POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing Hampshire teenager. Mia Lupton from Ryde on the Isle of Wight was last seen getting off a ferry in Southampton at 2.30pm this afternoon. The 14-year old is described as white, 5ft 2ins, of slim
HAMPSHIRE woman Lauren McIntyre has been raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis Trust in memory of her best friend for years.In October 2013, Lauren lost her 22-year-old best friend Samantha-Jo Turl to the genetic condition that affects more than 10,000 people
A MAN who a fire extinguisher to smash through a service station in a late-night burglary before throwing sick at the arresting officers has been given a suspended prison sentence.Jordan Burnell, 22, used the extinguisher to break through double glass
AN elderly woman was persuaded to hand over more than £500 to a stranger after he approached her in a Southampton street. Police are appealing for information after the 83-year-old was approached by a man near the Co-op in Foundry Lane at about
YOU are our eyes and ears. That is the message from police in Southampton working to tackle drug-related harm in the city with a new campaign. Officers made ten arrests, stop-searched more than thirty people and vehicles, searched six houses
A HUNT has been launched for a man police want to speak to following an alleged sex attack in Southampton.Officers have issued a new picture in an effort to track down a man seen in Oceana nightclub and Vodka Revolution bar in Bedford Place on Saturday
THE £7m extension to a Hampshire business hub – which is expected to help create 300 jobs – is nearing completion.A “topping out ceremony” was held at Fareham Innovation Centre at Daedalus, where borough mayor, Cllr Geoff Fazackarley, performed the ceremonial
Click here to see 800 photos from when Southampton Pride brought 350,000 people to the city. IT'S the world's only car police car the public can colour in and this weekend it will be going to its first football match. The Hampshire police Lesbian
A CHRISTMAS ice skating rink in Southampton has closed after the ice suddenly melted. Ice Skate Southampton said it had "lost a lot of ice" following problems with a power generator during high winds on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the group
DEMOLITION work will finally begin on one of Southampton’s most prominent shopping centre’s today. Constructions workers will move in on the Bargate Centre this afternoon, as work begins on a long-awaited £100 million regeneration scheme. Demolition
THE crew behind Southampton's Common People festival have revealed the line-up for their family-friendly sister event in Dorset – Camp Bestival. And it has a heavy retro flavour.Headlining the bash at Lulworth Castle, from July 26-29, are baritone
POLICE have called for under-18s to be banned from a Hampshire music festival - but an organiser is determined to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to attend. The proposal for Mutiny Festival follows an incident where a 13-year-old was allegedly sexually
GRITTERS will head out on Hampshire's roads tonight as temperatures are forecast to plunge.Hampshire County Council says that road surfaces will drop below freezing overnight and that it is preparing to grit priority routes from 7pm this evening.The
The HISTORY of Hampshire’s branch lines has been retold through an exiting DVD with an exclusive offer to Daily Echo readers. Film producer 1st Take has made a 105-minute film which explores how 30 branch lines across Hampshire have changed over the last
TWO people climbed on to the roof of their car after it careered into the sea in the early hours. The pair were rescued by Lymington lifeboat, which went alongside the Nissan Primera, enabling the pair to jump off the vehicle and scramble into
A FORMER Downing Street press officer who turned her skills to supporting community organisations in her adopted Hampshire hometown has died.Jean Denham, who passed away earlier this month in her native Kent, moved to Romsey in the early 1990s and embraced
A SOUTHAMPTON man smashed through a balcony wall before repeatedly attacking a neighbour with a plank of wood because they were loudly playing a Wham! hit. Sam Wickenden was sick of hearing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go so he broke through a balcony
MAURICIO Pellegrino is “scared” about a lot of things but losing his job as Saints manager is not one of them and neither is relegation. Saints are in a slump of form, having won just once in their last seven games. They are four points off the
A DRIVER escaped unhurt today after her car careered down a grassy bank and plunged into water.The 22-year-old motorist told the emergency services that the accident happened after she drove on to wet grass to avoid a cyclist.She is thought to have been
SAINTS will make a late call on Mario Lemina's fitness. The central midfielder has been out for the last three games with an ankle injury, but could come back against Everton on Sunday. Mauricio Pellegrino will monitor Lemina, who was signed
AN ELECTRICITY pole was snapped in half and nearby pylons damaged after a car crash. The incident happened on Winchester Hill between Halterworth Lane and Braishfield Road, both in Romsey. More than eight workers from SSE are on site attempting
AT SOUTHAMPTON FC we are in big trouble, with little Bournemouth above us and Brighton riding high. Gone are the days when we had a Le Tiss or a Micky Channon to score a goal out of nothing. Look at our team sheet, there’s no one to put fear
