DUSAN Tadic tonight continued his superb international form. The Saints playmaker scored Serbia’s first goal from the penalty spot and assisted the other two in a 3-1 World Cup qualifying win in Georgia. It was Tadic’s fourth World Cup goal
A YOUNG woman was left with cuts and bruises after a glass was thrown inside a Hampshire pub. Police have now issued an appeal to find this man to question him about the incident which happened in O’Neill’s on Winchester High Street. The 20-year-old
DON'T forget! Clocks move forward by an hour across the UK at 1am on Sunday. Most of us grumble at having an hour less in bed, but a charity says moving clocks forward an extra hour all year round would make roads safer for everyone. Brake
MOTORISTS faced lengthy delays after a crash on a major Hampshire road earlier this evening. The incident happened on the A31 westbound approaching Picket Post and left one lane of the carriageway blocked. Traffic was building up in the area
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead in a Hampshire house. Officers rushed to a home in Birch Court, Stanmore after a member of the public discovered a man's body at 5.31pm on Wednesday and detectives have confirmed
Merdon Junior School in Chandlers Ford is raising money for Red Nose Day by taking part in various activities. This year the school council has a huge involvement in the planning process. They went around each class and asked them for ideas
By Emily Cox Colden Common Primary School will be raising money on Red Nose Day this year in a fit of laughs and giggles with the production of their very own joke book. The joke book, which will cost a pound to buy, has been compiled by members
A TIRED railway worker had a near miss and was almost struck by a train travelling over 80mph near a Hampshire station, a report has revealed. The incident happened close to Shawford Station, near Winchester last June. According to a Rail Accident
By Nicola Scovell STAFF at a Fareham office are celebrating Red Nose Day by dressing up or down with a red theme. Cheryl Utting is a Chartered Legal Executive at Glanvilles, located in Fareham, were there is also a cake sale taking place at
COMIC Relief has raised more than £1 billion, helping to improve the lives of poor and disadvantaged people across the globe. Here are some of the pictures of Hampshire fundraisers playing their part for the good cause. Every pound raised goes
HAMPSHIRE police are appealing for more information about a flat fire. Ten people were rescued from seven flats above shops in St Mary's Street, Southampton after fire broke out early on Thursday morning. As reported by the Daily Echo an unknown
By Harrison Cox CARE workers teamed up and got ready for a day full of fun with cakes and red noses to support Comic Relief. Staff at Enthuse Care, Oakley Road, Southampton, took part in a craziest hairstyle competition, a cake sale, and a
WITH pedestrians constantly running the gauntlet in Wide Lane, Southampton, I think it’s high time the council and highways chiefs got their act together and cleared these soakaways that clearly don’t work after even moderate rain showers. This
I AM head of travel for the travel arm of the Royal British Legion, Remembrance Travel, and I’m currently on a mission to find every single surviving D-Day veteran. The Treasury is enabling a series of free-of-charge tours for D-Day veterans to return
A NEW restaurant is set to open at Southampton's Westquay Centre. L'Osteria says its outlet will offer 18 inch pizzas and fresh pasta dishes using authentic Italian ingredients. The outlet, which will have seating for more than 250 people, opens
A NEW and "unique" music festival will be coming to the Isle of Wight, it has been revealed. The event, which has been dubbed "the new Bestival", will take place at the Robin Hill Country Park on September 9 and 10. The festival called Eklectica
WELL done Southampton, another great win. No, not the club, the city. Further to recent letters highlighting the atrocious state of our roads, a new survey on behalf of moneysupermarket.com lists Southampton as the fourth most dangerous city for
HISTORY will tell Peter Sowerby how we will escape the clutches of the EU. After 43 years of EU laws and regulations, the Government and business have become institutionalised and seem to obey ‘orders’ without question. Untanglement from this could
IN ALL the furore caused by the UK’s referendum to leave the EU, one of the issues that seems to have been overlooked is what could happen to the countries within the United Kingdom when we leave. In Northern Ireland the majority vote was to stay
I WOULD advise Roy Perry, leader of Hampshire County Council, not to get too excited about the £2billion “boost” for social care. As has already been pointed out, the cash was to be phased in over three years and individual authorities do not know
WHY all this mockery and point scoring over U-turns? Should we not be pleased that a politician, after further consideration, changes his/her mind – especially if this is in line with our own beliefs? How about hearing a politician saying to
SAINTS man Maya Yoshida was delighted to take on the extra responsibility after captaining Japan to a 2-0 victory in a World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates. Usual skipper Makoto Hasebe was out injured so Yoshida stepped up to lead from
