THE lights went out early for Eastleigh tonight – but not before they had comfortably seen off St Albans City 4-1 in their latest pre-season friendly. Floodlight failure meant the referee blew up for full- time seven minutes early at Clarence Park
PEOPLE were treated for smoke inhalation after garden sheds caught fire. Fire crews were called to Bishops Close in Totton just before 6pm this evening to reports of a shed alight. Crews from St Mary’s and Redbridge fire stations attended the
KELLY SIMM hopes there is still more to come after she helped England to gold in the women’s gymnastics team event at Glasgow 2014 tonight. The 19-year-old produced strong performances in Monday’s vault – where she scored 14.600 and today’s floor
SAINTS midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has made his feelings clear about his future at the club after sending out an angry tweet. The Frenchman said his "amazing journey" at the club had been "DESTROYED" following a meeting at the club today when
HAMPSHIRE Constabulary is set to become the first force in the country to equip every police officer with controversial, body-worn cameras. The Home Office has awarded Hampshire Constabulary more than £360,000 to expand the use of the hi-tech cameras
MOTORISTS face rush hour delays on a Hampshire motorway after a two-car collision. There are delays on the M27 eastbound from junction 3 in Rownhams and junction 7 at Hedge End due to an earlier collision in Botley. The collision happened at
South Coast agent, Hellier Langston has opened a new Southampton office to meet increasing demand for its services along the M27 corridor. The firm, which has its head office in Fareham, has also appointed two new directors to lead its expansion
FROM sword-fighting in Pirates of the Caribbean to being blown up in a lair in The Dark Knight Rises, his CV isn’t like most others. But then sword fighting, racing cars at speed, being abandoned in the middle of the ocean to tread water, getting
Saints chairman Ralph Krueger has insisted that Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin will not be sold this summer. Krueger spoke to the Daily Echo this afternoon and moved to reassure nervous fans over the future of the club and manager Ronald
MORE than 30 firefighters are tackling a major blaze in the New Forest today. Three acres of grassland are alight near Monkshorn Farm in Main Road, East Boldre, near Lymington. Six appliances are at the scene from Beaulieu, Brockenhurst
GARDENING and handymen services are under threat of disappearing from sheltered accommodation and frail pensioner's homes under £7.6million of county council cut backs. It comes as the future of wardens are in doubt as pensioners living in older
A GROUNDBREAKING play showcasing the highs and lows of being a Saints fan has been delayed due to a major technical glitch. Entitled The Saints, it was due to start a 17-night run on Friday at the purpose-built Nuffield Playing Field pop-up theatre
MOTORCYCLE stunt king Jamie Squibb performed a dramatic mid air somersault on his bike at the New Forest Show this afternoon. Jamie's back flip was the highlight of his high octane performance, which will be repeated later today, tomorrow and Thursday
THE show is a retelling of the Old Testament Bible story of Joseph and his coat of many colours, without religious references. Essentially a story of rivalry, slavery and oppression set to music, including heelslapping country, a gyrating Elvis
IT IS certainly incongruous to watch a musical that has a notable Christmas element on a sweltering day in July. Yet there is a very sunny and feel good element to Annie that some how also makes it a great summer show. The staging in the more intimate
AT little short of three hours, whilst the production maintained its narrative arch and momentum it was not to be rushed. The relationship between Curly and Laurey was nicely handled and directors Kevin Warne and David Smith showed a deft hand
A POTENTIAL banana-skin of a musical this, but the cast skated effortlessly through it, making light of the unfamiliar demands it put upon them. Think Sesame Street meets Rent and you get an idea: down-and-outs, misfits – and monsters – all done
THE beautiful backdrop of the Bishop’s Palace Gardens provided this open air production the opportunity for a much larger cast and grander scale of show than would be feasible in the intimate space of the Chesil Theatre. Director Martin Humphrey
NICK Dear’s biographical drama follows the final years of poet Edward Thomas (a compelling Crispian Cook), through his strained marriage, passions, depression, life-changing friendship with American poet Robert Frost (a captivating Mick Keegan) and
