SOUTHAMPTON Sailor Ian Walker celebrated victory in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race yesterday. Walker and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team crossed the finish line in Cape Town yesterday afternoon after completing the gruelling 6,487 nautical
A FUNDRAISER is being staged this Saturday, November 8, in aid of North Baddesley Community Library. Bookstalls selling second hand publications will be set up in the village's two Coop stores between 10am and midday and all cash raised will go towards
A FORMER secretary at MI5, who lived to be 102, has died. Daphne Meller lived in Hampshire for nearly 70 years and spent decades working as a charity volunteer. Her father was a doctor based in London where, in 1936, Daphne was employed at
A TEACHER at a school for children with special needs has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct after failing to properly deal with pupil who was having a major seizure. Elaine Remnant-Ashton had been a teacher at St Francis special
THE developer behind the planned wind farm for the Hampshire coast has submitted plans for a lesser scheme. Navitus Bay Development Ltd put forward the smaller proposals that would mean fewer turbines situated further from the shore. However
A PROTEST concert against a controversial documentary being filmed in Southampton has been organised. Students from the city's Academy of Music and Sound have arranged for bands from a diverse spectrum of backgrounds across Southampton to play
A HAMPSHIRE MP is urging council bosses to reconsider the partial closure of one of the busiest roads in his town. Mike Thornton, MP for Eastleigh, believes the planned partial closure of Bishopstoke Road, in Eastleigh, will be “monumentally disruptive
PUPILS at a Hampshire school enjoyed a pop-themed Bonfire Night. The pupils at Wellow Primary School in West Wellow staged a Guy Fawkes competition based around the theme of pop legends. One of the creations was a guy of Madonna.
ALMOST 150 Hampshire drivers have been conned up to £60,000 in an online car insurance scam, police warn. City of London Police have launched a major investigation into a nationwide ghost broking scheme. So far 50 drivers have reported incidents
A QUIET Hampshire community has been rocked by the sudden resignation of three parish councillors in a row over where affordable homes should be built in the village. The dispute over the choice of preferred sites for affordable homes in Broughton
A HAMPSHIRE MP has revealed he had to persuade a constituent that Zombies do not exist – after being asked if the walking dead were spreading Ebola. Desmond Swayne, the New Forest West MP, said the email was one of the “most bizarre” inquiries
Your summary of the top five stories everyone has been reading on the Daily Echo website today. Click the headlines below to read the full story. 1. Total traffic madness as drivers stuck for three hours in gridlock MOTORISTS are furious
HAMPSHIRE TV star Amanda Holden has pledged her support for a national children's campaign. Amanda, who was brought up in Bishop's Waltham, is among the celebrities backing the Show You Care with the LINDT Bear campaign, which supports BBC Children
A VITAL ingredient is set to be missing from a Winchester bar and night club - music! Zeus Corporation Ltd, proprietors of the city's Vodka Bar and Nightclub, in Upper Brook Street, faced the legal music at London's High Court. And as a result
RECENTLY my goddaughter, her husband and three sons travelled down from Harrow-on-the-Hill to visit me, as I’m terminally ill. To avoid the risk of any cross infection and, as the weather was beautiful, we decided to spend the afternoon in the
I THOUGHT that the Echo of October 28 was wonderful when it came to bad news. A thousand jobs facing the ace, 12,000 council workers given a redundancy offer, a £90m hole in Hampshire’s budget with dire financial problems expected to last for a
ROCK legend Sting thrilled cruise passengers by performing songs from his stage show aboard the Queen Mary 2. The former Police frontman, and writer of hits such as Be Still My Beating Heart and Englishman In New York, took to the stage to perform
Ronald Koeman believes the Premier League title is a two horse race between Chelsea and Manchester City. Saints currently sit second in the table after their stunning start to the season with the manager very much eyeing a bid for a European spot
Ronald Koeman says Saints have no interest in signing Paulo Dybala. Saints have been consistently linked with the 20-year-old Palermo striker this week with reports suggesting the club could offer £15m to try and sign the Argentinian in January
BUS service cuts affecting pensioners have been described as “disgusting” by Fareham Green Party. The controversial changes, which will were rubber-stamped at a Hampshire County Council meeting, mean that pensioners will now only be able to use
STUNNED former AFC Totton loanee Baily Cargill has spoken of his joy after earning a first call-up to the England under-20s squad. The 19-year-old AFC Bournemouth centre-back been named in the Aidy Boothroyd’s squad to face Canada and Portugal
