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  • Former Saints boss vows to fight on

    Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has vowed to keep on fighting after his side's 1-0 defeat at Stoke left them second bottom in the Barclays Premier League. The Magpies were slow to react as ex-Saints striker Peter Crouch headed in the winner from

  • We need a solution where power is divided

    MESSRS Cameron, Clegg and Miliband have pledged to hand additional powers to the Scottish Parliament in a very short timeframe. Now is the time for English MPs together with their colleagues from Wales and Northern Ireland to remind the three leaders

  • Views across the city from top of clock tower

    THIS is the stunning view of Southampton, taken from the top of one of the city's most famous landmarks. It is just one of a series of images shot from the peak of the Civic Centre clock tower as work continues on the building. Scaffolding

  • Hants make double swoop

    HAMPSHIRE have boosted their seam attack with a double swoop for Australia’s Jackson Bird and former Sussex star Yasir Arafat. Bird will be available in all formats as Hampshire’s overseas player for the first three months of the season, like former

  • Wake-up call from Scots only good for UK

    SCOTLAND’S referendum over independence will go down in history as a victory for common sense and will surely prove to be a new beginning for the United Kingdom. ‘No’ will surely take its place as one of the greatest words spoken in Scotland’s

  • Are we confident ISIL is only target?

    IN light of the unusual reticence of Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary- General, on the US bombing of Syria, the announcement that the Syrian government was informed beforehand and the lack of condemnation of the US action from the Syrian president Bashar

  • Revenue promise to landowners for fracking

    A HAMPSHIRE-BASED oil tycoon is bidding to spark a shale gas boom by handing out millions of pounds to landowners and communities affected by fracking. Billionaire businessman Jim Ratcliffe, who founded INEOS which has offices in Lyndhurst, is

  • Lib Dems listen to majority of views

    MR Wellstood’s regular moans about that terrible council in Eastleigh which according to him refuses to listen to the residents’ falls at the very first post – as always – because it’s based on a totally false premiss. If the Lib Dems don’t listen

  • Hill hails Eastleigh's travelling support

    EASTLEIGH manager Richard Hill reserved special praise for the club’s fans that made the long journey to Wrexham on Saturday for the 3-0 defeat. The 56 Spitfires’ supporters that made the 400-mile round trip to north Wales watched as their side

  • Spitfires' Racecourse fall

    OF ALL the stadiums Eastleigh will visit in this historic season, Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground will be among the toughest. The Welsh side’s home is steeped in history and still hosts Welsh international games. The Racecourse is the oldest international

  • The excitement of democracy in action

    IS THERE a General Election soon? There are a few telltale signs: sex scandals, defections, party conferences crammed full of intrigue. With the Labour and UKIP conferences behind us and with the two coalition parties still to go, the election

  • Entertainment value lost on Winchester bosses

    WINCHESTER City achieved their objective of being in today’s FA Cup third qualifying round draw. The trouble is, they still have Newport IoW for company after criminally frittering away a three-goal lead at the Denplan City Ground. Winchester

  • Fonte on Portugal pre-list

    Saints defender Jose Fonte has been named on the preliminary list for Portugal’s upcoming matches. The 30-year-old, who has never won a senior international cap, has been quoted in his home country as confirming his presence among the 40 potential

  • Robber steals from 86-year-old woman as she walks home

    A THIEF has robbed an 86-year-old woman with a walking stick of her handbag. The victim, who says she has been left feeling unable to go out on her own, had her bag snatched by a man after being struck on the back of the head as she walked alone

  • Triathletes turn out for HOWSC

    Some 300 triathletes turned out to brave the open water of the New Forest and take part in the HOWSC triathlon. The sold out event attracted a wide and varied field to the New Forest Water Park as local organisers Try Tri Events staged three different

  • Conference calling for Winchester or Newport in FA Cup

    WINCHESTER City will be away to Conference South opposition if they come through their FA Cup replay at Newport IoW. The winners of tomorrow’s all-Wessex tie will travel to either Wealdstone or Concord Rangers who drew 1-1 on Saturday and meet

  • Balcombe signs for Surrey

    David Balcombe has signed a two-year deal with former county Surrey. The seamer left Hampshire after turning down a one-year offer to stay at The Ageas Bowl. He spent eight seasons with the county, the highlight of his career being the 8-71

