FRANNY Benali is Wales-bound as he continues his extraordinary feat of endurance. The 45 year-old is into the second half of his 1,000-mile run from St James’ Park to St Mary’s via the other 18 Premier League clubs. After reaching Aston Villa
A STEP-by-step guide to changing loo roll made by a Southampton dad has gone viral. Exasperated by his teenage children's lack of 'know how', Will Reid has resorted to using social media to teach them how to restock an empty loo roll holder with
WITNESSES say they saw a man sobbing near a woman's body lying dead in a New Forest field which is at the heart of a murder investigation. The woman – who has yet to be formally identified – was found shortly before 5pm on Tuesday in a field opposite
Two paramedics and a lorry driver have been taken to hospital after a crash which has closed a road in New Milton. Emergency services have been called to Lake Grove Road at the junction with Fernhill Lane after a crash involving a Ford Transit
SAINTS of Sin, that big-haired, lycra-clad rock band with the blistering original tracks, are heading to The Joiners on Friday. Since the launch of their debut EP The Seven Deadly Sins they have been gigging round the country, performing everywhere
ARE you aged seven or over? Would you like to appear in the pantomime Aladdin? Well it could be a case of “My wish is your command!” The Kings Theatre is holding open auditions on Sunday, September 14 to find this year’s junior and senior pantomime
AS Bestival organisers gear up for their four-day Desert Island Disco at Robin Hill starting tomorrow, they claim they will have the biggest disco ball in the world. And just to prove it they have invited along judges from the Guinness World Records
A MAJOR police manhunt is underway after two burglars were caught raiding a Hampshire home by the owner. Hampshire Constabulary's dog unit and the police helicopter have been called into action this afternoon after the woman returned to her home
HAMPSHIRE are closing in on LV County Championship promotion after a second successive win - and they could yet go up as champions. Victory over Leicestershire by an innings and 34 runs means Hampshire are only seven points behind Worcestershire
IF you close your eyes and imagine a beautiful place in the UK countryside, there is a good chance it has water in it. Human beings love water: We walk by it, we swim in it, we aspire to live near it and wherever possible we incorporate it in our
PLANS for £210m worth of new trains have moved forward which should improve journeys for tens of thousands of Hampshire commuters. South West Trains (SWT) has announced its intention to award the contract for 30 new five-carriage trains to manufacturer
A HAMPSHIRE pub has gone from strength to strength since it reopened earlier this year following a lengthy closure. The Rockingham Arms has been praised by New Forest Marque for its commitment to using local produce and is determined to become
IT is a pub for all seasons. Set against the magnificent backdrop of the New Forest and surrounded by fields with horses grazing, it is no surprise that The New Forest in Ashurst is popular with locals and people from across Hampshire. With two
SALISBURY City were this week given a fortnight to resolve their financial difficulties and avoid being wound up. The crisis-hit Wiltshire club were ordered on Monday to find £14,000 to settle debts with HM Revenue & Customs. City have
THE parents of Ashya King say they are unable to take their son from the hospital in Malaga where the youngster is now being treated. It comes minutes after father Brett King said he was being denied all access to his child. Speaking to a throng
I WAS very interested recently to read in the Daily Echo that Ringwood has applied to the National Lottery for a grant towards its Christmas lights this year and has successfully been awarded £10,000 for this. If Ringwood can get help, I see no
MANY people say that Americanisms such as ‘awesome’ are now proliferating our language. What a load of baloney! PHILIP G. HAWKINS, Southampton.
