GE HAMBLE are about to lose wing wizard Rory Williams to Southern Premier Division outfit Gosport Borough. After rejecting a move to Bognor Regis, Williams has opted to return to his home town club who are closing in on a play-off spot after an
A furious Southampton driver broke a teenger’s jaw after accusing him of throwing a snowball at his car. The 16-year-old is expected to have to undergo an operation to fit a metal plate in his jaw after he was assaulted by man while he was taking
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Teresa Ross regarding the high parking charges in Eastleigh (Daily Echo, January 17). I used to love shopping there and looking round the many charity shops and market before having lunch at The Chamberlayne Arms or
I HEARD on the news recently that the price of a National Lottery ticket will double to £2 later this year. The promoter, Camelot, are surely taking a gamble that sales won’t be affected by the rise. PHILIP G. HAWKINS, Southampton.
WE would like to say a big thank you to everybody that donated money for our Christmas lights display at 144 Locks Road, Locks Heath. A total of £230 was raised, and this money has been donated to Breast Cancer Care at Southampton General Hospital
WE now live in a society that is hell bent in poisoning the human race. Fluoride is just another chemical that is being added to the food chain. Water is the the lifeblood of us all, and we cannot survive without it. No one truly knows what
I SEE yet more shops are closing. Is it any wonder – it’s so expensive to park in central Southampton. At the Triangle, where there are few shops and mainly now cafes and restaurants, we see the warden walking around every day issuing tickets as
I WAS extremely impressed by the article about when the Do-X flying boat landed on Southampton Water (Daily Echo, Heritage Review, January 19). In my humble opinion it was little short of brilliant. The other point I noticed was that the machine
WE must certainly do something about plastic bags. I would like them banned completely. Some supermarkets, i.e. Lidl, do not use them. They should not be on the counter for general use. Perhaps if they were out of sight and people had
THERE’S an Irish boyband theme on the south coast tomorrow evening with two of the biggest musical heartthrobs of recent times coming together. Ronan Keating will take to the stage of the BIC with his Fires tour and support on the night will come
Dimi Mascarenhas finished on the losing side in his latest Bangladesh Premier League match – despite starring with bat and ball. Hampshire’s T20 captain took 3-23 as Rangpur Riders limited Khulna Royal Bengals to 150-7. Despite Mascarenhas’s 11-ball
A hunt has been launched for burglars after they targeted the home of a Southampton pensioner who had suffered a heart attack. Detectives are appealing for information after burglars broke into the home of an elderly woman who had just hours earlier
A CHILD was taken to hospital by air ambulance after a collision with a bus in Winchester. Paramedics treated the 10-year-old boy from Winchester after the incident in Winchester High Street this afternoon. The injuries are not thought to be
A HAMPSHIRE firm has backed a rugby club preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Totton Timber has reached a deal with Tottonians to co-sponsor the first team kit for the next two seasons. Totton Timber directors Julian Baker and Rod Rook
POLICE arrested a woman after an attempted raid on a cash machine in Hampshire today. It came after a member of the public alerted the police when they spotted a masked person tampering with the machine at Greatbridge Service Station in Romsey
A HAMPSHIRE cargo handling firm is starting the new year with a new face at the helm. Solent Stevedores has appointed Ian Jacobs as managing director, having been general manager since September 2009. Ian said: “I am delighted to be taking
A SOUTHAMPTON hairdressing team has proved it is a cut above the rest by scooping a host of awards. Staff from Southampton’s Sanrizz competed in the Innovation Show & Awards in London. The salon, which is based in the High Street, was given
BUSINESSES across Hampshire are being urged to take part in a networking event which organisers hope will raise millions for the region. Last year, the South Hampshire Meet the Buyers event managed to generate an estimated £6.25m in deals for the
For some people, working to give others some cheer in the depths of winter is no chore. James Hilling stood out in the pouring rain on Christmas Day to feed the city’s homeless and put a smile on their face. That is why the gentle giant from
Nature lovers in Hampshire are invited to take part in the RSPB annual Big Garden Birdwatch, which is taking place tomorrow and Sunday. The wildlife survey last year attracted 600,000 people across the UK, including 22,000 from Hampshire, who spotted
New saplings planted to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee have been damaged. Trees have been snapped in half and support sticks uprooted at Seafield Park, Hill Head, Fareham. The damage was done some time between December 18 and January 15.
