England's World Cup dreams came to a crushing end after Croatia rallied to prevent Gareth Southgate's men reaching the country's first final in 52 years. Football will not be coming home at the end of an extraordinary summer after the Three Lions
SUPPORTERS flooded out of the pubs and bars of Southampton dejected but proud after England’s crushing 2-1 defeat against Croatia in the World Cup semi-final. Despite plenty of optimism – and an early goal – fans were ultimately left pondering
Sam Northeast has been preparing to face Sussex’s Rashid Khan by watching clips of the leg-spinner on YouTube. The Afghanistan teammate of teenage Hampshire sensation Mujeeb Ur Rahman took four wickets as Sussex began the Vitality Blast with two
SOUTHAMPTON Airport Fire Service got in the football mood today by showing its support to the England team. The team spelled out the most trending sentence of this football season "It's Coming Home", using fire hoses, with firemen laying on their
MANAGERS at a Southampton cinema say they are “very gutted” that their screening of England’s first world cup semi final in a generation has been cancelled. Stephen Sambrook from Harbour Lights Picturehouse in Ocean Village said they were “very
KATIE George took three wickets as England Women defeated New Zealand by 123 runs at Derby to secure victory in their one-day international series with a game to spare. The all-rounder, from Romsey, bounced back from conceding three fours in her
IT’S the family-friendly pub that has been at the heart of the local community for more than 160 years. The Gamekeeper at Woodlands Road in Woodlands is celebrating a new look after being given a facelift by the new tenants earlier this earlier.
NEWLY qualified officers graduated from a Southampton academy. The marine engineer and navigation officers marked the end of their three-year merchant navy training at Solent University’s Warsash Maritime Academy. A hundred and ten officers from
WORK has started on a new multi-million-pound supermarket that will create dozens of jobs in a Hampshire village. The Lidl store will be built on a former car park in Hythe following one of the biggest planning battles seen in the area for many
WINCHESTER now has its own tribute to England as the team prepare for their World Cup semi-final against Croatia tonight. Created by the communications team at Winchester City Council, a 'photoshopped' version of a Southgate Street sign has been
Saints stepped up their pre-season preparations with a 3-2 win over Jiangsu Suning in China. Sam Gallagher scored a second half winner as Mark Hughes gave many of his players extended game time as they signed off for their Far Eastern tour with
A FREE talk on homophobia in football will take place next week. Rory McGrath, senior lecturer in football studies at Solent University will ask "are we ever going to see an LGBT player in the premier league? And how should we respond when countries
EAGER football fans aiming to get home before tonight's kick-off will make rush hour hit earlier today, the AA has warned. It's been reported that the RAC believe roads will be busier at 5pm, with sport fans trying to make it home in time for England's
LIVERPOOL are in discussions with Stoke about a deal for winger Xherdan Shaqiri. The Switzerland international, currently on holiday after appearing at the World Cup, has a release clause in the region of £13.5m and the Potters are resigned to
BLOOD supplies in Southampton have dropped to dangerously low levels because of the heatwave and England’s incredible run in the World Cup. NHS bosses in the city have issued an urgent plea for O negative blood following a dramatic fall in the
SOUTHAMPTON Children’s Hospital has appointed its first youth worker for patients with chronic kidney disease. Andy Beeson will work alongside Dr Arvind Nagra, consultant paediatric nephrologist, to develop new and innovative ways of supporting
A "DEPRAVED" man watched babies being abused while bragging to other about sexual acts he wanted to carry out on youngsters. Chris Hatherley viewed live streams of the indecent material as he chatted to other users of an online application and requested
MORE emergency service staff will be duty tonight as the city prepares itself for England's biggest football game in nearly three decades. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust will gear up for the match by have additional staff
PUPILS from a Hampshire college were asked to work on a website. The youngsters from Totton College put their heads together to work on a professional design brief. The talented travel and tourism students worked on the website for Eling Tide
WEATHER experts are warning thunderstorms could be heading to the county. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of Hampshire, saying there is the potential for heavy and slow-moving thundery downpours in places. It predicts
THE city's Clean Air Network is holding two Q&A sessions on the Clean Air Zone. There will be a presentation followed by a chance to ask questions. It comes as Southampton City Council launches a consultation on the Clean Air Zone - which could
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze the size of two and a half football pitches last night. Crews from across the New Forest rushed to Badminston Lane, Fawley shortly after 6pm to the heath fire. The firefighters were on the scene for more than three
A SOUTHAMPTON cinema will be showing England's biggest football match in nearly three decades tonight for free. Harbour Lights, on Maritime Walk, Ocean Village, is welcoming people to watch England's crunch game with Croatia. It will be the
Some supermarkets are to close their doors early amid signs of a quiet Sunday afternoon on the High Street if England make it through to the World Cup final. In the event of a win against Croatia on Wednesday, Aldi and Lidl stores across England
