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  • Police hunting man after dog killed in brutal attack

    HAMPSHIRE police are today appealing for witnesses after a dog was killed in a brutal attack. Cocker spaniel Lottie was found floating in a river after what appeared to be a brutal attack by an unknown man. Dom Billings, from Chandlers Ford

  • Masterchef champ launches food festival

    THE 2017 Hampshire Food Festival got off to an auspicious start when it was launched by a former Masterchef winner and Hampshire resident. Jane Devonshire – 2016 winner of the hit cooking show – introduced this year’s programme of events with a picnic

  • PHOTOS: Fire rips through Southampton home

    SEVERAL pets have been killed after a fire gutted a Southampton home. Two crews from St Mary’s and one from Redbridge fire stations were called to Malmesbury Road at 8.50pm last night as a blaze rip through the ground floor of the terrace house

  • A Saint, Persuader and a seriously suave James Bond

    IT was all so terribly James Bond. I was to wait for an exact early morning time slot in which to call Sir Roger Moore at his Monaco home. Of course, I must then destroy the telephone number immediately, presumably in case it got into enemy hands

  • Do you agree with our Saints player ratings for last season?

    Charlie Austin - 7/10 The fact he will almost certainly finish the season as Saints’ top scorer, despite being injured for more than half of it, sums things up in so many ways. His untimely shoulder problem has been a major issue that, aside

  • Poet Extraordinaire Murray Lachlan added to Curious bill

    SATIRICAL soliloquy, rock-n-roll reverie and ditty comes to the New Forest with news that BBC 6 Music & Radio 4 regular Murray Lachlan Young will be performing his stunning new live up-close and personal show – How Freakin’ Zeitgeist Are You? at this

  • Sir Roger Moore dies

    Former James Bond star Sir Roger Moore has died in Switzerland at the age of 89 after a short battle with cancer, his family has announced. A message shared on the actor's official Twitter account read: "With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the

  • Southampton AC vets come of age in National Road Relays

    SOUTHAMPTON AC’s veterans middle distance team turned out in force at Sutton Park, Birmingham, for the Masters National Road Relay Championships. The M35 squad of Daniel Hunt, pictured, (15.58), Jez Curtis (16.32), Stuart Hicks (17.05), Andrew

  • Southampton sprint ace powers towards European Junior goal

    SOUTHAMPTON AC sprinter Oli Bromby has given himself a fighting chance of selection for this summer’s European Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy. The 19-year-old was well inside the 10.55-second qualifying time as he roared to 100 metres

  • Fareham Hockey Club reveal first of three summer marquee signings

    Barely a month after securing their National Hockey League future with dramatic relegation play-off victories over Oxton and Indian Gymkhana, Fareham have announced the first of three marquee signings for next season’s Western Conference campaign.Fareham-raised

  • Callaways have a field day for Southampton AC

      SOUTHAMPTON AC are comfortably mid-table after their second fixture of the Southern Athletics League Division One in Bracknell. It was a potentially difficult encounter due to clashes with road races and the Loughborough International meet, but

  • Eastleigh strike up a deal with Leyton Orient frontman

    EASTLEIGH have agreed a two-year deal with Leyton Orient striker Paul McCallum. The 23-year-old will be a free agent when his Os’ contract expires next month and available to join the Spitfires when they return for pre-season training. The ex-Dulwich

  • First major title in Charlie's trophy-laden season

    CHANDLER’S Ford teenager Charlie Pringle has secured his first major title at the end of a trophy-laden season on the Cuestars South of England Under-21 Silver Tour.The 15-year-old defeated Harry Jones (Croydon) 2-0 in the final of the championship play-off

  • Snooker Gold star Rice's 'unexpected' triumphs

    ANTHONY Rice returned to the scene of his greatest green baize triumph and picked up another piece of “unexpected” silverware.The 20-year-old from Fordingbridge insisted girlfriend Steph has been partially responsible for his recent good form.Last month

  • Fair Oak CC reduce opponents to 19-5 - and still lose!

