Saints manager Ronald Koeman has issued a strong message to Dejan Lovren: Don’t expect to be sold this summer. The future of the Croatian international – who wants out of St Mary’s and who has been the subject of two unsuccessful bids from Liverpool
Hampshire’s hopes of a sixth T20 quarter-final in as many years are in the balance after a third defeat in four games. Bottom-of-the-table Middlesex stunned Hampshire with a 50-run floodlit win in front of a crowd of 5,816 – the Ageas Bowl’s second
SOUTHAMPTON’S Gary Hunt is aiming for a third successive series win when the fourth round of the 2014 Red Bull World Cliff Diving championship visits Norway this weekend. Hunt is 150 points clear of second placed Steven LoBue ahead of the halfway
THERE were mixed fortunes for the two Hampshire golfers in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open today. Stoneham’s Richard Bland enjoyed a great opening round of 67 to raise hopes of a top three finish and a place in the forthcoming British
MOTORISTS face delays of up to 30 minutes on a busy Hampshire motorway after a multi-vehicle collision. Two lanes of the M3 northbound are closed at junction 11 following the incident at around 7.45pm. Highways crews are at the scene clearning
Former Eastleigh captain has wasted no time in finding a new club and signed for Conference South side Chelmsford City. The popular 34-year-old left the Spitfires last week, ending a two year spell at the Silverlake Stadium. The midfielder
Ronald Koeman took his first press conference as Saints manager today. This is what he had to say:
Want away centre half Dejan Lovren is expected back for pre-season training on Sunday. Saints boss Ronald Koeman was clearly unimpressed by the Croatian defender’s decision to go public on his desire to leave St Mary’s with Liverpool keen to sign
Saints are hopeful of completing a deal for Graziano Pelle over the weekend. The 6ft 4in striker is one of Ronald Koeman’s top targets this summer and the new Saints boss has revealed that a transfer is nearly finalised. He said: “It’s close
1:32pm Well we've managed to get some juice in our phones - not easy when you're in a field. 7:54pm Some ladies from Alresford take on a new identity.
Having only ever visited Ipswich once before and some time ago at that I was keen to see how it had changed. No visit to the town which is the birthplace of actor Ralph Fiennes is complete without a trip to the harbour where there is a vibrant
SOUTHAMPTON’S HA HA Gallery presents its second exhibition and group show spectacular, Dead Famous, an exhibition about celebrity and death. It brings together 16 artists from Southampton and across the UK who will present new works examining and
We have discovered a place where you can quite literally eat, sleep and drink Thomas the Tank Engine – 24/7. In fact, you can even have a bath with him, if the desire takes. Fans of the timeless little blue engine will be in Thomas heaven at Drayton
IT is one of Jane Austen’s most beloved tales – and it’s about to get the musical treatment. Music Theatre South is bringing its production of I Love You Because, an updated version Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, to the stage for three nights
A father who murdered his baby daughter by ''vigorously shaking'' her after smoking cannabis has been jailed for life to serve a minimum of 17 years. The trial of Ross Conlin, 29, of Sandy Lane, Farnborough, Hampshire, heard that he caused four-month-old
HE’S the king of all British singers who is set to rock the former home of the Queen. Welsh superstar Sir Tom Jones is set to give his army of fans a night to remember when he takes to the stage on the Isle of Wight later this month. The 74
IT has been a non-stop year for Southampton band, Brother Goose. The five-piece launched their debut EP, Throwing Shapes last year and have ridden the crest of a wave as their fledgling career goes from strength to strength. They even tasted
IT has been the best place to catch the hottest new bands for a decade. Now passionate music fans in Southampton will have the chance to see the next Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, or Foals, when a brand new club night opens in the city tomorrow.
