JOS Buttler is set to make his Test debut at The Ageas Bowl following Matt Prior’s decision to stand down for the rest of the season. The Lancashire star has revealed his delight at getting the call "sooner than I expected". "It is a dream
MATT Coles blasted Hampshire’s fastest-ever T20 fifty to keep alive the county’s hopes of a home quarter-final. The all-rounder ended Hampshire’s group campaign with a bang, smashing five sixes in an 18-ball half-century to secure a five-wicket
SCORES of angry Southampton residents urged the film-makers behind controversial TV documentary Immigration Street to "get out" of their community at a heated meeting. Dozens of residents from Derby Road packed into Maytree Primary School to grill
TWO women needed hospital treatment after a three-vehicle smash on a major Hampshire route tonight. The vehicles were in collision on the A35 Redbridge Causeway at 5pm. Two drivers suffered suspected neck and back injuries and were taken to
DRIVING growth and prosperity. Key words that best sum up our mission here at Hampshire Chamber of Commerce. As the waterfront, city centre masterplan and Above Bar cultural quarter transform the face of Southampton by 2020, our vision is of
IN the year that Southampton became a city, the University of Southampton was celebrating its twelfth year of full university status and entering a period of growth and investment. Only two years earlier, in 1962, the university had celebrated
IT is the transport hub preparing for take-off in more ways than one. Things are certainly on the up at Southampton Airport, where expansion is on the cards and passenger numbers are set to soar. If all goes to plan, bosses at the historic
SHOULD Southampton take more pride in itself? Improve its transport links? Celebrate its maritime heritage? Focus on generating new investment? As a dynamic and forward-thinking university, Southampton Solent is constantly driving the debate
SOUTHAMPTON 2020 means two separate, yet equally important, priorities from my perspective. Firstly, how Southampton will look. We have big plans for the city over the next few years. Our other priority is for its people – those who live, work
THEY will cost more than £1.4billion and transform the face of Southampton over the next six years. By 2020 derelict sites across the city will have been transformed into luxury hotels, leisure complexes and business developments. Thousands
THIS is a proud year for the city of Southampton. Although the city has been a centre for population and commerce for thousands of years, it has only enjoyed official city status for the past 50 years. As part of the celebrations to mark this
The Port of Southampton drives the economy of the whole city and surrounding area. Nick Ridehalgh, Southampton Port Director, explains his vision to develop its role further WHEN the Port of Southampton celebrated its 175th anniversary last
Saints are set to launch a second bid for Celtic keeper Fraser Forster, after having an initial offer turned down. As revealed by the Daily Echo last month, the club are in the market for a new stopper this summer and they have now identified the
FA chairman Greg Dyke was pleased with Roy Hodgson's performance at the World Cup and has reiterated his support for the England manager. Hodgson's side showed glimpses of potential in Brazil but ultimately finished bottom of their group, accumulating
HAMPSHIRE air accident investigators will examine the black boxes from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Experts based in Farnborough in Hampshire will retrieve data from the flight recorders for ''international
Computer coding is being introduced to the school curriculum in less than six weeks' time, but many primary school teachers will be under-prepared to teach the new subject, according to a new poll. Some 73% of 250 primary school teachers surveyed
Plans to bring mobile internet to remote areas of the UK for the first time have been announced by telecoms giant Vodafone. The mobile operator has been trialling a new scheme called Sure Signal which introduces 3G to previous ''not-spots'' that
UK consumers are getting a ''raw deal'' by paying significantly more for technology products than US shoppers, a watchdog has reported. Which? compared the prices, excluding tax, of 13 identical products ranging from televisions and gaming consoles
Hundreds of people have lined the harbour walls and jetty to wave home the Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious as it sailed into port for the final time. Following 32 years of service, ''Lusty'' has returned to Portsmouth Naval Base
The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is to sail into its home port for the final time today ahead of it being retired next month. Following 32 years of service, ''Lusty'' is to return to Portsmouth Naval Base with a decommissioning
SET within the magnificent grounds of Hamptworth Lodge, a collection of players earnestly poked and prodded Victorian social ideals with japes and jollities. Performing Oscar Wilde’s witty classic upon an outdoor mezzanine, formed as part of the
AFTER Tom Jones and Winchester’s Frank Turner got this year’s festival off to an awesome start, Saturday’s offering at the Larmer Tree Festival was a bill of perhaps less wellknown artists. But this offered an ideal opportunity to expand your musical
A BUSINESSMAN has been fined £17,000 for breaching trading sanctions. Robin Stammers appeared today at Southampton Magistrates' Court where he was ordered to pay the cash to HM Revenue and Customs for failing to pay VAT securities over two of his
HOMEOWNERS are being warned to keep their homes secure in the hot weather after a spate of burglaries in Southampton. Four homes in Shirley have been targeted in the last four days as thieves make the most of unlocked doors and open windows.
