Former Hampshire batsman Michael Clarke will captain Australia for the first time tomorrow. Clarke, 26, will become Australia's youngest skipper for 28 years when he leads his country against New Zealand in a Twenty20 international in Perth. He
MORE top acts were today added to the bill for the Isle of Wight Festival 2008. Lily Allen, The Enemy, James, Kate Nash, Iggy and The Stooges and KT Tunstall will take to the stage during the three-day event on June 13, 14 and 15. They join headliners
OUTSTANDING teaching, outstanding pupil progress and outstanding results! School inspectors have returned a truly outstanding report on Springhill Catholic Primary in Southampton city centre. They gave the 630-pupil school in Milton Road top marks
CASH is waiting for young people or youth groups who need help in music, drama, fine arts, dance or general activities. The grants from The Arts and Youth Trust for Eastleigh covers equipment, training or tuition fees. Those under 25 and live in the
HE may have had two strokes already but that didn't stop this Southampton dad from raising money in a sponsored row-a-thon. Fighting fit Gareth Webb took up the challenge with his wife Andrea and two of her work colleagues from Lloyds TSB in Hedge End
SCHOOL children in Hampshire have been raising their voices to bring festive music to Christmas shoppers. Collecting money for Hampshire Autistic Society, youngsters from schools in and around the Southampton area were among those who performed for shoppers
A HAMPSHIRE coaching inn said to be the inspiration for the famous novel Watership Down has been put up for sale in the market town of Whitchurch. The King's Arms, which dates from the 18th century, is a listed building on Church Street and is set near
CAMELS showed just as much pulling power as reindeer when thousands of people turned out for Ringwood's annual Christmas parade through the town centre. Standing in for Rudolph camels Omar, Sharifa and Sara proved star attractions for the crowds who
The two sons of John and Anne Darwin are being treated as victims and are not suspects, police said today. Detective Superintendent Tony Hutchinson said Anthony and Mark had both been ''duped'' and had been treated disgracefully. He was speaking after
IT'S amazing how sometimes in football you can watch a team change in front of your eyes. That was certainly the case with Saints on Saturday as they went from tentative and unsure to confident and rampant. Winning games, and in particular scoring goals
The widespread use of standard antibiotics to treat sinus infections does not help cure patients, says Southampton researchers. In fact they may even harm them by increasing their resistance to the drugs, according to a study from the University of Southampton
Click HERE for some superb images from the naming ceremony. See Tuesday's Daily Echo for a picture special. THE Duchess of Cornwall found touring Queen Victoria a real hoot today. Accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Camilla pressed the button to sound
US pop star Rihanna has cancelled her show on the south coast tomorrow night. The teenage singer, who had a number one hit in the summer with Umberella, was due to appear at the Bournemouth International Centre, has pulled out on the advice of her doctor
JURORS in the trial of a ferry officer accused of killing three sailors after his ship allegedly sank their yacht, started their fourth day of deliberations today. The seven women and five men retired at Winchester Crown Court last Wednesday to reach
A MOTORIST failed to stop following a motorway crash that left one driver with neck injuries. The 26-year-old man from Romsey was hurt when his red VW Golf collided with a dark or silver coloured saloon car as they were travelling westbound on the M27
MANINDER Pal Singh Kohli today denied the kidnap, rape, and murder of Southampton teenager Hannah Foster. Kohli, 40, pleaded not guilty to the three allegations as well as a fourth charge of false imprisonment of Miss Foster, 17. Her body was found
FOUR thieves have been jailed for a total of 24 years for an £85,000 cognac raid near Winchester. The four were part of a gang that targeted a French lorry parked at Sutton Scotney services on the A34. Richard Onslow, prosecuting, said in the early
THEY save the lives of our loved ones on a daily basis and make their lives more comfortable in their moment of need. Without them we would be lost but Southampton's hospital staff are often the unsung heroes after going that extra mile to look after
A PUBLIC inquiry will be held into an application by a Swaythling resident to register land earmarked for a gypsy and traveller transit site as a village green. Southampton City Council's planning panel, which must decide the application, agreed to the
http://www.scenesouth.co.uk/_images/misc/headers/single.jpg Sally wonders if you really can have your cake and eat it. From: Sally Churchward To: Julian Robinson Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 12.23 PM Right, here’s a potentially thorny one. What do
http://www.scenesouth.co.uk/_images/misc/headers/single.jpg Sally wonders if you really can have your cake and eat it. From: Sally Churchward To: Julian Robinson Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 12.23 PM Right, here’s a potentially thorny one. What do
HAMPSHIRE'S oil refineries could be barricaded this weekend in a repeat of the fuel tax protests that threatened to bring the country to a halt seven years ago. Campaign group Transaction 2007 has today issued a statement in which it says action will
EARLY morning chaos hit the M27 after a multi-vehicle pile up blocked a lane near Cosham. Six vehicles, including a van, were involved but no one was seriously hurt. Emergency services were called at about 8.20 am to the scene near junction 12. One
MAY I thank readers for the wonderful support they have given to our Tenovus shop at 207 Portswood Road, Portswood, over the past 12 months. Sadly, one in three of us will develop cancer in our lifetime. Over the last 50 years, Tenovus, the cancer charity
DAYLIGHT savings time, why are they saving it, and where do they keep it? PHILIP G HAWKINS, Bitterne Park, Southampton.
