Sam Gallagher made his long awaited return from injury as Saints under-21s were beaten 5-3 by Chelsea. Martin Hunter’s side, watched from the stands at Stamford Bridge by former Saints stars and youth coaches Jason Dodd and Paul Williams, went
Eastleigh have confirmed that highly rated centre back Joe Partington will stay at the Silverlake Stadium until the end of the season. The Spitfires took Partington initially on a month loan from AFC Bournemouth but have now taken the option to
Ronald Koeman has spoken to the official Saints YouTube channel after capturing the signing of Filip Djuricic. Here's what he had to say...
Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert has turned down a move to Aston Villa. Villa, who are looking for a new forward to bolster their underperforming front line, are believed to have offered £5million for the Saints legend. Lambert, 32, has struggled
Saints have competed the deadline day signing of Filip Djuricic. The 23-year-old Serbian playmaker has joined the club on a season long loan from Benfica with an option to make the deal permanent in the summer. Djuricic, pictured below with
THE Winchester office of property adviser Christie + Co has welcomed a new member to its growing valuation services team. Bethany Doggett will specialise in the valuation of commercial properties across the hospitality, leisure, retail and care
THE Winchester office of property adviser Christie + Co has welcomed a new member to its growing valuation services team. Bethany Doggett will specialise in the valuation of commercial properties across the hospitality, leisure, retail and care
A YEAR after he was rejected by heavyweight investors, a Hampshire businessman is celebrating an exclusive deal with a major retailer. In January 2014 Simon Weatherall appeared on Dragons’ Den looking for £80,000 to start his sports wearable technology
LAST week I was one of more than 100 residents who squashed themselves into the council inquiry about the future of the Bittern pub in Thornhill Park Road, Southampton. We were trying to stop this treasured local being demolished and converted
I live in Bond Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton. This photo was taken at 7.30am from my bedroom window. This has been the scene every morning since the roadworks started on Northam Bridge. I’ve heard from friends on Thorold Road that the scene
I would like to thank the kind woman and her daughter who came to my aid when I was on my mobility scooter which had run low on battery and was stranded on Witts Hill, Southampton. She very kindly gave me a lift home and her daughter walked the scooter
MAY I, through the Daily Echo, express my sincere thanks to the kind, honest person who handed my handbag, which I left hanging on a trolley in Sainsbury’s car park in Hedge End, to customer services. I didn’t realise what I had done until I went
ONCE again we hear of victims being injured by irresponsible people who ride on pavements and drivers of mobility scooters. I strongly advise anyone who is injured by these vehicles to take their details and get compensation through a ‘no win,
I READ so often of beautiful New Forest animals dying in terrible pain when hit by loutish drivers, and I have no time for such people. However may I suggest that a phone number be displayed in various parts of the Forest which would alert a Verderer
AS a local councilor for part of Holbury on Fawley Parish Council, I have been battling with New Forest District Council (NFDC) and Hampshire police for four years to get action in Holbury to stop rogue parking on a grass verge. I get repeated
Bad decision, or just a bit off the wall? It was never meant to be more than a pop music video, but when the late Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller video was shown to youngsters at one local school, it sent them home with the shivers. Angry
I UNDERSTAND that a political journalist has suggested that all leaders of parties represented in the House of Commons should be invited to the proposed election debates. This would result in 13 attending, which could be unlucky for some. Surely
I WOULD like to say how much I agree with comments made in letters in ‘Soapbox’ (Pavement cyclists, January 26). I would also like to add my own. Cyclists who: 1. Cycle after dark without lights or high-visibility clothing. 2. Cycle through
Several streets in the Hampton Park/Highfield area of Southampton are blighted with wheelie bins and associated side waste, including mattresses/sofas etc. The bins are left out 24/7. Biggest offenders are student houses and other rented properties
