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

MAJOR opera and ballet shows due to take place at Mayflower Theatre this month have been cancelled.

FORMER Strictly Come Dancing champion Kevin Clifton is to star in the 2020/2021 UK & Ireland tour of Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit Strictly Ballroom The Musical, which comes to Mayflower Theatre next summer.

THEATRE lovers due to watch Jason Manford in Curtains the Musical in Southampton last week can get their fix as the show is streamed online for charity tonight.

A CELEBRATED Guide and Scout show which was cancelled for the first time in 63 years was turned into an uplifting online video instead.

SAINTS first game at Turf Moor in 28 years ended with the same result as the last - a draw.

September 11, 2001. That is the only other time Saints have visited Brighton's makeshift Withdean Stadium.

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. 

QUEEN Extravaganza, the official Queen tribute band produced by Roger Taylor and Brian May, returns to the UK in 2021 following sell out shows across the globe. It celebrates 50 years of Queen with a one night only show at Mayflower Theatre on Sunday January 31 among 26 dates across the UK.

A WOMAN was injured after she was attacked by two dogs while out on a run in the Stockbridge countryside.

Eastleigh residents have been reminded that bin collection will be collected as normal over the Bank Holiday weekend.

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

TOM Bearwish has left AFC Totton to return to his parent club Eastleigh.

AFC TOTTON are ready to open the door to another teenage talent following defender Jack Barker’s departure to Evo-Stik One South rivals Moneyfields.

AFC TOTTON missed the chance to knock unbeaten league leaders Yate Town off their lofty perch yesterday.

AFC TOTTON boss Louis Langdown moved to bolster his squad prior to yesterday's 1-1 draw on the 3G pitch at Cirencester Town.

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

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.

TWO HAMPSHIRE based, community football teams will soon be facing off in a charity game analysed by top ex-professionals.

A FOOTBALL league in Hampshire has suspended pre-match handshakes due to the threat of coronavirus.

WORK to install a bridge over a major Southampton road has been completed.

A LORRY and a car crashed on a Hampshire motorway causing police to close the lane.

HAMPSHIRE rail users can expect a week of disruptions.

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

Ryan Garner has been inspired by the recent Featherweight thriller between Josh Warrington and Carl Frampton and believes 2019 is his year.

Ryan Garner's return to the ring has been delayed by a month.

Joe Pigford is set for a first Southampton fight for two-and-a-half years as he aims to get his boxing career back on track.

Former Saints star Mark Dennis was in tears of pride after watching his grandson win the Junior ABA title.

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

Golden Ring ABC wrote another chapter in their storied history as they had two sisters competing in the Nationals Finals for the first time – and came away with two famous victories.

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.

Southampton boxing star Amber Moss-Birch was crowned European Champion in Georgia.

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

St. Mary's Stadium, Carling Cup, Tuesday August 10, 2010

St Mary's Stadium, League One, Tuesday November 2, 2010

TODAY the Daily Echo launches a campaign to persuade the government to scrap university tuition fees for student nurses risking their lives on coronavirus wards.

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

DEVELOPERS are planning to bulldoze a landmark hotel and replace it with up to 65 flats for the elderly, the Daily Echo can reveal.

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.

MARKS and Spencer stores across Hampshire could get the chop, according to figures from a leading retail analyst.

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

TODAY IS THE DAY!!! The new album OUR NATION is out now! 99% Bangers / 1% grease

Simon and Garfunkel, Mitchell and Webb, Batman and Robin – some of the best things come from the power of two minds combined.

If you suffer from a nervous disposition, have heart problems, or are susceptible to bouts of rage, there’s a good chance Cloudberry Kingdom is not for you.

PLANNERS last night backed three major waterfront developments that are set to change the face of Southampton’s waterfront.

A record number of bidders have confirmed that they will battle it out for the right to open a super casino in Southampton.

HAMPSHIRE is set to receive a massive £360m boost in a deal that aims to create thousands of jobs and new homes and revitalise the economy.