WINCHESTER City will visit Swindon Supermarine in the FA Cup first qualifying round if they get through tomorrow’s home test against Wincanton Town. Hopes of a possible local derby were sunk tonight when Supermarine scuppered Sholing’s chances
DUSAN Tadic has implored Saints to abandon the long ball tactics they used in their Europa League exit to FC Midtjylland and get back to “playing football” against Norwich. The midfielder, who came on as a substitute in Thursday’s 1-0 second leg defeat
WITH the summer holidays coming to a close, the Daily Echo takes a look at what families can get up to this bank holiday weekend before children go back to school. Testwood Lakes Dads and Tots, August 29 Dads, bring your 2-5 year olds
WHO would be a farmer in Britain today? Thankfully for us all, there are still many men and women out there who enjoy earning a living from the land, but for how much longer? At all hours of the day and night they are dutifully out in the fields
IF YOU asked your average resident 'What do you think about devolution?'. The chances are that you will get a blank look. It isn’t something that most people think about, or necessarily understand. However, it is important because it is
THERE appears to be a strong agenda in the national media to focus on the poor struggling to buy school uniform, with the clear benefits of school uniform being totally ignored. I am concerned that concentration on this rhetoric without a proper
EASTLEIGH council has done it again. They are going to build on a green space on the edge of the borough but this time it’s going to be for retail or office or general commercial use. It’s about time they answer some questions. Who advises
IN YOUR article on August 22 on Flight Lieutenant James Nicholson you stated that he was the only RAF VC. In all, 32 VCs were awarded to the RAF, RAAF, RNZAF. RCAF and the SAAF. Of this total 22 were awarded to the RAF. The most famous was Wing
I WISH to urge our councillors in the strongest terms to bring on to the next council agenda the handling of the situation regarding a couple of homeless people setting up camp within the arches of our medieval city walls. The council appears to
I READ with concern that GE Aviation has given eviction notice to Follands Sports and Social Club at the end of December, 2016. The area of sports facilities involved was originally Hamble Parish recreation ground and during the war and some of
James Vince admits Hampshire are on a revenge mission against Lancashire in tomorrow’s T20 Blast semi-final - a year after last season’s Edgbaston humbling. Hampshire’s defeat at the hands of Lancashire last August was their third Edgbaston semi-final
RADICAL preacher Anjem Choudary will go on trial in the New Year for allegedly encouraging support for Islamic State. It is alleged that between June 29 last year and March 6 this year, the 48-year-old invited support for the banned terror group
A FOURTEEN-year-old boy lay dying for 30 minutes at an RAF Air Cadet training camp in Hampshire before any supervisors arrived to provide help, an inquest has heard. David Efemena died last March on a training exercise at the Bramley defence training
IT was a case of DIY SOS for staff from a Hampshire firm when they turned out in force to transform a children’s hospice.Workers from B&Q, including a director David Lennon, were set to work on landscaping the gardens of Naomi House and Jack’s Place at
A SOUTHAMPTON road has closed due to a collapsed sewer. The road in Wilton Avenue has subsided due to the incident and Southern Water staff are on site making repairs. It is closed at the junction of Milton Road and Wilton Avenue and at the
YOU can learn about the history of women's equality at Dukes Keep in Southampton today (Aug 28). An exhibition of banners charting its history from 1860 to the present day are on show from 10am to 2pm.
HORTICULTURAL enthusiasts enjoyed sunny weather and an array of plans at a festival in Hampshire.Despite the dry spring and early summer, exhibitors at the 104th Bartley Horticultural Society Annual Show maintained a high standard.They filled the hall
A FORMER newspaper editor is Romsey's new Methodist Church minister.And the Revd Gareth Hill's arrival comes as a £100,000 revamp of the church has been completed. This included removing pews and the organ to make more room at the front of the building
CONTRACTORS on Rmosey's controversial Church Street revamp say they are still on target to finish on time, despite the weather.They say that wet weather has not stopped work aimed at making the street more pedestrian-friendly.Colas spokesperson Linzi
HAMPSHIRE Police has reiterated its commitment to tackling hate crimes at a national conference. Officers have travelled to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGB&T) Police Conference in Manchester to discuss the key challenges facing
A FOLK fan will shave his hair and beard off in front of a live audience at a Hampshire music festival.Timothy Casentieri, a volunteer at the New Forest Folk Festival, will place faith in the hands of the event's chief of security Iain Holloway and undergo
PEDESTRIANS have been warned to expect disruption in Romsey next month. It comes as highway engineers carry out improvements to roadside footways in the town. Work by Hampshire County Council starts on improving the footways in the town’s Station
A CHARITY walk in memory of a popular Test Valley resident will be taking place this weekend. The 32-mile sponsored walk, in aid of Naomi House and Crohn’s and Colitis UK, is in memory of David ‘Nippy’ Albert Beale, from Broughton, who died on
COME on down for a hoe down. Hanger Farm Arts Centre in West Totton is hosting a night of country music on Friday (August 28) in aid of the charity CLIC Sargent which supports young people living with cancer. Tickets for the event, which starts
THE Royal Southampton Horticultural Society holds its annual summer show at the Wesley Centre in Southampton on Friday (Aug 28). Non-members are welcome to attend the meeting for a cost of £2. For more information call 01489 784823.
