BLACKFIELD & Langley took a significant stride towards the Sydenhams Premier Division title with a handsome 5-0 win at Fareham Town tonight. It was the first of three games in a hectic five-day spell for the Watersiders who needed six points
Warnings have been issued by Test Valley Borough Council after receiving complaints about people offering waste collection and tree maintenance services. The council have told residents to be wary of the individuals and that in no way are they working
BROCKENHURST are ending the Sydenhams Premier Division campaign on a high. Pat McManus’s men racked up their third straight victory on Saturday, edging a seven-goal thriller 4-3 against Cowes Sports. Brock led inside two minutes when Matt Sheedy
SYDENHAMS Premier outfit Newport IW have received the green light to move to a new ground. Plans have been approved by the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee for Port to relocate to land near the Racecourse roundabout. The proposals
EASTLEIGH chairman Stewart Donald says it’s “extremely unlikely” that he will become part of a consortium to rescue ailing Sunderland. There is much take-over talk surrounding The Mackems, who have been relegated to League One, and millionaire
EASTLEIGH midfielder Cavaghn Miley has been called into Paul Fairclough’s England C squad. Along with fellow youngster Sam Matthews – named Spitfires’ player and players’ player-of-theseason on Saturday – Miley has been one of the shining lights
YOUNG people will be running an indoor yard sale to raise funds for a Millbrook church. All monies raised will go to put on various community events for the young members of Southampton Seventh-Day Adventist church. On May 13, between 10am and
WOMEN can take part in a writing group. Taking place on the second Friday of every month at the Third Age Centre, on Onslow Road, the session will give ladies the chance to share new ideas, get creative and meet new people. The first session
HE'S been hailed as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century - and the man himself could be coming to Southampton. German painter Gerhard Richter broke records when one of his paintings sold for £30.4 million at auction in 2015
IT’S NOT just the welcome end to winter and excitement of the Masters that is getting players back in the swing of it at Paultons Golf Centre. Newly-appointed general manager Roger Tomey and his team have taken the first steps in a long-term plan
A WREATH-LAYING ceremony will take place in Hampshire on Wednesday to honour a First World War hero who was awarded the Victoria Cross. Commander Edward Unwin, who was born at Forest Lodge, Hythe, performed an outstanding act of bravery during the
A SCOUT group needs your help. The 3rd Portchester Scout Group is bidding to bag a cash boost as part of the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. People can vote for the group to receive a grant of either £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 raised from carrier
A SPECIAL dog event will raise money for an animal charity. 'Paws for Tea' will sell cakes, including vegan and gluten-free delights, as well as pup cakes and homemade doggy treats at the Botleigh Grange Hotel, on Grange Road, Hedge End. There
DAREDEVILS are firing themselves up to walk over hot coals to raise money for Wessex Cancer Trust in Southampton Guildhall Square on Friday, April 27. After a full safety briefing, the 21 walkers will be led over ten metres of coals heated to 1200
A CELEBRATION day to help support those who bring lives into the world is being hosted at Hamble Sports Complex next month. Midwives, maternity support workers and student midwives are invited to come and celebrate International Day of the Midwife
SOUTHAMPTON Ancient Egypt Society will host an informal five week evening class about the country's history. Taking place at Oasis Academy Lordshill, each Friday starting from April 27, people can learn more about the traditions and culture of ancient
A man who filmed a pet dog giving Nazi salutes before posting the footage online has been fined £800. Mark Meechan, 30, recorded his partner's pug responding to statements such as "sieg heil" by raising its paw before posting the footage on YouTube
FOLLOWING an after-dinner chat I was surprised that our friend has no banking facilities in Hythe. I believe they have a mobile bank that parks in the local carpark weekly, leaving its customers to stand outside in all weathers. The other choice
A MAN has been told to pay almost £5,000 in fines and costs after he was caught fishing illegally in a Hampshire river. Michael Stimson, 35 of no fixed address, was prosecuted by Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) after
HAMPSHIRE TV celebrity Esther Rantzen has opened a new-look village hall with links to Alice in Wonderland and a former Prime Minister. Dame Esther cut a celebratory cake at Emery Down and Bank Village Hall, which boasts a new kitchen, gas central
FRIENDS and family gathered to celebrate the life and work of a popular Southampton artist. Rosy Maguire was a photographer and musician who tragically died after falling from the Itchen Bridge in February - prompting thousands of people to sign
