NINE specialist children’s nurses from Winchester were commended for their work by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. The children’s community nurse team, based in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, received the prestigious
THE weather in September is often still summery and a lovely time of year to be out in your garden. The signs of summer’s end are appearing in the landscape as the leaves start to turn brown and many plants yield their seeds in the familiar form
TRIBUTES have been paid to a biker who died after a crash on a busy Hampshire road. Paul Matthews, 56, of Caledonia Drive, Dibden, was riding his Harley-Davidson when he was involved in a collision with a Mercedes Sprinter van. It happened on
IT’S not often Lee Wort has drawn a blank this season, but his 400th Sholing appearance ended in a 0-0 draw with Hamworthy United in the FA Cup first qualifying round. The Boatmen dominated the all-Sydenhams Premier clash, played in front of a
BASHLEY have soared to second in the Sydenhams Premier after a 2-0 home win over Baffins Milton Rovers. The Foresters, renowned for their passing game, found a new demission in the hustle and muscle of Cameron Beard who relished the targetman role
OLI Bailey returns from a three-match suspension tomorrow (Tuesday, 7.45pm) hoping to fire Winchester City through to the FA Cup second qualifying round. The Citizens’ diminutive No9 has served his punishment for a somewhat harsh sending-off against
A BUSY Totton petrol station has closed for more than a week. Morrisons Garage on Spruce Drive has closed for nine days for maintenance work. The work was due to start tonight at 10pm and finish on Wednesday, September 19, when the station
A PLAN to create a memorial garden in memory of Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh has been unveiled. Plans are being discussed over the possibility of creating a memorial garden at Redbridge Community School - where Lucy was a pupil The garden
AN ARTIST’S latest exhibition is set to open next week, lamenting the decline in pubs. The Hope is a recreation of a local boozer by Southampton artist Amy Scott-Pillow designed to get people talking. But it’s also a homage to the dozens of lost
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD cancer survivor is asking the community to help save lives like his. William Rich, from Bishopstoke, was just 13-months-old when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in March 2015. His worried parents Julie and Shane had repeatedly
A MAN has lost his job and his wife after being caught with more than 30,000 indecent images of children. Graham Kenrick, 65, had been searching for indecent images of children for 10 years or more although “he knew he was wrong”, Southampton Crown
THE following cases were heard at Southampton Magistrates Court: Daniel James Savory, 30, of Falkland Road, Chandler’s Ford. Pleaded guilty to failing to identify a driver suspected of committing an offence. Fined £280, with £85 costs, and told
TWO SAS soldiers have gone on trial by court martial over the deaths of three reservists on a 16-mile march in the Brecon Beacons. The men, known only as 1A and 1B, both deny "negligently performing a duty" by failing to take reasonable care for
KYLE Abbott claimed his third five-wicket haul in as many Specsavers County Championship games before Sam Northeast’s half century edged Hampshire into a slender first-innings lead on a wicket-heavy first day against Somerset. South African fast
POLICE have apologised after branding reports of an 'acid attack' at a Hampshire fast food restaurant as 'fake news'. It comes after officers took to Twitter to dismiss claims of an acid or chemical attack at a Hampshire McDonald's over the weekend
LYMINGTON Town will entertain former Football League outfit Torquay United – if they get through tomorrow's FA Cup replay at Lydney Town. The Gulls, relegated from the National League last season, could be winging their way to The Sports Ground
THREE teenagers have been charged after a Southampton pub was targeted by armed robbers. Police say a hammer wielding group threatened staff at The Bellemoor Tavern, on Hill Lane, on Sunday. A similar incident also took place at a petrol station
A MAN arrested for attempted murder after a crash between a car and a bike will face trial accused of dangerous driving. Steven Walden, 22, appeared in court today to plead not guilty to the charge of dangerous driving, following the crash on Weston
THE President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southampton has announced his retirement. Professor Sir Christopher Snowden will retire in Spring 2019. Sir Christopher joined the University in October 2015. The university hit the
Saints’ Carabao Cup third round clash with Everton has been delayed by a week. The match at Goodison Park was due to take place in the week beginning September 24, but after days of talks the decision has been made to delay the fixture until Tuesday
A WINCHESTER pub is to cut the price of all food and drink by 7.5 per cent on Thursday. The Old Gaol House, Jewry Street, is supporting a national Tax Equality Day, aimed at highlighting the benefit of VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.
