CHANCELLOR George Osborne announced biggest homebuilding programme this century in his Autumn Statement. “We are the builders,” proclaimed Mr Osborne as he pledged to build 400,000 new homes in his spending review but the focus will be on properties
COUNCIL chiefs have given the green light today to close a respite centre for vulnerable residents in Hampshire. The John Darling Mall respite centre in Boyatt Wood will be shutting its doors after the county council’s adult social care chief gave
DELAYS are expected in rush hour on a Hampshire motorway after a lane was closed. Traffic is building on the M27 westbound due to a lane blockage on the junction nine Segensworth slip road. Congestion is also being reported on the A27 southbound
SOUTHAMPTON map-maker Ordnance Survey could face privatisation as part of the Government’s spending review proposals. Plans to “develop options to bring private capital into the OS before 2020” were revealed as part of today’s Government announcements
SAINTS were defeated 33-27 by Hampshire Cricket at the 35th annual Mountbatten School Sports Quiz. Shane Long captained the Saints team which was made up of young players Harrison Reed, Matt Targett and kitman Mark Forbes. They went up against
DETECTIVES investigating after vandals caused £15,000 of damage at a Hampshire special school have arrested two teenagers. Graffiti was sprayed on buildings at St Francis School in Fareham while roof tiles were ripped up and windows were smashed
HAMPSHIRE stars past and present could face each other when England and Pakistan start their three-game T20 series tomorrow. Current Hampshire pair James Vince and Reece Topley – who both played in the friendly win against the UAE earlier this
BLACKFIELD & Langley welcome returning striker Dan Cann not short of goals after a 4-0 thrashing of Bermerton Heath Harlequins in the Russell Cotes Cup last night at Gang Warily. Cann will be available for Saturday's Sydenhams Premier Division
HAMPSHIRE residents are being warned of a phone scam after a pensioner was targeted by fraudsters. The 71-year-old woman was called by a man claiming to be from HSBC bank who gave his name as Jason. He asked the victim to leave the phone off
GEORGE Osborne has scrapped planned cuts to tax credits for millions of low paid workers and ruled out further reductions in police budgets. Unveiling his Spending Review in the House of Commons, the Chancellor said he could abandon the controversial
FIREFIGHTERS are battling a barn blaze in Hampshire this afternoon. Four pumps from stations including Portchester were sent the scene of the fire in the Brownwich area of Titchfield. Crew members are using jets in an attempt to extinguish
FAREHAM crashed to a 3-1 defeat against NOW: Pensions Western Conference champions Team Bath Buccaneers – after conceding two goals in three first-half minutes. Team Bath netted a third at the beginning of the second half with Ben Hibberd’s late
A LOCAL derby rarely produces sparkling performances and the goalless South League Premier Division Two affair between high-riding Winchester and ever-improving Trojans at Kings’ was no exception. A game edged in its first half by Trojans saw the
HAMBLE Old Boys Hockey Club are mourning the loss of their founder, Ken Makepeace. Ken has passed away after a long illness. He was 86. Ken went to Taunton College in Southampton, and was Head boy there in the early 1950s. He later worked
TEAM Solent Suns are hotting up for a big double header on Saturday and are offering the chance for local fans to enter the games for free. The Southampton Solent University basketball team welcome Oxford for two huge National League showdowns
THE Peter Symonds College sailing team continues to grow with 29 students signed up for the activity, which is offering dinghy training at Weston Sailing Club in Southampton and yacht racing training on the Hamble River as well as competitive events
DAVID Knott has won the 2015 OCS Young Sportsperson of the Year Award for the London and South East region. The honour was given to the 18-year-old Paralympian goalball player from Chandler’s Ford at the 2015 OCS Young Sportsperson Awards ceremony
HAMPSHIRE residents are being warned to stay warm as cold weather hits after it was revealed there were nearly 44,000 excess winter deaths last year. The number of excess deaths was a jump of 151 per cent on the previous winter, and the biggest
