries will close, and courts will be disrupted as local government grinds to a halt today. Public sector employees in Hampshire will be taking part in a joint day of action leading to an estimated
