BROCKENHURST boss Pat McManus has long rated the Badgers as a team for big occasion – and tonight they once again showed why. For the second season running, the New Forest club put Winchester City to the sword at Grigg Lane, this time upsetting
FORMER Saints enjoyed a mixed night in the Champions League last night. Dejan Lovren endured another torrid time in the heart of the Liverpool defence as his side were torn apart by Real Madrid at Anfield. Cristiano Ronaldo’s superb first-time
HAMPSHIRE skipper Ian Walker’s determined crew are clinging to a narrow lead in the opening stage of the Volvo Ocean Race as the fleet picks its way through the dreaded Doldrums. Walker’s Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing hold a narrow one-mile lead over
THE Daily Echo reports that one of my GPs, Dr Steve Townsend, is in favour of the plans to shut Bitterne Walk-In Centre (Daily Echo, October 15) for six months. It’s almost impossible to get an appointment at his surgery in Bitterne Park. So I
Follow @EchoPics It was a fabulous summer both here and abroad. There are plenty of holiday memories for all of us to hold on to. And as we plan next year’s get-aways, the Daily Echo has teamed up with Canvas Holidays which is celebrating
IT’S interesting to see Southampton Council conducting a consultation exercise on whether the city should have a directly elected mayor, fewer councillors and all-out elections. I anticipate the answers will be “no, yes and yes”. However, it
FLUORIDE – what a carry on! Unbelievable behaviour from Public Health England (PHE). I would like to thank the Echo for keeping things honest and for keeping the public informed, which is a good thing as the PHE couldn’t care less, or so it seems
I READ the article “Health bosses are stalling over fluoride” (October 15). I’m glad that Cllr Simon Letts does not seem to be in favour of enforced fluoridation, but I’m not totally in agreement with his call for a referendum. If even one person
I SEE the ‘Not in my New Forest’ (NIMNFs) have a new champion or should it be “Chumpion”? The NIMNF’s should remember it is a national park for the use of the nation, and not a personal allotment for their own enjoyment. The cycling events
WITH reference to J3 M27- M271 south, instead of paying all that money to speed up this junction why not just remove the lights and put it back to how it was before? We did not have any hold-ups back then. PETER HASSELL, Bursledon.
WE are about to endure six months of misery at Junction 3 on the M27. It is less than ten years since the last major works at this junction when the idiot powers that rule us decided a traffic light on the westbound Southampton turn would speed
I CANNOT believe the forecasted time it’s going to take to improve Junction 3 on the M27. It’s about time our road builders were sent on a fact-finding tour to the USA. They rebuild their roads, with a massive fleet of hi-tech equipment which digs
ON the subject of high ticket prices and refreshments at football stadiums, DON’T BUY THEM. Power to the people. (Tea and coffee outside the ground is just £1.) JOHN WALKER, Address supplied.
MY wife and I are sick to death of what we call the “God Squads” ie Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses ringing our door bell. As far as I am concerned they are cold calling as I have not invited them to come. Even after you tell them you are not interested
REGARDING banks scams, earlier in the year we had a call from someone saying they were from Nationwide investigating an attempted fraud on our credit card. Although in the past we have had two such frauds, we were suspicious. We said we would
A MAN has been arrested for the murder of Hampshire grandmother, Georgina Edmonds. Mrs Edmonds, 77, was found dead in the kitchen of her home in Brambridge, near Otterbourne, in January 2008. She had been beaten with a rolling pin. The
TWO MORE people have been arrested in connection with the death of mum-of-five Pennie Davis. Police have this afternoon revealed that a 22-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both from the New Forest, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy
Recent research shows that the average amount of time it takes to sell a house in the UK is 88 days but the chance to be in a new Bellway Home for Christmas is definitely not lost. “Moving house can sometimes be seen as something of a drawn
Goadsby Commercial is delighted to have completed on a new lease of Shop 1, The Old Post Office, Colden Common. The shop measures 364 sq.ft. and benefits from two parking spaces at the rear. A new lease was taken direct from the landlord and the tenant
FIRST the good news: the long derelict Chapel Riverside site in Southampton is to be developed. Better news: the work to create hundreds of homes will provide an estimated 700 jobs – to begin with, at least – as well as much-needed extra housing
UEFA president Michel Platini has hit back in a row with the Confederation of African Football after it was alleged he called for the postponement of the 2015 African Nations Cup due to the Ebola outbreak. Platini denies he called for the tournament
GERMAN prisoners of war being held at Alton Abbey caused much exasperation 100 years ago this week when they broke their bounds with the result that over 20 of them were arrested and taken in handcuffs to Alton police station. The guard at the
AN ALL dancing, all singing and acting gang of Hampshire students will be welcoming their parents to the spirit of the ’60s. More than 80 pupils from Hounsdown School performed the musical Hairspray at opening night yesterday and they have two
FAMILIES will have the chance to show off their talents in a Hampshire village show on Friday, October 31. The Bishop’s Waltham Family Talent Show calls on residents to enter the free evening with children between six and 11 years old at King’s
A two-day event brought together black ethnic culture and policing to celebrate Black History Month was held at the force’s Southern Support and Training HQ at Netley. Exhibitions, guest speakers and activities highlighted how Hampshire Constabulary
