A MOTORCYCLIST needed emergency treatment after a crash in Southampton. The male rider was knocked off his moped at the Sainsbury's car park, in Portswood, just before 7.30pm, after colliding with a red Ford Mondeo. Shocked shoppers looked
THE SISTER of a firefighter who died in Southampton tower block blaze has called on civic bosses to implement recommended fire safety features across the city. Nearly three years after Alan Bannon and Jim Shears died in a fire in Shirley Towers
LIAM Dawson scored a century in the final match of Hampshire’s pre-season tour. Batting at three, the 23 year-old made 118 from 224 balls, including 12 fours, during four hours at the crease against a Barbados XI. He shared a 179-run third-wicket partnership
Arsenal's Theo Walcott is flying home after being ruled out of England's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro with a groin injury. The former Saints player sustained the problem in training yesterday and is likely to be out for
Crowds have lined the streets to show their support for service personnel who exercised their freedom of their home town. Two hundred sailors from training establishment HMS Sultan marched through the centre of Gosport for the event. The parade
A STORAGE company in Millbrook, Southampton is calling for Easter egg donations. Access Self Storage is asking for chocolate eggs, which it is collecting for children’s charity Forest Bus, until March 28. So far they have collected more than
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to say a final farewell to Jade Clark. The 16-year-old's funeral is being held at Bournemouth Crematorium on Friday afternoon. Earlier in the day news broke that police arrested a man in Kent and seized a vehicle
THEY are perfect for anyone with an all-electric approach to saving the environment. Tourists visiting the New Forest can hire a Renault Twizy – a battery-powered two-seater that enables people to explore the countryside without polluting the air
AFTER opening just four months ago, a business centre in Fareham has already proven popular. The Arena Business Centre in Segensworth has seen more than 80 businesses move in since the centre opened in November, taking them to 90 per cent occupancy
Tonight's World Cup qualifier between Northern Ireland and Russia in Belfast has been postponed until 3pm tomorrow, with snow rendering conditions unplayable at Windsor Park. Saints midfielder Steven Davis was due to captain the hosts this evening
FOR many people taking part in a marathon is something most only do a handful of times. But Jim Whitmarsh has run in more marathons in a year than people could even contemplate in their lifetimes and has just completed his 100th marathon 13 years since
A High Court judge is next week due to analyse the finances of Coventry City after the owner of the stadium where the League One football club plays said it was owed rent. Arena Coventry said earlier this month that it was owed more than £1.3 million
A POLICE investigation is under way after a cyclist got knocked off his bike by a police car. Joseph Ellis, from Sholing, was cycling home from work along Cobbett Road, in Midanbury, when a police car indicated and pulled out from some parked cars
MORE than £20,000 was stolen from a cash point at a holiday park. A 29-year old man has been charged with burglary after officers were alerted to the scene by security at Nodes Point Holiday Park in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight Some of the cash
Wilfried Zaha believes England Under-21s have more than enough talent to win this summer's European Championships. The Young Lions have not tasted success in the competition for nearly 30 years, having won the trophy in both 1982 and 1984.
POLICE have seized a bike and a collection of stamps they believe have been stolen in the Southampton area. Officers are trying to trace the owners of a black Carrera Subway bike and a number of French and Canadian stamps. Anyone with information
Police are appealing for witnesses after a student was robbed at knifepoint in Southsea, in the early hours of yesterday. The incident happened at about 1.15am when the 23-year-old man was walking along Granada Road, when he was approached by a
HAMPSHIRE police are warning farmers and agricultural workers to tighten security after two thefts of tractors were reported within days. As previously reported an orange Kubota mini tractor was taken from a farm in Lockerley, but now a second
A SELF-employed carpenter, who fractured a stranger’s jaw outside a Southampton nightclub, has been ordered to pay his victim £2,000 in compensation. Drunken Jamie Austen punched Levi Hughes in the mistaken belief he was the person with whom he
THREE people accused of murdering a Hampshire man and burning his body in a bin will face a retrial next month. Donna Chalk, Andrew Dwyer-Skeats and Ryan Woodmansey are alleged to have killed 22-year-old Jamie Dack at a bedsit in Southampton last
David Cameron was today urged to push for action to strip jailed Vicky Pryce of the Companion of the Order of the Bath. Labour MP Andrew Gwynne has written to the Prime Minister insisting it is ''profoundly unacceptable'' for the ex-wife of former
A STUDENT who acted as a lookout in a night-time burglary expressed his remorse and his determination not to re-offend through lyrics. The composition was handed to Judge Jane Miller QC who likened it to a rap song. Defence barrister Charles
Two Southampton men who occupied Fortnum & Mason during a demonstration against tax avoidance have lost an appeal against their conviction for aggravated trespass. They were among ten protesters who staged a sit-in organised by campaign group
TRAIN services will be suspended between Romsey and Salisbury tomorrow morning while engineers carry out essential track maintenance. Buses will replace trains until 2pm, calling at Mottisfont & Dunbridge and Dean stations.
