Ronald Koeman hailed the burgeoning right sided partnership of Dusan Tadic and Nathaniel Clyne after the pair shone in last night’s 3-1 win over Brighton. Tadic hit an impressive goal to open the scoring, and linked up superbly with Clyne as he
Ronald Koeman is confident of completing up to three new signings within the next week. The Saints boss handed a debut to Ryan Bertrand as his side completed a fifth win from five pre-season games with a 3-1 victory over Brighton at the Amex Stadium
Saints made it five wins from five in pre-season as they comfortably beat Championship side Brighton 3-1 at the Amex Stadium. Ronald Koeman’s men dictated the game throughout and were full value for their win. Saints opened the scoring midway
THERE are long delays on a Hampshire road tonight due to a broken down car and an accident. There are delays of up to an hour on the A31 near Ringwood due to the two incidents. A vehicle has come to a halt on the westbound carriageway in the
HAMPSHIRE may be without Glenn Maxwell for the Natwest T20 Blast quarter-final against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge – which will be Kyle Abbott’s last game of the season. Maxwell suffered a stomach injury while warming up for today’s Royal London
BACK in 1913 a group of artists came together in a protest against the stuffy world of the Royal Academy. More than 100 years later, that initial group is littered with names that carry a huge amount of heft in the pantheon of British art.
AFC TOTTON have drafted in an American recruit for the forthcoming Southern Division One South & West campaign. Kyle O’Brien was introduced to the Testwood Stadium club by fellow midfielder Liam Gilbert who met him while playing college football
A RESTAURANT which closed after diners were struck down by an outbreak of salmonella after eating there is due to re-open. The Real China in Eastleigh voluntarily closed earlier this month while Eastleigh Borough Council's Environmental Health
A REGULAR visitor to Southampton’s port is gaining celebrity status as he keeps a watchful canine eye over proceedings. Bentley regularly visits the docks with his owner, Nick Wright, and is training to be a Hampshire Search and Rescue Dog.
X FACTOR favourites Kingsland Road are among dozens of acts appearing at this year’s Southampton Maritime Festival. The two-day celebration of the city’s proud maritime heritage will take place in the docks on August 22 and 23. Organisers have
GRAHAM Seed, best known for playing Nigel Pargetter in The Archers for nearly 30 years is to appear in a classic Alan Ayckbourn comedy in Salisbury. The radio star will play Ernest in Ayckbourn’s ingenious comedy Bedroom Farce, the first show of
CHARLIE Simpson who rose to fame in the ranks of BRIT Award winners Busted is heading for Southampton to perform an intimate gig at the city centre HMV store next week. The gig – on Wednesday, August 6, comes as he releases his second solo album
EASTLEIGH boss Richard Hill is sceptical about adding any more senior players to his squad so close to the new season. His worry is that players would be joining for the wrong reason at this late stage and could potentially upset the existing group
I WAS disgusted to see gangs assemble then storm through Southampton city centre AGAIN. We all have the right to parade and protest in a legal and correct manner. No mass of thugs hiding behind women and children dragged along with them have the
Jose Fonte has been a welcome figure of positivity at Saints recently. The summer exodus that has seen Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren depart for Liverpool, Calum Chambers move to Arsenal, Luke Shaw switch to Manchester United and
TONY Blair, where are you? Hostilities in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Palestine, are resulting in the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of innocent children, men and women. Where is our Middle East peace envoy, the warmonger Tony Blair, appointed
I CALLED into the Giddy Bridge bar in London Road, Southampton to meet a group of friends. A barmaid called to our table and there was a bit of good-humoured banter. I left my friends, but over an hour later realised that I had lost some cash and
I HAVE been trying to contact Hampshire’s Police And Crime Commissioner Simon Hayes – by post (three times) email, and phone – without success. Does he actually exist? PETER C JACKSON, Lee-On-The-Solent.
IN reply to the letter “I missed a Lion King treat”, I went with my wife and saw this show and sat in the balcony and we thought it was great, not like that person. We paid £65 each and it was worth every penny. We saw everything on and off stage
I MUST agree with your reader re The Lion King (Letters, July 26). Having paid a lot of money for the best stalls seating (the air con here was great by the way) I would have expected the sound quality to have been a lot better. We were straining
IF the present rate of disappearing Saints continues, will the Premier League allow Southamton to play five-a-side games only? J McCARTHY, Southampton.
WHAT is going on at Saints? It would appear by the end of the week we will have lost seven first-team players, yes seven! Surely there is something wrong when contracts don’t mean anything and a rival club can buy three of your senior players.