IT'S an iconic symbol of Christmas - and it's coming to Southampton tomorrow.The Coca-Cola truck will roll into town at 11am tomorrow as part of its UK tour and is set to make a stop at West Quay Shopping Centre on Saturday and Sunday.Visitors
TRAFFIC is building on a Hampshire motorway after reports of a crash. The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway of the M27 near junction 11 for Fareham at about 7am. Initially all three lanes were closed but two lanes have now been
SOUTHAMPTON’S rising stars Wild Front end their autumn residency at The Joiners tonight before touring the UK and Ireland. Frontman Jack Williams, lead guitarist Joe Connell, bassist Mike Flowers and drummer Josh Betteridge have been appearing regularly
THE number of long-term vacant homes across the area has been slashed by more than 35 per cent since 2010 – new figures have revealed.But 2,000 houses across south Hampshire had been left empty for over six months or more as of 2016.More than 550 were
A CAR ploughed into a block of Southampton flats, sending bricks flying through nearby homes. Residents of the building on Bitterne Road West were given a rude awakening when the car smashed through a wall and into a downstairs flat in the early
SHE IS more used to rubbing shoulders with Lord Grantham and other members of the Crawley family in the award-winning drama Downton Abbey. But actress Phoebe Sparrow will be alone on stage when she stars in a new one-woman play being performed
IT’S the new symbol of Southampton, set to proudly represent the city for years to come.Yesterday, the city’s new flag was finally flown for the first time by its eight-year-old creator, Yihuan Han.The Portswood Primary school student raised his design
A HAMPSHIRE depot has scooped a top accolade at the UK Bus Awards. Bluestar’s depot in Eastleigh was named Top National Bus Depot.The judges were impressed with high levels of employee engagement at the depot and its work with the community including
ALTHOUGH there have been changes through the years, much of Winchester has remained the same. If Jane Austen were to take a stroll around around the cathedral or college, she would likely still recognise the layouts of the streets.Some changes however
HE WAS the dog who brought a smile to thousands of patients at a Hampshire hospital. Now Max, a PETS as Therapy dog, has passed away after almost six years of loyal service to the patients at Southampton General Hospital. The German Shepherd spent most
A WOMAN is demanding answers after she was knocked down by a driver amid “absolute chaos” outside a school. Marie Dollery was “dragged” under a car as she stood waiting for her child at Harefield Primary School, in Yeovil Chase. The 49 year
THESE are the state-of-the-art facilities that will welcome residents for the first time next week as a new £25 million leisure centre opens its doors. Places Leisure Eastleigh, which is replacing Fleming Park, offers an eight-lane, 25-metre swimming
The chairman of a Hampshire law firm is to stand down in the spring after 34 years with the company.Nick Gross, chairman and corporate partner at Coffin Mew, which has offices on the South Coast and in the Thames Valley, is to retire in April. The firm
Looking for a new home? Here are ten new build properties within Hampshire, with something for every budget. 1. Upham £824,950 This four bedroom detached home sits in The Hideaway development in Upham. The beautiful new home enjoys
Marwell Zoo has welcomed a rare new arrival.Tamarisk, an 11-week-old addax calf, was born to mother Blossom and father George. Addax are critically endangered with fewer than 100 animals thought to be left in the wild where they are threatened by illegal
SAINTS legend Rickie Lambert is now enjoying his retirement, but has one eye on doing his coaching badges and wouldn’t rule out a return to St Mary’s one day – but not as a player. The 35-year-old hung up his boot in October as a persistent lower
EASTLEIGH’S Concorde Club, which has become an international jazz mecca, will be rolling out the red carpet for jazz royalty next week.One of Britain’s best loved band leaders, Chris Barber will be returning to headline on Wednesday at a club where he
SAM Kelly & The Lost Boys have been wowing audiences at festivals across the UK this summer - turning traditional songs on their head, swerving into rock territory and nudging the mainstream.Now the high energy, hot property line-up are bringing the ‘
CELEBRATED author Kathy Lette presents Girls Night Out at The Berry Theatre on Thursday. A blend of stand-up comedy and audience participation, accompanied by frank conversation from Kathy herself, the evening is a must-see for women.Kathy offers audiences
OLIVIER Award nominated West End hit Hetty Feather has opened in Southampton for Christmas. Press and special guests will enjoy press night of the show, based on the book by best-selling children's author Jacqueline Wilson, at Nuffield Southampton
FLEET Foxes, released the highly anticipated third album, Crack-Up, in the summer, and announced four UK shows. These performances will be the band's first UK headline shows in six years.Crack-Up comes six years after the 2011 release of Helplessness
THE London doom pop group Courtesans include Southampton Heartbreakers on their series of live shows tomorrow night. Berlin-based electronic-rock duo Bullet Height are confirmed as special guests on this must-see UK tour.The new dates follows Courtesans
