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  • Concerns grow for missing teenager

    FEARS are growing for a teenager from Southampton who has gone missing. Destiney Marston was last seen in the Redbridge area and concerns are growing for her welfare. Now police are appealing for anyone who has seen her to contact them immediately

  • NEW TRAILER RELEASED FOR THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

    A new video trailer has been released including never-before-heard score for the highly-anticipated major new musical theatre adaptation of The Wind in the Willows which plays at Mayflower Theatre November 10-20 this year. In a separate video interview

  • Fallon back in football after lengthy FA ban

    FORMER AFC Totton main sponsor and Havant & Waterlooville vice-chairman Jim Fallon is back in football after serving a three-and-a-half year Football Association ban. Fallon – along with Havant & Waterlooville and then assistant manager

  • Interactive trail to reveal town's Agincourt history

    AN interactive trail charting part of Eastleigh's medieval history is coming to the town. Through the use of a soundscape filled with medieval music and facts and tales, the public will be able to learn of Southampton and Eastleigh’s connections

  • Tributes paid to 'wonder dog' who saved hundreds of lives

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a heroic dog who saved the lives of hundreds of people in disaster zones around the world. Eleven year old Byron was deployed to crises in Japan, the Czech Republic and Germany, as well as assisting in emergency situations

  • Eastleigh MP Mims given new role in government

    EASTLEIGH MP Mims Davies has been appointed right hand woman to the Government's digital policy minister. The former local radio presenter will be Parliamentary Private Secretary to Matt Hancock at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

  • Ex-Saint set for football backwater

    FORMER Saints defender Danny Seaborne is reportedly set to join Indian outfit Mohun Bagan in Kolkata. Seaborne signed for Saints in January 2010 from Exeter City, making his debut alongside Jose Fonte against Millwall in League One. He went

  • COMPETITION: Send us your picture with the Zany Zebras

    The Daily Echo has launched its own competition to find the best picture of people enjoying the Marwell Zany Zebra trail. We want to see pictures of you with your favourite zebra sculpture and the best one will win a prize. Entries will appear

  • PHOTOS: Cyclist airlifted to Southampton hospital after crash

    A CYCLIST has been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital after a crash with a car. Officers from Dorset Police were called at 12.26pm to reports of the incident on Talbot Avenue, Winton, which involves a male cyclist and a black BMW convertible

  • An active approach to efficiency

    BMW 2 Series Active Tourer 225xe AN ACTIVE APPROACH TO EFFICENCY BMW's 2 Series Active Tourer makes tempting technological sense in 225xe Plug-in hybrid guise. Jonathan Crouch reports Ten Second Review BMW's 2 Series Active Tourer five-seat compact

  • Peugeot gives us love and eight

    PEUGEOT 208 (2012-2015) THE LION ROARS BACK By Andy Enright Models Covered 3/5dr supermini (1.0, 1.2, 1.6 petrol, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0 diesel [Access, Access Plus, Active, Style, Allure, XY, GTI, GTI Prestige, GTI Limited Edition, GTI 30th Anniversary, Roland

  • New Ranger’s fuel efficiency improved

    Ford Ranger FORD'S RANGER POINTS THE WAY The much improved Ford Ranger pick-up is far more efficient, as well as being smarter and very media-savvy. Plus it's still tough and decent to drive for a vehicle of this kind. Jonathan Crouch investigates

  • Pokemon fans warned: Don't play near power lines

    PARENTS and children have been warned of the dangers of playing near power lines as the school holidays begin. Ball games, drones and the new phenomenon of Pokemon Go all risk power cuts and personal harm. Southern Electric Power Distribution

  • Southampton scientists discover secret to preventing asthma

    EXPERTS in Southampton have made a major breakthrough in the war against asthma. Scientists at Southampton University have identified how a rogue gene responsible for the respiratory disease can be controlled to help prevent early development of

  • Police step up search for missing Southampton man

    POLICE say they are "really concerned" for the welfare of a Southampton man who has been missing for nearly a week. Ovidijus Aukselis, 22, was last seen by his housemate at 6am last Friday at their home in Arnold Road. Relatives say the disappearance

  • Striker setback for Winchester City

    WINCHESTER City’s summer strike signing Sam Wilson faces a race to be fit for the start of the Evo-Stik Southern One South & West campaign. The former Salisbury marksman, last season’s Sydenhams Premier golden boot winner with 40 goals, twisted