A HAMPSHIRE firm has been fined after workers and Royal Navy personnel were exposed to asbestos when pipes lined with the substance were left on a roadside. A court heard how the pipes were removed from HMS Sultan naval training base in Gosport
A TEENAGE girl was hit on the head during an attack as she walked through Southampton with her younger sister. The 16-year-old was walking towards Tannersbrook School with her 13-year-old sister, when she was grabbed from behind by a woman as they
The jury in the inquest into the deaths of three women - including one from Hampshire - and three children who died in a tower block blaze has retired to consider its verdict. Dayana Francisquini, 26, and her children, six-year-old Thais, and Filipe
MORE than a thousand jobs are being created at a new multi-million pound shopping mecca in Hampshire. A recruitment bonanza gets under way next week to fill positions at the huge £84m Whiteley Shopping Centre development – due to open in May.
NOMINATIONS for this year’s prestigious business awards recognising achievements of businesswomen across the south will close tonight. The Daily Echo-backed NatWest Venus Awards have already received a record-breaking 1,000 entries. But it
At Waterstone’s Southampton... THE WestQuay branch plays host to multi-award-winning bestselling author Jodi Piccoult on Thursday. Jodi will be signing copies of her new book The Storyteller,apage turner with betrayal and forgiveness, love
FROM the ashes of two bands, Mothership and The Push, has arisen the rock sound of Saints of Sin and they will be playing their first official headline gig on Wednesday at The Joiners. From Mothership, Hordle-based brothers Ash Jenkins, on bass
CELEBRATE spring with the City of Southampton Orchestra. The programme, at St Mary’s Church tomorrow night, captures the romance of spring and conjures up all that is so enjoyable this time of year; longer days, the first flowers of the season,
Southampton young bookworms are being urged to take inspiration from their favourite book and bring life to the city’s rhino charge. As part of the Go! Rhinos public art extravaganza, Southampton City Library and Art Gallery are challenging young
IF you closed your eyes you would think there were instruments on stage. But every sound you hear from rock riffs to powerful bass lines are produced by human voices. There are no backing tapes or hidden singers. Finnish rock group Fork have
WET weather has forced organisers to cancel an annual ploughing competition due to take place tomorrow. Around 22 ploughmen were due to compete in Wellow Growmore Club’s competition which has now been called off for the second time in six months
This year marks fifty years of uninterrupted twice yearly productions from Chandler’s Ford Methodist Drama Group the MDG Players, Since they first put on Christmas Rose by R. Wilfred Massey in 1963, the group have won a host of Curtain Call awards.
A PRODUCTION featuring puppetry, animation, original music and the art of mask theatre is set to leave children and their families spellbound when it is presented at The Berry Theatre on Tuesday. Renowned for its mesmerising visual performances
ALL the greatest Greek myths are presented in a hilarious and accessible one-hour show at Winchester Discovery Centre on Sunday. Unmythable features legendary heroes, deadly monsters, epic fights and fantastical flights performed by three actors
THEATRE Alibi return to the road with a contemporary version of Charles Dickens’ The Old Curiosity Shop, visiting The Nuffield next week. Curiosity Shop tells the story of Nell Trent, who lives with her grandfather in The Old Curiosity Shop, a
TONIGHT, Jo Caulfield asks why drunken girlfriends are so much fun, which hotel has the best porn, what constitutes an airtight alibi and is friendliness overrated. Her celebration of anger continues with acerbic stories about dating, relationships
NARRATED by F1 broadcast legend Murray Walker OBE, I, Superbiker: Day Of Reckoning is the electrifying sequel to 2012’s groundbreaking, critically acclaimed I, Superbiker: The Showdown. The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship (BSB) is
THEY’RE making a run for it. America’s Fox network is to dramatise the 1995 murder trial of former sports star OJ Simpson for TV. A series will recreate the exhilarating chase, arrest, trial and subsequent controversial acquittal of the ex
RADIO 1 DJs Trevor Nelson, pictured right and Annie Nightingale, above will headline a brand new music event being brought to the south coast this summer. Party in the Park 2013 features both of the celebrated presenters spinning tunes as well
THEY are the chosen few with the power to reverse sweeping cuts to services across Southampton. Seven art and culture experts have been placed in charge of the city’s extensive collection, giving them control over the future of the largely unseen
Shane Watson captained Australia's Test side for the first time as they made 231-8 against India in Delhi. Captain in the absence of injured former Hampshire teammate Michael Clarke, Watson made 17 in the final Test of the series, which Australia trail
AFTER their longest break ever, Stereophonics are back with their eighth album, Graffiti on the Train. It was largely inspired by a real-life event, says frontman Kelly Jones: “It was summer 2010 and I kept hearing footsteps on my roof when I was
GO back to the music and magic of the early 60s, when each passing week brought another rock ’n’ roll classic. Save the Last Dance for Me, at The Mayflower next week, is the new show fromm the creators of the huge success Dreamboats and Petticoats
THE task of snooping through wheelie bins has been branded an “inappropriate responsibility” for Hampshire refuse collectors. As revealed by the Daily Echo, many of the county’s bin men are being asked to spy on what kind of rubbish is being dumped