THE pages of the Daily Echo 100 years ago today made chilling reading as the gravity of recent developments exactly one month since the assassination of the Austrian Arch-duke Franz Ferdin-and came to a head. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
FASHIONED carefully from an artillery shell and polished to perfection it is a memento of one man’s war. Ernest Turtle was a young corporal in the Royal Engineers in the killing fields of northern France during the First World War when he picked
AHEAD of their crucial High Court date today, Salisbury City’s new consortium owners have spoken publicly about the Whites’ current situation. They say they are absolutely appalled by the situation that controversial owner Otail Touzar has placed
A VILLAGE historian is seeking information about two photographs from the First World War. Robin Worman sent in these two evocative photos from the 1914-18 conflict taken in Colden Common. One looks like a celebration dinner at the long-gone
EVERYWHERE you look there is heroism and good deeds, like the genuine compassion for Alex Lewis, the young man who has devastating injuries caused by a streptococcal infection and people who are raising money to aid this remarkable man and his family
IT was with great interest that I read of all the forthcoming developments in our city, and hope they come into fruition in the the fullness of time. The only exception being the super-casino, which is crazy, for all the obvious reasons. It may
RE Jim Brown’s comments on the cash machines – sorry, speed cameras – in Lances Hill, Southampton. My wife chose the driver course after rushing down Lances Hill at 37mph. She has been driving for over 40 years, but she had to sit and listen to
IN my long life I have always enjoyed the summers we have had – some better than others, of course. Today I write this on Tuesday, July 22, after having experienced the most wonderful day of my life, I think, weather-wise. One or two things
MY husband and I would like to say a big thank you for all the care given to my husband following his stroke on September 4, 2014. All the staff on the stroke ward at Southampton General Hospital were absolutely amazing for the seven weeks he was
THE fine weather and the generosity of the shoppers in the Shirley Precinct, plus the assistance from the staff in Sainsbury’s, made this a memorable collection. Over the two days – Friday 11 and Saturday, 12 July, our band of collectors raised
RUSSIA appears to be causing all kinds of problems in the East once again. Over the last five or more years they have seen several strict and dogmatic laws brought in that severely limit the freedom of their own people, and in recent months they
PLEASE convey my thanks and apologies to the driver who slammed on his brakes in time to save me as I foolishly tried to cross the road into the city park yesterday without looking at the fast approaching traffic. BRENDA KNOPF, Southampton
A FEW days ago a correspondent wrote from Bitterne Park to complain that his blue bin had not been emptied. This was, of course, because of the strike, but no attempt was made to compensate for that with an extra collection. I hope the council
WE are at the start of a long debate over so-called fracking. The removal of shale gas through the pumping of water and chemicals deep below the surface is obviously contentious. Yesterday’s decision by the Government to offer more than 100
A leading outdoor equipment specialist is to open its first Southampton outlet after a local investor bought the premises in an off-market deal, national property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has announced today. Kingsbridge Estates
Acting on behalf of a private client, Goadsby are pleased to announce the sale of 59 Commercial Road, Totton to a private individual trading as J L Nails, Totton. The prominently located detached property comprises approximately 988 sq ft of ground
Goadsby Commercial is delighted to report the successful freehold sale of 4 Charlecote Mews. The property comprises 1,753 sq.ft of well-presented office space set over three floors with two parking spaces. Charlecote Mews is located in Winchester’s
FROM teenage girls to old school rockers, they all dared to bare in the name of body art. There wasn’t a person with a blank body slate in sight at this year’s Portsmouth Tattoo Convention, which attracted hundreds of people from across the UK
