HAMPSHIRE captain Will Smith insists his side can pull off another Great Escape - despite losing their relegation scrap against Surrey by an innings and 13 runs. With six Specsavers County Championship matches remaining, Hampshire are 23 points
SURREY captain Gareth Batty has criticised Hampshire for over-bowling Mason Crane. The 19 year-old leg-spinner took 3-210 from 51 overs - a record in one innings at The Ageas Bowl - during the first two days. After taking 6-51 to win Surrey
A MAN threatened terrified staff during a gunpoint raid at a convenience store in Southampton tonight. The man staged his attack at the Dallas Supermarket in Northam Road at 7.36pm. Police were called to the scene after receiving reports of
A DRIVER lost control of his car on a Hampshire motorway tonight and ploughed into a hedge. The man was travelling on the M3 northbound carriageway when his silver Ford saloon left the road close to the junction 11 sliproad at Winchester and careered
ALMOST 150 job losses have been rubber-stamped at Southampton City Council tonight. A total of 145 management jobs axed as well as a handful of posts on the Itchen Bridge will go as part of £8.6million savings. Yet the council's Labour finance
A HAMPSHIRE Uber driver has taken the taxi app company to court over claims that it does not provide him with basic workers' rights. James Farrar is one of two drivers accusing the hugely popular service of acting unlawfully. The firm, which
CHRIS Todd believes Joe Partington is the ideal man to skipper Eastleigh in what will hopefully be an historic season. No sooner had the Spitfires boss met the former AFC Bournemouth defender than he identified him as future captaincy material.
HOW many butterflies are there in Hampshire? That is the question Sir David Attenborough wants people to help him answer by taking part in a mass survey. He is urging the public to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count, which runs until
NEARLY one hundred Southampton trampoliners jumped for joy as they attempted a Guinness World Record by taking part in a nationwide jumping challenge. 83 people aged between four and forty leapt for the stars at the Oxygen trampoline park in Bursledon
Graziano Pelle has started to pay back to millions that have been splashed out to get him to China by scoring his first goal for Shandong Luneng. The Italian striker moved to the Far East from Saints for £13m earlier this month. His pay packet
A CYCLIST had his phone stolen by the passenger of a passing car in the early hours of yesterday. The 43-year-old victim was cycling along Pack Lane, from Basingstoke towards Oakley, when a car drew up alongside him. The passenger of the Ford
EASTLEIGH are offering fans a bargain ‘three-game bundle’ price for their upcoming trio of home friendlies. Having won four of their five pre-season games so far – all played on the road – Chris Todd’s men now return to the Silverlake Stadium for
DRIVERS are facing delays on a Hampshire motorway after a vehicle fire. The incident happened on the M27 eastbound at North Stoneham at one lane is closed on the eastbound M3 exit slip road. There are tailbacks towards the M3 southbound and
A BID for £25m to fund a vital transport scheme in Hampshire will be submitted to the government after it was approved by county leaders this morning. The Stubbington Bypass scheme could be given the green light by the end of the year after council
Hampshire (423 & 201) lost to Surrey (637-7declared) by an innings and 13 runs Hampshire have lost their relegation scrap against Surrey by an innings and 13 runs. When a record tenth-wicket partnership between Lewis McManus and Brad
CELEBRITY chef James Martin will swap the kitchen for the This Morning sofa to host the show throughout the summer. He will be joined by Countryfile presenter Anita Rani to front the ITV daytime show every Friday starting on July 22. The pair
For some, the worst possible F-word is not the one associated with procreation. Fracking is their greatest insult, against the planet one supposes. Certainly the F-word in both forms gets plenty of usage in Alistair Beaton's new comedy-cum-climate
NEIL Benson has stepped down as Andover Town manager to take up a new role as the club’s director of football. He will be replaced by his assistant, former Blackfield & Langley boss John Robson, and his new right-hand man Brad Benson, writes
FORMER Blackfield & Langley and Wimborne Town midfielder/defender Franklyn Clarke has penned his first professional contact. The 23-year-old has parted company with Dorchester Town after sealing a move to Eastleigh’s National League rivals
Into the Woods JuniorYoung Theatre RoyalTheatre Royal, WinchesterA short preliminary piece - The Library - devised by Kick Start Group, in which children argued the merits of various fairyland characters deftly drew us into Sondheim's musical and
FERRY users are facing significant disruption due to maintenance work. Red Funnel has announced that eight of its services between Southampton and East Cowes will be cancelled on Thursday. The ferries which will not run are the 8am, 11am, 2pm
MOTORISTS faced lengthy delays after a vehicle broke down on a Hampshire motorway. Traffic on the M27 westbound was building westbound after the incident, which happened at about 8am between junction 11 and 12 near Portchester. One lane of
He's topped the charts on every continent and plays everywhere from the iconic Ronnie Scott's to major jazz festivals of the world but returning to Christchurch last night Curtis Stigers declared: "It's good to be home!" It was in part his introduction
THE sun is finally shining and our long-awaited summer is here. Hundreds of people across the county have already coated themselves in sunscreen and headed out to parks and beaches to soak up some sunshine. PHOTOS: Hampshire basks in sunny
HAMPSHIRE has enjoyed baking hot temperatures today as a mini-heatwave continued. We want to know how you enjoyed the sun, whether it's at the beach or in your back garden. And you can send in your pictures for our hot weather gallery by clicking
Charlie Austin will be given the chance to prove that he can be the man to replace Graziano Pelle. The 27-year-old is set for his first major tests under Claude Puel when Saints head out to Holland for a triple header of pre-season friendlies.
