EASTLEIGH wrapped up their pre-season campaign by running League Two outfit Northampton Town close at the Silverlake Stadium tonight. Richard Hill’s Vanarama Conference new boys were narrowly beaten 1-0, losing to an eighth-minute John-Joe O’Toole
ALEX Danson helped England guarantee Commonwealth Games hockey silver – but it’s gold she wants in a crunch clash with favourites Australia in Glasgow. Goalkeeper Maddie Hinch was the hero, pulling off three saves in a penalty shoot-out semi-final
FOR hundreds of years Southampton has been known for its seafaring folk. But how many people living in the city today are clued up on their nautical terms? According to a national Saga Boat Insurance poll, Britons are becoming a bunch of landlubbers
A SOUTHAMPTON drum teacher visited Downing Street to encourage research into the condition that took his sister's life. Rebecca Hayward had lived with epilepsy since she was 12-years-old but died suddenly in her sleep aged just 28. The Southampton
A NEW buyer has taken over a Hampshire bus company two weeks after it went bust. Velvet - which traded as Black Velvet Travel Ltd - went into administration on July 16 after financial pressures and increased competition meant it was unable to survive
TINY bronze sculptures that fit into the palm of a hand are set to raise more than £150,000 when they are released to commemorate the outbreak of the First World War. Called Never Forgotten, Hampshire sculptor Nic Joly uses the ultimate symbol
THE BEST of musical show business will be hitting stages across Southampton to celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary. Young people from across Hampshire will be performing Five of the Best: A Celebration of 50 years in Musicals. The show will
Combining percussion, dance, theatre and comedy, Stomp remains one of the most original shows in the world. Now it’s set to open at Bournemouth Pavilion on Tuesday for a limited five-day run. The performers use a variety of everyday objects
PHIL Woodward is quite right to point out that Southampton would benefit from a park-and-ride scheme, similar to those operating in Portsmouth and Winchester (Rival city’s park-and-ride is another nail in the coffin, Letters, July 28). Southampton
ARSENE Wenger has revealed Saints “could have won the European Cup” – had managers like him not plundered the club for their best players. The Arsenal boss admits the Saints could have been one of the biggest teams in Europe had they kept their
A FEW days ago I took my 83-year-old mother shopping in Sainsbury’s, Portswood, Southampton. Whilst in the car park she gashed her leg. May I say that without the excellent help from the first aiders Tara and Marc, I would not have been able
Former Southampton Diving Academy star Chris Mears has won gold at the Commonwealth Games. The 21-year-old, from Reading, claimed victory for England alongside best friend Jack Laugher in the three-metre springboard. The pair finished with
RE letter writers J Brown and P Webb. If you attended one of these driver awareness courses to avoid the points then you wasted your time and money. From your comments you did not intend to listen, hence you did not learn and you will get caught
I AGREE with P Webb (Letters, July 29) regarding the effectiveness of static speed cameras. The east bound carriageway on Lances Hill, Bitterne, Southampton, regularly has a mobile camera van placed just before the static camera. Would this be
EWAN Hentall in his letter asks why he hasn’t seen any wasps this year (Letters, July 29). I think Saints must have sold them to Brentford to strengthen the Bees’ squad. After all, they’ve sold everything else. SHAUN PERRY, Rownhams.
SEEMS rather ironic the French have returned those people wanting to leave Britain and travel on to their home countries, back to Britain and yet, refuse to return those alleged illegals already in France back from whence they came! They simply
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured skull after an incident in Southampton. Police are tracking a man with vital information on how the 71-year-old was seriously injured in Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton. At around 11.30pm on Tuesday,
I AGREE with your correspondent A.Willot (Letters, July 26) – freedom of speech in both TV and the media is so important to all of us in this country. I would have thought therefore that the residents of the street being filmed for Immigation Street
I WOULD like to say thank you to the Rangers and Friends of the Royal Victoria Country Park for arranging the First World War Commemoration event on Sunday. It was a very enjoyable day and I met lots of people with an interest in Netley and its
It was about a week ago now that I phoned Southampton City Councils’ Action Line to request the collection of a dead animal about the size of a small dog from the west-bound dual carriageway. I explained it had been there a week already. It was
TAKING my son out for his first driving lesson on Tuesday, July 22 we stopped at Tesco, Bursledon to pick up some L plates for his new car. Before leaving Tesco and waiting to turn left into Hamble Lane towards Hamble we were hit by a driver on
NEWS that Southampton's Eastpoint Centre looks to have been saved for the future is welcome indeed. The ambitious community project to serve the people of the Thornhill area of the city was always going to face challenges. When the project
DEMENTIA sufferers and their carers can join a Hampshire choir to help stimulate their brains on Thursday, August 28. Head to the Link Youth Support Centre in Church Street, Shirley from 10.30am to noon. Prior booking is not needed and there
HARBOUR Lights Picture-house in Southampton is showing an autism-friendly screening of Muppets Most Wanted tomorrow. The screenings will be in a comfortable environment with low lights left on and soundtrack volume reduced. Tickets cost £3
IS war ever justified? A strange question you might think. And as the shells rain down on the children of Gaza, a somewhat current one. Certainly Israel, on the whole, appears to believe that its war on the people of that small but heavily
BUDDING artists are showing off their efforts at a free exhibition. Students from Winchester School of Art will display at the Eastleigh Museum in the High Street, Eastleigh from now until September 1. The exhibit called Print Salon 2014 features
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help at a Southampton church when it holds its open day on Saturday September 6. Helpers are needed on Friday evening to help Shirley Baptist Church set up a mini-market for the following day, which starts at 10.30am in
SHE IS always going above and beyond to help the elderly in her community. That’s why Carol Green is the latest nomination for the Daily Echo’s Community Star campaign. She has spent the past three years volunteering at the Age Concern Hampshire
THE Community Games is being held in Moorgreen Road, West End, on August 20, from 11am to 3pm. There will be fun and games, sports races, inflatables, stalls, cake, competitions and a bouncy castle. The day will begin with young people performing
PEOPLE living in the New Forest can meet their local bobbies face-to-face at a surgery from 10am to 1.30am on Monday in the Village Coffee Pot, High Street, Milford on Sea.