Vail Williams’ team of commercial property experts in Southampton has been strengthened to meet increasing demand and powerful business growth. Vail Williams’ confidence to reinforce its expert and experienced line-up provides more evidence of
Let’s Rock Southampton! is definitely returning to the city in 2015. The inaugural concert on Southampton Common earlier this month was voted a huge success. Over 12,000 music and nostalgia fans flocked to see bands such as ABC, The Real Thing
AFTER playing American festivals and hometown venues a Southampton band is calling it a day after 14 years touring. Six-piece pop/rock band Dlugokecki (pronounced Der-loo-go-ken-ski) will take to the stages of The Vestry and The Talking Heads for
FIENDISHLY clever crime fiction is set for Southampton next year. Following the critically acclaimed hit premiere stage production of Peter James’ The Perfect Murder, an adaptation of his most famous and popular book is destined for the stage of
A pensioner died from his injuries months after being hit by a moped in Thailand, an inquest heard. Ronald Edward Webb suffered serious head injuries when he stepped into the path of the vehicle on January 20 this year. The inquest heard how
POLICE have caught four people fishing illegally on Hampshire rivers. One man was reported for offences and had his fishing kit seized after he was found illegally fishing in the Soberton area in the Meon Valley, while three men were reported by
6:37pm 323-8 India still need 46 to avoid the follow on at the end of a very good day for England. Dhoni 50*, Shami 4*. England bowling: Anderson 24-9-52-3, Broad 23-6-65-3, Jordan 17-4-59-0, Woakes 20-8-60-0, Ali 18-0-
A CAR crashed into the front of a petrol station in Fareham. The blue Volvo V70 went into the glass window of the Esso On the Run, in Gosport Road, Fareham. Police said that it may have been involved in a minor collision with a silver Peugeot
A BUSY road in Sparsholt will be closed for six weeks. Westley Lane will be closed for carriageway haunching and resurfacing works from the B3049 Stockbridge Road junction to the entrance of Sparsholt College. It started yesterday and the full
THE organisation which advises the Government on the minimum wage will visit Southampton this week. Low Pay Commission (LPC) chiefs will speak to a number of organisations in the city and on the Isle of Wight tomorrow and on Thursday. LPC commissioner
A SOUTHAMPTON-based housing association has won £8.6m of Government cash. Raglan Housing successfully bid for funding from the Homes and Communities Agency’s Affordable Homes Programme. The money will be divided between 450 homes the association
A TROUBLED bus company could be permanently back on the road within days, its bosses claim. Velvet – which traded as Black Velvet Travel – was saved from the brink of closure 36 hours after going into administration earlier this month. The
CELEBRATIONS have swept through Hampshire to mark one of the biggest events in the Islamic calendar. Muslims came together yesterday for Eid festivities, marking the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. The day of thanksgiving started
It’s showtime! Hampshire’s biggest summer spectacular, the New Forest Show, starts today with thousands of people expected to flock through the gates of New Park, Brockenhurst. Organisers of the eagerly awaited event are promising three days
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a horsebox turned over following a crash near Winchester. The incident involved two vehicles, one of which was towing the animal. Three crews - from Basingstoke, Winchester and Overton - arrived at Stratton Crossover
HAMPSHIRE residents will be the first in the country to find out exactly where police have been using speed cameras to tackle speeding motorists in their neighbourhood on an online map. From next month, Hampshire police will use an online mapping
A Hamble Valley Heritage walk will explore the Itchen Navigation on August 17. The walk will start at 10.30am at the entrance to Brambridge Park Garden Centre in Kiln Lane, Brambridge. It will be about four hours long and take in Bishopstoke
Young residents can enjoy stories from fairytales. Eastleigh Library is holding a free session entitled Knights and Princesses today from 10.30am to 12.30pm, with stories and craft activities on the topic. Then a similar session will be held
Anti-fracking campaigners in the New Forest are refusing to drop their guard – despite a Government pledge to protect precious parts of the countryside. Ministers have announced that fracking will only be allowed in national parks and other areas