SOUTHAMPTON cricket week was the sporting highlight of the past few days and proved quite a quite a draw for Sotonions. The event came to a satisfying conclusion when Hampshire convincingly beat Sussex in their final game of the tournament, the
THEY were desperately in love and always thought they would grow old together spending every moment side by side. But just four months ago, Sue Winchester’s husband, Nick, suffered a sudden heart attack during his daily morning workout at the family
MR. L O’Bee (Letters July 1) says that I live in two worlds, but, as his condescending statement on Mrs Shillabeer amply demonstrates, he lives in a world long since gone. He is obviously unaware that this is, amongst other things, the age of gender
WITH American lives lost in a civil airliner shot down over the Ukraine with weapons that can only have been supplied by Putin’s Russia, surely the time has now come for NATO to offer all the help needed by the Ukrainian government to get rid of all
IN HIS vitriolic letter about UKIP, David Furnell mentions the party’s proposed pay increase for MPs. In keeping with his own Europhile agenda, however, Mr Furnell fails to mention that this increase would apply only to members of an independent Westminster
IT has become a common tale: the demise of the local pub. Today this paper reports on how two more local pubs look set to pull their last pint. The Ship Inn in Winchester is now to be a nursery catering for up to 70 children (see Business news
THEY are the famous vintage-inspired cosmetics from Los Angeles which transform women into post war pin-ups ready to grace the pages of fashion magazines, catwalks and the big screen. But one Southampton woman, who set up a vintage styling business
AFC TOTTON are set to lose home-grown attacking talent Luke Roberts to Poole Town. Roberts, voted supporters’ player-of-the-season at the Testwood Stadium last term, has impressed for the Dolphins in pre-season friendlies against Hamworthy United
It's that time of year again, as football's semi annual rumour mill goes into overdrive amid speculation of multi-million deals as clubs bid for glory. Once again, the Daily Echo will be keeping you up-to-date with the latest rumours swirling around
Jobs at the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) in Swanwick could be under threat after the company lost out on a major contract. The firm was outbid by German firm Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) to provide air traffic control services at Gatwick
ANGER is growing ahead of a public meeting tonight hosted by the makers of controversial TV documentary Immigration Street. The production company behind the Channel 4 programme currently being filmed in Southampton is hosting what is expected
TATTOO artists from all over the world will come to Hampshire this weekend for the 15th year of the Portsmouth Tattoo Convention. More than 60 internationally-renowned artists including tattooists from Southampton will head to Portsmouth Guildhall
A Southampton marine flooring manufacturer is playing a major part in the construction of a new oil platform in the North Sea. Durastic, which is based in City Industrial Park, has supplied underlay and floor coverings to Hyundai Heavy Industries
POLICE investigating a suspected arson at a Hampshire property have made an arrest. Officers were called to a suspicious fire in Patchway Drive, Fareham, at about 9.30am last Friday. No one was injured. A 27-year-old woman from Fareham has been
YOBS have thrown a brick through a car window. They damaged the blue Honda Jazz parked on a driveway in Pine Road, Hiltingbury, between 10pm on Friday and 1.30am on Saturday. The rear window was damaged but there were no further attempts to get
THE Itchen Valley Flower Show will be held this weekend. The annual show has been a regular on the calendar for about 50 years. It starts at 2.30pm at Itchen Abbas and Avington Village Hall.
