Click here to see the pictures Saints manager Ronald Koeman praised the spirit displayed by Victor Wanyama, after his match-winning contribution against ten-man Swansea. The midfielder came off the bench to score a late winner at the Liberty
Click here to see the pictures Victor Wanyama's first Saints goal finally ended the resistance of 10-man Swansea to send Ronald Koeman's side up to second place in the Premier League. Wanyama struck with an excellent angled finish just as the
BUMPER crowds lined the streets of a Hampshire town this afternoon for the town’s annual carnival. Thousands of people packed-out Ringwood to cheer on a number of floats, marching bands and local organisations. The main afternoon procession
A WOMAN arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 96-year-old woman at a Hampshire care home has been released on bail. Police have confirmed this evening that the 36-year-old woman from Southampton, is now on bail until December 2,
Follow @EchoPics Click here to see the pictures Saints beat a ten-man Swansea away at the Liberty Stadium. Check out the pictures here. Click here for match report
AN inquest into the fatal fall of a Southampton woman, Eva Andrews, will be held on January 20, 2015. The inquest was opened yesterday in Winchester by Senior Coroner Grahame Short. Ms Andrews, 81, of Holcroft Road, Bitterne, died at Southampton
PART of a motorway will be shut for two nights for repairs this month. The M271 will see its southbound carriageway closed on September 22 and 23 so that the high friction surface can be replaced. The closure will be in place between 10pm
An elderly driver escaped with minor injuries after her car overturned. The woman was taken to hospital in an ambulance after her black Mini Cooper was involved in a collision with a Hyundai Getz at the Ipley Cross junction, Beaulieu Road, yesterday
A MAN was rushed to hospital last night after he was attacked in the early hours of this morning. Residents at a block of flats in Shirley, Southampton, woke up to find several police cars and forensic units camped outside their homes and doorsteps
PEOPLE in Southampton are being asked to swap their cosy beds for a sleeping bag to help the homeless. Hampshire charity the Society of St James is joining forces with other charities across the UK to launch a new fundraising initiative. Their
SEVEN men and a teenager appeared at Southampton Crown Court on drugs char-ges involving a city estate. Darren McCash, 31, of Bryher Island, Port Solent; Ben McCash, 20, of Portview Road, Southampton; Bradley McCash, 21, of Wyndham Court, Southampton
A HAMPSHIRE firm is celebrating a bumper year at the PSP Southampton Boat Show as thousands of people have flooded into Mayflower Park. Swanwick-based marine technician Landau UK smashed its takings from last year within the first seven days of
FOR more than two decades they have been tirelessly supporting Hampshire’s vulnerable young people. In the past 12 months they have reached out to more than 5,500 young people on 42,000 separate occasions. Now charity workers and those they
HAMPSHIRE firefighters were this morning called to a car fire in a supermarket car park. It happened at around 8.20am at Tesco in Easton Lane, Winchester. The make and model of the car is unknown, as is the cause. Nobody was hurt.
FIREFIGHTERS were this morning called to an office fire in North Baddesley. It was in a boiler at the Manor Farm offices and had put itself out before Eastleigh firefighters arrived. Crew manager Lawrence Mackrell said the alarm at the Flexford
A CAREER criminal walked out of an open prison just months into serving a jail sentence – and carried out two burglaries. Southampton Crown Court heard how Craig Hayler had been locked up for more than four years when he left the prison to carry
IT is the most heartbreaking moment of any parent’s life. Losing a young baby or unborn child before ever seeing them grow or flourish. Now a team of brave men and women have transformed their grief to hope after completing a mammoth cycle
IT was the landmark international sporting event which cast the spotlight on the immense resilience and passion of the Britain’s armed forces personnel. The sight of hundreds of servicemen and women passionately competing for their countries while
THE inquest has opened into the death of a pensioner who was in collision with a bus in Totton. George Ackrill, 83, of Beaulieu Road, Dibden Purlieu, died after the collision near the Rushington Roundabout on Thursday, September 11. The bus
RESIDENTS today get they say on the bright new future for a Southampton estate. Green areas, modern housing, adventure playgrounds and community spaces will soon become a reality in Townhill Park as part of the city council’s grand designs to breathe
NOTHING could stop walkers and cyclists on their mission to raise money for Hampshire churches. The annual Ride and Stride event, which challenges people to walk, run, cycle or drive around their local areas, visited as many churches as possible
A TEENAGE girl threatened to jump from a Hampshire tower block last night. Emergency services were called to Seaward Tower in South Street, Gosport at around 5pm. The girl, who is local to the area, was described as very distressed but talking
IT is the spectacular and colourful event that has charmed a Hampshire community for 85 years. Since it began in 1929, Ringwood Carnival has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Ringwood Fire Service is set to benefit from this year’s event
Saints stars Alan Ball and Mick Channon indulge in a spot of head tennis at The Dell in 1979.