FORMER EastEnders actress Scarlett Alice Johnson, best known as Vicki Fowler in the BBC soap, is phenomenally busy rehearsing for the newly-commissioned Nuffield Theatre play The Saints, which opens on Friday. This exciting and innovative work
Children got a little taste of Italy when they learnt how to make their own pizzas. Youngsters from Holbrook Primary School, in Gosport, visited Ask Italian restaurant, in Fareham, where they were given a demonstration by head chef Mario Dziewierski
Volunteers are needed to help plant thousands of new trees in Hampshire. The Woodland Trust is searching for people to help develop new native woodlands at sites across the county. The project will help tackle pollution while protecting endangered
Artists from across the world will be presenting in an international art exhibition in Southampton. International event organisers Caspian Cultural are joining forces with the Third Age Centre to present an art exhibition and sale until August
Research must be stepped up to find a cure for the misery of anorexia, a Hampshire MP has urged. Conservative Caroline Nokes hailed the work of Charlotte’s Helix, an international project to find a link between the DNA of anorexia nervosa sufferers
SOUTHAMPTON-born actor Earl Carpenter has landed his “dream role” on Broadway as Javert in the acclaimed revival of Les Misérables, as revealed in the Daily Echo last week. Earl will fly to New York next Tuesday and after some swift rehearsals
A HAMPSHIRE group Scout leader has been given one of the highest awards in the organisation for his “outstanding” leadership as district commissioner. Leader of the 12th Eastleigh Scout Group, David McGregor was awarded a Silver Acorn for his work
MUSIC filled the air as a warm-up festival took over the city. The Oxjam Southampton 2014 warm-up weekend saw bands, acoustic acts, DJs and poets showcase their talent at venues across the city. There was a real buzz at Mettricks Tea and Coffee
A WARD has been shut after an outbreak of a hospital bug. The Daedalus Ward at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, which cares for patients with dementia, has been closed to admissions for nearly two months after a form of MRSA was identified. It
MORE communities will be armed with speed guns as part of a £135,000 war chest enabling people to crack down on dangerous drivers blighting their neighbourhoods. The cash is up for grabs for people living in streets and roads across the county,
THE Mayor of Southampton opened a new club in the city. Councillor Sue Blatchford opened the doors to the new facilities for Southampton Model Railway Society and quickly got involved in a train demonstration. The group will now meet at Kemp
A Hampshire council has launched a new private rental scheme to help house people who urgently need somewhere to live. Fareham Borough Council has launched FareLets, which is aimed at landlords who need tenants. It offers three services: Tenant
HAMPSHIRE attraction Go Ape is now accepting Nectar points in exchange for entry. Cardholders can now swap their points online for vouchers entitling them to money off at Go Ape Itchen Valley. Manager Phil Davies said: “Teaming up with Nectar
TO HER parents she is the world but to the world little Evelyn Nolan is literally one in 168 million. Born with a genetic condition so rare it is thought only 42 people suffer from it, the toddler has defied the odds to survive. Evelyn has
Celtic are refusing to sell Fraser Forster to Saints until their Champions League fate is secured, so say the Daily Mail. The Scottish champions play the first leg of their qualifier, against Legia Warsaw, tomorrow – and they will wait until next
A NEW mayor has taken over in a town after the previous incumbent resigned after only 40 days. Cllr Keith Gill has taken over as Mayor of Gosport after being elected at a full council meeting. It comes after Cllr Wayne Ronayne stepped down
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding urgent action to end the “scandal” surrounding an eyesore site in the middle of a Hampshire shopping centre. The land, which has stood derelict since a chandlery was demolished eight years ago, is covered in rubble, broken
BE a star and recycle. That’s the message from Test Valley Borough Council, which is giving people across the area a chance to win tickets to Paultons Park, in Ower. The council’s ‘Recycling Star’ team is behind the latest push to get people
A MEETING for budding film-makers takes place tomorrow. The Exposure film group meets from 7.30pm-9.30pm at the Art House Cafe in Above Bar Street, Southampton. It is open to anyone wanting to develop short films or break into the industry.
