WITH four wins from their last five league games, Fawley AFC ended the season as one of the form sides of the Sydenhams Premier Division. But, alas, it was not enough to stop them falling victim of last summer’s rule change which means three sides
COWES Sports have appointed a former England winger as their new manager. Taking charge of the Isle of Wight outfit is ex-Coventry City, West Brom and Aston Villa man Steve Hunt. The 60-year-old, who also played alongside Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer
BASHLEY have been rocked by the departure of the Prodomo brothers. Team boss Tom and captain/goalkeeper Joe have left the Sydenhams Premier outfit to join new boss Mark Molesley’s management team at Weymouth. Tom will be the Terras’ head coach
TWO burglars have been jailed after admitting their involvement in a catalogue of crimes including aggravated burglary. George Whiffin and Tarik Oliveira have been sentenced to a combined total of nine years in prison following an investigation
A Hampshire man has appeared in court after more than £150,000 worth of cannabis was seized from small boat in Jersey. Three men were charged with drugs offences after being arrested at St Quen’s Bay in the early hours of Friday morney. Officials
IT was a day to remember in Southampton as a full marathon returned to the city for the first time in more than three decades. Women and men of all ages pounded the pavements to raise money for charity, push for a personal best time, or simply
Police have launched an appeal after two bikes were stolen from a garage in Southampton. The bikes - a Ripley carbon fibre bike valued at £2,800, and a Voodoo bike valued at £350 - were stolen from John Street between 10pm on Saturday, April 22
Hampshire are enjoying their best start to a season in the Specsavers County Championship's first division, despite having to settle for a draw against Yorkshire at The Ageas Bowl. They gave themselves hope of a second win against the 2014 and
A FORMER finance manager who stole more than £13,000 from a Hampshire hospice has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Simon Plummer was working at Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington when he took money donated to the facility and used it to pay for building
Bournemouth opener Nick Park and Sarisbury Athletic captain Matt Journeaux hit centuries as their respective sides successfully cleared the first round hurdle in the ECB Royal London national club championship.Park celebrated his return to Bournemouth
STEVE Harding struck a hat-trick to finish as the Hampshire Premier League top flight's leading goalscorer for 2016/17.Harding blasted his goals in quick succession - in the 37th, 38th and 42nd minutes - as Liphook won 5-1 at Fleetlands.Fleetlands
A Hampshire-based cake maker and film fan has wowed a Hollywood directer with her latest bake which has gone viral. Laura Miller, 29, of Sugar Spice Cakes, in Chineham, Basingstoke, made a chocolate sculpture of the Marvel character Baby Groot,
POLICE are investigating a burglary at a Co-op in Romsey. Officers say thieves smashed their way into the shop via the front door before leaving the scene, but it is understood nothin was stolen. The incident happened at The Hundred about 3.15am
Trojans have been crowned Gales HSB Hampshire Bowl champions after a nailbiting final against neighbours and long-standing rivals Eastleigh.The outcome of the clash at Stoneham Lane was in the balance throughout the captivating derby with the home side
GARY Bailey hailed Portland United’s last-gasp 2-1 win at home to Bemerton Heath Harlequins as one of the finest moments of his managerial career. It means the Islanders may yet be crowned Sydenhams Premier champions if league leaders Moneyfields’
CLAUDE Puel believes Saints' Oriol Romeu is of a similar standard to Chelsea’s newly-crowned PFA Players’ Player of the Year N’Golo Kante. Kante has been one of the most exceptional players in the Premier League over the past two seasons and is
NEXT Monday’s Sydenhams Wessex League Cup finalists ended the league season on a high. Favourites Sholing had home debutant Bradey Norton to thank for acrobatically clinching a 3-2 win over Team Solent at the Universal Stadium. With Blackfield
A WINCHESTER man who had been missing for several days has now been found. Peter Wood, who was last seen last Thursday, was found this morning. Concerns had grown for the 64-year-old who is described as vulnerable as he has a heart condition
Farm BoyCCADSThe Square Tower, Old PortsmouthMichael Morpurgo’s War Horse proved to be a worldwide success in book form, on stage and silver screen. This sequel, continuing the tale of Joey, the farm horse that went to France in WW1, finds us generations
Comédie FrançaiseThe Worthy Players, Jubilee Hall, Kings WorthyClare Nicholas and Peter Wooldridge direct a double bill of short Moliere comedies, with resplendent costumes (Shirley Lovell and Alison Woolford) and effective set design by David Woolford
REVIEW: FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE I first saw Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons playing a Birmingham venue in 1972. Six of us friends had pooled our pocket-money to see our idols, yet
The Magic FlutePocket TheatreHanger Farm Arts CentrePocket took a massive step away from their usual fare of Gilbert and Sullivan to take on this production, an English-language adaptation of Mozart’s opera, although there were similarities between the
