WINCHESTER City are adding winger Nick Watts to their ranks. The ex-Portsmouth trainee and Sholing wideman has tonight agreed to sign for the Citizens and, subject to paperwork, will be linking up with the squad ahead of Saturday's trip to Bishops
ROMSEY Town are preparing for their first-ever Friday game at the Bypass Ground tomorrow after picking up a well-deserved point against in-form Alton last week. Town are without a win since January but will be hoping the change in schedule will
OF all the ‘crimes’ Martin Allen committed in the eyes of Eastleigh fans, letting go of left-back Michael Green was one of the biggest. But a fortnight, as they say, is a long time in football. On February 9, Green had been ushered towards
A screening of the 1994 classic Pulp Fiction is to be put on at the Undercroft Vault. The secret vault on Simmel Street in Southampton will be screening the film at 7pm, with tickets costing £10 and suitable for those over the age of 18. For more information
A GROUP of former Hampshire addicts and supporters have united to take on a 427-mile expedition to raise money for one of the leading addiction charities. Formed by 57-year-old grandfather, Richard Chorley, the group of 12 intends to walk from
It’s the fundraising campaign like no otherWhen the Daily Echo the Barker-Mill Foundation and celebrity actors James Murray and Sarah Parish got together they decided to raise as much money as they could for Southampton general hospital’s new children
The winners of the tickets to see Saints take on Manchester United in the EFL Cup final have been announced. Michaela Clark from Southampton and Elaine Taylor are the lucky recipients of the pairs of tickets to the Wembley final. Nearly 2,000
Should you tell them the length or let them find out? The theory of not saying anything is that by the time they find out how short it is, they're committed and they're going to enjoy the experience so much, they won't mind. I would like to think
A sixth person has been arrested by police investigating an attempted murder. A 26-year-old man from Surrey was arrested last night on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to supply class A drugs after a Hampshire man who was
AS A 71-year-old pensioner (with a small private pension) paying full rent and council tax, I was shocked to read that students pay no council tax. There are hundreds, if not thousands of student homes in this city. If they need their overflowing
IT IS encouraging to read that Network Rail are to undertake a study to open a new railway station near the proposed new Garden Town development of 6,000 homes at Welbourne (Daily Echo, February 20). According to the article the station will eventually
IT IS so sad to see the pictures of injured and dead animals in the New Forest, victims of poor, bad driving. How can anyone kill or injure an animal, leaving it to die, and then drive off; what dreadful suffering. There may be several options
AS COUNTY councillor David Harrison writes [Letters, February 20] President Trump has gone much further than Barack Obama before him in barring entry to the USA from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Afghanistan, and the Yemen. My letter of February
I READ Alan Blandford’s letter in the Echo ‘Save our NHS from disaster’ (February 13) and I believe him to be right in every way. On February 14 I read in the newspaper that 19 NHS hospitals face closure. What a disgrace for this to happen
I HAVE been watching football since 1962, and have never seen a team’s season collapse in the way that Eastleigh’s has. Now that their third manager in a matter of months has gone, one wonders what strategy might work. Perhaps the best we can
Police are appealing for help after a cash-in-transit driver was targeted in an attempted robbery.A man tried to snatch the driver's cash box outside the parade of shops on Wessex Road, off Townhill Way, West End just before 5pm on Friday, February
NICK Watts, Ashley Jarvis and Jack Vallis have left AFC Totton amid cost-cutting measures at the Testwood Stadium. Central defender Vallis has signed Wessex forms for Sydenhams One outfit Shaftesbury, while ex-Sholing winger Watts is in talks with
WINCHESTER City are hopeful of getting their former skipper and central defensive linchpin Leigh Mills back for yet another spell at the club to help offset injury and unavailability problems. Having banked four points from nine under stand-in
Saints have not entered any fresh formal takeover negotiations, the Daily Echo understands. As previously reported, Katharina Liebherr’s representatives have been speaking with Chinese firm Lander Sports Development, who were mulling over a possible
A third Southampton bus company is getting into the spirit ahead of Saints' Wembley final on Sunday. Unilink, whose sister company Bluestar, will offer free travel on the day to fans heading out in the city to watch Saints take on Manchester United
