MOTORISTS are facing long tailbacks on a busy Hampshire road due to a broken down lorry. One lane on the A31 westbound between Stoney Cross and Picket Post is blocked due to a broken down lorry. Motorists have been told to expect delays in the area.
The Roebuck Inn in Marchwood, Southampton will be hosting 'emerging filmmakers night.'New directors will get the opportunity to introduce their work to an audience and respond to questions. The audience will consist of actors, agents, writers
The Dolphin pub in St Denys is hosting the band Rufus and the Fireflies.The band will be performing live from 9pm at the pub on March 23.
A SERIES of bank holiday organ recitals starts on Easter Monday when Peter King, (formerly of Bath Abbey) will play a programme of music by Karg-Elert, Whitlock, Mendelssohn and Liszt.Tickets cost £10 from the Cathedral Box Office on 01962 857275 or on
SOUTHAMPTON City Art Gallery offer a touch tour for anyone with visual impairments who want to visit the gallery.The service is free and is available March 23 between 10:30am and 12:30pm and every Friday after that.
THE Easter fair is returning and its coming to Southampton Common.The fair will run between March 29 and April 8 2018 from 1pm to 9:30pm. Rides will be available throughout the week and on Bank Holiday Monday a market will be available along with longer
EASTLEIGH kick off a hectic run of four games in ten days away at Tranmere Rovers on Saturday knowing their first target is to reach 50 points. Although the dreaded ‘R’ word isn’t spoken about at the Silverlake Stadium, the 14th-placed Spitfires
FORMER Saints defender Virgil van Dijk has been confirmed as the Netherlands' new captain by coach Ronald Koeman. The former Saints and Everton boss takes charge of his first match as Oranje boss when England arrive for a friendly in Amsterdam
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WELLOW Village Hall will play host to a talk on immigration through the ages next month.On April 18, Wellow History Society will welcome Dr Cheryl Butler who will discuss the topic.Visitors are welcome, and it begins at 7.30pm on April 18.
A ROMSEY man has been made to pay around £800 after being found guilty of drink driving at a McDonalds.David William Farrar, 35, of The Crescent in Romsey pleaded not guilty to drink driving after being stopped at the Ower branch of the fast food chain
WINCHESTER City’s assistant boss Barry Blankley has been around non-League football for a long time, but he has never known a league as competitive as this season’s Evo-Stik South West. The Citizens head to Evesham United on Saturday with both
MULTI-MILLION pound works to give a Hampshire school a major re-fit are underway. The Arnewood School's main building in New Milton is undergoing a £2.5million overhaul to improve its look and environmental performance.Construction students from the
A MAN has been fined £4,000 after more than 1,000kg of asbestos roofing was dumped at a key environmental site. Winchester City Council prosecuted Jeffrey Wickens after 1,400kg of asbestos cement roofing was discovered in a car park at Beacon Hill
ENTRY charges for visitors under the age of 16 are being scrapped as part of a bid to revitalise the New Forest Show.Members of the New Forest Agricultural Society vowed to give the three-day celebration a fresh new look after visitors complained that
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was reported to have been performing an indecent act. The incident happened at around 1pm on Sunday March 11, in Highfield Road, Chandler's Ford. Nobody else was involved. Anyone with information
By Mike Vimpany LONGPARISH cricketers Will de Cani and Alex Coetzee have helped their adopted Australian side reach the Grand Final of one of Melbourne’s club finals. The pair have spent the past winter months playing for South Yarra, who have
HAMPSHIRE’S Liam Dawson reached the Pakistan Super League final with Peshawar Zalmi last night. The all-rounder, fresh from his match-winning 62 against Rilee Rossouw’s Quetta Gladiators 24 hours earlier, made a run-a-ball 13 after being promoted
SAM Lanahan has left Dorchester Town to join Gosport Borough’s Evo-Stik South Premier survival fight. Lanahan’s registration with Gosport, who count as one his former clubs along with Blackfield & Langley, was completed last night. The
SAINTS' away trip to Leicester City in the Premier League has been rearranged to the Thursday before the FA Cup semi-final. Mark Hughes' men were meant to travel to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, April 21, but that date had to be changed after