  • Where to watch the Red Arrows flyover in Hampshire

    THE Red Arrows will be returning to Hampshire for a special flyover tomorrow. To help kick off the America’s Cup the RAF Red Arrows will be performing a flyover across the Solent. The flyover has been organised as part of the Louis Vuitton

  • Proposal agreed for £34m new leisure centre

    PROPOSALS for a new sports centre with an Olympic class pool in Winchester have been agreed in principle. The crumbling River Park Leisure Centre is set to be replaced with a multi-million pound facility in Bar End, boasting a 50m pool and 12-court

  • Heavyweight charity wrestling show coming to Totton

    SOUTHAMPTON'S Robbie Nitro is putting on a heavyweight wrestling show and hopes the big hitters can deliver a hefty cash sum for charity. The 34-year-old is hosting his second Charity Wrestling Promotion (CWP) event on Saturday, August 6 at the

  • REVIEW:WOMAN IN MINDBench TheatreThe Springs, Havant

    REVIEW:WOMAN IN MINDBench TheatreThe Springs, HavantAYCKBOURN is a master of tragic comedy, and never more so than with this tale of dissatisfaction, disintegration and delusion. His protagonist, Susan (Sally Hartley), following a concussion, finds herself

  • Saints enter Premier League 2

    Saints have confirmed that they will be taking part in the new Premier League 2 competition next season. Premier League 2 replaces the Under-21 Premier League and is in effect an under-23s division, with three over-age outfield players plus an

  • Saints in cards warning

    Saints have been warned that Premier League clubs could see a spate of red and yellow cards at the start of the season as the football authorities have a crackdown on indiscipline, and particularly abuse received by officials. Saints picked up

  • Man's ear cut after refusing to hand over beer

    A MAN had his ear cut with a knife after refusing to hand over a cigarette and can of beer. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack in St Mary's Road, Southampton, at 4am on Sunday. The 22-year-old victim was walking along the road

  • PHOTOS: Local beauty queens prepare for Miss England final

    A RECORD four beauty queens from across Hampshire will be competing in the Miss England final tonight, and they now want your votes. The final takes place today and tomorrow at the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre. All four ladies are

  • Major gas leak shuts road near St Mary's Stadium

    A MAJOR gas leak has shut a Southampton road near St Mary’s Football Stadium this morning. Firefighters were called to Britannia Road last night for six hours after a digger drove through a main gas line. The incident happened at around 5pm

  • UPDATE: Oil spill causes traffic chaos on Hampshire motorway

    AN OIL spill has caused traffic chaos on a Hampshire motorway this morning. Two lanes of the M3 northbound are closed between junctions six and seven south of Basingstoke following the incident, which happened at about 7.15am. Delays of about

  • Brexit fears leave one in 10 Southampton residents in limbo

    SOUTHAMPTON politicians have moved to reassure the city's 26,000 EU migrants that they are welcome in the city. One in ten residents come from other EU countries – and many fear the Brexit vote could compromise their future. But Southampton

  • Landlord fined for failing to register student house

    A SOUTHAMPTON landlord has been fined more than £700 for failing to licence a property in the city. Anuoluwapo Olaosun pleaded guilty to not licensing Honeysuckle Cottage in Honeysuckle Road as a house of multiple occupation (HMO). She was

  • We're not closing, community centre tells residents

    A HAMPSHIRE community centre has moved quickly to reassure fears it will close when it loses its Sure Start service. Bosses at the Carroll Centre in Winchester say they are open for business despite the closure of children's centres in the district

  • PHOTOS: Adorable preschoolers 'graduate' in full robes

    LITTLE ones sported caps and gowns for their Southampton pre-school's graduation ceremony. Youngsters at the Cooperative Childcare Day Nursery and Pre School in Shirley Warren waved goodbye to teachers and classmates at the jubilant event.

  • 1,000 sheep flocking to New Forest show

    IT LOOKS set to attract a huge crowd - but people are not the only ones who will be flocking to the New Forest Show. The tens of thousands of spectators expected to descend on Brockenhurst next week will be joined by a huge number of four-legged

  • Pensioner charged with killing cyclist in road crash

    A PENSIONER has been charged with killing a cyclist in a crash on a Hampshire road. Jeanette Smith, 69, of Little Corner, Denmead, has been charged with causing death by careless driving after the collision. William Houghton, 20, was killed

  • Investigation after man found dead in car

    AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a man found dead in his car. Wiltshire and Swindon coroner's office yesterday opened the inquiry into the death of John Hutchinson, whose body was found in his Volkswagen Golf near Everleigh on 10 July