INSTANTLY recognisable with his trademark beard and bobble hat, it’s been announced that award-winning musician Badly Drawn Boy will headline the Sunday night of this year’s Purbeck Valley Folk Festival.The family-friendly festival takes place on 24-27
Southampton City Council is set to receive £400,000 to help the city’s rough sleepers. By offering various support, accommodation and crisis intervention, the council will receive the money over two years. It secured the funding from the department
FIT-AGAIN Callum Hart is under no illusions that “I’ve got to fight for my place” in a Salisbury side that can’t stop winning. The former AFC Bournemouth defender made his competitive return to action on Tuesday in the Salisbury Hospital Cup, writes
Nissan MicraHere's a very different-looking Nissan Micra. If like many of us, you'd always seen this model line as a rather boring, predictable choice in the supermini segment, it's probably time to revise those opinions. This 'Gen5'
REVIEW: Alice in Wonderland, The Poulner PlayersESCHEWING Disney and Burton, this version by B Duffield is a world Lewis Carroll would have identified with, relying heavily on the printed text for script vignette pathways. Alice barely leaves the stage
KIA PRO_CEE'D (2012-2015)By Jonathan CrouchModels Covered3dr coupe (1.6 diesel, 1.4, 1.6 petrol, 1.6 petrol turbo)IntroductionWhether you see it as a smart coupe or a sleekly-styled three-door hatch, Kia’s pro_cee’d offers a sensible spin on sporty
Citroen C4 PicassoDESIGNED WITH STYLE & COMFORT IN MINDThe Citroen C4 Picasso was always one of the better looking MPVs. The latest improved model demonstrates that style and practicality aren't mutually exclusive concepts. Jonathan Crouch reports.Ten
SAINTS legend Jim McCalliog has told the club's players to embrace the occasion - just as he did against Manchester United at Wembley in 1976. The Scotland midfielder provided the pass for Bobby Stokes' winning goal against Manchester United 41
REVIEW: Double Bill: The Real Thing and 100Southampton University Students Union Theatre Group, The Annex TheatreTOM Stoppard's 'The Real Thing' is a witty and profound exploration of marital and extra marital love, laced with characteristic
It’s almost time for Wembley – and the Daily Echo will provide you with everything you need to know ahead of the big game. Don’t miss Saturday’s paper for a massive 36 page preview supplement. It is a jam packed souvenir for all Saints fans
AN INQUEST will be held after a father-of-four was 'stabbed to death' in a Southampton flat. Winchester Coroner’s Court will hear how Michael Freshwater, known as Micky, was stabbed to death last April in a flat on Westridge Road in Portswood.
SOUTHAMPTON’s E Minor Pop Academy will lend its many sweet voices to Wessex Heartbeat’s 25th Anniversary Variety Show. The south’s longest running children’s pop choir, E Minor will join West End favourite Ruth Henshall and Jon Clegg from Britain
Two Royal Navy Senior Ratings from Hampshire and a veteran recently walked from the home of English Rugby to the home of Welsh Rugby to raise funds for Help for Heroes. Chief Petty Officers Andy “Gibbo” Gibbs & Philip “Knocker” White, both
Spotted rays are one of the smaller members of the ray family with a four pounder considered a specimen with Gillkicker Point always a good mark for a few early fish.Brendon Moon headed to Eastney, where he used a medium sized sandeel presented on a size
Jason Clabon took a new UK personal best carp of 50 lb 2 oz from The Blackwater Syndicate on The Isle of Wight when he landed lake record carp Dave at 50 lb 2 oz along with an 18 lb common. He fished at the narrow end of the lake and placed three baits
A hole in a wall marks the first step in the project to build a new multi-million pound Hampshire arts centre.Building contractors were on site at Ringwood’s Greyfriars Community Centre to create a hole in a listed wall that, along with resurfacing improvements
The public are being urged to have their say on multi-million plans for transform a Hampshire town centre. Fareham Borough Council proposals for a new town centre redevelopment are one step ahead as leaders launched a public consultation. Councillor Keith
While in Les Sables d’Olonne competitors continue to stream across the finish line of the Vendée Globe after three and a half months at sea, in Southampton work continues to train up British sailing talent to give them the best chance of competing in
NINE families have moved into the first new homes in the largest development of council housing in the New Forest for more than 20 years. Tenants will move into the remaining 12 of 21 homes on the North Milton estate by the end of February.
