FIDEL Edwards was injured again as Hampshire conceded 243-2 on the first day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Essex at Chelmsford. Alastair Cook (114*) and Tom Westley (111) both posted centuries and shared a second-wicket
Alastair Cook and Tom Westley both posted centuries for Essex as Hampshire endured a day of toil in the field on a rain-shortened first day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Chelmsford. The pair put on a record 243 runs for the second
HAT Fair 2017 will take place in Winchester from June 30 to July 2 the new Director announced at its official launch. There will be arts and entertainment all around the city centre on Friday and Saturday followed by an outdoor party at Oram’s Arbour
A custody officer in Hampshire has suffered the partial loss of two fingers in an alleged attack at Southampton Crown Court. Hampshire Constabulary said it was investigating but no arrests had been made. A crowdfunding page has been set up
Firefighters rushed to tackle a blaze in a garage near Winchester. Crews attended the scene at East Street in Alresford, where the fire started in a row of houses and small businesses. Witness Maddie Attenborough said others saw a lorry drive
Claude Puel has insisted that Manolo Gabbiadini will continue to be Saints’ first choice penalty taker despite his miss against Manchester United. The Italian striker had his spot kick saved by Sergio Romero, the third penalty Saints have failed
WINCHESTER Rotary have launched a new Reminiscence Café at St John's Moorside Care Home.The Mayor of Winchester, Cllr Jane Rutter, accepted an invitation to attend on one of her last official engagements.An increasing number of people are living with
CURTAIN CALL REVIEW ‘THE BAKEWELL BAKE OFF’Stickman ProductionsHanger Farm Arts Centre AS the name suggests, set in the Derbyshire town of Bakewell, competition organiser Victoria Sponge (Marie Ridley) carried the show impressively and introduced the
SCRAPPING the traditional cricket tea could help slow the decline of the Hampshire Cricket League (HCL). That is the left-field view of Tony Oxley, a non-executive director of the Hampshire Cricket Board (HCB) and president of Fair Oak CC.
WEAPONS including cleavers and machetes have been handed in to police during a knife amnesty in Southampton. Hampshire Constabulary put bins at their Southampton central and Portswood stations and 142 weapons were handed in less than three weeks
MOTORISTS are facing delays after a crash on a Hampshire motorway. The incident happened on the westbound carriageway of the M27 between junction 11 and 12 at about 8.15am. Traffic is building in the area and disruption is being reported as
LONDON City Airport is set to install a digital air traffic control tower in Hampshire - the first of its kind in the UK. It will decommission its traditional tower in 2019, meaning aircraft will be directed 80 miles away by controllers watching
STAGEWISE School for performing Arts take to the stage again at Christchurch Regent following their sell-out success with Cats last June. This time they look set to dazzle with Andre Lloyd Webber’s and Tim Rice’s Broadway and West End smash hit musical
A HAMPSHIRE school has been given the top score by Ofsted inspectors – and has won a national award.Hounsdown School is now rated ‘outstanding’ in all four of the inspection categories, as well as being ranked in the top 20 per cent of all national schools
AFTER an absence of 65 years a Georgian mirror has returned to a Hampshire mansion.The giltwood mirror was sold from Avington Park, near Alresford, in 1951 following the death of Sir John Shelley-Rolls.But now present owners Sarah and Charlie Bullen have
KEEN walkers are in for a treat this weekend. Organised by Southampton ParkLives, tomorrow’s “one big walk in the park” will celebrate National Walking Month with a 6pm stroll around the Common and the chance to have a go at Nordic walking. One of ten
WORLD-CLASS tributes to Bon Jovi, Arctic Monkeys and Blondie will take to the stage as Fake Festival returns to Southampton this summer. The UK’s only touring tribute festival is back and celebrating its 11th year on the road and its second outing at
A WOMAN who fell and hit her head while out walking her dog died a day after being discharged from hospital, an inquest heard.Retired care assistant Carol Potter tripped on the pavement in Bitterne and sustained an “unsurvivable brain injury”, Winchester
A BUSINESS is only as strong as its staff.Today we look at the four companies shortlisted in the Employer of the Year category of the Echo-backed South Coast Business Awards.This category is new for 2017 and is sponsored by Southampton City Council, a
AMONG the cases heard at Southampton Magistrates Court were: Nonihal Singh Bhakar, 29, of Chilworth Road, Chilworth. Pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly. Fined £100 and ordered to pay £30 victim services surcharge and £100 costs. Marius
MANOLO Gabbiadini insists he does not feel under pressure to score, but hopes the goals start flowing again after a seven-game drought as Saints take on Stoke on Sunday. The Italian striker also says he will not be working on his penalty taking
