Saints midfielder James Ward-Prowse is expected to be out for around ten weeks after sustaining a stress fracture in his foot. The 19-year-old suffered the injury in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Swansea, although it was not initially thought to be a major
A proud Ronald Koeman hailed his Saints team after they stunned Arsenal to earn a famous win in the Capital One Cup. The club booked a place in the fourth round of the competition with a 2-1 victory, as Dusan Tadic’s penalty and Nathaniel Clyne
A stunning Nathaniel Clyne strike gave Saints a 2-1 win against Arsenal and a first ever victory at the Emirates Stadium, sending them into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup. Ronald Koeman's side continue to confound the doubters
The story in pictures from Saints historic 2-1 victory at The Emirates over Arsenal in the Capital One Cup. Click below for the first picture gallery from the game. Arsenal 1-2 Southampton: In pictures
James Vince reckoned his innings changing century against Glamorgan at Cardiff today was his best knock of the season. "Given the circumstances and what's at stake in this game it was my best knock of the season," he said. "The game turned
James Vince and Sean Ervine hit hundreds as Hampshire staged a dramatic first day rescue act to salvage their LV County Championship, Division 2 promotion dreams in today's Cardiff sunshine. Prospects of regaining First Division status – alongside
HAMPSHIRE FA have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into events that occurred during last week's Hampshire FA Senior Cup tie between Basingstoke Town and Tadley Calleva. Sydenhams One minnows Tadley produced a major upset, knocking
A YOUNG woman was sexually assaulted by a man with a snake tattoo as she made her way home from a night out. The 20-year-old victim was attacked in the early hours in Southampton's Lordshill area. Now detectives are hunting the attacker who
POLICE are trying to find a Hampshire man who has gone missing. They are concerned for the welfare of David Armstrong, who has not been seen since he was seen withdrawing money from a Natwest bank in Eastleigh. The 39-year-old left his home
JORDAN Price is not your typical 19-year-old. Instead of gorging on chocolate, drinking at weekends and ending the night with a customary kebab – he prefers to follow a raw food diet, eating dozens of portions of fruit and veg a week, to ensure
JORDAN Price is not your typical 19-year-old. Instead of gorging on chocolate, drinking at weekends and ending the night with a customary kebab – he prefers to follow a raw food diet, eating dozens of portions of fruit and veg a week, to ensure
THE Twyford Waterworks Autumn Rally kicks off on October 5 featuring steam and stationary engines, classic cars and commercial vehicles. There will be guided tours, a nature trail and access to the tea room, with gates opening at 11am and closing
As excited children across the country woke up on Christmas morning, little Jess Vardy slipped into unconsciousness. Her parents Dawn and Dan were told the devastating news their five-year-old daughter had a rare and aggressive cancer. “You
THE Worthys Local History Group has published Worthy History No. 18. It includes stories of the servicemen named on the village’s First World War memorials. It also details the history of the Kings Worthy Post Offices, mill and village shop, Burntwood
LITTLE Benjamin Tucker sits happily on his mum’s lap; he has a smile that melts the hearts of anyone who meets him as he reads his book about farmyard animals. But life hasn’t been an easy ride for the toddler, who was born three weeks early and
FORMER Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has been found guilty of indecent assault. The ex-Top of the Pops presenter was cleared on a second charge of the same offence following a trial at London's Southwark Crown Court. The jury were unable to agree
MONKEY Music classes for babies and young children are starting at Shawford parish hall. Call 023 8090 0178 or email winchester@monkeymusic.co.uk to book a free place.
SWAYTHLING Neighbourhood Centre off Broadlands Road is hosting a jumble sale on Saturday, October 25. Entrance is 20p and there will be clothes, household linen, cakes, tombola, bric-abrac and more for sale from noon.
The Romsey Organic Gardeners – TROG – welcome back regular speaker Chris Bird, of Sparsholt College, to their meeting on Thursday, October 2 when he will give his ideas for all-year white planting.
THE Rev Jonah Watts will lead a family service on Sunday at St Andrew’s Church, Owslebury, to celebrate harvest festival and to dedicate the new organ.
A 1940S-THEMED evening with dancing to The Medlodic Belles, games, a bar, and rations – bread, cheese and nibbles, takes place at Easton Village Hall, near Winchester, with fancy dress encouraged. Tickets are £15 each and you can book in advance
COLDEN Common Greening Group hosts its AGM on October 14 at the primary school from 7.30pm-9pm. The existing committee will stand down leaving vacant roles for various positions, including the chair and secretary. Group member Rob Veck said
A SING-A-LONG for little ones is held on Mondays from 8.50am-9.20am at the primary school in Bramshaw Close, Harestock. Rhymetime is for babies to three-year-olds and their families and entry is 50p per family.
POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses following a serious incident on a Hampshire motorway. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary's road policing unit have issued the renewed appeal for information following an incident that occurred after
BUDDING stars of the future took centre stage in a bid to win the ultimate prize – a role in a new Glee-inspired television show. Around 70 young hopefuls packed auditions for the chance to bag the leading role in a new drama set to be pitched
THEY haven't even made it onto the dance floor yet but Hampshire's Strictly star has already won the first public vote. Scott Mills and his dance partner Joanne Clifton have made it onto the front of the first ever Radio Times cover voted for by
SHE was a golden girl who inspired thousands of people in her short life. Little Olivia Gallienne amazed everyone who met her with her fighting spirit before she lost her battle with cancer at the age of two. But now her hairdresser mum, Katie
THE EU is designed deliberately so that no member can have too much influence – to suggest that the UK might be able to change it is laughable. In the unlikely event of all our MEPs agreeing with one another, the combined effect would be about
TIME is running out to make a nomination for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2015. This is the highest award for voluntary groups – equivalent to an MBE – and was created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee. As chairman
I SAW in Saturday’s Echo a letter about hospital parking. I went to the South Hants on July 19 for a cataract operation. I had to be there 12.30pm; I had my op at 4.53pm and was discharged at 6.08pm. My son had taken me and I had to pay
THE legacy of a much-loved Hampshire newsagent will live on after loyal customers planted a memorial in his name. Choudhry Zishan – who ran four shops in the county – died outside his home above his Eastleigh store. Now regulars at one of his
I NEEDED a sit down at the Bargate end of the precinct on Monday lunchtime and was disgusted at the amount of alcoholics and tramps etc, using all the seats. What impression does this give of our city to visitors viewing our historic sights? Not
REGARDING plans to develop Green Park. The park was between Redbridge Road, Wimpson Lane and what is now Kendal Avenue. With metal gates and railing, it was given to the children of Redbridge in perpetuity with restrictive covenants by the
THE south side of Marine Parade here in Lee-on-the- Solent has been made a cycleway. Hooray! But the north side has not. Yet there are these two signs on it, saying that it IS a cycleway, so we now have pavement cyclists on both sides of
A MAN needed hospital treatment after receiving serious facial injuries in an assault. The 20-year-old was walking with two friends along Passfield Avenue in Eastleigh shortly after midnight on Sunday when a number of people attacked him near the
A SOUTHAMPTON plumbing company and two sub-contractors have been sentenced following an investigation into faulty gas installations in Poole and Reading. The Health and Safety Executive found defects in 90 per cent of the 340 properties at Poole
WHEN is this council going to realise what the impact of this housing is doing to Eastleigh Borough Council. We have a need for affordable housing and affordable rents and instead we are being told to build so many houses. These over-priced houses
PEOPLE from an ethnic community in Southampton will be joining millions across the world to celebrate the life of a Filipino saint on Sunday. Father Claro Conde will lead a service for the Filipino community in Southampton in praise of Saint Lorenzo
A NIGHT out at the pub ended with one man suffering a broken nose after he was set upon by two thugs in an unprovoked attack. The 34-year-old man and his friend were walking home in Totton after an evening at the Farmhouse pub when they were violently
THIEVES have stolen medals that were a precious keepsake for a son whose father made the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War. Trevor Price was just four when his father was killed in the conflict, and he had hoped to pass on this legacy
YOUNGSTERS celebrated the opening of a New Forest nursery class after months of hard work to make it happen. Hordle Primary School, in Hordle, set up the class after the closure of the nursery class at the nearby Pinewood Primary School. With
HAMPSHIRE and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has today announced it will be introducing a second helicopter equipped with night flying technology. The charity run service says it new EC135T3 copter will come into service in the middle of
A LITTLE boy is preparing to undergo life-changing surgery that could see him defy doctors and take his first steps. Oliver Osborne was diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy at 15 months old and his family were told he would never walk
HOW meer-kute! The public had their first chance to glimpse this month-old trio of meerkats when they ventured outside for the first time from their home at Paultons Park. Born last month the pups stand at just 10 centimetres high and have
Bosses of a Hampshire care home have been ordered to make urgent improvements after a damning inspection revealed a catalogue of failings. Sunrise of Bassett Care Home in Southampton must boost standards in six areas of residents’ care after the
AN aerobics class takes place in a Hampshire community centre tonight. The session runs from 7.10pm-8.10pm in Wellow Village Hall, Buttons Lane. Contact 023 8086 0787.
