STORM Imogen battered Hampshire today as gale-force winds brought down trees and powerlines and caused powercuts for residents and businesses. Heavy rainfall resulted in flood warnings and roads were blocked by falling trees and debris. Thunder
COLDPLAY look set to clinch another number one album following their performance at the Super Bowl. A Head Full Of Dreams is the band's only studio album not to go to number one, but it currently leads the race to be this week's chart-topper.
REECE Topley is already daring to target a 5-0 one-day international series victory over South Africa. The Hampshire new boy’s career-best 4-50 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday helped England to a 2-0 lead, with three to play. Topley, who will
IT'S NOW the year of the monkey. And to celebrate this Chinese New Year one photographer is bringing his community right into focus. George Ping’s parents arrived in Southampton from south China in the 1940s. His dad found work in a Chinese laundry
HOMEOWNERS are urged to be wary of bogus calls by a man claiming to be from Hampshire police selling advertising. A 61-year-old woman from Romsey received the scam call from an unknown number with the caller claiming that the force was setting
THE two Manchester clubs will battle to sign Saints star Sadio Mane, according to today's gossip. The Sun is reporting that Manchester City have joined rivals Manchester United in trying to sign the Senegalese forward. The 23-year-old, signed
Sean Ervine conceded the most expensive figures of his T20 career as the Libra Legends ended the Masters Champions League with five defeats out of five in Sharjah. Ervine’s four overs went for 58 runs as Hampshire teammate Fidel Edwards’ Leo Lions
A MAN has been arrested after a woman was “punched in the face” at a pub. Police were called to the Crown Tap pub in Ringwood, just before midnight on Saturday following reports of an assault and criminal damage. A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson
HAMPSHIRE bowler Brad Wheal has been left out of Scotland’s World T20 squad. The 19 year-old took three for 20 away to Hong Kong in the third of his four appearances for the Saltires last week. But it was not enough to clinch him a place in
POLICE are trying to track down a gang who attempted to rob a teenager, punching him in the face several times. The 18-year-old was cycling home along the motorway bridge on St John's Road, Hedge End at 10.15pm on Friday when he was approached
FOLLAND Sports still have a lot of hard work to do to drag themselves clear of the Sydenhams Premier danger zone – but they have made a start. Saturday’s incident-packed 3-2 defeat of Verwood Town was the Planemakers' first league win since September
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins boss Graham Kemp felt his side were “desperately unlucky” not to hold on for victory over third-placed AFC Portchester with ten men. The Wiltshire outfit had James Burden sent off after 25 minutes at a windy Wicor Rec,
SALISBURY'S Sydenhams Premier title credentials were tested by fourth-placed Horndean who pushed the league leaders to the wire in Saturday's action-packed 4-3 thriller at the Ray Mac. Ashley Jarvis' 12th-minute opener was snuffed out by the Deans
A HAMPSHIRE city was shaken and stirred as a cocktail week ended in style. Winchester Cocktail Week saw hundreds of revellers enjoy cocktails at venues dotted across the city. And a grand finale party brought the curtain down on the week on
Two Hampshire rugby clubs showed their opponents how to make the most of appalling weather conditions and then protect hard-earned first-half leads at the weekend. Both Tottonians RFC and Trojans had a strong wind in their favour over the first
A MAN had to be freed from his car after a tree came down across a road in the New Forest as a storm wreaked havoc in Hampshire. Fire crews were called to help the man after his car crashed into a large tree that had come down across Romsey Road
BUSINESSES and residents in Hampshire are being faced with power cuts after gale-force winds battered the county. Southern Electric revealed that some properties in Netley Common are without power while firms in the city centre of Southampton are
POLICE have named a 20-year-old cyclist who died after he collided with a car. William Houghton died after suffering a serious head injury in the collision on the A32 near Wickham. Mr Houghton, from Buckinghamshire, was rushed to hospital after
FIREFIGHTERS were called out today to reports of a woman in difficulties in a brook after trying to rescue her dog. Fire crews rushed to a ford behind the Concord Club in Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh after it was initially reported that the woman had
DRIVERS are facing delays in Southampton this morning after a manhole cover broke on a busy city road. Temporary traffic lights have been put in place on Tremona Road while workers from Southern Water fix the fault. The firm say they expect
RESCUE teams were called last night after a trampoline landed on a roof – just metres away from where a young girl slept. • Storm Imogen battles the UK - in pictures >> The 14-year-old was woken after the garden toy smashed into the house
RUNNERS braved a snowstorm in Southampton as the first ever Snowflake Run was staged in the city. As if the weather wasn't already bad enough, hundreds donned their trainers to take part in the 10km run around The Common that had been transformed
A HAMPSHIRE school has been forced to postpone its annual production of Starlight Express after gales wrecked the theatre. The sell-out production was due to have been staged at Ringwood School this week but has been postponed until the summer
SEVERAL motorists had a lucky escape after a tree crashed down onto a busy city road. Residents told how they watched a motorbike and a car smash into the fallen trunk which was blocking Hill Lane this morning. PHOTOS: Storm Imogen in
3:56pm Itchen Bridge maintenance closures begin tonight https://t.co/atR3lZwP5V pic.twitter.com/IYr9e3aKK2 — Daily
A Hampshire teacher has pleaded guilty to a catalogue of sexual offences against children. Benjamin Sarfas admitted to the 19 charges at Winchester Crown Court. The school teacher, who lives in Springvale Road, Winchester, started abusing children
PEOPLE in a Romsey can find extra motivation to get fit and active after a new £7,000 outdoor gym was installed.Residents living near the Canal Walk can flex their muscles and get a work out with four new devices near Withy Close.A new rowing machine,
SAINTS have their very own monster! Yes, West Ham goal-hero Maya Yoshida has described goalkeeper Fraser Forster as a monster after he kept a fifth consecutive clean sheet in the 1-0 win over the Hammers on Saturday. Ten-man Saints recorded
A WOMAN has died in Southampton General Hospital after falling from a cliff. The casualty, in her 50s, was airlifted to hospital with "very serious head and chest injuries" yesterday. A spokesman for Dorset Police has confirmed that she died
THE America’s Got Talent 2015 winner, British ventriloquist and comedian, Paul Zerdin has announced a UK tour that includes two local dates.Entitled ‘Spongefinger’, the tour takes in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and Portsmouth this autumn.Zerdin, who recently
From joy to despair and back again. This is one crazy Premier League season. Leicester five points clear at the top with just 13 games to go, and Tottenham amongst the key chasers tucked in behind them really underlines it. Nobody would have believed
VITAL safety work which should have been carried out at tower blocks across Southampton in the wake of a blaze which claimed the lives of two Southampton firefighters nearly six years ago have still not been carried out, the Daily Echo can reveal.
