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  • Eastleigh face unwanted replay after Stourbridge draw

    Eastleigh are facing an unwanted FA Cup replay after being held to a 2-2 draw at Stourbridge. The Spitfires showed plenty of fight to twice come behind to draw the game but given an injury crisis their planned fortnight off would have been a great

  • How pets are helping to improve our quality of life

    THREE quarters of pet owners in the UK are claiming their furry friend has improved their quality of life. A recent survey has revealed that 77 per cent of owners say their animals have made their life better. In the survey of 2,000 pet owners

  • New Forest hotel is named 'Best Countryside Hotel' in UK

    NEW Forest hotel Burley Manor has been named ‘Best Countryside Hotel’ at the 37th Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence, held in London this week. The Awards for Excellence are created to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across

  • Restaurant in Winchester closes its doors suddenly

    A WINCHESTER restaurant has closed down suddenly. Manow Thai at the Casson Block on St George's Street shut last week. It has since been largely cleared. The closure will be a surprise to many as the place was highly regarded and did a lot of

  • Saints struggling to find right balance

    Ralph Hasenhuttl admitted that Saints are struggling to find any balance in their play. After the 9-0 thrashing against Leicester the decision was taken to make Saints far more defensive for back-to-back games at Manchester City. While that

  • Saints v Everton: Five things we learned

    DANNY Ings’ goal wasn’t enough to earn Saints a point as Everton ran out 2-1 winners at St Mary’s. Here are five things we learned from the game: 1. No place like home: The defeat to Everton cemented the club’s worse ever home start

  • Plan to demolish former Totton bank given green light

    PLANS to demolish part of a Hampshire shopping precinct have been given the green light. Grainrent is drawing up proposals to bulldoze a former bank at the eastern end of Totton Shopping Centre and transform the site. Now New Forest District

  • PHOTOS: Millennium Ladies Evening in 1999

    A LADIES’ night of food and fashion raised £700 for a cancer charity. Around 180 women enjoyed a buffet and catwalk show at the Millennium Ladies Evening at the Botleigh Grange Hotel, Botley, on November 6, 1999. It was the fifth year the event

  • Gardening: Five trees to plant in different sized spaces

    As National Tree Week (November 23-December 1) nears, a Kew expert offers his top picks for different sized spots. As National Tree Week, the UK's largest annual tree celebration, approaches, it's an ideal time to plant a tree in your garden.

  • PHOTOS: Cycle race around Hoglands Park in 1989

    ROLAND Tilley pedalled his way to victory in the senior race of the Crabwood CC’s East Street Centre series around Hoglands Park, Southampton. In the latter part of the 30-lap event on August 13, 1989, the rider joined a breakaway. But when this

  • Pig house made out of old garage is allowed to stay

    THE OWNERS of a pig house made out of an old garage on land at Rockcliff, Walkford Lane, New Milton, have been told they don't have to pull it down. Following a planning appeal by Trevor Sampson and Mrs Jayne Sprason, against an enforcement notice

  • Youngster slammed for 'dangerous and stupid' cycling stunt

    AN EASTLEIGH youngster has been slammed for his "dangerous and stupid" cycling on a busy Hampshire road. In a video sent to the Echo, a young male rider can be seen clinging to the back of a lorry while sat on his bike. For around 50 yards