ISLE of Wight athlete Kelly Sotherton is set to be upgraded to her third Olympic bronze medal. The development comes as a result of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualifying Russian hepathlete Tatyana Chernova for testing positive
THOUSANDS of runners made their way through Southampton as part of the biggest running event in the city's history. In total 10,000 people took part in ABP Southampton Marathon, which marked the return of a full 26-mile course after a 33-year absence
FORMER Saints boss Dave Jones hit back at TV personality and Hartlepool United club President Jeff Stelling - accusing him of “a lack of respect” and talking “rubbish”. Jones, who parted company with League 2 strugglers Pools last night, had been
FIRE crews were called after reports that a person was inside a burning chip shop fire. In total 40 firefighters rushed to the scene of the blaze on The Hard, Portsmouth, at about 10.45pm on Sunday night. Crews discovered that everyone was
A FIRE which ripped through a Winchester house last night took 30 firefighters more than two-and-a-half hours to get under control. Crews were called to the detached home, in Edward Road, at 9.20pm after the residents were alerted by a smoke alarm
PLANS to bulldoze a Hampshire house and replace it with ten new properties have been shelved after a storm of protest.A J Developments has withdrawn an application relating to a half-hectare site at Pennington Common, near Lymington, in the face of opposition
A ROGUE trader has been ordered to pay back more than £16,000 after overcharging vulnerable, elderly women for roof repair work across Hampshire. Mark Kempster, of no fixed abode, approached women in Southampton, Alresford, Andover and Gosport
HUNDREDS of residents are again expected to protest plans to build 60 homes in a Hampshire village. Gladman Developments wants to construct the houses in the edge of King’s Somborne, between Eldon Road and Furzedown Road. It is seeking outline planning
A GLOBAL beauty brand is set to open a new store in Southampton.Westquay announced the decision by Lush to open a new branch in the shopping following the company’s success in the city.The chain opened its first Southampton branch at 12 East Bargate Street
A woman on a charity walk around the UK has been at the centre of a dramtic rescue after falling from a cliff. Cowes RNLI lifeboat was called out last night to assist in the rescue of the woman who had been seriously injured from a fall in a steeply
HE is the nation's favourite anti-hero and he is coming to Hampshire!As Britain’s first Olympic Ski jumper, Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards became an overnight sensation in 1988 at Calgary’s Winter Olympics.He lost out on medals by a long way, but won a
A SEPIA photograph of the Titanic in dock at Southampton taken five days before she sank has been sold for £12,500. The photo taken on April 9 1912, the day before it left, was among a number of items that were sold on Saturday by Wiltshire auctioneers
SOUTHAMPTON’S historic Mayflower Theatre is to undergo a £3.9 million refurbishment in 2018, its 90th anniversary year. Staff have today launched the Mayflower 90 Auditorium Appeal, a public fundraising campaign which aims to raise the £1.35 million still
HAMPSHIRE was invaded by the Daleks at the weekend for a special event. Thousands of people travelled through time and space to visit a two-day event held at the Winchester Science Centre, at Morn Hill, which paid homage to the celebrated television
IT was a celebration of the people of Southampton on the country’s national day. The St George Community Awards took place yesterday at Southampton City College. The event was organised by the Daily Echo, Southampton City Council, Southampton Voluntary
KIDNEY cancer rates have increased by 41 per cent in the South East over the last decade.Around 1,400 people are diagnosed with the cancer every year in the region, with men being diagnosed almost twice as often as women.A national cancer charity is labelling
SAINTS will NOT be focussed on blowing the Premier League title race wide open when they visit leaders Chelsea tomorrow night. Instead Claude Puel's men are planning on atoning for a poor display last time out in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City and
HUNDREDS of children paraded through Eastleigh to celebrate St George’s Day.Children from Scout groups from Eastleigh, Bishopstoke and Fair Oak came together yesterday for a service to mark the patron saint’s day.Families stood and watched with pride
IT WAS expected to be one of the biggest events of the Southampton calendar. But organisers of the highly-anticipated Downtown festival have had to cancel the event due to poor ticket sales. Due to take place in six venues around the city on April
SPEEDING drivers now face stricter penalties and much higher fines based on what they earn. From April 24 2017, new rules have come into effect in the UK which will mean offenders could now be charged up to 175% of their weekly income. Currently
MULTI-million-pound plans have been unveiled to develop an outdated centre in a Hampshire village. Fareham Borough Council has unveiled a draft vision to transform Portchester Precinct in a scheme estimated to be worth millions of pounds. The
FIVE women were reportedly victims of a brutal and alleged homophobic attack by a group of men in Hampshire. One of the women reportedly lost seven teeth when she was punched in the face. The women were assaulted as they walked home after a