RICHARD Hill is calling on Eastleigh fans to be the 12th man in their big FA Cup first round showdown at home to Lincoln City on Saturday. With the Spitfires gunning to reach the second round proper for the first time ever, team boss Hill reckons
A DRUNKEN man climbed through a window to molest another resident at a home for vulnerable people, Southampton Crown Court heard. Kieran Robinson, who had ignored her pleas to keep away, bit her through her clothing. Terrified, she grabbed
INCREASED public awareness has led to a huge rise in cases being referred to adult and child social services, it has been revealed. Hampshire County Council reports show that the number of adult safeguarding referrals in the past three years has
PASSENGERS at Southampton Central railway station face delays of up to an hour after power supply failure. Staff have spent this afternoon inspecting power supply problems in the tunnel. One line is currently blocked. Now South West Trains
IT IS the biggest advert of the festive season and its new fluffly superstar had paid a special visit to Hampshire. Monty, the adorable penguin, has today been unveiled as the new star of this year's John Lewis £7m Christmas campaign. And one
A DEVELOPER that wants to see controversial building in a Hampshire market town will throw its weight behind the idea at an exhibition this week. Technical consultants from Seaward Properties will be present at the latest Local Plan Part Two exhibition
EASTLEIGH'S best ever run in the FA Youth Cup is over. Lee Peacock's Spitfires Academy side reached the first round proper for the first time in club history last month with a 3-2 victory over Ascot United. That earned them an away tie at Gillingham
HUNDREDS of people gathered for the sparkling highlight of a Hampshire community's calendar last night. A traditional torchlight procession and firework display took place in Alresford. At the start of the annual event, excited crowds gathered
STAFF were evacuated from a workshop after a fire started in an acid bath. Specially trained firefighters were called to the workshop at Brockbridge in Droxford after the blaze broke out within a workshop just after 11.45am today. More than
ESTABLISHED artists coming back long after their heyday is rarely a recipe for a classic album. It can be embarrassing, like Bowie with Tonight or, God forbid, Tin Machine. Under such circumstances an “OK” album is viewed as a triumph.
EX-BLUETONES frontman Mark Morriss is to headline an anti-bullying charity gig in Southampton tomorrow. Morriss, pictured, former singer of Britpop legends, is headlining the show – organised by Breakout Anti-Bullying Events – at The Alexandra
ARE we seeing the beginning of the end for Southampton City Council? Probably not. Yet the discussions that look set to begin over the future shape of any new regional authority that will be able to tap into the current new mood for extra devolution
Saints pair Nathaniel Clyne and Fraser Forster have been named in Roy Hodgson's latest England squad. The right back and the keeper are included for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia a week on Saturday and the friendly against Scotland on
IT’S an idea that has already won praise from high street shopping guru Mary Portas. When two brothers decided to launch a “teenage market” to showcase the work and creative ideas of young people, it was instantly a hit and quickly rolled out across
TICKETS for the UKs most ridiculous and fully interactive festival – BoomTown Fair – have gone on sale. The festival returns to Matterley Estate, Winchester, from August |13-16. The event has sold out every year for the past six years and with
FOR more than 20 years he was half of the global pop duo Everything but the Girl. And with a career as singer-songwriter, DJ, record label owner and author under his belt, Ben Watt is well-established on the UK’s arts scene. On the back of
PLANS to expand two schools in Southam-pton look like they are finally getting off the drawing board. After twice being told that money to rebuild Bitterne Park school was being withdrawn, school leaders have begun the process of deciding how the
STUDENTS have a new way of finding their perfect pad – and they needn’t go further than their campus. The University of Southampton’s Students’ Union has opened its own new letting agency to help those who felt they were being badly treated by
Follow @EchoPics Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans was at Weeke Primary to gift goalposts and to invite all 1,300 pupils to the 2014 Children in Need festival Carfest. These images are available to purchase as prints, mugs, t-shirts, digital downloads
A COUPLE had a lucky escape when the charger they were using for their e-cigarette exploded, sparking two fires at their home. The pair had plugged the e-cigarette into a wall socket in their living room to charge when it exploded into flames,
THEY are more used to providing fun and entertainment to thousands of revellers every weekend. But this dedicated team of fundraisers, featuring nightclub owners and promoters, will brave the cold during tonight’s Big Sleep Out in Southampton.
