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1st March 2015    3rd March 2015

  • Southampton to seek answer on Clyne's future

    Saints will attempt to ascertain the future of Nathaniel Clyne over the next week-and-a-half. The England right-back has just one further season remaining on his current contract, and has stalled on signing a new deal that has been offered to him

  • TOP 10: Successful university drop-outs

    After Hampshire-born Craig Fletcher sold his family-run computer game firm for £20m, the Daily Echo takes a look at 10 other university drop-outs to have gone on to bigger and better things. We’ve found actors, musicians and technology magnates

  • Winchester step up push for ground redevelopment

    WINCHESTER City are getting closer to their neighbours in a bid to persuade the local council to invest in their planned Denplan City Ground facelift. Players from Winchester Youth FC and Winchester City Flyers Girls & Ladies FC were invited

  • Hellish season for ground down Hythe & Dibden

    PLAYER-BOSS Lee Burch has thanked fellow Sydenhams Wessex clubs for their help and understanding during the most frustrating period of Hythe & Dibden’s recent history. Upping sticks from their old Jones Lane headquarters was meant to herald

  • Road reopened after roadworks completed early

    A BUSY Hampshire road opened in time for this morning's rush hour after major road works were completed a week early. Upper Northam Road in Hedge End was scheduled for a three week closure for major works to shore up steep embankments in danger

  • Southampton hero honoured for wartime service

    ROYAL Engineer Sapper Fielding Rundle, who is pictured here with members of his family in a Southampton Pictorial photograph from February 1915, had just received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery at Ypres. A former employee at Thornycroft

  • Southampton manager Koeman targets five wins for Europe

    Ronald Koeman is targeting five wins from Saints’ remaining 11 games to secure European qualification. The Saints boss is hopeful that 61 points should prove to be enough to bag a place in Europe, although he insisted there were no guarantees that

  • Hampshire sailor key to boosting America's Cup audience

    Sir Keith Mills is excited to be bringing the America’s Cup to British waters this summer for the first time in 164 years – a World Series event he believes will prove just the start, thanks to his confidence in fellow knight Ben Ainslie. The America

  • Key Questions Before You Buy, Sell or Give Away Property

    Are you about to buy or sell a property? Alternatively, are you considering making a gift of property? Or perhaps just moving into another property to share with others? Before you go ahead Are you thinking of transferring your home into the

  • SCHOLAR’S GRANGE AT SWANMORE COMING THIS SUMMER!

    While it’s cold, wet and windy – it’s hard to imagine the summer arriving. When it does, it will be accompanied by a new selection of Linden Homes which are being launched in Swanmore in Hampshire’s Meon Valley.   Scholar’s Grange, the new

  • Happy with my doctors

    WE hear so many negative comments on doctors’ surgeries and the problems in getting an appointment. I have nothing but praise for Thornhill Surgery in Pepys Avenue. The receptionists are always very pleasant and helpful, whether it’s on the

  • Let’s restore our pier to its former glory

    What a lovely poem J Baker from Totton wrote on the letters page and, oh, so very true. How amazing would it be to have the Royal Pier restored to its former glory? Southampton City Council keep on about a “wow” factor; well, surely this would

  • Doomsday device in phones?

    HOW despondent does it make one feel to find America stands accused of hiding software on the hard drives of computers around the world and that GCHQ is able to hack 80 million British smartphone sim cards? One does wonder if this is “small beer

  • Country needs a moral crusader

    Opening my paper today I see the Church is seeking a new moral vision. On the next page the NHS is giving free condoms to 13-year-olds. What does that mean or cost? MPs are insisting on sex education for 11-year-olds. Obviously nothing else

  • Fluoride can cause health problems

    There is an epidemic of hypothyroidism in the UK and some other countries where there is high exposure to fluoride prescribed drugs and chemicals. The causes are well documented and include halogen chemicals in many products causing this problem

  • Residents being penalised

    A FEW days ago I received a missive in which the chairman of Chandler’s Ford Parish Council, Margaret Atkinson, seems proud to have accepted the responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of facilities, for which Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC)

  • Last Government left us in a mess

    Well Mr Rawlinson’s letter made me cringe (Cuts and job losses paint a gloomy picture, Daily Echo, February 25). The last Government left this country in a mess. From what I've read/seen of socialists/trade unions, the majority seem anti-Government

  • Impressive coverage

    Dear Daily Echo, I am really impressed by: 1. Your coverage of those poor children’s deaths. I know you won’t give up because someone is to blame. It will probably be the poor case worker with too many to deal with efficiently, whereas of course

  • Better to be an EU member than stand outside alone

    JEAN Romsey asks: “How can we afford to stay in the EU?” (In My View, February 25). Your readers deserve to have the facts. Most EU citizens who come to the UK come to work. EU migrants contribute 34 per cent more in taxes than they receive in

  • Is it goodbye to bobbies on the beat?

