Drivers are facing long delays in both direction on a major Hampshire road. A broken down vehicle is currently causing delays of around 40 minutes on the A31 between Picket Post and Stoney Cross. There are also long delays westbound between
A HAMPSHIRE police officer has been jailed for 30 months after he was found guilty of two counts of misconduct in public office in connection with “inappropriate” behaviour towards two teenage girls.PC Keith Burgess was convicted at Guildford Crown Court
The police helicopter spotted over a Southampton estate as police arrested a teenager. The helicopter crew assisted officers in searching for the 16-year-old Totton boy in Millbrook shortly before 9am in connection with a stolen motorbike and a previous
The rain failed to dampen the mood at the Henry Cort Community College prom - but one student was prepared for a washout. Scroll through the gallery above to see the photos. School Proms 2017 Daily Echo publishing dates To be published
A Hampshire coastguard centre co-ordinated a 530-mile mercy dash to rescue a sick yachtsman in the Atlantic. The UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Newquay flew to the rescue of the sailor 203 miles west south west of the Scilly Isles
FORMER Brentford and Wycombe Wanderers wideman Sam Wood has become Eastleigh's second signing of the week. Following the arrival of former Premier League winger Mark Yeates, Richard Hill has added yet another new face as the Spitfires eye promotion
A Saints legend made a surprise appearence at the Bitterne Park School prom on Thursday evening. Matt Le Tissier was photographed accompanying Casey, former Saints player Gordon Watson's daughter, to the this year's prom. Scroll through the
It was a night of glitz and glam at St Mary's stadium on Thursday evening as Chamberlayne College for the Arts held its prom. Scroll through the gallery above to see the photos. School Proms 2017 Daily Echo publishing dates To be published
A CROSS Solent ferry firm has been sold to a consortium of pension funds from the UK and Canada for an undisclosed sum.Infracapital, owners of Red Funnel, agreed to sell its 100 per cent equity stake in the firm to the Midlands Pension Fund and the Workplace
Scroll through the gallery above to see the photos. School Proms 2017 Daily Echo publishing dates To be published 12th July (22 schools) Wyvern College Woodlands Community College Applemore Technology College Perins
The limos were queued up as students from Bridgemary School got glammed up for their prom. Classic cars and more sporty models were on display as the pupils enjoyed a night of glitz and glam. Scroll through the gallery above to see the photos
Forget the limos, students at Great Oaks school picked a more unusual method of transport to get to their prom. A number of pupils arrived on bikes, while other keep to the more traditional four-wheeled vehicles. School Proms 2017 Daily Echo publishing
SAINTS have signed up to compete in next season's Checkatrade Trophy – after what they felt was a highly beneficial first sortie for the club's under-23s in the competition last campaign. The Checkatrade, which Saints won as a League One club
Police drivers have been warned they could be breaking the law in the way they respond to 999 calls or chase suspects. The Police Federation highlighted legal advice which indicates that pursuits and emergency response situations are likely to
English cricket will return to free-to-air television in 2020 after the BBC won live broadcast rights for 21 matches each summer, including men's and women's internationals and the England and Wales Cricket Board's new Twenty20 competition. Sky
Police have arrested a man after a serious assault in Southampton. Officers were called to Blechynden Terrace just after 10pm on Tuesday where the cordoned off an area of the road after a man in his 50s was found with serious facial injuries. He
Professional Footballers' Association head of welfare Michael Bennett feels the brave decision by the likes of former Saints loanee Steven Caulker and Luton goalkeeper Craig King to share their experiences can only help football to overcome the "stereotypical
Bournemouth have signed Chelsea defender Nathan Ake for a club record fee, reported to be in the region of £20million. The 22-year-old Holland international, who spent the first half of last season on loan with the Cherries, has put pen to paper
ONE of the south's most popular festival will be held later than usual next year. The Isle of Wight Festival will celebrate its 50th year from June 21 to 24, two weeks later than it was held this year (June 8-11). Organisers have not given
"POLITICIANS are shaking hands with police officers, but with the other hand they are stabbing them in the back." This is the stern message from John Apter, chief of the Hampshire Police Federation, who has blasted the government over its decision
ROCK legend Bryan Adams will head to the home of Hampshire Cricket a week tonight as part of his Get Up World tour.He gave the Daily Echo these answers to our quick fire questions:1) What can we expect from the show?ba: all the songs you know and
STAFF and pupils at a Southampton primary school set off dozens of balloons in a moving tribute to their former head teacher.Each balloon released at St Patrick’s Primary School in Woolston contained a personal message from a child about Ms Elizabeth