I mentioned last week about the send-off the British Special Olympics team had at Number 10 Downing Street. As an update, by Thursday gone, with two days of competition left, the GB team of 49 athletes had amassed between them 38 medals – 16 gold
EASTLEIGH are currently boasting the largest percentage increase in the fifth tier of English football. The Spitfires average crowd last season, during their Blue Square South title winning campaign, was 680. After attracting a gate of over
Their partners know a thing or two about being put through their paces - but now a group of Royal Marines wives are ready to follow suit. Sixteen wives are preparing to run the 25th Bupa Great South Run to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the
Saints legend Terry Paine believes fans could have two new heroes in Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic to replace talismanic duo Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana. The club’s honorary president is delighted by the business conducted during the transfer
Grey skies and a tumbling surf greeted crews at the 58th Annual South Coast Rowing Championships at Swanage. A delayed start, following the late arrival of the Official Starter’s Boat due to conditions in Poole Harbour, led to an air of apprehension
Graziano Pelle’s teammates have hailed the striker as a stylish addition – literally – to the Saints side. The Italian forward, who joined from Feyenoord this summer, has adapted quickly to his new surroundings and enjoyed a superb start to the
RYAN Bertrand admits the only disappointment of his Saints career so far was Match of the Day’s failure to show the full 41-pass move that led to the fourth goal against Newcastle United. All 11 Saints players were involved in the build-up before
IT is a name that has gone hand-in-hand with Southampton for decades. Skandia has become one of the south’s biggest businesses, employing thousands of people at its landmark headquarters in the heart of the city centre since it opened its doors
A CARE home is celebrating the completion of a major improvement scheme that cost more than £1m. A new wing containing 22 bedrooms has been built at the privately-owned Barton Lodge, which is in the process of recruiting up to 30 extra staff.
Ex-Saints defender Radhi Jaïdi joined over 100 marine industry players to compete in Marine Advertising Agency’s annual 5-a-side tournament. The event raised £1,000 for PICU and the G4 surgery ward at Southampton General. There were 16 teams
Southampton’s Gary Stafford was crowned Southampton Darts Series winner when he beat all before him in the finals. Hampshire player Stafford picked up one win in the 12-match series and had to get the better of Bryan Laws, Colin Littlecott and
Last weekend was a great one for Saints. Newcastle weren’t exactly up to it on the day and, after going behind in the first ten minutes, it really was one-way traffic. If you examined both teams, you would have thought Southampton had been
THE EXACT cause of death of a little boy who died two weeks after he was pulled from a burning car will need more investigation, an inquest has heard. The hearing into five-year-old Tommy Sheldon’s death opened yesterday in Winchester, during which
RESIDENTS are calling for action after a spate of accidents on their road that has them fearing it is only a matter of time before someone is killed. Their calls come after yet another crash on the road involving two cyclists – one a schoolboy
Thomas Moore lifted the main silverware in the 14th annual Lakesmere Cup tennis tournament for Paul Osman tennis members aged 5-13. Moore beat a spirited Xavier Keay 7-4 in a deciding tie break to win the final. The main girls event was played
Gary Hunt’s quest for a fourth Red Bull World Cliff Diving title takes him to Spain this weekend. The Southampton-born thrill-seeker is currently leading the 2014 series by 140 points with two events left. The penultimate competition takes
MITCH Wade must overcome his team captain John Barton to stand any chance of claiming a hat-trick of Tuesday Singles League titles at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club. The pair, from reigning Super League champions Eastleigh Railway Institute C, meet
German cyclist Jens Voigt warmed up for his visit to the New Forest by breaking the prestigious hour record – before immediately retiring from the sport. Voigt covered 51.115 kilometres in 60 minutes in Grenchen, Switzerland, beating Andrej Sosenka's
