Angry Claude Puel insisted that his side are not suffering a mental block at St Mary’s despite another dismal home display. Saints were held to a goalless draw by relegation threatened Hull in a match which only came alive in the closing moments as
Saturday marks 100 days since Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States of America. The result was hugely devisive in the UK as well as the US, with protests being held around the county. This is how Southampton reacted to
Claude Puel says he and the Saints squad are as angry as the fans after their goalless draw against Hull. The Saints boss was booed when he took off Manolo Gabbiadini in the second half, with the manager also targeted by a section of frustrated fans
A DISTRAUGHT Hampshire family has issued a plea to help find their beloved pet dog. Betsy, a two-year-old black Toy Poodle, escaped from her home, in Sullivan Road, Sholing at about 2pm on Friday. She was then seen in Shop Lane around 3pm and
Conservative MP Andrew Turner has announced he will not be standing at the General Election after he was reported to have told a group of A-Level students that homosexuality was "wrong" and "dangerous to society". The 63-year-old is said to have
Friday marked five years to the day since Saints secure promotion to the Premier League after beating Coventry 4-0 - can you name the 16-man squad who feature on that day. You can view the quiz by clicking on this link.
EASTLEIGH rounded off their helter-skelter National League campaign with a 1-1 mid-table draw against Wrexham this afternoon. Having fallen behind at the start of the second half, the Spitfires hit back with a 73rd-minute poacher’s finish from
RICHARD Hill has been appointed Eastleigh’s manager for next season. Hill returned to the Silverlake Stadium in February as director of football/caretaker boss after Martin Allen was sacked. Hill will be assisted by Andy Hessenthaler, who was player
More than a dozen people were arrested in Southampton as part of a week-long campaign against drug-related knife crime. Since Monday, four addresses have been searched and 15 stop and searches were carried out as part of the operation, resulting
MORE displays have been revealed for the 10th annual Bournemouth Air Festival – and this year organisers are promising more flying hours and aircraft than ever before. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), The Blades, The Tigers Freefall Parachute
Saints’ takeover hopes are hanging in the balance after Katharina Liebherr and potential new owner Gao Jisheng met with Premier League officials to try and get the green light for a £210m deal. The Daily Echo understands that Liebherr and Jisheng
To watch the live stream, visit facebook.com/dailyecho. Today marks World Tai Chi Day. The day aims to educate people of its health and wellbeing benefits as well as encouraging people to try the form of the martial art. Southampton’s UK
Concerned residents raised the alarm when a man was seen wielding an axe in a busy Southampton estate. Police received a call from concerned residents, who saw the man wielding the hatchet in Lordshill Way, Southampton on Wednesday night. Officers
IT’S been a decade since the release of Scouting For Girls’ million-selling self-titled debut album.And to celebrate the 10th anniversary, the band will release an extended, deluxe version on May 19 with 14 additional tracks.The new album includes unreleased
ANOTHER big This Feeling line-up in Southampton sees two up and coming touring bands play alongside a pair of local favourites next Friday ( May 5). Liverpool’s Sugarmen are joined by Londoners Paves and popular Southampton performers Calum Lintott and
AT this time of year everybody’s looking around at the holidays that they going to take in the summer. As a single parent I’d love to just book one and fly off, but you know it’s never as simple as that. And being on my own throws up some issues that
More than 10 million leisure journeys are expected on Britain's roads between Friday and Monday as motorists embark on a getaway for the May Day bank holiday. The RAC warned drivers to expect delays on Friday as commuter traffic will share space
A Hampshire Labour group has accused the Conservatives of being “lazy” after campaign leaflets were sent out with printing errors on them. Cards asking residents for their views on voting were sent out to residents in the Basingstoke area containing
THE Duchess of Kent took time out of her busy schedule to meet and greet some of Winchester’s older people.Katherine Windsor was greeted with smiles and handshakes as she met with the residents of St John’s Winchester Charity in October 1984, and had
A HAMPSHIRE animal shelter has pleaded with residents not to pick up baby birds that could be injured.RSPCA’s Stubbington Ark have said that the babies may not be hurt and will be rejected if a person approaches the offspring.More and more birds are being
IT’S a colourful contribution to the world of fundraising.Every year hundreds of people turn out for the Oakhaven Colour Run, which sees entrants being showered with powdered paint as they run, jog or walk the course at Brockenhurst College.This year’
PROSECUTORS have dropped a case against a man who was arrested following a fight in Winchester High Street.As reported, a man was left with a head injury and left unconscious on the street following the daylight fight in the heart of Winchester.Some witnesses
POLICE have launched an inquiry after a man plunged to his death from a bridge over busy dual carriageway in Hampshire. Officers investigating the incident at Maybray King Way in Southampton are appealing for witnesses to the tragedy, which occurred
HUNDREDS of spectators are expected to descend on Romsey this weekend for a major event in the town’s calendar.The Broadlands Country Show, set within the historic Broadlands estate, will have a number of new activities available on Sunday, April 30,
A ‘BOUNCE-A-THON’ to raise money for the cancer ward at Southampton General Hospital will take place today.The event has been organised by fitness instructor Tracy Rigney in memory of her grandmother, Val, and she hopes to raise £2,000.Two years ago Val
POLICE in Winchester say they are working hard to tackle thefts and shoplifting in the city centre.At a police and communities together meeting (PACT) held at the Discovery Centre, more than 20 residents heard how police are stamping out theft from city
YOUNGSTERS danced the night away in a bid to wow judges at the Rock Challenge Southern Open Final. Students from Richard Taunton Sixth Form College took first prize at Portsmouth Guildhall with a performance entitled Forbidden Hope. It told the
One year after a Hampshire dad-of-four was stabbed to death police have still not been able to prosecute his killer. Michael Freshwater, 49, confronted three drug dealers on April 29 last year with a sawn-off shotgun – and seconds later he was
They are the furry four-legged enforcers who are helping to sniff out the rising tide of illegal tobacco and cigarettes being sold in Hampshire. Law enforcement teams and their sniffer dogs took to the streets of Southampton this week in a bid to stub
James Ward-Prowse has called on Saints to avoid being distracted ahead of today’s match against Hull at St Mary’s, with talk of a Chinese takeover of the club intensifying. Katharina Liebherr and potential new owner Gao Jisheng have been involved
BRITISH bluebells are under threat. That’s the warning from the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity. The Woodland Trust claims the invasion of the Spanish bluebell is putting the future of our native species at risk after a study by
THE brother of a Hampshire man who was found dead has raised £3,000 in his memory.Steven Lockyer, 59, was declared missing in May last year and his body was found in a Romsey field in February.Steven’s brother Paul, joined by his other sibling Tony, has
HAMPSHIRE head to Essex with their own reality television star tomorrow. Forget The Only Way Is Essex. Australian all-rounder Ian Holland was given his first chance as a professional with Victoria, his home state, after winning Cricket Superstar