A MAN has been charged after an alleged kidnapping in Eastleigh. Rodney Traves, 47, of Croydon Close, Southampton, has been charged with kidnap and assault causing actual bodily harm. He was due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court today
REVIEW: THE EVEN GREATER CHERITON VARIETY SHOWCheriton Players,Cheriton Village HallSTAGED as a fundraiser, with the aim of purchasing the village hall, the variety performance, showcased the community spirit, as well as the village talent. The night
A SOUTHAMPTON mosque has condemned terror attacks in London which left five people dead and more than 20 injured. Police say a 75-year-old from south London has been confirmed as the fifth person to die following the attack, which happened on Wednesday
A VULNERABLE Hampshire man died of sepsis after he refused to eat for a number of weeks of his life, an inquest heard. Geoffrey Hussey died on June 17 last year at Kitnocks House in Curdridge, days after being discharged from hospital. Winchester
A MAN caught driving on the wrong side of the road while under the influence of alcohol had to be physically dragged from a bush he was trying to hide in after running away from police, a court heard. Connor McCloud claimed his drink had been spiked
CONTROVERSIAL plans for more than 260 homes in a Southampton neighbourhood have been given the green light. Members of Southampton City Council's cabinet rubber-stamped the next steps in the regeneration of Townhill Park, which include 56 homes
A NEW Forest pony has been killed on the roads. A chestnut mare was hit by a vehicle on the B3078 at Crow's Nest, near Bramshaw. DISTRESSING VIDEO: Shocking footage shows pony cause 'catastrophic' crash >>> It had to be humanely destroyed
THOUSANDS of people in Hampshire will be wearing bright red noses in aid of Comic Relief today. A fundraising frenzy has taken off across the country, which has seen people taking part in bake-offs to danceathons and parading in comical costumes
THEY have sold over 10 million records worldwide and now Mike and The Mechanics are bringing their nationwide Word of Mouth Tour to Bournemouth Pavilion tonight ( Friday March 24) .Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford (Guitar) – joins forces with a
SALISBURY Playhouse is presenting a new play - Echo’s End, written by local playwright Barney Norris from Wednesday March 29 to Saturday April 15. Set on the edge of Salisbury Plain in 1915, Echo’s End is a story about two Wiltshire families and the seismic
CIVIC chiefs has revealed plans to create hundreds of new jobs at a factory to build “modular” or “prefab” homes on a former car factory site. Southampton City Council has teamed up with Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to invest £6m in
By Martin Hutchinson.ARMED with a new album rockers Thunder are on a nationwide tour that stops off at Southampton 02 Guildhall on Saturday ( March 25).Singer Danny Bowes, who can also be heard fronting his own music show on the digital station Planet
THE Bootleg Beatles are currently touring the UK as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the milestone album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. The band along with their renowned string and brass ensemble will be at Bournemouth
OLLY Murs brings his 12-venue arena tour to the South Coast on Tuesday March 28.The Troublemaker singer and former X Factor runner-up will be returning to the Bournemouth International Centre for an eagerly anticipated show.This comes ahead of his open
CHARLES Dickens' Great Expectations will be staged at the Berry Theatre, Hedge End, Southampton from Tuesday April 4 - Saturday April 8.An accidental meeting that changes a young man's life...the unquenchable desire for money and consequences
SALISBURY Playhouse and Pentabus Theatre Company present Hattie Naylor’s new play, As the Crow Flies next week.It will be performed in The Salberg at Salisbury Playhouse from Tuesday March 28 to Saturday April 8 as part of a national rural tour. Beth
ARUNDEL Castle in West Sussex will celebrate the 950th anniversary of its initial construction this year. To celebrate, the Castle has arranged a bumper calendar of events from dazzling displays of flowers in its gardens to thrilling historical interpretations
RATED as one of the world's top mediums, Sally Morgan's reputation has been built from her close relationship with many high-profile celebrities. Sally has read for a whole host of celebrities from film stars to radio presenters, musicians to
HOW a competent and experienced Hampshire sailor came to fall in the water and die still remains a mystery after an inquest this week. Hugh Carter, former Commodore of Lymington Town Sailing Club and founder of the long-running Solent Circuit yacht
SMALL change – big difference.That was the slogan for Red Nose Day on March 14, 1997, hosted by Dermot Morgan and Ardal O’Hanlon from Father Ted.£27m was raised that year for charitable causes, including fundraising efforts from people all over Hampshire
CAMPAIGNERS are fighting plans to build 145 homes on the edge of a Hampshire town. Two developers have sparked fury by submitting proposals to build a new estate beside a disused railway line that marks the northern boundary of Fordingbridge. People
A SOUTHAMPTON shop is to re-open today following a £500,000 makeover. The Co-op in Woolston will re-open with a focus on fresh, healthy foods, meal ideas and essentials. It will also feature new self-service checkouts to improve service times.
