HEALTH chiefs in Southampton have thrown their weight behind a national campaign to tackle lung cancer.

AN UNDER-FIRE health trust has admitted it missed chances to intervene when a mentally ill Southampton man was in “crisis”.

A WOMAN has been banned from the road for drug driving.

We asked florist Corinne Jullian from Atelier Floral Art for her top tips on wedding flowers.

If your idea of a beauty regime is normally just a splash of water combined with a bit of soap when you're really making an effort, read on.

TWO visually impaired young Saints fans have been able to see their football heroes clearly for the first time.

STUART Armstrong is starting to feel like he finally belongs in the Premier League.

FORMER Saint Peter Crouch has revealed the "embarrassing" moment Theo Walcott and Nathan Dyer burst onto the scene.

RALPH Hasenhuttl admitted creating the SFC Playbook was a ‘huge project’ but it’s one that he hopes will benefit the club in the years to come.

Upper Shirley High School prepares for this year's Rock Challenge.

Valentine Primary prepares for this year's Rock Challenge.

Wellow Primary prepares for this year's Rock Challenge.

Wildern School prepares for this year's Rock Challenge.

Woodlands School prepares for this year's Rock Challenge.

Wordsworth Primary prepares for this year's Rock Challenge.

Colden Common Primary School prepares for this year's Rock Challenge.

Video from the first night of the Rock Challenge 2015.

Video from the second night of the Rock Challenge 2015.

Video from the third night of the Rock Challenge 2015.

WHEN Lesley Hamer's best friend Jackie Matthews died of breast cancer earlier this year she penned a moving tribute to her pal in the Daily Echo.

THESE firefighters will be doing what they do best this Sunday - saving lives. But they will not be fighting any fires. Instead they are running 5km to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Ever wondered how your Race for Life money is used? On the eve of the Southampton race PAULA THOMPSON talks to the city scientist at the forefront of cancer research to find out.

RETIRED engineer Brian Cramp is a medical pioneer.

TOWN crier John Melody is helping launch this year's Race For Life - afte revealing he is battling cancer himself

SCHOOL of Rock - The Musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit, award-winning West End show, will go on a major UK Tour in 2021, and will come to Southampton in August., the Daily Echo can reveal.

THE Olivier Award-nominated production of Singin’ in the Rain will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour in 2021, making a splash in Southampton next spring.

THE Road Not Taken has been selected as the theme for a national playwriting festival to be launched in Hampshire this week.

GENEROUS music lovers have secured the immediate future of an iconic Southampton music venue after a desperate plea for help over coronavirus cancellations.

THE Concorde Club has rearranged a host of gigs and events. 

THE next online concert from Turner Sims takes place tomorrow night.

A POLICE officer and two off-duty firefighters saved a cyclist's life after he was taken ill and fell from his bike.

So now it’s officially confirmed by the man himself! After various celebrity sightings in the New Forest, Mayflower Park and Overdraft Craft Ale Bar Shirley, soul man of the moment Michael Kiwanuka dedicated a heartfelt rendition of Home Again to a sold out audience at the O2 Guildhall last night.

IF Dorchester Town were looking for clues about AFC Totton in Tuesday’s Southern League Challenge Cup match at Blackfield & Langley, they will have been sorely disappointed.

SHOLING, the 2014 FA Vase winners, have had a change of last-16 opponent in this year’s competition.

STEVE Claridge's Salisbury have completed the loan signing of pacy, young Saints winger Siphesihle Mdlalose.

SHOLING have landed an away draw at Northwich Victoria in the quarter-finals of the Buildbase FA Vase.

SHOLING’s hopes of lifting the FA Vase for a second time in six years were sunk at Norwich Victoria this afternoon.

BLACKFIELD & LANGLEY say they are “broken” following the death of co-assistant manager Chris Farrell earlier today.

FORMER Eastleigh striker Richard Gillespie, scorer of over 300 career goals, has confirmed his retirement from football.

CAR parking charges are to be reinforced across Southampton as of next week following their suspension during the coronavirus pandemic.

A HAMPSHIRE student is celebrating boxing success after giving a knockout performance in a national competition.

Southampton boxing fans are being offered once last chance to see Joe Pigford in action on their doorstep before the super welterweight steps up to title level.

A WELL known and much-loved local personality who served Southampton Amateur Boxing Club for over 60 years, has died.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious incident.

A growing number of unwanted offices in Southampton are being turned into flats, offering new opportunities for city-centre living.

The South Coast Development Team at Savills has successfully sold Southbrook Rise, the former council offices in Southampton, with planning permission for 60 flats.

Acting on behalf of private clients, Goadsby Commercial have completed the letting of 123 Old Milton Road, New Milton to Mr Gallacher of Printrooms-Online.

Dream Records' We Are Leo collaborate with Elizabeth Grace on single

The new singing and dancing franchise for the Wii U makes for an instant party in your house.