EASTLEIGH’S friendly against Saints development squad has been postponed to a later date. Martin Hunter’s young guns had been due to face the Spitfires at the Silverlake Stadium on Monday, August 4, but Saints have had to pull out because some
Lee Wort is keen to show Accrington Stanley manager and ex-Saints striker James Beattie his goal-scoring abilities as he attempts to engineer a switch from Sholing during a weeklong trial at the Crown Ground. The 22-year-old hotshot starred as
DARKNESS and light could be the underlying themes in these two one-act plays being presented as part of the Peter Shaffer Celebration at this year’s Chichester Festival Theatre season. Farce and tragedy, two shades perhaps of the same human state
TWO local charities collaborated to create a music-making day for 17 children from the Ukraine affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster. The workshop with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra was part of a fourweek calendar of activities
A THRILLING spectacle was played out over the Solent when live shells were fired from the Western Forts on the Isle of Wight as part of a special gunnery practice. It provided dramatic scenes for spectators looking out towards the west of the Island
THE HUNT is on for a thief who has stolen thousands of pounds from a Hampshire bank. Police are looking for a woman after reports that £5,000 in cash was stolen from Barclays Bank, in Shirley, shortly after a customer withdrew the money this lunchtime
HAVANT & Waterlooville have pulled out of next Tuesday's scheduled pre-season friendly at Sholing. Hawks boss Lee Bradbury took his players off the pitch two minutes from the end of their goalless 'friendly' at Hungerford Town on Tuesday,
I HAD a booking at 10am for a ferry crossing to the Isle of Wight but due to a doctors appointment I had to change my booking. This was changed but I had to pay a charge of £9. Guess what, Red Funnel, you have lost yet another customer due to your
WHEN do you ever see a single woman looking to choose her home in an estate agent’s window somewhere nice? It’s usually a couple based on the man’s income. Mortgages are so difficult. Isn’t this why our towns are in a mess, ie renting?
CONGRATULATIONS to the actors and the orchestra who made The Lion King musical at the Mayflower Theatre such a brilliant and unforgettable show. Don’t miss it – it’s fabulous! MRS. L. LAKE, Totton.
THE arrogant and ignorant nonsense paraded by the editor of the Daily Echo in his article of July 18 on the sacking of ex-journalist Michael Gove is beautifully encapsulated in his final sentence: “It matters to generations of students, of course,
YOUR article published recently entitled “Delay fear for Barton Farm over safety concerns” states that “work on Winchester’s largest housing development for 30 years could be delayed due to a highways dispute”. This is not the case, and there is
CAMPAIGNERS pleading for a rethink over plans to slash funding for trips and activities for disabled children have been given fresh hope for a stay of execution. Hampshire bosses on an influential committee this morning recommended that cost cutting
POLICE have stepped up patrols after to hunt a sex pest who struck in an alley close to a Hampshire recreation ground. The 22-year-old victim was walking alone along an alleyway from Pine Road to Hiltingbury Recreation Ground, in Chandler's Ford
CAMPAIGNERS are pleading with county bosses to rethink plans to slash funding for trips and activitites for disabled children that allow parents respite. As part of wide ranging cuts to save £26million from the county council's children's services,
NEW defensive signing Stuart Mott continued his pre-season scoring streak as FA Vase winners Sholing edged the battle of the Wembley finalists 4-3 against Gosport Borough on Tuesday, watched by a 156 crowd. All four Boatmen’s goals were headers
Black box flight recorders from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane have arrived for analysis by UK crash investigators. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the black boxes had been delivered by Dutch safety authorities to the AAIB's
Visitors exploring the New Forest National Park are being urged to leave their mobile phones behind. The National Park Authority (NPA) is encouraging day trippers to put phones and other electronic gadgets in a safe at Brockenhurst railway station
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has said that defender Ron Vlaar will not be leaving the club this summer, despite being linked to Saints. Ronald Koeman had been quoted in the Netherlands as saying the Dutch international was an option if Dejan
HAMPSHIRE companies have today received a £5m funding boost to develop cutting-edge technology for unmanned boats and submarines. The cash injection was announced by the new minister for Portsmouth Matthew Hancock when he visited the county today
A Hampshire Internet entrepreneur, who started his business from scratch, is celebrating record sales – and hitting the £1m annual turnover mark. Localsurveyorsdirect, a price comparison site for property services, is the brainchild of JJ Heath-Caldwell
FAMILIES came out in force to enjoy a fun-packed event to mark a community centre’s landmark anniversary. A summer fair was held to mark Festival Hall’s 50th anniversary, which was opened by Mayor of Southampton Sue Blatchford. The hall, in
SHE is the popular pensioner who has been the friendly face of a Hampshire charity for more than 20 years. That is why Ellen Corbridge is our latest nominee for our Community Star campaign for her work with Oxfam. The 89-year-old has been volunteering
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
EXTRA patrols are under way as police step up their hunt for arsonists after a string of attacks in a Southampton community. Detectives investigating a fire which spread through two ground-floor flats in Bitterne are still looking into the possibility
SURGEONS in Southampton have begun pioneering knee operations that could extend sporting careers. A procedure is being trialled at Southampton General Hospital where damaged cartilage is coated with stem cells taken from a patient's hip and surgical
Five Southampton homes have been burgled in just four days as thieves take advantage of the hot weather. Officers are investigating a spate of break-ins in Shirley after thieves got inside homes through open windows and unlocked doors. Residents
A HAMPSHIRE cyclist has been reunited with his new road bike after finding it up for sale on eBay – just miles from where it was stolen. John Whalvin, from Rownhams, was furious when his three-day-old Boardman CX road bike was stolen from outside