SAINTS fan groups have criticised the Football Association for hiking ticket prices to their highest ever levels for the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley next month. The groups join supporters’ trusts from fellow semi-finalists Chelsea, Tottenham
PLANNING chiefs in the New Forest have seen one of their decisions overturned.APE Properties Ltd lodged an appeal after New Forest District Council rejected its application to install two dormer windows at a property called The Old Dairy in Barnes Lane
NEARLY a dozen vehicles were targeted by thieves in just one day. Police are appealing for information after four thefts and five attempted thefts occurred at Chase Mill, on Winchester Road, Bishop's Waltham. Vehicle windows were smashed and
ONE OF the Hampshire's biggest attractions is launching its 2018 season with a raft of Easter activities. Historic Hurst Castle is opening its doors to the public on March 29 and will welcome visitors seven-days-a-week until the end of October.Visitors
PLANS to enlarge a house in a Hampshire village have been rejected for a second time.A couple lodged an appeal after their application to extend a property at Shearsbrook Close in Bransgore was turned down by New Forest District Council in August last
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STEVEN Davis has remained at Saints to rebuild fitness rather than head out on international duty with Northern Ireland. The experienced midfielder, who been absent for the last five games with a hamstring injury, was selected by Northern Ireland
ROOMS at a fire-hit thatch hotel could re-open as early as next week, just days after 170 emergency services personnel battled to save it. As previously reported, more than 120 firefighters descended on the Potters Heron near Romsey on Monday night
POLICE seized a large quantity of cannabis after stumbling on it almost by accident.Officers were called to a property in Winchester after a neighbour smelled the distinctive drugs smell and phoned them.Officers discovered the drugs when they knocked
A PENSIONER who died three days after he was involved in a crash with a van has been named. Police have confirmed that Kenneth Hamblen, of Blendon Drive, Andover died following a two-vehicle collision at the junction of the A272 and A30 at Hill
SERVICES have been cut and residents are bracing themselves for a huge hike in their council tax bills. But Southampton City Council still managed to find enough cash to send two employees to a sun-soaked event in the South of France. The Labour-run
LOUIS Langdown isn’t reading too much into AFC Totton’s rise to third in the Evo-Stik South West. While the Stags boss is immensely proud of his side for back-to-back 3-1 home wins over Bristol Manor Farm and Swindon Supermarine, so tight is the
ON-LOAN Eastleigh striker James Constable was one of two Poole Town players sent off amid the controversial finale to Tuesday’s National League South clash at East Thurrock. Constable and Marvin Brooks both scored as the Dophins came back from
Citroen C4 CactusCitroen's C4 Cactus may no longer look quite so distinctive but it's matured into a very complete product. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at the improved version.Ten Second ReviewCitroen has moved its C4 Cactus into the mainstream
Fiat 500L (2012 – 2017)By Jonathan CrouchModels Covered5dr small MPV (0.9, 1.4 petrol, 1.3 MultiJet diesel, 1.6 MultiJet diesel [Easy, Pop Star, Lounge, Trekking])IntroductionThe 500L is Fiat’s bold answer to customer and dealer demands for a grown up
Range Rover VelarA NEW RANGE ROVER STATEMENT OF INNOVATIONThe Range Rover line-up always needed a credible mid-sized contender. With this Velar model, it now has one. Jonathan Crouch looks at what's on offer.Ten Second ReviewIf you're about to
MORE acts have been announced to join the likes of The Prodigy, Paul Weller, The Libertines, and The Kaiser Chiefs, at this year's Victorious Festival. Legendary Brian Wilson, Sleaford Mods and The Cribs will be performing at the festival, which
Based on the 1990s American hit movie, The Full Monty tells the story of unemployed steelworkers who decide to become male strippers to earn money, regain their fractured self-respect, and retrieve their family relationships.This live stage version features
Hampshire captain James Vince was dropped before England collapsed to 58 all out against New Zealand - with a defiant last-wicket stand helping them avoid the lowest total in their 141-year Test history. Trent Boult (six for 32) and Tim Southee
A TEENAGER has been arrested after schools in Hampshire were targeted as part of a hoax bomb threat. County schools were among 400 sent "malicious" emails which said a bomb would be detonated on school grounds if money was not handed over.
