A SHOCK new discovery about the Battle of Agincourt will be unveiled at a Southampton conference ahead of its 600th anniversary. Experts will reveal new evidence at the University of Southampton suggesting Henry V’s fleet used to transport troops
A LIFEBOAT crew rescued four people from a yacht after it ran aground. The RNLI volunteers launched from the lifeboat station at 12.14pm to a 32 foot yacht Ibis that had decided to try and sit out the bad weather on its passage from Lymington to
RESEARCHERS at a Hampshire university say blowing into a balloon could help thousands of children suffering with a common hearing problem. A new study led by a team from the University of Southampton has concluded that using a simple nasal balloon
NON-League Bashley have today made national Internet headlines – for sacking a manager for “a poor pre-season”. News that Steve Riley has returned to the Southern One South & West club after three years away with AFC Totton has been
EASTLEIGH boss Richard Hill admitted pre-season is “always a headache” in the wake of Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat by classy League Two outfit Oxford United. The Spitfires shipped two late first-half goals against Michael Appleton’s Us but, in their
A GOOD Samaritan is looking for a shopper who mislaid their shopping to come forward and collect it. David Grice saw that an Asda bag of shopping and a box had been left in the Salisbury Road car park in Totton on Wednesday morning. He has
THE letter by the European movement (Saturday 18th) contains the usual half truths and misinformation that has put a lot of people off the EU. Starting with the issue of sovereignty, one of the aims of the Treaty of Rome was ever closer political
YOU can pretty much detect the true nature of a government by looking carefully at what it tries to do in the first few weeks of gaining power. The theory is that you get all the difficult and unpopular stuff out of the way in the early part of
REGARDING the regeneration of Townhill Park, as a lifelong resident of Southampton and with no previous allegiance to either the Conservative or the Labour Party, I have to say that I find the situation regarding the Townhill Park Regeneration Programme
BAD news, December 2013, MPs awarded an 11 per cent pay rise. June 2015 MPs awarded a 10 per cent pay rise. Good news, they will cease to receive an allowance for their evening meals. That’ll teach ‘em. A Caws, Aldermoor, Southampton
MY HUSBAND recently suffered a rare reaction to a drug and I would like to give my very well deserved thank you to the doctors and nurses who treated him. I would like to thank the doctors and nurses in the chemo department and in ICU. We hear
SOME trains have to run slower in hot weather due to the risk of the rails buckling. Has anyone noticed the difference yet? Philip G Hawkins, Rosoman Road, Sholing
IN REPLY to Cllr Glass’ dig at me for failing to sign on as a Cllr, he failed to mention the reason. For over 50 years I have always considered there can be no greater reward in life than devoting one’s time and energy to the advancement and future
YET another letter was published, July 8, this time ‘name and address supplied’, having a pop at me. If the writer believes in the content of their comments why withhold their identity? The clue is that they made reference to the fact, they
YOUR article, re: park and ride, quotes Steven Galton as calling for the council to be more ambitious. That, if I may say so, is ignoring deliberately his groups own record on this issue, for it was the former Conservative controlled council, who
SALISBURY – home to Richard Hill’s Eastleigh tomorrow (Tuesday, 7.45pm) – have confirmed another four signings. Manager Steve Claridge has brought his squad up to 17 with the addition of Matt Burt, George Colson, Mark Ford and Kane O’Keefe, who
AN animal charity is appealing for information after two injured tortoises were abandoned outside a Hampshire zoo. The Hermann tortoises were dumped in a plastic container outside the doors of Marwell Zoo. They were rushed to a vet after their
MARC Diaper has ended the habit of a lifetime – and signed for a new club. Diaper, son of Sholing boss Dave, spent well over a decade with the Boatmen, culminating in FA Vase glory at Wembley in 2014. Having been in retirement for the last
THE jury in the trial of a City trader from Hampshire accused of rigging Libor rates has been sent out to consider its verdicts. Tom Hayes, 35, is accused of being the ''ringmaster'' in a massive fraud to manipulate the benchmark interest rates