Corhampton's Scott Gregory has reached the semi-finals of the English Amateur Championship. The Hampshire star birdied the 18th hole at Saunton to win his match against Southport & Ainsdale's Sean Blinkhorn this morning. That 1up success
IT’S been the most fabulous atmosphere.” Those were the words of one of the New Forest and Hampshire County Show’s bosses as the curtain came down on three days of top-flight family entertainment. New chairman Chris Whitlock described the Daily
PENSIONERS can enjoy a hot meal at a lunch club. The Haven serves dinner from 11am-2pm on Fridays in St Mark’s Church, Archers Road, Southampton. Admission costs £4.
FASHIONISTAS can look forward to a charity fashion show with a difference at a Southampton city centre hotel on Sunday, August 10. Visitors to the Mercure Dolphin Hotel are invited to make up their own outfits with second-hand clothes from charity
A camper van driver who died in a crash has been named. Richard Granville Cooke, 67, of Seafield Park Road, Fareham, died in a crash between his vehicle and a tipper truck on the A31. An inquest into the death heard how Dorset Police is carrying
DEMONSTRATORS held a vigil outside Southampton Civic Centre last night calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza. Protesters held placards bearing slogans including “Free Gaza, Free Palestine” in the latest demonstration in the city, following
THERE will be bargains for all tastes at a New Forest car boot sale and flower shop on Sunday. Hundreds of items will be on sale at Strawberry Field, on the A337 in Boldre from 7am-1pm. Pitches cost £5 for cars and £6 for vans or cars with
A YOUNG driver who was jailed for killing two teenagers with his car has seen his appeal against a nine-year prison sentence dismissed by the Court of Appeal today with judges saying he "deserved every day" in prison. Samuel Etherington admitted
A THIEF got away with an electric nail gun worth £500 from a parked van. The Fiat Scudo was left unattended and unlocked outside a property in Horsebridge Road, King’s Somborne, when the thief struck. The stolen orange Paslode IM 350 nail gun
HAMPSHIRE were taken by surprise by the size of the last-day Ageas Bowl crowd that witnessed England's first Test win for nearly a year. A similar crowd to the fourth-day attendance of 4,874 was expected – but 9,500 made it to see England complete
RESIDENTS of Compton and Shawford are set to mark the centenary of the First World War with a Great War Day. On Sunday villagers will come together on the Memorial Playing Fields in Compton to commemorate the occasion in addition to their annual
ALASTAIR Cook thanked the Ageas Bowl crowd after leading England to a first Test win in Hampshire. England’s first Test win since last year’s 3-0 Ashes success was completed by lunch on the final day after Moeen Ali took India’s last four wickets
Hampshire’s Brad Taylor is playing for England Under-19s today after getting a late call-up for the Test series against South Africa. The 17 year-old off-spinner has joined Hampshire teammate Tom Alsop, who made his first-team debut in yesterday's
Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has applied for permission to appeal against his convictions for a string of indecent assaults. A spokesman for the Judicial Office confirmed that lawyers for the 84-year-old had lodged papers at the Court of Appeal
SOUTHAMPTON Airport has been put up for sale. Owner Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH) has put Southampton, Aberdeen and Glasgow airports on the market and is looking to conduct the sale by the end of the year. A spokeswoman from HAH said: ''Over
A SOUTHAMPTON supermarket has announced its charity partner for 2014. Sainsbury’s in Portswood will be supporting Southampton Mobility Guide Dogs after a customer vote. Katie Smith, from the charity, said: “Guide Dogs is really grateful Sainsbury
UP to 80 jobs face the axe as a baby store revealed that it will close less than two years after opening. Baby specialist Kiddicare announced that ten of its 11 branches across the country will shut as it aims to focus on its online business.
