STEVEN Davis could not stop Northern Ireland from losing 2-1 at home to Austria in the UEFA Nations League tonight. The Saints midfielder helped get Northern Ireland back in the game after failing to prevent the visitors taking a 49th-minute lead
NEW Eastleigh boss Ben Strevens couldn’t have asked for more from the Spitfires in his first game in permanent charge. They made the long trek home from Barrow on a high after two Paul McCallum goals and one from Ben Williamson left them just three
CHRISTMAS came early for Evo-Stik Division One South leaders Yate Town at Winchester City yesterday. In a week when the festive lights were switched on in the city, Winch gift-wrapped the three points for their visitors by squandering a host of
AFC TOTTON boss Louis Langdown moved to bolster his squad prior to yesterday's 1-1 draw on the 3G pitch at Cirencester Town. With injuries still biting hard for the Stags, Totton have welcomed back young midfielder/full-back Matt Bozier on another
RUDY Plummer continued his happy scoring knack as Blackfield & Langley tightened their grip on second spot in the Evo-Stik Division One South. After striking twice at Larkhall Athletic the previous weekend, Plummer went one better at home to
CAN you give either of the pets a forever home? These pets are currently residents at the Blue Cross rehoming shelter close to West End. Kenny is a sweet chap who is looking for his new home. This six-year-old loves sitting on laps and being fussed
It was weekend when models took the Marlands Shopping Centre escalator to the catwalk. The charity fashion show was staged by Southampton Technical College to raise money for Shelter, a fund for the homeless. Shops in the centre provided the
A HOTEL chain has revealed some of the most bizarre requests made by its customers. Travelodge said it receives thousands of strange requests every year at its chain of over 550 hotels. Bizarre requests from hotel guests have included asking
A RAIL operator serving Hampshire has won an environmental award after increasing its recycling rate to almost 80 per cent. South Western Trains (SWR) now recycles 3,900 tonnes of waste a year - the equivalent weight of more than 300 double decker
A SOUTHAMPTON murderer who went on the run from prison again has been caught by police. Officers say serial absconder Samuel McKinley, 57, went on the run in the Greater Belfast region on Thursday, during a period of unescorted day release.
KIM Garner from Romsey sacrificed sleep to sing at 22 venues in 24 hours to raise money for Children in Need. Kim, alongside a group of her friends, began her whirlwind concert tour on November 15 and will be finished up at the BBC South TV studios
FATHER Christmas visited Eastleigh town centre as it officially got its festive celebrations underway. Saint Nick turned on the town's lights display, which is inspired by snowflakes and stars, following a day full of fun and festivities. The
I FEEL I must reply to Mrs G Brown's letter, in the Echo (Nov 13) about the lack of two-minute's silence in B&Q. I was also in Nursling store on Sunday. Although there wasn't any announcement, all the shop staff and MOST of the customers stopped
FARMERS in the south are being urged to take extra care after four fatal accidents in the region in just 12 months. Figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that 33 people across Britain were killed in agriculture in 2017/18 – three
GREAT crested newts have been growing in population in two new Hampshire freshwater ponds. A small colony of the protected species which were discovered at Broadmead Trees, part of Hillier Gardens and have more than tripled in size over the past
A SHOP owner has hit out at the council for refusing to install bollards outside his business after it was targeted in a ram raid. When Rajinder Saghere went to Aldermoor Convenience Stores on Monday morning to open up for the day, he was left
A SOUTHAMPTON photographer has won a national competition. John Cutherbert’s picture of Linn Jaw waterfall near Livingstone won the CEWE Photoworld’s My Inspiring Moments Competition. The competition aims to “bring the joy back into photography
THERE were 19 sleek, attractive models at a special event at the National Motor Museum in 1986. The 19 women were showing off their sleek legs as finalists in the year's Miss Lovely Legs competition which was run by Butlin's. With not a knobbly
AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a man allegedly murdered near Southampton Common. Gerald Pragnell was found in woodland off Cemetery Road, by Southampton Common, on Saturday, November 3. Winchester Coroner’s Court heard the preliminary
POLICE are urging elderly and vulnerable residents to be on their guard after a man stole cash from a pensioner in Millbrook. The man knocked on the 75-year-old victim's front door in Cateran Close, and claimed he needed to check on some trees.
A POIGNANT Tree of Light campaign is set to return to Southampton in the run-up to Christmas. On December 1 hundreds of sponsored lights will illuminate Woolston Millennium Garden. The Tree of Light Campaign, run by Communicare, a charity dedicated
A HAMPSHIRE couple say they have their dog's picky eating habits to thank for helping them win £1 million on a National Lottery scratchcard. Patrick Morling had made a special trip to the supermarket to buy their pet's favourite meal when he decided
IT’S been the place where criminals have gasped their last breath, soldiers prepared to go to war, lions roared, hordes protested and the ground has shaken under the thunderous gallop of horses’ hooves. Now a place of tranquility, relaxation, sporting