TWO brothers have started a journey of a lifetime to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Mark and Jamie White left Hampshire on a 2,000-mile cycle across Europe to raise funds in memory of their grandparents, who both died from cancer. After the
ACROSS Hampshire people have been making their laughs matter for Comic Relief. Yesterday thousands of people put on a bright red nose to raise funds for children throughout the UK and in Africa. In the Hampshire an array of events took place including
CIVIC chiefs striving to preserve the New Forest have paid tribute to a fellow campaigner who has died suddenly aged 73. Sally Arnold was a member of the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) and a former chairman of Ashurst and Colbury Parish
A HAMPSHIRE community radio presenter is taking to the ring for a special charity boxing match next weekend. Unity 101 presenter Aryana Vashisht will be fighting in an Ultra White Collar Boxing match at Southampton's Novotel next Saturday.
HAMPSHIRE’S biggest heavy industrial site has seen a £28m investment.ExxonMobil has pumped the cash into Fawley Refinery where they have built a new plant to produce Isopar products – described as a “new family” of solvents – which are used as a base
CASES heard by Southampton magistrates were: Catherine Drummond, 67, of Woodlands Road, Southampton. Found guilty of failing to provide information to police relating to the identification of a driver of a vehicle who was alleged to be guilty of
GREEN drivers in Southampton could be rewarded with a £900 discount on parking permits. The city council is leading a consultation to change on-street and off-street parking fees which will see parking costs slashed for eco motorists. The move
IT is, in some ways, a total no brainer. Katharina Liebherr could be about to sever her family’s eight-year ownership of Southampton Football Club, by selling out to Chinese firm Lander Sports. A figure of £190m has been mentioned - a huge
FOR some it will be a disappointment, and for some it will be a source of elation. Yes, an international football weekend is upon us and the prospect of watching England v. Lithuania looms large. It doesn't have the makings of a thriller.
PRODUCERS from a popular Channel 4 Show are looking for contestants. Come Dine With Me are looking for keen amateur chefs from Southampton to apply for upcoming series of the hit telly show. A spokesman from Channel 4 said: "Most weeks we are
A burst hot water pipe has caused a Hampshire leisure centre to close. Specialist contractors have been called out to Gosport Leisure Centre following the incident. Gosport Borough Council say that the centre is likely to remain closed this morning
POLICE are hunting two men who broke into the Spinnaker Tower and base jumped off it. It is alleged that the two men caused criminal damage when they accessed the building at about 9.15pm on March 9. The first man is described as being white
POLICE have launched an investigation after man's body was found in a Winchester house. Officers have set up a cordon around the property off Thurmond Crescent, Stanmore. They were called at 5.31pm on Wednesday, March 22, to a report that a man’
Police have launched an investigation after a suspicious man in dark clothing pulled up in a van beside a 10-year-old girl in Lymington. Police are investigating after the young girl, walking home, was approached by a man in a black van on Tuesday
POLICE are trying to solve the mystery of how a Hampshire teenager came to be found with a fractured skull. The 18-year-old woman left the Compasses Inn at Damerham at about 10.30pm and was found lying on a grass verge at 5am the next day.
A 'FANTASTIC and emotional' video filmed in a Southampton shopping centre has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. The clip, posted on Dan Cooper Music's Facebook page, shows a woman singing and being joined by scores of others at Westquay
