MOTORISTS are facing delays after a crash on a busy Hampshire road. Traffic has been stopped on the A31 westbound between the M27 and the A338 near Ringwood following a crash. Hampshire police have been called to the scene. It is yet unknown
A SEARCH has been launched for a man who went missing from a mental health unit. Qamran (Cameron) Mirza, 38, was on an escorted visit from the unit in Totton when he left his carers. He was last seen at 12.40pm on Tuesday, near Debenhams in
IT is 14 years since one of the most remarkable weeks in Saints' history ended with Harry Redknapp's first game in charge. Having replaced Steve Wigley as the club's manager, a month after ending his first spell as Pompey boss, Redknapp saw Saints
SAINTS loanee Jake Hesketh has been criticised by Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough. Clough was left 'disappointed' by the midfielder for his role in their 2-1 win over Shrewsbury Town at the weekend. Hesketh was pulled off after 70 minutes
IT all began, so the legend goes, with an axe being thrown down a hill. In the thousand years or so since Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg hurled the weapon, a beautiful town has been built on the shores of Austria’s Lake Wolfgang. The region is
CELEBRATIONS were in order when new pitches were opened by one of the most important figures in football. Head of the FA Martin Glenn was in Valley Park as young players put the newly refurbished pitches at Knightwood Leisure Centre to the test.
AN inquest has opened into the death of a Southampton man. Winchester Coroner’s Court heard 29-year-old Joel Burns died at Southampton General Hospital on December 2. Mr Burns, of Wilton Road, Shirley, was admitted to hospital by ambulance earlier
2016 1-0 v Middlesbrough (home) Three days after losing to Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the Europa League, Saints bounced back with this win at St Mary’s. Sofiane Boufal’s first Premier League goal, a stunning 25-yard drive into the top corner, proved
A MAN has been charged with arsons after cars were set alight in Southampton. Alex Michael O’Reilly, 23, of no fixed abode, appeared before Southampton Magistrates Court today. He was charged with arsons after three cars and a shed in Shirley
GROWING UP, Erin Avis was the quiet one, she says. Certainly not the classmate or family member likely to be tipped to be living an exciting life sailing the world’s oceans. Now Erin is the envy of those left back ashore in Southampton where
JUST a few years ago the term ‘gaslighting’ was relatively unknown. Fast forward to the end of 2018 and it’s so common that divorce lawyers are increasingly teaming up with counsellors to better understand the psyche of perpetrators and support victims
THE hunt in still on for two horses that were stolen from a field. Barney and Toby, a pair of traditional cobs, were reported missing on November 19 from their field in Swanmore. Now, their owners have set up a donations page to raise money for
STEVEN Davis is about to enter the final six-months of his contract at Saints and has attracted interest from his former team Rangers. Saints’ club captain has been a regular fixture in the side since signing from the Scottish club in 2012, making
GUIDO Carrillo has been nominated for November’s La Liga Player of the Month award. Carrillo joined Spanish side Leganes in the summer to link-up with Mauricio Pellegrino and has scored five goals in 14 matches, including a brace against Valladolid
WORK on a new building at a New Forest special school has been completed, following almost a million pounds-worth of funding. Oak Lodge School, in Dibden Purlieu, used the £940,000 Hampshire County Council cash to allow it to expand and meet the
POLICE hunting a rapist who struck in Southampton have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace. The footage shows the 18-year-old victim being followed along Wessex Lane minutes before she was attacked in nearby Riverside Park. Police
POP star and TV personality Peter Andre is embarking on a celebratory tour that comes to Southampton in the New Year. Marking 25 years since the Mysterious Girl singer burst onto the Australian music scene the show is at O2 Guildhall on February
CITY council chiefs have unveiled their new plan to help vulnerable residents: 'container homes'. Taking just four weeks to be installed and furnished, these new ‘houses’ are part of a partnership between Southampton City Council and Hugg Homes
WHEN Julie Weir and her husband Mark settled down to watch a TV programme about people living on a houseboat, they had no idea that the programme would change their lives. But less than a year later, the Hampshire couple had sold their suburban