As the motley crew of charlatan vault hunters are back for the penultimate episode of the series, their goal to find a vault draws ever nearer and their experiences together get wackier.The gang have been captured by the super-hard lady Vallory and they're
A FREE Spanish taster class takes place at Southampton's Bitterne United Reformed Church on Friday (Aug 28) at 7pm. It is suitable for people who want to learn the language before going on holiday and will also offer a chance to sign up for a six-week
FOOD and music come together in West Parley this Bank Holiday weekend with the three-day family Dudsbury ‘Feastival’ (August 29-31). Taking place at the Dudsbury Country Club, each day offers a different style and activities.Saturday kicks off at 2pm
THE spectacular rock ‘n’ roll variety show That’ll be the Day has reached a major milestone as it perpetually tours the UK.The popular feel-good show is celebrating it’s 30th anniversary and it’s back for its 19th consecutive summer season in Bournemouth
TALENTED final-year students studying at Southampton Solent’s School of Art, Design and Fashion will present the RATSBIRDSBATS Exhibition from next week.Each year students are invited to apply for the Graduate Artists in Residence scheme, which culminates
THIS weekend Victorious comes storming into Southsea once again.Victorious is set to be another huge success with massive headliners Flaming Lips, Primal Scream, Ray Davies, The Darkness, Basement Jaxx, Tinie Tempah, Texas and Super Furry Animals performing
FANS of Phil Collins and Genesis may be interested to hear about a show visiting The Lights Andover, on Sunday September 5The And Finally Big Band is an offshoot of the critically acclaimed And Finally… Phil Collins.Show producer and drummer Tim Harper
GET ready for plenty of ‘Rabbit’ and sing-along-fun at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre tonight.Cockney duo Chas and Dave are back performing all their classic hits Ain’t No Pleasing You and Rabbit, and some new ones from their latest album That’s What Happens.The
BEYOND the Barricade has delighted audiences throughout the UK and mainland Europe for more than a decade, with its exciting concert portrayal of the greatest songs in musical theatre, all performed totally live!Recreating original West End/Broadway musical
WATCHING boyband One Direction live may be beyond the reach of many fans.Tickets for their forthcoming London shows are exchanging hands at hundreds of pounds and this week news broke that the band will "take a break" next year to pursue solo
THE Fortunes return to the Regent in Christchurch on Friday 4 September 7.30pm. This Hit Band of the 60s and 70s had numerous worldwide smashes including ‘’You’ve Got Your Troubles,’’ ‘’Here It Comes Again’’, ‘’Storm In A Teacup,’’ ‘’Here Comes That Rainy
NORWICH goalkeeper John Ruddy is hoping his side can take advantage of a Saints side erring towards "disarray". After a fine first season under Ronald Koeman, things have started less smoothly this year for Saints. Morgan Schneiderlin and Nathaniel
A NEW Forest woman who strangled herself to death after 25 years of self-harm was looking positively to the future, a coroner was told. Wendy Lucas, of Station Road, New Milton, suffered from borderline personality disorder and regularly tied a
HIGH speed, low flying action comes to Hampshire this weekend The Hovercraft Club of Great Britain returns to Gang Warily Sports & Recreation Centre in Fawley for the 30th consecutive year. This is the penultimate round of the UK National Championships
BOURNEMOUTH-based Pavilion Dance - one of only a few purpose-built dance houses in the UK, celebrates its fifth birthday with an Anniversary Open Doors Day on Saturday September 5. The venue is the physical home of Pavilion Dance South West, a dance development
SEX, scandal and showbiz 1940s style, Miss Nightingale – the musical by Matthew Bugg visits Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, on 30 and 31 October as part of its fourth and final UK tour.Bringing the on-stage glamour and off-stage affairs of war-torn
IT IS nearly 40 years since Elvis Presley died aged just 42, leaving a huge gap in the world of modern popular music, and to mark the anniversary The Stage Door invited Mike Nova to perform his award-winning tribute to the ‘King’ of rock & roll
THE next live satellite broadcast live from the National Theatre in London, will be George Farquhar’s celebrated Restoration comedy, The Beaux’ Stratgem, which can be seen on the big screen at the Regent in Christchurch on Thursday 3 September 7pm.Simon
