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  • Winchester inflict defeat No26 on Bashley

    WINCHESTER City are up to third in the Southern One South & West after piling on the misery for rock-bottom Bashley tonight. The Citizens scored twice in each half to inflict a 26th successive defeat on the New Forest strugglers who have still

  • Common People Big Top acts revealed

    GRAB your dancing shoes as Common People's Big Top line-up has been revealed. Hitting the Big Top on Southampton Common on Saturday May 28 will be Brentford’s finest pirate radio crew Kurupt FM, plus there will be a sublime Hospitality Takeover

  • Wanyama: "I have been unlucky"

    VICTOR Wanyama has revealed that he feels hard done by to have been slapped with a five-match ban after his third red card of the season. The Kenyan international collected his hat-trick of dismissals on Saturday in the 1-0 win over West Ham at

  • Council chiefs axe £150m city-centre scheme

    THE developers behind a £150m city centre scheme have axed it with immediate effect. Winchester City Council cabinet members rubber stamped the decision to terminate the development agreement with property giant TH Real Estate (THRE) for the proposed

  • Four-star Cook runs riot

    STORM Imogen may have moved on, but Brockenhurst were still blown away in a 7-3 Sydenhams Premier Division defeat at Bemerton Heath last night. Graham Kemp’s Harlequins turned around a 3-2 deficit with five second-half goals – three of them from

  • PHOTOS: South Coast Business Works brings firms together

    BUSINESSES from across Hampshire have flocked to Southampton today to take part in South Coast Business Works. The Daily Echo event brings firms together to discuss the best practices and network with one another. More than 400 visitors came

  • Crane takes three wickets in England U19s win

    Hampshire's Mason Crane took 3-3 as England U19s took out their World Cup frustration on Namibia, with a crushing 203-run victory to move to the final of the fifth-placed play-off. Durham's Jack Burnham hit his third century of the tournament,

  • PHOTOS: Southampton cruise ships win industry awards

    SOUTHAMPTON-BASED vessels featured strongly in an annual cruising awards list, voted for by the passengers. Cruise Critic, a review site and online cruise community, announced the winners of the 2016 Cruisers Choice Awards today. A new award

  • 'Only Fools and Horses' comes to Hampshire school

    PANTOMIME performers from a Hampshire care home swapped Peking for Peckham when they staged Aladdin at a nearby primary school. The troupe of staff from Colten Care’s Belmore Lodge home entertained children at Pennington Infant School with an ‘

  • PHOTOS: Beer we go! Day trip for Bridge regulars

    IT WAS the days when the local pub was the centre of the community and when, once a year, the regulars of one particular Southampton local planned a day out in a horse-drawn charabanc. In their best clothes, bowler hats and straw boaters, the regulars

  • AFC Totton to link up with Le Tissier

    AFC TOTTON have announced an exciting new partnership with Saints legend Matt Le Tissier. Starting next season, Matt Le Tissier Natural Coaching will link up with the Southern One South & West club with the mutually beneficial goal of giving

  • Over 50 spots illegally dumped on by flytippers

    GREEN chiefs are investigating more than 50 sites that have been used as illegal dumps, a report has revealed. Builder’s rubble, household waste and toxic chemicals are among the rubbish dumped across the county by flytippers. It comes after

  • Woman airlifted to hospital after crash

    A woman was airlifted to hospital after a collision. The woman was reportedly crossing Southampton Road in Ringwood at around 4.30pm yesterday when she was hit by a Ford Focus. South Central Ambulance Service attended along with the air ambulance

  • St Mary's to fill up with "tourists"?

    Football Supporters' Federation chairman Malcolm Clarke believes stadiums will be filled with "tourists" if ticket prices are allowed to rise even further. Clarke, who wants Barclays Premier League clubs to help bring down the price of tickets,

  • WATCH: Southampton starlet nets a banger

    SAINTS were denied victory in last night’s Under-21 Premier League encounter at St Mary’s against Tottenham by a late strike from Nabil Bentaleb. Martin Hunter’s side had taken the lead earlier in the second half courtesy of Jake Hesketh’s stunning

  • Sing praises of top healthcare heroes

    THEY’RE the unsung heroes who quietly go above and beyond their duties to care for patients and their families at Southampton General Hospital. Whether they are a nurse providing a shoulder to cry on during life-saving cancer treatment, a midwife

  • UPDATE: Operations cancelled as doctors go on strike

    Junior doctors have today taken to the picket lines as they unite in force for the second strike in a month. Medics in Hampshire have joined thousands nationally launching industrial action in the climax of a bitter row over pay and conditions.

