Hampshire lost to Northants in the semi-finals of the Barbados Cup. Liam Dawson took 3-19, including a sharp catch off his own bowling to dismiss David Willey for 77, and Gareth Berg (1-32) )and Yasir Arafat (1-38) took their first wickets for
SAINTS legend Francis Benali swapped his running gear for a smart black suit as he hosted a glitzy dinner to celebrate his remarkable charity exploits and raise even more money for Cancer Research UK. The ex-Saints star completed a gruelling 1,000
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe lauded Brett Pitman's heroics following his side's comfortable 4-0 win over Blackpool at Dean Court. Pitman scored a first-half hat-trick inside 40 minutes as the Cherries condemned the Tangerines to a fifth consecutive
Eastleigh manager Richard Hill confessed his side weren’t at the races as they lost 2-1 to Vanarama Conference leaders Barnet. But he still heaped praise on the club’s promotion chasers despite their four-match winning run coming to an end.
It was third time lucky as Sarisbury Athletic became ECB national indoor six-a-side cricket champions. Beaten on their two previous visits to Lord’s, Sarisbury dominated today’s finals, beating Welsh champions Neyland by 25 runs and then Flitwick
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insisted a wrongly-awarded penalty in the 1-1 draw with Saints denied his side an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Blues are six points clear of second-placed Manchester City with a game in-hand,
THERE’S still time to enter a new competition for children across the county to design the front cover of this year’s Hampshire Food Festival programme. The Hampshire Food Festival was named Tourism Event of the Year in the Beautiful South Awards
Dusan Tadic revealed he was desperate to have responsibility for Saints’ penalty at Chelsea, despite having missed his last spot kick. Tadic failed from 12 yards in December’s 1-0 defeat at Burnley, but converted at Stamford Bridge to cancel out
STEVE Riley found it hard to mask his disappointment as his error-prone AFC Totton side self-destructed in a disastrous finale at Swindon Supermarine on Saturday. The Stags led by a Stuart Mott strike on the hour and, despite conceding a Luke Hopper
Ronald Koeman believes that Saints’ draw at Chelsea was built on the unshakeable belief of his side. Chelsea 1-1 Southampton - in pictures >> After a recent wobble Saints have got themselves back on track, with a late winner over
Saints held Premier League leaders Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, as they kept themselves in the thick of the fight for the top four. Chelsea 1-1 Southampton - in pictures >> For the second time this season, nothing
DAVE Diaper felt Sholing’s battle with Bridgwater Town“had 0-0 written all over it” – until substitute Dan Mason intervened. With just ten minutes remaining at the Silverlake Arena on Saturday, the youngest of the Boatmen’s three Mason brothers
‘BOURNEMOUTH strikes again’ quipped Morrissey as he took to the stage at the BIC on Saturday evening. Morrissey at the BIC - in pictures >> He received a rapturous welcome, by an audience relieved equally that he had actually
A MODERN day aficionado of musical theatre plays the record of his favourite, fictional, 1928 musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone. Immediately his apartment is transformed as it comes to life and in sharing the musical with us, we learn as much
Antoine Verdoux’s classic farce is presented here by director, translator and sound designer Paul King as a fluffy combination including Commedia dell Arte and silent movie styles, with well incorporated French music that the cast bounces along to.
HAMBLE’S Sam Davies has become the first Volvo Ocean skipper to lead her crew to two in-port victories in the 2014/15 series. Davies skippered her all-female crew onboard Team SCA to victory in the fifth in-port race in Auckland, after having previously
Cadnam dented Broughton’s Hampshire Premier League second tier promotion challenge with a 3-1 victory. Sam Payne opened the scoring with a seventh minute penalty, and Nick Kesby made it 2-0 on 19 minutes. Ash Hewer scored his 19th goal of the
Connor Rowe smacked a quickfire hat-trick as Hamble Club maintained their Hampshire Premier League title charge with a five-star show against Stockbridge. Rowe sealed a 5-0 home win for the title favourites with goals in the 69th, 74th and 85th
Hedge End Rangers produced a surprise win in the top flight of the Hampshire Premier League. They moved out of the bottom four after a 3-1 home victory over a Liphook side that had started the day third. Dave Goble gave Rangers an early lead
Saints' hope of European football is still alive after bagging themselves a well deserved point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea 1-1 Southampton - in pictures >> Chelsea 1-1 Southampton - blog >>
MOTORISTS are facing delays on a major Hampshire road due to a loose swan. The bird landed on the A31 near Ringwood at around 2.50pm and some drivers have stopped to try to get it off the road. One lane is currently obstructed.