PARISH councillors at Owslebury are taking action to help provide transport for the village’s college students. An agreement was reached last term between the parish council and Hampshire County Council to transport six students to and from their
Stance is harmful to PHE’s credibility MRS Metcalf (Letters, September 16) informs us of a report from Bedford that the fluoridation system there is in need of repair. Here is the perfect opportunity and excuse for discontinuing an expensive and
HE is up to his old tricks again. This jaw-dropping photograph shows daredevil James Kingston looking across the Southampton skyline after scaling a crane next to the newly-opened Mayflower Halls in Commercial Road. The picture, which was posted
Nurses working longer hours badly impact quality of care, research by Hampshire experts suggest. Researchers at the University of Southampton and the National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU) carried out a survey of more than 30,000 nurses across Europe
A RARE coin made in Southampton 860 years ago has sold at auction for £408. The silver penny was made in Southampton by a so-called moneyer named Sanson during King Stephen’s turbulent reign between 1135 and 1154, when there was a civil war and
Despite more elderly patients being admitted to major trauma units across the UK, Hampshire doctors are warning that their care is “poorly managed”. Dr Andy Eynon, director of major trauma at Southampton General Hospital, said that patients over
A HAMPSHIRE town opened its inaugural film festival last night with a heavyweight movie critic being the guest star at its gala opening. The BBC’s Film 2014 co-host Danny Leigh opened Eastleigh’s first film festival, with crowds turning out to
COLDEN Common Parish Council is looking for local maintenance workers. Anyone able to provide services in carpentry, painting and other minor maintenance works around the village play areas is urged to contact the parish clerk Debbie Harding.
BOSSES at a Hampshire university are considering a second U-turn in three weeks over their policy to cover travel costs for students forced to live 13 miles from campus. Winchester University had backtracked earlier this month on a promise to reimburse
Winchester's fortnightly farmers’ market will be in the city this Sunday. The largest Farmers’ Market in the country, which will run from 9am-2pm, will also showcase the annual Hampshire Hog Day which attracted nearly 9,000 visitors last year.
LAPTOPS and a mobile phone were taken during a city centre burglary. Police are appealing for information after two HP laptops and a Samsung phone were stolen at an address in Milton Road, Southampton. It happened between 6.40pm and 9pm on
BURGLARS stole a car after breaking into a home while the owners slept. The intruders forced their way into a house in Warren Crescent, Southampton, before stealing the house keys and driving off in the couple’s silver Ford Mondeo. A Samsung
IN a report of the inquest into the death of William Gardner we incorrectly stated that the coroner gave a verdict of accidental death. In fact the verdict was death due to industrial disease. The inquest in Winchester heard how the 80-year-old
HUNDREDS of cyclists took to the road in Hampshire to raise money for vital medical research to help sick babies and children. The Winchester 100 charity cycling sportive saw cyclists jump in the saddle and enjoy the scenic surroundings in the
POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of equipment worth thousands of pounds from a car wash. Thieves smashed open a window at the business in London Road, Kings Worthy, stealing cleaning equipment and cash totalling £3,500.
PEOPLE in Southampton are facing a passport postcode lottery as those living in certain parts of the city face extra checks for fraud. The postcode SO16 – which takes in Bassett, Redbridge, Rownhams, Nursling and Chilworth – is on a 100-strong
A YOUNG Rotarian at the forefront of flagship Hampshire education centre promoting world peace has staged his opening bash. Civic leaders joined Luke Addison as he launched his new community hub dedicated to spreading the word of peace and harmony
IT’S enough to send shivers down your spine and make your skin crawl. A small army of tube-web spiders have invaded a Hampshire home – with some as big as a tablespoon, leaving Dan Jackson and his family nervous to go outside. Almost 100 spiders
FUNNY and revealing. Not words I would have ordinarily associated with cricket, but last night two of the game’s best-known commentators took to the Mayflower stage to give their take on the game. An Evening with Boycott & Aggers has been playing
THE UK’s most popular girl band put on a dazzling display to get the working week off to a glamorous start in Bournemouth. Skimpy gold, sequinned outfits, killer heels and sparkling white teeth at the ready, The Saturdays went all out to prove
VIE Portland was so low she no longer felt life was worth living. Suffering from a skin condition, her feet were so sore she had to wear men’s shoes and she had so little confidence that at times she could not leave the house. “I would always
SAINTS striker Shane Long has been named in a huge provisional 37-man Republic of Ireland squad for next month's Euro 2016 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Germany. Long will be aiming to win his 50th cap in a senior international career which
Arsene Wenger is confident the "giant" character of fit-again midfielder Abou Diaby can help Arsenal see off the challenge of Southampton in the Capital One Cup tonight. Diaby is one of several players likely to be drafted in by Wenger, who will
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 15-year-old schoolgirl who has been found dead at a Hampshire beauty spot. Ashli Blake, whose body was discovered by a member of the public, was described as a “delightful, caring and mature young lady” who was well
A SIX-year-old boy has been left with serious injuries in a crash on a Southampton street. The lad was in collision with a blue Volkswagen Touran on Oxford Avenue at about 6.10pm yesterday. He was taken to Southampton General Hospital with
A NINE-year-old boy remained in a critical condition in hospital last night after a crash in Southampton. The boy was seriously injured when his bicycle collided with a car, but is in a stable condition. He sustained head injuries in the crash
MORGAN Schneiderlin wants to help Saints qualify for Europe by winning the Capital One Cup. Saints will have to win away to Arsenal for the first time in 27 years to progress into the fourth round. But Schneiderlin sees no reason why Saints
HAMPSHIRE coach Dale Benkenstein admits the next four days will define the county’s season. Promotion was the main objective when Benkenstein arrived six months ago. If Hampshire beat Glamorgan in Cardiff (10.30am start) it will be achieved.
