Council tax payers in Fareham face an increase after the authority approved its budget without opposition. Residents face an increase of 3.44% with total revenue collected from council tax expected to rise from £6.1 million in 2016/17 to over £6.365
A HAMPSHIRE retirement home builder has been named as one of the top 20 employers in the UK.Ringwood-based Churchill Retirement Living was ranked 13th the Top 100 Best Companies to work for in the UK by the Sunday Times. The winners were announced at
SAINTS have been given a vote of confidence by the Northern Ireland national football team ahead of their showdown with Manchester United. The team, which is captained by Saints star Steven Davis, took to social media to wish the team the best.
Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick are available for Sunday's EFL Cup final against Saints, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be absent for Manchester United. United captain Rooney missed the midweek Europa League trip to St Etienne as he returned to fitness
A number of major Hampshire roads are set to undergo maintenance next week, causing travel disruption throughout the county. The M3, M27, M271 and the A34 will all be affected from the works that begin on Monday 27. M27: Resurfacing work
SO STEVE Benson is ‘horrified’ that Nigel Farage dare to speak at the Concorde Club and suggests a boycott. Mr Benson, as a long standing member, I am sure you won't be missed. The Concorde Club will no doubt survive this ‘horror’ and continue
A HISTORIC weekend for Southampton is nearly upon us. Saints - along with thousands of fans - will be heading to London and aiming to bring back the League Cup. Fans who don't have tickets will head to pubs and bars across the city. SAINTS
IT APPEARS the malcontents are still not thwarted. Tony Blair is telling anyone who listens to fight for a second EU referendum. If he and the other ex-party leaders – John Major, Paddy Ashdown or Nick Clegg – had the intellect and oratory
Claude Puel has hinted that Martin Caceres is likely to have to be content with a place on the bench at Wembley on Sunday. The new signing joined up with the Saints squad ahead of their Spanish training camp in preparation for the EFL Cup final
ARE you as fed up as me about the Brexit issue? The people voted to leave, now the politicians who won’t accept the outcome should not be in the government – they are not being democratic. The Lib Dems are once again stabbing people in the
I AM pleased to see that Southampton City Council is bringing in alternative fortnightly collection of refuse with one week for recycling material and the next week, the rest. This is long overdue. The advantages to Southampton residents being
Ahead of Sunday's League Cup final, where Saints aim to pull off a historic win over Manchester United at Wembley, Sky Sports have released a combined XI team. Only two Saints stars feature in the line-up based on the Sky Sports Power Rankings
Plans have been submitted for a new Hampshire school that could take up to 900 students. The secondary school would see Mill Chase Academy in Bordon move to new land on Budds Lane. Cabinet member for education at Hampshire County Council, Cllr
Eastleigh Borough Council has frozen its council tax bill for residents. The decision means 'a 14th year of real-term cuts in tax bills' for residents, according to council leader Keith House. Cllr House said: “We believe this to be an unequalled
Police have charged a man after an incident involving a gun at an Isle of Wight Hotel. Officers were called to the incident at the Burlington Hotel, Ventnor on Wednesday just after 6.15pm. 50-year-old Timothy Clark, of Bellevue Road, Ventnor
DP World Southampton have taken delivery of eight brand new straddle carriers as part of a multi-million pound investment and modernisation programme for the container terminal. The new machines are more fuel efficient and can perform twin lifts which
One Hampshire council is bucking the trend of council tax hikes by cutting bills for residents. East Hampshire District Council voted to cut council tax by 2.6% for the 2017/2018 financial year. The decision marks the second consecutive reduction
Councils, including those in Hampshire, are being warned against celebrating local heroes in case they are one day exposed as a paedophile, following the recent spate of historical child sex offence cases involving well-known people. In official
YOUNG drama students are getting in on the act with their own Southampton-themed version of a musical theatre favourite. Children aged 11 to 16 will be performing The Wizard of Odd tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon and evening after putting together the show
REVIEW: The Sherlocks Talking Heads, February 22 Wedgewood Rooms, February 23 By Richard Derbyshire Photos Tom Langford YORKSHIRE’S rising indie stars The Sherlocks played to hundreds in Southampton and Portsmouth on consecutive
A MOTHER-of-one who ran over a model and left her for dead in the road has walked free from court. Chantelle Anne Matthews, 19, of Scallows Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for two years after pleading guilty