I THINK Southampton supporters who have already purchased their season ticket should be entitled to a discount off our tickets as we are not getting what we paid for. If they can’t do that, as a gesture of goodwill we should be entitled to FREE
ED MILIBAND was being interviewed by Andrew Marr on the BBC the other day. His main proposal involved allowing members of the public to ask questions to future Prime Ministers, probably in Westminster Hall. Sadly, he said nothing about helping
SOUTHAMPTON City Council is a disgrace. To allow a £30 million black hole to develop in our finances is quite frankly unbelievable. Cuts are now proposed to brilliant facilities like Woodside Lodge, which could have been avoided if action had been
POLICE have launched an investigation after a new boat engine worth £6,000 was stolen from a Hampshire diving club. Scuba divers from the Calshot Sub-Aqua Club are appealing for help after the Yamaha 150bhp two-stroke engine was taken from a locked
ARE we now in the same situation as occurred with the downing of the Pan-Am plane over Lockerbie and the world turning Gaddafi into a pariah? Will the world now do this to President Putin? Can President Putin recall his ‘Dogs of War’ or, will
I HAVE just returned from a marvellous afternoon of entertainment. The Fete and High Tea at Grantley Greatley Grange is a play written by Phil Jordan and ably acted by the Dalian Players. It was interactive with a high tea being served as part
WHEN I got on the number four bus (Solent Blue line) there were no seats, which I understand. However, I was disgusted with the passengers at the front who didn’t give up their seat for me as I am seven months pregnant and I felt discriminated
IT is presented as a mystery whodunit. At least, that is, by this paper as today we devote eight pages to the subject of how Southampton Football Club has gone from being one of the most impressive teams in the country to, well, something alas
A GAMEKEEPER who works on Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Hampshire estate has been fined for setting a trap which killed a protected owl. Mark Stevens admitted two charges of using spring traps without failing to prevent a non-target species being caught
EASTLEIGH have signed emerging young trio Jack Smith, Harrison Weekes and Tony Lee on permanent deals. All three players joined the club’s scholarship scheme last year and were brought to manager Richard Hill's attention by the Spitfires' head
SHOLING clawed back from 2-0 down to 2-2 against a young AFC Bournemouth’s side last night – only to be floored by virtually last kick of the game. Arisitide Bassele’s first-half penalty and Jayden Stockley’s crisp finish had seemingly put Stephen
HAMPSHIRE firefighters are to stage a fresh series of strikes over eight days next month in their long-running dispute over pensions. The Fire Brigades Union has been holding series of strikes over the past year in protest against government changes
POLICE are hunting a a serial flasher who exposed himself to two young girls in Hampshire. Officers are linking three incidents in Gosport where a man has been seen committing an indecent act in a small silver convertible car. At the most recent
ONE of the south’s biggest events of the year is preparing a royal welcome. His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will enjoy festivities at Cowes Week. Prince Philip will attend a number of different
Saints manager Ronald Koeman is set to continue his summer spree after capturing Ryan Betrand on loan. The Dutch manager has a seen a flurry of departures from St Mary’s, but has now been heavily linked with a series of incoming transfers.