NEW Zealand rugby legends Richie McCaw and Dan Carter have thrown their support behind Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing ahead of the notorious Southern Ocean leg of the round the world Volvo Ocean race. Southampton skipper Ian Walker welcomed the All Blacks
CATHERINE Bearder MEP, commented (Daily Echo, March 2) that we are “Better to be an EU Member than stand outside alone” in response to the question I asked: How can we afford to stay in the EU? (In My View, February 25). Ms Bearder, a Member of
LONG Live our glorious Queen and family and how wonderful it is to have another Britannia named after her favourite yacht that will now travel the world bearing her presence. Unfortunately the majestic ship was not built in the United Kingdom even
NOTHING stays the same forever and how things were done 50 – or even 10 – years ago is not necessarily the best way for them to be done today. Yet the Daily Echo’s exclusive report today that 33 Hampshire police stations will have disappeared for
I READ with interest Roy Kingdon’s letter where concern was expressed regarding pawnbroking. May I assure Roy and all Southern Daily Echo readers that pawnbroking stores have customers from all walks of life and are equally fair to all of them.
3:46pm Chelsea 1-1 Southampton - in pictures >> 3:25pm Saints have drawn with Chelsea again, and this could be another huge result in the context of their season
After a meeting recently I and a lady were chatting, when I was tapped on the shoulder officiously by a young man. Speaking not to me but to the lady he said "This is Councillor Ivan White, he wishes to talk to you". Exactly the same thing happened
It is clear to me, living as we do, in a city blessed with not one but two great centres of education that the knowledge economy is key to delivering a sustainable way out of our economic malaise and thereby delivering economic prosperity and security
IT has been but two weeks since my last letter to you complaining that you give too much space to the Lib Dems proclaiming that they are the only party that matters. Since then, no less than Lib Dem contributors have again flooded your letter columns
IT is always hard to make sense of the rambling and confused contributions from leading New Forest Liberal Democrat Richard Grant. His letter of February 17 is a particularly challenging example. Take for instance his suggestion that the Conservatives
STUDENTS at Southampton University were collecting for Macmillan Cancer Support in the Above Bar Precinct on Saturday, March 7. There was also a stand outside the entrance to West Quay to answer questions. The generosity of the shoppers raised
I WONDER if Lymington Town Council realise the town will be without a bus station soon? No plan for the future of buses has yet been disclosed to passengers. It all seems to be up in the air with passengers asking the drivers and each other
THERE is no substitute for a police officer on the beat. When I was in New York I never felt threatened as I was never out of visual contact with a police officer. As an elderly and small person and an easy target I would never feel safe in Southampton
MY son in Cheshire (population about one million) tells me that it supplies separate dustbins for food waste which is then composted to avoid pollution. Any reason why Southampton (population about 250,000) shouldn’t do the same? NAME &
BRITANNIA, the ship for Southampton, has set sail on her maiden voyage taking the name of the city around the globe. Proudly bearing the city's name on her stern, P&O Cruises has chosen to register its brand new, 143,000 ton vessel in its home
FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a blazing van off a Hampshire motorway. A crew from Redbridge Fire Station was called to Rownhams services at 4.30pm yesterday to put out a van which had caught on fire. It is not known if anyone was injured during
PEOPLE in Hampshire are being urged to go on a bear hunt and find a family's much-loved sculpture. Bruno the Bear has become a well-known local landmark in Hedge End over the past 14 years and a particular favourite with local schoolchildren.
Southampton Hospital Charity added a taste of celebrity to celebrate its seventh birthday . Kate Henry, a quarter finalist in last year’s Great British Bake Off, took part in a fundraising event at the General Hospital. Kate, known as the ‘
YOUNGSTERS have been quick to show how much they love their mums. Dozens have sent in their drawings to celebrate Mother’s Day today. The Daily Echo Draw Your Mum contest was launched two weeks ago. >> In Pictures:Pick your favourite
HAMPSHIRE rail passengers were left shocked after a station announcer said fat people “should not sit down” due to a lack of space. Commuters on a busy train at Basingstoke Railway Station were told there was a shortage of space and that only slim
Fraudster Gary Trevett broke down in tears as he told the Daily Echo of his shame over the wicked con and admitted that he is petrified of going to jail. He is one of the funeral directors behind a heartless scam that preyed upon the elderly and
IT was a personal journey for each and every one of them. Standing in the frontline trenches where so much blood was once shed, this group of Hampshire students paid their respects to the war dead. They were among hundreds from schools making
A PLEA by an MP for all pupils to be taught how to use a life-saving defibrillator was rejected by a Government minister – because it would lead to a “tick-box approach”. Caroline Nokes called for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to be a compulsory
