A simple crossing of the Solent for a family lunch proved to be a voyage too far for one couple from Southampton today. They had set out from Hamble with the intention of meeting up with their son for lunch at the Folly on the River Medina, between Cowes
HAMPSHIRE hockey star Alex Danson scored the winning penalty in England's 3-2 shoot-out victory over Holland in the EuroHockey Nations Championship semi-final in Belgium last night. Danson played from the start and, after being level at 0-0 at
Two teams of ''mad dog'' Englishmen have been taking part in one of the more unusual cricket matches of the season - in the middle of the sea off the Hampshire coast. The annual game is held between the Royal Southern Yacht Club and the Island
A STUDENT’S work was lost when a drug abuser saw that he had left a window open at his digs and stole his laptop computer and tablet, Southampton Crown Court heard. Peter Grant had been seen acting suspiciously near the digs in Westridge Road but
NURSING home workers have given differing accounts of the evening a cup of tea may have been spilled on a patient. Retired nurse Margaret Young was at the Beechcroft Manor Nursing Home, in Gosport, when she developed a “gangrenous” sore days after
A YOUNG student visiting Southampton from her native Zimbabwe was robbed of her mobile phone as she walked through a city park. The 21-year-old was browsing on her phone as she made her way through Hoglands Park when a man on a bike rode past and
A ROW over the treatment of an elderly patient at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital has taken a fresh turn. Hampshire Hospitals’ NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, is applying for legal permission to make decisions over the future
A ONE-OFF cash boost could stop thousands of families falling into fuel poverty, council chiefs in Southampton hope. The city council’s Cabinet has approved a one-off injection of £391,000 which will limit price increases in the city’s communal
FITNESS experts in Hampshire have given the thumbsup to superstar singer Craig David’s muscular new look. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo, the Southampton-born R&B superstar showed off his ripped new look in a topless picture he posted
“IT has no place in our society.” Those are the words of a Southampton councillor after a man was repeatedly punched in a racially-aggravated attack. As reported yesterday, police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the incident in
MICHAEL Carberry continued his love affair with Taunton by hitting the highest England Lions score of his career. The Hampshire star boosted his chances of playing in next week's T20 interantional at the Ageas Bowl by making 146 (132 balls, 18
IT is a walk that will raise awareness of poverty and help sustain an orphanage in Kenya and it has the support of a Saints legend. People in Hampshire are being urged to pull on their walking shoes and take part in a 'Walk for Survival' this Saturday
PIGLET - one of children’s literature’s best-loved characters - is alive and well and living in Hampshire! Veronica Rushworth-Lund, who has lived in the county for 50 years, was the inspiration for the much loved Winnie-the-Pooh character.
The John Lewis Partnership is paying out £40 million to its staff after miscalculating holiday pay over the last seven years, leaving some workers entitled to thousands of pounds in compensation. The employee-owned retailer said 69,000 of its '
A THREE vehicle crash caused delays on a Hampshire motorway this afternoon. Traffic was backed up to junction 13 on the M3 following the collision near the Rownhams services on the westbound M27. The incident happened at 12.39pm and caused
AN historic Southampton based shipping company has stopped trading after urgent talks to save it failed. Channel Island shipping company Huelin Renouf said bosses had taken the difficult decision to wind up after 80 years of trading. In a statement
MOTORISTS are facing lengthy delays on a busy Hampshire motorway this afternoon. A silver Volkswagen has broken down on the slip road leaving the M27 westbound at junction three. Big queues of traffic have developed down the slip road and onto
Follow @EchoPics Click here for more pictures As schools and pupils clebrate their GCSE results, our photographers have been present at many schools in order to capture the joyous occasion on camera. These pictures are available
The best motocross riders on the planet come to Winchester in the World Motocross Championships from today. Matterley Basin will play host to the British Motocross Grand Prix festival, in the penultimate round of this year’s competition. A
Tony Hill and King Davidson will share top billing as big time boxing returns to Southampton. After a foray to Winchester for a recent show, trainer Wayne Batten brings his troops back to the city for a packed looking bill at Oceana on September
TEN FAMILIES have been evacuated from their homes in the early hours of this morning after a blaze at a Hampshire property which is under construction. A total of 40 firefighters have been on the scene for three hours tackling the huge flames that
Snows Toyotas Dave Higgins won the Eastleigh and District Memorial Match on Stoneham Top Lake fished in memory of Eastleigh members who have passed away. The victory was extra special for Higgins who used to fish in the original Marshall Rolfe Team
Detectives have charged a 27-year-old with murder following the fatal stabbing of a man outside his home. Stephan Hollow, 53, was knifed in Blackdown Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire, at around 4.30am on Monday. Mr Hollow was taken to Basingstoke
HAMPSHIRE are the double-rink kings of England after capturing the Balcomb Trophy with a runaway 52-34 triumph against Essex. Team manager Derek Collins said of his Worthing Wonders: “We were devastating in the quarter-final against Kent last month
TWO neglected young children lived in squalor with not enough food and surrounded by drug paraphernalia, a court heard. And the back teeth of one had rotted away while the other child developed sight issues because their parents missed medical
SOUTAMPTON AC multi-eventer Nick Hunt is being tipped as a possible contender for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. The 17-year-old currently tops the UK decathlon rankings for under-20 men and is a massive 72 points clear of his rivals – even
Adam Lallana says Rickie Lambert’s success with England has inspired him to rekindle his international ambitions. The Saints skipper was called into the England squad last September for the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine but didn’t feature
A FATHER of three caught with a wrap of heroin has escaped jail. Ali Yaqubi, of Kent Street, Southampton, was arrested by police in June who found he was in possession with a gram of the class A drug. Southampton Crown Court heard how Yaqubi
IT killed at least 12 dogs earlier this year and struck fear into the hearts of pet owners across the New Forest. Now a deadly toxin thought to be lurking in the soil may have claimed another victim – four months after the last confirmed case.
