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  • Davis: Hasenhuttl has already had an impact

    Kelvin Davis says new Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has already made an impact at the club. Davis took caretaker charge of the side for last night’s 3-1 defeat to Tottenham at Wembley just hours after meeting Hasenhuttl at the team hotel.

  • Tottenham 3-1 Southampton: Davis' Saints downed by Spurs

    Saints’ first game following the sacking of Mark Hughes ended with a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham. In a strange atmosphere at a half empty Wembley, Spurs proved to have too much for Saints under the caretaker leadership of Kelvin Davis. Ralph

  • Tottenham v Saints - in pictures

    It’s been a week of change at St Mary’s this week with Mark Hughes losing his job and Ralph Hasenhuttl signing a two-and-a-half-year deal today. Hasenhuttl is expected to be at Wembley tonight to watch his new team take on Mauricio Pochettino

  • Convicted sex offender died in prison

    A CONVICTED sex offender who had forced a young girl to have sex with him for years has died in prison. An inquest into the death of Derek Lemmon has been opened after he died at Winchester prison on November 24, 2018. He was sent to prison

  • Two crashes on the A27 'will impact rush hour traffic'

    EMERGENCY services have been called to the scene of two crash on the A27. Police say the incidents happened on the on the eastbound and westbound A27 near the junction with Eastern Road, Portsmouth, and that it will have an impact on motorists

  • Hampshire man who lost eight stone wins national award

    A HAMPSHIRE man who lost 8 stone has won an award at a national fitness competition after being entered by his gym. Paul Garland of Chandler’s Ford, who lost 8 stone in weight following hypnotherapy, was entered into The National Fitness Awards

  • Hasenhuttl named Saints boss

    Saints have appointed Ralph Hasenhuttl as their new manager. The 51-year-old Austrian has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal to take charge at St Mary’s following the sacking of Mark Hughes. Hasnehuttl will watch from the stands as Saints take

  • Hundreds of festive food boxes donated

    SOUTHAMPTON foodbanks are among the first to benefit from a Hampshire-wide Christmas charity initiative. Housing association VIVID are running a campaign which will see 11 small charities across the region receiving around 800 festive edible treat

  • The Saints pub at the heart of the community

    IT IS the Saints pub “at the heart of the Romsey community”. The Hunters Inn in Winchester Hill closed in 2013 but residents Gina McDonald and her partner Gary Whitfield, decided to take it over and have been managing it since. Gina said the

  • Hampshire Olympian Dani Rowe announces retirement

    HAMPSHIRE'S Olympic gold medallist Dani Rowe has announced her retirement from professional cycling. The 28-year-old Briton won team pursuit gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and also claimed three world and two European titles before switching

  • Woman rushed to hospital after crash on A35

    POLICE were called to the A35 in Christchurch last night after a crash between two vehicles. Officers attended the crash on Lyndhurst Road around 4.27pm. The road was blocked and the ambulance service were also in attendance. One woman was

  • 'Marchwood hit by water outage', say residents

    RESIDENTS in a Hampshire village have taken to social media to complain of a water shortage. Marchwood residents are complaining on Twitter that the area has been cut off from water. One of those is Sarah Presley, who said: "The fun in Marchwood

  • Police and fire at scene of another caravan fire

    FIREFIGHTERS have rushed to a Southampton road to battle a caravan fire.  Crews from Hightown and St Mary’s fire station were called to Byron Road in Thornhill at 6.25am today. A spokesperson for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said the cause

  • Hundreds of kids to be homeless this Christmas

    HUNDREDS of children across Hampshire will be homeless this Christmas, new figures have revealed. Across the county 733 youngsters, from babies to 17-year-olds, are currently living in temporary housing. Now data released by homeless charity

  • CCTV released after bike theft from New Forest shop

    POLICE have released CCTV in the hunt for a man who stole a bike from a New Forest cycle hire shop. Officers would like to speak to the man pictured about a theft at Cyclexperience Bike Hire in Brockenhurst. Police say the incident happened between

  • Fresh appeal in hunt for rapist after Southampton park attack

    POLICE have made a fresh appeal in the hunt for a rapist who attacked a teenager in a Southampton park. Officers are calling for residents near Riverside Park who have private CCTV to come forward, to help in their investigation after an 18-year-old

  • Saints' last five wins away to Tottenham Hotspur

    May 8th 2016 TOTTENHAM 1 SAINTS 2 IT is hard to believe that it is only two-and-a-half years since a Steven Davis brace put Saints on the cusp of the Europa League in what turned out to be Ronald Koeman’s penultimate match as the club’s manager

  • Here's how you can get free fruit at Morrisons in Totton

    FREE fruit will be handed out to children in Totton to cut down on food waste and making shopping easier for parents. The Free Fruit for Kids scheme means that the fruit – which is ripe, sweet, and of good eating quality – does not go to waste.

  • Work underway on new £6.5m school near Botley

    WORK is under way on a new multimillion-pound school in Hampshire. Foundations have been laid for the new primary school for Boorley Park, near Botley, and work continues towards building the framework. Designed and implemented by Hampshire County

  • Pair arrested on suspicion of murder in Bursledon released

    A PAIR arrested over the death of a pensioner in Bursledon have been released by police. It comes after a 63-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a man at a home on Boundary Road.

  • Two reasons to be Thankful in Southampton

    As you approach Southampton Central Station, along Blechynden Terrace, you cannot help but notice the name of Thankful Joy, the one-time landlord of the Railway Tavern, in large letters on the kerbstones. Not one but two residents of Southampton

  • What has happened to Fraser Forster?

    IT’S the curious case of the disappearing goalkeeper. Just where is Fraser Forster? The 30-year-old was the firm first choice at Saints this time last year and retained hopes of forcing his way back into the England reckoning.  That was

  • Yoshida: No one loves the club like Kelvin does

    KELVIN Davis is the best man to take temporary charge according to Maya Yoshida. Yoshida and Davis have been at Saints for a number of years and know each other on a personal level. And the defender has stated the former captain cares more

  • 'Stay off building sites at Christmas'

    A CONSTRUCTION firm with offices in Hampshire is urging parents to keep their children away from playing on sites over Christmas. Stepnell regional construction chief Rob Speirs has issued the message to avoid injuries and deaths caused by children

  • Star bands to pay tribute at Glennfest II

    STAR bands including Band of Skulls are set to take the stage and pay tribute to a man described as the “force behind the Southampton music scene.” As previously reported by the Daily Echo, in September this year hundreds of people took part in

  • Kelvin Davis: We must show some pride in the shirt

    KELVIN Davis has called on Saints to show ‘pride in the shirt’ when they face Tottenham at Wembley tonight. The caretaker boss has the tough task of trying to mastermind a way to topple Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs following the sacking of Mark