MORE than 120 talented dancers from across Hampshire will take to the stage for the Parkewood School of Dance ballet version of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe this weekend. The three to 18-year-olds hope to sell out Thornden Hall in Chandlers Ford
A CAMPAIGNER battling against a decision to close 43 children’s centres in Hampshire says the fight to keep them open is not over. Mum-of-two Catherine Ovenden has vowed to fight the decision in court which she claims is “illegal”, and has already
THEY will be jubilantly jumping for joy – and the chance to smash a world record. Hundreds of youngsters – including scores in Southampton – will be reaching for the stars as part of a mammoth nationwide sporting challenge. Schoolchildren in
A £60 MILLION flat complex is starting to take shape on the site of Southampton’s former Fruit and Vegetable Market. When it is complete, almost 300 new homes will have been built on the city centre site while 30 jobs are set to be created as well
ALMOST 8,000 new homes could be built in Southampton over the next eight years. Council chiefs have unveiled their blueprint for the number of new properties needed in the city, saying about 865 are needed every year. The council says more
COMEDIAN and TV star Hugh Dennis is to host a major fundraising event for Breast Cancer Haven at Winchester Guildhall in September. After last year’s inaugural sell-out event, Mock the Week and Outnumbered star Hugh will once again be asking the questions
TAKE a ride to the Busk Stop this weekend. The Chapel Sessions are going al fresco this summer with a free live music event outside the Chapel at Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley on Saturday from 12 midday. See local performers Hometown Show, Jim
JAMIE T releases his fourth studio album, Trick, at the start of September and then returns to the south with two big shows the following month.The indie British hip-hop star has announced gigs at Portsmouth Guildhall and the O2 Academy Bournemouth as
TAXPAYERS in Southampton will have to stump up almost £2m to finish the city’s new arts complex. The Daily Echo can reveal that the city council will have to pay £1.8m to finish the project - just a year after ploughing in £1.95m. And it has
RESIDENTS have been disappointed after a public enquiry was postponed after they were crammed into a room and left sitting on the floor. An enquiry which has opened for the proposal of a major Eastleigh development has been adjourned because the
IT WAS a much-anticipated launch, and in just the first few days of Marwell’s Zany Zebra trail going live, thousands of residents and visitors have wasted no time in seeking them out. The life-sized decorated sculptures have been dotted around
CAMPAIGNERS have won their battle to prevent a huge “Buckingham Palace-style” mansion being built in the Hampshire countryside. A government-appointed planning inspector has rejected proposals to bulldoze farm buildings in the New Forest National
MORE than 1,000 healthcare workers, including paramedics were assaulted in Hampshire last year as they were carrying out life saving work. The figures come after it was revealed how three police officers a day are attacked in the county. It
A HAMPSHIRE police officer has been dismissed from the force for gross misconduct. Sgt Symon Warren was found to have been working for two companies without permission while claiming sick pay from Hampshire police. At a two-day misconduct hearing
YOUNGSTERS at Marchwood Junior School enjoyed an open air picnic concert by Marchwood Orchestra in aid of the Simon Says charity for bereaved children. Conductor Simon Wilkins led a lively version of Dvorak's Slavonic Dance, followed by the Folk Song
SAINTS are set for more summer business in the transfer window, but who could the club be targeting? The elusive Staplewood 'Black Box', which makes up part of Saints' recruitment research facilities based at the club's training ground, will be
PASSENGERS were left stranded at stations in sweltering conditions after services into Southampton were left severely disrupted. Hundreds of commuters and day trippers travelling from London down to the South coast were hit with hours of delays
PARENTS are being urged to think carefully before leaving their children at home alone during the summer holidays. The NSPCC's helpline received 109 calls and email between April 2015 and March 2016 from adults in London and the south east seeking