CURTAIN CALL REVIEW: Legally Blonde: the musicalCentrestage Productions Youth TheatreThe Point, EastleighTHE tale of Elle Woods, the sorority, cheerleader queen who followed her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School to win him back, was given a frothy and
A MAN has been arrested after a man was stabbed in a Southampton daylight attack. The victim, who is in his 20s, was rushed to hospital after being assaulted on the junction of Carlton Crescent and Carlton Place. Officers launched a manhunt
WOMEN based near Winchester are being urged to take part in a survey which could help cycling participation in the area.The survey comes after there were free women's cycling sessions last October in the area, which saw women tide out to Avington
A British woman has died after being tortured with a blowtorch alongside her husband in their home in South Africa. Susan Howarth, 64, and Robert Lynn, 66, were shot at and and tied up after they were woken by masked raiders on their farm in Dullstroom
TWO years after their last arena tour and a storming performance at the BIC Kaiser Chiefs return to the Bournemouth venue tonight.Frontman Ricky Wilson is the first to admit he’s not having much luck when it comes to Bournemouth.The last time he was in
SKA favourites 'The Beat' are no strangers to The Brook and now the band that brought us hits 'Mirror in the Bathroom' and 'Too Nice to Talk To' are back at the Southampton venue on Saturday.Formed in Birmingham back in 1978 The
THE legendary 80s electronic duo Pet Shop Boys perform at the Bournemouth International Centre on Sunday night.Their Super Tour is hitting cities across the UK throughout February and sees them performing songs from their acclaimed new album Super, as
IT is not your usual run-of-the -mill show and it comes with a minimum age limit of 16-plus and a warning that "It may contain nut"! Puppetry Of The Penis - which is at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on Saturday, has now played to most of the
TWO of Verdi's great operas will be staged in Bournemouth next week as Ellen Kent returns with Nabucco and Aida. Ellen Kent will be at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday March 1 with a new production of the very first opera she ever produced.Nabucco
EIGHTIES and Nineties chart toppers The Christians bring their 30th Anniversary Tour to Christchurch Regent Centre tonight.The Liverpool based band are renowned for an endless string of soulful yet socially aware hits like Forgotten Town, Ideal World
THE Craig Chalmers Experience was created in Winchester and enjoyed a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year. Now it's coming home and the city has the opportunity to see this unique piece when it performs at Theatre Royal Winchester
A HAMPSHIRE father was found hanging at his home, an inquest heard. Clive Thornton from North Baddesley had a history of depression and anxiety, as well as substance abuse and self-harm, Winchester Coroner's Court heard. The 40-year-old, who
A FORMER charity worker from Hampshire has issued a plea for help after vowing to celebrate his love for his wife of 47 years. The Rev Vic Jackopson, 75, has decided to create a dementia-friendly garden at the Southampton care home where his wife
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is determined to emulate his former Bayern Munich teammates by winning a Wembley final when he returns to the home of football with Saints. The Danish international was sat among the Bayern substitutes during the 2013 Champions
MAYA Yoshida is desperate to write himself into Southampton Football Club history by winning the League Cup – and become a role model for fellow Japanese footballers. Such is the calibre and experience of the current Saints team, many of the players
DOG owners are being warned not to let their pets off the lead near livestock after several sheep were injured in an attack last week. One sheep, who was pregnant, was severely injured and another 35 left in a stressed state after the incident
A HAMPSHIRE MP is set to run one of the most famous marathon in the country for the first time to help reduce deaths in young people. Eastleigh MP Mims Davies will run the London Marathon on April 23 to raise vital cash for Cardiac Risk in the
A new proposed rail service from Southampton to London – which promises cheaper fares and more seats – has been backed by a city MP. Royston Smith MP wrote to Chris Grayling MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, this week to signal his support
Young budding chefs of the future found out what it was like to choose, prepare and then eat their own meals from one of the country’s top kitchen experts.James Golding, executive chef of Hampshire-based PIG chain of hotels and restaurants, was on hand
A ROMSEY scout has braved the shave to raise almost a thousand pounds for a trip to build a medical centre in Africa. Kathleen Beaman, of Romsey was always the envy of her friends with long, waste-length hair, but with the help of Minster B’s Barber
PLANS have been approved for a multi-million-pound extension to a bustling Hampshire business hub which are set to create almost 300 new jobs. The Innovation Centre at Daedalus will be more than doubled in size by the 37,000sqft extension.
