HAMPSHIRE slipped out of the NatWest T20 Blast South Group's top four after losing a run-fest by 14 runs at Somerset tonight. After winning their first three matches of the campaign, James Vince's side have now lost three in a row - as well as
TWO people have been question by police after an attempted robbery near a Hampshire shopping centre left a man with a suspected broken ankle.The 32-year-old victim was approached by a man and a woman as he was walking along Wells Place, near the entrance
TOTTON & Eling have selected Jay Keating as the man to take the Sydenhams Division One club forward. The Millers see the former Gosport Borough under-21s development squad boss as the right fit for a club who are building their future on youth
Day two of New Forest Show proved to be a soggy affair as the rain poured down on New Park. However, the weather failed to dampen spirits of people still flocked to the annual event, donned their wellies and raincoats. On day one, motorcycle
FORMER Saints and Stoke City defender Harvey Read has become Eastleigh’s youngest summer signing. The 18-year-old centre-back has been on trial with the Spitfires over the course of pre-season and impressed manager Richard Hill. The Eastleigh
POLICE have arrested a man after a knife-point robbery in the New Forest.A 27-year-old man was threatened with a knife while walking along a footpath leading to Carisbrooke Court, on the North Milton estate, New Milton, just after midday on Friday.He
A MAN has been left with serious injuries after being attacked by a gang in Southampton.The 33-year-old victim was approached by a group on young people who punched and kicked him before stealing his wallet.He was left with serious head injuries, which
POLICE have launched a search after a man was punched in the face while trying to calm down a customer arguing with shopworkers.The 24-year-old, who was also in the store at 9.40pm on July 19, was trying to calm things down in the Tesco Express store
A MAN will stand trial next year after appearing in court to deny causing the death by careless driving of a 13-year-old boy when he crashed a £1.2 million Ferrari.Matthew Cobden, 38, of Long Lodge Drive, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, appeared at Winchester
AFTER travelling more than 10,000 miles it was quite a welcome for DMA’S return to Southampton. The Australian indie stars sold out the first date of their summer UK tour in front of 750 bouncing fans.Frontman Tommy O’Dell and guitarists Matt Mason and
DIE Hard at Southampton Airport, a Michael Caine classic at Bursledon Windmill and Rocky at a gym. Eastleigh Film Festival 2017 will bring 11 unique screenings to venues to match around the town this autumn. The festival’s Out in the Town programme
EASTLEIGH FC are celebrating the award of a £4,500 Grow the Game grant, attracting praise from England manager Gareth Southgate. The grant, which will provide a boost to grassroots football in Eastleigh and the surrounding areas, has paved the
DRIVERS are faced queues of five miles following a crash on a major Hampshire road. The accident blocked the inside lane of the A31 in Stoney Cross (eastbound) shortly before 11am. The accident was cleared about 20 minutes later, with delays
A SOUTHAMPTON to Isle of Wight ferry has been cancelled to allow essential maintenance to take place.The Red Funnel service from Southampton to East Cowes at 5pm, as well as the 6.30pm service from East Cowes to Southampton, have been cancelled.A spokesman
THE company which runs a Hampshire indoor ski centre has collapsed in to liquidation putting 27 jobs at risk.Skiplex Ltd, which runs three centres including on Basingstoke Leisure Park, has been placed into liquidation with business recovery specialist
A CYCLIST has been seriously injured in a rush-hour crash involving a Ford Transit van.The 34-year-old Fareham man was rushed to Southampton General Hospital after the collision at 8.20am in Peak Lane, Fareham, on Tuesday.The driver of the blue Transit
NEW diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned from 2040 in a move which could ease air pollution in badly affected areas such as Southampton, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said.He also pledged to work with local authorities developing "
AN RAF tanker aircraft narrowly avoided a 'catastrophic' mid-air collision with two US fighter jets after a lack of information from Hampshire air traffic controllers, a report has revealed.The pilot of the Voyager claimed one of the US F-15s
DRIVERS leaving early in the hope of avoiding traffic to get to the New Forest show are already facing delays.Queues began building from around 8am in both directions along the A337 as thousands of people try to get into New Park for the annual show.Yesterday
VIRGIL van Dijk 'is expected to be a Liverpool player by the end of the summer transfer window' says a source close to the Saints captain, according to reports. It comes after new Saints manger Mauricio Pellegrino took the decision to remove
The coastguard has airlifted a person to hospital after being rescued from a boat in Southampton Water. Emergency crews rushed to help the patient who suffered a suspected stroke near Netley shortly before 8pm on Tuesday. They were taken to
The chief executive of Hampshire-based affordable housing provider Radian is to stand down. Lindsay Todd will be leaving the group, which has its HQ in Eastleigh, at the end of August.Radian's chair Carol Bode said: "The board is thankful to