A BOAT once used by James Bond was rescued after becoming stranded in the Solent. The RNLI were on hand to rescue a cabin cruiser that was once used in 1963’s From Russia With Love, featuring Sean Connery as the secret agent. Sean Connery
SOUTHAMPTON FC is surely unique among professional football clubs. After all, there can’t be many others where the close season is more fascinating than the actual season itself. Saints have long been described as a soap opera, and the last
SAINTS legend Francis Benali has moved to calm fans’ fears following the great St Mary’s summer exodus. He said: “It’s quite easy to be negative about the position but I would like to take a more positive outlook. “Ronald Koeman has brought
RONALD Koeman has been handed an exciting but tough brief upon taking over at St Mary’s. Tough, because he is captain of an unstable ship at the moment, as players he never managed depart while he tries to prepare for the new season. But also
What has happened at St Mary’s this summer? Here, the Daily Echo examines and analyses the comings and goings and the state of the club. So just what has gone on since last season finished – it all seemed so bright? The seeds of these problems
IT has been dubbed the ‘summer of madness’ at St Mary’s. Few would have believed quite what was waiting just around the corner as Saints trooped off the pitch to rapturous applause on the final day of last season, having just finished eighth in
THE REFERENDUM on Scottish independence is “too close to call”, according to Southampton experts. Statistician Arkadiusz Wisniowski, from the University of Southampton, said that despite polls showing a majority of people in Scotland in favour
A THIEF has fled from a Hampshire jewellers wearing an £8,000 watch. The man was at the David Mellor Jewellers in Eastleigh when he asked to try on the stainless steel Rolex Sea-Dweller watch. But while he had it on he ran out of the door,
THE new chairman of the New Forest and Hampshire County Show has praised the ‘fabulous’ atmosphere at this year’s event. Chris Whitlock spoke out as thousands of people poured into New Park, Brockenhurst, for the third and final day of the show
His exemplary law knowledge has helped him win a student of the year award – and pick up his prize from a former Prime Minister’s wife. Adam Paine has been named The Open University Law Student of the Year 2013 for being the highest achieving student
Life-saving research into heart disease is more than £100,000 better off thanks to the generosity of Hampshire residents. British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops in Hampshire have raised an impressive £1,728,000 over the past 12 months which is helping
A Hampshire doctor is heading to Africa to raise awareness of breast cancer. Radiographer Jacqui Dorney, of Hedge End, will visit the Busia County area of Kenya, near the Ugandan border, in September. The trip is organised by Good 4 Africa,
Two major sponsors have stepped forward securing the future of a Hampshire festival. The Worthys Festival will be held from September 19-27 and has welcomed Bacardi Brown-Forman and Southern Electric as sponsors. Bacardi Brown-Forman is supporting
IT HAS been a treasured part of a Hampshire church for almost half a century and was once admired by some of the world’s leading figures. But St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Sholing will be losing a piece of its history as its much-loved organ
OLYMPIC hero Sir Ben Ainslie has thrown his weight behind the next edition of the America’s Cup despite the Australian challengers pulling out. Four time gold medallist Sir Ben said his Ben Ainslie Racing Team would give their full support to the
Coroners' offices in Hampshire will face the axe if cost-cutting plans to scrap those where the death toll is “too low” come into force. At least two offices will disappear in the county where coroners are currently overseeing as few as 733 deaths
DISABLED teen sailor Natasha Lambert last night arrived in Plymouth after completing around a third of an epic solo challenge. The inspirational 17- year-old suffers from cerebral palsy and controls her adapted yacht by breathing through a straw
They met on a military base in Singapore more than 60 years ago, tied the knot and haven’t looked back since. Now Ron and Beryl Williams are preparing to celebrate their diamond wedding surrounded by friends and family next month. Ron, 82,
He has faced some tough opponents during his career in the ring. But Southampton boxer Chris Hobbs encountered an equally formidable foe – huge hills – after vowing to help a toddler who needs a £50,000 operation. Despite being in peak condition
THE Conservatives have named their candidate to challenge Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead at next year's General Election. Jeremy Moulton, a former city council deputy leader and current Tory council opposition deputy leader, was unanimously
Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is unlikely to be involved in Saints’ trip to Brighton tonight – but only because of fitness reasons. Saints visit the Amex Stadium this evening for their penultimate friendly of the summer, with French star Schneiderlin
SAINTS are being linked with a move for Inter Milan midfielder Saphir Taider as part of a deal for striker Dani Osvaldo. The Serie A club are keen to take the 28-year-old Italian international on loan and are said to be willing to send a player
IT’S hard to imagine any Saints fan having much sympathy for any of the players who have been sold this summer or those who want to join the extraordinary exodus. They are all sensationally well paid, earning salaries far beyond the wildest dreams
Monday, August 4, is the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War when the UK declared war on Germany. The country emerged utterly changed four years later – grieving for one million Commonwealth dead, even more injured. There