IT is one of the biggest and best-known sailing regattas in the world. All eyes will be on the Isle of Wight from tomorrow as the annual Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week spectacular gets under way. A jam-packed programme of exciting events
SAINTS legend Francis Benali will be pounding away on a treadmill at WestQuay tomorrow, as he continues to prepare for his epic challenge of running to all 20 Premier League grounds. The 45-year-old, who is in the midst of a gruelling training
A HAT-TRICK of cuteness has arrived at a Hampshire zoo. Marwell Wildlife is celebrating the arrival of a litter of fluffy meerkat babies who are already eagerly exploring their new home. The healthy triplets were born to first time mum Macbeth
MOTORISTS travelling on a busy Southampton road could face disruption due to gas works. Southern Gas Network engineers will be relaying pipelines on Portsmouth Road from August 11-29. The section of road affected is between West Road and St
A PADDLING pool forced to close after vandals wreaked havoc has reopened. The facility, at St John’s Recreation Ground in Hedge End, which is normally open every day, was closed by Hedge End Town Council. Litter from a bin was found strewn
SEVEN men have been detained on suspicion of entering the country illegally after being found in the back of a lorry in Hampshire. They were discovered when the driver of a lorry, which was delivering timber to the sawmill in Holmsley, heard voices
TOURS of Southampton landmarks are taking place this summer to mark the city’s 50th anniversary. The daily schedule of walks sets off from the south side of the Bargate from 11am throughout August. Each day is themed, with Mondays exploring
THREE Hythe families will face an agonising six-month wait until they can move back home after a blaze ripped through their street. Sonia Gibbons and her two sons are just one family who have been left with nothing after they fled their home as
FOR some they’re the purrfect pet to have crossing your path. But for others the poor black cat brings bad luck, a bad atmosphere and perhaps more crucially, bad selfies. Historically the unfortunate felines have faced discrimination, with
Lymington are set to spend their Saturday battling ECB Southern Electric Premier League relegation and their Sunday afternoon fighting for a place in the Southern Electric t20 Cup final. The rock bottom New Forest side is in action on the Ageas
FREYA Jones admits it was wishful thinking to base her hopes of throwing well in Glasgow on the roar of the Hampden crowd after injury had plagued her preparations. The 20-year-old, from Chandler’s Ford, had been suffering with a bad back in the
WINCHESTER City are hot favourites to lift the Sydenhams Premier crown this season – according to rival managers. A poll carried out by our sister publication The Pink reveals that 14 out of the 21 top-flight bosses are tipping Winchester to succeed
Algerian midfielder Saphir Taider is expected to become the latest part of Ronald Koeman’s Saints rebuilding jigsaw. The 22-year-old is on course to move to St Mary’s on a season long loan from Inter Milan, with Dani Osvaldo moving in the opposite
BLACKFIELD & Langley have a familiar face back on board for the start of the new Sydenhams Premier Division campaign. The Watersiders have welcomed back wing wizard Ekow Elliott who spent last season plying his trade in the Southern Premier
JO Tessem has returned to the coaching staff at Sydenhams Premier outfit Totton & Eling. The ex-Saints and Norway midfielder is a familiar face at Millers Park having previously helped out former manager Kev Dawtry as player-coach. He drifted
A MAJOR investigation is underway today after a huge warehouse blaze rocked parts of Southampton. More than 25 firefighters from across the city have been battling flames engulfed the building in Marchwood. Residents from as far away
YOUNGSTERS in Southampton have a fun-packed day ahead of them today. PCSO Catherine Messenger has organised a free youth open day a the Merryoak Community Centre, in Acacia Road, offering the chance to avoid boredom and take part in a host of different
CONCERN is growing for a Hampshire woman who has been missing since last night. A search has been launched for Tina Tubb, from Fareham, who was last seen at her home in Stow Crescent, at around 8.30pm. The 28-year-old has brown/red wavy long
MINIMUM price limits on alcohol would improve heavy drinkers' chances of kicking the booze, Southampton researchers have found. A new study of liver patients by the University of Southampton shows that a Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for alcohol is
THIS is the dramatic moment when a brazen thief flees from a Hampshire jewellers wearing an £8,000 watch. CCTV footage captures the man as he tries on the watch at a jewellers in Eastleigh before making his getaway chased by the store manager.
IT was an ambitious bid to give a neighbourhood a top class community centre. But when Southampton's Eastpoint Centre closed earlier this year amid spiralling debts, it looked as though it would be sold off and lost to residents forever. But
THE Daily Echo can today reveal the luxury cinema chain that has signed up to become part of Southampton's £70million city centre development. National Amusements has sealed a deal which will see a plush Showcase Cinema de Lux built at Watermark
