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  • Winchester City hope new manager is a long-term appointment

    WINCHESTER City director of football David Malone hopes Craig Davis is the club’s manager beyond the end of this season. Davis, who played under Malone at Bashley as a teenager in 2001, will take charge of his first game as Winchester boss at home

  • Portsmouth enter 70-day exclusivity agreement

    Portsmouth have confirmed they have entered a 70-day exclusivity agreement with American businessman Michael Eisner and his Tornante Group as the Sky Bet League Two promotion hopefuls look set to be sold. Reports circulated earlier this week suggesting

  • Salisbury's play-off hopes boosted by Team Solent star

    SALISBURY City have signed Team Solent captain Jesse Waller-Lassen in time for Saturday’s Evostik Southern League S & W showdown with runaway leaders Hereford (3pm). The former Spurs trainee has signed a dual registration enabling him to join

  • READER LETTER: No plans for a second vote

    Ron Meldrum (Green Party) forgets that the recent referendum in Scotland on the vote of independence was the same as the Remain or Leave the EU referendum in so much as it was stated as a “one vote only”. In other words, no plans for a second.

  • READER LETTER: I spy on TV?

    Who is watching whom? The revelation that the CIA can use the TV in your home to spy on you, may also be true in the UK? To obtain Sky Movies package I have to link my telephone line to Sky, and have always been puzzled to find the next day when

  • READER LETTER: Doing a hole lot of good

    Could I congratulate and compliment Southampton City Council on their assistance to the police in catching drunken drivers. Through the council’s actions, this has made detection by the police far easier. Whilst parked at the end of any road

  • READER LETTER: Who is out to destroy party?

    After a week of damaging headlines for the Tories on budget U-turns, possible expenses scandals, and George ‘6 jobs’ Osborne, should we be surprised that Tom Watson and his kind have turned the negative media attention back to Labour? For the record

  • Redmond sets his targets on the international stage

    New England cap Nathan Redmond has declared he wants one final piece of glory with the Under-21s. The Saints attacker is eyeing victory at Euro 2017 this summer in his last hurrah for the Young Lions. Redmond made his senior debut as a second-half

  • British-born Westminster terror attacker named by police

    The Westminster terror attacker has been named as Khalid Masood. Scotland Yard said the 52-year-old was not the subject of any current investigations and there was "no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a terrorist attack". However, he

  • Sat nav stolen from car parked in driveway

    A SATELLITE navigation system was stolen from a car parked in a driveway. Police say that the theft happened at Cudworth Mead in Hedge End. The incident happened overnight between March 18 and March 19, anyone with information is urged to call 101

  • Saints meet Premier League pledge

    SAINTS are one of just seven Premier League clubs to meet a pledge made in August 2015 to provide a fully accessible toilet for disabled fans at their grounds within two years, according to learning disability charity Mencap. Known as Changing

  • CRICKET: Hants overseas star to miss first four matches

    Hampshire overseas signing George Bailey will miss the start of the season - to get married. The Australian, who had a brief spell with Hampshire in 2013, re-signed on a two-year deal in November. He will miss Hampshire’s first three Specsavers

  • Yet another Saints man gets an England call

    YOUNGSTER Josh Sims has become the SEVENTH Saints man in the past week to be called up for England. The 19-year-old, who turns 20 next Tuesday, has been drafted into the England Under-20s side, replacing Charlton's Erzi Konsa Ngoyo, who is injured

  • Power cut leaves nearly 1,000 homes without electricity

    ALMOST a thousand Hampshire residents are without power this morning after an electrical fault. Households in West Wellow and the surrounding Romsey area lost power at 9.50am this morning. A spokesperson for supplier Scottish and Southern Electricity

  • REVIEW: Ricky Gervais, BIC

    REVIEW: Ricky Gervais, BICBy Nicky FindleyIF ever there was a way to build up a sense of anticipation ahead of a show, this was the stuff.Searchlights sweeping across the auditorium, swirling dry ice, pulsating music like a giant heartbeat, offset by

  • Can you enjoy sugar and still eat healthily?

    Can you still enjoy sugar, and eat healthily? No-nonsense nutritionist Rob Hobson reveals how to keep it just sweet enough. So there might be a super-size helping of clean-eating backlash simmering at the moment (hurrah!), but that doesn't mean all

  • HOUR-LONG delays on major Southampton commuter route

    A BROKEN down vehicle is causing hour-long delays on a major Southampton commuter route. The vehicle is stuck on the M271 sliproad off Redbridge Flyover and there are delays throughout Totton and the surrounding areas. Cars are backed up past

  • Bestival unveils more acts for 2017

    THIS morning Bestival has announced more acts when they move to their new home at Lulworth September 7-10.There will be live music from grime godfather Wiley, indie powerhouse Blossoms, UK hip-hop hero Roots Manuva, Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic, folk

  • Bid to ban plastic bottles from town

    A CAMPAIGN to stamp out the use of plastic drinking bottles and ready meals cartons in a Hampshire borough has been launched by environmentalists. Fareham and Gosport Friends of the Earth are seeking to ban the use of SUP’s (Single Use Plastics) across

  • PHOTOS: Ten rescued from Southampton fire

    TEN people have been rescued from a fire in Southampton. Four crews from across the city were called to a building in St Mary Street at 5.14am this morning. The fire involved a flat above a shop and is believed to have started on the stairwell.

