Ross Wilson has been appointed as Southampton’s new director of scouting and recruitment. Wilson officially stars work at St Mary’s on Monday after leaving his job as head of football operations at Championship side Huddersfield. The 33-year-old
Eastleigh failed to extend their Vanarama Conference four-game winning streak as they were beaten 2-1 by title-chasing Barnet at the Silverlake Stadium today. Despite a dramatic late push that saw Ben Strevens dispatch a well taken penalty after
BOTTOM two Totton & Eling and Fareham Town still have much work to do to pull away from the Sydenhams Premier danger zone after scrapping out a 1-1 draw at Miller Park this afternoon. The Millers stuck with the same starting XI that beat Moneyfields
Jose Mourinho has vowed Chelsea will respond from their Champions League exit against Saints on Sunday. The Blues, eliminated in the last-16 on away goals by Paris St Germain, return to Stamford Bridge bidding to remain clear of second-placed Manchester
THEY were following in the footsteps of royalty. Lucky winners of a Daily Echo competition stepped aboard Britannia, the largest cruise ship ever built for the British market, for some fine dining and an exclusive tour. Our five readers won
GRAZIANO Pelle won’t be the only striker desperate to end a goal drought at Stamford Bridge tomorrow. The Saints forward has not scored in the Premier League for over 900 minutes. The Italian has gone 11 top flight games since his eighth and
IT was once a beacon event for the city that brought in thousands of people. Crowds would flock to Southampton Common for the city’s Balloon and Flower Festival. So the decision to pull the plug on it 10 years ago was met with dismay and disappointment
Kevin Pietersen is ''looking at'' playing county cricket this year in a bid to win an England recall. The Daily Telegraph reported that Pietersen, who was sacked by the England team's managing director Paul Downton last winter but who continues
THEY are the ladies and gents who are battling it out to be crowned Hampshire’s finest. Tomorrow 21 competitors are hoping to prove that they have what it takes in order to claim the title of Miss or Mr Hampshire. >> In Pictures: Miss
A MAN accused of paying to have Pennie Davis killed admitted to police he was a drug dealer but claimed he was not involved in murder, a court heard. Prosecutors claim Benjamin Carr conspired with Justin Robertson to kill Pennie, 47, who was stabbed
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a gas leak at a service station in Hampshire. A crew from Winchester fire station was called after reports of the leak at the station at Shroner Wood on the northbound carriageway of the M3, just north of Winchester.
SAILORS serving on one of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships have sent a Mother's Day greeting back home from the Gulf. The ship's company lined up on the flight deck of the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless to form the word MUM for the photo
A FORMER Southampton teacher and Hamble parish councillor was today sentenced for making and possessing hundreds of indecent images of boys. Eliot Easterby, 44, was given a three year community order when he appeared for sentence at Southampton
THE world’s newest cruise ship, the 143,000-ton Britannia sets sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton today. Thousands of lucky passengers will be among the first to experience the luxury, style and elegance of the largest ship ever built solely
A PENSIONER died after walking into oncoming traffic on a busy Hampshire road. An inquest heard that George Ackrill ignored traffic lights and walked across the 50mph westbound stretch of the A35 in Totton into the path of a bus. The driver
SOUTHAMPTON’S newest venue will be the city’s first fringe-style cabaret theatre which will host touring theatre companies and productions put on by local groups. The Stage Door, formerly The Cellar bar, off West Marlands Road, will have 100 seats
As he turns 90 today, John Jacobs will no doubt be receiving his fair share of presents. It will be hard, however, for any of them to match the gifts he has given to the game of golf over the years. Jacobs is one of the sport’s greatest pioneers
TWO supermarket workers have taken their funny fundraising to new heights today. Sainsbury's Lordshill deputy manager, Russell Oakley and department manager Darren Golden donned black stiletto heels, denim shorts stuffed with bubble wrap and balloons
DOCTORS are staging a pioneering cancer-testing event in Southampton today following a “surge” in referrals. The city has been chosen to host the first in a series of “Super Saturday” events that aim to tackle a sharp rise in the number of cases
Ronald Koeman has dismissed the theory that Saints are facing Chelsea at a good time. Jose Mourinho’s side were dumped out of the Champions League after a midweek extra time defeat at home to Paris St Germain. It was a frustrating and controversial
Barnet manager Martin Allen has issued a rallying cry ahead of today’s Vanarama Conference massive showdown against Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium. The Bees had the led the division from the end of August until the end of February before they
Ronald Koeman believes there might be a few bruised egos in the Saints squad after their team bonding trip to Davos – but feels it has set them up for a good run-in. The Saints boss led a trip to the snowy Swiss city where his squad tried their
THEY preyed on their elderly victims – betraying their trust when they were at their most vulnerable. Each and every one of them put their faith – and hard-earned savings – into Fiona Langdown and Gary Trevett's funeral business, believing they
Saints qualifying for the Champions League might seem like an impossible dream, but Toby Alderweireld knows as well as anyone at the club that those can sometimes come true. It was last season that the defender was part of an Atletico Madrid side
Toby Alderweireld would be happy to stay at Saints beyond this season – even if they don’t qualify for the Champions League. The defender admits, however, that a decision over his future is not up to him, but instead his parent club, Atletico Madrid
IT IS the changing face of Hampshire police. Within just ten years, the landscape of one of the biggest forces in the country will have changed forever. Today the Daily Echo can reveal that by 2018 a total of 33 police stations will have been
