Hampshire could yet be up against Andrew Flintoff at T20 Blast Finals Day - as well as England duo Jos Buttler and James Anderson. Flintoff has only played two T20 games for Lancashire since coming out of retirement and has been unavailable due
Ronald Koeman has revealed that Artur Boruc wants to leave Saints, and that the club are willing to move him on before the transfer window closes. The keeper has informed the manager that he is keen to depart St Mary’s, having lost his position
JIMMY Adams just missed out on his first hundred of the season as Hampshire ended their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a fourth successive defeat. Batting at No. 3, Adams hit an unbeaten 91 (110 balls, 11 fours two sixes) out of Hampshire
MYSTERY surrounds why police have descended onto a Hampshire fast food restaurant this evening. Police officers are currently inside the Charcoal Grill take away in Rumbridge Street, Totton, and can be seen inside searching the premises. Officers
SIGNED, sealed and now it’s delivered. Campaigners from Hampshire descended on Downing Street yesterday to hand over a 2,000-signature petition demanding to be consulted over future plans for Marchwood Military Port. Hampshire county and Marchwood
IT MAY have been named the best place in the country to live, but one Hampshire community is also a top spot for attracting... rats. Valley Park has been named the most desirable location in England and Wales in a survey, but 24 hours later the
A MAN has appeared in court after a taxi driver was stabbed in the leg. Nicholas Jeffry, of no fixed abode, appeared before magistrates yesterday facing charges of wounding with intent and possessing a knife in a public place. He was remanded
Saints boss Ronald Koeman was keeping quiet today over a possible deal for Spurs winger Andros Townsend. The 23-year-old is a target for the club, who have already had one bid, believed to have been worth £10m, knocked back. Saints are understood
Ronald Koeman says that Saturday’s clash with West Brom may provide an even more difficult challenge than the trip to Liverpool, because of the expectation on Saints. After Sunday’s valiant display in a 2-1 defeat at Anfield, Koeman’s side return
POLICE are appealing for witness after a serious crash on a Hampshire road yesterday, which injured four people including a two-year-old child. Police were called to a road traffic incident on the A34 near Whitchurch at 3.42pm yesterday, after
A COMBINE harvester was left completely destroyed after flames ripped through the machine. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said the farm machine was reported on fire on Woodcote lane in Upham at about 8.20pm last night. Fire crews from Bishops
Police are investigating a burglary where more than £7,000 worth of property was reported stolen in a house burglary near Andover. The break-in took place at an address in the High Street in Shipton Bellinger between 3pm and 3.55pm on Saturday,
Detectives are investigating an unprovoked attack on a man in Cosham. The victim, aged 25 from Hampshire, was walking through the underpass at Compass roundabout by Northern Road between 1.15pm and 1.25pm on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. A man
ALRESFORD Town made it through to the preliminary round of the FA Cup with a stirring victory at Christchurch’s Hurn Bridge HQ. The two sides had fought out a 1-1 draw at Alresford on the Saturday - Jack Hoey’s 85th minute strike cancelling out
TALENTED performers from across the arts took part in a charity concert to support Western African villages affected by the Ebola outbreak. A total of 42 musicians, singers and poets from the south performed at the fundraising event held at the
FROM historic boats and forgotten shipwrecks to the lost landscapes of the Solent, the Southampton Maritime Festival will be a chance to delve into the region’s rich past. With this weekend’s event coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the beginning
Thousands of Girl Guides will descend on Hampshire this week for four days of high-adrenaline action. The Girlguiding girls-only festival Wellies and Wristbands will get under way on Friday at their Foxlease Training and Activity Centre in Lyndhurst
A fitness class takes place in Southampton aimed at pensioners with limited mobility. The Mexico Music and Motion session takes place from 10.15am to 11.15am tomorrow at Shirley and Freemantle Community Centre, Randolph Street. Call 07440 419
A concert is taking place in aid of the victims of the Gaza crisis. Oxjam is hosting its Gaza Benefit gig on Friday, August 22 in the Art House Cafe, Above Bar Street, Southampton. Funds will go to the Oxfam charity which is helping civilians
