A POET and photographer have been chosen for a new exhibition. Curators at K6 Gallery, housed in a pair of red phone boxes near Town Quay, have chosen Toby Glanville and Ella Frears to create new work based on Southampton bus routes. The pair
ON AVERAGE, we spend a third of our waking hours at work. That’s a lot of time to be sat at your desk! With deadlines looming and ‘to-do’ lists getting longer, it can be difficult to find time to take a break. In fact, a survey by BUPA found that
COUNCIL tax will rise by 2.99 per cent in Southampton next year, if civic chiefs give plans the green light. Civic bosses say this increase, which equates to about £41.30 a year for Band D homes, will allow it to maintain “vital” services while
TRAVELLING at speeds of up to 41 miles per hour is not a hobby for every five-year-old. But Jacob Beacroft from Sarisbury Green wouldn’t change it for the world. Jake is one of the youngest children to compete in the Bambino Kart Club National
“I’D GO back tomorrow if I can”. These are the words of a Hampshire resident who has just completed a two-week mission to help orphaned children in the Southern African country of Swaziland. Vicci Elliot, was among a team of ten people from Romsey
WINTER has yet to kick in, but Sholing’s deadly duo of Dan Mason and Lee Wort have already scored a staggering 33 goals between them. The prolific pair were on target once again on Saturday, bagging a goal apiece as the Sydenhams Premier pacemakers
London Leagues Eastleigh RFC matched a club milestone at the weekend as they fielded four senior sides on the same day for the first time in 40 years. And each and every one of them returned to the clubhouse with a win under their belts. The
ANDY Hessenthaler has left Eastleigh to take over struggling National League rivals Dover Athletic on a three-year deal. The Kent-based 53-year-old replaces Chris Kinnear who was dismissed by the Crabble club on Friday. Hessenthaler’s departure
WINCHESTER City have landed an away tie at former Football League club Torquay United in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round. The Citizens, through to last qualifier for the first time since the mid-1950s, will travel to Plainmoor over the weekend
TWO men are wanted by police after vandalism at Royal South Hants Hospital in Southampton. Officers say the pair walked through the hospital car park at 1am and damaged two barriers. They then returned at 2.40am and damaged another barrier. The
A NEW games area could be built at a community garden in Southampton The committee at Ropewalk Community Garden, on Derby Road, in St Mary’s hope to create a tarmac space for children to play games such as badminton, tennis, volleyball and
A SOUTHAMPTON head teacher says the city needs another special needs school. Zoe Evans - CEO of Rosewood and Great Oaks Schools - says SEND classrooms are “bursting at the seams.” The head teacher has recently brought her school, which teaches
DEVELOPERS behind a controversial housing plan that was thrown out by Winchester councillors have lost their appeal. The proposal, for Boyne Rise in Kings Worthy, would have seen a house demolished and replaced with four new homes, but was rejected
THE first episode of the new series of Doctor Who starring newcomer Jodie Whittaker drew the programme's biggest launch viewing figures in 10 years. Whittaker also managed to tempt more viewers than predecessors Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith and David
A CYCLIST has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a lorry in Southampton city centre. The incident, which involved a white lorry, happened at 7.36am on Havelock Road, near the junction with West Park Road. A South Central Ambulance Service
COMEDY Central has apologised after festival-goers were left infuriated by ticketing problems at Comedy Central Live! in Southampton. Angry comedy fans took to social media to complain about the organisation of the show, which was held in Hoglands
WHEN Saints last went into an international break, they did so in optimistic mood on the back of an impressive win. This time the circumstances are very different. They will be stewing on their latest home defeat for the next two weeks.
A HEADTEACHER is concerned for a future project after outdoor facilities at Forest Park School were vandalised. CCTV footage shows a group of youths at the secondary school part of the special needs school in Totton after 9pm last Thursday, October
ONLY one of west Hampshire’s four main councils is preparing for Brexit, it has been revealed. Hampshire County Council says it is currently producing a report, looking at the impact of leaving the EU on March 29 on the region and its residents
MISSED appointments throughout the county have cost health trusts more than £5 million, new figures have revealed. Data from NHS England shows that, between January and June, more than 52,000 people either did not show up for an appointment or
PUT the date in your diary as a popular beer festival is set to return to a Hampshire town. later this month. Following the success of last year, the Beer and Cider Festival organised by the Round Table will return to Crosfield Hall in Romsey on
SEASON of mists and mellow fruitfulness. The romantic poet John Keats wrote the famous line after walking along the River Itchen to St Cross near Winchester nearly 200 years ago. But Daily Echo Camera Club members have shown how it is apt too
SOUTHAMPTON-BASED motor group Snows has bought out another south coast dealership. Perrys Portsmouth Fiat, Perrys Portsmouth Mazda and Perrys Portsmouth Peugeot, by the A27 in Walton Road, Farlington, has been bought for an undisclosed sum by Snows
THE number of fires engulfing grassland, woodland and crops in Hampshire has more than doubled, new figures show. Data recorded in May, June and July shows Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service was called out to nearly 600 incidents. And the figures
WINCHESTER’S civic chief has welcomed a government decision to scrap the cap on council borrowing against its social housing stock. It comes after prime minister Theresa May announced the news at the Conservative Party conference last week to fix
A VIOLENT man humiliated and battered his ex-girlfriend, leading her to try to end her life. James Bloomfield, 28, made his victim endure a traumatic four-month reign of abuse at his hands, while at the same time he was facing similar charges for
PLANS to transform an iconic, disused Southampton building into an eight-bedroom hotel have been scrapped. Developers had lodged an application to renovate 1A Bugle Street, the grade-II listed building near Town Quay, in order to bring the building
A SOUTHAMPTON cancer researcher is rallying people in the city to Stand Up To Cancer and help save lives. Professor Aymen Al-Shamkhani, who has been based in the city for 20 years, donned a pair of bright orange boxing gloves to encourage men and
CALLING all those people who helped save and then run the Theatre Royal in Winchester some 40 years ago. This year the theatre on Jewry Street celebrates the 40th anniversary of its re-opening as a live performance venue. Past volunteers and
AWARD-winning comedian Jimmy Carr took to the stage last night for the laughter-filled finale of Comedy Central Live. Thousands flocked to the main stage at the Hoglands Park-based festival last night to watch the dark-humoured stand-up star perform
