EASTLEIGH College’s innovative buildings, which formed part of its £12 million transformational development, has won the ‘Innovation in Delivering Value’ Category at the Education Estates Awards. It was also awarded Highly Commended in the ‘Pupil
A MAN who repeatedly exposed himself to women travelling alone on the railway has been jailed for three years. Oliver Shoesmith will now sign up to the sex offenders register indefinitely after admitting six counts of indecent exposure at Winchester
THE Ageas Bowl has added extra seating in preparation for England’s Royal London One-Day International against Pakistan next May due to overwhelming demand. The home of Hampshire Cricket will host the second fixture of the five-match 50-over series
WINCHESTER City have welcomed back promising, young midfielder/forward IK Hill to the club. Hill returns to the Simplyhealth City Ground from Sydenhams Premier outfit Alresford Town where he has made 17 appearances this season, scoring four goals
THEY are known for running the city's smallest gallery in a pair of iconic grade II listed red phone boxes near Town Quay. Now curators at K6 gallery are taking art to the people with an innovative new exhibition. Photographs and poems inspired
CINEPHILES are gearing up for the 11th annual Southampton Film Week. This year's film festival - organised by Southampton charity City Eye - is set to offer another excting set of events highlighting homegrown talent as well as some cult classic films
IF Dorchester Town were looking for clues about AFC Totton in Tuesday’s Southern League Challenge Cup match at Blackfield & Langley, they will have been sorely disappointed. The Stags, who fly into the Magpies’ nest on Saturday in the FA Trophy
Mark Hughes has given his thoughts ahead of the Watford game on Saturday. Saints’ manager spoke about Les Reed's departure, the importance of the Watford match, team news, training at St Mary's and the danger men this weekend's opposition have
Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has been named in the England squad. The 28-year-old has been recalled to the national side for the fixtures against Croatia and the USA. McCarthy had to withdraw from England during the last international break
SHEFFIELD’S rising stars SHEAFS are bringing their explosive show to Heartbreakers in Southampton on Sunday. The band are no strangers to the south having played the first date of their first ever tour at The Joiners in March 2017 before hitting
A MAN who was involved in a high-speed police pursuit on the M27 with a one-year-old child in his car has been jailed for two and a half years. Not only did Mark Hilden reach speeds up to 95mph as he attempted to evade the authorities, he was also
Tension is mounting at The Solana hotel as manager Joyce finds out undercover inspectors have been sent to spy on staff. Their report could spell the end for Joyce and her unorthodox team of staff if the hotel is taken over by new owners. But
A COUPLE who are raffling their dream £3m house have thrown in a runner’s up prize – a brand new Aston Martin worth £160,000. Mark and Sharon Beresford will take the runner-up to a showroom and get them to pick the Aston Martin DB11 V8 of their
Martin Hunter has followed Les Reed in leaving Saints. Hunter joined Southampton two months after Reed in July 2010 as the under-21 head coach and has since held a variety of roles in his eight-year tenure. At the time of his departure, Hunter
A MAN accused of murdering Gerald Pragnell and leaving his body on Southampton Common appeared in court today via a video link. Tommy Scott, 34, of no fixed abode, is alleged to have killed Mr Pragnell, 66, and dumped him in woodland off Cemetery
A CAR crashed into a family home and demolished a wall during the early hours of the morning. At 3am this morning, a blue Ford Focus crashed its way through Craig Collings' front garden and into the front of his house in Chandler's Ford. The
Saints vice chairman Les Reed has left the club. Reed, who has been in charge of football related matters at St Mary’s since 2010, has gone with immediate effect. Do you think Saints have done the right thing? Answer our poll below!