Residents of the Itchen Valley have been invited to attend the annual meeting of the Alresford and District Neighbourhood Watch Association. Guest speaker will be Winchester MP Steve Brine. And after the formal section of the meeting there will
A FUNDRAISING raft race that has been a fixture of the calendar for nearly 30 years will be held this weekend. The Daily Echo-sponsored Great Waterside Raft Race is held to raise cash for the RNLI and is held on the sea, adding an element of unpredictability
A REFURBISHED Winchester post office is set to reopen tomorrow. Based in the Southern Co-operative, in Stoney Lane, Weeke, the branch has been shut since August 7. When it reopens it will have two combi-counters – a post office terminal which
Detectives investigating the sexual assault of a woman as she walked through a Southampton subway are trawling through CCTV footage in a bid to catch her attacker. Officers have collected footage from several cameras in the city centre following
A CHARITY fun day is being organised in Southampton to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. There will be attractions including a raffle, cake sale, face painting, sponsored head shave and leg waxing. The event will take place between
A CHALLENGING 29-mile cycle event will start from Southampton on Sunday. The SkyRide event will start at 10am at the Peace Fountain in Andrew’s Park, before setting off into the Hampshire countryside. It will follow the banks of the River Itchen
STUDENTS move an average of nearly 90 miles to study at university or college in the south-east, according to new research. A study done by TV Licensing revealed that 62 per cent of those studying in the south-east, including Hampshire, chose to
A man with a “fanatical obsession” with small girls targeted a three-year-old child on a bus, a court heard. Stephen Munden deliberately sat near the child and stroked her hand with his finger – in full view of the girl’s mother and grandmother
CAMPAIGNERS will today present a 2,000-signature petition to Downing Street calling for residents to be consulted over the future of Marchwood Military Port. Marchwood parish councillors are demanding that the Government seek the views of people
A HAMPSHIRE hotel has applied for a change of use to a day nursery for the third time. The Harestock Lodge Hotel, near Winchester, first applied for the change in March last year and then again in December. The new application was received
IT began as a dare dreamed up in the pub, but a Hampshire man has groomed a tongue-in-cheek challenge into a moving tribute to his late grandmother. Sean Taylor was devastated when gran June Moran was diagnosed with dementia last year. But he pledged
A HAMPSHIRE health board has had a shake-up after summer elections. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Southampton General and Princess Anne hospitals, has appointed five new governors. The trust’s council of governors
HAMPSHIRE Cricket Club staged matches in the world-famous Sir Harold Hiller Gardens, near Romsey, as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations. They took place on the refurbished Centenary Border, which is the length of 11 cricket pitches.
THE heartbroken family of a popular dad who was knocked down and killed by a police car are appealing for help to ensure that they can give him the send-off he deserves. Father-of-two Aston Mclean died instantly when he was hit by a marked police
Follow @EchoPics On the day that thousands of students across Hampshire get their GCSE results, our photographer are at many of the schools to capture the special moment. This photo gallery will be updated regularly throughout the day.
A FORMER councillor and mayor who served her community for 38 years has died. Doreen Wellfare was Eastleigh Borough Council’s longest serving female member, representing the Hiltingbury ward. She was elected as mayor of Eastleigh in 1980, and
A DEMONSTRATION against the ongoing conflict in Gaza will be held in Southampton on Saturday. The Southampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign has organised a march to take place from the peace fountain in East Park at 2.30pm.
A HAMPSHIRE university is one of the cheapest destinations in the country for first year students according to a study. The research by banking giant HSBC looked at the cost of living at universities in 20 towns and cities across Britain with the
IT is a suburb that only began life in the 1980s but has long been popular with young families. But now it is official – Valley Park is the best place to live in England and Wales. The community in Chandler’s Ford has been ranked top for its
PLANS to infill a car port at a house in Dimond Close, Southampton and create new living accommodation have been approved by the city council.
