FOUR people were taken to hospital after a car crashed into a shop at a busy Southampton crossroads last night following a collision. One person was believed to have suffered serious back injuries in the crash at the florists on the corner of St
FUN in the sun could help tackle weight gain and diabetes, according to Southampton scientists. Researchers at the University of Southampton believe ultraviolet rays could hold the key after testing the effects of sunlight on overfed mice.
FIREFIGHTERS are rescuing residents from city flats as they tackle a major blaze. Nine fire engines from St Mary's, Redbridge, Hightown and Southsea stations were called to the junction of Portswood Road and Lodge Road to deal with the fire.
A BID to save an under-threat walk in centre from closure has been unveiled by a Southampton politician ahead of a public meeting tomorrow. As reported by the Daily Echo, Southampton Clinical Commissioning Group and Solent NHS Trust are planning
ANYONE wanting tips for preparing their Hallowe'en costume can get take part in a face painting course in Southampton. Make-up artist Jacquie Rolls will be holding two classes at the Round House Cafe in Mansbridge on Wednesday, October 29.
A SOUTHAMPTON Roman Catholic church will be hosting a mass in Spanish on Saturday (October 25). Members of the Spanish-speaking community are invited to the Immaculate Conception Church in Portswood Road will be hosting its first service in Spanish
LADIES in a Hampshire village will get together tomorrow for breakfast. It takes place at 8.30am at St Mary’s Church Rooms in Kings Worthy, near Winchester. Contact victoria.snellgrove@hotmail.co.uk for more information and to book.
POLICE are hunting for a man they want to question over a number of burglaries in Hampshire and beyond. Detectives want to speak to Simon Peter Knights about three burglaries in Hampshire since June. They also want to quiz him over seven burglaries
Stoke manager Mark Hughes has warned Southampton counterpart Ronald Koeman to expect a far rougher ride this weekend compared to their recent stroll against Sunderland. The Saints head into their latest Premier League clash with Stoke on a high
MOURNERS have today gathered in Southampton for the funeral of Pennie Davis. The mother of five was killed as she tended to her horses in a paddock in the New Forest. Her family and friends gathered at Southampton Crematorium for the funeral
WHEN G Bulbrooke wrote about walking daily in Riverside Park there are several points with which I take issue. I have walked the park for 45 years for pleasure, exercise and as a way of getting to a variety of locations and have not encountered
I AM concerned that there is an actual prejudice against over 60s who continue working. Rather than praise for still contributing to society you get a level of criticism that you are taking others’ jobs and people look at you as though you must
KEITH Morrell states that parking permits that only apply from 08.30 to 09.30 and 15.00 to 16.00 would not resolve the parking problems encountered in Fairisle Road during school opening and closing times. Sorry Mr Morrell, they would. Parking
I READ in the Echo on Tuesday, October 21, a letter stating that “people should think themselves lucky to be in receipt of a taxable total amount of cash in retirement, as not all British pensioners are blessed with such.” I do take exception to
I THINK it’s disgusting that doctors are being offered £55 to diagnose dementia. This is already part of being a medical practitioner and should not be a bonus for doing what they should be already doing. This money would be far better given
TO ensure the survival of garden birds, wildlife trusts ask us to feed them through the winter. Meanwhile contractors have been instructed to strim verges. This action, by removing plants that have seeded eg thistle heads, may appear nice and
A MEETING to try to save Bitterne Walk-In centre is being held tomorrow at the United Reformed Church, Bitterne Road (above Iceland), at 2pm. All political parties welcome! M MARX, Southampton.