  • Fans condemn graffiti on rival team's memorial

    RIVAL fans have condemned vandals who sprayed graffiti over a football war memorial. A memorial at Pompey’s Fratton Park ground was desecrated with Saints graffiti on Friday night. The vandals brandished “Southampton boyz” and part of an expletive-laden

  • Tories pledge to scrap 55% pension tax

    THE Conservatives will today seek to shore up their support among pensioners, in a fightback against a disastrous opening to their party conference. Chancellor George Osborne will unveil plans to abolish a “punitive” 55 per cent tax on pension

  • Zombies stagger shoppers at Swan Centre

    A PLAGUE of zombies took over a Hampshire shopping centre twice in one day. More than 100 bloodthirsty brutes descended on the Eastleigh Swan Centre moaning, groaning and shuffling their way towards shoppers. Just hours later customers fled

  • Van thief missed £3,500 cash in glove box

    A COMPANY boss has told how he took part in a dramatic car chase through the streets of a Hampshire town to get back the truck stolen from under his nose. Phil Smith described his horror as the thief drove at him in his attempt to get away.

  • Maritime company bought out

    PORTCHESTER-based maritime company Meercat Workboats Ltd has been bought by Britain’s largest independent ship repairer. The firm has been acquired by Burgess Marine. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Meercat, which will retain

  • Top businessman at Daily Echo working breakfast

    ONE of Britain’s leading businessmen attended a working breakfast at the offices of the Daily Echo to discuss how local companies can boost trade and industry. John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, spoke to a select

  • Dramatic rise in 'zombie businesses'

    THE number of “zombie businesses” in the south-east has increased dramatically in the past nine months from 5,000 to 23,000, experts have warned. Zombie businesses are defined as those that can only pay off the interest on their debts rather than

  • Hospital set to become 'dementia friendly'

    Fareham Community Hospital could become “dementia friendly” as it looks at ways to increase services. Healthcare bosses want to make far greater use of the hospital and want to extend the range of healthcare available. But as part of their

  • Hunt for drivers after mule killed

    Police are investigating a double hit-and-run incident in which a young mule died after being struck by two vehicles. The animal was standing in the middle of a New Forest road when it was seriously injured by a car that failed to stop. It

  • Approval for homes plan in Alresford

    Approval has been given for a building in Alresford to be converted into a small home. Winchester City Council planners have supported a proposal by James Bevan for a change of use to create a one-bedroom home at The Granary, Broad Street.

  • Alresford junction work delayed until 2015

    A major scheme to improve a junction in Alresford has been delayed until early in 2015. The county council has recently approved work on the Jacklyns Lane/West Street junction. But taking into account traffic regulation orders, the tender procedure

  • Pub fun day raises thousands for cancer charity

    ORGANISERS of a pub fun day in Southampton served up a triple measure of donations to Macmillan Cancer Support after they raised three times more than expected. Gill Smeeth decided to organise the event at her local, the Grove Tavern, in Swift

  • Line up set to get '80s music fans ready to rock

    It was the nostalgic concert that saw thousands of fans go wild to the sounds of the 1980s. Let’s Rock Southampton was voted a huge success when it took over Southampton Common in July, with famous acts Bananarama, Go West, Howard Jones and Billy

  • Hampshire Law Society's quiz evening

    A Hampshire legal society is holding a charity quiz night in Southampton in aid of a mental health charity. Teams of six can sign up for the Hampshire Law Society’s annual quiz on October 1 at 7pm at the Novotel, West Quay Road. The entry fee

  • Junction will close for work

    Residents in two Southampton streets could be in for a noisy night on Wednesday due to overnight resurfacing which will close a major city road. The work will take place on Marsh Lane and Terminus Terrace in preparation for opening Central Bridge

  • Coastguard pulls man from water

    Police and the coastguard were called to rescue a man in the water off the Hampshire coast. A spokesman for Solent Coastguard said it was called at 5.43am yesterday to reports of a man in the water at Barton on Sea. Lymington coastguard officers

  • Charity set up to save cancer support services

    A new charity has been formed to save a Hampshire cancer support centre from closure. Shockwaves were sent around Romsey in July when Wessex Cancer Trust announced it was closing Jane Scarth House next month to concentrate on services in larger

  • Ex-student Joe is top of the pops with band Alt-J

    A FORMER Southampton schoolboy is top of the pops after his band stormed the UK album chart. Former Cantell School pupil Joe Newman is celebrating after his band Alt-J saw their second album This Is All Yours go straight in to number one in the