Round the world solo sailing legend Sir Robin Know-Johnston is on the verge of another single-handed epic – at the age of 75. Knox-Johnston departed the UK from Portsmouth at lunchtime today, bound for France. Once across the English Channel
MORE than 100 Hampshire postal workers have walked out of work this morning as part of a 'wildcat' strike. Around 150 staff are stood outside the Royal Mail site in Portsmouth after they claim a colleague was sacked over a disagreement with a manager
ONE of Britain's best young sailors killed herself without any sign or warning, an inquest heard. Jess Eales was found hanged in the New Forest the day after her 17th birthday which she had celebrated with close friends. Now her family want
A drumming workshop runs from 7.30pm-9pm at the Art House in Above Bar on Tuesday, October 28. Musicians of all abilities will be able to find out about African drumming. The session costs £8 in advance or £10 on the door. To book email thedrumming
A SHOPPING centre is to host a Hallowe’en and fireworks night celebration. Strawberry Field Tavern at Locks Heath Shopping Village is hosting the free event on October 31 in aid of Smile4Wessex from 6.30pm to 9pm. There will be fairground rides
IT’S ALL change at one pub at the heart of a Hampshire community. With a new landlord behind the bar at The Two Brothers pub in West End and a refurbishment due before Christmas it is hoped this will attract even more customers. Works are planned
NEW cycle stands are to be installed in the High Street. Six racks will be built in the extended pedestrian area outside Madeline House as part of the £5,000 project. Parish chiefs agreed to contribute £2,244 towards the installation at a meeting
CHAMPAGNE corks will be popping when a sailing club holds a black tie ball to celebrate its 40th birthday on Saturday, November 22. Members of Netley Sailing Club are urged to invite non-members to celebrate its ruby jubilee at their club in Victoria
A YOUNG woman from Southampton has leapt from great heights in memory of her beloved auntie. Laura Fagan gathered seven of her relatives and friends to complete a charity skydive in aid of Macmillan as a tribute to her auntie, Lynne Small.
MORE than £1 million in grants has been channelled to companies in the past year in a bid to build a lower carbon economy in the Solent region. The funding, which supports more than 80 jobs, has been enabled through Future Solent, a partnership
TV CHEF Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall wants to make his new Winchester restaurant more sustainable by generating his own electricity. Plans to make the newly-refurbished restaurant at Abbey Mill more eco-friendly may see the introduction of a hydroelectricity
NONE of Hampshire’s recycling centres are set to be thrown on the scrapheap thanks to an overwhelming show of public support. County council chiefs had proposed shutting household waste recycling centres as part of a £1million package of cuts.
CHILWORTH Art Group holds its annual exhibition at Romsey Town Hall next from October 28 to November 1. There will be paintings in watercolour, oil and acrylic as well as examples of woodturning and craft work. Most of the pieces will be for
AN ALL dancing, all singing and acting gang of Hampshire students will be welcoming their parents to the spirit of the ’60s. More than 80 pupils from Hounsdown School performed the musical Hairspray at opening night yesterday and they have two
FIREFIGHTERS spent four hours tackling a hay and manure blaze. They were called to a field near Oakmore Gate, off Winchester Road, Fair Oak, and used jets and compressed air foam jets. One fire engine and a Land Rover from Eastleigh attended
MORE than 6,000 new apprenticeships could be created in Southampton over the next three years. Civic chiefs have launched a city-wide drive to boost apprenticeship numbers, which will include a new grant scheme available to young people. As
PEOPLE are being urged to have their say on rights of way in the countryside. Hampshire County Council is reviewing its Countryside Access Plan and is consulting the public. Consultation ends on Sunday and the results will be revealed later
A RESCUE drama was under way last night as emergency services were called to reports of a person in a Hampshire river. A police helicopter took to the air as 999 personnel were sent to the River Test after reports of someone in the water at Romsey
VILLAGERS will have another chance to see plans for up to 50 new homes in Kings Worthy. Following a hostile public meeting with developer Drew Smith, the city council will show proposals for a development off Lovedon Lane. Villagers say they
A WEALTHY tycoon is expected to appeal after losing the latest round of his battle to build a luxury mansion overlooking the Solent. Civic chiefs have rejected Jim Ratcliffe’s second application to bulldoze a corrugated iron house and replace it
A CAR was completely destroyed by flames when it caught fire in a Hampshire neighbourhood yesterday. The black Ford Focus was found burning in Tamorisk Drive, Totton, at 6.20am. The fire is not being treated as suspicious and no one was hurt
THIS is the dramatic moment when stowaways were found hiding in the back of a lorry at a Hampshire depot. Three men were discovered nestling among luxury jet skis worth thousands of pounds being unloaded at a yard in Fareham. Workers immediately
A CAMPAIGNER has called into question the ambitions of developers seeking to build a 6,000-home town in Hampshire. Public examination of the Welborne scheme, which would be situated on land north of Fareham, this morning covered matters of energy
A TEENAGER and a woman have been charged in connection with a stabbing on a Southampton estate which has shocked a community. Detectives have charged a 17- year-old boy and a 24-year-old woman in connection with “an altercation” in Millbrook.
