A SOUTHAMPTON student has been handed a £100,000 investment for his pothole spotting invention. Connell McLaughlin's dashboard sensor system Route Reports detects and reports hazards like potholes and overhanging branches. As reported Hampshire
Brad Taylor and Felix Organ hit big centuries while sharing a 339-run stand as Hampshire amassed 555-7 declared against Kent in their Second Eleven Championship opener at The Ageas Bowl. Hampshire were 123-2 when Organ (163) and captain Taylor
PARAMEDICS have taken a person to hospital after a two-vehicle crash at a notorious Winchester junction. Ambulance crews come across the accident at the Cart and Horses junction at 2.38pm and stopped to assist those involved. A South Central
A MAN has been arrested after police launched a search last week. Officers asked for the public's help in tracking down Rashpal Sanghera, 34, who was wanted following a number of alleged offences in March and April, including robbery and aggravated
THOUSANDS of people descended on Eastleigh to celebrate the centenary of a women's organisation. There was live music, tea and lots of cakes at Leigh Road Recreation Ground on Sunday to celebrate the Hampshire County Federation of Women’s Institutes
Southampton Airport has announced the name of its new manager. Head of operations Neil Garwood will step up to succeed Dave Lees who is departing to become chief executive at Bristol Airport. Neil joined Southampton Airport in October 2010 following
POLICE attended a Southampton newsagents this morning. Officers inspected a van outside Arrow News, on Windrush Road, Millbrook, and talked to staff inside. The shop was closed for around three hours, but has since reopened. A spokesperson
POLICE have launched a probe after a "sizeable quantity" of cash was stolen during a raid on Hampshire home. Electronics and jewellery were also stolen from the home in Moorgreen Road, West End, on Tuesday, May 15. Police say the front door was
RYAN Bertrand will not be playing for England at the World Cup in Russia next month after Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate overlooked the Saints left-back. St Mary's goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, who was in superb form as the Premier League season
HAVING served his city for almost two and a half decades, councillor Stephen Barnes-Andrews has been named as the mayor of Southampton for a second term. The Bevois ward member, who was first elected onto the council in 1994, served as the city
HUNDREDS of competitors are expected to flock to Hamble this weekend as a popular event is to return. Hundreds of rowers, canoeists, kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders are to take part in the Hamble Raid on May 19. They will be involved in
STRIKER Tony Lee has left AFC Totton to try his luck one level up with Weymouth. The former Eastleigh young gun originally became a Stag last summer but left before the season had started to join Poole Town in the National League South. But
I WOULD like to congratulate and thank Mark Hughes on his achievement in keeping the Saints in the Premier League. He has, in a short time, turned around a bemused squad lacking in direction and leadership and galvanised them into believing again
A NEW campaign has been launched for to recruit more foster carers in Southmapton. The intiative by Southampton City Council comes at the start of Foster Care Fortnight, which runs until May 25. This is the country’s biggest fostering awareness
A KEY Southampton festival has announced another act for its August line-up. Organisers at the third Southampton Pride say they are "so excited" to have The Cheeky Girls play at the third annual event. Billed as "the south's fastest growing Pride
A "WORLD class gallery" based in the heart of Southampton is offering previews especially for teachers. The event at the John Hansard Gallery on Above Bar Street is a bid to show teachers how curators at the city's newest gallery can support schools
THE city’s only independent bookshop is half way to its £360,000 fundraising push to buy a new premises. October Books, which has been selling books to locals for more than 40 years, is aiming to buy the old Natwest building on Portswood Road.
THE last ball has been bowled at Cheriton Cricket Club, at least for the foreseeable future. The club in the village near Alresford will not be playing this summer because of a shortage of players. It issued an appeal for more players in 2016
WORLD-famous singers from Winchester College have raised more than £1,600 towards a vital children's lifeline. The cash will go towards NSPCC’s Childline service when the after the boys’ choir performed at United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester
“WE DON’T want to Southampton to be like Big Brother.” That’s the view of one politician after new statistics revealed Southampton is one of the most watched cities in the UK. Research has shown that outside London, Southampton is seventh when
POLICE are warning residents to be vigilant for rogue traders after incidents involving elderly couples in the New Forest being charged to have rats removed from their gardens. A group of four men called on a couple in their 80s at their home in
FIRE Officers have completed their investigation into a vehicle fire which occurred on Westfield Common, Hamble on Sunday evening. The van caught fire after a leak from a gas cooking cylinder in the back of the van went up in flames, sparked by
AN event to support Southampton members of the Windrush generation will take place this week. The event on May 17 is a chance for the city's West Indian and Caribbean community who have lived in the UK and are worried about their status to speak
REVIEW: We’ve Only Just Begun, A tribute to The Carpenters, Regent, Christchurch. BETWEEN 1969 and 1983 – when Karen Carpenter died aged just 32 – The Carpenters successfully toured the world, producing over a dozen original best-selling albums
IT was a difficult season for Saints, but the final day saw a celebration as the side's Premier League status was secured for another season. The news emerged yesterday that Mark Hughes, who took over for the final eight games of the season, is
A DOOR-TO-DOOR seller assaulted a Hampshire resident on his doorstep after he turned down products. Seamus Larkin, 51, from Chandler’s Ford, was having a cup of tea in his kitchen when a seller knocked on his door at around 7.50pm. The IT operator
A KEY Southampton festival has announced another act for its August line-up. Organisers at the third Southampton Pride say they are "so excited" to have The Cheeky Girls play at the third annual event. Billed as "the south's fastest growing
THIEVES have broken into a Hampshire store, stealing £50,000 worth of items in less than five minutes. Three people forced entry to American Golf in Chandler’s Ford, and fled after four minutes with three wheelie bins full of items including golf
SUPERMARKET giant Lidl is to launch a bid for a third new store in Southampton. The German retailer is targeting a greenfield site on Brownhill Way – just metres from its regional distribution centre. It is the third set of plans lodged by
FOLLOWING a tumultuous season at St Mary’s, Saints chairman Ralph Krueger faced the music in an hour-long interview with the Daily Echo’s chief sports writer Adam Leitch. In the first of a two-part series, Krueger answers questions on the season
TWO major high street retailers could quit Southampton’s biggest shopping centre. Vintage fashion retailer Cath Kidston and card shop chain Clintons have both launched “reviews” into their units in Westquay. It comes just weeks after River
