Shane Warne will return for his final season with Hampshire in August. The Hampshire captain will spend April-May as captain of one of the Indian Premier League franchises. Then he will have a two-month break with his family, and compete in the
INDUSTRIAL action by more than 100 workers on a ferry route between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will go ahead from Monday after talks broke down today. RMT members on Wightlink's Portsmouth-Fishbourne route will refuse to start work before 5.30am
FA CUP WEEKEND PREVIEWS Bristol Rovers v Southampton. On-loan midfielder Anthony Pulis is ineligible to play having already featured in the competition for his parent club Stoke. Centre-half Steve Elliott and full-back Ryan Green remain the only
Click here to read the full archive from the trial. The heartbroken mother of murdered teenager Lewis Singleton today spoke of the family's grief and said justice had not been done. Jeanette Singleton spoke emotionally outside Winchester Crown Court
Details of Rep Squad Friendlies Mon 18th Feb The rep squad have 2 friendlies arranged for Monday 18th February at Aerostructures, Hamble. The Blue squad will be playing Ice Sports Under 12's, 6.30pm kick off, Can all Blue Squad Palyers be at the
Details of Rep Squad Friendlies Mon 18th Feb The rep squad have 2 friendlies arranged for Monday 18th February at Aerostructures, Hamble. The Blue squad will be playing Ice Sports Under 12's, 6.30pm kick off, Can all Blue Squad Palyers be at the
A TEENAGER has this afternoon been acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of Lewis Singleton after jurors failed to reach a verdict. The 17-year-old, who has so far not been identified, has been found guilty of violent disorder on the night when 18
A HOST of Hampshire charities, schools and sports clubs are celebrating after receiving lottery grants totalling nearly £60,000. The cash boost has come from the National Lottery's Awards For All Programme and will be used for projects including
SOUTHAMPTON filmmakers hoping to be the next Steven Spielberg have been given a boost with the announcement that the city is to become the movie-making capital of the south. Budding filmmakers will have access to state-of-the-art of equipment
IRISH cinemas owner Tom Anderson is the latest name to be linked with a potential takeover at Saints. Reports suggest Anderson could be close to making a bid for the 25 per cent shareholding still controlled by ex-chairman Rupert Lowe. Former Liverpool
THERE are many reasons to visit the Volvo stand at this year's National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show which takes place next week at Birmingham's NEC. Showgoers can view Volvo's latest products, seek towing advice from Volvo's expert and also have
Paul Collingwood was delighted with England's victory in today's third one-day international against New Zealand but stressed they would not get carried away with their success. Following two successive hammerings in Wellington and Hamilton, the tourists
Worcestershire expect to find out within the next few days whether New Zealand paceman Shane Bond will be available to be their overseas paceman in the 2008 season. Bond, who has retired from playing international cricket, is also understood to be
Click here to read the full archive from the trial. A 19-year-old was yesterday found guilty of the murder of Lewis Singleton. Today, Rikki Johnson is behind bars after being unanimously convicted of the popular 18-year-old's murder. His co-accused
Click here for the Brambridge murder investigation archive DETECTIVES from Surrey have been called in to look at the investigation into the murder of pensioner Georgina Edmonds. A team of officers from the neighbouring county have moved into Hampshire's
THE Sound of Music star Connie Fisher has pulled out of a planned Southampton concert this summer, disappointing hundreds of fans who have already snapped up tickets for the show. The people's Maria, pictured inset and right, who shot to fame after winning
PART of a Southampton housing estate was cordoned off yesterday as police investigated an attack on a man. It is thought the man was hit over the head as he walked home along Meggeson Avenue in the Townhill area of the city. Police cordoned off two
I CAME up before the justices at Lyndhurst magistrates recently. The duty solicitor didn't turn up. I waited from 10.10am to 3.30pm, which for a pensioner in my condition was a long time to sit. I was asked to contribute £50 from a tiny little income
COUNCIL taxes are set to rise by four per cent on average across the country, which disguises the fact that the Government is using this year's settlement to shift finance from Wessex to the north of England and London. This will hit our elderly and
I AGREE that any pensioner with an income large enough to be taxed should have no cause to complain. However, I cannot agree with what Mrs H E Price (Letters, February 6) is trying to convince us. If, as she says, their state pension is massive compared
