Vitesse manager Peter Bosz has not given up on his side’s chances of Europa League progression, but admitted coming back from 3-0 down ‘usually is not possible.’ Saints were not at their absolute best against Vitesse at St Mary’s but did enough
Ronald Koeman has dismissed suggestions he may leave some of his big guns back at home as Saints take a 3-0 lead to Vitesse next week. Saints’ return to European football went well with a comfortable win giving them a big cushion ahead of the away
TOM Alsop warmed up for England’s Under-19 ‘Test’ against Australia by top scoring against the Unicorns at Loughborough. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit 68 as the U19s made 247 (78.2 overs) against a Unicorns attack led by former England star Graham
HAMPSHIRE should complete an emphatic Second Eleven Championship win against Glamorgan today – thanks to another Joe Weatherley century. Weatherley continued his prolific form with 150 - his second ton in three days and his third of the month -
HAMPSHIRE are targeting back-to-back Royal London One-Day Cup wins this weekend after being well beaten by Kent last night. Despite an outstanding start courtesy of Michael Carberry on his return to Canterbury, Hampshire were beaten by five wickets
What a return to European action for Saints! They cruise past Vitesse 3-0, and now have a commanding lead to take to Arnhem for the second leg next Thursday. Graziano Pelle, Dusann Tadic and Shane Long got the goals on a memorable night at St Mary's
RICHARD Hill does not know too much about the Sydenhams Wessex League but, on Tuesday’s evidence, he reckons Steve Claridge’s Salisbury should walk it. The Eastleigh boss fielded youngsters and trialists for much of their 1-1 friendly draw at the
HAMPSHIRE are likely to be up against Imran Tahir when they play a potentially crucial final LV County Championship match of the season against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. The former Hampshire leg-spinner has replaced the injured Ben Hilfenhaus
RICHARD Hill says there is nothing to be read into Eastleigh’s change of left-back at Salisbury on Tuesday. After appearing for the Spitfires against Newport County and Oxford United, ex-Saint Dan Harding made way for Aswad Thomas for the 1-1 draw
SOUTHAMPTON AC came away with a stunning haul of nine British titles and 20 medals from the British Masters Championships in Birmingham. Garry Newton led the way with a hat-trick of victories in the men’s 35 category, topping the shot (13.19),
A GROUP of scouts were stranded in the sea when their boat ran out of fuel in the Solent today. The party of 10, from Corf Scout Camp, Newtown, were on a fishing trip aboard the 30ft Harry Ho when it came to a halt in Osborne Bay. A woman then
THE thorny issue regarding Southampton’s lack of Park and Ride facilities is once again being raised in your articles. The Daily Echo originally printed an article on January 21, 2008 titled ‘Top Secret Plans to Ease Gridlock’. The article
POLICE are investigating a third armed robbery in less than a week after a kebab van was raided by two men. Officers in Southampton are appealing for information after the incident which happened just before midnight on Sunday, July 26. The
I’M WELL aware that there are some people who don’t support my long running campaign to restore a passenger service up and down the Waterside. There are some people who live near the railway line and think that any increased use of the line will
WHILST waiting at Portswood traffic lights after dark Thursday, a cyclist passed me against the red light. No lights fitted, no warning instrument, no mudguards and I suddenly realised that there is no control over bicycle riders. You see,
WAITING outside The Mayflower Theatre today to see Shrek, I thought I had made a mistake in going a day after children broke up from school. Would they be screaming the whole way through? So I have to say the kids were brilliant. I thought
The EU is appalling WELL, well. Jean Romsey’s perfectly reasonable assault on the European Union (In my view... June 25), certainly hit home, bringing not one but three local Europhiles (Grant, Biden and Nadolny) rushing to defend that appalling
NOT wishing to be accused of being in any way biased but, when Yvette Cooper made her complaint in the House of Commons of “this crazy pay rise for MPs” was answered by Andrew Bridges saying: “If you are not careful Parliament will be populated by
POLICE have released CCTV footage in a bid to track down the masked raiders who attempted to rob a bank in Southampton. The men entered the Santander branch in Burgess Road at about 10.14am on Tuesday, brandishing what were believed to be hammers
AN “IRREPLACEABLE” vintage motorcycle has been stolen from a Hampshire driveway. The vehicle, a collectors’ item, was taken from outside a home in Winsor, near Totton, and is normally used for display purposes only. Police say the owner is
LISTEN to the rattle of an empty-tin Labour politician being kicked down the road by the Tories. Chuka Umunna MP has warned his colleagues to realise Labour “must shift to the centre instead of the left under the new leader,” and “meet people where
RE THE article in the 18 July Daily Echo about facilities for athletes at the sports centre. There is indeed much more that could be done to improve the centre – the ancillary facilities have been poor for ALL sports for many years. They do
THE New Forest National Park, is the smallest in the country. The boundary of the District Council is often larger than the park itself. This Conservative Government is to allow fracking outside of the park which can reach underneath the so called
IT IS a farce, a story that would be hard to believe if you did not know it was true. When you spend £150,000 having a road laid, you would expect it to last a generation. But a stretch of Above Bar – dubbed Southampton’s most notorious and
GREEN-fingered pupils at Compass School in Millbrook have scooped a gardening award with a helping hand from the city’s port. The school has been named the winner of the Education category of the Southampton in Bloom competition, after using tools
THIS year the port launched a brand new photo of the month competition.The public is invited to send in photos of the port, or its surrounding areas, via Twitter to @ABPSouthampton with the hashtag #SOUPROUD.Every month the winning photo will be added
HYTHE & DIBDEN will be officially unveiling £101,046-worth of ground improvements when they host neighbours Fawley AFC in a celebration friendly tomorrow night (Friday, 7.30pm kick-off). New floodlights, boundary fencing, a pitch perimeter
OVERSEEING the loading of up to 6,000 items of luggage and 240 tonnes of provisions every day is just a normal day at the office for John Garner, terminal manager for Solent Stevedores. Over 47 years of working at ABP Port of Southampton he’s seen a lot
“HE HAS been a cad and not a gentleman. He has used her as a mere tool and as likely to assist his position in life. He did not cast her aside because she would not make a good wife but because she had not reached that intellectual height he had anticipated
How much do you remember about previous European campaigns embarked upon by Southampton?