Furniture is up for sale at a charity auction to fund the refurbishment of a Hampshire church. The total for Gosport’s St Mary’s church refurbishment fund currently stands at £21,479, but the church is hoping to be able to get plenty more from
RESIDENTS and business are being asked if they want to see a trial opening of a bus-only route in Whiteley. It would see all traffic able to use a bus gate, which links Yew Tree Drive and Botley Road. Currently, the route is blocked off with bollards
SEVEN members of a nationwide drugs ring that brought crack cocaine and heroin to the streets of Southampton have been jailed for a total of 19 years. More than 100 officers across the UK busted the major drugs operation that saw the seven arrested
A MAJOR coffee chain is set to open another venue in Eastleigh. Planners at Eastleigh Borough Council have given the green light to build a new Costa Coffee outlet at the Channon Retail Park, in Woodside Avenue. The single-storey building would replace
Newcastle striker Nile Ranger, a former Southampton youth player, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, sources said. The 21-year-old Premier League footballer was held by Northumbria Police following an allegation made by a woman that she was
A NEW £118,000 extension to Bursledon village hall is being opened tonight. The extension includes a projection and lighting control room for film shows and live performances and a gallery named after John Sneezum, who supported the hall over many years
“I LOVE this place”, hollered The Vaccines’ frontman Justin Young above the almighty screams of his adoring fans. And so do so many others judging by the outpouring of love for The Joiners since the revelation that it was facing a difficult future
Hamble's Olympic champion Dani King has spoken of her excitement ahead of a fresh challenge on the road in 2013. King, who won track gold in the women's team pursuit at London 2012, has been confirmed as part of the women's Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
IT’S the perfect property for anyone hoping to find their station in life. Railway enthusiasts and other potential buyers will soon be making tracks to the vacant building now standing at platform two. A former stationmaster’s house in the heart of the
FORMER Saints defender Neil Ruddock could become part of reality television royalty if he is crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother during tonight’s final. Although famous for his tough guy persona on the football field, the 44-year-old has won
FOR more than 200 ladies from the Hampshire Women’s Institute, it was the icing on the cake. They received hot tips from Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry, who was the VIP guest at a WI fundraising dinner at The Concorde Club in Eastleigh. Speaking
HIS predecessor hailed it as “the best job in the British police service”. It was four-and-a-half years ago when Hampshire’s top cop Alex Marshall took up the position as Chief Constable following the retirement of Paul Kernaghan and during his tenure
COUNTY chiefs have confirmed a blanket ban on wind farms on council land, despite strong protests from green campaigners. They failed to persuade the Conservative-run county council to rethink the controversial new policy. Tory council leader
A video clip showing reported Saints target Phillipe Coutinho, who plays for Inter.
