A COMMUNITY showcase is set to take a Fareham venue by storm The event on June 16 at Ferneham Hall will see 66 voluntary and community organisations set up their stalls in a bid to recruit more volunteers Their will also entertainment from choirs
IT IS going to be a rare and a spectacular sight. All three Cunard Queens – Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria – are set to arrive together in Southampton on August 10. And now to mark the occasion one lucky young Daily Echo reader
AFC PORTCHESTER have announced the signing of experienced defender Aaron Cook. A former Portsmouth youngster, Cook, 38, went on to captain the old Salisbury City club during their rise up the leagues. He also includes Bashley, Eastleigh
HAMPSHIRE charities will benefit from more than a year’s worth of free support while the region’s biggest theatre is being refurbished this summer. Staff from Mayflower Theatre will roll up their sleeves and volunteer at six charities as the £4m
THIRTEEN schools and colleges across the New Forest have joined forces in a bid to keep their students safe from harm. A new partnership ‘Hampshire Safe’ has been created to educate and warn students about the dangers of drugs. Member schools
THE ruins of Netley Abbey closed over safety concerns have reopened to the public. English Heritage decided to close the ruined Cistercian monastery on Monday after scaffolding set up in the nave for conservation work was found to “fall far short
SOUTH Wilts will have to halt Harry Came’s phenomenal run blitz if they are to beat St Cross Symondians at the Green Jackets Ground (11am) and retain their new-found spot at the ECB Southern Premier League summit. They know all about Came after
BOURNEMOUTH have beaten Bashley (Rydal) to the punch by signing Dorset’s Luke Webb, who has already scored over 1,000 runs in all cricket this season. Bashley skipper Michael Porter was anticipating Webb would return to play Southern Premier Division
REPORTS from the north east suggest that Sunderland are set to appoint Paul Reid as their new academy manager. The former defender was head of recruitment and football administrator at Eastleigh last season after calling time on his playing career
AROUND 4,600 jobs are being axed at Rolls-Royce in the latest restructuring as the engineering giant looks to slash costs by another £400 million a year. The group said the bulk of these job cuts would affect the UK workforce and would be made over
A FORMER choirmaster living in Hampshire has failed in a High Court bid to block his extradition to the US. Roger Giese, who is in his forties and was born in America, is accused of child sex offences in California and staged a human rights challenge
A PROTEST against US President Donald Trump’s policies will be held in Southampton next month. The event at Southampton’s Bargate is being organised in advance of President Trump’s visit to the country on July 13. News of the protest comes
THE number of rail passenger journeys using the county's operator has fallen by nearly eight percent, new figures show. It comes as new Office of Rail and Road data showed a nationwide fall for the first time in eight years. Some 1.7 billion
COMMUTERS face a morning of cancellations and delays after a tree fell on the county's major railway line. Trains running between Bournemouth and Southampton will be facing issues today after the tree came down between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst
WORK to refurbish one of the city’s most historic landmarks will begin next month. South coast contractors Mountjoy have been appointed to work on the 700-year-old ancient monument God’s House Tower following an uplift in funding from the Heritage
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe This improved Mercedes-Benz C-class Coupe is better placed than ever before to put one over on its domestic rivals. Jonathan Crouch reports. Ten Second Review The smallest coupe that Mercedes-Benz makes could also
BMW X4 (2014-2018) By Jonathan Crouch Models Covered: Mid-Sized SUV 5dr (2.0 petrol, 3.0 diesel - xDrive 20d, xDrive 30d, xDrive 35d [SE, xLine, MSport]) Introduction When BMW launched their original X4 model, they told it was a sports
Volvo XC40 Volvo has never made a small SUV but it needed one. Hence some new beginnings with this XC40. Jonathan Crouch reports. Ten Second Review Volvo's XC40 is much more than just a smaller version of the brand's larger SUVs. It gets its
SAINTS will play Burnley at St Mary's on the opening day of the 2018/19 Premier League season. The Clarets finished 7th last term and, on the way to that lofty finish, won on the South Coast 1-0 in November, thanks to a goal from Southampton-born
SAINTS will play Burnley at St Mary's on the opening day of the 2018/19 Premier League season. The Clarets finished 7th last term and, on the way to that lofty finish, won on the South Coast 1-0 in November, thanks to a goal from Southampton-born