A CRASH on the M27 is caused major delays this morning. Between junction nine and junction five between Hedge End and Eastleigh motorists queued for long as an hour. It came after an accident around junction five in Eastleigh, with traffic
DOZENS of youngsters flocked to Southampton to showcase their musical talent. Students from across the county performed at Richard Taunton Sixth Form College on Wednesday in a bid to be selected to perform at the national Music for Youth national
NEW electric car charging points at Southampton Airport are already sparking savings, say bosses.The points have been up and running for just over a month, but the environmental impact is already being felt.The free charging bays have saved 205KW in their
IT was bravery beyond duty, performed by a ship's officer who ironically might have perished at sea only a few months earlier. David Blair had been due to serve on Titanic's ill fated maiden voyage but a last minute reshuffle of officers led him
HE knew what he had done and what he must do. Albert Trimmer went directly to the police station to confess: "I've cut a woman's throat." Such was his excited state that he didn't know whether she was alive or dead and the police chief urged
Shirley Junior School is an energetic community of learners who enjoy learning. The school aims to provide an inclusive, integrated curriculum, immersing them into many real life learning experiences. It was the school’s sixth year taking part
Amy Mason is returning to Forest Arts Centre, New Milton with a new show, Hollering Woman Creek, on Wednesday March 28. In 2015, newly pregnant Amy Mason travelled around the larger-than-life American state of Texas to research the death penalty for her
BOURNEMOUTH and Boscombe Light Opera Company are delighted to be putting on their 67th Production with their most revealing show to date! The Full Monty – The Broadway Musical runs until Saturday 24 at the Regent Centre, Christchurch and 50p from each
Multi-award winning folk singer and guitarist Jim Moray will present a live performance of his acclaimed album Upcetera at Salisbury Arts Centre tomorrow.Accompanied by a nine-piece ensemble including strings, woodwind, piano, double bass and drums, he
POLICE officers in Hampshire have been praised for their effectiveness. New data have revealed that officers have improved their effectiveness in the past year, taking action on almost 5,000 more crimes. This comes after Her Majesty's Inspectorate
SHE’S big, beautiful and will be christened in Southampton. Cruise line MSC has announced its newest ship Bellissima will be named at a ceremony in Southampton on March 2, 2019. MSC says Bellissima – which means ‘beautiful’ in Italian – will
CHARLIE Austin is racing to be fit and ready to make an impact in a crucial period for Saints. Tellingly, the 28-year-old striker remains the club’s six-goal top-scorer despite missing the last 15 matches in all competitions due to a hamstring
A PERVERT viewed “awful” child abuse images on a video conferencing platform used by fellow sex offenders.Richard Townsend, 56, used a chat room to watch and comment on graphic content.Forensic examination of Townsend’s devices found 159 indecent images
A FAMILY moving to Southampton from Switzerland were stunned to find suspected illegal immigrants hiding in the back of their removal van.At least five police vehicles descended on The Compass on Chapel Road, after three people were discovered at about
SOUTHAMPTON civic chiefs are preparing to do battle with the county’s biggest energy firms when they launch their own gas and electricity company later this year, the Echo can reveal.City council-backed ‘CitizEn Energy’ will provide Southampton residents
RESIDENTS in the Eastleigh borough are set to face weeks of roads misery as work on a new bypass get under way. Heath House Lane in Hedge End is to be closed until April 27 to allow the next phase of work at Sundays Hill bypass. Residents have
A HUNT has been launched in Hampshire to help find a missing teenager. Police are trying to find 19-year-old Callum Bennett who was last seen at 4pm today when he dropped off a friend in Forest Road, Chandler's Ford. Officers said he has not
TRIBUTES have been paid to a "kind and sensitive" former Cantell pupil involved in a fatal motorbike crash. George Howell, 27, died following a crash on Thomas Lewis Way, Southampton. Paramedics rushed to the scene, near to St Denys station
POLICE have arrested three people after an "immigration" swoop on a Southampton housing area. At least four police vehicles, including a police van, descended on The Compass, in Chapel Road yesterday. Officers say three people were found in
A PAEDOPHILE sports coach who worked in at least three Southampton schools is facing prison after sexually assaulting a young girl. Antonio Lawrie worked as an apprentice at My Coaching, teaching at city schools where children start aged four.
It's heating up at Marwell Zoo with the opening of their new Tropical House. Ahead of its opening next week we were invited to take a sneak peak of the new exhibit which will be home to nine species of tropical birds, 2,5000 fish, pygmy marmosets