Hampshire's community leaders have thrown their support behind Saints as the club attempts to win its first major trophy since 1976. Southampton mayor councillor Catherine McEwing has been joined by MP’s Royston Smith, Caroline Nokes and Alan Whitehead
WHEN Jack Stephens was a boy, he was such a prodigious talent he had to be substituted at half-time - with his school team leading 13-0. Matt Evans, the head of PE at Torpoint Community College, recalls a talented all-round sportsman, who also
Hampshire suffered travel chaos yesterday as Storm Doris battered and blustered its way across the UK. Winds of up to 60mph hit Southampton as trains were cancelled and trees fell throughout the county, ensuring major delays. Flights at Southampton
IT has been the ongoing debate of this season at Saints ... what would count as a successful campaign? Saints have been on an upward trajectory for the past seven seasons, but the feeling was that this one would take a different shape. Last
A NEW “car club” scheme to help cut air pollution could come to Winchester. The plans are part of Winchester City Council’s plans to reduce pollution. The scheme aims to help workers and residents in the city centre make “better” transport
SOUTHAMPTON has been awarded grants totalling £892,000 as part of a nationwide attempt to improve Britain's most toxic cities. More than £350,000 will be spent on increasing the number of low-emission taxis and teaching city council employees how
STAFF and volunteers at a Hampshire charity shop were stunned after a speedboat was dumped in a car park near the premises. The vessel, attached to a trailer, was left in Oakhill House car park behind Oxfam Furniture in Shirley earlier this week
PLANS to increase council tax for residents in the Winchester area have been given the green light. Winchester City Council has rubber stamped plans to increase the average band D council tax for district residents, it will be £4.34 for 2017-18
HUGH Grant giving it some to The Pointer Sisters as he plays probably the best Prime Minister of all time who will not be bullied by America as we have Harry Potter and David Beckham's right foot. Every young beauty in the entire United States of
FOLK musician Phil Beer – better known as one half of the acclaimed duo Show of Hands – comes to Bournemouth Folk Club at the Shelley Theatre on Saturday.Last year, Show of Hands' critically-acclaimed studio album The Long Way Home saw Phil and Steve
THEY’VE been hailed as the future by Radio One, were one of the first names announced for this year’s Isle of Wight Festival and will release their debut album in the summer, but before that indie-rockers The Amazons are coming back to Southampton. The
BRITAIN'S Got Talent's Lucy Kay returns as Narrator in the upcoming 2017 touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring X Factor winner Joe McElderry in the title role. Lucy Kay scored her first number one album in
It's the new glamorous face of Southampton shopping, and one lucky Hampshire charity has all its support. Westquay shopping centre - with its new £85 million extension, 20 restaurants a bowling alley and a luxury cinema - has announced Breast Cancer
A SOUTHAMPTON paedophile-hunter has vowed to continue his fight for justice - despite being warned by police that he could face prosecution. The vigilante and his partner, who operate under the name TRAP, pose as under-age children online in a
A HAMPSHIRE music festival has been cancelled because organisers say it can't compete with a newly-announced Craig David show. Pulse on the Farm 2017, which was scheduled to be held on September 1-3 at Berkeley Farm, near Durley, has been called
THE father of an inspirational Hampshire DJ has begged vandals to leave his son's grave alone so he can "finally rest in peace". Known to many as DJ Blue, Errol Matthews raised thousands of pounds for charity before his death in 2007 at the age
SOUTHAMPTON civic chiefs have received a six-figure grant to deal with the city's homelessness problem. The £400,000 package will help support the growing number of people who are sleeping rough. One council worker told the Daily Echo that
POLICE launched a raid and uncovered an enormous cannabis factory in a former nuclear bunker. Inside they discovered more than £1million worth of cannabis at the side, which was formerly owned by the Ministry of Defence. The raid in Chilmark
POLICE have launched a hunt after a man was stabbed in the back in Southampton. The victim suffered serious injuries and was rushed to hospital after the attack, which happened near the junction of Carlton Crescent and Carlton Place, near London
Hampshire County Council's trading standards service has received several complaints about fake leather jackets being sold out of the back of cars. All reports indicate that the sales have taken place in the car parks of large retail premises.
Renowned Southampton artist Hilda Margery Clarke will give a talk and demonstration about her friend LS Lowry and his techniques and work at Southampton city art gallery on February 25 and March 24 from 1.30-2.30 pm. To pre-book 023 8083 4536
Southampton's weekly parkrun will be on this Saturday (February 25) at Southampton Common. The 5km event begins at 9am and is a personal target against the clock. It is free to take part.
THE firefighters of the future had the chance to meet a Hampshire fire team. Children from Farley Nursery on Westley Lane in Sparsholt met the crew from Winchester Fire Station. The budding firefighters were able to look at the fire engine's
