IT IS THE biggest match in world sport. And even though the action took place thousands of miles away, Hampshire enjoyed its own share of the drama as the World Cup final took place tonight. German and Argentinian fans alike watched the drama
A spell-binding World Cup, a fabulous final and a sumptuous goal to settle it for the best team in the tournament: truly we have been blessed. Whether the watching figure of Christ the Redeemer on the hill-top overlooking the Maracana had anything
Germany were crowned world champions for the fourth time thanks to a stunning extra-time winner from super-sub Mario Gotze. Argentina were preparing for a penalty shoot-out in the Maracana, but in the 113th minute Gotze chested down Andre Schurrle's
DEJAN Lovren returned to training with Saints this afternoon. He is pictured here with manager Ronald Koeman after joining up with his team-mates on the club's short pre season tour of Belgium and the Netherlands. New signing Dusan Tadic is
Justin Rose believes he has enough energy in the tank to challenge for a third win in succession in the Open Championship. The north Hampshire ace admitted he was in uncharted territory after cruising to victory in the Aberdeen Asset Management
EASTLEIGH’S historic first ever Conference Premier home match will be shown live on television. Their Hampshire derby against Aldershot at the Silverlake Stadium has been chosen by BT Sport as their second live game of the league season. As a result
Steve Way warmed up for his forthcoming Commonwealth Games appearance by winning the New Forest 10 mile race today. The 40-year-old was almost three minutes ahead of fellow Bournemouth AC member Jacek Cieluszecki. Way won in a new course record
Peter Sainsbury, the only man to play in both of Hampshire’s County Championship-winning sides, has died. He was 80. Born in Chandler's Ford near Southampton, Sainsbury made his first-class debut for his home county in 1954. The left-arm spinner
Detectives have been given more time to quiz a man after a string of attacks on lone women in Hampshire. Magsitrates have granted officers and extension to question a 30-year-old man being held. It comes after police issued a safety warning
IT’S the development that could turn Southampton into one of Europe’s most exciting waterfront destinations. City residents got to have their say on what they want the £450m Royal Pier complex to look like when ideas went on show for the first
Justin Rose cruised to victory in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open on Sunday to claim back-to-back wins for the first time in his career. And the former US Open champion, who won the Quicken Loans National on the PGA Tour a fortnight
A TOUCH of Monte Carlo arrived in Ringwood today. Spectators flocked to the town centre as the roads closed for the much anticipated British Pedal Car Grand Prix, which sees teams of competitors’ weave through the streets of the market town aboard
IT’S a £1.5m improvement that will make patients much more comfortable at a Southampton hospital. Work has finished on Southampton General Hospital’s new intensive care isolation unit. And the unit should open to patients within the next two
DEVELOPERS of a controversial housing scheme could soon hold workshops with residents, a meeting heard. Alresford Town Council heard plans to meet with residents and discuss any concerns on the controversial housing development at Sun Lane for
CITY councillors have paved the way for the controversial conversion of Winchester’s Chesil Street open-air car park into a 51- unit local authority old people’s housing scheme. Member of the Cabinet Housing Committee approved an officers’ recommendation
A POLICE surgery takes place in Totton on Sunday, July 20. Officers are hosting a ‘Street Meet’ from 10am- 10.30am in St Winifred’s Church, Salisbury Road.
A MINI-FESTIVAL has helped raise thousands of pounds for charity. Hundreds of people attended the Sing For Water event at the Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton on July 5. The festival raised £3,500 for the WaterAid charity, which improves
OLD clothes will come back into fashion at a crafts evening. An upcycle event takes place from 6pm-8pm on Thursday, July 17, in Freemantle and Shirley Community Centre in Randolph Street, Southampton. Freemantle Time Bank will help people create
A SOUTHAMPTON equestrian centre is holding an open day on Sunday, July 20 to celebrate 40 years of existence. Russell Farm Stables, in Allington Lane, was founded in 1974. It is now home to a livery and a horse riding school, and in 1993 the Epona
Essex and Hampshire were thwarted by the weather at Colchester as rain completely washed out the opening day's play in the LV= County Championship. In between heavy showers, the sun occasionally appeared as if to mock the groundstaff in their mopping-up
HE has found the purr-fect home thanks to some help from the Daily Echo. As reported, football-mad Lionel the kitten, below, has been glued to the World Cup on the telly ever since being rescued as a stray in Southampton and taken to the Blue Cross
A SECOND public meeting focusing on income in Southampton will take place tomorrow. Southampton Fairness Commission are holding the second public meeting to learn about income and poverty in Southampton, and investigate good practice in maximising
“MAY the force be with you” – all the way to the school prom. Teenager Mollie Baker was given a special armed guard to get her to her prom at Chilworth Manor. Mollie and her friends from Redbridge Community School were escorted to their end