SHE struck the jackpot 20 years ago. Now Hampshire great-grandmother Maureen Down is celebrating again after scooping last week’s £1,400 Find the Ball runner-up prize. The 85-year-old, who lives with her daughter Eileen Coventry, 60, in Totton
A COACH transporting around 60 schoolchildren and teachers on a day trip to Hampshire was today evacuated following a fire. The blaze broke out in the vehicle's engine at around 8.45am this morning as it was carrying them to Beaulieu National Motor
FORMER SAINTS striker Nile Ranger has been arrested on suspicion of rape, sources said. The 21-year-old Premier League footballer, who now plays for Newcastle United, was held by Northumbria Police following an allegation made by a woman that she
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seen to shout racist abuse at a group of people leaving a restaurant. The incident happened outside the Villagio restaurant on the High Street. The man described as white, around 25-years-old
Hampshire spinner Danny Briggs has been ruled out of England’s final One Day International against India as well as the forthcoming T20 International Series against New Zealand and Lions tours of Australia with a sprained right ankle. The injury was
SAINTS legend Matt Le Tissier will be holding a Q&A night at Waterstones, Above Bar, next month. Le Tissier will be answering fans’ questions as part of a special evening at the Southampton store that will also see club historian Duncan Holley
He wowed us all with his hair-raising performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games. And now Southampton diving star Pete Waterfield is hoping to grow some locks of his own, after undergoing a hair transplant. Pete, 31, said he has had the procedure
Two Hampshire nursing homes are to be extended and improved in a £3 million plus scheme. The plan is aimed at boosting the quality and provision of care, as part of Hampshire County Counciil's overall strategy of improving facilities for older
A SHORTAGE of doctors and nurses could be the cause of 28,000 preventable deaths a year, according to a Southampton study. The new research by the University of Southampton has revealed that a shortage in nurses on hospital wards may be leading
Click here to see the video AN international appeal has been launched after a Southampton trainee teacher snatched his own child from its mother during a family trip in Egypt. Little Elsa Salama was taken from her apartment by her father,
PRINCIPALS at two Hampshire colleges have criticised the Government’s league tables for unfairly reflecting their performance. Results published yesterday portray Totton College and Southampton City College as exam flops. Totton College saw
IT is the classic Hampshire country town where the locals are more used to a genteel day’s shopping away from the hustle and bustle of the cities. But the usual peace and quiet of Bishop’s Waltham town centre is being interrupted by an outbreak
WINCHESTER City are unlikely to move for their former captain Leigh Mills following his release from Eastleigh. Much as City owner Paul McCarthy admires the man who skippered his side to the Sydenhams Premier title last season, he feels the time
A teenager was robbed of his mobile phone as he walked through a Southampton estate. The 16-year-old victim was grabbed and assaulted by two males as he walked around the back of a block of flats in Foxcott Close, Weston, at around 7pm on Tuesday
Morgan Schneiderlin has gone from the depths of League One to officially establish himself as one of the top midfielders in Europe. The Frenchman had only been at Saints for one season when they were relegated to the third tier of English football
AN injured sailor had to be rescued from the English Channel last night after an accident aboard his warship. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said they received an emergency call at about 9.15pm from the German frigate requesting help. One
Hampshire gamblers are losing more than £500m a year on high stakes machines in betting shops, the Daily Echo can reveal. People in Southampton spent nearly £200m on what has been described as the “crack cocaine of gambling” – the equivalent to
IT is enough to pay for 25,000 nurses, 4,371 specialist ambulances or even pay for children’s council services in Southampton for nearly 12 years. But £502m a year is being spent on gambling machines in betting shops across Hampshire. Latest
DEVELOPERS have lodged an appeal after being refused permission to build an eight-home scheme in Totton. Broadleaf Land and New Homes Ltd want to construct three one-bedroom flats, two two-bedroom flats and three three-bedroom houses on a site
A WOMAN had to be cut from a car after an accident in Southampton last nigth. It happened on the junction of Burgess Road and Stoneham Way at 8pm and involved two cars. Fire-fighters from St Mary's Fire Station freed the woman, in her late
I'm not dishonest - that’s the claim by one member of a family gardening business accused of ripping off a vulnerable pensioner to the tune of £6,400 for work supposedly carried out at his home. James Whitaker, known as Jimmy, was the final member
THE Chief Constable praised his officers and staff for helping drive down crime across Hampshire and reducing the number of burglaries to an all-time low. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed how break-ins at homes have
HIS predecessor hailed it as “the best job in the British police service”. It was four-and-a-half years ago when Hampshire’s top cop Alex Marshall took up position as Chief Constable following the retirement of Paul Kernaghan and during his tenure
HAVING beaten the odds to play football again, helping Cherries stamp their Championship dream ticket should be a breeze for Saints loanee Dan Seaborne. Just 14 months ago, Seaborne was laid up in Southampton General Hospital having suffered serious
A GANG who beat a man unconscious after smashing their way into his home with a sledgehammer have been warned they face “significant” jail terms after being found guilty. Jurors returned unanimous guilty verdicts against three men who burst into