HE WAS the modest hero.“I think most people in similar circumstances would have done the same.”Southampton University student Tim Sheldrake, who was studying for a degree in accountancy and economics, had bravely brought a thief to justice.He had spotted
JAY Keating said being sacked after just three months as Folland Sports manager came as a “massive shock” – not least because he had done everything the club asked him to. When he took the job in early May, the former Dorchester Town reserve boss
This is a tight bright show, mixing quick slick medleys of 1960s pop music with overhead projections of social history from that uniquely creative decade – from mini-skirts to Moon landings. The Overtures, an excellent five-piece live band – sorry
THREE evenings of fantastic comedy are being lined up at two Hampshire venues this autumn.The Point in Eastleigh plays host to one of Ireland’s funniest comedians when Patrick Kielty comes to town on October 3.Patrick is returning to his stand-up roots
THE first of three plays commissioned by the Berry Theatre to mark the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt, told the story of the ‘Southampton Plot’ (briefly mentioned by Shakespeare) to overthrow the king and put Edmund Mortimer, Earl of
THE MAN convicted of killing a Southampton woman with a shampoo bottle has been jailed for life. Daniel McBride has today been sentenced to 29 years in prison for killing Majella Lynch, who died after a shampoo bottle was removed by doctors from
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TWO MEN were causing major disruption on a Southampton road this morning. Police were called to Tebourba Way at 7.36am to reports from angry residents of public disorder. The two men had been walking and sitting in the middle of the road, blocking
THEY’VE crossed nine countries in two weeks. They’re exhausted, hot and covered in motor oil but the Southampton engineers supported by ABP Southampton are well on their way to completing their cross-continent challenge, Southampton2Mongolia.The team
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a teenage girl who has gone missing. Victoria Munn, 16, is was last seen almost a week ago. She is believed to be in the Portsmouth area, after leaving her home in Windsor at 11am on July 24. She
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ABP Port of Southampton has been shortlisted in the Port of the Year category at the prestigious National Transport Awards 2015.Supported by the Department of Transport and Passenger Focus, the ceremony will take place on October 8 at Westminster Park
WINCHESTER councillors have raised concerns about the proposed sale of housing association properties.The Government has announced that it wants to extend the Right to Buy to be paid for by selling the most expensive council houses.With Winchester property
PLANS to create a new restaurant and cafe on a Southampton high street are set to go before planning chiefs.Jinfeng Chan has filed an application to build an "oriental dessert boutique" in a vacant unit on Portswood Road that was formerly a
MULTI-million-pound work to overhaul the area around Southampton Central Railway Station is set to finish weeks early.The £5m project to improve the area north of the station is now set to finish.Transport chiefs say it will be complete in late September
THE family of a Hampshire schoolgirl who died suddenly have set up a charity to fulfil her dreams through helping others. Olympic hopeful Allegra Whittome, 16, died in February after falling ill and pulling out of a sport competition just hours
EXTRA parking will be available at the New Forest Show today to try to prevent a repeat of yesterday's traffic chaos. The "unprecedented" popularity of the show resulted in so many vehicles converging on New Park, Brockenhurst, that organisers
Emmanuel Mayuka has no future at Saints, according to Ronald Koeman. The 24-year-old Zambian international has been a massive flop, having failed to score a league goal in a handful of first team appearances over three years at St Mary’s. Mayuka
For many clubs the Europa League is seen as a hindrance, but the fact that St Mary’s is sold-out for tonight’s game against Vitesse and that anticipation around the city is so high just goes to show how special it is for Saints. It may be hard to believe
FAMILIES concerned about the treatment of relatives who died at a Hampshire hospital are being asked to come forward as part of a groundbreaking Hillsborough-style inquiry. Bishop James Jones has been appointed to chair an independent panel into
A MAN who was found dead in Southampton, sparking a murder probe that saw two people arrested, died of natural causes, the Daily Echo can reveal. An inquest heard that Peter Thompson was found slumped on the sofa at his home in Eastchurch Close
AN appeal to give a young Hampshire girl a new lease of life has almost hit its target. Now the final push is on to help little Zofia Bichler’s dream come true. Disabled children’s charity Newlife Foundation is appealing for final donations
IT WAS a brutal, sadistic and perverted attack on a vulnerable woman who was left to die in the most horrific and humiliating way. No one will ever be able to understand the extent of the excruciating pain Majella Lynch was forced to endure at
THE DEATH of her parents hit her hard and she suddenly moved away leaving her family desperate to know where she was. They had always hoped she would one day walk back into their lives, reunited with those that loved her. But tragically, the
IT HAS been one of the most challenging cases face by Hampshire Constabulary. A sickening crime on a vulnerable woman, a complex crime scene and no way of knowing how the murderer knew his victim. But due to the a dedicated team of officers
A BIKER was seriously injured in a crash in Hampshire. The 25-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries after he was involved in a collision with a van at Holbury in the New Forest last night.
July 30 Hampshire afternoon tea at Marwell Hotel Marwell Hotel, Thompsons Lane, Colden Common, Winchester SO21 1JY Holiday Inn Winchester Hampshire Food Festival Menu 2015 Newlyns Cookery School - Young Chefs
