Michael Lumb believes he can win the county championship with Hampshire. Middle-order batsman Lumb, 26, has completed his move from Yorkshire and reckons he can win his second championship winner's medal, and earn an England call up, next season. Lumb
Cash-strapped probation service could lead to Hampshire's most dangerous criminals going unchecked. The public could be put at risk from Hampshire's most dangerous criminals because the body that supervises them is so short of cash, it is claimed
A BRAVE teenager suffering from cerebral palsy who defied all the odds has died peacefully in his sleep. When he was born, doctors gave Rahoul Desai only months to live but he had a steely passion for life. He has died aged 18. Today his friends and
IT is literally the tears of a clown. For one of Britain's best loved circus families have been forced off the road after a mystery blaze swept through their travelling home. The Mercedes truck, which also carries the props for Happy's Circus,was parked
Hythe & Dibden are staging a charity match this coming Sunday for a friend of Hythe coach Tim Balch. The home side's team of All Stars' are hosting the ex-Saints XI at their Ewart Recreation Ground in Jones Lane, Hythe (2.30pm). Balch, below, a well
AFC Totton boss Stuart Ritchie welcomes back Kevin Reacord for tonight's Wessex League derby against Vospers. Midfielder Reacord, below, missed the 5-0 win at Christchurch at the weekend after being involved in an 11-car pile up on Friday night. But
Trojans march on in the Junior Vase after a 21-17 round two success at London Exiles. Ben Collins slotted three first-half penalties for the Hampshire side to go in at half time 9-5 ahead. Just after the break Russell Clark nipped in to score, to extend
Tottonians live on in the Senior Vase after an 18-10 victory over Kent visitors Lordswood. Totts' forwards took control from the start and after only three minutes won a lineout just inside the opposition's ten-metre line to power 30 metres forward with
Solent Stars suffered a major blow before their match with the London Leopards when American coach Kerry Kirby was confined to bed with a virus and tonsillitis. Veteran coach Mick Byrne, assisted by the injured Ryan Payne, pictured, stepped up to the
A blustery southwest wind and heavy rain greeted the 244 competitors in the Poingdestre's Open Beach Festival between the Rolling Mills jetty and Hamble. Only 33 anglers caught a smattering of mullet, bass and flounders but Ant Buik certainly was not
Southampton Cycle Speedway team top of the league, and are favourites to retain their South West title, after they beat close contenders Horspath (Oxford ) 92-87 at home. Heat seven was the highlight, a hectic race that saw Hammers' Mark Boaler crash
OLYMPIC hero Robin Cousins is skating on thin ice. But he doesn't mind - it is the latest technology in temporary ice rinks and its coming to Hampshire. Mr Cousins, gold medallist in the 1980 winter Olympics, was launching Winchester Cathedral's unique
AT one time it was feared that political controversy might have put the skids under it but all that was forgotten when youngsters celebrated the official opening of a new skatepark in Whiteley, near Fareham. The siting of the skatepark had triggered
VOLUNTEERS at Eastleigh's Save the Children shop will be greeting a very special visitor tomorrow. The Princess Royal, pictured right, will find time during her busy schedule of engagements in Hampshire to pop in to the High Street shop. It is a cause
POLICE have hailed an operation to break up large gatherings of car fanatics, some of whom flout the law, a success. As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo, officers surrounded a Hampshire retail park that has become notorious for large gatherings of
DETAILS about Christmas and New Year bin collections will soon be dropping on doormats across Fareham. There will be information on what can and cannot be recycled in the blue top bin, and there will be two stickers for househodlers to write their house
THE WAR against nuisance behaviour will be stepped up next week when an army of 40 patrolling support officers hits Hampshire's streets. The Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are being sent to Southampton, Eastleigh and Hedge End on Monday to
MAJOR disruption was caused for hundreds of rail passengers today after a woman fell to her death in front of an express train at a Hampshire station. The woman was believed to have been struck by the train travelling through Shawford station, near Winchester
THERE'S nothing wrong with a bit of high energy pop once in a while. That's what Ian Watkins brings to Joseph. They didn't dub him H for hyperactive for nothing when a part of 90s pop supergroup Steps. So, unrecognisable as his previous pop star persona
Howling Bells have something new to offer a music scene awash with identikit indie-bands aspiring for nothing more than to break through to the mainstream. Their enticing mix of soaring vocals, early-90s shoegazing and gothic country and western stands
AS a huge fan of the 1950 James Stewart film, I was apprehensive that I would be disappointed by an amateur version of the play - I need not have worried. Brian and Diane Buck's enchanting production of Harvey was a real treat. David Balfour was excellent
THE Revels Student Comedy Awards with chortle.co.uk has been launched at Southampton University. The awards will be visiting 12 universities across the country between now and the end of the spring term, to find 13 rising stars to perform at the grand
THE glamour of Las Vegas came to Southampton as regulars and bar staff transformed a pub for a charity evening do. More than 80 customers at The White Horse Pub in Netley Marsh looked stylish in black and white and they donned tuxedoes for the fundraising
