I SHOULD like to pay tribute to Alan Wiltshire the Echo and Romsey Advertiser reporter whose death was sadly announced last week

The LA Times drops into Richmond and gets it all wrong. Richmond, the second largest city in Contra Costa County, has had remarkable success fighting the coronavirus — so much so that it and the county are national models. Officials acted quickly and decisively to mobilize resources, info, and healthcare services while providing economic protections for renters and homeowners.…

HE'S BEEN an integral part of Saints' rise from League 1 to European football - and to mark his birthday, we've got a special José Fonte photo gallery.

TELEVISION presenter Piers Morgan has aimed a dig at a BBC Radio Solent journalist today over former Hampshire Cricket star Kevin Pietersen's exclusion from the England squad.

“IT WAS the best decision I ever made.”

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is fully committed to the club amid speculation of a move to Arsenal.

A HAMPSHRIE 12-year-old with cerebral palsy spent time with the captain of Southampton Football Club, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

FORGET James Bond or Jason Bourne – there’s a new spy in town. And he’s not dressed in a tuxedo or head-to-toe camouflage, but a garish Hawaiian shirt.

JOFRA Archer will spearhead the Southern Braves attack alongside Chris Jordan when The Hundred begins next summer - and James Vince will also play for the Ageas Bowl-based franchise.

COME on the Azzurri! That is the rallying cry from England fans across Hampshire.

JOBS are at risk at a well-known Hampshire engineering company.

WELL I didn't see that one coming.

HE'S a snooker legend, get him in there!

AT just three years old, little Ellie Maddox is one of the youngest participants in this Sunday's Race for Life.

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

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.

IT’S set to be a fundraiser with a difference for philanthropic Hampshire artist Frank Turner.

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.

EITHER AFC Stoneham or Alresford Town will succeed Saints Under-23s as holders of the Southampton DFA Senior Cup.

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.

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.

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

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.

A CYCLIST has completed an epic journey of more than 11,000 miles from Hampshire to Hong Kong.

We are delighted to announce the first round of exhibitors for the 2017 Daily Echo Jobs Fair.

Job fair - Tuesday 19th September 10am - 3pm, O2 Guildhall Southampton

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.

Employment rates may be close to at an all time high but there has been steady stream of visitors to today's Echo Jobs Fair at Southampton's O2 Guildhall.

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

TWO major festivals will bring tens of thousands of music lovers to Southampton on one day this weekend.

IT was a personal journey for each and every one of them.

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.

JOBS are at risk at a well-known Hampshire engineering company.

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.

IT may be hidden away but managers of a Hampshire pub say its location and its historicTV fame have made it a hotspot for tourists and locals alike.

When in-person classes were cancelled for the semester at Wake Forest University, Professor Justin Catanoso knew he would have to break some of his own rules.

As death tolls rise, new testing information surfaces and doctors race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, breaking news is not in short supply.

In this episode, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville are joined by John Sturt, the man behind such hit games as Super Tile Smash, Wordfinder, Knight Commander and Minesweeper Deluxe, with yet more fun games to come it seems.

In this podcast, Humberto Avila takes us through Frotz, a repository and engine for playing interactive text based fiction games on iOS.

Get Frotz for free in the App Store.

In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to the skills that you can find on Amazon Alexa for iOS. With hundred's of thousands of skills to choose from, there is always something for you to use and play.

Amazon Alexa Skill Search:
https://www.amazon.com/alexa-skills/b?ie=UTF8&node=13727921011

Amazon Alexa on the App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-alexa/id944011620?mt=8

Governor Ned Lamont says United Technologies will continue to expand and hire new workers in Connecticut despite its merger with Raytheon. The company plans to move its headquarters to Boston.

Before there was the Algonquin Round Table in New York in the ‘20s, a lunch group of literary bon vivants whose often quotable put downs would become famous, there was – and STILL IS – The Club, a unique London tavern assembly of intellectuals, started in 1764, that included some of the most dazzling verbal sharpshooters of the day. Their extraordinary, wide-ranging conversations, passionate arguments and often hilarious provocations and rejoinders have now been captured by the award-winning cultural critic Leo Damrosch. Called “ The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped An Age , ” this fascinating history will likely prove one of the most engaging, enlightening and delicious books you’ll come across in a long time. Damrosch wears his scholarship with ease and grace, including references, as he genially corrects or adds ironic commentary to the private lives and public careers he celebrates. As the title has it, he follows the arcs of the humbly born Samuel Johnson and of

