A LACK of conductors means many train services in the South will be cancelled tomorrow. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Southern rail services, says trains between Southampton and Brighton may face disruption for the rest of the week
Just back from a trip to Venice and Florence and not missing these glorious Renaissance cities as much as I expected. When I last visited ten years ago, I was living on Waterside and working in Southampton. I looked at the historic architecture
MINISTERS must take responsibility for failings at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and the chief executive should be sacked, Labour has said. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report published at the end of April found the trust was still failing
Police searching for a man missing for more than seven weeks have found a body. The body is still to be formally identified but Jason Gates's relatives have been informed about the discovery, which was made in the Drumnadrochit area of the Scottish
TRAFFIC is building on the M3 following an accident. The crash happened just before junction 12 of the southbound carriageway near Eastleigh. Traffic stretches back six miles to the A34, is particularly congested between junction 11 at the
THE European Union is the largest and most powerful bloc of democracies in the world, with a population of 500 million. It is a bastion of freedom, which is why so many neighbouring countries want to join and why so many of the world’s leading businesses
TO LEAVE or not to leave – that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the stings and harassment of outrageous Brussels, or take arms against a sea of unknown troubles, and, by opposing, end them. Today, to sleep no more
MR R D Smith was very clever on his play with figures in his reply to LA O’Bee. He needs to quote the real figures behind the percentage. We do in fact import £90 billion more than we export to the EU, that is factually correct. Does he honestly
ACCORDING to Brenda Knopf, we are “a rich country” that can easily afford to hand over a fortune to the EU (letters, April 21). Odd, then, that we can no longer properly fund our police force, NHS, social services or the army. However, Brenda goes
DUSTY Miller (Daily Echo, April 23) claims that he is not promoting Nazism by displaying a poster depicting a Swastika outside of his Hedge End home, but I would like to say that like every other Brexit campaigner, most of whom seem to permanently
MANY people are complaining they do not know enough about the European Union, regarding the facts on the decision they will be making on the forthcoming referendum. Daniel Hannan has been an MEP for South East England since 1999, which should mean
A SIMPLE question to your readers: has our membership of the EU ruined your lives? Have our own Conservative and Labour governments made life difficult for you? My suggestion is that most of you are actually angry with our Westminster-based
IN A matter of weeks, people living in the South East will go to the polls to decide if they want to remain in the European Union. For Greens, the EU referendum debate must include a thorough discussion about tackling corporate power. The Leave
I OBSERVE with amazement the debate to exit Europe or stay, the scramble to be heard by various factions all wanting to put their point of view. I feel the most important point of view is not being heard. I urge all the population who have relatives
AS THE date for the referendum draws near, we notice an increased interest in staying on Europe, mainly from America. A leading article in the Ford house magazine, by the manager of Ford Europe, implies it would be foolish of the manufacturing
Mud Morganfield, The 1865 Club, SouthamptonHE spoke of his pride of being Muddy Waters’ son as he rounded off an evening of mind blowing blues.Mud Morganfield made a triumphant return to Southampton nearly a year to the day of making his 1865 debut.And
They are among the most stunning pictures taken in Hampshire throughout the month of April. Echo readers have been sending in photographs from across the county for our Caught on Camera feature. From foxes to rapeseed fields - here are 26 of
RAMPAGING right-back Joe Partington was the big winner at Eastleigh FC’s end-of-season awards evening. The 26-year-old former AFC Bournemouth defender scooped four big prizes, picking up the players’ player, supporters’ player and TSSC (The Spitfires
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a blaze at a prison, within hours of two prisoners causing a disturbance. The fire broke out at in a cell at HMP Winchester this afternoon just after 2pm. By the time firefighters from Winchester Fire Station
A MAN who was involved in a high speed police chase has been jailed for five years after he admitted committing two house burglaries and driving offences. Daniel Malcolm, 37, of Kings Road, South Ham, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday
SETsquared, a partnership between universities of Southampton, Bath, Bristol, Exeter, and Surrey, is up for a THELMA (Times Higher Education Leadership & Management Awards). It has been shortlisted in the Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative
Hampshire (336 & 76-1) lead Middlesex (361) by 51 runs HAMPSHIRE’S injury nightmare continued when Chris Wood limped off for the second time in as many Specsavers County Championship matches. The 25 year-old was forced off two overs into
NEW research from a national commercial property consultancy suggests that the next decade will see a trend of office occupiers moving away from London to the major cities outside of the capital. In the south Reading is proving more popular than
HAMPSHIRE milk will soon be on breakfast tables in Beijing and Shanghai. Southampton-based dairy firm Pensworth has just sent its first shipment of UHT milk to China. Pensworth MD Arthur Dunne is flying out to meet distributors in the Far East
IT WAS once one of Southampton’s most elegant Georgian houses and it gave its name to a modern-day street that recalls the days of Bellevue House. The imposing house, seen here in this rare archive photograph, and gardens stood near the College
SAINTS are fourth favourites at 100/1 odds to follow Leicester City's lead and win their first Premier League crown. The Foxes became champions having been 5000/1 outsiders to claim the title at the start of this season. Their story has rocked
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to find a missing man who may be in Hampshire. Glen Wallace was last seen in the early hours of this morning in the New Forest. Concerns are growing for the 55-year-old, who is from Cheddar in Somerset