IT is supposed to be the most beautiful dress a woman ever wears. But Holly Stocker has no problem ruining her wedding dress for a good cause. The 23-year-old dental nurse is taking part in the Daily Echo-backed Rainbow Run, organised by Hampshire
ROMANCE may not have blossomed when they met the first time around, but two-and-a-half years later there was clearly a spark – and John and Benita Whatley are still together 60 years later. Benita, 84, and John, 85, from Chandler’s Ford, celebrated
John Lewis customers are to see the number of free cakes and hot drinks they receive as part of a loyalty scheme reduced in the run-up to Christmas. Launched last October, the retailer's rewards programme My John Lewis has around one million members
A MAJOR Hampshire road has reopened following a serious crash that led to a two-year-old boy being airlifted to hospital. The A34 had been closed in both directions near the Whitchurch junction after the crash between three cars and a caravan on
Captain Peter Line was full of pride for his Atherley A team that won the Southampton & District Bowls League Men’s Combination One against all odds. The Hill Lane-based outfit were hovering around 3rd place all season but, in a twist of fate
HAMPSHIRE seamers Tom Barber and Basil Akram will make their debuts in today’s 50-over dead rubber against Yorkshire at The Ageas Bowl. Former England U19 left-armer Barber and Akram, a 21-year-old on a development contract till the end of the
AN arson investigation is underway today after a spate of bin fires along a residential street. Fire-crews from Hightown and St Mary's fire stations were called out at about 12.30am after bins were set on fire along Portsmouth Road, in Sholing,
Quality black bream continue to figure along the Milford Shingle Bank with Matthew Stevens from the Waterside landing the pick of the bunch – a superb specimen weighing 2lb 14oz. Ten-year-old Ollie Warren, who is a member of the Lymington club,
Hampshire are set to bring Imran Tahir back to the Ageas Bowl for the last two LV County Championship matches of the season. The South African international (pictured above) is currently playing in an ODI series against Zimbabwe alongside Kyle
Hayling’s Ben Wall has emerged as this year’s Solent Salver champion, following a titanic battle with fellow Hampshire ace Scott Gregory. Wall finished top of the pile after a thrilling two days of action in the Stoneham Trophy and Mike Smith Memorial
HAMPSHIRE powerboat racer Charlie Hatfield has been crowned champion with a race to spare after a dominating season. Co-pilot Hatfield, from Sway, won nine of the season’s ten races so far to claim the prestigious title. He and driver Bligh
HAMPSHIRE director of cricket Giles White admits appointing James Vince as T20 captain was a risk. Despite Vince’s limited captaincy experience, it is one that has paid off handsomely. “It was a bit of a gamble but I see my brief as ‘what next
Hampshire’s Hamble Winter Sailing Series is unlikely to lose its way any time soon with a navigation firm announcing a long-term sponsorship deal with the competition. Garmin, who produce global positioning systems and are based in Southampton,
Saints legend Francis Benali admits he is fitter than he’s ever been before as he embarks on his epic challenge of running between all 20 Premier League football stadiums. Despite more than a decade playing top-flight football, Benali, who made
JAMES Vince is hoping to become the youngest captain to win county cricket’s T20 competition as Hampshire prepare for a record fifth successive Finals Day. Eyebrows were raised when Vince was handed the task of succeeding Dimi Mascarenhas as Hampshire
Saints icon Francis Benali wants St Mary’s to be a fortress this season ahead of the first home game against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Benali, who made nearly 400 appearances for Saints, was impressed by what he saw in the 2-1 opening day
HAMPSHIRE’S ocean racing stars are celebrating after toppling a host of world records during a non-stop sprint around Britain. Warsash skipper Ian Walker's Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew smashed the monohull record in the Sevenstar Round Britain and
AN inquest is due to open today into the death of a young woman whose body was found on a city shoreline. The remains of the 24-year-old woman were discovered on the River Itchen shoreline at Hazel Road in the Woolston area of Southampton on Sunday
A Hampshire swimming club are looking to unearth the Team GB superstars of the future. Hamble Aquatics Swim Team has opened its swim lanes to budding swimmers from seven to 18-years-old at their base at Hamble Community Centre. They want youngsters
Saints will walk away from their pursuit of Andros Townsend if Tottenham insist Morgan Schneiderlin has to be part of any deal to bring the England winger to St Mary’s. Ronald Koeman is understood to be keen to land the 23-year-old Spurs star and
PROPOSALS to sort 20,000 tonnes of waste a year at a facility in the New Forest have been thrown out, despite initially being recommended for approval. New Forest National Park Authority refused an application to turn Solent Skip Hire into a site
A BUSINESSMAN risked his own life by chasing a machete-wielding gang of robbers who broke into his home for the second time in three days. Khalid Abrkhil pursued the getaway car of a masked gang who forced their way into his house. The break-in
