Saints' relegation rivals have been hit with an ABH arrest. Fulham's Aboubakar Kamara was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and criminal damage after a fight at the club's training ground. Police were called when the 23-year-old forward
A HUNT has been launched to find a missing sex offender from Southampton. Christopher Clarke is a registered sex offender and is wanted for breaching his sex offender’s notification requirements. Officers have been carrying out a number of
Saints are one of 32 Premier League and English Football League clubs to pledge to use football to help rehabilitate offenders by being twinned with a local prison. Launched in October, the Twinning Project will see clubs work with prison staff
PART of a major route into Southampton has been closed due to urgent gas works. One lane of the Bassett Avenue inbound is closed due to the works. The closure is near to the junction with Beechmount Road. Southampton City Council said: "Urgent
POLICE have issued an alert after reports of a sham window cleaner in Southampton. Officers say a man, not believed to be a legitimate window cleaner, has been approaching residents in their homes in Shirley. He is said to revisit the same houses
James Vince celebrated his new four year Hampshire deal with a second half-century in four days as Sydney Sixers thrashed league leaders Hobart Hurricanes by nine wickets. The England batsman, who signed a new four-year deal with Hampshire yesterday
SAINTS chairman Ralph Krueger insists there are no guarantees Guido Carrillo and Sofiane Boufal will be sold in the summer. The duo were loaned out in the summer, with both players choosing Spain as their destination. Carrillo is currently
TWO POWER cuts affected over 4,000 Hampshire properties Tuesday night. Homes in Hedge End Bursledon and the surrounding areas of Netley Common were left without power from around 10.55 Tuesday evening. An underground cable fault in the area caused
SANTANDER is to close 140 branches, putting 1,270 jobs at risk. The lender said the closures, five of which are in Hampshire, are in response to how customers are choosing to carry out their banking. The closures include its branches in Chandler's
ROCKERS Biffy Clyro, singer George Ezra and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have been announced as this year's headliners for the Isle of Wight Festival. The trio of top acts will each take to the main stage of this year's event, which will
A HAMPSHIRE council is calling on landlords to help prevent homelessness as part of a new £100,000 campaign. Test Valley council chiefs are appealing to landlords and tenants to contact the authority when any issue with tenancies first begin in
A FLOODED underpass in Southampton has been described as “beyond a joke” after being out of use for months. The Millbrook underpass which allows pedestrians to walk safely under A33 Redbridge Road has been water logged for almost five months –
A DRIVER caught doing 100mph on the M27 has appeared in court for a string of offences. Amir Ali appeared before Southampton magistrates after being found guilty of speeding along the motorway at Rownhams in a 2018-reg Kia Optima. Ali, of Greenlea
WEATHER experts have issued an ice warning for this morning. The warning, from the Met Office, is expected to last until 11am. A statement on the Met Office website said: "Ice will form on some surfaces later Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday
IT IS the Hampshire country pub which is “traditional at its heart but open to new trends”. The Bear & Ragged Staff in Michelmersh is a Fuller’s pub managed by Bursledon resident Sorrel Taylor. The 40-year-old said the pub attracts a diverse
IT WAS an emotional reunion between a Hampshire businessman and the people who saved his life. Heath Bland thought he had a cold in early December 2017 but ended up fighting for his life. The Totton businessman was taken to Southampton General
A RESCUED battery hen has won The Daily Echo’s Festive Pets competition. Last month, the Daily Echo asked readers to send in pictures of their pets looking Christmassy, with some great contributions. People across Hampshire submitted of dogs,
A HAMPSHIRE ship repair service is taking the plunge with a new diving venture. Southampton Marine Services (SMS) has partnered with a mechanical and electrical expert Mechanica Utilities, to provide diving services and sub-surface engineering support
Southampton-based Leonardo has become the first aerospace company in the UK to receive the new Investors in Young People Gold award The high-tech engineering firm, which has offices in Millbrook employees support an array of STEM (science, technology
It was no stranger in the middle years of the 19th century than it would be today to see a man, dressed as a Roman emperor, riding a chariot around the streets of Southampton. That was one of the more curious habits of Richard Cockle Lucas, sculptor
COMPLAINTS about a Hampshire water provider have fallen by a third after industry watchdogs told the company to improve its performance. New figures show a 32% reduction in written complaints from Southern Water customers during the first six months
POLICE patrols in a Southampton high street have been stepped up. Neighbourhood officers and PCSO’s have increased patrols in Shirley High Street. Officers say this has led to a nine per cent decrease of crime in the area over the last 90 days
LUXURY New Forest hotel The Montagu Arms has announced the appointment of new head chef Matthew Whitfield, who returns to the UK after working at one of the world’s top restaurants. Matthew joins the award-winning Terrace restaurant fresh from the
THOUSANDS of vegans and inquisitive foodies descended on Winchester Guildhall as a Hampshire group held its first vegan festival to coincide with ‘Veganuary’. Romsey Vegan Fair organised stalls for a range of businesses centred around a vegan lifestyle
A HAMPSHIRE woman who failed a hair-strand drug test has said goodbye to her four-year-old son after losing a roller-coaster battle over his care. The woman became embroiled in family court litigation more than three years ago after social workers
NATHAN Redmond isn’t getting carried away with his recent run of form. Since Ralph Hasenhuttl’s appointment at the beginning of December, Redmond’s taken his game to a new level. The 24-year-old has found the back of the net five times in his
AN investigation has been launched after the body of another dead goat has been found dumped in a Hampshire street. Residents have spoken of their shock after the goat was discovered in fields behind Cunningham Gardens, in Bursledon. It comes
EASTLEIGH MP Mims Davies has described a draft government bill as a “once in a generation opportunity to end abuse”. The news of her comments come after the government published the draft domestic abuse bill. The bill plans to address a number
HERS is the face you might recognise working tirelessly providing care for young people with diabetes. Nurse Jo Summerton has been nominated for the Daily Echo’s Reader’s Choice Award. The award is part of University Hospital Southampton NHS