MANAGER James Taylor hailed Tobi Adekunle a worthy match-winner for Team Solent in Monday’s Sydenhams League Cup triumph at Salisbury. The powerful winger’s name was mysteriously missing from the player profiles in the matchday programme. But
A MAN has appeared in court in connection with the murder of a Southampton dad. Ashton Singh appeared before Southampton magistrates after he was charged with perverting the course of justice. Tributes paid to "happy go lucky" murder victim
AFC Bournemouth were fined £7.6million by the Football League for breaching Financial Fair Play rules in their promotion-winning season. The club's accounts were published at Companies House on Friday April 29 and they revealed the Cherries had
TEAM Solent are breaking out of their university boundaries to launch a youth development scheme. Next season the Southampton Solent University outfit will enter an under-16 team in the City of Southampton Youth League. Having made huge strides
CHRIS Todd has indicated that Eastleigh are ready to up their playing budget in a bid to deliver League football to the Silverlake Stadium sooner rather than later. Although the Spitfires have been widely tagged as the National League’s ‘big spenders
SAINTS youngster Jason McCarthy picked up Wycombe Wanderers’ Supporters’ Player of the Year award after an eye-catching season on loan at the League Two club. The central defender was recognised by the club’s fans after featuring in every match
TOM Killick this week plans to meet with sought-after striker Justin Bennett in the hope of luring him back to Poole Town. The 33-year-old hitman, who scored seven goals in six matches while on loan at Tatnam in 2014, is a free agent having cancelled
4:44pm Burglar caught after tripping while carrying three £1k TVs https://t.co/M7jxyNBvR2 https://t.co/TV3whUAYgK
MASKED robber threatened a cashier with a knife before making off with cash from the till last night. Detectives are appealing for information after the offender, dressed in black with his face covered, entered the One Stop shop in Sherborne Road
SAINTS' stars reacted to Leicester City winning the Premier League last night. The Foxes sealed a sensational title as second-placed Tottenham drew 2-2 at Chelsea, ending Mauricio Pochettino's side's chase for the crown. The likes of Graziano
A woman motorcyclist has died in a city centre crash. Today police issued an appeal to find out how the incident happend yesterday happened. It comes after emergency services were called to a serious accident involving a motorcycle on London
A HUGE geiser erupted in a quiet country road today sending water shooting up around 20ft into the air. When residents woke they were greeted water gushing up from the road and soaring over the trees lining the carriageway. Bishopstoke Lane
TWO Hampshire men have scooped thousands of pounds after Leicester won the Premier League title. One punter had put a fiver on the Foxes beating the odds to lift the title and in total won £7,500 from his bet. And this afternoon it has been
A HAMPSHIRE NURSERY group has introduced charges for parents taking up their 'free' childcare hours after slamming funding arrangements which leave it struggling to cover costs. Tops Day Nurseries, which has 18 nurseries across Dorset, Hampshire
THERE were huge queues at a vegan fair in the New Forest at the weekend after more than 1,000 people turned out for the event. Organisers were forced to operate a 'one in, one out' policy to manage the event, which took place at Lyndhurst Community
A "DESPERATE" Southampton father who helped a gang to steal expensive televisions from a university building was snared by campus security as he tripped on the way out. Marcin Oszust was carrying three flat screen TVs out of the building in the
AS Northern Ballet's critically acclaimed 1984 arrives in Southampton tomorrow ( Wednesday May 4) Martha Leebolt has lifted the lid on her role as Julia and her extraordinary career as a premier dancer.Choreographer Jonathan Watkins’ is bringing the cult
LABOUR have been accused of “abusing public money” by using council resources to send out hundreds of letters in the build-up to the elections. Conservative opponents have accused the party of spending almost £6,000 on letters, with almost 3,000
A WORLD-CLASS Hampshire children’s heart unit providing lifesaving care to youngsters with congenital heart problems that was saved after a Daily Echo campaign has been rated as one of the top performing centres in the Britain. The specialist unit
AN ADORABLE two-month-old Sulawesi crested macaque conceals himself from prying eyes as he is too young to leave his mother. The baby monkey will cling tightly to his mother Satana for four months until he gains enough strength to find his own
Virgil van Dijk is the early frontrunner in what is shaping up to be one of the tightest ever races for the Daily Echo Player of the Season award. It is the 43rd time that Saints fans have the chance to vote in the oldest and most prestigious poll
A POPULAR Hampshire weather presenter will be embracing the cold sea and swimming across the English Channel for charity. Former BBC weather presenter Georgie Palmer is set to take on a 36km swim in June. She will be part of a relay team of
CHILDREN at two Hampshire schools have raised hundreds of pounds in the battle against cancer. Pupils at Foxhills infant and junior schools staged a Race for Life event in aid of Cancer Research UK, with some children raising as much as £50 each
Part of a Hampshire motorway was shut following a lorry crashing into a tree. The M27 westbound carriageway is shut at junction two for Salisbury and Romsey last night. It followed an incident further down the road when a tree fell across the
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car ploughed into a house. A Vauxhall Zafira mounted the pavement, smashed through a concrete wall and into the front room of a ground floor flat around 7.30pm on Sunday night.
MOTORISTS can expect disruption on roads across Hampshire when roadworks take place. Engineers will be working to improve safety at junction 5 of the M27 at Eastleigh by applying anti-skid material this week. The westbound exit slip road will
HE is the X Factor winner who has proved he has the voice to keep him in starring roles. Singer Joe McElderry won the 2009 ITV talent show, when he was just 18 years old, beating both Olly Murs and Stacey Solomon. And this summer the 24-year-old
A MAN has been charged and two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in a "horrific" incident. Police launched a murder inquiry after the body of Michael Freshwater, 49, was found in a a flat on Westridge Road, Southampton.
UPDATE: Katelan Spooner was found safe and well, police announced on Tuesday morning, May 3. Police have launched a hunt for a missing Hampshire schoolgirl. Officers have issued an appeal to help find 15-year-old Katelan Spooner. The youngster
