FORMER Saints and Pompey defender Jon Gittens has passed away, aged 55. Gittens, who also played for Swindon Town, Torquay United and Exeter City, had a three-year spell as Fareham Town manager (2002-04) before coaching Team Solent and then leading
Saints Under-23s are back in Premier League 1 after winning at St Mary’s last night Dan N’Lundulu was denied what would have been a sensational solo goal by a tremendous save before giving Saints took a 39th-minute lead. A weak punch clear
THIS is the moment one of the world's most hotly anticipated cruise ships left Southampton after making its debut UK appearance. The Celebrity Edge was accompanied by water cannons as it left Southampton docks on its inaugural sailing from the
POLICE have launched a witness appeal after a fight left a man unconscious in Southampton. Officers were called to the incident outside Leisure World between 2.50am and 2.55am on Sunday May 12. The incident involved two men, one of whom was knocked
A MAN was taken to hospital with a fractured skull after being hit in the head with a bottle outside a pub on Friday. Between 11pm and 11.32pm outside The Beacon, in Kings Road, South Ham, a 38-year-old man was hit in the back of the head with a
HAMPSHIRE sport is mourning the loss of much-loved former Southern Evening Echo and BBC journalist John Hughes. The legendary broadcaster has passed away after a long battle with illness, following a distinguished career in local journalism.
A WINCHESTER man has been jailed for a string of sex offences against girls as young as six. Stuart Richard Keay, aged 48, of Baring Close, Itchen Abbas, was found guilty of 15 charges, which included counts of rape, indecent assault, inciting a
A SAINTS fan has captured the moment a fellow support ran onto the St Mary's pitch, holding up Saints' final Premier League match of the season. A male supporter managed to get onto the pitch in yesterday's tie at home to Huddersfield.
Saints have announced a record-breaking sponsorship deal with Chinese start-up LD Sports. The deal, which the Daily Echo understands is comfortably the most lucrative in the club’s history, will see LD Sports on the front of the club’s shirts for
EX-Saint Peter Crouch is considering retiring from football. The striker joined Burnley on a short-term deal from Stoke back in January but struggled to make an impact after undergoing appendix surgery in March. Crouch spent a season at Saints
IT was a fitting tribute to a musical legend. Celebrating the songs of George Michael, George brought together some of the best in the business to honour a true great in front of a packed crowd at Mayflower Theatre. Rob Lamberti, widely considered
FORMER Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow will lead a star-studded cast in pantomime in Southampton this Christmas. The BRIT and Ivor Novello award winning artist, who is also a leading musical theatre star, will play the role of the evil Captail
Brighton have sacked manager Chris Hughton following the club's poor run of form in 2019. Albion scraped Premier League survival by two points following just two wins from 18 top-flight matches since the turn of the year. Brighton ended their
A SOUTHAMPTON mum who dishonestly claimed more than £10,000 in benefits has been spared jail. Fraudster Tina-Marie Drury told benefit bosses she was the unemployed single mother of a teenage daughter. She pocketed more than £13,000 in job seekers
A LUXURY Hampshire hotel has been handed over to an anti-crime agency following an eight year investigation into money laundering. The award-winning White Horse in Romsey has been taken off alleged members of an international money laundering group
HAVING read Cllr David Harrison’s letter in the Echo (8/5/19) I must say that I too am confused. Confused by the argument he puts forward. He seems to be under the impression that the majority of people of Britan want to stay in the EU and cites
CAMERA Club members have been travelling the length and breadth of the county in order to snap a wide array of fantastic images. There’s a definite sense of spring in this selection of pictures with plenty of flowers as well as insects to help pollinate
THE Daily Echo is proud to be supporting Journalism Matters - a campaign which highlights the power of local newspapers to campaign for positive change in the communities they serve. Run by the News Media Association, the campaign kicks off today
A VENUE in Romsey is set to turn into a gin lover's heaven next month as a festival is set to come to the town. The event will take place on June 15 and will be hosted by The Gin Stall at Crosfield Hall in Broadwater road. Guests will be able
Among the cases heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court were... DANIEL JAMES POSKITT, 30, of Barnfield Road, Weston. Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Community order made for 18 months, including 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days
TV PRESENTER and wildlife expert Chris Packham has been dropped as the host of dog-lovers festival over safety fears. Mr Packham, a New Forest resident, was set to host Dogstival at the Pylewell Park Estate in Lymington this weekend. However
A SOUTHAMPTON nurse has had her “phenomenal work” recognised in a health trust’s first Nurse of the Year awards. Solent NHS Trust declared Vanessa Bull, a learning disability nurse, as the winner at the trusts celebrating nursing conference on May
IT IS often said that there is nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition. But what happens when your competition is also your dearly beloved? That’s something a Southampton butcher had to face, when both he and his wife made the cut
Saints ended their Premier League season with an anti-climatic 1-1 draw with Huddersfield on Sunday. Here are five things we learned from the game: 1. Saints wasted an opportunity: Sunday’s match presented the chance to end their season
PLANS for a new discount supermarket in Southampton have moved a step forward. German discount chain Lidl has submitted a new application to Southampton City Council (SCC) to demolish the former H.A Fox Jaguar and Hunters Land Rover site at the
CIVIC chiefs are set to pay out more than £40,000 in compensation to carers over the closure of Kentish Road Respite Centre. It comes after a report identified a number of failings which caused carers “avoidable uncertainty and distress”.
AN EXCLUSIVE edition of The Big Issue was given out by youngsters at Saints last game of the season against Huddersfield. Twelve teenagers aged between 13 and 15 handed out the special edition of the magazine at the match after they were given
Angus Gunn has been given a timely reminder he has plenty still to work on in his game after his horror moment gifted Huddersfield an equaliser at St Mary’s. It’s been a big year for the keeper, whose move from Manchester City has worked out perfectly
Unity is a rare commodity in modern football. The nature of the Premier League, it’s rolling news agendas, social media impact and worldwide superstar appeal has made it a perfect breeding ground for short-termism and division. Not only between
