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  • John Jones from Oysterband is coming to

    JOHN Jones, singer with multiaward- winning, folk-rock giants Oysterband, has been joined by a host of other musicians and friends to walk the South Downs Way from Eastbourne to Winchester, stopping off to play a gig each evening. He arrives at

  • Preview: Paloma Faith at the BIC

    PALOMA Faith’s incredible second album Fall To Grace reached number two in the UK albums chart – and you can hear all its best tracks during a south coast stop this week. Her first full tour in support of the latest album will be coming to Bournemouth

  • Radio presenter Peter White to open fete

    RADIO presenter Peter White will do the honours and declare the West Dean Village fete open tomorrow, before judging various classes aided by John Cuthill of BBC South. Attractions at the fete, near Romsey, include a dog show, brass band, steam

  • Fairport Convention are coming to Southampton

    FOLKROCK pioneers Fairport Convention will play at a Southampton show as part of their current UK tour. The legendary band will present a mix of brand new songs and reworkings of their classic repertoire at The Brook on Sunday. Formed in 1967

  • Thief attemps break-in while owner sleeps in bed

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a thief attempted to break into a Hampshire home whilst the owner was asleep in bed. The incident in Peel Common, Gosport happened sometime between 8.00pm on Tuesday, May 28 and 9.00am on Wednesday, May

  • Hampshire set for another draw

    Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer struck a half-century on the third day as Northamptonshire's LV= County Championship match against Hampshire at Wantage Road meandered towards a draw. Hampshire were bowled out for 206 before lunch, losing their last

  • Smiths legend J

    GODLIKE Genius and one of the greatest guitarists of all time – you’ll have to beg borrow or steal to get your hands on a ticket to Johnny Marr’s sold out gig at The Brook on Thursday. It’s a rare Southampton appearance from the man who, alongside

  • Poppin' for Peridot at Oasis Academy

    THEY knew they’d be strutting their stuff, but what they didn’t know was that it would be for a celebrity judge. Three dance schools from Southampton collided last weekend for a fun-filled competition at Oasis Academy in Sholing. And while

  • England lose series opener ahead of Ageas Bowl clash

    England will have to beat New Zealand at The Ageas Bowl on Sunday to stay in the Natwest Series after losing at Lord's today. Alastair Cook's men paid for a poor batting display as centurion Martin Guptill eased New Zealand to a five-wicket victory

  • Can you help Azaria Jeneway achieve her dance school dream?

    SHE scooped a first place in lyrical and made the Greek final at All England and now she’s bagged a place at a prestigious dance college. All in a dancing day for 18- year-old Azaria Jeneway from Southampton. She began training with Emjay School

  • Sailing champion was 'a friend to all'

    Sir Ben Ainslie paid a poignant tribute to Olympic sailing gold medallist Andrew ''Bart'' Simpson today. The four-time Olympic sailing champion spoke outside Sherborne Abbey ahead of Simpson's funeral, and described the father-of-two as ''a friend

  • I Puritani coming to Grange Opera Park

    NICKNAMED The Italian Whizz, the dynamic conductor Gianluca Marciano returns to Grange Park Opera to conduct seven performances of Vincenzo Bellini’s last opera, I Puritani. Grange Park Opera, near Alresford, champions a rare staging by Stephen

  • Godlike genius coming to Southampton

    GODLIKE Genius and one of the greatest guitarists of all time – you’ll have to beg borrow or steal to get your hands on a ticket to Johnny Marr’s sold out gig at The Brook on Thursday. It’s a rare Southampton appearance from the man who, alongside

  • Delays expected after double manhole collapse

    A MAJOR city road is down to one lane, after manhole collapsed. Redbridge Roundabout, which has only just seen resurfacing work completed, is down to one lane after a double manhole collapse, according to the council. The collpased manholes

  • Hampshire trainer wins the Oaks

    HAMPSHIRE trainer Ralph Beckett won the Oaks this afternoon, but not in the way most people expected when Talent beat her better fancied stable companion Secret Gesture in emphatic style. Secret Gesture, who had tracked the leaders on the fence

  • Finding right name for sports ground

    I VERY much welcome fellow Councillor Jeremy Moulton’s suggestion for a new name for the 'former Civil Service Sports Ground' (letters May 25) and the useful role that the Echo could play in seeking views of local people. Here are a couple of suggestions

  • Poor delivery

    ‘WELL done’ to our postal service. I posted a letter on Monday morning, first class, from Blackfield to go to Bitterne, and it arrived five days later, on Saturday. L CHENNELL, Holbury.