ROADWORKS are causing delays of over an hour in a Hampshire town this morning. On the A30, drivers are facing tailbacks of around 65 minutes on the eastbound approach to Stockbridge. The roadworks are currently taking place in High Street, with
SAINTS will find out later this morning who they will face first as they look to get the 2018/19 Premier League campaign off to a flying start. The annual fixture list is set to be published at 9am this morning. As previously reported, from 2019
HAMPSHIRE wildlife lovers are being urged to keep a lookout for pyralid moths during a national nature event that starts today. Scientists are anxious to hear about any sightings so they can determine how the moths are faring across the UK and discover
NEW victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Hampshire and Southampton have been seen by NHS services over the last year. While concentrated on larger cities across England, the new figures show that cases are also found in the country’s smaller
MEMBERS of the New Forest National Park Authority are being urged to reject plans to enlarge a farmhouse. The authority has received an application to build a two-storey extension to a property known as Old Farm in Cowpitts Lane, Ringwood. The
A PADDLING pool in Hedge End has reopened to the public following a sudden closure last week. The facility at St John’s Recreation Ground was closed on Friday due to a technical problem. Kevin Glyn-Davies, clerk at Hedge End Town Council, said
ONE OF Hampshire’s top attractions is mourning the death of the first Bond girl. Veteran actress Eunice Gayson, who has died aged 90, visited the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, in 2012 to promote her autobiography. Eunice played Sylvia Trench
PEOPLE looking can watch the World Cup on the big screen this summer can see it at Southampton's Showcase Cinema de Lux for free. Kicking off today with Russia vs Saudi Arabia and ending with the big finale in Moscow on Sunday July 15, all the
A MAN is due in court today charged with the murder of a Hampshire man who was found dead of a stab wound. William Rudiak, from Winchester Road, Chandler’s Ford, died at a house in Andover on Monday. Emergency services rushed to the scene at
MATTHEW Bourne's legendary Swan Lake returns to Southampton in the new year with a fresh look for the 21st century. And now New Adventures has announce casting for the UK tour which comes to Mayflower Theatre from 19 - 23 February 2019. Retaining
BOLTON band Jordan Allen are one of the headliners on this year’s Isle of Wight Festival’s new music stage. No strangers to Southampton, the rising indie stars have played here four times in the past two years, including a headline show at The Joiners
ALL eyes in the fashion world are on London Fashion Week and on the work of students from Winchester School of Art. Models have been parading the creations of Winchester students at one of the biggest showcases in the world. The event is the
HAMPSHIRE businesses are preparing to share in a multimillion-pound World Cup bonanza. Shops, bars and restaurants across the county are set to cash in as England boss Gareth Southgate prepares his team in the hope of guiding them to the country
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a man was rushed to hospital following a serious incident in a Southampton street. Mystery still surrounds the circumstances in Lower Banister Street, which happened at around 12.30am yesterday. Officers
JAN Bednarek has flown in the face of adversity and proven himself – now he's set to be at the heart of Poland’s World Cup campaign. Having initially been an outcast at Saints, he finished last season as an important part of the club’s successful
HE HAS been writing and playing music for the best part of five decades. Lee Desty starting writing songs at the age of 14, using what he describes as an “almost unplayable” acoustic guitar from Woolworths. Now 63-year-old Lee, of Totton, is
POLICE are on the hunt for two men wanted in connection with a kidnap. Matthew Finn, from Southampton, and Thierry Mpia are currently on the run from the police following an alleged kidnapping. Police say it comes after an incident in Watford
POLICE cordoned off a road after a motorcyclist was 'seriously injured' in a crash. Salisbury Road in Totton was shut off following the collision, shortly after 4pm yesterday. A police spokesperson said the crash involved a motorbike and a
THE Straight Mile in Romsey was shut after an accident, with police working alongside fire crews at the scene. A four-car crash yesterday closed the road, though no-one was trapped. Firefighters from Eastleigh and Romsey attended the scene
THESE are the remains of a Hampshire hotel after a fire ripped through the property. Firefighters rushed to Upland Park Hotel in Droxford on Monday after a blaze broke out at the derelict building. Crews from Droxford, Wickham and Bishop’s