NO, D R Smith. I, as one of the many Coxford area voters who gave our independent councillor Keith Morrell a landslide win, were not under the illusion that he was Labour. How dare you suggest we are that stupid (Letters, August 29). It is
ONCE again I feel I have to respond to the diatribe of D R Smith (Echo, August 29). I think he is being quite insulting to the people of Coxford by insinuating that they didn’t know who they were voting for at the recent local elections. Their
A HEAVY dose of what the Prime Minister David Cameron called common sense appears to have been dealt out in the case of little five-year-old Ashya King. The parents of the little boy who is suffering from a brain tumour were let out of prison in
SHE is heading for Southampton and bringing with her the largest array of entertainment afloat. Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, arrives in port next month and we are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets to go on board
SCIENTISTS in Southampton will benefit from a landmark £1.2m investment to boost vital dementia research. City experts working towards a cure for the devastating disorder are celebrating the cash injection, which will be used to test new ideas
Whiteley shopping centre is welcoming two new stores, creating 15 new jobs. Glow & Co and Fussy Nation will move in at the end of this month. Independent clothes shop Fussy Nation will stock ladies and menswear from designers and boutique labels
IT was a dramatic rescue that saw the emergency services risking their own lives to save a great-grandmother from her blazing home. Four brave police officers went beyond the call of duty as they stepped into action with fire crews to rescue Elizabeth
AN engineering consultancy has helped with the refurbishment and a new build at Jersey General Hospital. Henderson Green, based in Southampton, was brought on board to undertake mechanical and electrical designs for three projects at the hospital
A consultancy firm has appointed a new sales director. BMT Reliability Consultants, based in Fareham, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has taken on Dan Oakley
THE FATHER of Ashya King has spoken of how his “heart ached for his son” whilst he has in kept away from him in prison. Brett King said: ''My heart is aching for my son. I want to see my son's face.'' Asked what the ordeal had been like, Mrs
A CRICKET fan will be enjoying a lot more of the classic sport thanks to a parting gift on his retirement. Roger Hann has stepped away after 13 years at HWB Chartered Accountants in Chandler’s Ford and has been presented with a lifetime’s membership
CHILDREN can look forward to a day full of free activities at a Southampton church on Saturday, September 13. Youngsters aged eight to 14 can take part in jewellery- making, drumming, football, basketball and street graffiti among other activities
WINCHESTER University has appointed its first artist in residence to create new art for the campus. Amy Goodman, a Hampshire-based sculptor and portrait artist, has been commissioned to produce art which reflects the campus’s values. In her
BUSINESS leaders will get tips on how to be winners at a business growth summit being held in Southampton. The main speaker will be Fran Millar, one of the founding members of Team Sky Pro Cycling and now head of Winning Behaviours at Team Sky.
A ROAD in Southampton will be closed until September 26 for a new gas main to be laid. The closure will affect South View Road in Shirley, near its junction with Raymond Road.
A HAMPSHIRE pub is staging its annual vintage car meet this Sunday. The car park at the Hinton Arms, Petersfield Road, New Cheriton, will be full of classic vehicles between 10am to 4pm.
THE British Sign Language Cafe will be meeting in Southampton today. They will be at the Art House Cafe in Above Bar Street from 6pm to 7pm. Anyone who is interested in learning sign language is welcome to come along to the free event.
VOLUNTEERS from Hampshire performed a self-penned play in the Houses of Parliament, themed on immigration. Theatre is a new experience for the female cast who wrote Behind the Smile, and represented Southampton at Westminster. They performed at
A CHARITY stall run by Romsey Methodist Wives raised £620 for the Teso Development Trust to help improve the lives of schoolchildren in Africa.
GIRL-GUIDING supporters will have the chance to gather for a village coffee morning. The Swanmore village Guide group will be meeting in the Paterson Centre on Saturday. The event will run from 10am to 12pm and all money raised on the stalls
WALKERS, riders and cyclists are being urged to stay away from three pony round-ups to be staged in the New Forest next week. The Verderers have said that round-ups, known as drifts, will be held at Godshill and Woodgreen on September 10, Slufters
POLICE will be in the Sholing area of Southampton on Friday to talk to residents about any crime concerns they may be having. Police officers will be at the Tesco store in Butts Road from 3pm to 3.30pm, and anyone is welcome to come along.