    Twenty wickets fell for 169 runs at uncovered Rowlands Avenue, where Fair Oak lost – despite having British Gas Southern Premier League Division 3 hosts Waterlooville reeling at 19-5 at one stage.Rhys Oxley produced astonishing figures of one wicket for

  • Hursley Park CC propping up table after third successive loss

    Hursley Park are propping up the British Gas Southern Premier League after previously winless Gosport Borough inflicted a third successive Division 3 defeat on them at Privett Park.They bowled Hursley out for 144 before celebrating a seven-wicket win,

  • Young Campbell's great weekend hauls for Hampshire

    Teenage left-arm medium-pace bowler Jack Campbell produced two decisive four-wicket new-ball spells for Hampshire’s junior age group sides.He ripped out Andover’s middle-order with a 4-25 return which set up a first ECB British Gas Southern Premier League

  • 22 killed in 'barbaric' bombing at concert in Manchester

    A suicide bomber killed 22 people, including children, as an explosion tore through fans leaving a pop concert in Manchester. Some 59 people were also injured in the blast when the attacker detonated an improvised explosive device at the Manchester

  • Southampton snooker star's professional dream comes true

    THE first snooker player from Southampton to qualify for the professional circuit has less than two weeks to prepare for his debut.Billy Castle won the six most important matches of his career at Q School in Preston to earn a two-year tour card.The 24

  • Accountants Xebra move from Segensworth to Fareham

    AN EXPANDING firm of Hampshire accountants is moving offices.This week Xebra Accounting is relocating from Segensworth to its new home at 5, Funtley Court, Fareham.Guy Robinson, managing director and founder of Xebra, said: “Our new location in Fareham

  • Office suite in heart of Eastleigh comes on to the market

    A SELF-CONTAINED, first floor office suite in Eastleigh town centre has come on to the market.The 700 sq ft (65.03 sq m) suite at 29 High Street, is available through property Myddelton & Major.Quoting leasehold rent for the suite is £4,750 per annum

  • Lidl move could see jobs boost

    THE relocation of a Southampton supermarket could create up to 15 extra jobs, the chain has revealed. Lidl has earmarked its store in Janson Road, Shirley for closure and plans to open another larger, more modern shop within a two-mile radius.

  • Tribute to cyclists killed at New Forest blackspot

    SAFETY campaigners staged a 30-mile ride in memory of cyclists killed on the roads – including two who died at the same spot. They set off from the Four Horseshoes pub in Nursling after standing in silent tribute to Mark Brummell and Kieran Dix

  • VOTE: Should Claude Puel stay or go?

    THE Daily Echo want to know your thoughts: should Claude Puel stay or go? Now the dust has started to settle after the end of the Premier League season, there's now a chance to take stock and look back at the bigger picture. It's a complicated

  • Celebrating firms going the extra mile for customer service

    NO BUSINESS can survive without customers.The Customer Service Award at the Echo-backed South Coast Business Awards honours the companies which go the extra mile to meet the needs of their clients.The award is sponsored by Winchester Motor Company Skoda

  • Festival to allow drug testing in bid to prevent deaths

    BOOMTOWN is poised to allow revellers to test their illegal drugs this summer. The move follows a spate of drug-related deaths at festivals in recent years, including Olivia Christopher, 18, who died at the Winchester festival last year. She

  • Jury deliberating in a car clocking trial

    A HAMPSHIRE car salesman who allegedly wiped more than a million miles off just 17 cars will soon learn his fate as the jury retired to deliberate his case. Richard Burbage, 44, (above) and two co-defendants are facing allegations of fraudulent

  • Bin changes could see 'Southampton strewn with rubbish'

    SOUTHAMPTON could end up looking like bin city. That is the verdict of one councillor who says that the forthcoming fortnightly bin collections could lead to the city looking unsightly and messy. Southampton City Council is set to roll out

  • PHOTOS: How the carnival was celebrated more than 90 years ago

    EVERY year, locals gather in their droves in Romsey town centre to catch a glimpse of the passing Romsey Carnival.Back in 1926 however, things were a little different.Hundreds lined the pavements to see dozens of youngsters take part in the children’s

  • Puel urges perspective as Saints review his position

    Claude Puel insists Saints will look at the season as a whole rather than just the final few games as they plan the way ahead. Puel clearly wants to fight for his job, despite the tide of popular opinion turning against him at St Mary’s. Five

  • PHOTOS: Travellers pitch up at Southampton park

    A GROUP of travellers has invaded a Southampton beauty spot. Caravans and vans have taken over part of the city’s Riverside Park - just days before the 80-acre site is due to host a major event. Five caravans are parked along the western edge