A HAMPSHIRE school is celebrating the official opening of its new £1.2m teaching block. Perins School, in Alresford, opened the new building on Wednesday, July 16, at a special ceremony including tours of the eight classrooms. It will be used
A HAMPSHIRE housing association has a new face at the helm of all things training and communications. Caren Thomas has been appointed as central services director for First Wessex, where she will be responsible for human resources, training and
A coroner has recorded an open verdict in the death of a retired boat builder because of a lack of evidence of asbestos exposure. Michael Rumney, 82, from Kingsway, Chandler’s Ford, died on August 29 in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester
HUNDREDS of schoolchildren heard how young lives could be saved by regular self-checks. Charity campaigner Kris Hallenga gave presentations for more than 600 pupils at Henry Beaufort, Kings’ and Westgate secondary schools in Winchester. Kris
NEWS of the activities of a local school teacher, expelled from the profession for inappropriate behaviour with a female pupil, is alarming enough. That the former geography master at Arnewood School will not face any further action from police
HUNDREDS of parents have been contacted by a Hampshire secondary school after a former member of staff was banned from teaching over his relationship with a teenage pupil. As exclusively revealed by the Daily Echo yesterday, former teacher Tyrone
A NEW pocket guide will be introduced to stimulate tourism in parts of Hampshire. The 24-page booklets have been produced for visitors to Bishop’s Waltham and Wickham with a brief history of the area in a bid to reinvigorate the way the destinations
A Waterside man was spared an immediate prison sentence after police found drugs and counterfeit cash at his home. Martin Lennards was searched and found with a small amount of amphetamine in a cigarette paper. Prosecutor Eleanor Fargin told
A FOOTBALL, a postcard, a recording of children singing and a bag of confectionery will welcome Southampton residents who open a time capsule in half a century’s time. They have been selected by pupils at Derby Road-based Maytree Nursery and Infant
A Hampshire communications company has been ranked as one of the top ten agencies outside of London. Remarkable Group rose for the third consecutive year in the PRWeek Top 150 cementing its position to tenth best agency outside of London and 69th
PUPILS are celebrating after their school was recognised for its commitment to sport. Norwood Primary School, in Eastleigh, has been awarded a Gold Kite Award from the Sainsbury’s Games, run in conjunction with the Youth Sports Trust, despite having
IT was a memorable send-off to mark the end of their primary school years. Year 6 pupils from St John the Baptist School, Waltham Chase, took to the stage to perform a production of Cinderella and Rockerfella to family and friends. The year
A HAMPSHIRE wildlife haven is to get official nature reserve status. Test Valley Borough Council is to take over Fishlake Meadows in Romsey after planners gave owner Tom Hanslip permission to build 64 houses on nearby paddocks at Oxlease Farm in
Dig out the deck chairs and stock up on ice cream – the hot weather is here to stay! Temperatures have already soared above those in Rome, Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro. And it’s not just people trying to keep cool in the heat – spare a thought
THE latest addition to one of the country’s most renowned restaurant-chains has been celebrated by its TV chef owner. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and his team from River Cottage, joyfully accepted the keys to Abbey Mill from the Mayor of Winchester
CHILDREN, parents and staff at a Hampshire school have built their own greenhouse out of hundreds of recycled plastic bottles. It is hoped that Osborne School, in Winchester, will be able to grow sufficient fruit and vegetables to serve in the
THREE people have been taken to hospital after two fires broke out in a Hampshire prison in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called to Winchester Prison at 1.38am after a fire broke out in a cell. One person was removed by prison
Police have issued a CCTV picture in the hunt for the man behind a £10,000 burglary on a Hampshire home. It happened when thieves broke into a house in Edwards Grove, Portchester, through an unsecure window when the occupants were out. The
Celtic boss Ronny Deila hasstressed his desire to keep Saints target Fraser Forster at Celtic Park. Celtic had reportedly rejected a bid from Southampton for the England international keeper who was mostly a spectatorhe as the Hoops cruised through
New Manchester United defender Luke Shaw insists he will not buckle under the pressure of playing for a club that he believes is the biggest in the world. Shaw became the most expensive teenager in history when he moved to United from Saints for
Police hunting a man who approached a teenage girl in Hampshire and held her hand have released an e-fit picture. The 15-year-old was walking by herself through the children's play area in Buckland Park off Washington Road in Portsmouth between
“WE DON’T want you here.” That was the message from members of a Southampton community as they urged TV bosses to scrap the controversial documentary being filmed on their street. Dozens of angry residents from the Derby Road area spoke out
Jose Fonte is the leading contender to replace Adam Lallana as Saints’ team captain this season – while a new deal is set to be offered to the defender. The centre half, who is out of contract next year and is currently being pursued by Cardiff
POLICE have been getting the inside track from former criminals in a bid to stop bike thieves. Officers in Eastleigh have launched Operation Stag to reduce thefts of high-value bikes in the area, which they say has been on the rise in the last
HE treks to the most remote corners of the planet on the trail of the world’s most exotic beasts. But Roger Clark hit upon one of his most remarkable animal encounters much closer to home thanks to a greedy squirrel who bit off more than he can
CONSERVATIVE MP Caroline Nokes has criticised the failure of Government ministers to visit her flood-hit constituency. It is five months since large areas of Romsey were under water after the River Test burst its banks causing misery for homes
In 2015 the care home bounced back, receiving a 'Good' rating from CQC inspectors. Click here for the story. A HAMPSHIRE care home has been ordered to make drastic improvements or face being shut down following the deaths of five residents