AN incredible £25,000 was raised at a star-studded fundraiser in aid of Delays frontman Greg Gilbert. An overwhelmed Greg watched sections of the emotional night on a live stream from Southampton's 1865 club as he convalesced at his Bitterne home
Saints fans are being offered free bus travel across the city on Sunday - provided they wear the club's colours. First Southampton is getting behind Saints' EFL Cup Wembley showdown with Manchester United this Sunday by offering any fan wearing
VIKI Williams left Sheffield with gold and silver medals after the Hartley Wintney badminton player won her fourth women’s doubles title at BUCS Nationals, in Sheffield.There was no case of second time lucky for Williams in the mixed, doubles, though
Amateur Champion Scott Gregory’s official invite from the chairman of the Augusta National Committee to compete in the 2017 Masters was sat at his Hampshire home for the best part of a month before he could finally get to hold it.Now it does not stray
THE FIRST day of a six-week trial for a man accused of historic sexual abuse against boys at a Southampton children's home got underway yesterday. Colin Dennis Davis, of Lingfield, 75, appeared at Southampton Crown Court and stood accused of 49 counts
A TOTAL of 600 young music lovers in 54 schools across Southampton and beyond will be involved in a new music education project to mark the centenary of the birth of six Giants of Jazz.The Jazz Ticket, in honour of composer 'Tadd' Dameron, vocalist
As bets go it was a no-brainer. Wayne Shaw’s propensity for pie-eating goes back as far as his career. In 1999 he told the Daily Echo he was already being goaded with chants of ‘who ate all the pies,’ and said of a match at Kidsgrove in the
IT'S the final weekend before Hollywood royalty come together for the glitziest night of the year. The Academy Awards take place on Sunday and we're continuing our tie up with Harbour Lights Picturehouse throughout Oscar season. To celebrate,
HE is the hottest property on the Irish music scene and he is heading towards Hampshire.Nathan Carter and his band bring The Wanna Dance Tour to Eastleigh’s Concorde Club on Sunday as part of a ten date UK tour.The 26-year-old singer was born in Liverpool
Two buses have been shot at with a pellet gun. The X4 First Southampton bus, which run between Southampton and Portsmouth, were attacked in Locks Heath, Fareham. One incident occurred on Church Road, and the other near the crossroads of Hunts
POLICE have cordoned off a house in a Hampshire town after a man was found with a serious injury to his neck. Officers discovered the 42-year-old man at a house in Yarn Walk, Andover after being called to the property at 4.18am today. The man
A HAMPSHIRE man accused of sexually abusing boys at a Southampton children's home. The jury has now been sworn in, marking the start of a six-week trial of 75-year-old Colin Dennis Davis, of Lingfield Gardens, who faces 49 counts of indecent assaults
FALLEN trees are causing travel chaos as Storm Doris hits Hampshire. A tree has fallen on the railway, blocking all London-bound lines between Eastleigh and Winchester, and South West Trains say disruption is expected until 11.30am. A tree
A BEER mat design workshop to celebrate international women's day will be held in a bid to spread awareness about sexism and street harassment. Organised by Southampton creative group Dangerous Ideas artist Deborah Ireland will be on hand to guide
A NEW LIDL store will open its doors for the first time to customers today. The Mayor of Ringwood, Cllr Tim Ward, will cut the ribbon to the budget supermarket in Christchurch Road at 8am. In addition to the ribbon cutting, Lidl will be offering
SOME of Hampshire’s finest meat products were on display at the Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition. Tastebuds were tested and sausages and pies came under scrutiny at the the popular competition. The event attracts butchers from across
Jose Mourinho expects influential Manchester United duo Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick to miss the League Cup final against Saints through injury. Despite Wembley looming large, and boasting a 3-0 first-leg lead in St Etienne, the Portuguese
A bomb has been destroyed in the Solent after part of a Hampshire city was shut down due to an alert. Shops were evacuated and trains and ferries cancelled after the 500lb bomb was discovered during dredging work for the Royal Navy's new aircraft
POLICE were called to reports of a dead body in Aldershot woodlands but when they arrived the man got up and walked away. Walkers called police reporting they had found a body in the area off Claycart Road at about 5.10pm yesterday. But when
A MAN has been charged with child sex offences. Police have charged Kyle Fourie, 25, of Mansel Road East, Southampton, with attempting to meeting a male child under 16 following sexual grooming, and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual
If you see Oompa Loompas around the streets of Shirley this March you won't be needing an eye test. Staff at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care on Shirley High Street will be dressing up as characters from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to
A TALK on a woman's experiences working at a children's home will be held in Shirley. The event will be held at Shirley Baptist Church, in Church Street, next Friday from 10am at the next meeting of the Southampton Central Townswomen’s Guild.
