A MULTI-MILLION-POUND transport investment is set to create up to 100 jobs. Siemens has won a multi-million-pound contract from Network Rail to upgrade the UK’s fleet of freight trains to make them safer, make better use of the network, and provide greater
IT would be a fitting reward for defender Callum Howe to end his Eastleigh loan spell with a clean sheet and a win at rock-bottom Torquay United on Saturday. The 23-year-old centre-back will return to his parent club Lincoln City on Monday after
NURSING staff at a Hampshire hospital will be stopped from using its car park at certain times.Managers want to encourage workers to use the park and ride near Compton on the edge of the city but health staff have contacted the Daily Echo to say this
A VEHICLE has overturned on a Hampshire road. The road is reported to be blocked on the B3084 at Hatt Hill, Mottisfont. The incident occurred just before 5pm this afternoon. The driver of the car is believed to be a woman and police are
ADULTS across Hampshire refuse to wear glasses because it’s embarrassing, new research reveals. A study by the Optegra Eye Hospital in Whiteley surveyed 2,000 adults who wore glasses in the county. It showed that 25 per cent of adults who
A NEW mud-filled charity running event for children is set to make a splash in the city.Cancer Research will bring the newest member of the Race for Life family, Pretty Muddy Kids, to The Common on Saturday, June 30.The “exciting” children’s obstacle
CALLS are being made to beef up security measures at a Southampton park in a bid to combat fly-tipping.It comes after bags of builders waste, a fridge freezer and a dirty mattress were dumped on Daisy Dip in the early hours of Monday night.Resident living
Mauricio Pellegrino has welcomed the use of video technology in football. The VAR system has been used in cup matches over the past week, and it is something the Saints boss is keen to see more of. He said: “I think we have to try and after
Christmas in the Heale-Gilbert household has been a particularly hectic one. Dali is now of an age where she understands the concept of Santa and fizzed around the house with anticipation for days. Bay has found having a Christmas tree to smash
POLICE are tracking a Southampton man they want to speak to as part of an investigation into burglary incidents in the city. Between 6.30pm and 7pm on Saturday 16 December 2017, a man entered houses on Elmes Drive and King George’s Avenue but was
NEW Year’s Eve was a strange one for me. I’ve never been a fan of the enforced fun and anticlimactic build up but this end of year felt very different. As the clock struck 12, it marked the very beginning of a totally unknown time ahead. While
TOTTON & Eling are a side reborn under the ‘Rich and Kitch’ managerial partnership. After a tough start to the season, the Millers powered through December unbeaten to be crowned Sydenhams Division One club-of-the-month. After a parting
LOUIS Langdown is calling for his youthful AFC Totton side to toughen up in the face of adversity. After losing 4-0 at home to league leaders Taunton Town last weekend, the Stags were back on the receiving end on Tuesday as Paulton Rovers emerged
Saints boss Mauricio Pellegrino is hoping for a hat-trick of injury boosts to his squad for Saturday’s crunch game at Watford. Jeremy Pied, Cedric Soares and Wesley Hoedt have all returned to training, and are in contention to be involved at Vicarage
THE ultimate game of love is back. Love Island, one of TV's most talked about shows, is on the lookout for lively singletons from Southampton to get involved in the new series. Once again the show's islanders will take up residence in a spectacular
The BODY of a Hampshire man killed while fighting against Islamic State in Syria have been repatriated to the UK.Oliver Hall, 24, died one month apart last year while battling the extremist group in Raqqa with the Kurdistan People's Protection Units
THE following cases were heard by Southampton Magistrates' Court:AARON LUKE KESBY, 32, of Terminus Terrace, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen or specimens of breath. Fined £300 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30
A MAN has been jailed for intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine in a Hampshire city. Faruk Omar, 19, was caught by police with hundreds of pounds’ worth of drugs after being chased by officers through the streets of Winchester. Omar, of
AN UNDERWATER robot manufacturer will open a new multi-million-pound centre in Hampshire creating up to 75 jobs. Saab Seaeye, the world’s largest manufacturer of e-robotic underwater systems, which has its head office in Segensworth, is further
A CHICKEN restaurant chain is spreading its wings to open a new branch in Eastleigh. Roosters Piri Piri is poised to create 18 jobs when it unveils its first outlet in Eastleigh later this year. The restaurant – based in High Street – will
IT should have been a case for the Special Branch, but solving the latest tree problem at Romsey Town’s Bypass Ground was no laughing matter. The Sydenhams Wessex One club face a bill of around £350-£400 to repair the damage caused when a giant
Ford MustangFord's Mustang gets serious in this improved sixth generation guise. What hasn't changed is this model's mantra of plenty of power at an affordable price. Jonathan Crouch reckons that there's nothing quite like it.Ten Second