COWS have been removed from a Hampshire field after they were attacked by a dog. Four cows which graze at Hatch Grange in West End were set upon by a dog which bit their faces and left them needing stitches. The attack has angered people in
ORIOL Romeu has capped off an excellent season by winning the Daily Echo’s Southampton FC Player of the Season award. Romeu has been the standout man of an up and down campaign for Saints in defensive midfield. And now his stellar performances
IN WHAT was jokingly referred to as a record for Southampton, Conservative Councillor Les Harris was sworn in as the tallest mayor in the city’s history. Introducing Cllr Harris, Cllr John Hannides said that at six feet seven, he was sure Les would
A CHARITY set up in memory of a little boy who died from a brain tumour has helped fund a pioneering rehab service. The resource at Southampton General Hospital will be available for children from the South of England with brain and spinal tumours
THE future of an £11.2 million extra care facility in Romsey, to be built on the site of the controversially closed Nightingale Lodge, will be revealed next week. County councillor Mark Cooper will be demanding answers from civic chiefs at the
PLANS for a multi-million-pound housing scheme have stalled after proposals to build a supermarket on neighbouring land were rejected by one vote.Churchill Retirement Living has been given the go-ahead to build 36 sheltered apartments in Hythe in a move
The First Hippo on The Moon, based on David Walliams’ best-selling children’s book, explodes onto the stage of Theatre Royal Winchester from Thursday to Sunday. It’s a brilliantly funny space adventure for younger children in which two hippos compete
CHESIL Theatre Winchester has chosen a blisteringly witty black comedy After Electra for their next production. The play, by April de Angelis, is also a deeply moving drama that re-imagines the meaning of family and explores how the choices we make can
IT promises to be your passport to saner living. Funny and insightful, Ruby Wax's latest show Frazzled is at Nuffield Southampton Theatres on Sunday. The US born comedian, actor and writer, is very much the ‘it girl’ of mental health campaigning these
MUSICAL comedians Jonny and the Baptists bring their riotously funny story of friendship, inequality and betrayal to The Point tomorrow. Eat the Poor takes a good, hard look at a country where three-quarters of MPs are millionaires, yet a third of the
JOIN one of our greatest 60s icons - Gerry and The Pacemakers - as they take to the stage at Ferneham Hall on Sunday. The band, who topped the UK and US charts for much of the 60s, were the first band to have their first three records to Number 1!In the
TWO of the biggest stars in musical theatre come together for a stunning concert on the Mayflower stage tomorrow. Samantha Barks and Kerry Ellis will perform musical theatre classics and songs from Samantha Barks new album. Expect On My Own, As Long as
In 2005, Leo Sayer relocated to rural Australia in a bid to rediscover his love for music. 12 years on, he tells Joe Nerssessian how the move has given him freedom and a sense of motivation he last enjoyed in the 70s."So you're a Nikon guy eh
SHERIDAN Smith is set to star on stage in Southampton next week. The celebrated actress will reprise her highly acclaimed role of Fanny Brice when the UK tour of Funny Girl comes to Mayflower Theatre from Monday to Saturday. The Olivier and
TOM Chaplin has come a long way since he last took to the Isle of Wight Festival stage a decade ago.Back then he was warming the crowd up for the appearance of The Rolling Stones as the frontman of multi-million selling band Keane.After overcoming drug
JUAN Martín, a truly awe-inspiring guitarist, composer and all-encompassing musician returns to tour the UK with a new flamenco programme of music, song and dance direct from Spain.Martín’s latest show features the 18 year old flamenco dance star from
SET in France and Italy, All's Well That Ends Well is a story of one-sided romance, based on a tale from Boccaccio's The Decameron.Helen, the orphaned daughter of a doctor, is under the protection of the widowed Countess of Rossillion. In love
New laws are being introduced later this month to regulate vaping and help curb the number of smokers. The new regulations reduce the size and strength of vaping liquids. The following changes will come into place on May 21: The new maximum
THIEVES stole £86,000 from a cash machine before fleeing across rooftops in a Southampton street, police say. Two men were spotted running along the top of buildings on St Mary Street before getting into a red-coloured van near Golden Grove and
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
HE WAS the Good Samaritan who stopped to help others following a crash in the New Forest. Pensioner Graham Manning, 71, died while directing traffic on the A35 near Burley, an inquest heard. He was driving with his partner when he saw a car
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
ARE you sitting safely? Hundreds of Hampshire drivers are unaware of new regulations concerning children’s car seats. A freedom of information request made to Hampshire Constabulary has shown that more than 392 child seatbelt offences were
