LIBERAL Democrats lost their group leader in Thursday’s borough council elections in the Test Valley as the Conservatives tightened their grip on power. In a shock result Len Gates lost his Andover Alamein seat, which he had held for eight
HAMPSHIRE joined the vast majority of people across the UK by giving a resounding “No” to a change in the voting system. Across the UK people rejected the Alternative Vote (AV), under which voters rank candidates in numerical order, by more
THE Liberal Democrats have been accused of "fraud and deception" during the Eastleigh council election campaign. Independent candidate Andy Moore lost his Eastleigh Central seat after four years to the Lib Dems. Mr Moore, of the Independent
JAMES Vince hit his maiden Rose Bowl hundred as Hampshire's batsmen dominated the penultimate day of their LV County Championship match against Sussex. Vince was at his best as Hampshire were finally bowled out for 480 - a first-innings lead
LOOKING dapper in their sharp suits and bow ties, they look as though they are dressed for a wedding rather than a football match. But this group of Saints fans will take to the stands at St Mary’s dressed in their dinner suits this weekend, in
A DOCTOR has been struck off 11 years after failing to spot a lethal infection that killed a Hampshire father. Dr Amit Misra, 40, has been kicked out of the profession after the General Medical Council could not be satisfied that he would not pose
A FORMER soldier has begun a two-year prison sentence after losing his temper with a Mosque worshipper and slapping him across the face. Stephen Channon, 52, rowed with Zakir Hossain after seeing him chain his bike to a metal pipe before going
SOUTHAMPTON’S latest addition to the city based fleet of cruise ships, MSC Opera, is due to arrive in port for the first time tomorrow. One of Europe’s fastest growing, and privately owned, cruise companies, Italy’s Mediterranean Shipping Company
LE GOD has joined the fight to save children’s heart surgery in Southampton. Saints legend Matt Le Tissier has backed the Daily Echo’s Have a Heart campaign to save the threatened unit at Southampton General Hospital and is urging everyone
Southampton City Council workers have voted in favour of industrial action over wage cuts. Unison, which balloted nearly 1,800 members, said 56 per cent voted for strikes on a 39 per cent return. The union said 78.2 per cent voted for
HE IS the Hampshire MP taking on the Government – even though he himself is a senior minister. Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne has made a series of outbursts about Conservative coalition colleagues during campaigning on voting reform, culminating in
DIMITRI Mascarenhas is a step closer to full fitness after starring with bat and ball in Hampshire II's eight-wicket win against Northants. Mascarenhas top scored with 55 as Hampshire were bowled out for 164 - 115 runs behind Northants' 279. The
THE “family from hell” accused of terrorising a second Hampshire neighbourhood after courts ordered them out of their last home are now living in Southampton, the Daily Echo can reveal. Our investigations have discovered that the two adults
ONE is a traditional sport that will take pride of place at next year’s Olympics, the other is the latest dance fitness craze taking the country by storm. But badminton players at a village sports centre have staged a revolt after being told to
FORMER Hampshire skipper Shane Warne has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of the current Indian Premier League campaign. With Rajasthan Royals currently fourth in the points table and bidding to qualify for the knock-out
A WOMAN has been rescued from the River Test after jumping off a bridge. The woman leapt at around 11.45am and was left clinging to the bank of the river between the arches of the modern bridge. The coastguard's helicopter hovered above
THEY have angered countless motorists with their massive fines – thought to be the highest in Hampshire. Now a controversial car clamping firm has hit a new low – charging an elderly war hero nearly £700 in parking fines. Dennis Wilson
WALSALL winger Julian Gray believes the Saddlers are ready to defy the odds and beat Saints. The relegation battlers go into the clash at St Mary’s as overwhelming underdogs. But Gray is confident they can spring a surprise against Nigel
A FERRY operator has lodged an appeal after failing to win approval for an environmental protection scheme. Wightlink wants to dump 2,000 cubic metres of mud off the Hampshire coast to safeguard marshland from new ferries operating on the Lymington
A HAMPSHIRE man arrested by police investigating the alleged faking of Winston Churchill’s signature has been bailed for another two months. The 65-year-old was detained on suspicion of fraud by misrepresentation after police searched his Lymington
A HAMPSHIRE teenager’s dream of becoming the youngest woman to conquer Everest ended dramatically when she became seriously ill on the mountain. Becky Bellworthy, from Romsey, said she is “gutted” that she had to return home early from the
A MAN was pushed to the ground and robbed as he walked along the seafront. The incident, at the Royal Victoria Country Park, in Netley, involved two men who approached the 38-year-old victim, from Southampton, who was looking out over the water
RESIDENTS are fighting new plans by a security company to train guard dogs. Southampton-based Cobra Security wants to build kennels and a “dog classroom” at The Paddocks, Upton Lane, Nursling. About 20 neighbours are opposing the plans, saying
THEY’RE following each other to the other side of the pond. Surely one of Britain’s oddest couples, they couldn’t even bear to be parted for a few weeks by the Atlantic Ocean. That’s right, it’s been confirmed this week that teary-eyed X Factor
SAINTS will tomorrow be roared on by their biggest attendance since the final day of the 2007/08 season. A sell-out St Mary’s will see easily the biggest crowd of the 2010/11 League One term. The highest attendance so far is the 26,289
SAINTS boss Nigel Adkins has won the League One Manager of the Month award for April. The 46-year-old topped a shortlist that also included Huddersfield's Lee Clark, Exeter's Paul Tisdale and Sheffield Wednesday's Gary Megson. Adkins
In this week’s kids club competition we’re offering 10 lucky Echo readers the chance to each win a set of the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home series of books. Each story in the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home series is based on a real-life dog or cat who turned
IT is the ultimate ridiculous look donning sunglasses indoors, in the county’s shopping centres and in places where there is absolutely no sun. But for one day only Daily Echo readers are being urged to turn their backs on the fashion
FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle two blazes in Southampton woodland. Crews from Hightown were sent to the incidents while colleagues on the station's water tender were spending the night in Berkshire helping the massive operation to fight
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg suffered a massive blow to his authority today as his Liberal Democrat party fell victim to a bloodbath in elections in England, Scotland and Wales - and probable defeat on the totemic issue of electoral reform.
THE election has rung the death knell for the Labour party in Eastleigh. The group were stripped of their last remaining seat by the ruling Lib Dems. Former Labour councillor Pete Luffman was brought in to try and defend the position
Jubilant Tories are celebrating today after tightening their grip on the New Forest, winning 54 of the 60 seats up for grabs. Members of the Liberal Democrat opposition group were left reeling after one of their worst election performances
TORIES clung on to power in Southampton early today in the local council elections. They managed to hold off a resurgent Labour party as the Lib Dem vote in the city collapsed. The Conservative majority on the city council was cut from