    WHAT kind of police force can we expect in a modern society? That would appear to be the question, un-asked, in the debate over the effect of making cuts to the number of officers in Hampshire. As this paper reports today there are fears voiced

  • Appeal for stolen gold medal

    Isle of Wight former heptathlete Kelly Sotherton is to feature in an appeal on BBC1's Crimewatch programme for her Commonwealth Games gold medal. Burglars ''ransacked'' the lower floor of the retired athlete's home in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

  • One of Britain's bluest comedians comes to Southampton

    ONE of Britain’s bluest comedians will bring his lewd brand of comedy to the O2 Guildhall Southampton next month. Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown, pictured, renowned for sometimes shocking, often insulting, but always entertaining his audience, appears at the

  • Art exhibition takes root at Hampshire gardens

    The Hampshire Artists Co-operative is exhibiting at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens at Ampfield, near Romsey, until Sunday, March 29. The artist-led exhibiting group work in a mixture of media, from water colour, oils, mixed media, collage, charcoal

  • Music festival reveals 15th anniversary line-up

    Dorset’s most chilled-out music festival, Grooves on the Green, is to celebrate its 15th anniversary this year with its strongest-ever bill. The two-day, family-friendly gathering on Ashley Cross Green features music on two stages, with other attractions

  • Fisherman's Friends perform in Basingstoke this week

    SHANTY singers from Port Isaac who have delighted visitors and locals for more than 15 years will perform in Basingstoke this week. The Fisherman’s Friends have almost 300 live performances under their belts and each member is, or has been, a fisherman

  • Spamalot galloping back into town

    FOLLOWING the Pythons’ incredible ten-night sell-out run at London’s O2 Arena in 2014, Monty Python’s Spamalot will gallop back to Mayflower Theatre next month ...to the sound of banging coconut shells! Comedian and former King of the Jungle Joe

  • Hundreds object to plans for £10million energy plant

    “ENOUGH is enough.” That was the message from hundreds of campaigners who turned out in force to protest against a major Hampshire energy plant development. More than 200 people gathered outside Marchwood Village Hall to protest against plans

  • Rap star Snoop Dogg will NOT be coming to Southampton

    RAPPING star Snoop Dogg will not be coming to Southampton this week. The famous musician was set to spend a night at the Switch club on Wednesday but has been forced to cancel. IN PICTURES: Snoop Dogg's memorable career>>

  • Wall destroyed after van ploughs into it

    A VAN destroyed a garden wall after crashing into it on a Hampshire road. The incident happened in Fleet End Road near Warsash and saw bricks from the wall smash into a window of a house. The occupant of the house, who was in at the time was

  • West Brom 1-0 Southampton: The verdict

    Success in football is as much in the mind as the body. As such, a lack of results do not necessarily equate to a lack of ability, rather a missing ingredient mentally. Momentum is always hard to quantify in sport, and even tougher to capture

  • Balloons released during memorial walk for sudden-death mum

    RELATIVES and friends of a Hampshire mum-of-two who died suddenly have taken to the streets in her honour. Dozens of people walked the seven mile distance hoping to raise funds for a legacy to Sarah Williams. Around 30 people, including at

  • Shoplifter posed as old school friend after stealing meat

    A JOBLESS hod carrier posed as an old school friend after he had been stopped for shoplifting, enabling him to escape an almost certain prison sentence with a fixed penalty notice. But the con could have had a disastrous effect on the career of

  • Rush hour delays on railways

    PASSENGERS face rush hour delays on the railways this morning. A signalling problem is causing delays of up to 20 minutes between Basingstoke and Eastleigh. Delays are expected to continue until 11am today.

  • Arsonists target McDonald's restaurant

    ARSONISTS set fire to a bin outside a McDonald's restaurant before targeting a children's charity shop. A charity shop and fast food restaurant were targeted in the incidents which happened in Fareham last night. Firefighters dealt with a bin

  • Down memory lane - Saints on this day in history, March 2.

    1963: Saints 4 Pompey 2 (Division 2). Dave Burnside scored twice as Ted Bates’ men came from behind to win the south coast derby. A Tommy Traynor own goal put Pompey ahead, but Saints hit back through Burnside, Terry Paine and Stuart Williams

  • Koeman silent on Southampton striker Pelle’s goal drought

    Ronald Koeman refused to discuss the form of Graziano Pelle as the star striker’s goal drought extended to ten Premier League matches. The Italian had two good chances to break his goalless run against West Brom but failed to make any contact with

  • Long: Pelle will come good

    Shane Long has backed striker Graziano Pelle to come good, despite the Italian’s barren run in front of goal continuing. Pelle has not scored in the Premier League since December 20 and has perhaps never looked shorter on confidence than he did

  • War on drug-drivers stepped up

    THE war against reckless motorists putting lives at risk by driving under the influence of drugs is being stepped up by police. Officers in Hampshire are among those armed with a new piece of kit enabling them to catch offenders by a simple roadside

  • Southampton boss Koeman defends system failure

    Saints boss Ronald Koeman defended his decision to start with three centre halves in the 1-0 loss to West Brom. Koeman’s formation switch had worked well earlier in the season but was not effective this time round. Saints conceded a goal early

  • Spitfires stand and deliver

    Jai Reason was the star of the show for Eastleigh as they demonstrated to the nation their Vanarama Conference play-off credentials with a 4-0 victory over in-form Macclesfield Town. With the BT Sport television cameras present and a record-breaking

  • Dog fights off man who grabbed owner in random attack

    A DOG fought off a man acting suspiciously after he grabbed its owner by the arm in a random attack. Police have launched an appeal for witnesses after a woman in her 40s, who was walking her dog around Sholing, was confronted by a man in Botany

  • Brown shines but Sholing lose again

    SHOLING’S losing streak stretched to four straight league and cup games with a 2-1 reverse at Taunton Town on Saturday. But considering the Peacocks sit second in the Evo-Stik Southern One South & West, it was a decent effort by the threadbare