Battle lines were drawn and drastic measures were being taken, the Daily Echo reported 100 years ago today. This was not the Great War, however, but an invasion of rats at Newport on the Isle of Wight. The Corporation had decided to offer a
I would like to thank all that attended my Thank You BBQ on July 6. A special thank you to Caroline Nokes MP who earlier in the day ran in the Cancer Campaign Race For Life on Southampton Common. Also to fellow ward councillor Spiros Vassiliou
Is it me or is it a coincidence that Roy Hodgson happened to visit St Mary’s nearly every week last season after becoming England manager to allegedly watch over our English players and then all of a sudden, in one fell swoop, we have an exodus of
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a biker was injured in a crash in Eastleigh this morning. The motorbike collided with a car outside a parade of shops in Nightingale Avenue. The motorcyclist suffered a leg injury and was treated at
MORE than 20 firefighters are currently battling a blaze in a loft. The fire broke out at around 11.30am at a semi-detached property in Lodge Drive, Dibden Purlieu in the New Forest. It is understood no one was in the home at the time it started
HAMPSHIRE new boy Nathan Rimmington will make his T20 Blast debut in place of Kyle Abbott tonight. The 31 year-old seamer has played for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash and has already impressed for Hampshire at the death. Rimmington
A 'LOCH Ness monster' is causing a stir down at a Southampton lake. The tyre creation has appeared at the boating lake down at Southampton sports centre near the athletics track. It led to shouts from one mother to her children that there was
A BRAVE young Southampton woman who has undergone a kidney transplant is organising a major event to help others with renal problems. L’Oren Greer and her best friend Lauren Rowe hope to raise at least £1,000 during a family fun day at North Baddesley
Saints have ditched plans for a high-profile away friendly this summer, but will now begin pre-season overseas. The club will play two low-key matches next week, starting in the Netherlands and then moving to Belgium. They will begin with a
LAST winter’s storms and flooding are set to cost Winchester City Council hundreds of thousands of pounds in repairs to its council houses. Almost £160,000 has already been spent – but the local authority anticipates the total bill for the bad
CARNIVAL bosses are being urged to rethink a major event over claims that it is too dangerous for those taking part. Organisers of Romsey’s annual bed race have already changed the route because of safety fears raised by resident Jo White.
THE unions claimed the strikes were a hard-hitting show of anger, but last night local government and authority bosses insisted there had been no real impact on public services. County human resources boss Councillor Stephen Reid said last night
LAND ahoy – Hampshire sailors competing in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race are today due to be sailing back into British waters. After more than 40,000 miles, and 40 weeks of ocean racing, they are set to arrive where they set off just under
THOUSANDS will converge in the heart of Southampton tomorrow for a cultural festival. The Southampton Mela Festival is returning for its 12th year to Hoglands Park. It will see an assortment of musical styles, exhilarating dance acts, fun family
“THIS is just the beginning”. That was the vow from one of Britain’s most senior union bosses, speaking by the steps of a Hampshire council HQ as strikers across the county brought some public services to standstill. Firefighters walked out
ORGANISERS are promising entertainment for everyone at one of Hamsphire’s biggest community events. Chairman of tomorrow’s Romsey Beggars Fair free summer music festival Delsia Bartlett said this year’s show has a wide range of acts that would
TODAY is the chance for Saints fans to warm up for the new Premier League season and meet some football heroes. Two surprise star players from Southampton Football Club will be in the city’s WestQuay Shopping Centre from 2.30pm As football fever
RESIDENTS have their final chance to comment on what should be done with a former Hampshire golf site today. Staff from Eastleigh Borough Council have been holding sessions with the public at various locations to explain the council’s possible
FIND out more about beekeeping. The Meridian Beekeepers will be at Brambridge Garden Centre from 10am until 4.30pm on July 19 and July 20 next weekend. There will be live bees behind glass, honey and bee friendly plants.