I CAN assure David Furnell (Letter, October 20) that for years much of the NHS has already been run by “hard-nosed businessmen”, plucked from the commercial world and now in charge of various directorates within hospital trusts. Similarly, private
IT is the annual race which is one of the biggest in the Hampshire sporting calendar. And the 2014 Bupa Great South Run takes place in Portsmouth this Sunday. As ever, there are hundreds of runners from SO postcode areas competing in the 10
TO SOME its is just a snatched conversation, a moment spent on the phone that they truly believe can’t possibly cause any harm. To others it is perhaps a guilty stolen few minutes of chat when they know they should really be concentrating on the
A SCHEME that helps elderly people is looking for volunteers in Hampshire. Charity Contact the Elderly is looking for people to drive elderly guests to and from tea parties in Sparsholt, near Winchester. To get involved, email Helen Osborne
THERE'S still time to enter the Daily Echo's Holiday Snaps competition. We have teamed up with Canvas Holidays which is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year to offer one lucky family the chance to make 2015 extra special with a summer of
AS mayor of an upmarket Hampshire town, he was one of its most respected citizens. But town hall bosses are threatening to ban Mike Thorp from their meetings after accusing him of making offensive and defamatory remarks about councillors and senior
A HAMPSHIRE school has unveiled multi-million pound improvements. Romsey's mayor has officially opened Stroud School's new £2.5m state-of-the-art facilities. Mayor Peter Hurst was given a tour of the new classroom pod which includes a design
Sunderland’s own goal hat-trick may seem like a rare feat – but they have amazingly done it before. After Sadio Mane’s strike was deemed an own goal, it means the Black Cats officially scored three goals for Saints in the 8-0 game last weekend.
A MAN has been arrested after a failed sledgehammer raid on a city bank. The attempted burglary took place at Barclays Bank in Above Bar Street, Southampton. A black moped carrying one person pulled up outside the building at around midday
Serbia have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Albania following their postponed Euro 2016 qualifier but they have also been deducted three points and ordered to play their next two games behind closed doors for their part in the furore. The Group
A STATE-OF-THE-ART ward for young cancer sufferers paid for by the public has celebrated its first birthday. The £2.4m Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Southampton General Hospital held a party to mark the milestone with some of the 75 young people
A WINCHESTER theatre has made redundancies in a bid to save money. The Theatre Royal has had a staff reshuffle, but refused to confirm how many redundancies have been made. It is advertising online for a new duty manager, front of house assistant
THE Daily Echo's Rory McKeown chats to Jacob Scott from Southampton's rising indie starlets Pale Seas ahead of their hometown show next week. THEY'VE received national radio airplay, supported some of the world's most popular indie artists and
THE traumatised owner of a Hampshire jewellery business has told how he tried to fight off a hammer-wielding gang targeting one of his stores. David Mellor, owner of David Mellor and Sons Jewellers, which has stores in Totton and Eastleigh, threw
POLICE chiefs are calling on youngsters across Hampshire to help them wage a war on crime. Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Simon Hayes will take to the pitch at St Mary’s Stadium tomorrow to officially launch a new campaign, backed by the Daily
BONES exhumed from a Hampshire churchyard are to be reburied tomorrow. At one stage it was hoped the bones taken from a grave at St Bartholomew’s Church in Winchester last year were those of King Alfred the Great. But analysis later showed
TWO people have appeared in court today in connection with the murder of mother of five Pennie Davis. Benjamin Carr, 22, Edward Road, Southampton, and 28-year-old Samantha Maclean of Beech Crescent, Hythe, were accused of conspiracy to murder.
SAINTS’ record-breaking win against Sunderland at St Mary’s has been recreated ... in Lego! A superb video featuring Lego footballers has been placed on YouTube. Relive all the eight goals – including Santiago Vergini's sensational own goal
AN INQUIRY into a controversial new town in Hampshire has exposed “very significant shortcomings”, says a group of campaigners. The group launched the attack after public examination of the Welborne plan, which would see 6,000 new homes built on
SAINTS equalled their reccord league win last weekend when they hammered Sunderland 8-0 at St Mary's. To celebrate the achievement, the Sports Pink will this weekend include a special souvenir 12-page pullout detailing all the club's high-scoring
SAINTS’ impressive defensive record will come under an aerial threat tomorrow. After conceding only five goals in their opening eight Premier League games, Ronald Koeman’s men boast the best defensive record in English football. But ex-Saints
HAMPSHIRE police is one of four forces in the country not to release details of its use of controversial snooping powers. Big Brother Watch requested details of what surveillance powers had been used by the country’s forces but Hampshire police