A SOUTHAMPTON man who drove around Hampshire in a makeshift ‘ambulance’ has been banned from driving for 18 months. David Maclean was also fined a total of £1,200 after he racked up a catalogue of driving offences. At a previous hearing he
RADIO 2 DJ Chris Evans is sending over 1,300 people from Winchester to the 2014 Children in Need festival Carfest. Dinner ladies, parents and children will get on the 26 coaches at their Winchester school to join the compere later this year
A man is in hospital after being attacked as he walked home from a party in Southampton. The 56-year-old victim suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung in the incident, which occurred at the junction of Knighton Road and Wodehouse Road in the
THEY have played all over the world – but they know home is where the heart is. Band of Skulls return to the city to play a homecoming gig at O2 Guildhall Southampton on Saturday, and they could not be more excited. Guitarist Russell Marsden
More than 740 people turned up to seek careers and jobs advice at the Your Future event staged at the Isle of Wight College, Newport. Organisers have heralded the annual event as playing a vital and continuing role in offering young people key
MOTORISTS have been left devastated after three vehicles were set alight by thugs. They told the Daily Echo their horror when they were woken in the middle of the night to watch as flames tore through the cars and van. Firefighters tackled
HE is a war hero and novelist, and will be visiting Hampshire for a book signing later this month. Richard Adams, author of The Girl in a Swing and The Plague Dogs, will be signing copies of award-winning novels Watership Down and Shardik on Saturday
A HAMPSHIRE art student joined forces with a French car maker for her first solo show. Amy-Rose Holland's exhibition Cactus happened to coincide with Citroen's release of a car with the same name, and the company decided to sponsor her.
SAINTS midfielder Dusan Tadic has been nominated for October's Player of the Month Award. The Serbian faces stiff competition for the Premier League award from Sergio Aguero of Manchester City, Everton's Leighton Baines, Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal
SOUTHAMPTON researchers believe the key to a healthy baby could be what a woman eats before she becomes pregnant. Scientists from the University of Southampton have taken part in a major review of diets for expectant mothers between 1978 to 2011
Saints midfielder Nick Holmes is stopped in his tracks by Sheffield Wednesday defender Mel Stirland in the clash between the sides at The Dell. Matt Le Tissier scored both goals for Saints in a 2-2 draw.