YOUNG talent were given an extra boost with a south coast tournament. The 12 - 25 year olds from across Hampshire are part of Hampshire Cricket's programme to increase sports skills for disabled people. The indoor competition at top cricket ground
MATT Targett admitted there is nowhere for the players to hide with Ralph Hasenhuttl at the helm. The Austrian was only afforded two training sessions with his new team before the 1-0 defeat to Cardiff after taking over last Wednesday. But
A HAMPSHIRE vicar is opposing plans to sell alcohol for up to 16 hours a day at a supermarket being built beside her church. The Rev Jo Elvidge is among the people objecting to an application submitted by Lidl, which is only months away from opening
A HIGHLIGHT of this year’s Winchester Cathedral Carol Concert at 7pm on Friday will be the première of Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol, composed by Roderick Williams and commissioned by the Friends of the Cathedral in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth
IT'S officially panto time in Hampshire. Oh yes it is! Southampton plays host to the biggest pantomime on the South Coast and a world premiere musical from the pen of children's literature supremo David Walliams. And festive shows big and small
A MOTHER of five was jailed for stealing tinned pies and sardines from a Southampton shop. Kerry Zabiela, 32, took the items - worth £32.98 - from Tesco Express in Thornhill. But the mum was also found in possession of a knife when security
TRIBUTES have been paid to "a kind and gentle" businessman who has passed away. Alan Hale, who owned and ran Al's Tackle & Bait in Woolston, died surrounded by his family in the Countess Mountbatten after suffering with chronic obstructive
A MARQUEe and equipment hire firm has acquired an industrial/warehouse unit on a popular business park on the fringe of the New Forest. Castle Marquees has bought Unit 5 at Fordingbridge Business Park in a deal brokered by agents Myddelton &
The Solent Hotel and Spa in Fareham has appointed, George French as general manager. This marks a return to the four-star hotel for George who previously held the role of operations manager between 2015 and 2016. Having studied for a BSc in Sports
The Daily Echo turns back the clock and takes a look at life through the lens of a photographer in December 1978. It was the same month as Dad’s Army actor Bill Pertwee took time out of home guard duties in order to help pensioners across Shirley
Ralph Hasenhuttl stepped up the intensity of his battle to keep Saints in the Premier League by cancelling the squad’s day off this week. The players were due to take yesterday off work before retuning to train every day in the lead-up to facing
CONCERNS had been raised over a tree in a Southampton street nearly ten months before it eventually fell and crushed a car. The oak tree in Somerset Avenue, Harefield, fell on November 21, blocking the entire road. Resident Mark Dillow, who lives
CONGRATULATIONS to Harry Redknapp, not only for winning I'm a Celebrity, but also sustaining a marriage for 54 years to a wife he obviously loves just as much after more than half a century since tying the knot. But spare a thought, Harry, for
A YOUNG man with an untreated heart valve infection died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine. An inquest heard that Darren Smith, 23, may not have died had he not had the infection and bronchial pneumonia. His death means his mother, Tracey
A CHILDREN’S charity is appealing for residents to help put a smile on a child’s face this Christmas. Embrace Child Victims of Crime provides support to young people affected by serious crime right across the UK, helping them to cope, recover and
FRIENDS, family and music lovers gathered for a special event at one of the city’s most iconic venues. GlennFest Part II was the second one day festival to raise money in memory of a much loved member of the Southampton’s music community. The
THE captain at the helm of a Red Funnel car ferry that crashed in thick fog thought the vessel was facing in the opposite direction. Following the incident on October 21, when the Red Falcon crashed into moored yachts and ran aground as it entered
EXPECT more magic and mayhem as clubbing phenomenon Bongo's Bingo returns to Southampton for a Christmas special this weekend. It is an insane mix of a live show, a rave and heads-down game of bingo, with dance-offs, rave intervals, plenty of heckling
LEADING accountancy practice HWB in Chandler's Ford has further strengthened its business advisory and tax team with two key appointments as the firm continues to grow. Matt Pickett joins HWB as business adviser from a top six accountancy firm,
WINCHESTER Cathedral has launched fundraising towards a project to erect a statue to Jane Austen, setting a target of £250,000. Austen is among the best loved writers in the English language and died in Winchester after living in Hampshire for most