A CYCLIST has been thrown from his bike in a hit and run incident. The 24-year-old, from Southampton, was travelling along Allington Lane, between Fair Oak and West End, when the collision with a black car happened. Both were heading towards
CHILDREN and families can get into the spirit of summer at a fun day in Southampton on August 5. It has been organised by housing provider Radian, and will take place at the Co-op car park in Victoria Road, Woolston. Radian will team up with
A SOUTHAMPTON man was found with pictures of children – just days after receiving a suspended sentence for a similar offence. Police making a check on Robert Young discovered that he had downloaded about 1,500 images of youngsters aged from five
A HAMPSHIRE health watchdog is launching a £30,000 fund to improve the lives of local residents. The money will be split into grants of up to £2,000 for projects, groups and individuals that gain information about people’s experiences in health
A YOUNG mother struggling with depression killed herself only eight days before her bereaved husband took a lethal dose of heroin, an inquest heard. The families and friends of Louise and Brent Turner, who had been married for just five months,
POLICE have launched a search for two men after a Hampshire tyre shop was burgled. At around 10.35am on Saturday (July 26) a man walked into the workshops of Abbey Tyres, at Claylands Road, Bishop's Waltham, asking to buy four tyres. Another
A NEW chapter in the history of a Southampton community centre has begun after it was officially opened under new owner- ship. The Zoe Braithwaite centre in Lordshill was declared open in front of the community it will now serve. The centre
SPECIALIST officers searching for a young man who has been missing for more than 24 hours have found a body. Hampshire Constabulary's Marine Unit recovered the body from Culver Cliffs last night during the search for a missing 21-year-old on the
THEY’RE in the money – £150,000 to be precise. Staff at a Hampshire firm were promised £1,000 each if they could get their hands on prestigious silverware. After delivering their side of the bargain their boss has duly paid up, sparking huge
AN elderly woman’s house was burgled as she slept. Thieves entered the 81-year-old’s home in Snakemoor Lane, Durley, between 5.30pm last Tuesday and 7.30am the next day. They took a number of personal items, including ornaments, jewellery, cash
THOUSANDS of people flocked to the beginning of the New Forest and Hampshire County Show today. Queues built up on the A337 between Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst as families from across the South converged on the Forest for the three-day spectacular
HE is leading our hopes in one of the country's most popular contests. Hampshire dad Enwezor Nzegwu is one of 12 contestants in this year’s Great British Bake Off. The 39-year-old works as a business consultant at the University of Portsmouth
WHEN Angela Evans was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she had to come to terms with the fact she would no longer be able to fulfil her dreams of travelling the world. But Angela, who lost her long battle with the disease aged 44, refused to let
FIREFIGHTERS this morning dampened down grassland in Hampshire following a blaze. Crews returned to Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, at 7.25am to tackle smouldering grass. It followed a fire breaking out there at 3.38pm yesterday in a secluded area
Saints have entered five weeks that could well define their season. The countdown to the closing of the transfer window normally starts to gather pace in the final hours before it slams shut, but in Saints’ case the clock is ticking louder and
WHITELEY gymnast Kelly Simm helped England to the top of the standings at the midway point of the artistic gymnastics team event – and teammate Rebecca Downie says they are confident of turning silver into gold at the Commonwealth Games. Simm,
A WOMAN whose two children drowned in the bath 15 years ago has been shamed in court after admitting being part of a heroin supply ring. Lyn Brownsea stored the Class A drug at her Hampshire home and received a personal supply of the deadly drug
RESIDENTS are being warned to lock their doors, even when in the garden after a thief snatched an iPad from a Hampshire home. The home-owner was in his back garden using a loud petrol-driven garden strimmer when the thief struck, getting inside
IT’S showtime! Hampshire’s biggest summer spectacular, the New Forest Show, starts today with thousands of people expected to flock through the gates of New Park, Brockenhurst. Organisers of the eagerly awaited event are promising three days
FIRE crews tackled more than 40 grass fires across Hampshire with fears some could have been started deliberately. The public is being warned to take extra care when visiting open grassland and woods after a rise in the number of 999 calls to the