A DEVASTATING burglary left it on the brink of closure. But now the Royal British Legion Club in Bitterne, Southampton, is back on its feet just months after a “vendetta” by vandals, which saw it targeted five times in just two weeks. And
Youngsters put a range of activities to the test – including skateboarding, quad biking, cake-decorating and learning DJ skills – as the summer’s Access All Areas events got under way. Locks Heath District Centre open space played host to the latest
YOUNGSTERS have had the chance to try out their new school early. Children preparing to start Year 7 at Oasis Academy Mayfield, in Southampton, were invited to its summer school so that they could get to know the school grounds, staff and make
A MAJOR fire has ravaged a Hampshire common for the second time in just four days. Fire crews were called out to Netley Common yesterday morning as 30 sq m of grassland was destroyed by the blaze. The cause is still being investigated, but
PLANS to axe funding for gardening and handyman services to sheltered accommodation and frail pensioners’ homes across Hampshire were rubber-stamped yesterday. Hampshire County Council’s adult social care and public health boss Cllr Liz Fairhurst
HAMPSHIRE sailing hero Sir Ben Ainslie offered inspiration and the spirit of adventure to youngsters battling cancer. Britain’s most decorated Olympian waved farewell to children and their families setting off from Port Hamble Marina for a charity
A VIGIL for victims in wartorn Gaza will be held in Southampton tonight. The Southampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign will hold the vigil outside the Civic Centre at 5.30pm. It is expected to last about an hour. The vigil follows three
A MAN who leapt to his death from a Southampton bridge was suffering from mental health problems, an inquest heard. John Travers died after jumping from the Itchen Bridge in view of pedestrians and falling into an industrial yard below. A Southampton
A PUB snooker table will be transformed into a waxing table as ten brave souls raise money for charity. The Foresters Arms in Brockenhurst will host the special leg waxing session as ten of its staff have their legs waxed in aid of Marie Curie
THREE Hampshire families have had to be rehomed after a fire swept through a row of houses. The blaze damaged eight homes in Hythe after flames were spotted coming from the one of the roofs, forcing residents to flee for their safety. Neighbours
POST Office services are set to change in Colden Common and Twyford. These could include longer opening hours from Monday to Sunday, from 7am-10pm, and a refurbishment for the branch at High Street in Twyford. Customers are urged to have their
BISHOP’S Waltham Parish Council wants to attract more volunteers for Community Speed Watch groups. Volunteers are vetted and trained by Hampshire Constabulary. Speedwatch sessions are usually two hours and involve members recording information
She has devoted her days to boosting her community and reaching out to residents. That’s why Debbie Haskell has been nominated for the Daily Echo’s Community Star campaign. The 49-year-old from Redbridge works with adults who have learning
What is going on at St Mary’s? It’s a mystery with so many different possibilities that it is almost worthy of its own board game. Players have been flooding out of St Mary’s all summer, so the Echo’s team of super-sleuths have been sent
AS Southampton-born West End star Earl Carpenter prepares to make his debut on Broadway as Javert in Les Miserables, Mayflower Theatre has announced his appointment as patron of its Musical Youth Theatre. Michael Ockwell, Mayflower Theatre chief
A VIGIL for the victims in war-torn Gaza will be held in Southampton tonight. The Southampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign is holding the vigil outside the Civic Centre on 5.30pm. It is expected to last around an hour. The vigil follows
STARS of stage and screen gathered in Chichester at the newly reopened Festival Theatre for a gala performance of the critically acclaimed production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus starring Rupert Everett. Following the successful completion of the
FIREFIGHTERS were called to the third fire in eight days at a Hampshire prison last night. It happened at 9.50pm after a Winchester Prison inmate set fire to his waste paper basket. Ten Winchester Fire Station firefighters attended. Nobody
THOUSANDS are expected to enjoy a last hurrah at the New Forest Show as it ends today. Blazing sunshine and a wide range of attractions resulted in another bumper crowd on the first two days. The show is being held at New Park, Brockenhurst
BABY superstore chain Kiddicare looks set to close its Hampshire store as it aims to focus on its online business The firm, which has a store in Charles Watts Way, Hedge End, will close its ten stores after the business was sold by Morrisons to
THE landlord of a controversial Southampton pub which police are bidding to have shut down has revealed that he is quitting. Raymond Bird has told the Daily Echo that this weekend will be his last at the popular Dorchester Arms and he is leaving
IT WAS her pride and joy. But within minutes of a blaze starting, the garden Jill Jordan had lovingly tended for 55 years went up in flames. The blaze happened in the back garden of a house in Totton where residents had been gardening and then
THROUGHOUT her life she has been a self-styled rebel renown for late nights in leather jackets and wild knuckle rides on motorcycle pillions. Age has never been a barrier for Barbara Witt who has been rocking well into her 60’s, dancing to her
Zimbabwean all-rounder Ryan Burl hasn’t ruled himself out of a dramatic return for South Wilts in Sunday’s Southern Electric twenty20 Cup semi-final tie at Sarisbury Athletic, 3pm. The 20-year old ‘over-age’ Zimbabwe Under-19 World Cup star, who
THE family of a mum who killed herself after suffering a campaign of violence and domestic abuse from her partner have accused authorities of failing her. Alison Bell’s relatives have criticised police and mental health teams for failing to ensure