ONE million elderly people live alone, according to a report from a respected charity. And 300,000 of those sometimes don't speak to anyone for a whole month! These mind-boggling statistics often get raised as Christmas approaches and so they should
IN response to a letter praising Sandra Gidley, she might be good in Romsey, I don't live there, I can't comment. However, in Bassett and Swaythling she barely shows her face except to use taxpayers' money (I refer to her exorbitant expenses bill) to
THERE appears to be a lot of support for the wow factor in Southampton to be a replica of R J Mitchell's Supermarine Spitfire. Very understandable as it was an outstanding aircraft which was known and respected the world over. But I wonder how many are
I HAVE been concerned, for a long time, about the issue of access to NHS dentistry, particularly in the New Forest area. Many residents across the area have told me that they simply can't find an NHS dentist willing to take them on as a new patient.
DON'T you just love the quote from the Eastleigh Council leader regarding the 199 per cent increase in publicity costs... "It shows we've not spent enough in the past''! It would seem to a layman, the level of spending in the past was the correct level
WHEN it comes to looking after their severely disabled big brother, Daniel and Nathan are always willing to help out. That's why their mum and step-dad, Donna and Alan Kirk, have nominated the pair for the junior section of the Daily Echo Carer of the
A HUGE student flat development is to be built on a Southampton city centre car park. Two L-shaped builings containing 178 flats will be put up on the plot between Back of the Walls and Canal Walk, next to Saxon Gate. Despite some worries about the
Hamble River Sailing Club held their annual equivalent of a "how many people can you get in a telephone box" competition on Saturday evening, when their club-house was bursting at the seams as usual for the Winter Series prize-giving. Commodore Peggy
DR John Peter one of Hampshire's best known and longest serving business leaders has announced he is to retire as chief executive of flu vaccine maker Solvay Healthcare UK. He has worked for the West End drug maker for 33 years, including the last
LIFE-saving equipment has been snatched from a voluntary group of Hampshire medics. Satellite navigation and hands-free gear was stolen after thieves smashed their way into a vehicle belonging to The Community Responder Scheme for Fair Oak, Bishopstoke
IT was not so much ho, ho, ho as huff, huff, huff as more than 200 Santas swapped their boots for trainers for a charity run. The seasonal jolly across Southampton Common saw the Santas battle the elements as they completed a 5km course around the park
A MAJOR police hunt is under way today for one of Hampshire's most wanted "creeper" burglars who is on the run - for the second time. Officers have stepped up their bid to track down Michael Tutt who fled from police custody three days ago. The 24-year-old
Today's Principal Arrivals: Skagen Maersk, container, 0030, 206; Grande Italia, ro/ro, 0530, 104; Aurora, passenger, 0645, 106; Andrina F, cargo, 0730, 36s; Autoline, ro/ro, 0930, 201; APL India, container, 1500, 205; Lea, cargo, 1730, 107/8; Kiel Express
George Burley dedicated Saturday's 4-0 demolition of Hull to the Saints fans. Burley has been delighted at the support his side has received despite a tricky time of late and was pleased his team broke their barren run in front of goal at home.
Saints fan Doug Cholerton has written to the Daily Echo calling on the club's three largest shareholders - Michael Wilde, Leon Crouch and Rupert Lowe - to put their differences to one side and unite for the long term good of the club. Cholerton
Stern John will give away his hat-trick matchball to his biggest fan - his son. As is the custom, the Trinidad & Tobago striker was given the matchball after his 20-minute treble against Hull at St Mary's on Saturday. And he had no hesitation
Playing through the pain barrier has become second nature to Eastleigh warhorse Jamie Brown. But despite his catalogue of injuries, the midfielder/striker proved yet again in Saturday's 2-1 win at Bromley just how valuable he is to the Spitfires'
A 97-YEAR-OLD woman has been duped of £600 cash, jewellery and her handbag after a thief talked his way into her home by pretending there was a water leak. Police investigating the distraction burglary have described the victim as being "very upset"
SOUTHAMPTON Conservatives have named their prospective parliamentary candidate to fight the next general election as Jeremy Moulton. At just 31-years-old the Southampton City Councillor is one of the youngest candidates in the country. He beat off competition
SAINTS will find out this week whether Sisu Capital are still interested in a takeover at St Mary's - or whether they have turned their attentions to Coventry City instead. The Sky Blues have set Sisu a date of next Friday, December 14, to agree a
ANOTHER battlefront in the campaign over building on the edge of Winchester is set to reopen today. CALA Homes is seeking a judicial review over the refusal of permission for 2,000 houses at Barton Farm. The developer is challenging the Secretary of
THOUSANDS of people braved the elements to see the streets of Lymington transformed into a children's magical fantasy world for a charity event. The Dreams Come True weekend saw the town's streets turned into scenes from Harry Potter and Narnia with