  • Gregory ready for biggest six months of his golfing career

    AMATEUR champion Scott Gregory has begun the first leg of the biggest six months of his burgeoning golf career that will hopefully see him in the professional ranks by the end of the autumn.The Corhampton ace - the No 7 amateur in the world - has flown

  • Union slams plan to axe Ordnance Survey jobs

    PLANS by one of Southampton's biggest employers to axe 70 jobs have been criticised by a union official. Mapping giant Ordnance Survey, which has its HQ at Nursling, says it is in talks with unions over a staff "restructure". There are 838

  • Southampton nurse nominated for going above and beyond

    HE IS the nurse who has brought a smile on patients and staff’s faces at Southampton General Hospital. Jose Horno, has been working as respiratory specialist nurse for the past three years. He goes above and beyond his duties to look after

  • Motorbike ridden deliberately at police officer

    A MOTORCYCLE was ridden deliberately at a police officer at the forefront of campaign to stamp out nuisance motorcyclists who are terrorising a Hampshire community. One of a group of bikers appeared to ride at PC Simon Peacock from the Southampton

  • Hampshire MP opens insurance firm's new office

    A HAMPSHIRE MP has opened the new offices of a leading insurance broker. Steve Brine MP for Winchester visited the One Insurance Solution office in Chandler’s Ford where he cut the ribbon to officially open the building. The company, which

  • Students' work comes to Guildhall Square

    An eight-foot walking sculpture spewing soft toys out of its belly is just one of this year’s creations by Solent university fine art students – and it’s coming to a city centre square near you soon. Mandy Smith came up with the idea when her 12

  • Hairdressers issued TV licence reminder

    Hairdressers across Hampshire have been warned not to cut corners by forgetting to pay for a TV licence. Ten salons in 2016 were prosecuted for licence fee evasion, facing fines of up to £1,000 each. Salons need a licence if they provide a

  • Hampshire health professionals awarded for research

    HAMPSHIRE health professionals have been awarded for their work to improve patients’ lives. Southampton Cancer Clinical Trials Team and the Solent Homeless Healthcare team are among the winners of health awards. Their achievements in health

  • Headteachers meet MPs over school funding fears

    A GROUP of school heads have met with government ministers over concerns a school funding shake up could lead to greater class sizes. School heads of several schools across the Fareham area met with Suella Fernandes, the MP for Fareham and minister

  • Hampshire actress lands new lead role

    HAMPSHIRE actress Sarah Parish has landed a new television lead role. The 48-year-old will play officer DCI Elizabeth Bancroft in the new ITV Encore thriller Bancroft. It’s the latest in a line of starring roles for the actress, who lives near Alton

  • Pupils jump for joy after positive Ofsted report

    TEST Valley School is celebrating the result of a very positive Ofsted outcome. Following a short one day inspection on in February, the school is very pleased that it continues to be judged as Good, having been graded Good in all areas under its

  • Saints could go global in takeover deal

    Saints will look to turn themselves into a major player on the global sporting stage if a £190m takeover from Chinese investors goes through. Lander Sports Development have been in talks with Saints owner Katharina Liebherr for the best part of

  • Tears as boat driver is cleared of manslaughter

    A HAMPSHIRE businessman broke down and cried as a jury cleared him of manslaughter following a fatal speedboat crash on the Solent. Aaron Brown, 33, of Botley Road, Curdridge, was found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after his friend

  • Legal expert to run influential New Forest body

    ONE OF Hampshire most influential bodies has a new leader for the first time in six years.The new Official Verderer of the New Forest, former solicitor Lord Manners, is following in the footsteps of his father, who held the position in the 1980s.During

  • Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden in Hampshire Boyzlife show

    THEY belong to two iconic Irish boys bands with a multi-platinum record selling track record.Now Brian McFadden, of Westlife and Boyzone’s Keith Duffy have joined forces to create Boyzlife.Hot on the heels of their sell out October 2016 tour, the duo

  • Hampshire MPs tell of horror after Westminster terror attack

    A HAMPSHIRE MP was yards away from a terror attack as chaos descended on Westminster, leaving four dead. Members of Parliament, staff and the public were thrown into a state of panic after four people were killed near the grounds of parliament

  • Hampshire's Laura Jurd up for Jazz FM gong

    A HAMPSHIRE musician has been nominated for a Jazz FM Award.Laura Jurd and her creative ensemble Dinosaur are among the UK Jazz Acts of the Year nominees and will now face a public vote in a bid to triumph. The award-winning trumpet player, composer and

  • Guildhall gig for Feeder

    FEEDER announced their return last year after a four-year hiatus in glorious style, celebrating their highest chart position since 2008 with their ninth record All Bright Electric. The album is a true statement of intent representing an even bigger, more

  • Five bank branches to close in Southampton and Hampshire

    FIVE branches of NatWest in Hampshire are set to be axed as the bank and its parent company Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announce more than 150 closures nationwide. The branches set for the chop are London Road (Southampton), Portswood, Hythe,

  • PHOTOS: Send us your mum selfies for Mother's Day!

    THIS weekend we celebrate everything that is great about our mums. Sunday is Mother’s Day and we at the Daily Echo want you to help honour mums across Hampshire. Send us a selfie of you and your mum together and we’ll publish it in our Mother