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  • Spitfires stung early by the Bees

    EASTLEIGH lost their final pre-season friendly 2-0 at home to League Two newcomers Barnet this afternoon – the damage all inflicted in the first 15 minutes. The Spitfires lined up without ex-Saints left-back Dan Harding who is currently on trial

  • Brilliant Hants bring forward Boyzone concert

    Hampshire ensured Boyzone's Ageas Bowl concert was brought forward by two hours by thrashing Middlesex in the Royal London One-Day Cup. Jackson, Fidel, Mason, Carbs and Jimmy took centre stage as Hampshire completed a ten-wicket win in less than

  • PHOTOS: Your pictures of the Blue Moon over Hampshire

    LAST NIGHT we were treated to a blue moon - a second full moon in a calendar month - andHampshire's photographers made the most of the occasion. On the Daily Echo's flickr group, member Calshot Observer shared the fantastic image at the top of

  • Residents asked what to prioritise in the budget

    PEOPLE in Southampton are being asked to list the council services they believe are most important ahead of the next budget.Cash-strapped civic chiefs, who face meeting a £90m gap in the city's finances over the next four years, are currently preparing

  • Free cup for youth

    SOUTHAMPTON'S youngsters are being invited to take part in a free football tournament on August 19.The Hampshire Constabulary Community Cup at the city Sports Centre has been organised by the city's neighbourhood policing team.It follows on from previous

  • Carnival fun raises more than £1,000

    MORE than a thousand pounds was raised by generous residents at a Hampshire carnival.Romsey Carnival saw thousands of people line the streets for the procession, while hundreds also attended the bed race and go kart.A total of £1052.83 was raised on the

  • Traffic disruptions on Monday due to new roadworks

    MOTORISTS are being warned to expect disruption when a road improvement scheme starts in the centre of Hythe on Monday.The scheme includes cycle parking facilities, information screens and improved pedestrian links from St John's Street car park to the

  • Youth worker's abuse of boys was ‘breach of trust’

    THEY trusted him to look after them and help them with their schoolwork. Graham Gilmour was being employed at two Hampshire schools, teaching children and being paid to give extra lessons to those that needed more help. But instead the vile

  • Flat fire started in larder

    AN INVESTIGATION is under way after regulars at a pub noticed fire at a flat in Hampshire believing someone was trapped inside. Firefighters from Gosport and Fareham were sent to the apartment in Forton Road, Gosport after punters at the Trafalgar

  • Hants prodigy Weatherley's no ordinary Joe

    JOE Weatherley has impressed Hampshire director of cricket Giles White by responding to his England Under-19 omission with two centuries in three days. The opening batsman captained the U19s in Australia to a creditable draw while making 68 in

  • Quicker internet for urban village

    SUPER-fast broadband is now up and running on a new urban village in Hampshire. British Telecom engineers installed two cabinets for superfast broadband at Abbotswood near Romsey in April and the new service has now gone live.Hampshire's leader Roy Perry

  • Southampton University student found dead in halls

    A STUDENT found dead at a Southampton halls of residence committed suicide, an inquest heard. Alexander Ukwu, originally from Nigeria, was studying MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Southampton. The 19-year-old

  • Ashes star helps Hants rookie

    Hampshire youngster Tom Alsop has picked the brain of Chris Rogers as part of his preparations to face the next generation of Australian talent with England’s Under-19s in Durham next week. Alsop, a 19-year-old left-hander who is in his second

  • Device set to transform treatment for knee pain

    IT is the innovative footwear device which could help kick out the agony of chronic knee pain for good.The biomechanical appliance is attached to sufferers' shoe soles and transforms patients lives by easing pain and keeping them active for longer.Now

  • Rodriguez to make St Mary's comeback

    Jay Rodriguez will tomorrow return to first team action at St Mary’s for the first time since March 2014. The 26-year-old last started a game at St Mary’s as he scored twice in a 4-0 romp over Newcastle. His next appearance for Saints, away

  • Southampton stands in the top ten for teen pregnancy rates

    SOUTHAMPTON has one of the highest rates of schoolgirl pregnancies in the country. Almost 100 under-16s got pregnant between 2011 and 2013 – with nearly half of them deciding to have an abortion. According to new figures released by the Office