HE’S no stranger to pulling on his trainers and pushing himself to the limit. Saints hero Franny Benali took fundraising to another level when he set himself an endurance challenge that was simply superhuman. Inspired to raise hundreds of thousands
A CITY centre car park which has become home to a tented village of rough sleepers is to be cleared of people and closed up at night.Southampton City Council will shut the Grosvenor Square multi-storey after complaints of the “poor facilities” and “unsafe
Southampton Tattoo Festival returns for the fourth year.Bringing Tattoo and family fun together with alternate traders, vintage traders, performers, dance troupes and Live music – organisers, Yellow Vintage hope to make this the best event yet. The festival
HEALTH chiefs are investigating allegations that a Hampshire dad could have been paralysed after medics sent him home with a broken back. Scott Wilson says staff at Southampton General Hospital misread his X-rays and told him he was suffering from
THOUSANDS of foodies across Hampshire are set to dig in to one of the biggest events in the county’s calendar this weekend.Starting on Saturday, more than 75 events will span restaurants, pubs and city streets for the Hampshire Food Festival.Returning
A HAMPSHIRE man who died after being hit by a car had stepped out in front of a green traffic light, an inquest heard.Jakub Seniuk, pictured, from Southampton was hit by a black BMW on The Avenue in Southampton, near the law courts, Winchester Coroner
PLANS to nearly 100 homes in a Hampshire village have been approved. The plans are a resubmission for 91 homes between Anmore Road and Tanners Lane in Denmead.Previously an application for 99 homes was rejected in October last year.Under the scheme by
IT’S the quintessentially British pastime, and hundreds of schoolchildren have used it as inspiration for art. The ‘Great British Afternoon Tea Party’ saw youngsters from four Southampton schools express themselves through art, dance, drama and
DEVELOPERS have launched a third attempt to gain consent for a £10 million plan to transform a town centre site in Hampshire.Renaissance Retirement wants to bulldoze a former bus station in Lymington High Street and replace it with 17 retirement apartments
FORMER Saints goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski believes his Polish compatriot Jan Bednarek is a player you can "trust" ahead of his big move to St Mary's. The Ipswich Town shot stopper, who made 42 appearances for Saints between 2006 and 2012
A HAMPSHIRE health trust faces an unlimited fine after it admitted failing to ensure the safety of patients. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is being prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after a man fell from a low roof at Melbury
A NEW book has been published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on the Southern Region of British Railways.The author is Winchester-based Paul Cooper who as a teenager photographed the final days of steam.The book is a stunning collection
AN EXHIBITION to celebrate Chinese culture is taking place this week (July 1).Community radio station, Unity 101 and The Chinese Association of Southampton have come together to create a Chinese Festival exhibition as part of the Unity Art show.Unity
A COUNCIL in Hampshire has been branded “out of control” by angry residents and business owners after awarding its staff a third consecutive two and a half per cent pay rise.Test Valley Borough Councillors approved the below-inflation increase for all
A SCANDINAVIAN-inspired restaurant chain is set to open in Southampton’s new £80 million leisure complex next week, creating 50 new jobs. KuPP, inspired by the Nordic region, will open next Thursday with a VIP launch at Westquay South from 7pm.
IT CLOSED more than 50 years ago after falling victim to the growing popularity of television.But a Hampshire cinema has been brought back to life at a cost of £1 million and will tonight show its first film since the mid-1960s.Members of the newly-formed
HAT Fair audiences will be treated to a play on a giant rotating crane and the story of one man's mission to set up an international space agency in his garden shed this weekend. Wired Aerial Theatre performing To Me, To You on the crane
BRYAN Adams took time out ahead of his Hampshire appearance to answer Lorelei Reddin's quickfire questions:LR: What can we expect from the show?BA: "All the songs you know and love and a few from the new album Get Up."LR: Do you still get
ROCK legend Bryan Adams will head to the home of Hampshire Cricket a week tonight as part of his Get Up World tour.The acclaimed singer-songwriter becomes the first star to headline the Ageas Bowl since Rod Stewart announced his knighthood live on stage
HAYSEED Dixie began one day in 2000 when John Wheeler and Mike Daly drank roughly enough whiskey to float a battleship from the Florida Coast over to Portugal and back and decided to play around in John’s studio. Having spent the previous few years touring
IT must be love as The Performing Arts Company put on a performance of Madness musical Our House next week. The show, which runs from Wednesday to Saturday at the Berry Theatre in Hedge End, follows the story of Joe Casey, a boy from Camden whose life
