James Vince scored his first red-ball century in over a year as he piled on an unbeaten 143 for Hampshire on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship clash with Yorkshire. Hampshire boasted the better of the first day despite being
Following her hugely successful all-male productions of HMS Pinafore and The Pirates Of Penzance, Sasha Regan is back at Theatre Royal Winchester next week with The Mikado.Arguably Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular opera, The Mikado takes its audience
MOTORISTS were facing delays after a crash on a Hampshire motorway. The incident happened on the M3 northbound at about 1.20pm and blocked one lane of the carriageway. Traffic was building past Eastleigh and towards the M27 eastbound and westbound
CURTAIN CALL REVIEW EquusBench Theatre, The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant THE horses which are such an essential presence in Peter Shaffer's potent, powerful, unsettling drama are represented in Bench Theatre's production by just three
CURTAIN CALL REVIEW‘THE LAST FIVE YEARS’CCADSThe Station Theatre, Hayling IslandTHIS two-hander, by Jason Robert Brown, charts the relationship between aspiring author Jamie and ambitious actress/singer Cathy. Originally written to unite the couple only
A POLICE helicopter was involved in an overnight search in the New Forest. The NPAS aircraft, which is based in Bournemouth, said officers helped police in the forest to track down a vehicle after it failed to stop when requested. The incident
ONLY one in five businesses are prepared for the challenges of Britain leaving the EU, leading law firm Blake Morgan has warned. An informal survey commissioned by Blake Morgan found that just 20 per cent of businesses has set in place a continuity
By Richard DerbyshireTHE SUMMER festival season is still to come, but indie rockers The Amazons have already announced a ten date autumn tour and are returning to Southampton.The band, who are championed by some of the most influential names in music,
Eight medals awarded to a Hampshire war hero, who spent part of his childhood as an “inmate” at a grim Victorian workhouse, sold for nearly £2,000 at an auction, more than double the sum they had been expected to fetch. The medals were awarded to Company
TWO classic Puccini operas and a hidden opera gem make up Welsh National Opera’s Love’s Poisoned Chalice season at Mayflower Theatre next week.Running from Tuesday April 25 to Saturday April 29 the WNO will take audiences on a journey of love, passion
THE five-time Tony Award-winning production Titanic The Musical is to open its first ever UK and Ireland tour in Southampton, the city from which the historic liner set sail on its fateful maiden voyage. Opening at Mayflower Theatre in April
THE Berry Youth Theatre will cause a splash this weekend with their imaginative retelling of The Little Mermaid.There are performances at 2pm and 7.30pm today (Friday April 21) and tomorrow (Saturday April 22).Written by Rebecca Alloway and directed by
FOLLOWING its critically acclaimed premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016, Scorched, the new play from Open Sky, is touring the UK and comes to The Ashcroft Centre on Wednesday (April 26).Inspired by the life of his grandfather, writer Lisle Turner
OVER one hundred years after it was written, Nuffield Southampton Theatre’s radical new co-production explores one of the most celebrated comedies of the 20th Century, Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. After a critically acclaimed national tour this reimagined
RICHARD Herring presents 'The Best' at Bournemouth Pavilion Ballroom on Saturday April 22. King of the Edinburgh Fringe, Metro columnist and the UK's Podfather (RHLSTP, AIOTM), Herring picks his favourite routines from his 12 one-man shows
THE award winning Milton Musical Society return to Christchurch next week for their spring production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical, Oklahoma! Curtain up at the Regent is from Wednesday 26 to Saturday 29 April at 7.30 pm. There is also
CALLING all Doctor Who enthusiasts!Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium will be the setting for an out-of-this-world experience this weekend when the Daleks come to town. On Saturday and Sunday the Science Centre will be hosting a Dr Who themed weekend
A FATHER has told a court how he spent thousands of pounds on a car he thought had 54,000 miles on the clock when in reality it had covered more than 139,000. Mark Evans was giving evidence against a gang of Hampshire car dealers accused of taking more
A MAN is due to appear in court charged with historic sex offences at a Hampshire children’s home. William John Gillham is due to appear before Southampton Crown Court. The 64-year-old was charged on Wednesday with 15 counts of indecent assault
AN ONLINE medical advice service has revolutionized GP surgeries across Hampshire, health chiefs say. The scheme, which gives adults round the clock medical advice via their GP practice’s website has saved more than 500 GP appointments a week,
A HAMPSHIRE gun smuggler who admitted he was "a bit of a paedophile" has been convicted of importing illegal firearms through the post. A National Crime Agency probe found that Aaron Bishop, 39, took a delivery of guns with Martin Beard, 38, via the
Martin Caceres hopes to avoid becoming the most expensive sub in Saints history by making a full first-team debut in the final weeks of the season. The 30-year-old Uruguayan centre half joined Saints at the start of February, but has still to play
THESE are the images that show a fire which destroyed two cars. Firefighters were called to Chineham Shopping Centre’s car park at 5.44pm, on Tuesday April 19, where two cars were on fire. Two engines from Basingstoke fire station attended
SOUTHAMPTON popstar Craig David has backed a bid to raise £10,000 for Southampton General Hospital’s cancer ward. International super-star Craig has thrown his support behind a charity event hosted by Coco Lounge and Bar in Town Quay, Southampton
OXFAM shops across Hampshire are celebrating Record Store Day with an entire weekend of events. Club Pyschedelia, the night that has brought the likes of Royal Blood and Wytches to Southampton has put together a line up of bands to play in the
THE competition is hotting up and the challenges are getting trickier. But Hampshire teenager Olivia Wardell is taking everything in her stride as she competes in Britain’s Next Top Model. The TV show is throwing everything at the remaining
WHILE thousands of runners take on the Southampton marathon this weekend one Hampshire MP will be pounding the streets of the capital to help reduce deaths in young people. Eastleigh MP Mims Davies will run the London marathon on Sunday to
IT'S being billed as the ultimate comedy show. Jimmy Carr has been gathering a selection of his very best jokes along with brand new material for his new tour, which visits Mayflower Theatre tomorrow night. A man who has devoted his life to crafting
SAINTS will target Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson and Leeds defender Pontus Jansson in the summer, according to widespread reports. Sigurdsson is currently in the midst of a relegation battle with the Swans in the Premier League and has several clubs
A FOOTBALL fan who downed eight pints and ran on the pitch to try and get a selfie with Fraser Forster has launched an abusive tirade at the club. University student Liam Dummackin staged the one-man pitch invasion at St Mary's during the Premier
FIREFIGHTERS have rushed to the scene of a blaze in Southampton. Crews were called to the scene of the fire at Empress Road at about 11.50am and fire pumps from St Mary's, Redbridge and Hightown are battling the blaze. Kevin Evenett, Incident
Southampton’s hopes of a multi-million pound investment from China are not yet dead in the water. The Daily Echo understands that talks between representatives of club owner Katharina Liebherr and potential Chinese investors are still underway,
HAMPSHIRE Police are appealing to residents to help identify a man in a bid to tackle motorcycle crime. The appeal comes after two off-road bikes were seen riding illegally on Lower Brownhill Road in Southampton. They were being ridden at speed
A BODY has been found in the search for a missing Hampshire woman. Victoria Evans, 41, was last seen on April 7 and police had made a number of appeals to try and track her down. But today they said that a body had been found in the search
A HAMPSHIRE teenager posted a farewell message online before taking his own life, an inquest heard. Jesse White from Hedge End was found hanging at his home, Winchester Coroner’s Court heard. The court heard that the 19-year-old, of Wildern