LIVES have been put at risk in Southampton Water by lasers being targeted at ships, it has been revealed. Red Funnel ferries and patrol boars are among the vessels that have been the targeted. Now maritime bosses have welcomed tough new sentences
DOZENS of schools have celebrated the end of term this year with their annual school proms. In today's Daily Echo, we feature pictures a from number of schools throughout the county who partied the night away. Featured in the supplment, is:
IT has won every major Best Musical award and now it has a winning cast for its upcoming UK tour. Kinky Boots will hot- foot it into Southampton Mayflower Theatre September 3-14 and Kayi Ushe will play the role of Lola, Paula Lane, known for her
IMPRESSIONIST and chart-topping pianist Alistair McGowan brings two worlds together in a new tour mixing his favourite classical piano pieces with his famous voices. And you can catch him at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre on Saturday July
Sunshine, BBQs and silly season – it must be the summer. With the summer transfer window open for business, Saints are starting to get their plans in order for the new season under Mark Hughes. Though in a World Cup year business is normally
ONE of the UK’s fastest growing business advisory groups, Baldwins, part of the CogitalGroup, is expanding into Southampton for the first time after joining forces with local firm, Wilkins Kennedy. Wilkins Kennedy, founded in 1882, is the 18th largest
Saints are looking to loan out Fraser Forster after completing the signing of promising young keeper Angus Gunn. The arrival of the 22-year-old from Manchester City for an initial £10m has pushed Forster down to third choice in the pecking order
“IT’S coming home”. Fans up and down the county are gripped with World Cup fever as England prepare to face up to Croatia in the national side’s biggest game since 1990. This evening, Gareth Southgate’s team will take to the turf in Moscow,
THE line-up for the first ever Eastleigh Pride has been revealed. Thousands of people are expected to flock to Leigh Road Recreation Ground on September 8 to celebrate LGBT rights. Now Eastleigh BID, the organisation responsible for the event
Culinary students from Fareham College, Highbury College and City College Southampton all took part in a MasterChef-style competition, aimed at bringing the three colleges together and allowing the students to show off their cooking skills in a professional
AN inquest heard how as, a young apprentice, a Southampton marine engineer would often put asbestos piping in his mouth as a pea shooter and fire it at other apprentices during “asbestos wars”. Winchester Coroners’ Court heard how Ronald Dyer, of
HOW very sad that Southampton City Council really does not care about its city. As I travel around I see that other areas are kept very well with the grass cut and cut. Those councils even sow wildflower seed to encourage wildlife, and how pretty
SWINGING into Winchester on Sunday July 22 is the West End Show Swing Time performed by the band Five Star Swing. The show features Ivy Benson’s saxophonist and vocalist Simone Smith and Tony Bennett’s trombonist, Mike Innes. The show promises an
AN infamous cat killer has struck in Southampton again and could come back, an animal charity has warned. Residents are urged to be vigilant after a cat was killed in the SO18 area of the city. The search for the notorious Croydon Cat Killer
A FIRE in a field sent a huge pall of black smoke over a Hampshire motorway. More than 30 firefighters reponded to over 100 emergency calls following the blaze off Long Walk, Easton, at 1pm yesterday, which broke out on agricultural land near the
A HUNT has begun after a man was seen groping two women on a Southampton bus. Police have launched an investigation after a man, aged between 60 and 70-years-old, molested the women on separate journeys along the same route – all in the space of
POLICE have swooped on a residential street in Hampshire after a lorry was found to contain illegal immigrants yesterday. Members of Hampshire Constabulary are working alongside immigration officials from the Home Office. A police spokesman
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of damage has been caused to a garage which was targeted by would-be burglars driving a tractor. The West Meon Hut was targeted in the early hours of yesterday in a bid to rip out the store’s cash point. However, they
AS ENGLAND take part in their biggest football match for almost 30 years, fans have been left disappointed that a big screen will not be showing the game in the city. But fear not. Here's a list of dozens of pubs from across the county who are
HE NEVER thought he would see the day his team would make it to another semi-final. But five years in remission of acute myeloid leukaemia, betting shop manager Ade Simmonds now believes he’s got the chance of a lifetime to see England’s national
A MAN left his grandma feeling unsafe in her own home after he stole more than 100 Nintendo games from her. Martin Collins took the games from his grandma’s home in Bishopstoke over five months, before selling them for more than £500 at second-hand
POLICE officers are urging England’s fans to behave after people climbed on buses in Southampton to celebrate the Three Lions’ win in the World Cup quarter-finals. Fans in the city went wild after England beat Sweden on Saturday, securing a place
SCENES of jubilation and cheers of "It's coming home" rang out across a Southampton pub as fans celebrated the country's first World Cup quarter-final win in almost three decades. The Three Lions beat Sweden 2-0 in Samara this afternoon, securing
