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  • RUGBY: Trojans overcome early red card in style

    Trojans completed a London 3 South-West double over Weybridge Vandals but had to play the majority of their home match with 14 players. Alex Williams got involved in a tussle with a Vandals player on the ground following a late tackle after ten

  • Wessex bright spark pens contract for Weymouth

    MIDFIELDER Jordan Ngalo has cut his ties with Blackfield & Langley and committed his future to Evo-Stik South Premier outfit Weymouth. Ngalo had signed dual registration forms for the Terras after impressing for Blackfield in the Sydenhams

  • Tickle brings a smile to Brockenhurst faces

    WILL Tickle was Brockenhurst’s sharp-shooting saviour in a 2-2 home draw with Bournemouth Poppies in the Sydenhams Premier Division. Twice the Foresters fell behind to goals from Charlie Gilbert, but Tickle pulled them back on terms with two stunning

  • Bad day at the office for Fareham Town

    FAREHAM Town’s impressive start to the new year came off the rails with a 3-2 home defeat by Amesbury in the Sydenhams Premier Division. Pete Stiles’ men went into the match fresh from knocking Sholing out of the Russell Cotes Cup. But the

  • Hants all-rounder Tom Scriven takes wickets at U19 World Cup

    Hampshire’s Tom Scriven took two top-order wickets as England won their opening game at the Under-19 World Cup. The academy all-rounder helped England to an eight-wicket win over Namibia in at the picturesque Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island

  • Owen gives Sholing a right Royl boost

    OWEN Royl’s sweetly struck half-volley got Sholing back to winning ways in the Sydenhams Premier Division. The Boatmen’s 1-0 home victory over Bashley lifted them back to third in the table, leapfrogging Hamworthy United who came unstuck 3-1 at

  • Dawson included in South squad

    Liam Dawson will play in this year’s North-South series in Barbados in March. The Hampshire all-rounder was man of the series when the South won last year’s inaugural series 3-0, averaging 52 with the bat and 22 with the ball over the three games

  • Students vote to slash vice chancellor's pay

    STUDENTS at a Hampshire university have voted overwhelmingly to slash their vice chancellor’s pay. The vote at Southampton University saw thousands of students go to the polls in a row over Sir Christopher Snowden’s £433,000 salary – revealed just

  • Brothers' £100k ambition after death of Hampshire businessman

    THEY ARE facing a major physical and psychological challenge that will test the concept of brotherly love.But Hampshire rowers Jude Massey and Greg Bailey say their main feeling is one of excitement as they prepare to tackle the biggest challenge of their

  • Concern grows for missing Hampshire man

    CONCERN is growing for the welfare of a missing Hampshire man. David Garrett, 44, was last seen at about 2pm on Sunday, January 14, in the Lime Kiln Lane area of Holbury. He is described as being white, five feet eight inches tall, and has

  • Bomb disposal unit called to Southampton street

    A BOMB disposal team was called to a Southampton street yesterday. Officers were called to Tarmac’s Southampton Wharf operation at Marine Parade after a dredging boat arrived at the marina with a “piece of ordnance” from the Second World War on

  • Aled Jones's Hampshire date postponed

    SINGER and broadcaster Aled Jones’s Hampshire show this week has been postponed following sexual harassment claims. The Songs of Praise presenter has been suspended by the BBC pending an investigation into claims that he sent inappropriate messages to

  • Change your life in 2018 and volunteer

    ONE of Hampshire’s major volunteering events takes place this month.The New Forest Volunteer Fair is organised by the New Forest National Park Authority and brings together dozens of local groups to help budding volunteers find their perfect role. Hundreds

  • PHOTOS: Southampton school closed due to bomb threat

    A SOUTHAMPTON school is closed due a bomb threat. Police are at Upper Shirley High School after a member of staff discovered a note with a threatening message. Head teacher Stuart Woods said one officer is still on site. He told the Daily

  • Car ploughs head-first into lamp post

    A CAR has crashed head-first into a lamp post on a busy Hampshire roundabout this morning.The incident took place on the Windhover Roundabout, near Bursledon, when a black Vauxhall Corsa ploughed into the metal post.Police say no-one was injured in the

  • The Voice finalist Lucy O’Byrne stars in The Sound of Music

    IT is one of the greatest musicals of all time and it's heading for Hampshire.The Sound of Music will be at The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth this March. A lavish production, it tells the true story of the world famous singing family, from their romantic

  • Man dies after motorbike crash on Hampshire road

    A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a crash in Hampshire.Emergency services were called to the A272 near West Meon following the collision, which happened at about 1.26pm on Sunday.A green Kawasaki motorbike crashed near the junction with Stocks Lane, and police

  • Madness frontman Suggs returns to Hampshire

    MADNESS frontman Suggs is going back on the road with his new one man show 'What a King Cnut'.Apart from Southampton Guildhall on Thursday March 8 he will visit Salisbury City Hall on Saturday February 3 and The Anvil, Basingstoke on Wednesday

  • Making a mark with NHS art workshop

    BUDDING artists were out in force for a workshop with a difference Make Your Mark was a series of events designed to highlight how art can have a positive effect on everyone's mental health. Using the world class artwork in Southampton's City

  • Heartbreak for Saints forces Davis to reconsider VAR

    STEVEN Davis’ recent heartbreaks have forced him to reconsider his view on the potential use of video technology to help referees make correct decisions. Having been victim of a wrong penalty decision that cost Northern Ireland a dream place at

  • HERITAGE: Who was John le Fleming?

    IF YOU walk along Bargate Street peering down from the town walls you will see the statue of John le Fleming. According to a plaque he lived from 1295 until 1336. He was Mayor on one occasion and was several times the parliamentary burgess for Southampton

  • New airshow role for former Saints Boss Gareth Rogers

    THE FORMER boss of Saints football club has been appointed to the helm of Britain's biggest commercial airshow. Farnborough International has appointed former Southampton FC chief executive Gareth Rogers as its new CEO. The company co-organises

  • PHOTOS: Daily Echo Camera Club's latest animal images

    THE year kicks off with a fabulous first week for the Daily Echo Camera Club. Members have broken away from the hustle and bustle of the January sales to capture the tranquility of Hampshire.Among the images is a trio of mandarin ducks, a couple of foxes

  • THE VERDICT: Saints running out of luck

    How much do you make your own luck, and how much of it is just fate? In the context of football, the two surely go hand-in-hand. Saints can quite rightly feel aggrieved and utterly gutted with the manner in which what would have been a vital

  • Mystery surrounds death of man found in Hampshire river

    THE circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was found in a Hampshire river remain a mystery. As previously reported by the Echo in September, retired electrician Leslie Giles may have fallen in and not be able to get out. His body

  • 'Desperate' mum admits £5k benefit fraud

    A WOMAN cheated thousands in fraudulent child maintenance payments, a court heard. Katherine Cole failed to notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change in her circumstances and managed to accrue than £5,000 between April 2015 and October

  • PHOTOS: Man arrested after lorry crash causes chaos on M3

    MOTORISTS are facing severe delays on the M3 after two incidents involving lorries. The M3 southbound was shut throughout the night at junction 12 following a lorry crash at about 10pm. The vehicle damaged the road and barriers and Highways

  • Woman robbed in early morning attack in Southampton subway

    A WOMAN was robbed in an early morning incident in a Southampton subway. Today, Hampshire Constabulary has said that at around 7.30am on Saturday 25 November, as the 54-year-old female victim walked in the subway near the Premier Inn, in New Road