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A WOMAN had to be cut from her car following a collision near Romsey. The incident, on the A3090 Pauncefoot Hill at 2.50pm, involved two vehicles. A Hampshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed the woman had to be freed by crews, but no

TRAIN services in Southampton are being disrupted by a swan. Routes between Southampton Central and Winchester are being delayed by up to 15 minutes after a train driver discovered the animal at Swaythling. It has now been removed but disruption

By Tim Birkbeck A GROUP of one-week old lambs were viciously attacked and killed by a dog in a Hampshire field. Police are appealing for witnesses after 26 lambs were killed in a field off a bridleway in Violet Lane, Baughurst, sometime between

Hampshire's Royal London One-Day Cup exit has been confirmed. Heavy rain meant Hampshire's last group game against Sussex was officially abandoned at 4.50pm.  Hampshire were knocked out earlier today, when Surrey took a point from their no

TOP scorer Craig Feeney has parted company with Winchester City and returned to his old club AFC Totton. Having joined Winchester in February last year, Feeney came into his own last season, scoring 21 goals in the Southern One South & West

Chris Hobbs has warned Anthony Yarde he is “coming to fight” as he bids to defend his Southern Area light heavyweight title. The 29-year-old Southampton Army man only won the belt ten weeks ago but is getting back in the ring for a gutsy defence

IT’S not often you meet a landlord who can say he’s a PGA golfer.Instead of pulling off clever chip shots and 300 yard drives, Ben Stanbrough is now putting his best swings into managing The Chestnut Horse in the village of Easton.Ben took the pub, which

MOTORISTS are facing delays after a crash on a Hampshire motorway. Two lanes of the M27 westbound were closed at junction seven following the collision, which happened at about 1.15pm. #M27 Westbound - Lanes 1 and 2 CLOSED at J7/A334 #

CATCH them while you can. Royal Blood play the more intimate surroundings of Southampton's 02 Guildhall tonight in the week that they announced a major UK arena tour later this year.The returning Brighton rock duo are destined for big things and their

Spamalot The Musical, BATS, The HaymarketDIRECTOR and choreographer Gary J Myers immaculate version of the musical-pythonesque Spamalot would not look out of place on the West End professional stage. With an energetic and vibrant ensemble and perfect

Home-grown Fair Oak are off the mark in British Gas Southern Premier League Division 3 with an eight-wicket thrashing of relegated Fawley at Lapstone Park.They bowled Fawley out for 168 and chased down the target to win with 16 overs to spare.“All 11

Sparsholt’s seven-wicket win over British Gas Southern League Division 2 opponents Trojans at Stoneham Lane was a turgid affair. The game, originally in doubt because of the poor, bumpy and potentially dangerous state of the Trojans outfield, was given

A HAMPSHIRE charity has reached a milestone in their support for the nation's flying medics. A grant of more than £4,000 donated to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons has brought the total

A HAMPSHIRE house builder has been acquired by a national developer.Galliford Try plc confirmed yesterday that its Galliford Try Partnerships business has completed the acquisition of the Drew Smith whose head office is in Durley.Galliford Try, is a

WITH a huge increase in the demand for English wines, a New Forest restaurant is launching one of the UK’s biggest English wine lists.Retail sales for English wines has hit more than £100 million annually in the UK and Cambium, based at Careys Manor in

MORE than 100 families are looking forward to spending their first summer on the beach since 2013.They are celebrating the completion of a multi-million-pound plan to replace 119 beach huts wrecked during a storm that battered Hampshire three years ago.The

IT CONTAINS more than 2,000 individual pieces, features a wave machine and has a top-deck garden.After seeing it pass his bedroom window, one Southampton boy decided to reconstruct his favourite ship.Ben O’Donnell has spent three months building the Independence

MEET the Fareham magnificent seven who have gone the extra mile for their community. Fareham Borough Council has awarded its Citizens of Honour awards to seven residents aged between 10 and 90 for their outstanding dedication. The seven received

A FORMER Southampton pensioner who failed to keep away from a teenage boy after being banned has walked free from court. Ezekiel Awadth admitted breaching a restraining order imposed in 2013 but insisted it was always the boy who instigated the

THIS is the first look inside Hampshire’s newest multi-million pound leisure centre. The Daily Echo was a given a sneak preview of the £25m Fleming Park Leisure Centre to see the latest progress, one year after work started. The giant sports hall

A WINCHESTER councillor who was caught stealing says he will continue to serve his ward and refuses to resign. James Byrnes, former cabinet member at Winchester City Council, has stepped down from the Conservative Group, but says he will remain

Saints chairman Ralph Krueger offered a wide-ranging interview in the final week of the season with the aim of reassuring worried fans over the future ownership of the club and the prospect of selling Virgil van Dijk and other key players this summer

Claude Puel believes he has delivered on his promise to help develop Saints’ young players and thinks the club will see the benefit in years to come. The Saints hierarchy appointed Puel with an express demand that he reopened the pathway from the

Claude Puel says he sympathises with Saints fans desperate for goals at St Mary’s and has urged his squad to shoot on sight in a bid to avoid an unwanted record. The Saints boss needs his side to score four times in the final two matches of the campaign

Claude Puel’s future as Saints manager is set to be decided by an internal end of season review at St Mary’s. The Frenchman has come under increasing pressure in recent weeks with growing speculation that he could be sacked just a year into his three-year

A HIGH-speed chase through Southampton has ended with a crash involving a police car and the vehicle it was pursuing. Officers were following a car thought to contain a wanted man who had breached at least one of the conditions surrounding his

POLICE have launched an attempted murder investigation after a woman was stabbed in the back in Southampton. Emergency services rushed to Blechynden Terrace after a 20-year-old woman said she had been attacked. Officers arrested a 33-year-old

TRAFFIC at Southampton General Hospital has built up to "the worst level in years", according to residents. The car park at the hospital is being upgraded, a process which started at the beginning of the month and is set to continue for another

POLICE searching for a missing man in Hampshire have discovered a body. A search was launched when Mark Baldwin, 45, disappeared after going for a morning run on Sunday. Officers used a helicopter to search the area and it was believed he usually

A DRUNK father threw his daughter’s wedding reception into chaos after he assaulted three people in the hunt for a small bottle of vodka. Richard Martin directed his anger at Beaulieu Abbey Domus staff after discovering a shopping bag, containing

A MAN has been arrested and police patrols are being stepped up after an incident in a Southampton estate. At least seven police cars and a police van swooped on Languard Road and Hill Lane and officers were also seen on Hill Farm Road at about