I HAVE always loved the Beatles and Paul McCartney in particular. They were a huge part of my childhood and youth. John Lennon always said that the worst thing to happen to him was making it. John was killed; George was attacked and died young, now Paul
THE harsh future that the Policy Exchange think tank portrays in their very recent report, Maggies's Children, has to be commended, as it is not a publication in denial and advances reality. Something that we greatly need in these present times. The
I AM proud to have been the voice of the BT Speaking Clock for almost 22 years, but I turned 77 years old on October 12, which is well beyond the age of retirement and I shall soon be winding up my tenure! Naturally, I am disappointed to be stepping
MAY I apply to Southampton City Counci for a job in its inclusion support service and restructure department? I wouldn't mind £50,000 a year for doing...? Instead of scrapping two posts, why not axe the lot and all the other ridiculous waste of money
Have you been affected by cancer and struggling financially? Have you experienced problems paying mortgage or rent bills? Macmillan Cancer Support would like to hear from you. Macmillan is looking at how the additional costs of cancer and loss of income
IN BBC1's Politics Programme receently was an item on doing away with prisons, which was rather misleading although it reported how Winchester MP Mark Oaten suggests that it is a nonsense that almost everyone who commits a crime should go to jail. He
PEUGEOT is entering into the 4x4 SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) market with a new model that is 4.64 metres long and fitted with one of its accomplished HDi diesel engines, with DPFS (diesel particulate filter system). Its name - 4007 - uses the double-zero
IT'S VARIETY, the very spice of life that makes the NEC Bike Show a great day out. There is something for everyone, regardless of age or bike taste, within the halls of the Birmingham NEC. The Suzuki stand was packed with visitors getting a good look
A SOUTHAMPTON hair salon celebrated its first year in business with a charity feel good day' in aid of Breast Cancer Care. TV weather presenter Alina Jenkins was among the VIP guests for a day of treats, from hair-straightening to Indian head massage
COMEDIAN Jack Dee presented Southampton firm of independent financial advisers Radcliffe & Co with two major awards at an industry ceremony. The Bernard Street firm, which employs 30 people, won Protection Company of the Year and came third in the overall
BBC SOUTH presenter and Daily Echo columnist Sally Taylor took the wraps off New Forest holiday centre Sandy Balls' latest addition - the Tempus therapy suite. Taken from the Latin for time, Tempus is the first phase of the centre's current multi-million
THE studios of radio station Wave 105 were transformed into a sea of denim as presenters and staff dressed down to raise money for the Jeans for Genes Appeal. Steve Power, host of the station's breakfast programme, laid the foundations for a jumbo giving
THINGS are looking rosy for residents at Weston Court sheltered housing block in Southampton. Grounds at the back of the accommodation are to be transformed into a colourful wildlife garden. The community garden was the brainchild of assistant warden
A UNIQUE celebration of Islamic art in Winchester will take place next month. The Tower Arts Centre is hosting the event on November 11 and 12, a collaboration between Winchester Muslim Cultural Association and the city council. It sees artists and
SOUTHAMPTON-BORN rookie Anthony Allen has described his England call-up for a Test match baptism of fire against World Cup favourites New Zealand as "pretty unbelievable". The 20-year-old Millfield School product will feature in front of a Twickenham
SAINTS starlet Adam Lallana is targeting more first team appearances this season after signing a new three-year contract. The 18-year-old made a good impression when George Burley handed him his senior debut against Yeovil back in August. He made
George Burley is sweating over a couple of injury worries ahead of tomorrow's game against Wolves. Leading goalscorer Grzegorz Rasiak is a doubt, as is midfielder Jhon Viafara. Burley said: "Grzegorz Rasiak played on Saturday but had taken a knock
George Burley has come out fighting in defence of his under-pessure squad ahead of a critical few days for Saints. Burley's struggling side host Wolves at St Mary's tomorrow and rock bottom Hull on Saturday looking to arrest a nightmare run. They
HUNDREDS have signed a petition protesting at the absence of a crossing patrol warden outside a Totton school. Parents and residents are calling for Abbotswood Junior School to be provided with a new lollipop person to ensure children's safety. The
A MAJOR trial at Winchester Crown Court was abandoned for the day following a power cut that plunged a courtroom into darkness. The case of Mike Gifford-Hull wh is accused of murdering his wife was adjourned until midday today following a double blow
Plans for a new-state-of-the-art £70m research building that is set to rise from the ashes at Southampton University will be discussed next week. The proposals for the new complex have been unveiled on the first anniversary of the devastating fire which
A TEENAGE builder was taken to hospital with a back injury after a rescue operation on a Hampshire building site. The 18-year-old was bending down to pick up roof tiles on the top of a two-storey housing development in Warsash when he injured his back
CASES of the killer MRSA bug are on a downward trend in Southampton's hospitals. From April to September this year, there were 34 cases of patients testing positive for the bug. This compares to 48 cases for the same period in 2005. But the 34 cases
AN award winning pumpkin has been given the chop at a Southampton hospital - turning it into spooky Halloween soup. Patients and visitors at Southampton General Hospital are in for a tasty treat today, thanks to catering manager Stella Gardener's impressive