HUNDREDS of cyclists including a Hampshire Olympic champion have joined a campaign to get a facility re-opened following the death of a Hampshire police officer. The Mountbatten Centre’s velodrome closed after the death of PC Richard
DEJAN Lovren today returned to Saints - a week after admitting he had set his heart on a move to Liverpool. Boss Ronald Koeman said at his press conference on Friday that he expected the wantaway Croatian centre half to report back at the club
CHINESE dragon boats have been racing for 2,000 years. The tradition of doing it to the theme tune of Hawaii 5-0 is more recent. To the blaring theme tune, some 15 teams raced the craft along 250 metres of the Itchen Navigation near Winchester
LIVERPOOL are being linked with a FOURTH raid on Saints. Having already signed Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana, wantaway Dejan Lovren is Brendan Rodgers’ No 1 central defensive target this summer. Now a national newspaper today reports that
Jockeys can be the worst tipsters. But in his entertaining and informative Saturday column in racing’s trade paper, Richard Hughes identified Misterioso as his best opportunity of the day at Salisbury last night. There was talk the Hannon yard
Gary Hunt completed a hat-trick of Red Bull World Cliff Diving wins with a near faultless display in the series’ fourth stop off in Kragerø, Norway. The 30-year-old amassed a total of 513.10 points, thanks in part to his perfectly executed back
Pop band Bananarama took Southampton’s Let’s Rock festival by storm yesterday – with a little help from some fans. The girl band invited a number of fans on stage to join them for a rendition of their 1986 chart hit Venus. The fans, one sporting
PHEW! They certainly know how to put on a show in one Hampshire market town. With its carnival atmosphere and the temperature nudging towards 27C (80F) Romsey’s annual free music festival pulled in thousands of fans and organisers of yesterday’
Police have issued a plea to help find a missing Hampshire woman. Officers are concerned for the welfare of Medina Claydon who they have described as “vulnerable”. The 50-year-old went missing from her home in The Causeway, Portchester, at
HAMPSHIRE villagers have kept alive their traditional summer festivities. The people of Swanmore in the Meon Valley turned out in force to support the annual carnival and summer fete yesterday. A colourful procession, on a World Cup-inspired
More than 70 firefighters today fought a dangerous blaze that wrecked a Hampshire business park. Gas cylinders exploded whilst the crews tackled the fire at Dradfield Business Park in Soberton Heath near Wickham. Several nearby homes were
THERE was plenty of messing about in boats as families took to the water to re-ignite Hampshire's Olympic legacy. More than 1,000 people gathered at one of the county's most popular waterside spots for the River Hamble Games 2014. The
THE last century was celebrated in style at the annual Totton and Eling Carnival. Hundreds of residents lined the streets to see creatively-constructed floats make their way from Calmore to the Eling Recreation Ground. The theme for this
IT was like the whole world had converged in one place for the ultimate celebration. The heart of Southampton was transformed into a sea of colour for an extravaganza fusing dance, music and culture from around the globe. Thousands flocked
AFTER 62 matches, 167 goals, four nail-biting penalty shoot-outs and one utter humiliation, the big moment is almost here. Thousands of football fans will cram into Hampshire pubs tomorrow for the World Cup final. And for one group of German
A car crash caused tailbacks on a Hampshire motorway today. The crash happened on the M27 westbound just before Rownhams Services. Police ambulance and fire were called to the scene of the crash which involved a Ford Fusion car and a Volkswagen
WHEN Hampshire last played at Colchester, they lost while their captain was doing his best to stop England winning one of the great Ashes Tests. Shane Warne took 4-31 at Trent Bridge on August 28, 2005, a memorable performance ultimately in vain
UP to 70 firefighters tackled a major blaze at an industrial unit in Hampshire today. Crews from across the county were called to the fire in the early hours of this morning. The alarm was raised just after 1.30am. Around 70 firefighters
Police have issued a safety warning after three attacks on lone women in Hampshire. All the assaults have happened within the last three weeks. Increased police patrols remain in place over in the area over the weekend, to continue to provide
MORE than 12,000 people turned Southampton Common into a dance floor from the 1980s yesterday as the city turned back the clock for a party like never before. Revellers were today waking up bleary eyed following one of the liveliest days ever
THE brother of a man killed in a Southampton alley has been convicted of child neglect after a toddler fell from a first floor window of a home. Southampton magistrates heard how David Wyeth had been caring for the child but had been cooking a
ESSENTIAL road works are to be carried out on the motorway near Winchester. On Monday and Tuesday the southbound carriageway of the M3 will be closed overnight, between junctions 8 and 9, as will the northbound carriageway on Wednesday and Thursday
A HAMPSHIRE town will resemble the millionaires’ playground of Monaco today as teams battle it out in the British Pedal Car Grand Prix. More than 10,000 people are expected to line the streets of Ringwood to watch a colourful collection of homemade