There is a famous old comedy sketch in which the death of a politician is announced on air. The guests quickly change their tone from aggressively critical to reverence and reflection as they hear of the passing. Some, though not all, Saints
Audi Q3 SUVs don't need to be big to be desirable. Audi aims to prove the point with this MK2 model Q3. Jonathan Crouch reports. Ten Second Review Audi continues to target the ever-growing market for premium-badged mid-sized five-seat SUVs
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (2014-2018) By Jonathan Crouch Models Covered: Mid-Sized MPV 5dr (1.5, 2.0 petrol / 1.5, 2.0 diesel) Introduction BMW reached into the mainstream with this 2 Series Active Tourer, a reasonably spacious and quite
Subaru Impreza IMPREZA NOW RELIABLE. RESILLIANT. CAPABLE New from the ground up, Subaru's fifth generation Impreza hatch smartens up its act but sticks with the brand's unique formula of Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive paired to a Boxer engine. Jonathan
Saints vice chairman Les Reed has left the club. Reed, who has been in charge of football related matters at St Mary’s since 2010, has gone with immediate effect with Saints languishing in the table having won just one top flight game this season
A CITY school is preparing to host its own Service of Remembrance. Year 8 and 9 pupils at Chamberlayne College for the Arts have been preparing for the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, by making wreaths and preparing elements to deliver in a
MORE than a quarter of Hampshire's transgender community have attempted to commit suicide, new figures reveal. The statistics from a survey by support charity Chrysalis show that 26 per cent of trans people Chrysalis spoke to this year disclosed
I WRITE in response to the article ‘Should parents take children to the pub’ on October 30. I feel that if parents are not prepared to keep their children under control and not let them crawl or run around as they wish, then no, they should not
TEACHERS and pupils are celebrating their best results ever in a landmark year. Fairisle Junior School has been listed in the top one per cent for reading and maths in the UK. As reported, the Lordshill school recently celebrated its 50th anniversary
A MILITARY policeman’s career is in ruins after he seriously injured himself and caused delays costing £150,000 when he jumped on a railway line. Sergeant Ian Davis tried to make his way across the railway tracks at Southampton Central Railway
A FUNDRAISER shopping event and fashion show returns to Hampshire this month. The Sparkle Party and Fashion Show returns to the Ageas Bowl on November 22 in support of national breast cancer support charity, Breast Cancer Haven which has a centre
CALLOUS fly-tippers put people and animals in danger by dumping more than 50 knife blades at a New Forest beauty spot. Rangers from the National Trust’s New Forest team were shocked to discover that a tin of Stanley knife blades had been strewn
HUNDREDS of children across Hampshire are set to receive an unwelcome Christmas present - the closure of Maraca Jacks. The award-winning business has been providing music workshops and other activities for babies and toddlers or 25 years. But
IT'S that time of year again! The Daily Echo has been out visiting schools across Hampshire to document pupils' magical first years at school. We've got photos of hundreds of beaming faces, which you can see by picking up a copy of the First
DOES someone you know deserve a local sporting award? Residents will again have the chance to nominate deserving individuals, teams or clubs in the prestigious annual Eastleigh Sports Awards. The Eastleigh Sport and Physical Activity Alliance
IN THE lead up to Armistice Day, a rail freight firm has renamed one of its locomotives Lest We Forget. Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), named its recently re-liveried locomotive 6641 in recognition of The Royal
MARIO Lemina labelled Saints’ start to the Premier League season as a ‘really big problem’. Mark Hughes’ team have only one victory in the league since August, which came in a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace. And Lemina thinks things need to
IT’S a scene you expect to find in Spielberg’s fictional Jurassic Park rather than your local zoo. Next year Marwell will welcome the herd of tyrannosaurus-bricks to the zoo has part of a world-first collection. The prehistoric Brickosaurs experience
This is easily Saints’ most important game so far this season. Nothing less than a win will suffice after the debacle that occurred at Manchester City last weekend. Mark Hughes’ side must somehow find a way to end their wretched form at St
THREE years on from her from tragic death, a Southampton school has finally issued an apology to the parents of a pupil who died after falling in front of a train. Amber Jackson’s parents, Tony and Suzanne, received the formal apology from Bitterne
Life Begins at 40 as Theatre Royal Winchester celebrates four decades as a performance venue On Thursday 1st November Theatre Royal Winchester – part of Live Theatre Winchester Trust – celebrated four decades since it was saved from demolition and
IT was an emotional appeal to a Southampton community to help honour their fallen. And now a city vicar has praised locals after they rallied round his plea for help. It comes after Revd Dan Clark appealed for funds to help repair the war memorial
SOUTHAMPTON is among the top three places to live and work in the UK, according to accountancy giants PwC (Price Waterhouse Cooper). The Good Growth for Cities Index measures 42 of the UK’s largest towns and cities and shows Southampton moving
ONE week on from his disappearance Southampton detectives are returning to the scene of a Southampton man's murder. It has been seven days since 66-year-old Gerald Pragnell was last seen leaving work at Southampton Airport. His body was found