HAMPSHIRE police is doing better than most at protecting frontline staff despite multi-million-pound cuts, a new report has found. The county force was praised by the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) today for reducing crime and having one
POLICE were called in after a tractor trailer carrying hay overturned. The incident happened at the Old Station Roundabout on Winchester Road, in Bishop’s Waltham. The road was partially blocked by the incident, at about 12.30pm yesterday, but was
A new superfast broadband programme promises to be rolled out in parts of Winchester over the next six months. The Hampshire Superfast Broadband Programme aims to extend its coverage so at least 95 per cent of premises in Hampshire can access the
POLICE are investigating the theft of a mobile phone from a house in Vicarage Lane, Ropley. The owner was in his garage, leaving his front door open, when his Nokia phone was stolen. Anyone with information about this incident on July 16 should
THE community centre in Colden Common is set to host an exhibition commemorating the First World War on August 4-9, from 10am-4pm. Anyone willing to share letters, stories and memorabilia from their families is urged to contact Maureen Rees, the community
A MAN appeared before a Southampton judge on drugs charges surrounding his girlfriend. Luke Henning, 33, was accused of administering a noxious substance as to endanger the life of Louise Poulton and supplying her with heroin. Henning, of no fixed
ELECTRICAL items have been taken in a burglary. Thieves got into a house in Waterbeech Drive, Hedge End and stole a 42 in television worth £350, an iPad worth £400 and other electrical items including laptops, a Playstation 3 and a camera between
A THRIVING community pub is set to be knocked down and replaced with 26 retirement flats. Councillors were jeered as they “reluctantly” voted to approve plans to demolish the Harrier Inn, in Hamble last night. They said they had little choice
FOR almost 30 years she has been helping some of the most vulnerable people in Hampshire. So that is why Jean Cane has been nominated for the Daily Echo’s Community Star campaign to highlight the hard workers who make a difference in people’s lives
ARSONISTS are being hunted by police after three Hampshire beach huts were destroyed by flames in the early hours of yesterday morning. Firefighters were called to Calshot beach at 5.30am after reports that the wooden huts were engulfed by a blaze
PLANS to divide a house in Southampton into flats have been lodged with the city council. City council planners will decide on the proposals to convert the three-bedroom property in Swift Gardens by September 8. The applicant wants to create one
JOB applications have been flooding in as Little Waitrose at WestQuay in Southampton prepares to open its doors. More than 200 people have applied for approximately 40 jobs at the new Little Waitrose which is due to open later this year. The
DONORS are needed to give blood at a Southampton church on Monday, July 28. Appointments to give blood for those in accidents or undergoing surgery will be at St Mark’s Church in Archers Road from 1pm to 3.30pm and 4.30pm to 7pm. Call 0300 123 23
CLASSIC cars are set to make a stylish statement when they visit gardens near Stockbridge next weekend. On Sunday, vehicles owned by members from the Allsorts Motor Club of Alresford, Hants and Berks MC Ltd will be displayed at Houghton Lodge Gardens
MYSTERY surrounds a suspicious blaze that engulfed a Hampshire shed, destroying more than £2,000 worth of items, including three children’s bicycles. Adrian Lemarechal woke up in horror to find the shed at the bottom of his Millbrook, Southampton
POLICE have released an e-fit of a man they would like to speak to after an assault which left a Hampshire man with three broken ribs. A 60-year-old man was punched in the face and ribs by two different men after he answered the front door of his
A mother is lucky to be alive after a faulty charger caused an explosion at her Ringwood home. The charger, connected to an e-cigarette, caught fire and overheated the pressurised canister of an air horn, which then blew up. Now trading standards
IT MUST have seemed like a good idea at the time. Get Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to Southampton to talk about radical new reforms to pensions to staff at Carnival UK – one of Southampton’s biggest employers – who were discussing
NICK Ward can’t find the words to describe just how lucky he is to be alive. Aged 15, he suffered a sudden brain haemorrhage which left him fighting for his life with a 50/50 chance of survival and undergoing life-saving emergency surgery.