  • Gymnast Kelly Simm honoured again at Eastleigh Sports Awards

    OLYMPIC hopeful Kelly Simm has scooped her second Sports Award inside six days. Fresh from winning the senior sportswomen prize at the Winchester Sports Awards, she picked up the Senior Sportsperson silverware when the Eastleigh Sports Awards were

  • Hampshire's Dawson in shock selection

    Uncapped Liam Dawson is the surprise inclusion in England's ICC World Twenty20 squad to travel to India next month. The Hampshire all-rounder has progressed sufficiently with England Lions to convince the selectors his slow left-arm variety is

  • Trust leader survives vote of no-confidence

    THE leader of a controversial Hampshire health trust received a surprise boost amid a storm that her organisation failed to investigate the deaths of hundreds of people with mental health problems and learning difficulties. Members of Hampshire

  • Southampton residents to discover council tax amounts

    EXACTLY what households in Southampton will be paying next year in tax and what services residents can expect from the city council will be decided tonight. Councillors are set to lock horns over the best way to manage a multi-million pound black

  • PHOTOS: Pancake race contest abandoned due to hailstones

    FLIPPING heck! An annual pancake racing contest had to be abandoned for the first time in its history after competitors and spectators were battered by hailstones. Organisers were only halfway through a series of races at Beaulieu yesterday

  • Hampshire date launches Derrin Nauendorf world tour

    THE intimate Forest Arts Centre is the first venue on Derrin Nauendorf’s solo world tour, which coincides with the release of Crazy World his tenth studio album. Celebrated singer songwriter Derrin, who was originally from Australia, has been based near

  • Campaigners fight plans for 100 homes in green 'lung' area

    CAMPAIGNERS are fighting plans to build up to 100 homes on one of the last green “lungs” in a Hampshire town. Two charities have sparked uproar by drawing up proposals to construct scores of properties on agricultural land they own north of Loperwood

  • Celebrated contemporary dance company in rare UK visit

    Last seen in the UK in 2012, one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies, Nederlands Dans Theater 2 returns this spring for a Dance Consortium UK tour and is coming to Mayflower Theatre on April 15 and 16.NDT2 brings vibrant mixed

  • Man arrested after suspected arson attack at care home

    RESIDENTS had to be evacuated as firefighters tackled a blaze at a Hampshire care home. Two people needed medical treatment after the fire broke out in a rear first floor bedroom of the Ocknell Park care home in Stoney Cross in the New Forest.

  • Yoshida out to prove a point

    MAYA Yoshida admits that after nearly four seasons at Saints he still must improve if he is to start playing regularly in the Premier League. Yoshida reckons he has gone some way to proving that he is up to scratch after a solid defensive display

  • Gang Show features the Best of British

    HEDGE End Gang Show is back with their Best of British production, set to hit the stage later this month. Dozens of youngsters will tread the boards, showcasing music, comedy and variety from yester-year through to yesterday. Producer Kevin Harmer said

  • Saturday Storytime a sell out success

    WITH two sold-out mornings of family fun already enjoyed, join theatre-makers on stage as Saturday Storytime continues at The Berry Theatre this spring. Saturday Storytime was created to provide families with an interactive, relaxed, and informal morning

  • Couple handed council payout after 'witch hunt' online abuse

    A COUPLE have been handed £5,000 damages by a Hampshire council after a letter libelling them was published on the authority's website. Test Valley bosses agreed the payment after the unnamed couple were subjected to online abuse over a planning

  • Todd slams "shocking" Eastleigh defending

    EASTLEIGH’S FA Cup hangover continues. Even the loan signing of Matt Tubbs couldn’t lift the mood as Saturday’s National League defeat at Lincoln was quickly followed by another tonight – this time an unthinkable 3-2 loss at Kidderminster Harriers