PEUGEOT 308 (2013 - 2017By Jonathan CrouchModels Covered5dr hatch / 5dr SW estate (Petrol - 1.2 THP 82bhp, 1.2 THP 110bhp, 1.6 THP 125bhp, 1.6 THP 156bhp, 1.6 THP 205bhp, 1.6 THP 250bhp, 1.6 THP 250 & 270bhp / Diesel - 1.6 HDi 90bhp, 1.6 HDi 115bhp, 1.6
Nissan QashqaiTHE SUPER-SMART SUVImprovements to Nissan's second generation Qashqai Crossover make like even more difficult for this model's host of imitators. Jonathan Crouch takes a lookTen Second ReviewThe latest Nissan Qashqai is sleeker,
THE boys are back! Following a hugely successful run, during which Take That themselves made a surprise appearance, the musical based on the back catalogue of the world’s greatest man band is to return to Southampton in 2019.Mayflower Theatre will be
POLICE and firefighters are investigating after a Hampshire woman died following a fire at her home. The 56-year-old victim was rescued from her flat in Redlands Lane, Fareham, and was given emergency first aid at the scene but died later in hospital
IT’S a magical family institution which took me on a nostalgia trip right back to my childhood. When I was a little girl, it was all about The Snowman. The movie was a Christmas staple, as it remains, Harrods was transformed into a winter wonderland for
AN ACCIDENT on the M3 is causing major delays for motorists this morning. It's being reported that one lane on the M3 Northbound was closed between junction 12 A335 (Eastleigh) and junction 11 A3090/B3335 (Winchester South). However, it appears
HE would have endured mixed emotions – joy and relief on one hand, despair and anger on the other.For on the very day Vesey Brumfield watched two vicious burglars who shot his wife Mary in the head at their remote Hampshire home, received savage sentences
A PERSON had to be airlifted to safety last night. A Coastguard rescue helicopter from Lee on Solent was scrambled to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service to take the victim to Southampton. Southampton Coastguard Rescue Team also assisted
IN THE second week of a new year, many of us are busy setting resolutions for ourselves to live healthy lives in 2018. How about making a resolution to check your breasts regularly? It’s simple, easy to keep and could save your life. There’
A WEATHER warning for Hampshire has been issued this morning. The Met Office has said motorists could experience slower journey times due to fog and that some flights could be delayed. It has issued a Yellow Weather warning. On its website
A NEW recycling initiative has been launched to make better use of coffee cups – a UK first. Packaging manufacturer, Huhtamaki, have partnered with Gosport Borough Council to trial a new recycling initiative which will see paper cups and lids recycled
MAURICIO Pellegrino has the rare luxury of patience at Saints where his fellow Premier League managers – with very similar records – have not. Pellegrino has an identical record to this season’s latest managerial casualty Mark Hughes – and there
JOURNEY times on one of the busiest roads into Southampton could be slashed by half as part of multi-million-pound upgrade plans. City transport bosses want to scrap “outdated” traffic lights at 10 junctions on busy Bursledon Road in place of new
EXPERTS are demanding reassurances that vital historical artefacts will be protected after job losses were announced at the trust tasked with protecting them. Hampshire Cultural Trust (HCT), which was set up as an independent charity in 2014 to
AIRCRAFT cabin interior manufacturer AIM Aviation’s manufacturing facility in Bournemouth has been sold to Eastleigh Borough Council for £18.7m. The premises – located at the Aviation Business Park, an established aerospace and manufacturing hub
IT'S the New Forest school in the heart of the community. Children at Lymington Junior School take their learning seriously -but have plenty of opportunity to have fun too.And with three performances a year there is the chance to show off musical
A BAGGAGE handler was caught with cocaine down his trousers after he was searched by officers outside a popular family pub. Daniel Smith, 24, was found in possession of the class A drug when police searched him and two other friends near The Cowherds
THE spotlight will be shown on the hundreds of people who have trod the boards of the Winchester Musicals and Opera Society. The society has launched an archive section on its website, chronicling its history since ithe beginning of the 20th century.The
A SMASH-and-grab raid took place at a city petrol station yesterday. A glass window was smashed and hundreds of pounds worth of cigarettes were stolen in the raid, at Sainsbury's petrol kiosk in Lordshill. Smoke was also pumped into the kiosk
TEACHERS at a Southampton school are celebrating after being rated 'good' across the board by government inspectors. Ofsted said head teacher Graham Wilson, who has been at the school since last year after moving from St George Catholic College
A CAR reversed at "high speed" towards two on-foot officers in a dangerous driving incident. Hampshire Constabulary said the Honda Accord reversed towards the officers at around 3.50pm on Thursday January 4 in Romsey. The car drove off but
