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  • Teenagers attack and rob man in Southampton street

    A MAN was assaulted during a robbery in a Southampton. The victim, who is in his 30s, was set upon by a group of teenage boys who punched and kicked him and stole two mobile phones and an iPod. The robbery in Chiltern Green, Millbrook left

  • PHOTOS: Giant snails appear in Southampton

    SLITHERING their way into the city, six giant snails have landed at a Southampton shopping centre as part of a journey around the world. Westquay shopping centre is playing host to Snailed It, which features pink, green, yellow, white and blue snails

  • Home secretary visits Southampton

    Home secretary Amber Rudd visited Southampton on the campaign trail - just hours after the Conservative party launched their 2017 manifesto. Taking in a tour of the ABP building and a meeting with new ABP Southampton director Alastair Welch Ms Rudd

  • Salisbury FC chairman steps down

    SALISBURY FC chairman David Phillips has stepped down from the position with immediate effect. Phillips, who remains a club director, had been chairman since the Whites reformed as Salisbury FC back in 2014. A statement released by the club

  • Fundraiser will be music to Brockenhurst FC's ears

    BROCKENHURST FC’s Grigg Lane ground will once again be taking a break from football to host a music, beer and cider festival later this month. The successful revival of Brockstock last summer whetted the appetite for more. This year’s event, being

  • UPDATE: Manhunt after alleged rape

    A MAN has been arrested after a hunt in connection with an alleged rape. Police detained a man following the incident, which happened in Havant, but he failed to return on bail. A search was launched and Hampshire Constabulary says that a 19

  • Eastleigh put three on the transfer list

    RICHARD Hill has got the Eastleigh squad-trimming process under way by transfer-listing three players. Defenders Chinua Cole and Ayo Obileye and midfielder Ross Stearn have all been made available. When Hill responded to the Spitfires’ SOS

  • NEW V90 CROSS COUNTRY, ADVENTURE IN STYLE

    Volvo V90 Cross CountryVolvo's V90 Cross Country model gives family-minded executive buyers who live out in the sticks an option they might like. Jonathan Crouch reports.Ten Second ReviewVolvo's V90 Cross Country offers a more conventional, less

  • A VERSATILE CAR PERFECT FOR FAMILY LIFE

    Skoda Octavia (2013-2016)By Jonathan CrouchModels Covered5DR HATCH, 5DR ESTATE (1.6 MPI, 1.2 TSI, 1.0 TSI, 1.4 TSI, 2.0 TSI PETROL / 1.6 TDI, 2.0 TDI DIESEL)IntroductionA Skoda Octavia was once the least sophisticated of all the Volkswagen Group’s family

  • GT86 GETS SHARPER HANDLING, SHARPER LOOKS

    Toyota GT86GT86 IS PURE DRIVING PLEASUREToyota says its engaging GT86 coupe has been 'fundamentally revised' with sharper dynamics and a smarter interior. As before, this remains a simple, rear-wheel drive package designed to give the person behind

  • TV historian to mark Jane Austen's last journey

    TV HISTORIAN Lucy Worsley will help mark the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s last journey from her home to Winchester. The novelist departed from her home in Chawton to be nearer her doctor in Winchester on May 24, 1817. Two months later

  • Man causes £1,000 of damage to police car

    A MAN caused more than £1,000 worth of damage to a police vehicle. Southampton Magistrates’ Court heard how Joseph Dillan Lucas, of no fixed abode, damaged a police car at Lymington Police Station on May 10. Joseph was arrested for driving

  • Minister says Solent devolution could still happen

    SOLENT devolution could still be on the cards according to one government minister. During a visit to Shirley yesterday, Savjid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government told the Echo that devolution was not dead in the water

  • Young Flora's ray of delight

    Lymington junior Flora Munden certainly showed the seniors how it should be done during a club championship match fished along the Whitehouse section at Milford.She landed a 3lb 1oz small-eyed-ray to win the event by a canter.Apart from the ray, just

  • Conservative elected as new leader of council

    Councillors elected their new leader at a meeting last night. At the first meeting of the newly elected Isle of Wight Council following the local government elections, Councillor Dave Stewart, leader of the Conservative Group, which holds 25 of

  • The nominees

    We had dozens of entries to our first ever Daily Echo Education Awards and our panel of judges spent hours whittling them down to just 27 finalistsCouncillors Peter Edgar and Darren Paffey - Hampshire County Council and Southampton City Council education

  • Lifetime Achievement Award - Yolanda Bull, Cantell School

    Lifetime Achievement Award - Yolanda Bull, Cantell School Yolanda Bull said: "I’ve been working at Cantell School for 21 years since qualifying as a teacher in 1996; I was also a student at the school in the school’s previous incarnation as Glen

  • Supporting Staff Member of the Year - Lisa Marsh

    Supporting Staff Member of the Year - Lisa Marsh, Barton Peveril CollegeLisa, 46, has been working at Barton Peveril for two and a half years. She said: "No two days are the same. Yes, I am a barista, serving beverages from a small cafe we have on

  • School of the Year - Rosewood School

    It’s the school which supports pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties in Southampton. And it’s thanks to the dedication and commitment of its staff that our panel of judges decided Rosewood Free School deserved the prestigious accolade