HAMPSHIRE men who served their country, in many cases more than half a lifetime ago, gathered to see old comrades. The Royal Hampshire Territorials held their annual reunion lunch at Newburgh House in Winchester. (SEP27) It is the 68th time since
A 50mph speed limit will be in force when major improvements begin on one of Hampshire’s busiest motorway junctions next week. Commuters are advised to expect delays when a £2.8m upgrade to junction 3 of the M27 begins on Monday. As previously
A GIANT new authority representing more than a million people in Hampshire could have the power to create thousands of new jobs and homes across the Solent. The Daily Echo can today exclusively reveal that talks will take place over the creation
Adam Voges will return to Middlesex next season as captain of the County Championship team after agreeing to a one-year stint at Lord's. The 35-year-old Australian – who counts Hampshire among his former counties – had a four-match spell with Middlesex
SAINTS pair Nathaniel Clyne and Fraser Forster will be hoping to keep their places in the senior England squad today. Roy Hodgson is due to name his squad for the forthcoming games against Slovenia and Gordon Strachan’s Scotland. Both Clyne
Young children poured into Cowes lifeboat station yesterday to learn about the RNLI’s life-saving role and how to stay safe in and on the water. Fifty one pupils of two reception classes at Lanes End Primary School, Cowes, had a close up view of
Mauricio Pochettino is enjoying the extra criticism and scrutiny brought by the Tottenham job after such a smooth start to life in English football. The former Argentina international arrived in the Barclays Premier League a relative unknown in
THE elderly father of a woman dubbed “the neighbour from hell” after she terrorised pensioners in her community last night claimed his daughter was the victim of a campaign against her. Bryan Marsh said daughter Helen was the victim of a “witch
Katharina Liebherr paid tribute to her late father Markus as she unveiled a lasting tribute to the man who saved Saints. The Swiss billionaire bought Saints out of administration in 2009, but died little over a year later. See the picture
NATHAN Rimmington took a career-best 5-38 as Western Australia won their opening match of the Sheffield Shield season. The seamer is being monitored by Hampshire and could sign as a non-overseas player courtesy of a British passport, having impressed
MOTORISTS are furious after being trapped for up to THREE hours in traffic madness this morning. Emergency repairs to a collapsed drain cover in Millbrook Road West have closed two lanes which has backed up thousands of cars all the way to the
BUSES in Southampton are wearing their Royal British Legion poppies with pride to commemorate those who lost their lives in conflict. Thirty five buses in First's Southampton fleet have been adorned with large red poppies as a mark of respect to
Sir Ben Ainslie has bolstered his America’s Cup team by signing up his apprentice and Olympic successor Giles Scott. Lymington’s four-time gold medallist Sir Ben snapped up the 27-year-old Weymouth sailor to be part of his all-star crew that will
It would be virtually impossible to be anything other than utterly blown away by Saints’ new state of the art training ground. It is a manifestation of everything the club stands for. Staplewood Photo Gallery >> It is fitting
Martin Hunter believes it was important that both the academy and first team were accommodated on the same site when Staplewood was redeveloped. The club’s technical director was always keen that the philosophy of the club, to keep youngsters systematically
FOUR children caught wagging school got the shock of their lives when officers arrived at their homes to escort them into class as part of a truancy sweep across Southampton. The day of action saw teams take to the streets of the city, working
Five years ago, Mo Gimpel was reusing discarded bits of tape from the dressing room floor, because the club couldn’t afford to buy any of it. Now, he is in charge of one of the most cutting-edge sports medicine and science departments in the country
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was last night in seventh place in a singlehanded sprint across the Atlantic. The 75-year-old circumnavigator was around 160 miles behind class leader Andrea Mura after five days of racing in the Route du Rhum. He is
HAMPSHIRE skipper Ian Walker put his Volvo Ocean Race demons to rest yesterday as he led his team to victory in the opening stage of the round the world race. Walker’s Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew crossed the Cape Town finish line at 3pm with a
Going to visit a room named the “Black Box” conjures up an intriguing set of mental images. You picture a place of cloak and dagger secrecy, where plans and plots are dreamed up and all manner of shady goings on take place. The sort of thing that
A GIANT new authority representing more than a million people in Hampshire could have the power to create thousands of new jobs and homes across the Solent. The Daily Echo can today exclusively reveal that talks will take place over the creation
A Hampshire mother has criticised mental health staff after she pleaded for help for her mentally ill son, who died when he plunged in front of a train. Caroline Ferguson said her son Eddie Pearse had threatened to kill her and students at Peter