  • Shake-up for mental health unit

    HAMPSHIRE health chiefs are planning a shake-up at a mental health unit in Winchester to tackle bed-blocking. Under new proposals the 15-bed Stefano Olivieri Unit at Melbury Lodge in Winchester would no longer care for older people suffering from

  • Charity kickabout raises money for little Evelyn

    FORMER Saints legends were back in action to support a brave little girl battling a rare and debilitating illness. Matt Le Tissier, Jason Dodd and Gordon Watson were among stars coming out of retirement for a charity game in Eastleigh. The

  • Poaching on the increase

    POLICE have received reports of increased poaching activity across rural Hampshire. Reports have come in from villages including Sutton Scotney, Hinton Ampner, Micheldever, Chilton Candover, Preston Candover, Colemore and East Tisted. At Micheldever

  • Former Bishop of Winchester dies

    THE former Bishop of Winchester has died aged 71. The Right Reverend Michael Scott-Joynt served as the 96th bishop at the city's cathedral from 1995 until his retirement in 2011. He was the post's longest serving incumbent in more than a century

  • Labour fires election starting gun in Southampton

    THE Labour Party in Southampton has fired the starting gun for next May’s General Election. Hundreds of supporters were at the campaign launch at Bitterne Park School to hear Alan Whitehead, MP for Southampton Test, and Rowenna Davis, prospective

  • Four cyclists seriously injured in two separate collisions

    FOUR cyclists suffered serious injuries in two separate collisions in the New Forest. A family on holiday and a man riding alone were all taken to hospital after two crashes in Brockenhurst. A 68-year-old man, a 58-year-old woman and a 14-year-old

  • Inquest opens into death of schoolgirl Ashli

    AN inquest has been opened into the death of schoolgirl Ashli Blake, who was found dead near a Hampshire monument. Ashli’s body was discovered on private land close to the Eyre Coote Monument, near Rockbourne, by a member of the public in the early

  • Southampton anti-poverty campaigner stands for Parliament

    A WELL-known anti-poverty campaigner will bid to “give the voiceless a voice” by standing at next year’s General Election. Chris Davis, who has founded a number of projects to help povertystricken city residents including city charity SCRATCH,

  • Are the floodlights at St Mary's too bright?

    ARE the floodlights at St Mary’s too bright? Season ticket holder Penny Ridley has contacted the Daily Echo to voice her concern that the lights are too strong. She says: “At half-time at St Mary’s at the weekend the usual chat went on amongst

  • Saints benefiting from the Blues

    Ronald Koeman believes Ryan Bertrand’s big time experience with Chelsea has helped his Saints side deal with the pressures of their lofty Premier League position. The left back bagged his first goal for the club to open the scoring as Saints defeated

  • Calling all youth football clubs - we want to hear from you!

    CALLING all youth football clubs in the Southern Daily Echo circulation area - we want to hear from you. We are keen to print all your team photographs from the 2014/15 season and print your match reports too. From the Southampton Tyro League

  • No grave for great-grandmother

    A GREAT-grandmother’s funeral had to be abandoned because her grave had not been dug. Horrified family and friends of Margaret Higginbottom broke down in tears when they arrived at the cemetery after a church service to find her plot had not been

  • Olympic swimming star launches new era for leisure centre

    OLYMPIC swimming heroine Rebecca Adlington made a splash to mark the completion of a £2m upgrade at a Hampshire leisure centre. Rebecca, who won two gold medals at the Beijing Games in 2008, joined Olympic diver turned-commentator Leon Taylor as

  • Pelle has netted one of the goals of the season - Koeman

    Graziano Pelle may have already bagged the goal of the season just weeks into the new campaign, according to his boss Ronald Koeman. The Italian striker continued his fine form since joining Saints in the summer with a truly stunning winner against

  • Saints star hoping for international call-up

    Saints striker Graziano Pelle is hoping to break into the Italy squad next month – and believes he deserves to be considered by his country. The 29-year-old has burst onto the Premier League scene after his summer move from Feyenoord, with Saturday

  • Hants coach targeting two new seam bowlers

    Hampshire coach Dale Benkenstein believes two more seam bowlers are needed for the return to the LV County Championship’s first division. Former Nottinghamshire star Andre Adams, a veteran at 39, has been signed for the start of next season and

  • City road closed as work starts on £70m development

    MOTORISTS can expect traffic delays with a busy Southampton city centre road closed for major roadworks from today. Part of Harbour Parade will be closed for four weeks for essential works that will pave the way for the flagship multi-million pound