AFTER all the hard work comes the celebration. The academic and vocational achievements of Sparsholt College class of 2015 were celebrated at their annual graduation ceremony. Sparsholt College graduation 2015 - in pictures >>
SHE played a vital role in cracking the Enigma code more than 70 years ago.But now Winchester pensioner Diana Fawkes has been awarded for her services.The 101-year-old was the subject of a special ceremony to honour her as a life member of Bletchley Park
HAMPSHIRE are giving a four-day trial to Devon's Ryan Stevenson. The all-rounder will play in tomorrow’s Second Eleven Trophy game against Glamorgan and the Second Eleven Championship match that starts on Wednesday against the same opposition,
CHILDREN with special needs and life-limiting conditions are to receive a boost thanks to a curry-and-quiz night in Hampshire.The event, attended by four sporting legends from the county, raised more than £16,000 for the Flutterby charity and linked Sophia
STARS of world sailing will be gathering in Cowes today for five days of competitive racing off the Isle of Wight for the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Bicentenary International Regatta.Founded in June 1815 at the Thatched House Tavern in St James Street, London
NEWS of the death of former Southampton Mayor Alderman Henry Bowyer R.N.R., was received with widespread shock and regret a century ago this week in Southampton, when the Daily Echo delivered the tragic announcement on the pages of the newspaper back
IF YOU remember strutting your stuff and burning the floor to all those 70s dance crazes like the Bump, the Hustle and YMCA, then Boogie Nights – The Musical is for you!Christchurch Youth in Drama will perform Boogie Nights – The Musical at the Regent
IT HAS been a busy year for Music Theatre South ...and they won’t be stopping for summer holidays. Their next production ‘Departure Lounge’ - which runs at Stage Door, Southampton, is a fun, fresh musical, set in a departure lounge of Malaga Airport
THERE is another opportunity to see Nuffield’s critically acclaimed production of A Number which has received four and five stars across the board. The production returns to Nuffield August 19 – 29 after an incredibly successful transfer to the Young
A SEASIDE caravan seems the perfect setting for Sue (Christine Oliphant) to write a new play, but she is misguided. Site-regular and bumbling know-all Neville (Brian Cox) is first to approach her and he proves to be a constant distraction, not
APART from it’s world class academic status the University of Southampton has a growing reputation as a great place to catch live music.Now the student’s union has announced that Fightstar will be playing there in October following previous performances
THE Darkness have returned with their fourth album Last of Our Kind and are performing at festivals ahead of their own solo tour.They are set to play Portsmouth’s Victorious Festival on August 30. They then bring their Blast of Our Kind UK Tour to Southampton
IT MAY be five years away but plans are already being drawn up for how Southampton should mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.There are hopes major events, plays, phone apps and even a Saints pre-season tournament could help the
FORMER AFC Totton boss Steve Riley is back on the Southern League beat – as manager of Evo-Stik South & West rivals Bashley. Riley, who spent seven successful years with Bash before joining Totton in the summer of 2012, has retraced his steps
A HAMPSHIRE mum is taking on a gruelling physical challenge in a bid to save desperate animals. Alice Burch is on a mission to complete 60 marathons in 60 days in aid of malnourished, abused and dying animals. The 33-year-old from Woodlands will be testing
TWO of the four people who arranged a sham marriage in Winchester have been jailed. Devine Abanda and Armand Djedje, 31, were given 15 months and 18 months respectively, at a hearing at Winchester Crown Court today, for arranging the hoax wedding
POLICE are hunting a flasher who indecently exposed himself to a female dog-walker. The woman was walking along Nash Road, Dibden Purlieu when a man stood ahead of her at the junction with Roman Road. He then pulled his jeans down and performed
A SOUTHAMPTON pub which closed after a mass brawl could be set to reopen as a shop.The Dorchester Arms has been shut for almost a year after licensing chiefs closed it down following a catalogue of trouble at the watering hole.And now plans have been