Saints fans are mourning the loss of lifelong fan Frank Love, whose life bookended the club’s greatest wins. Love passed away last Saturday at the age of 93 following head injuries sustained in a fall a few weeks earlier. His death was just
1970 Saints 2 (Channon 2) Burnley 0. Mick Channon put Saints ahead shortly before half-time, and the same player added a second in the 89th minute. 1998 Saints 2 (Le Tissier, Ostenstad) Coventry 1. Matt Le Tissier and Egil Ostenstad put
Stoke manager Mark Hughes has expressed concern Victor Moses may now earn himself an unwarranted reputation in light of being labelled 'a cheat' by Swansea boss Garry Monk. Ex-Saints defender Monk has been asked to explain his remarks by the Football
A HAMPSHIRE man has been charged with a terrorism offence as part of a major investigation across the south. Tuhin Shanesha, 26, from Hudson Road, Southsea, was last night charged under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He was arrested along
NOT even a major crackdown on drivers who use their phones at the wheel can deter motorists in Southampton from flouting the law. In the week that a Hampshire police campaign to crack down on drivers using mobile phones, the Daily Echo clocked
RICHARD Hill says it’s no good relying on him as a lucky charm if Eastleigh want to thrive in the FA Cup this season. In all his years in football, the 51-year-old former Wycombe, Aston Villa and QPR assistant manager has only ever experienced
Ryan Bertrand will become a permanent Saints signing if Ronald Koeman gets his way. The Chelsea left back has impressed already after joining the club on loan in the summer. Saints have the option to make the move permanent and Koeman has admitted
Four sides are ready to pounce for the Snows Group Hampshire 1 leadership tomorrow as top side Bognor take their turn to sit out a fixture. The four clubs leading the chase all face each other – with second-placed US Portsmouth at home to Millbrook
SHOLING co-boss Dave Fear is adamant that young FA Vase-winning defender Dan Miller is going nowhere. With Miller not featuring of late, Southern One South & West rivals Bashley chanced their arm by lodging notice of approach for the towering
Tony Hill hopes to be back on track for title glory. The Southampton fighter will be out again a week today after cruising through his last fight. Hill saw off Bulgarian Tzvetozar Lliev in confident fashion at Fleming Park Leisure Centre, winning
Chris Hobbs insists he will leave nothing to chance second time around after his much-anticipated rematch against Sam Couzens was confirmed. The Southampton former Army man and the Titchfield-based brawler scrapped out a thrilling draw last month
Five-year-old Hampshire brain cancer patient Ashya King has responded well but has not fully recovered as he nears the end of his proton therapy treatment, the clinic treating him has said. The youngster was taken to Prague, in the Czech Republic
Saints may have beaten Sunderland 8-0 last weekend but that still didn’t stop Ronald Koeman giving his side a dressing down when they returned to training. The Saints boss was naturally delighted with the end result, but was not happy with the
Ronald Koeman expects to make few changes to his side despite facing a testing three games in the space of a week. Saints welcome Stoke to St Mary’s in the Premier League tomorrow before facing them again next Wednesday at the Britannia Stadium
AFC TOTTON will need all the confidence accrued during their five-match unbeaten run to get through tomorrow’s daunting Southern League assignment at Merthyr Town, writes WENDY GEE. Steve Jenkins’ Martyrs are a force to be reckoned with on their
DANNY Bowers is convinced Folland Sports’ in-demand defender Matt Burt will develop into a top-drawer centre-half in years to come. But, for the moment, the Folland Sport boss intends celebrating Burt’s decision to remain with the Planemakers by
IT IS a vibrant and lively scene evoking the exotic culture of the Indian subcontinent. Glamorous sari-clad dancers, handsome men, booming Bollywood music and the smell of incense drifts across the water. But the opening scenes of one of the
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding to know why a £665,000 swimming pool project has been hit by a two-month delay. The indoor heated pool at a council-owned recreation centre is unlikely to re-open until the middle of next month – nine weeks later than
Tottonians go into their next London 2 South-West match knowing there are 11 teams gunning for them. The new leaders were somewhat surprised to take charge of the division when the final whistle blew at Farnham last week. It wasn’t so much
TIM Cole is “gutted” to have left his “dream job” as co-manager of Winchester City. Cole quit in the wake of Wednesday’s 3-0 defeat at Brockenhurst, unable to work any longer with City’s straight-talking director of football Dave Malone. Joint
ONE of Southampton’s most historic buildings could be set for a fresh lease of life as a community arts venue. Plans to create new performance venues, a bar and cafe and art exhibition space at the God’s House Tower have been filed with the city
SAINTS are less reliant on Graziano Pelle for their goals than their fellow Premier League high fliers. The Italian international, below, has made a storming start to life at St Mary’s with six goals in his opening eight league matches. But