REGARDING some councils suggesting not emptying bins which don’t contain the correct rubbish. This is fine for houses with their own bins because they know exactly who is doing it but with communal containers in flats it’s a bit different – the
THREE hundred jobs could be lost at Southampton City Council over the next year as civic chiefs prepare the latest round of cutbacks. Their bid to meet the £31m black hole in the city's finances will also see council tax rise by almost two per
Former Hampshire all-rounder Alex Morris will be cycling to the Ageas Bowl later this year - to raise money for charity. Morris will be getting on his bike along with four members of England’s 2005 Ashes-winning side in support of the Professional
A WITNESS appeal has been launched after a Hampshire pensioner was punched to the ground during an early morning attack. The 79-year-old man sustained a cut to his face after being attacked while loading newspapers into his vehicle. During
HAMPSHIRE Cricket has increased the Ageas Bowl’s capacity for its 2015 one-day internationals. Due to demand, extra tickets have been made available for England’s Ageas Bowl matches against New Zealand on Sunday, June 14 and Australia on Thursday
SHOCKING footage of drivers and pedestrians dicing with death at level crossings has been released by British Transport Police. In footage that defies belief, road users have been captured risking their lives by ignoring basic safety at level crossings
HAMPSHIRE Constabulary is one of the top ten most complained about forces in the country, latest figures have revealed. The number of complaints about police in the county rose by ten per cent last year, with 968 grievances made against the force
Hampshire age-group coach James Hughes has won the ECB Young Coach of the Year Award. The 22-year old, who is involved in coaching eight different teams from primary school level to Hampshire Cricket’s Emerging Players Players Programme, is currently
A petition to reinstate Paralympic sailing to the 2020 Olympic Games has already been signed by nearly 6,000 people. Southampton-based Geoff Holt has spearheaded the protest against the International Paralympic Committee’s decision to axe sailing
A TEENAGER who went missing over the festive period has been found. David Orman, 16, vanished from St Leonards on December 29. It was believed he could be in Southampton because he had friends and family there. Police say they would like
AGAIN, another report in the Daily Echo, bed blocking and Moorgreen Hospital closure for housing. Why (with the MacMillan Hospice at Moorgreen) can’t the hospital be used as a respite hospital and solve some to the problems at both Southampton
Saints have decided not to appeal against Ryan Bertrand’s red card. The left back was given his marching orders by referee Michael Oliver late on in the 1-0 defeat to Swansea at St Mary’s. Though Ronald Koeman said after the game that he believed
WINCHESTER park and ride buses are set to fill some gaps created by cutbacks to evening services. Hampshire County Council has cut funding for several buses, including the No.5 to Badger Farm and the No.1 to Stanmore, which no longer run after
WITH his dapper attire and even more colourful dressings down, he became a familiar face – and voice – in Hampshire’s magistrates’ courts over the past four decades. George Morgan-Harris’ colleagues have said a fond farewell to the 69-year-old,
JAMES Vince has captained England Lions to a one-day series win against South Africa A. The Hampshire batsman oversaw an 89-run win in the Pretoria township of Mamelodi to put the Lions 3-0 up in the five-match series, with one to play. Vince
DAN Miller may look a bit too clean-cut for his manager’s liking. But no one was arguing with the beauty of the big, blond centre-half’s majestic 59th-minute finish as Sholing celebrated their first Southern One & West victory in just over
A YEAR after he was rejected by heavyweight investors, a Hampshire businessman is celebrating an exclusive deal with a major retailer. In January 2014 Simon Weatherall appeared on Dragons’ Den looking for £80,000 to start his sports wearable technology
A mum-of-seven took a giant leap of faith by jumping out of a plane for charity. Jayne Richards from Eastleigh took part in the skydive in aid of the Starlight Charity and the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. The causes are close to Jayne’s heart
A HAMPSHIRE teenager will be showing off her photography skills. Shireena Frederick, 19, from Eastleigh, is holding a free exhibition at the D.@rt Centre, in Wildern School, Hedge End, that runs from today until February 16, 4.30pm to 9pm weekdays
THE grandparents of teenager Jade Clark have appealed for information after a mobility scooter donated after her death was stolen from their garden. Colin Pidgley was given the scooter through Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Ringwood Young