MORE than 100 homes were left without tap water after a main burst at Dunbridge, near Romsey. Worst hit by the fractured pipe were homes in nearby Mottisfont where 130 properties didn’t have running water for about five and a half hours on Monday
THIS is the multi-million pound vision for a thriving new waterside district in Southampton that would create hundreds of new jobs and homes. City council leaders have agreed a deal with developer Inland Homes to transform the crumbling Chapel
SPECIALIST police are this afternoon searching a Hampshire river following the discovery of a wheelchair at the water's edge. Solent coast guard, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and police were last night called to help find what was believed
THOUSANDS of motorists faced traffic misery this morning after a rush-hour crash on a Hampshire motorway. The M27 was closed but has since been reopened on the westbound carriageway between junctions four for the M3 and three for the M271, due
SAINTS fan Neil Gange has celebrated the club's record breaking win against Sunderland with one of his ever impressive cartoons. Gange, who was a regular contruibutor to Saints' fanzines back in the 1990s, put pen to paper in the wake of Saints
1955 Saints 2 (Mulgrew, Reeves) Watford 0. A goal in each half from Tommy Mulgrew and Derek Reeves gave Saints victory in a Division 3 South encounter at The Dell. 1960 Plymouth 1 Saints 3 (Paine, Sydenham, O’Brien). Goals from Terry Paine
FORMER Saints manager Nigel Adkins shrugged off fears for his job after Reading extended their winless run to seven games with a 3-0 defeat at play-off hopefuls Bournemouth. Three goals in 14 second-half minutes condemned the Berkshire outfit to
A MUM and two children were rushed to hospital after they were rescued from a blazing house. Firefighters helped the children down from a first floor window after the fire took hold of their terraced home, while the mother was taken through the
MOTORISTS are facing major delays due to a gas leakin the heart of Southampton today. Drivers have been warned to seek alternative routes as Royal Crescent Road and Saltmarsh Road has been closed due to the leak. Due to the closure of Central
Romsey have some Hampshire/Surrey Regional Division 2 points on the board – at the third attempt. They burgled the Bank of England 3-0 in the plush Roehampton surroundings, though the rich pickings weren’t as straight-forward as the score-line
Two late consolation goals by Toby Edwards were all newly promoted Trojans could manage from a 5-2 mauling at South League Premier Division 2 rivals Horsham. Manager Mike Watts took his Trojans side into Mid-Sussex full of confidence after a 3-
Fareham allowed a two-goal first-half lead to slip from their grasp as NOW: Pensions Western Conference rivals Cheltenham rallied to win 3-2. When Daniel Sampey and Danny Rawlings struck twice in 90 first half seconds, Fareham looked set to build
The Hampshire father of an Islamic State hostage has died, days after making an emotional plea for his son to be released, his family said. Paul Cantlie, 80, from Droxford died ''from complications following pneumonia'', according to a family statement
Three of Saints’ star performers from last season are preparing to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League tonight – but it is debatable whether any of them would get back in their old side. Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren all
Annabel Field is proving a second half lucky charm for Trojans women. For the second consecutive week she popped up with the winning goal as Trojans beat Gloucester City 3-2 to extend their Investec Western Conference unbeaten run to five matches
It’s three wins out of three for Winchester ahead of Saturday’s top-of-the-table visit to Woking which will probably be the pointer towards a potential Hampshire/Surrey Regional League promotion push by the city club. Winchester turned on the style
A HAMPSHIRE sailor attended a party held in her honour prior to setting off to compete in a major transatlantic race. Hamble based Phillipa Hutton-Squire is one of only three women competing in the Class 40 category in the four-yearly Route du
SPECIALIST officers in Hampshire are taking part in a European-wide crackdown targeting foreign gangs on the UK roads this week. The first day of Operation Trivium proved a success with Hampshire police making three arrests, recovering a stolen
EVERY hour is precious - just ask the parents of five-year-old McKenzie Kemish. McKenzie is literally one of a kind, having developed a unique genetic condition that has stifled his brave battle against a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
Max Grossmith celebrated a maiden hat-trick as Salisbury shattered Bournemouth’s unbeaten Hampshire League with a 4-2 victory at Chapel Gate. It was Salisbury’s second consecutive win and lifted them into third place in table, two points behind
A HAUL of stolen luxury vehicles worth more than £1m have been seized as part of a major crackdown on organised gangs. Officers raided containers and trailer traffic at Southampton docks and other ports, recovering £1.2m worth of high-value vehicles
A HAMPSHIRE amateur footballer is facing prison for headbutting an opponent on the pitch. It took jurors less than half an hour to convict Shaun Dallimore, 24, of causing grievous bodily harm to Steve Green in an off the ball incident. The
Wimborne Wayfarers scored ten goals without reply against the city-based Honourable Artillery Company, who turned up at Queen Elizabeth School with only eight players. Penalty corner specialist Todd Clark scored five, and Sam Butterfield claimed
