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

FRANK Turner's Hampshire homecoming gig this week has been cancelled due to the threat of Coronavirus.

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

STUART Mott doesn’t play for AFC Totton too often these days – but when he does, it’s usually memorable.

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

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

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

The Wiggle New Forest Spring Sportive is set to take place this weekend. But how much do you know about the event? here's our round-up of ten things you should know.

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

SOUTHAMPTON residents can now access a host of local services to cope with the coronavirus crisis.

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

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

A RARE portrait of an early suffragette and Titanic survivor has been discovered by an auctioneer whose own ancestor shared a lifeboat with her after the liner sank.

While testing a web application on the Steam developer site, Artem Moskowsky came across a bug that yielded strange results.

Hampshire racing driver Rob Collard has set his goals high ahead of the new British Touring Car Championship season.

YOUNG motorcycle racing starlet Brody Crockford made a dramatic return to the British Junior Supersport series.

HAMPSHIRE civic chiefs have postponed their no-deal Brexit traffic plan after the UK was granted an extension.

MPs have called for urgent clarity and a plan to safeguard Hampshire jobs following the collapse of Southampton Airport's largest airline operator.

GUNWHARF Quays are celebrating the New Year by opening a new dining area.

SOUTHAMPTON GP surgeries have seen a significant drop in appointments due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

WITH 70 activities at 16 venues there was plenty of chance to burn off the calories during Southampton’s 30-Minute Sportathon.

SPORTING challenges will take place at a family fun day to raise cash for charities.

The Old Parsonage is a handsome country house on the edge of Stockbridge with beautiful countryside views, a pool and tennis court. It's on the market for £2,150,000.

THIS fine country farmhouse in the New Forest is on the market for £2.25 million

THIS stunning Hampshire barn conversion with period charm and a side gate to one of the county's best golf clubs could be yours for less than £1.5 million.

AN EXQUISITE £2.5 million sanctuary originally built for the man who was the solicitor for the White Star Line during the Titanic enquiry, this 6,000 sq ft property is the only Test Valley home designed by the revered Arts and Crafts architect MH Baillie Scott.

SOUTH COAST-BASED luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International, is planning to axe a fifth of its workforce in a major blow to Dorset’s economy.

They have been allowed to wander free for centuries and as such have attracted thousands upon thousands of visitors.

Former Vice President Joe Biden denies a sexual assault allegation by former Senate aide Tara Reade. The presumptive Democratic nominee spoke publicly about the allegation this morning for the first time.

Stimulus checks are rolling into bank accounts across the country, but many have experienced confusion about when, and if, their portion of the $2 trillion economic relief package is coming.

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a demonstration of Dog Whistler - The Original on the App Store for iOS. Train your dog (or annoy your friends) with this simple to use dog whistle. Quickly initiate a variety of frequency sounds via the dog whistle interface.

Dog Whistler - The Original on the App Store
https://itunes.apple.com/om/app/dog-whistler-the-original/id306614060?mt=8

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• Apple earnings tidbits: record $11.5B in services revenue, 390 million total paid subscriptions, and more
• These are all the new features found in iOS 12.3
• Apple unveils the new iPod touch with 2016's A10 Fusion chip and more
• What to expect from WWDC 2019
• Supreme Court rules that consumers can sue Apple for App Store practices
• You can now try out Microsoft's new Edge browser for macOS
• AirPod survives trip through man who swallowed it
• Jay for Tweeting
• New action game seeking beta testers
• How to Set Up Mail VIP Contacts in iOS; and Why You Should
• How to Use the VPN on iOS

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com

Did you know that you can use Apple Podcast on your Alexa devices ? In this podcast Thomas Domville show us how to use Apple Podcast with your Alexa devices .

In this podcast, Tyler Stephen demonstrates what to do if an app on your Mac becomes unresponsive.