He didn’t at first appreciate the scare and chose to stay in the crowded city. And he hadn’t at the start stockpiled food or self-isolated or realized the extent of the contagion. But he did come to acknowledge the horror and the “brutal courage” of those who tried to help. “He” was Daniel Defoe. The time was 1722. The occasion, the publication of “A Journal of the Plague Year,” three years after Robinson Crusoe. In the “Journal” Defoe is looking back 57 years to when The Great Plague hit London, one year before The Great Fire would destroy just about anything that was left. Ironically it was probably the fire that helped finally destroy the vermin carrying the infecting bacteria. Writer, merchant, at times spy, Daniel Defoe created in the “Journal” a chronological first-person narrative of the epidemic in the voice of a middle-class tradesman, a saddler. Defoe would have been 5 when The Plague broke out, so his gripping on-the-scene account, augmented by research, must be considered

Award-winning composer Peter McConnell is no stranger to the world of Plants vs. Zombies . Battle for Neighborville is his third soundtrack for the series. He's also no stranger to the banjo! He's been playing since he was 13, but when he spied a gorgeous 1928 Gibson five-string in a music store he regularly haunts, he knew it would be perfect for the Cheese Mines levels in the game. Peter gave the whole soundtrack a real roots feel, also using a slide guitar. He even wrote his own, in his words, "earnest" folk song, Where Have All the Plants Gone , inspired by legendary folksinger Joan Baez, who's actually a neighbor. Because Plants vs. Zombies Battle for Neighborville is a science fiction game at heart, Peter also added plenty of classic synths. He says the developers at Pop Cap also suggested the sound of the score for The Time Machine, based on the novel by H.G. Wells. Peter says getting the right emotion in his music for a game keeps the writing interesting, whether it's the

Protests over stay-at-home orders because of COVID-19 have become more common around the country. In California, a surprising group is behind some of them: those who oppose mandatory vaccinations. On Thursday, a mash-up of people mingled on the sidewalk in front of California's state Capitol in Sacramento. There were Trump supporters wearing MAGA hats and waving American flags. There were Christians, singing along to religious rock songs and raising their hands in prayer. The event's MC. urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to tune into their event. "Everybody up at the Capitol, tell Gavin Newsom [to tune in to] 107.9 FM, if he wants to hear what we have to say," the MC told the crowd over loudspeakers. "It could be kind of good for him!" There were also mothers with their children at the rally. Many people were not wearing face masks or observing social distancing protocols. They'd all come out to protest California's stay-at-home order, put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. This week's

Very briefly, at the end of 2019 and the start of 2020, there were slightly more women on American nonfarm payrolls than men. That's no longer true. The historically disastrous April jobs report shows that the brunt of job losses fell on women. Women now account for around just under half — 49% — of American workers, and they accounted for 55% of the increase in job losses last month. One way of looking at why that matters that is to look at the gap that opened up between women's and men's unemployment last month. The below chart shows women's unemployment rate minus men's unemployment rate since 2007. Usually, the line bumps around near or just below zero — meaning men's unemployment is usually near or slightly higher than women's. But that spike on the far right shows how women's unemployment leapt to be 2.7 points higher than men's in April. Women had an unemployment rate of 16.2% to men's 13.5% last month. That's uncommon for a recession. The below chart is a longer view, and the

Protests over stay-at-home orders because of COVID-19 have become more common around the country. In California, a surprising group is behind some of them: those who oppose mandatory vaccinations. On Thursday, a mash-up of people mingled on the sidewalk in front of California's state Capitol in Sacramento. There were Trump supporters wearing MAGA hats and waving American flags. There were Christians, singing along to religious rock songs and raising their hands in prayer. The event's MC. urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to tune into their event. "Everybody up at the Capitol, tell Gavin Newsom [to tune in to] 107.9 FM, if he wants to hear what we have to say," the MC told the crowd over loudspeakers. "It could be kind of good for him!" There were also mothers with their children at the rally. Many people were not wearing face masks or observing social distancing protocols. They'd all come out to protest California's stay-at-home order, put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. This week's

Very briefly, at the end of 2019 and the start of 2020, there were slightly more women on American nonfarm payrolls than men. That's no longer true. The historically disastrous April jobs report shows that the brunt of job losses fell on women. Women now account for around just under half — 49% — of American workers, and they accounted for 55% of the increase in job losses last month. One way of looking at why that matters that is to look at the gap that opened up between women's and men's unemployment last month. The below chart shows women's unemployment rate minus men's unemployment rate since 2007. Usually, the line bumps around near or just below zero — meaning men's unemployment is usually near or slightly higher than women's. But that spike on the far right shows how women's unemployment leapt to be 2.7 points higher than men's in April. Women had an unemployment rate of 16.2% to men's 13.5% last month. That's uncommon for a recession. The below chart is a longer view, and the