ONE of the most popular musicals of all time Oliver! opens at Southampton Mayflower Theatre tonight.This year's Mayflower Summer Youth Project production, it runs until Sunday August 30.Over 380 young local talented performers auditioned back in March
AWARD-WINNING indie band Alt-J has announced a date in Bournemouth later this year. The band will be embarking on their first full UK tour in support of their acclaimed, number one album This Is All Yours, which includes a date at the Bournemouth International
POPULAR children’s TV presenter Chris Jarvis is thrilled to be returning to Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre tomorrow( Saturday) as he co-presents The Chris and Pui Show.There will be two performances – at 11am and 2pm.Two weeks later they are at the Ferneham
THE people of Southampton were concerned. Something had to be done as not one of the public wells in the town had ropes and buckets. It was 1573 and the problem was put before Court Leet meeting on the Common, which discussed how to protect local people
THE story goes that cinema cowboy Tom Mix rode his horse through the foyer, Laurel and Hardy stayed there, an Empress said a tearful goodbye, Charlie Chaplin booked in for the night, and Winston Churchill and General Eisenhower are thought to have held
THIS year the port launched a brand-new photo of the month competition.The public is invited to send in photos of the port, or its surrounding areas, via Twitter to @ABPSouthampton with the hashtag #SOUPROUD.Every month the winning photo will be added
ABP Cruise is set to exhibit at internationally-renowned Seatrade Europe next month (September 9-11).Seatrade Europe, the Cruise and River Cruise Convention, is one of the largest trade fair and congress centres of its kind and will take place in Hamburg
PEOPLE in Southampton and the New Forest have been busy getting arty this summer in a bid to brighten up the Town Quay Marina.ABP Southampton has been working with environmental regeneration charity, Groundwork South, on The Urban and Coastal Art Competition.The
THIS month ABP Southampton was proud sponsor of the Itchen Imperial Rowing Club’s 28th Annual Regatta.The event, which took place on Saturday, August 6, saw teams from 13 clubs across Hampshire and Dorset such as Christchurch, Poole, Ryde, Southampton
JORDAN Collings swapped essays for electrics when he took on the role of mechanical apprentice at the port.Jordan, 19, started his apprenticeship three years ago when he decided that sixth-form college was not the right option for him.He said: “I was
PLANS to improve transport and business across parts of Hampshire will be outlined for residents at an upcoming meeting. Fareham Borough Council, working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, is holding a special Community Action Team meeting
A POP-UP community event takes place in Townhill Park, Southampton today. The event, organised by Christians in Townhill Park, starts at 2pm outside the community centre in Ozier Road. The event is open to all and featuring craft activities
AN ART and jazz evening takes place at the Walhampton Arms in Lymington at 7.30pm tonight (Fri, Aug 28). It will run from 6pm onwards with music starting at 7pm, and art work will be on sale. Places cost £12 per head. For more information call
THE next free park run event takes place on Southampton Common from 9-10am tomorrow (Sat, Aug 29). The 5km run starts at the Hawthorns Centre.
TWO tours of Southampton's underground vaults take place on Sunday (Aug 30) at 11am and 2pm. They will be led by historian Dr Andy Russel and are not suitable for people in wheelchairs or with mobility issues. Places cost £5 and can be booked
THE B. Cole and Son Family Fairground will be back in Southampton's Common for five days. The fair, that boasts a host of different fairground attractions, will be open from tomorrow (Thurs, Aug 27) to Bank Holiday Monday (Aug 30). It will
BLACK, Asian, minority and ethnic community groups in Southampton can find out about funding at a workshop. Anyone involved in groups can take part in the session from 10am to 1pm. The event takes place at the 3rd Age Centre in Cranbury Terrace
STUDENT Sophie Smith will be one of dozens of people swapping their comfy beds for some hard, cold concrete to highlight the problem of homelessness amongst under-25s in the UK. The 20-year-old from Woolston, pictured, will be braving the chilly
CITY council planners have approved Cheryl Dilworth's plans to create new living accommodation at a home in Thornhill Avenue, Southampton.