  • Leadership Award - Phil Humphreys, Oasis Academies

    Phil Humphreys - Leadership Award, Oasis Academy Mayfield As previously reported Phil Humphreys was recently made executive head teacher at two Southampton schools - Oasis Mayfield and Lord's Hill Academies. But it's his work as head teacher at

  • Newcomer of the Year - Steve James

    Steve James, Newcomer of the Year, Kane’s Hill Primary School Steve James,33, a year two class teacher at Kane’s Hill Primary School, moved to Southampton to do his PGCE at Southampton University, and got a placement at Kane’s Hill on the Schools Direct

  • Southampton school pupils win cycling competition

    PUPILS from a Southampton school saw first hand their local council in action, after winning a well-deserved award. A total of 20 pupils from Sholing Junior School were invited to a meeting at Southampton City Council to collect their trophy and certificate

  • 'A child could have lost their life' in crash

    HALF an hour later and a child could have lost their life.That’s the message from angered residents of an accident blackspot in Southampton after another collision.A car smashed into a nearby fence after the crash on the corner of Kathleen Road and South

  • New Forest Verderers welcome new leader

    THEY HAVE been dubbed the ancient guardians of the New Forest.The Verderers administer the commoning system, a unique agricultural practice that allows the Forest’s famous ponies and other animals to graze the landscape.The group also plays a vital role

  • Grand Prix legend backs 3,600-mile rally

    LEGENDARY Grand Prix commentator Murray Walker is backing a 3,600-mile rally being staged in the battle against one of Britain’s biggest killers. More than 100 Jaguars from the 1950s are taking part in the Round Britain Coastal Drive (RBDC), to raise

  • Saints target smiles and goals against Stoke

    MAYA Yoshida has urged Saints to put the smiles back on supporters’ faces in their season finale against Stoke on Sunday, following a frustrating goalless draw against Manchester United. Manolo Gabbiadini missed a penalty early on as Saints, for

  • Puel: Saints review "normal"

    Claude Puel declared himself satisfied with Ralph Krueger’s assertion that the manager’s position would be reviewed at the end of the season, describing it as “normal.” There is a growing sense that Puel will be axed after just one season in charge

  • THE VERDICT: More knocks for Puel

    Claude Puel must have had at least one moment last night where he wondered whether this was all worth it. A home draw against Manchester United lifted his side clear into eighth place in the Premier League and made them clear favourites to secure

  • Eastleigh unveils new Mayor

    EASTLEIGH has a new mayor.   Councillor Maureen Sollitt was invested as the first citizen at the annual ceremony.   The councillor, known as Mo, has previously been mayor in 2001 and has been a borough councillor for 21 years.  

  • Much-loved celebrity cat is 'kidnapped'

    FEARS are growing for the safety of “celebrity” cat which has reportedly been kidnapped. Sheldon Lee Cooper-Webster is a much-loved member his community and is a well-known face around the Millbrook and Regents Park districts of Southampton.

  • Mum gives birth to baby in a Volvo in a layby

    A WOMAN has thanked her husband and mum after they delivered her baby on the A36.   Ronnie Francis Bass was born in the back of his parents’ Volvo after midwives told the couple they had to pull over and deliver the baby themselves as they

  • Hampshire's new High Sheriff takes up her duties

    HAMPSHIRE’S new law and order champion has taken up her duties - a century after her grandfather became one of Britain’s first speeders. The Hon Mary Montagu-Scott’s role as the county’s latest High Sheriff is to support the police and the judiciary

  • Air ambulance gets cash boost for flying medics

    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

  • Thanks to our sponsors Silver Lining

    The Daily Echo Education Awards could not have happened without the generous sponsorship of Hampshire based IT experts Silver Lining. Warren Naude, Sales and Marketing Director said: "Being able to support the inaugural Daily Echo Education Awards

  • First ever Daily Echo Education Awards sets the bar high

    It was the first ever Daily Echo Education Awards - and it really did set the bar with the standard of entries we received. Out of the dozens of nominations our panel of education experts found way more than just the final 27 teachers and support staff

  • Masked men demand cash from teenagers - then flee

    A TERRIFIED teenager says he was scared for his life when two masked men demanded cash from him in a park. The 14-year-old boy and his friend, both from Hedge End, were approached by two men, who were wearing bandanas, in Wellstead Park. The

  • UPDATE AND PHOTOS: Crash at Southampton accident blackspot

    EMERGENCY services have been called to a crash at an accident blackspot in Southampton. The incident happened at about 2.40pm yesterday at the junction of Kathleen Road and South East Road. A policeman at the scene said: "We have been here

  • Paedophile dies in prison

    AN inquest has been opened into the death of a paedophile recently jailed for making indecent images of children. Michael George Green, formerly of Clyde Court, Andover, had served less than a month as a prisoner at HMP Winchester when died on

  • Southampton shop banned from selling alcohol

    A SOUTHAMPTON convenience store has had its alcohol licence suspended after selling strong lager too cheaply. A Trading Standards review into Bitterne Express, which trades under the name London Off-Licence, found that the store was selling under-priced

  • Film crews descend on Hampshire to shoot blockbuster movie

    SCENES for the new blockbuster Star Wars film are currently being shot in Hampshire. Production crews and actors working on the Star Wars spin off, which has the working title Red Cup, have been filming at Fawley Power Station. The film makers have