ASHYA King will travel to the Czech Republic for proton beam treatment later this year. A spokesman for a specialist medical centre in the Czech Republic confirmed this morning that the five-year-old will travel there for the treatment. His
AFTER four agonising days, the parents of desperately ill Ashya King were being reunited with their five-year-old son. And now they will tell their story at a press conference this morning in Seville at 10am. In an unexpected twist last night
Former Bournemouth boss Sean O'Driscoll has been appointed the new England Under-19s national head coach. O'Driscoll has a wealth of experience at management level, most notably in the Championship, where he has taken charge of three clubs in the
POLICE are hunting thieves who stole a car before dumping it and setting it on fire. The burning car was reported to the emergency services at 4am this morning. Fire crews and police rushed to the scene at Clausentum Road, Southampton but the
Roy Hodgson is worried Barclays Premier League clubs are too scared to take a gamble on young English players. New records were broken during this summer's transfer window, but one old trend remained. Of the £835million spent by top-flight
FORMER Hampshire star Kevin Pietersen has voiced his frustrations after England's one-day international travails increased against India. Pietersen has become the latest former England player to bemoan the selectors' persistence with a team which
Franny Benali continued to run through the pain barrier as he reached the halfway point of his 1,000-mile run. The Saints legend ran another 42 miles via Leicester City’s Walkers Stadium alongside the club’s ex-Saints midfielder Dean Hammond.
Martin Young has celebrated a unique grand slam of Hampshire golf titles after winning the Courage and Mid-Amateur trophies. The Brokenhurst Manor ace triumphed on his home course at the weekend to take both of the prestigious county prizes.
DON’T tell Doctor Who but there is likely to be another adversary to add to the army soon as one Hampshire enthusiast is restoring what is thought to be the oldest surviving dalek. Built in 1963, the dalek has been rescued and restored and is currently
Bashley (Rydal) second team have written themselves into the Southern Electric Premier League annals by becoming the first 2nd XI to win a championship. They clinched the Division 3 title when they beat relegation threatened St Cross Symondians
Ronald Koeman is waking up to a headache he has been dreaming about since joining Saints – a genuine selection dilemma. The Saints boss cut a happy figure as the transfer window slammed shut this week with Toby Alderweireld and Sadio Mane completing
Fawley have failed in their battle to avoid relegation from Southern Electric Premier League, Division 1. They lost their final ‘must win’ match by 47 runs to Hursley Park, alongside whom they are relegated. Despite the efforts of Tom Tennant
THE true cost of caring for ageing smokers can be laid bare today as new figures reveal that Hampshire taxpayers are stumping up £16m a year to treat them. The shocking scale of looking after those over 50 with smoking-related illnesses comes as
A busy week of international duty for a host of Saints players begins tonight. While Fraser Forster is in the England squad for the friendly against Norway, there are plenty of others preparing for action too. This evening should see striker
Fraser Forster is hoping for the chance to stake his claim for the England number one spot at Wembley tonight. The Saints stopper has been in fine form since his £10m move to St Mary’s, while Joe Hart has had a stuttering start to the new season
RYAN Beck has stepped down as captain of New Milton following their failure to win promotion to the top flight of the Southern Electric Premier League. The Green & Golds had led Division 1 for all but the final week of the season and were pipped
Sarisbury Athletic are Southern Electric Premier League, Division 1 champions for the second time in three years – and this time they hope to get promoted ! In 2012 when they won the title, Sarisbury were denied promotion because the boundary on
Langley Manor saved themselves from relegation – and scuppered Sparsholt’s promotion hopes, all in the space of a 114-run win, writes Mike Vimpany. The Manor hauled themselves out of the Division 2 drop zone and gave Hartley Wintney the green light
IT HAS taken more than a decade but finally thousands of people in Hampshire can look forward to an end of the noise nightmare that has plagued their lives. After 13 years of campaigning, the Government has announced it will be taking action to
IT is like a real life version of TV favourite Ready, Steady, Cook. Two celebrity chefs will go head to head in the battle for the hearts and minds of diners in Hampshire. Seafood champion Rick Stein has revealed he is to open a restaurant
BROCKENHURST entertain Blackfield & Langley in the Hampshire FA Senior Cup tonight having had their reign cut short at the Sydenhams Premier Division summit. They were ruthlessly knocked off top spot by Moneyfields, who beat the Badgers 5-1