THEY are one of the greatest rock bands of their time, and today The Rolling Stones have unveiled The Vaccines will open for them when they play at St Mary’s Stadium on May 29. Fans at St Mary’s will be treated to a special performance from English
AFTER a tentative start, the cast were soon going at full-throttle, making sense of Ayckbourn’s mind-boggling, time-bending plot, where 3 women, from different eras, come together to thwart evil and defy the predictions of time. In the feminist
WESLEY Hoedt is adamant Saints were denied a legitimate goal by referee Martin Atkinson in their 2-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea at Wembley. With the Blues 1-0 up, the Dutch defender watched in horror as Atkinson gave a free-kick in favour
THOUSANDS of runners laced up their shoes and took to the streets for Southampton Marathon 2018. The city was bathed in sunshine and spectators and supporters lined the streets to cheer on competitors. PHOTOS: Southampton Marathon 2018
A YOUNG couple about to move into their new home lost all their furniture in flash floods that wreaked havoc across Southampton. Ryan Sherry and girlfriend Sophie-Jane Harrod have been left distraught after seeing a river of water surge into the
A NEW public art installation will be "for the public and developed with the public" it has been confirmed. As reported Southampton City Council is working with curators at the John Hansard Gallery on an installation to be painted on the road outside
HE is the Southampton-born pop star who pushed One Direction into second place winning The X Factor in December 2010 and for a while glittering career seemed certain. But Matt Cardle fell from grace after becoming addicted to a cocktail of drugs
A CASH-STRAPPED city refuge has been awarded a £79,900 grant to fund a “desperately-needed” recovery and rehabilitation scheme. South Hampshire’s Women’s Refuge (SHWR) was forced to make a public appeal for donations last year after changes to government
THEY came, they saw and they pounded the pavements in their thousands. As the sun shone on Southampton yesterday a record number took part in the ABP Southampton Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k. Ten thousand people took part and even the unseasonably
NEW low emission busses are set to be rolled out onto the streets of Southampton. Indepedent bus company Xelabus will bring three new hybrid double decker buses into its fleet from next week. The buses reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 35 per
A MAJOR high street fashion retailer could be about to open a new store in Southampton. British clothing giant River Island has lodged plans with civic chiefs to replace HMV on Above Bar Street. It comes after the Echo revealed last month that
A TRUST is in discussions to work closer with a school facing an uncertain future, as the political row over its potential closure intensifies. Oasis Community Learning is in discussions with the Department for Education to help with Chamberlayne
AN ANNUAL festival of cycling will be returning to Winchester city centre this summer bigger than ever before. Winchester Criterium and CycleFest is back for its sixth year on Sunday, June 10, supported again by headline sponsors Hargroves Cycles
IT'S certainly one way to impress a new employer. The 60 foot model in pride of place above the Mayflower theatre's foyer was built by joiner Russell Charlton, who joined the theatre's maintenance team just 18 months ago. When the 62 year old
THE TIDE is turning for the Solent - thanks to a £640,000 windfall which will be used to help save its natural treasures. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to fund a project to preserve
A THIEF robbed a partially-sighted “anxious” man who was trying to withdraw money from a Southampton cash machine. Tara Brown continually pestered Declan Moriarty by asking him for the time as he used the ATM at Sainsbury’s, in Redcar Street, Shirley
Mark Hughes has told Saints to put their Wembley disappointment behind them and focus on beating Bournemouth in a game he says they “need to win” in order to survive. Saints were beaten 2-0 by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final with Hughes angry
So this is it. No more distractions, welcome or otherwise. No more uncertainties to worry about, dates kept free in the diary, players to have half an eye on a big day out. Saints have four games left this season and the only thing to play
THOUSANDS of Saints fans poured out of Wembley stadium frustrated and disappointed for the second consecutive campaign. Second-half goals from Olivier Giroud and substitute Álvaro Morata condemned Saints to a 2-0 defeat in their FA Cup semi-final
A MAJOR mopping up operation has been launched across Hampshire after "unprecedented" flooding caused by last night's storm. Members of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were stretched to the limit as they dealt with a string of calls relating