In this episode of the AppleVis Extra, host Dave Nason speaks to Michael Feir, author of Personal Power; The iOS Edition, a recently released comprehensive guide on how to get the most from iOS as a blind user.

Facebook will be awarding financial support to over 30 local small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Policy Manager Diana Doukas was interviewed during this edition of WNCW's Friday Feature Interview of the Week to talk about this exciting news. Facebook, with a center located in Rutherford County, NC has partnered with groups across North Carolina to lend support in this crucial time of need. This discussion first aired on 88.7 FM on April 10th. Posted by Host and Producer of The Friday Feature- Paul Foster, WNCW Senior Producer, News Director, and Morning Edition Regional Host

Long Island’s pharmaceutical industry now makes up one of the region’s largest employers of manufacturing jobs. That’s according to a report released this week by the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency.

Long Island has one of the fastest-growing tech markets in North America. That’s according to the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Services Group.

Delaware County Sheriff's deputies say they have solved the 36-year-old murder of a teen.

Manufacturing, construction and distribution companies can reopen today , with employees wearing masks and observing cleaning and social distancing rules. State lawmakers are also coming back to work this week, and one has proposed a bill to open the state immediately while shutting down the authority of the governor and his health director.

All but five of the state's Motor Vehicle Bureaus closed March 19 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted says they could open later this month.

Ohio’s secretary of state says an election day with in-person voting is still the plan for this fall, but he’s suggesting some changes in case concerns about coronavirus keep voters away. A key voting rights group agrees, but wants to go further.

The state is in the process of reopening businesses, but leaders are calling on people to continue practicing social distancing. That includes Ohio's U.S. Senators who stress the importance of taking the coronavirus seriously as mitigation orders are lifted.

A meat-packing plant in Waterloo, Iowa, where a coronavirus outbreak exploded a few weeks ago, resumed operations on Thursday after a two-week closure. The reopening of Tyson Foods' largest U.S. pork plant came the same day that health officials in Black Hawk County, where the plant is located, announced that 1,031 of the plant's estimated 2,800 employees have tested positive for the virus. That's higher than previous estimates by state officials. Tony Thompson, sheriff of Black Hawk County, was among the public officials who called for the Waterloo facility to shut down temporarily. His call to close the plant came after he first toured the facility on April 10. Thompson says that when he toured the plant then, he "fully expected" to see barriers, masks and other personal protective equipment in place. That wasn't the case. "What I saw when we went into that plant was an absolute free-for-all," he says. "Some people were wearing bandannas. Some people were wearing surgical masks. ....

Airlines and airport operators in the United Kingdom are not waiting for the British government to publicly confirm their fears. Already, the groups representing major players in the U.K.'s air travel industry are pushing back on a proposal that would require travelers to quarantine after arriving from outside the country. A spokesperson for Airlines UK — a trade body with British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair as members — says the group understands from government officials that plans for a quarantine are in the works, but that details remain scarce at the moment. "We need to see the detail of what they are proposing. Public health must of course be the priority and we will continue to be guided by Sage advice," the group said in a statement emailed to NPR, noting that support measures will be necessary to ensure "that we still have a UK aviation sector once the quarantine period is lifted." "We will be asking for assurances that this decision has been led by the science and that

If you want to know where jazz is going today, you must check in with the next generation of musicians who are taking it in new directions. One such musician is pianist, vocalist, lyricist, and composer Hannah Baiardi. Hannah is in her fifth year of studying jazz and improvisational music at The University of Michigan with the esteemed professional music faculty including Ellen Rowe, Benny Green and Dennis Wilson. Hannah has taken full advantage of the opportunities at UM. That means she was able to record in the outstanding studios of The Duderstadt Center.

A proposal to eliminate the Regents exam in New York has alarmed some social studies teachers on Long Island. They worry if the state cuts the standardized tests, history will be the first to go.

Enrollment at colleges in Connecticut is declining at a rate faster than the national average.

There are eight fiscally stressed school districts on Long Island. That’s according to a report released Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.