A FORMER fish farm in Hampshire is up for sale.Fenn Wright, specialists in water-related properties, is handling the sale of Tichborne Springs on the outskirts of Alresford. Offers in excess of £300,000 are sought for the 6.6-acres property which the
IT WAS a chance to celebrate nurses and raise money for a state-of-the-art facility. Patients, staff and members of the public celebrated the achievements of nurses at Southampton Children’s Hospital with a series of awareness activities. For a week nurses
DO YOU know a charity or project in need of a helping hand? The Daily Echo is keen to offer grants to good causes in the local community, supporting schemes from neighbourhood improvement to environmental conservation. Last year Testlands Support
A HAMPSHIRE group campaigning against retirement inequality has criticised the government’s latest increase in state pension age.The Solent branch of Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) said in a statement: “The timing is baffling coming the
THE FAMILY of an American soldier have been reunited with the dog tag he lost over 70 years ago during World War II after a detectorist found it 4,000 miles away in a Hampshire field.Elias H. Clarke’s son Elias Jnr was “flabbergasted” when he heard about
THE FAMILY of an American soldier have been reunited with the dog tag he lost over 70 years ago during World War II after a British detectorist found it nearly 4,000 miles away buried in a Hampshire field.Elias H. Clarke's son Elias Jnr was "
STUDENTS at two Hampshire colleges celebrated their academic achievements in style.Hundreds of students from the class of 2017 at Sparsholt College and Andover College gathered at Winchester Cathedral, where they were handed their degrees at the annual
A NEW Argos digital store has opened at a major supermarket in Hampshire. Argos has moved from The Brooks Shopping Centre to Sainsbury’s Badger Farm store in Winchester. The move comes after Sainsbury’s acquired Home Retail Group, which owns
MARITIME charity Sailors’ Society brought the beach to the Southampton suburbs yesterday to celebrate the end of the school year.The charity transformed its Woolston office into a seaside complete with sand, refreshments from its own BySea charity brand
A YOUNG Hampshire woman died of an allergic reaction to peanuts without even eating a nut, an inquest heard. Georgina Hickman died after consuming a crisp which contained peanut flavouring, although the hearing was told peanuts were not mentioned
BUSINESS leaders have thrown their weight behind a multi-million pound super tram system for Hampshire. They say it is vital to ease traffic congestion in and around Southampton. That was the message which came out of a recent meeting of Solent
MORE homes could be built in and around a Hampshire town as part of government plans to force councils to increase their housing targets, it has been revealed.Westminster housing chiefs are demanding more homes be built in wealthy rural areas to tackle
A SOUTHAMPTON teenager has been named 'Young Scientist of the Year' after painting nail polish on sea urchins.A level pupil Charlotte Day, 18, bagged the accolade after inventing a ‘punk’ method of tagging sea creatures.The St Anne’s school girl
MEMBERS of an Italian theatre group were welcomed to Hampshire as part of the Romsey Festival.Six youngsters from TAE Teatro, based in Romsey’s twin town of Treviglio near Milan, visited as part of a joint venture between Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic
SOUTHAMPTON doctors are trialling a “breakthrough” injection that could treat prostate cancer without causing side effects.Patients at the city’s general hospital are the first in the country to be treated as part of a trial, which is being run at centres
ELDERLY residents in a block of flats in Southampton say they have been left trapped in their homes for more than two weeks. The pensioners say they are virtually stranded because of a broken lift. Many of the Kerrigan Court tenants have been
A MASTERCHEF winner wowed guests at the Hampshire Food Festival with her culinary expertise.Winner of the hit BBC show and Hampshire resident Jane Devonshire donated her time and talents to raise much-needed funds for Ark Cancer Charity.Ten food lovers
IT IS the Eastleigh pub which has been revamped in a bid to become “a real community hub”.The Good Companions is run by Aaron Dyson and his partner Angela Melton after they took it over last May.They hope the pub will bring the Eastleigh community together.Aaron
A COMMUNITY exhibition with more than 7,000 entries is up for a regional award. Thousands of amateur and professional artists showed their work at Solent University’s Small Faces exhibition, at the city centre Solent Showcase Gallery. With entries from
MOTORWAY drivers can stop off for some groceries thanks to the opening of a convenience store which has created 20 new jobs at a Hampshire services.Roadchef has opened a new Spar store at its Rownhams (West) site on the M27 between junctions three and
“YOU got the separation you wanted - I will always love you and the girls.” That was the last message sent by a dad-of-two to his partner before he took his life in a Southampton hotel. Stephen Wheeler was found dead in Travelodge, in Lodge