ONE route will be axed while others will change as part of a major shake-up of Southampton’s bus services.First has unveiled changes to its routes across the city, which will see some new services added while others are reduced.But some residents have
A DISABLED schoolboy's dream of being able to play in his own back garden has come true thanks to the generosity of his community.Ollie Jenkins’ family unveiled the completed garden that they hope will enhance his life and said they had been overwhelmed
A MAN was left needing facial surgery after he was attacked with a metal pole in a Southampton street. The victim, aged in his late 40s, was walking along Brunswick Place, near the junction with London Road, when he was attacked by a man with a
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to transform a Hampshire leisure centre have come under fire as soaring costs cannot be ruled out. Fleming Park Leisure Centre through the ages - in pictures >> When quizzed about the costs of plans to
A PIONEERING aircraft created by a 3D printer in Southampton has been successfully launched from a warship.HMS Mersey, sitting off the Dorset coast, provided the take-off platform for the University of Southampton’s SULSA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
THE Europa League will be an amazing experience for Saints, according to Jordy Clasie – who believes he also knows the best method for beating Vitesse this week. Ronald Koeman’s side begin their campaign in the competition this Thursday
Southampton has been named among the top buy-to-let hotspots for landlords in the country. The city has joined London, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester on the list. Areas situated in the London commuter belt area such as Slough
A former Hampshire police chief is to carry out a probe after the deputy speaker of the Lords was caught on video allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes. It comes as parliamentary authorities called in Scotland Yard to investigate the affair..
A fire is causing major rush hour delays on a Hampshire motorway this morning. The van fire blocked two lanes of the M27 and caused traffic queues. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene. The incident happened on the
FRIENDS of a controversial campaigner who was found hanging in his prison cell have created a shrine in his memory. Supporters of Haydn Burton, who died days after he was found unconscious in Winchester prison, have been leaving tributes an flowers
Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late entertainer Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, has died, seven months after she was found face-down in a bathtub. She was 22 years old. A representative for the Houston family, Kristen Foster
COMPUTER games fans now have something to get them out of the house. The first Southampton Game Fest will be held on August 31 at iRepair in Commercial Road. It is the brainchild of Patrick Day-Childs, 22, from Bitterne, a video games tester
IT is best known as a wild, whirling, snarling beast from Warner Bros. cartoons. But while the Loony Tunes character Taz the Tasmanian Devil will live on forever in animation, in reality the species is facing extinction – and they only have themselves
NOTORIOUS Hampshire daredevil James Kingston has taken selfies to new heights. The 25-year-old from Romsey has once again diced with death by scaling a giant crane – this time in Dubai. He has now released footage of him not only climbing the
A RETIRED Hampshire ship worker died from asbestos exposure after more than 25 years in shipbuilding, an inquest heard. Frederick Allen, 80, of Sherley Green, Bursledon, inhaled the deadly fibres while working as a plumber’s mate for Vosper Thorneycroft
HAMPSHIRE Constabulary is mourning the sudden death of a member of staff who was in the gym at the force training base. The male member of staff collapsed on Friday lunchtime and despite efforts to resuscitate him he could not be saved. The
Police launched a hunt was launched after a vulnerable man who has went missing from a Marchwood hospital. Christopher Groves, 52, went missing from the Priory Hospital Southampton around 2pm yesterday. Police confirmed that he was later found
JAMES Vince made a match-winning century as Hampshire’s Royal London One-Day Cup campaign got off to a record-breaking start - with the help of a career-best all-round performance from Liam Dawson. Vince’s first century of the season helped Hampshire
JULY 27 Summer Set Lunch Menu at Chewton Glen Chewton Glen Hotel, New Milton, New Forest BH25 6QS A Taste of Hampshire The White Horse Hotel, Market Place, Romsey, SO51 8ZJ "Wine and Dine" with Hampshire Produce