LEE Chadwick is no ordinary 24-year-old. From changing nappies and night time baths to pacifying temper tantrums, there’s nothing this Southampton superdad doesn’t know. That’s because Lee is one of an unsung army of full-time single dads who
SAINTS are reported to have made a £7.5m bid for England goalkeeper Fraser Forster. The Celtic shot-stopper has continually been linked with a move to St Mary’s since Saints appointed Dave Watson as their new goalkeeping coach last month. Watson
A TEENAGER was kicked in the face by a gang as he waited for friends in a Southampton park. Police have today released an efit of a man they would like to speak to following the robbery, which happened in Mayfield Park, Weston. The 18-year-old
SAINTS boss Ronald Koeman has been linked with a move for another of his former Feyenoord stars. Koeman recently signed striker Graziano Pelle from the Dutch club, and is now reportedly keen on centre half Stefan De Vrij. The 22-year-old played
A FIVE vehicle crash on Hampshire's busiest motorway that caused rush hour delays has been cleared. Two lanes were blocked on the M27 eastbound just after junction 9 near Fareham. The incident involving a Volkswagen Polo, a Ford Mondeo, a Renault
Trailblazing Jo Pavey will be aiming for a place in the record books when she bids to complete a hat-trick of victories in Hampshire later this year. The Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouh, which this year takes place on Sunday, October 26, is cemented
The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is to sail into its Hampshire home port for the final time today ahead of it being retired next month. Following 32 years of service, ''Lusty'' is to return to Portsmouth Naval Base with a decommissioning
CIVIC chiefs have rubberstamped plans for a children’s nursery at a former Hampshire pub. It will cater for up to 70 children for 52 weeks a year, and Hampshire nursery firm Yellow Dot have started building work at an estimated cost of £300,000
Hampshire all-rounder Chris Wood made his Old Tauntonians & Romsey debut – but was unable to save his new club from a 53-run defeat by Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 leaders Rowledge. Left-arm medium-paceman Wood certainly did
Ronald Koeman has told Liverpool they will have to increase their bid for Dejan Lovren if they want to sign him this summer. Saints have rejected two offers from the Reds for the defender during the transfer window, with reports in his homeland
Alastair Cook will arrive at Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl later this week experiencing the toughest moments of his professional career. But the under pressure England skipper remains determined to lead his country out of their long losing run. The
WHETHER Marlon Jackson will do enough to earn himself an Eastleigh squad number in the Conference Premier this season remains to be seen. But the 23-year-old former Bristol City, Hereford, Bury and Halifax winger has already ticked two important
A HAMPSHIRE teacher has been banned from the profession after giving a teenage pupil alcohol, condoms and the key to his house. Tyrone Mark took the girl on outings without her parents’ knowledge and gave her driving lessons, even though she was
A SOUTHAMPTON hospital is on red alert as hot weather plays havoc across the county. High numbers of people are rushing to Southampton General’s emergency department, stretching staff and causing long waiting times. Now consultants are urging
Trojans’ bid to avoid relegation from the Southern Electric Premier League really is gaining momentum – as deposed Division 3 leaders Basingstoke & North Hants will testify! Three weeks ago and after seven straight defeats, they were odds-on
FA VASE winners Sholing should have a more familiar look about them for tonight’s friendly battle of the Wembley finalists at the Silverlake Arena (7.45pm). Last week’s 1-1 draw at Horndean was all about casting an eye over trialists and reserve