HAMPSHIRE’S new Police and Crime Commissioner has unveiled his four-year plan to keep the county safe. Simon Hayes, pictured, officially launched his Police and Crime Plan last night. Mr Hayes, who was elected in November, revealed the details
SHE is known as the queen of cycling with a string of world and Olympic titles to her name. Now Victoria Pendleton, or Queen Vic as she known in the velodrome, hopes to spread the pedal power to Hampshire. The nine times world champion – who
POLICE investigating the crash that killed teenager Jade Clark have made an arrest in Kent and seized a Volvo XC90 vehicle. The development comes on the same day Jade's funeral is due to take place. After weeks of checking hundreds of vehicles
West Ham have been handed the keys to the Olympic Stadium today after a deal for the London 2012 centrepiece was finally agreed. The Hammers were named preferred bidders in December but negotiations with the London Legacy Development Corporation
Hampshire's Justin Rose credited a turnaround on the greens for a strong opening round that gave him a two-shot lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, in Orlando. While an eagle on the par-five 16th was the highlight of the day, Rose kept it neat
Saints On This Day - March 22 1947: Saints 1 Millwall 2 Saints threw away a lead given to them by Thomas Lewis on a poor pitch at The Dell. 1952: Luton 2 Saints 1 Jimmy McGowan fired Saints in front at Kenilworth Road, but as with five years earlier
Regular Hampshire 1 rivals Romsey and Millbrook meet for the final time this season at Five Acres. Romsey made a flying start to the season and sit just one place below their hosts. They are 17 points adrift of Brook and will expect a tough encounter
AFC TOTTON fans will have to wait until next season to see Nathaniel Sherborne back in action. And the chances of fellow frontman Dave Allen returning any time soon are getting slimmer by the day. Sherborne, who broke his leg in a pre-season
PAUL McCarthy has confirmed he is “speaking to some pedigree football people” regarding possible involvement at Winchester City. Rumours are rife that the former boxer is about to relinquish control of the club for financial reasons after four-and-a-half
GEORGE Bailey is aiming to leave Tasmania on a high prior to joining Hampshire for the coming English domestic season. The 30-year-old was today skippering his state side in the first day of the Sheffield Shield final against treble-chasing Queensland
Vegard Forren insists he is ready to start for Norway in tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Albania – despite having not played any first-team football in nearly four months. The centre half moved to St Mary’s from Norwegian champions Molde
Saints playmaker Gastón Ramírez will tonight be hoping to help Uruguay reverse a concerning run of form that has significantly dented their World Cup hopes. La Celeste have earned just a point from their last four qualifiers, which have featured
SAINTS defender Nathaniel Clyne played 74 minutes as England under-21s defeated Romania 3-0 in a friendly at Wycombe. On target for Stuart Pearce’s side, who have now won eight games in a row without conceding a goal, were Clyne’s former Crystal
Saints midfielder Calum Chambers grabbed the only goal as England under-19s defeated Turkey 1-0 at Telford last night. The Petersfield-born player scored in the 31st minute for an England side captained by his St Mary’s colleague James Ward-Prowse
THE FAMILY of one of the firefighters who died in a Southampton tower block blaze are raising money in their memory. Nearly three years after Alan Bannon and Jim Shears died in a fire in Shirley Towers Alan's widow Charlotte and his sister Lin
ARTUR Boruc has revealed why he threw a water bottle towards Saints fans – alleging he was subjected to “racist” insults from the stands. The Polish keeper was involved in the controversial incident during his home debut last October, as Saints
THE director of a Hampshire mobile catering firm has admitted flytipping. Nunzio Maresca, who runs NM Catering, pleaded guilty to dumping black bags full of rubbish at Fanshawe Street, in Southampton, on three separate occasions last year.
CIVIC chiefs say plans to transform Lymington’s famous seawater baths have been wrecked by the decision to make it a listed building. The Government has agreed to give it extra protection, sparking fears that proposals to carry out major improvements
HAMPSHIRE teenager Jade Clark was due to be laid to rest today, with hundreds of mourners expected to pay their respects to the popular youngster. The Ringwood 16-year-old’s funeral is being held at Bournemouth Crematorium at 3pm, as police continue
A COMBINATION of smoking and previous exposure to asbestos caused the death of a Southampton man, an inquest heard. Terence Murdoch, a retired engineer, was a life-long smoker and had been employed at Fawley Power Station for 34 years. The
A NETLEY Abbey man was bailed for reports after admitting he had driven dangerously on a series of roads in the Woolston area of Southampton in a van and to careless driving two weeks later in the city centre. Andrew Haksteeg, 38, of Bembridge,
A MAN said by Judge Jane Miller QC to have “played fast and loose” with the probation services over his unpaid work order was jailed for two months. Winchester Crown Court heard it was the fourth time Gundars Freimanis, 22, had breached his suspended
BURGLARS are costing a Hampshire charity shop hundreds of pounds a week. Wessex Cancer Trust shop Daisies in Romsey was broken into three nights running with sacks of donated items being rifled. Shop manager Paula Goldring said the storage
