PLANS for a new £15m ferry terminal in Southampton's flagship Royal Pier development are set to go on display.

RESIDENTS have had their first chance to have their say on major plans for a new ferry terminal on Southampton’s waterfront.

National Park chiefs will be forced to hand back £1.5m after Government ministers rejected part of a plan to make the New Forest more cycle-friendly.

ONLY a small number of mass cycling events would be affected by the proposed cap on cyclists in New Forest events.

Puzzle games can be tricky enough to tackle when you've got security guards, laser beams and pesky trapdoors to negotiate.

EVER fancied being a shepherd in a steampunk environment, filled with perilous danger which wouldn’t be out of place in a Saw movie?

IT’S been three months since we were treated to the rip-roaring hilarity-fest which was the opening episode of Tales from the Borderlands. It’s been a long wait.

Like Frankenstein, the guys at Activision have breathed new life in to something that was otherwise dead.

HAVE you always fancied giving sailing a go but not sure where to start? Want to get your kids for a session out on the water? Or just want to try something completely different? Push the Boat Out 2018 is a great scheme run by the Royal Yachting Association at hundreds of clubs around the country - including several in Hampshire.

TRIBUTES have been paid to an inspirational Hampshire businessman who has died on holiday in the Caribbean.

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IF you are looking for high quality, organic local meat, Hyden Farm Organic Meat and Poultry is a very good place to start.

AHEAD of the annual Watercress Festival in Alresford later this month, new research has found that antioxidant-rich watercress, often labelled a super-food, can alleviate the natural stress put on our body by a workout.

It all started as a bit of banter over a few pints of not very good ale.

He has worked at some of the country’s top restaurants and is now impressing guests at Lainston House with his culinary talents. Head chef Phil Yeomans talks to Ed Stilliard

EVER fancied a banana split sausage or what about venison and chocolate?

WITH just under a fortnight to go more companies are signing up to take part in the Echo Jobs fair.

WITH just a few days to go more companies are signing up to take part in the Daily Echo Jobs Fair.

ALTHOUGH it is not possible to go to the berth Titanic sailed from, ABP do allow members of the public to visit the Titanic memorial.

Admiralty House was converted into flats in the early 21st century, but it's origins are rather different.

Generous Harvey White knew exactly how to tame the wild beasts that have charged into Southampton this summer - with an ice lolly.

A small, corroded key for a locker on the Titanic has sold for £85,000 at auction.

THE WINNING design for a stained glass window to the Titanic crew who perish in the disaster has been revealed this weekend.

Handheld gamers are treated to an enjoyable on-track romp around the Sega world, in an effort to catch up with the race-leader Mario Kart.

A host of undead enemies foolishly stand in your way as you stride through all manner of gloomy gothic environments.

The Odeon cinema in Southampton is set to become a hive of entertainment for Final Fantasy fans.

Whether it's at home, at work, on the bus, in the pub or on social media, everybody is raving about Kodi and what it can do.

Bethesda announced today that the Switch version of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus will launch on Friday, June 29.

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) is revving up to race into the fastest circuit in the country this weekend, as Thruxton in Hampshire prepares to play host to the UK’s premier motorsport series.

British Touring Car Championship drivers have been meeting fans and signing autographs at Westquay shopping centre, Southampton, ahead of this weekend's races at Thruxton.

According to a Gematsu report, Final Fantasy XV will see a worldwide release on September 30, 2016.

It's been a long time coming, but Heavy Spectrum has finally announced the release date for Shadow of the Beast.

The colourful, cutesy aesthetics are enough to make a gamer vomit, whilst the complexity of the combat system could keep the most hardcore of role-players happily entertained for dozens of hours.

I love the idea of being able to influence or create melodic beats with simple play.

At first, Surviving Mars will be familiar to any gamer with experience of base building, resource gathering and exploring uncharted territory.

HAMPSHIRE civic chiefs are swinging their no-deal Brexit plans into action next week in case the UK crashes out of the EU on October 31.

CITY bosses have reversed their decision to ban doormats from all council-owned properties in Southampton.

A NEW hotel has been included in revamped plans for a major city centre development, the Echo can reveal.

THE Liberal Democrats came close today to snatching Winchester and Chandler's Ford in what would have been a stunning victory.

A new app to show users if they've come into contact with someone with Covid-19 is being trialled this week.

PEOPLE in Wales are being asked to act responsibly and to avoid unnecessary travel until coronavirus restrictions have been lifted by the Welsh Government.

Kia adds another option to the Ceed range with this trendy XCeed SUV. Jonathan Crouch checks it out.

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Lacklustre Fareham slipped to a third England Hockey West Conference defeat in four matches when Bristol-based Clifton Robinson lifted themselves off the league basement with a 2-1 win, their first of the campaign.

by Mike Vimpany

TWO goals each by Craig Jeffrey and Micah Smithart, alongside a Ben Hibberd penalty stroke, swept Winchester to a 5-2 opening day win over ten-man Indian Gymkhana at Osterley in hockey's South Premier 1.

FAREHAM wiped out a 2-0 Oxford Hawks first-half lead only to be beaten 5-2 by last season’s South Premier League champions, who scored three times in the last five minutes to seal a flattering win.

ENGLAND hockey star Alex Danson has revealed she is on the road to recovery after suffering a brain injury.

SOUTHAMPTON'S biggest and best free music festival is back.

THE longest running festival of outdoor arts Hat Fair, which attracts nearly 100,000 people to Winchester each year, has been cancelled for 2020 amid coronavirus fears.