THE Red Ensign will be flown on Test Valley Borough Council buildings to recognise Britain’s dependence on the Merchant Navy. These include the borough’s southern area offices in Romsey’s Church Street and at the town’s Crosfield Hall. It will
A convicted child sex abuser is on the run after failing to turn up to court for a new trial. Joseph Tsang was found guilty in his absence of committing sexual offences in Hampshire after a six-day trial at Oxford Crown Court. The 31-year-old
A MAJOR commuter route through Hampshire was closed this morning after a crash between a lorry and a steam roller. The A27 in Havant is shut and traffic queuing westbound after a collision at the junction with the A3. Motorists face delays
THEY have braved busy dual carriageways, winding coastal roads and sheer drops. But it is the Great British weather, mechanical problems and plagues of tiny insects which have threatened to take the wheels off their epic charity motorcycle ride
PEOPLE in Southampton are being asked to say how safe they feel in their area as part of a council survey. The city council is asking residents to complete a questionnaire so they can "assess how safe people eel in Southampton and compare this
TWO Southampton men will appear at Southampton Crown Court accused of a late-night city centre attack. Mark McMullan, 29, and Craig Lyons, 30, allegedly inflicted grievous bodily harm near Bedford Place in Southampton early on July 19. McMullan
THE widow of a former carpenter and joiner, who died while suffering an illness caused by asbestos exposure, is appealing to her husband’s ex-colleagues for help to investigate how he was exposed to the lethal dust. Reginald John Harris, known
Ronald Koeman says Saints will ditch their attractive footballing style if it means reaching the group stages of the Europa League. Saints take on FC Midtjylland at the MCH Arena tonight in the second leg of the play-off round with the match level
AN investigation is continuing today after thieves snatched a £15,000 haul of art from an exhibition at a stately home. Overnight raiders took a number of paintings and sculptures on display ready for the Southern Nature Art Exhibition being held
JOSE Fonte admitted that there is not enough understanding in the Saints team right now – and that they only have themselves to blame for their Europa League exit. Ronald Koeman’s side were dumped out at the play-off stage by Danish champions
“YOU just have to sit there and watch your profits fly away.” Those were the words of a farmer whose livelihood has been hit by torrential rain that has hammered Hampshire this month. For the past week the elements have battered the county,
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to put up polytunnels in the Hampshire countryside is to come under the spotlight of planners. Officials are recommending borough councillors approve the project, on 17.5 hectares of land next to Grade II-listed Kings Farm
“I COULD have lost my children – this person needs to be caught.” Those are the words of a mother whose daughters were involved in a horrific 60mph smash after a driver swerved into the path of their car . Jakki Warry said daughters Sam, 21
SAINTS crashed out of the Europa League tonight after they were beaten 1-0 in the second leg of their play-off tie with FC Midtjylland. Midtjylland 1-0 Southampton - in pictures >> Midtjylland 1-0 Southampton - as it happened
THIS is the shocking moment when a reckless youth "cheats death" as he risks his own life on a Southampton railway line in the early hours. Jaw dropping footage shows a figure in a baseball cap sprawling on the tracks with his head appearing to
Angry Ronald Koeman hit out at two refereeing “mistakes” which he in part blamed for Saints failing to reach the group stages of the Europa League. Saints were last night eliminated in the play-off round of the competition after suffering a 1-0
A MAN was taken to hospital after his car hit a signpost. The man, believed to be elderly, was cut free from his silver Toyota by firefighters which collided with the lamppost on Northam Road, Southampton, and was then taken by ambulance to Southampton
TWO men have been arrested after CCTV was released showing one man risking his life by trespassing on a railway line in Southampton. It comes after the Daily Echo reported that one man was seen to lie down on the line at Woolston Station in the
YASIR Arafat is targeting a hat-trick of Edgbaston T20 Finals Day wins – as Hampshire aim for their first. Hampshire’s sixth successive Finals Day appearance will be their fourth at Edgbaston - where they have lost at the semi-final stage in 2011