Winchester quickly wiped away the disappointment of an opening day London 2 South-West loss by chalking up a five-try bonus point victory at league newcomers Tadley. Winch returned home with a 34-6 win – but demanding coach Andy Fields still found
Andover dominated opponents Trojans to claim the bragging rights between London 3 South-West’s newcomers. The All Blacks, promoted from Hampshire 1, ran in six tries to win 38-7 as they bossed Trojans, relegated from SW2, at the Goodship Ground
Jason Dodd and Matt Le Tissier celebrate after Dodd had opened the scoring in a 2-0 over QPR at The Dell in November 1995. Le Tissier himself rounded off the win with a sweetly struck free-kick late on.
BLACKFIELD & Langley have been dealt another cruel blow in their quest for Sydenhams Premier Division supremacy. Having seen targetman Jamie Musselwhite return to his old club AFC Portchester last week (see story on right), the Watersiders
Saints will be roared on by more than 5,000 fans at Arsenal tonight, and Ronald Koeman has promised them he will name the strongest team possible. The two sides will meet at the Emirates Stadium in the third round of the Capital One Cup, with a
GRIEVING family and friends of a popular dad who was knocked down and killed by a police car have united to ensure he gets the funeral he deserves. Aston Mclean’s loved ones hosted a special fundraising event at the African Caribbean Centre, in
NEW boss Stewart Kearn made a winning start at the Hamworthy United helm, masterminding a 2-0 defeat of Andover Town in the Sydenhams Premier Division. A goal in each half did the job for the Hammers, who welcomed midfielder Aaron Corby back from
Arsene Wenger has described Saints as “miracle workers” following their superb start to the season. The Arsenal manager, whose team hosts Ronald Koeman's side in the Capital One Cup tonight, has been impressed by the club's response to a turbulent
Tottonians’ tight defence was in good form for a second week – this time refusing to give anything away as they chalked up their first bonus point win. But it was not just a solid wall of defence that led to their 36-0 SW2 home victory over Portsmouth
Southampton’s cycling Olympic champion Dani King has taken another step forward as she prepares to defend her title at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The 23-year-old, who won the team pursuit at London 2012, has extended her contract with Wiggle
The Hursley 10k witnessed an intense day of competition as two champions locked horns in a duel for bragging rights. Ant Gritton, the 2012 and 2011 winner, was looking to win back his lost crown that Matt King took last year. It resulted in
Fordingbridge kept their place at the head of Snows Group Hampshire 1 but were made to work every inch of the way by opponents Romsey. Bridge made a bad start when poor discipline allowed Romsey to open up a six point lead with two well taken penalties
TRANSPORT chiefs in Southampton will be given London-style powers to set bus routes and fares, Labour has vowed today. The deregulation “free-for-all” will be ended, the party's conference was told - to bring order to the private bus firms.
JOHN Pyatt praised Lymington Town’s “good workmanlike performance” as they came away with a hard-earned point from deposed league leaders Moneyfields on Saturday. Moneys took a first-half lead through highly-rated marksman Steve Hutchings, but
FAREHAM Town raised a fabulous £265 in a bucket collection for the injured Matt Page during their 2-2 draw with Brockenhurst at Cams Alders on Saturday. The young defender, pictured, suffered kidney damage against Fawley AFC in the FA Vase two
JAMIE Musselwhite has returned to AFC Portchester after parting company with Sydenhams Premier title hopefuls Blackfield & Langley. Musselwhite, pictured, couldn’t continue with the Watersiders after moving home to Hayling Island and was back
FOLLAND Sports travel to Blackfield & Langley in the Sydenhams Premier tonight fuelled by their sixth league and cup win on the bounce. But assistant manager Dave Lewis does not pretend that their last trip to Southampton’s Waterside – Saturday
ALRESFORD Town co-boss Jeremy Stagg had high hopes for Jack Hoey when he signed him in the summer. And the 19-year-old former Christchurch and New Milton forward is repaying that faith, striking twice in Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Horndean to