DAILY ECHO reader Mr B Hill is today £2,600 better off after winning the nearest miss prize in our Find the Ball competition. That now means that the jackpot for this week’s contest now stands at £38,000. Don’t forget to pick up a copy of your
THE developer has got the go-ahead to apply to revamp the £150 million Silver Hill scheme in Winchester. After a six-hour meeting the city council Cabinet unanimously agreed in the early hours of this morning to allow developer Henderson to effectively
POLICE are hunting thieves after seven cars were targeted in Hampshire in just one night. Motorists in Southampton are being urged to think like a criminal when leaving their cars, making sure that nothing that could attract unwanted attention
TRIATHLETE Dave Savage has been left “frustrated and disappointed” after being told he cannot compete at this month’s Commonwealth Games. Savage, 42, was expecting to represent the islands of Kiribati, which lie between Australia and Hawaii, in
THE TOURNAMENT may not have served up a British winner this year but that has not stopped Wimbledon inspiring scores of pupils to give the sport a try. This week each and every child at Springhill Catholic Primary school in Southampton will be
FINALLY, almost a month since he was appointed, Ronald Koeman will today get to speak at length about his Saints revolution. Announced as the replacement for Mauricio Pochettino on June 16 – the club’s 14th manager in 15 completed Premier League
FOUR youngsters represented Saints at the first ever Premier League 4 Sport (PL4S) National Tennis competition in Roehampton. Josh Mace, Lauren Bateman, Lauren McKenzie and Nemutullah Niazi helped Saints finish joint fifth out of 12 teams.
Big hitting Darren Cowley has recovered from a hamstring injury and is set to return for a hectic weekend of triple Premier League and twenty20 Cup action with Lymington. The Premier Division’s bottom club face Langley Manor in the New Forest CA
Controversial TV documentary Immigration Street is to be filmed in Southampton, it was revealed today. Channel 4 has commissioned Love Productions to make the six-part series featuring the residents of a multi-cultural city centre community.
A MOTHER and daughter narrowly avoided disaster when their cooker caught fire in the early hours of today. The pair fled their terraced home in Privett Road, Fareham, at 4.15am when the smoke alarms sounded. A crew from Fareham fire station
Richard Bland’s hopes of a first European Tour win and a place in next week’s Open Championship are well and truly alive after a superb first round at the Scottish Open. The Stoneham pro overcame two early bogeys to card a four-under-par opening
JAMES Vince has been challenged to lead from the front – by returning to his best T20 form against Middlesex at The Ageas Bowl tonight (7pm start). Hampshire have lost two of their last three T20 games and Vince’s form has nosedived of late, in
BIN men needed help from firefighters when rubbish caught alight in their rubbish truck this morning. The workers were making collections in Stubbington, Hampshire shortly before 7.30am when smoke began billowing from the back of the vehicle.
Saints have confirmed they ARE planning a permanent tribute to the club’s late owner, Markus Liebherr. This week marked five years since the German-born Swiss billionaire’s takeover, which rescued the club from administration and saved them from
MORE than 1,000 people say no. That’s the defiant message from loyal customers of a Hampshire pub fighting plans to stop a department store from expanding nearby. Regulars at the Tudor Rose pub in Romsey have signed a petition, supported by
Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson has told the ECB Southern Electric Premier League management to have a ‘serious look’ at whether its top clubs should continue to play all-day ‘time’ cricket in future. Premier Division clubs have been playing
Saints remain confident of finalising a deal with Feyenoord for striker Graziano Pellè – despite negotiations dragging on. Discussions between the clubs have been ongoing for around two weeks now, leading to suggestions that talks had stalled and
THEY are some of the world’s most well-known and glamorous waterfronts. But stunning vistas from Sydney to South Africa and Copenhagen to Canada could inspire Southampton’s own £450million Royal Pier development. At an exhibition in the
MORE than 5,000 youngsters are suffering from mental illness in Southampton, new figures reveal today. A joint council-NHS study showed that 5,500 children aged five to 16 and living in the city are struggling with disorders ranging from depression