I'M sure my father and grandfather didn't fight in two world wars so that the sound of jackboots could be heard again under the pseudonym of sero tolerance as so cheerfully expoused by Margaret Woodtyne (Letters, January 29). She may well have a point
I SEE that one of the Daily Echo's advertisers is offering a Swim with Dolphins holiday. Sadly they obviously haven't read the leaflets put out by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, which deplores this damaging exploitation of probably the most
THE BBC is a deservedly respected brand, but they have had to go with the flow of multi-channels and ratings chasing. In my King of the Phone-ins role, I have known many local radio stations; and many phone-in presenters of both sexes. In a 25-year
FRIENDS of Countess Mountbatten House are most grateful to everyone who donated to our charity at the recent performances of Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime at The Point, Eastleigh. The collection raised £518.87 and this will go towards maintaining
I WOULD like to thank everyone who so very generously supported our collections at Sainsbury's in Shirley on February 1 and 2. They will be pleased to know that we collected a total of £831.89 and this will make a very significant contribution towards
I WAS saddened to read that Superintendent Adams felt obliged to retire from the Hampshire Constabulary after 28 years' good and loyal service, after being accused of inappropriate behaviour by a colleague. We do not know what he is alleged to have said
HAMPSHIRE: Free range sales soar after documentary IT'S being dubbed the Jamie Oliver effect after the celebrity chef's campaign against battery farming sent sales of free-range chickens soaring in Hampshire. The controversial Channel 4 documentary
WINCHESTER'S Christmas ice-rink attracted even more people in its second year. It was in the cathedral grounds for six weeks and figures released this week show that 42,000 tickets were sold, compared to 37,000 in its first year. About 250,000 people
Today's arrivals: Autostar, roro, 0130, 30; Maersk Sydney, container 13400, 206; Hoegh Trader, roro, 2330, 40 Sailings: APL India,k container, 0400, 206; Autostar, roro, 1200, 30; John paul K, cargo, 1200, 107; Sava Ocean, cargo, 1300, 201; Vantage
Chairman Ron Craig believes Bristol Rovers' FA Cup run will not have a detrimental effect on the club's promotion aspirations. The Coca-Cola League One side face a fixture pile-up after reaching the fifth-round of the cup for only the second time in
SHEFFIELD United are the ninth Championship club to change their manager this season after sacking Bryan Robson yesterday. Apart from Saints, where George Burley resigned, all the other clubs sacked the man in charge apart from Burnley where Steve
Kevin Blackwell has returned to Sheffield United after Bryan Robson rejected the opportunity to become the club's director of football after nine unsuccessful months as manager. Blackwell, who will be assisted by Sam Ellis, previously spent four and
Jason Dodd has urged his players not to spurn their fantastic' FA Cup opportunity. All that stands between Saints and a potentially terrific - and lucrative - quarter-final draw is League 1 outfit Bristol Rovers. Saints travel to the Memorial Stadium
BRISTOL Rovers have a penchant for scoring late goals this season - and are particularly good from set-pieces. And that could spell bad news for Saints. A Rovers scout was at Stoke on Tuesday and would have noted that all three home goals came from
Check the latest travel news in Southampton DRIVERS could be in for months of traffic mayhem if plans to resurface parts of a major route in to Southampton get the green light. City council transport chiefs are poised to propose a "substantial" three-month
IT is the birthday he never would have reached if it wasn't for the quick thinking actions of his lifesaving mum. Rupert Gay and his family will be celebrating the youngster's first birthday this weekend. The early milestone is even more special for
IT'S a devastating predicament for anyone to find themselves in. Losing your hard-earned and much-loved home after years of scraping together the mortgage repayments every month. Statistics show more and more working families and individuals in Hampshire
ONE of the most valued historic ships in England is rising out of the ashes - literally. A unique Second World War gun boat - one of the 50 most important historic ships in the country - has survived a devastating fire. Experts and a team of dedicated
HER crippling arthritis threatened to dash her dreams of stardom but instead led to her being signed to a US record label. Lin Duffy, 59, of Southampton, had retired from a lifetime in the music industry as a regular on the cabaret and club circuit owing
THIS is the bizarre UFO sighting which stunned a Southampton family when it loomed above the motorway. The Daily Echo has recreated above what they say appeared before them on the M27 near the city. The family of four was travelling west on the motorway