WORK is set to be carried out on the redundant army base on the edge of Winchester currently being eyed for development. Bushfield Camp is the subject of a public consultation, launched by landowner the Church Commissioners, over developing part
WE write on behalf of our membership of over 30 port companies within the Southampton Shipowners Association; we are a longstanding association representing a broad cross section of businesses and employers from the local port community. Firstly
By Faith Eckersall IT’S A QUESTION lots of people have wondered – who are the couple behind the Win A Megahome competition and why have they decided to sell their Dorset house via an online contest rather than through an estate agent? The answer
RIVAL councillors clashed at a public meeting over plans to introduce a chargeable clean air zone in Southampton. Labour council leader Chris Hammond, who was a panellist at the Friends of the Earth event, and Conservative leader Dan Fitzhenry,
A WARSASH schoolgirl single-handedly sailed from sunrise to sunset in aid of charity. Heather Aitken sailed her 15ft Laser dingy sixty miles around the Isle of Wight to raise money for her visit to Africa. The 15-year-old started her journey
It’s your chance to prove you are the region’s most savvy social media family and win a fantastic family cruise to the Caribbean onboard the world’s most innovative ship. The Daily Echo has teamed up with Royal Caribbean to offer one local family
CHARLIE Austin helped former club Poole Town get their highly-rated striker, Luke Roberts, back on the pitch. Roberts marked his long-awaited comeback with a match-winning goal – before Dolphins boss Tom Killick revealed how Saints man Austin was
AFC STONEHAM 0 CIRENCESTER TOWN 7. THIS scoreline wasn’t supposed to be in the script … It was, after all, AFC Stoneham’s big FA Cup day. The potential for a mini giant killing, perhaps ? A grassroots community club, fresh from two
TEN tiny puppies have been dumped by the roadside in Fareham. The RSPCA has launched a probe after the young Staffordshire bull terriers were abandoned in a layby on Titchfield Lane on Saturday evening. The dogs, which don't yet even have their
PARAMEDICS are dealing with a 'medical emergency' near a Southampton bridge. Ambulance crews rushed to the scene near Cobden Bridge, at the junction with Priory Road. According to witnesses, a woman is believed to have fallen after suffering
DRIVER faced delays on the M3 this morning after a four vehicle pile-up. The crash, involving a Mini, a Mercedes, a Honda and a Nissan, took place on the northbound carriageway around 7am. It blocked one lane of the northbound carriageway,
A MAJOR Hampshire road was closed this morning after a 'multi-vehicle' crash. The A34 northbound was closed between the A272 for Winchester and the A303 Bullington Cross following the collision, which took place around 5am today. Update
SAINTS captain Steve Davis hopes to be closer to a first-team outing after playing the full 90 minutes in Northern Ireland’s UEFA Nations League opener. The midfielder spoke of his frustration at not playing much for Saints this season in the build
A BUSY Eastleigh road is to close for a fortnight to allow for resurfacing work in preparation for winter. Leigh Road is to be closed overnight for two weeks as part of Hampshire County Council’s Operation Resilience resurfacing programme.
A WINCHESTER developer has narrowly lost a bid change a housing scheme after councillors opted to reject plans by a single vote. The city council’s planning committee debated a proposal to alter designs at the Southgate site, in Cross Way, Shawford
AN INDEPENDENT building supplies firm which celebrated it 40th year in business in 2017 has moved to new premises. PC Building Supplies have opened the doors of their new site at Hardley Industrial Estate which is three times the size of their old
A BIG expansion of three Hampshire schools has been completed, creating more than 400 extra places for county students. North Baddesley Infant, North Baddesley Junior and Romsey Primary, as well as its nursery, have all received heavy expansion
MORE than 800 people have helped a Hampshire charity celebrate its 21st birthday. The Naomi House and Jacksplace hospice, at Sutton Scotney, welcomed crowds on Saturday for the fete, which also marked its first open day in three years. The hospices
MCDONALD’S volunteers have come together to renovate a Swaythling neighbourhood centre. Franchisee Tony Bennett of Swaythling, and crew from his McDonald’s restaurants in the surrounding area, gave up their time to give a face-lift to the neighbourhood
MORE than 120,000 children across Hampshire have not seen a dentist in a year, the Daily Echo can reveal. According to new figures, more than 20,000 children in Southampton and more than 100,000 across the county have not seen an NHS dentist in
GREEN campaigners are petitioning civic leaders to charge privately-owned diesel cars which enter the city, in a bid to lower pollution. Clean Air Southampton (CAS), along with the local Friends of the Earth (FOE) group, want the local authority
A SHINY new red engine rolled into Southampton 60 years ago this month - bringing state-of-the-art firefighting equipment to town. As firefighters looked out of their brand new appliance windows on September 27, 1958, noses of the curious and intrigued
A SOUTHAMPTON university has been short-listed for two major national awards. Solent University has been recognised for its student support and contribution to the community at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2018. The university has
SAINTS midfielder Sofiane Boufal is the latest player to be fined for speeding in the city. The 24-year-old player, who was once the club’s record signing and is currently out on loan, was captured by a fixed camera on the A33 Redbridge Road on