NATIONAL Libraries Day will be celebrated during a coffee morning at Bitterne Library in Southampton. The free event will run at the library in Bitterne Road East from 10.45am to 12.15pm on February Saturday and will feature a chance to meet library
A community foundation has reached a milestone after handing out tens of thousands of pounds in grants to scores of needy groups. Originally formed in 1962 to support pensioners with failing health the Penton Trust now supports lunch clubs, food
AN artist has given college students an insight into his work. Stephen Cornford, a sound installation and film artist, visited Eastleigh College to talk to its School of Visual Arts and Media students. He is a research fellow at the Sonic Art
A SOUTHAMPTON car dealer has said that parents could be putting their children at risk because of confusion over car seats. Snows Southampton has revealed that despite the death and serious injury risk being five times greater in front-facing car
IN all her 30 years as a volunteer she has never made one mistake. Gertie Broom has made thousands of folders for the maternity units at Southampton’s Princess Anne Hospital. Now the 92-year-old has been nominated for the Daily Echo Hospital
CONSERVATIONISTS fear that ash dieback disease will spread across the entire country, with outbreaks tripling in the past two years. Hampshire had been one of the last places free of the disease, but last July the Daily Echo revealed that the first
A QUIZ night is being held at Sherfield English to raise cash for the parish church’s upkeep. The event is at Sherfield English Village Hall on February 27 and it will start at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 each and include a ‘light’ supper. They
FIVE choirs will be in taking part in a concert at Romsey Abbey to raise cash for two charities. All proceeds from the concert at Romsey Abbey on Friday, February 27 will go to the Gift of Sight and Romsey Opportunity Group. Billed as Romsey
AN MP has met with bank bosses to challenge their decision to close a village branch. Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport, met with the head of UK regional public affairs at RBS about NatWest in Stubbington, which is to close on February 10.
A FRENCH language class meets in Southampton on Wednesday. Le Cafe des Amis gathers from 12.30-1.30pm in the Art House Cafe, Above Bar Street. It is a chance for learners or native French speakers to converse over lunch. Email sue_mullan
A MAN was airlifted to hospital after falling from a ladder in Gosport on Saturday. Ambulance crews were called to an address in Bury Road after the man plummeted two storeys to the ground at 1.19pm. He was taken by air ambulance to Queen Alexandra
A SOUTHAMPTON man was found dead by his brother returning from walking the family dog. An inquest heard how Mark Brookes found 43-year-old Michael Brookes at their home in Testwood Road, Freemantle, on October 12. Mr Brookes told the hearing
IT is a mystery that has perplexed literary detectives for decades. But Hampshire’s links to one of the greatest works of English literature may just have got a little weaker. Many scholars believe that the 154 sonnets of William Shakespeare
A SOUTHAMPTON woman suffering from Parkinson’s disease died moments before her husband was due to take her to hospital, an inquest heard. Wayne Kennard was worried about his wife Ann’s deteriorating condition and decided to take her to hospital
A SOUTHAMPTON man who punched a drinking pal in the face, leaving him with a £5,000 bill to fix his teeth, has been spared an immediate prison sentence. Frank Nash had three teeth knocked out and suffered a fractured jaw following the altercation
A COMMUNITY speedwatch in Winchester is close to getting off the ground, the town forum heard. Cllr Derek Green is coordinating volunteer efforts to use speed guns as part of the campaign to make drivers slow down to 20mph. He said that he
KINGS Worthy Parish Council has said that installing CCTV at the Fraser Road play area would be too expensive. At this month’s recreation and amenities meeting, councillors agreed to look at reducing the height of the perimeter hedge around the
FOUR tropical fish that have delighted punters at a Southampton nightclub for 13 years have found a new home. The pacu fish, which have been a familiar sight for revellers visiting Orange Rooms in Bedford Place, had been looking for a new home
A Hampshire man whose friend is fighting a brain tumour is setting out on a gruelling 400-mile cycle challenge to raise vital money for research. Simon Tier is gearing up for the challenge, which will see him visit four brain tumour research centres