  • Hospital thanks

    I HAVE just had a spell in Southampton General Hospital on ward G8. I want to say thank you to the staff. Their kindness and care to us all was wonderful. They were outstanding and I want to pay tribute. IRIS FLOYD DE MASCIMENTO, Southampton

  • Reply was just a collection of personal opinions

    MY previous letter, published on April 27, contained only undeniable facts, whereas C. R. Johnson’s reply is mainly just a collection of unsupported personal opinions which are not worth a reply. The only two facts he or she supplies actually confirm

  • I want control over my health

    WHILST I welcome the Echo’s stance that they think it is wrong to mass-medicate the population without their consent, may I remind the editor and the new council leader that it is against the law to medicate an individual without their consent.

  • Comments on the news

    MAY I comment on the following articles in the Daily Echo, May 14. Page two ‘Minister to back A31 speed limit at 50mph’. Are the protesters saying the road will be safe at 50mph? You can be killed at 30mph, or less. I have driven for over 60 years

  • Four car crash causes delays

    FOUR cars were involved in a pile-up on a major Hampshire trunk road leading to six-mile tailbacks on the A34. The incident happened at the junction with the A30 on the southbound carriageway this afternoon at 2.25pm and delays have been reported

  • Man injured in dog attack

    POLICE are appealing for a dog walker in Hampshire after a man suffered injuries in a dog attack. Officers in Lymington want to talk to a woman who was walking her dog in Brockenhurst at about 7pm on Wednesday, May 22. Police say around this

  • Wiggins out of Tour de France

    Defending champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has been ruled out of this year's Tour de France due to illness and injury, Team Sky announced today. In a statement, Wiggins said: "It's a huge disappointment not to make the Tour. I desperately wanted be

  • Play park is restored to former glory

    RUSTY swings have been replaced after a community fund raising drive saw a Hampshire village play park restored to its former glory. Children in East Tytherley, near Romsey, can now enjoy new swings in the Dalgety Family Community Playing Field

  • Poppin’ Ron’s big night

    TONIGHT Southampton dance sensation ‘Poppin Ron’ takes part in the last semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent. Falah Hasan known by his stage name of ‘Poppin Ron’ spoke to the Daily Echo ahead of the live semifinal where only two acts out of nine

  • A trip to New Hampshire and the fabulous Clydesdale horses

    Ian Murray finds the real stars of a trip to New Hampshire are the magnificent Clydesdale horses that are the trademark of the famous Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Nashua. Sometimes there has to be an incentive to get him to go shopping. At some malls

  • City's Made in Chelsea star quits TV show

    SOUTHAMPTON'S Made In Chelsea star has reportedly quit the reality show at the end of the series. Ollie Locke, who has featured in the E4 Bafta award-winning show since it began in 2011, is reported to be fed up of the programme focusing on his

  • Fo'c'sle Club celebrates its 50th anniversary

    THE city’s Fo’c’sle Folk Club is welcoming a season of special guests as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. First up tonight at the Richmond Inn in Portswood is John Kirkpatrick. From the late 1960s, John has been at the very forefront of

  • Hospital workers to get a say on buses

    WORKERS at Southampton General Hospital are set to have a bigger say on bus services to and from the hospital. That is one of the recommendations made in a city council report and backed by trade union Unison. Members of the city council’s

  • Preview: The Three Musketeers at The Nuffield

    HEROES, villains and swordfights! The Nuffield Youth Theatre brings a trio of classic adventurers to life in a swashbuckling adaptation of The Three Musketeers – where it is definitely going to be ‘all for one and one for all!’ The raucous adaptation

  • The £27m tale of Henry VIII's flagship

    A new £27 million museum in Portsmouth has reunited the wreck of the Mary Rose with thousands of its artefacts for the first time since they were lifted from the seabed more than 30 years ago. The “jewellery box” centre, designed by Wilkinson Eyre

  • Preview: Scaramouche

    SCARAMOUCHE Jones is a clown. It is New Year’s Eve 1999, and in a few hours he will be 100 years old. So he decides to tell the world his story – which is also the story of the world in the first half of the 20th century. Funny and tragic in