THE sun is shining on the French Riviera, just the tonic for an audience stepping in from a cold and blustery Southampton. This spirit, glow and colour continues throughout Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a comedy musical channelling a bygone era with
A RAPIDLY-growing telecoms firm, founded by two 20-something entrepreneurs, opened its new offices in Southampton just in time to receive a national award. Yo Telecom officially launched it new base in Cumberland Place on Friday as it was named
A WORKING dog that is believed to have been stolen on Monday night has been reunited with her owner. Misty’s kennel was broken into between the hours of nine pm Monday night and 10 am Tuesday morning. As previously reported by the Daily Echo
EARLY risers were treated to a spectacular sunrise over the Solent this morning. Residents took to social media to post their pictures of the beautiful sky in Southampton and other locations. PICTURES: see a full gallery of readers' pictures
A RAPIST who was jailed after abusing an underage girl in Hampshire is being extradited to the UK. Amateur ice skater Joseph Tsang, 31, was found guilty in his absence of a string of sex offences in the county after a six-day trial at Oxford Crown
IT sounds like the dramatic plot of one of the gripping plays that young Hampshire actress Jessica Lind could have starred in. A court heard how she was found dazed and confused in the back of a car in a country lay-by during a major police search
4:13pm Two arrested after £15,000 vandal attack at special school https://t.co/8OjOIvH771 pic.twitter.com/YmXKVoQSEx
SHANE Long admits he may have irritated Ronald Koeman by playing for the Republic of Ireland but reckons the Saints boss trusts him. Saints manager Koeman did not expect Long to play for the Republic in their vital Euro 2016 play-off victory over
The Lotto jackpot tonight is a double roll over of £8.9m - so which of these Hampshire homes would you buy if you won big? • Million pound homes in Southampton and Hampshire - in pictures >> If you scooped the big prize tonight, the urge
HE'S a Saints star and England international and he rubbed shoulders with budding footballers at a Southampton school. Staff and pupils at Oasis Academy Mayfield were delighted to have the chance to grill Ryan Bertrand in a question and answer
CHRISTMAS is a time to spend with friends and family, but this is not the case for everyone. In Southampton there are more than 32,000 people over the age of 65, with 10 per cent of these people admitting they feel lonely and isolated by society
JOSE Fonte admits that the trip to Manchester City on Saturday will be made even more difficult by Graziano Pelle’s absence but has faith that others can fill the void left by the star striker. Saints’ nine-goal top-scorer Pelle picked up his fifth
THE leader of Southampton City Council has written to the Chancellor urging him to spare social care in the city from the "knife" of further cuts. As previously reported, Labour boss Simon Letts has written to George Osborne to voice concerns about
SECURITY at Hampshire’s ports and airports is set to be beefed up to protect the UK against terrorists. The Government says vital facilities such as the Port of Southampton and Southampton Airport will have high tech security measures installed
The hunt contnues today after bar staff at a popular Southampton nightspot were threatened when six masked men burst in while they were closing up and demanded cash. One male member of staff at the Pitcher and Piano bar in Ocean Village was threatened
IT IS A CAMPAIGN that hopes to send a clear message - that domestic abuse is unacceptable. People from Hampshire are being urged to show their support against domestic violence as part of the White Ribbon Day initiative. We are looking for
TWO dogs have been stolen from a pub, leaving their owner devastated. Landlord Paul Cooper went to feed his gundogs, Pinot and Smudge, only to find that they were gone and the kennels were open. He rushed to check the garden and adjacent field
A road remains shut today after homes were evacuated due to a gas leak. Two houses in Rowner Road, Gosport have been evacuated and engineers are at the scene making emergency repairs. Authorities were alerted at 4am after reports of gas leaking
THIS is the new activity that will see Southampton families flying through the air this Christmas. Bosses have announced that the £1.5million, 25,000 square foot Oxygen Freejumping trampoline park will officially open on December 14. • Oxygen
