THEY may not have had the best of pre-seasons in terms of results, but manager Richard Hill rates his new-look Eastleigh squad highly. So highly, in fact, that he believes it is the best group of players he has assembled in three years at the Silverlake
CRICKET fans and families enjoyed a visual treat over the weekend when the home of Hampshire cricket hosted two world famous acts. The Red Devils parachuted into the Ageas Bowl during the break between the Royal London One Day Cup match between
Jordy Clasie could be fit enough to face Newcastle after scans revealed no serious damage to his hamstring. The Dutch midfielder was forced off in the first leg of the Europa League tie against Vitesse with a hamstring problem. Though Clasie
JAY Rodriguez revealed he was touched by the reception he was given by the Saints supporters, as he made a goalscoring return to action at St Mary’s. The forward rifled in a stunning late equaliser against Espanyol, in his first appearance on
ARCHAEOLOGISTS and their students will return to a pioneering dig on the outskirts of Winchester this month.A team from Winchester University will again be delving under a field just east of the city to look for more evidence for the medieval leprosy
Associated British Ports (ABP), owners and operators of Southampton Docks, has embarked on an “ambitious programme of change” guiding the company’s future to ensure best customer service and aimed at winning new business in a highly competitive and changing
SAINTS played out their final pre-season friendly today against Spanish side Espanyol. As always, the Daily Echo was at St Mary's, so take a look at all our photos from the game and of the supporters. • Southampton 1-1 Espanyol - in pictures >>
MOTORISTS are facing delays this afternoon due to emergency repairs taking place to a barrier on a major Hampshire trunk road. Delays of about half an hour are expected on the A34 southbound between the A30 and A303 at Sutton Scotney and the A273
Hampshire's Royal London One-Day Cup match against Glamorgan has been abandoned because of a dangerous pitch at The Swalec Stadium. Glamorgan fast bowler Michael Hogan struck Michael Carberry and Jimmy Adams on the helmet, the latter with a horrible
HUNDREDS of people flocked to the waterfront to enjoy the Fareham Raft Race. Held at the quay in the town, it saw homemade boats and their crews compete for prizes. The Daily Echo was there and took loads of photos for you to enjoy • Fareham
4:52pm Well, that's that. Pre-season is now over. A pretty low-key affair at St Mary's to finish things off, but there
A SOUTHAMPTON pub is being taken over by a major chain as part of a million-pound redevelopment scheme which could bring 50 jobs to the city. The Red Lion Pub in Bitterne is set for a transformation as hospitality giant JD Wetherspoon is set to
CILLA BLACK, the 60s pop star and former TV presenter has been found dead. The 72-year-old was found at her home in Estepona on Spain's Costa del Sol. Whilst a post mortem has yet to take place, a police spokesperson said they believed the
AN major air and sea rescue operation was launched in the Solent today. Solent Coastgguard launched a helicopter after receiving a 999 phone call from the five-man crew of a boat who could not provide their position which was taking on water.
A PLANE crash in Hampshire that killed three members of Osama Bin Laden’s family has left aviation experts baffled. A £7m state-of-the-art plane equipped with the latest technology ploughed into dozens of cars parked in a car auction site close
KNOWN as “Bionic Bruce” to his friends he has been a superhuman fundraiser over the past quarter of a century.Bruce Elkins, from Ashurst Bridge is hoping to reach £250,000 before the end of his 25th year of charity challenges.He has £14,000 to go having
WITH its modern glass fronting and bright colours it might not strike residents as fitting the mould of your typical stately or historic building.But now Chandler’s Ford Library has joined their ranks after becoming become become one of the youngest buildings
A BLIND vicar in Hampshire is taking his faith to new heights in a bid to raise money for his church. Mark Madavan is testing his limits by jumping out of a plane to pay for a major extension to Locks Heath Free Church. He will be jumping 13,000ft in
A SOUTHAMPTON MP has called on Hampshire health chiefs to pay "their share" of funding for a threatened walk-in centre to keep it open. As previously reported, new plans to close the Bitterne walk-in centre resurfaced earlier this year with Southampton
THEY are building on her legacy and other students are getting a help hand with their higher education. After their daughter 23-year-old Lisa Wilson died in a car crash on the other side of the world in 2002, her grieving parents Clive and Trish
IT'S the issue that has sparked a fierce debate over how thousands of new council homes are built in Southampton. The city's estate regeneration programme, started by the Conservatives and continued by Labour, could eventually see new homes built
A MAJOR city road was been closed after a diesel spillage following a three-vehicle crash. The Avenue was shut to traffic between Highfield Lane and Winn Road in both directions while emergency services work to clear the road. The incident