  • Stone Roses out for film premiere

    Ian Brown took to the red carpet in Manchester at the premiere of his film Made Of Stone. The Stone Roses frontman was joined by bandmates Mani and John Squire and the film's director Shane Meadows. But The Sun reported that drummer Reni stayed

  • Hunt for gang of four

    POLICE are hunting a gang after a man was attacked in an alley during an attempted robbery in Hampshire. A 19-year-old man was approached by four men in an alley between houses near The Links off Rowner Lane in Bridgemary, Gosport, around 1am on

  • Lead theft from school

    METAL thieves have stripped a school of its lead. They targeted Wellow Primary School sometime between Friday, May 24, and Tuesday this week. Witnesses are asked to call Romsey police on 101.

  • Pair quizzed after attack at pizza shop

    TWO men have been questioned by detectives investigating a grievous attack that left a man unconscious on the ground. As reported by the Daily Echo yesterday, the 29-year-old victim was left with a bleed on the brain and spent several days in hospital

  • Statue stolen

    A BRONZE statue was taken from outside a house on the Isle of Wight. The 12-inch high statuette, which depicts a Roman horse and rider, was stolen from the front garden of a house in Furrlongs, Newport, sometime between midnight and 9.47am on Sunday

  • House burgled

    THREE laptops and three mobile phones were stolen from a house in Southampton. A thief broke into the home in Saint Aubins Avenue, Bitterne, overnight on May 28-29. They fled with the laptops, phones and an iPod, which were all in the sitting

  • Appeal to find man after alleged robbery

    POLICE have issued an appeal to find a Southampton man after a teenage boy was the victim of an alleged robbery in the city. Officers want to track down Conner Halford, who is wanted after failing to appear in court in Southampton on a robbery

  • Art Gallery closed off

    THE west wing of Southampton City Art Gallery will be closed until further notice because of a water leak. The leak was caused by a technical fault with an air handling unit. It has meant all the artwork in the west wing has had to be removed

  • Star comes clean over her 'wig addictions'

    HAMPSHIRE television star Esther Rantzen has confessed that she has been wearing a wig for three decades after being cursed with thin hair. The That's Life presenter held her hands up and admitted that if you have seen her on the television or

  • Sex attacker strikes

    A HUNT is underway today to find a sex attacker who subjected a young woman to a terrifying assault as she walked home. The 24-year-old woman was grabbed from behind by a man who put his arm around her throat and his hand over her mouth. She

  • From Lord's to the village green...

    HE has 69 England caps and was once ranked the world’s second-best one-day bowler, but now Alan Mullally is preparing for his Hampshire Cricket League debut – on one of the New Forest’s most unique grounds. The undulating outfield of Swan Green

  • The Waving Cat of Japan is coming to Winchester

    THE Krazy Kat Theatre company brings The Waving Cat of Japan to Winchester Discovery Centre on Sunday, in a show that combines puppetry with mime, dance, song and sign language arts. The Waving Cat of Japan is a traditional Japanese Bunraku puppet-style

  • Wanted man updates Facebook page while on the run

    HE IS the brazen thug who has become Southampton’s most wanted man. But while hundreds of police officers are on alert to find serial offender Michael Easy following a knife attack on a teenager, he has so far managed to evade capture – yet still

  • Police warn vandals ahead of cycling event

    POLICE are warning that they will come down hard on anyone trying to disrupt a major cycling event being held this weekend. The Wiggle Spring Sportive is being held in the New Forest tomorrow, after it had to be postponed in April following sabotage

  • I Puritani at Grange Park Opera

    NICKNAMED The Italian Whizz, the dynamic conductor Gianluca Marciano returns to Grange Park Opera to conduct seven performances of Vincenzo Bellini’s last opera, I Puritani. Grange Park Opera, near Alresford, champions a rare staging by Stephen

  • Vintage Dr Who on the big screen

    SEE The Doctor’s first foray onto the big screen again at Harbour Lights on Sunday and Thursday. The Doctor (Peter Cushing) appears in the guise of a dotty old inventor with two brainy granddaughters. When the boyfriend of one of the girls

  • Preview: Lee Nelson at the King's Theatre, Southsea

    BRINGING stand-up comedy peppered with teenage slang, Lee Nelson is the alter ego of south London born Simon Brodkin. Branded the modern day Harry Enfield, Brodkin embodies the stereotype of the chav throughout his new tour. The star of BBC3