From princesses to pirates, youngsters at a Southampton school dressed to impress as part of a book week. Pupils at Townhill Infant School dressed as their favourite characters for an assembly in the main hall. And it wasn’t just the children
STARS of the theatre donned colourful costumes and performed in the freezing cold to promote a fundraising tea party in Hampshire. The Daily Echo-backed £1 Million Tea Party begins later this month and will see people across the county come together
A FRIENDLY bus driver went beyond the call of duty to help an elderly passenger, whose family feared was missing. Now the family of 88-year-old Vera Smith have praised First driver Mark Woolley for helping to get her home safely after she got lost
The Daily Echo is celebrating a record breaking start to 2015 as more people than ever flocked to the website to find out what is going on in Hampshire. Newly released figures revealed that dailyecho.co.uk attracted almost 13m page impressions
Hampshire has been rocked by its second earthquake in just five days. Tremors struck the outskirts of Winchester on Friday evening - four days after another quake hit nearby villages. The latest earthquake happened at about 4.25pm on Friday
A highly frustrating afternoon underlined the need for Ronald Koeman to bring in new blood to boost Saints’ Champions League push. A lot has been made of Saints’ impressive defensive record this potentially historic season, and it remains the best
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze which completely destroyed part of a maisonette. It started with a fault in the tumble dryer in the kitchen at the property in Spitfire End, Winnall, at around 6.25pm yesterday. Eleven firefighters from Winchester
POOR mobile phone coverage in large parts of Hampshire will soon be a thing of the past, a Cabinet minister has pledged. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid vowed that 90 per cent of the UK would boast coverage in two years’ time – dramatically reducing
One of the south's major routes was closed after a coach hit a police car. The accident happened on the A338 - the main road from the New Forest into Bournemouth - at around 3am and the road reopened at around 7am. The police car had stopped
Midfielder Joey Barton feels QPR have been "f*****g about too much" in their battle to avoid relegation from the Barclays Premier League. Rangers - currently 19th in the table, a point adrift of safety - were punished for sloppy play in Saturday's
A WOMAN who lived in a cramped and squalid campervan with 11 dogs has been banned from keeping animals. The pooches were found lying next to foul-smelling bowls containing their own faeces in a filthy trailer parked at a Southampton roadside.
The health of a mother before she conceives affects the chances of the child becoming obese later in life, according to a study involving almost 1,000 Southampton children. The study by the University of Southampton suggests that having a greater
“THE people of Southampton are standing up and imposing themselves.” This is the message campaigners are promoting as they took to the streets of London in a protest against controversial documentary Immigration Street. TV bosses have refused
ONE of the Russian bombers that sparked a military operation when flying over the channel off Southampton was carrying a nuclear capable missile, it has been revealed. The pair of 92-ton 500mph Tupolev Tu-95 bombers - nicknamed the Bear - encroached
Saints are set for a busy transfer deadline day as they try to bring in at least one new face to boost their European qualification hopes. Filip Djuricic, right, and Tonny Vilhena remain the top targets as Ronald Koeman looks to add extra depth
Maya Yoshida admitted it was tough to accept losing to Swansea – given how much control Saints exerted. Ronald Koeman’s side were the dominant team at St Mary’s, but were condemned to only a third Premier League defeat of the season at home by
Below is the full text of a letter written by the headteacher of Berrywood Primary School to parents of pupils at the school following the Thriller incident. To read the full story about how the children came to watch Thriller at school, read our
IT was supposed to be part of their education but young children at a Hampshire school have been left with nightmares. Angry parents have complained after teachers at the primary school showed the youngsters part of the Michael Jackson 'Thriller
Dusan Tadic insists Saints should not be disappointed with the way they played against Swansea, despite suffering defeat. Ronald Koeman’s side enjoyed 63 per cent of the possession against the Welsh club, while they had six shots on target compared