HAMPSHIRE toddler James Mills was laughing and joking last night after finally undergoing the long-awaited operation that will enable him to walk. Three-year-old James has become the latest child to undergo a life-changing procedure known as Selective
A FATHER-OF-TWO has been jailed for nearly three years for drug dealing after being pulled over by police. Michael Purkiss, who five years ago had been a restaurant manager, started off dealing to get out of debts caused by his own drug habit,
A HAMPSHIRE council has been savaged over its unlawful handling of a £150 million development, with an independent investigator telling civic chiefs: “Winchester deserves better”. Report author, solicitor Claer Lloyd-Jones, a housing expert, was
A HAMPSHIRE care home looking after frail and elderly people with dementia has dramatically closed its doors. Jasmine Manor in Park Gate has shut just days after being put into special measures after inspectors exposed a series of failings including
A MAN harassed his own mother then launched a campaign of intimidation against his probation officer - leaving her fearing for her safety. Samuel Hayes pursued the woman in a campaign of repeated telephone calls and attempted to track down her
IT WAS something he probably never thought twice about but this weekend saw a milestone moment for brave Felix Barrow as he walked through his own front door. It was the first time the Hampshire schoolboy had been back to his home in Swanmore since
CELEBRATING the cultural diversity of the local community was at the heart of a festival held this weekend. Involving students, staff and local associations and organisations the Welcome to our World (WOW) festival drew dozens dozens of people
GOOD causes that need a cash boost in a Hampshire community are being urged to come forward. At the recent annual meeting of the Romsey carnival committee it was announced that £2,500 would be donated to local causes in the area. Click
A TEENAGER agreed to drive her friend to the shops despite drinking alcohol and not having a licence, a court was told. When police stopped the Renault Clio that Chantell Gardner was driving in Hedge End retail park she was still wearing a onesie
POPULAR children's author Sandra Horn is backing a campaign to save one of five closure-threatened libraries in Southampton. Sandra was one of several people who helped a group called Friends of Cobbett Road Library stage a day of free activities
THEY strapped on their boots and marched through the mud to take on controversial housing plans for the Hampshire countryside. More than 100 people braved windy conditions to protest the threat of 3,700 houses being built on greenfield land between
A FUNDRAISING team jumped to it when they smashed their charity target by taking part bounce-athon. As reported by the Daily Echo Maria Hernandez Smith staged the event to raise money for Cancer Research after learning a friend had been diagnosed
JUNIOR doctors are set to strike across Hampshire for the second time in a month as negotiations again stall on a controversial new contract. A 24-hour walkout on Wednesday is expected to see some operations and outpatient clinics cancelled at
HAVE you ever wondered if you’ve got a horde of treasure left to you by a long-lost relative? Well now’s your chance to find out for sure. The Daily Echo has compiled a list of every unclaimed estate held by the Treasury and you can look through
THERE were Klingons, wizards and sci fi royalty out in force as a popular fan convention took over a Southampton hotel. The 22nd Sci-Fi Ball took place in the city’s Grand Harbour Hotel from Friday to Sunday with hundreds of science fiction enthusiasts
A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after the car he was travelling in crashed and ended up on its side. The accident happened in Pauncefoot Hill near Romsey at about 8.30pm on Saturday. Ambulance and fire crews were called to the scene and the
Trees and power lines have been brought down as winds of up to 93 miles an hour batter the south. It comes as the the Met Office ued an amber weather warning, meaning "be prepared", for the South and South West for today, saying it could lead to
A TEENAGER was attacked by a group of girls who pushed her into lockers during a disco at a leisure centre. The teen had been attending the popular "wave rave" pool disco at Romsey Rapids last Friday. The event sees the pool open for secondary
POLICE have released an image of the man who indecently assaulted a teenage girl. Officers say he inappropriately touched the 15-year-old over her clothes on Botley Road in Romsey on January 29. She was walking in the direction of Romsey Rapids
COASTGUARDS launched a rescue operation in choppy waters in Hampshire today after reports of a missing child. However after a major search of the area in Gosport it emerged that it had in fact been a malicious hoax call. The Gosport and Fareham
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze that broke out in a Southampton tower block. Crews from across the city were deployed to Millbank House in Graham Street after the fire broke out just before 8pm on Saturday. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus
Ronald Koeman will speak to Victor Wanyama about his disciplinary record in the coming days after the midfielder collected a whopping five game ban for his third red card of the season. Wanyama was shown a straight red by Mark Clattenburg for the