  • Russian ballet - live at Southampton's Odeon cinema

    RUSSIAN ballet is being beamed live to Southampton’s Odeon on Thursday. Thanks to the wonders of the world’s most advanced 3D technology, it will be the next best thing to being in St Petersburg’s world famous Mariinsky Theatre itself. Join

  • Sell a Door Theatre: 1984 at The Lighthouse

    Sell a Door Theatre Company brings George Orwell’s 1984 to The Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winston Smith rewrites history for the Ministry of Truth, but when he’s handed a note that says simply ‘I love you

  • The Rumour Mill - Friday May 31

    The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of the rumours and gossip making the headlines in today's newspapers... José Mourinho wants to make Porto centre half Eliaquim Mangala his first buy when he rejoins Chelsea (The Sun). Carlos Tevez will meet

  • Will Smith: the prince of Hollywood is still fresh

    SO he rather hijacked his son’s fledgling rap career. But I guess he can be forgiven for the leg up the ladder in the movies – and being such a good sport. In case there’s any chance you haven’t seen it – almost the entire universe has seemingly

  • Amateur boxers can get hooked for life

    Winchester is receiving a much needed double boxing boost – and it means more people than ever can get involved in the sport. Shortly after the announcement that professional boxing is set to return to the city for the first time in about 30 years

  • Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival gets underway

    WORLD, European and UK premieres and more than 100 other spectacular shows which could be attended by up to a million arts lovers: The 42nd annual Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival boasts a stunning array of events. It got under way this

  • Champions expect tough time

    Defending champions South Wilts bounced back to form – and winning ways – against St Cross Symondians last week – but skipper James Hayward acknowledges that Alton’s visit on Bemerton’s Vice-President’s Day will be difficult. “They always give

  • Anger over bid swimming baths take over plan

    HANDS off our pool! That’s the message to civic chiefs just days before they vote on controversial plans to allow a private company to run Lymington’s Sea Water Baths for the next five years. Lymington-based Lynx Sports Management is vowing

  • Couple celebrate lottery win

    A RETIRED couple have netted a lifechanging Lotto win – after numbers they inherited came up 17 years after they were first chosen. Robert and Carrie McDowell, pictured, from Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, scooped £115,486 after matching five numbers

  • Investigation launched into motorcyclist death

    Investigations are underway today into the death of a motorcyclist in Southampton. The rider, in his 50s, died after he was in collision with a car during rush hour. The accident happened at the Shirley Road junction with Paynes Road. As

  • Defender Whisken joins Poole

    JAMIE Whisken has left troubled club AFC Totton to join their new Southern Premier rivals Poole Town. With Totton struggling to settle their wage bill from last season, the Testwood Park club still owe in the region of £47,000 to manager Steve

  • Round the Island Race set to be best yet

    IT is one of the most iconic images of the region – the brightly coloured sails of hundreds of yachts packing the Solent before squeezing out round The Needles. Tomorrow sees the 76th edition of the world’s largest single yacht race, the J.P Morgan

  • Ex-Hampshire and England ace signs for Swan Green

    HE has 69 England caps and was once ranked the world’s second-best one-day bowler, but now Alan Mullally is preparing for his Hampshire Cricket League debut – on one of the New Forest’s most unique grounds. The undulating outfield of Swan Green

  • Benfica post should hold no lure for Poch

    It goes to show the high regard in which Mauricio Pochettino is held that he is being linked with clubs the size of Benfica. But the Argentinian is expected to stay at St Mary’s, and that in turn shows the growing power of Saints. Should Benfica

  • Cannabis plants grown at home

    A SOUTHAMPTON man was given a 12 months conditional discharge at Winchester Crown Court after police found he had grown seven cannabis plants at his home. James Hickman, 45, of Victoria Road, admitted producing cannabis which Judge Peter Ralls

  • Man found with girl,14, broke order

    A SOUTHAMPTON man was found in a house with a 14-year-old girl which contravened a court order. Judge Peter Ralls QC heard Harry Grayson had been jailed for five years with an extended licence in 2010 after forming a relationship with another 14

  • MP slams 'crazy fools' for insulting Muslims

    ONE of Hampshire’s top politicians has criticised the “crazy fools” insulting Muslims following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. New Forest West MP Desmond Swayne, pictured, has condemned the current wave of anti-Muslim incidents, including attacks