BHANGRA dancers provided the entertainment for hundreds of people looking to get inspiration for their forthcoming wedding at a Southampton hotel.

HAMPSHIRE Masons have raised funds to help provide specialist equipment for children and young people at Hampshire hospices.

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.

Matthew Hoggard thinks his former team-mate Kevin Pietersen has no chance of playing for England again and believes incoming chairman Colin Graves was ''careless'' to suggest otherwise.

Kevin Pietersen's hopes of a second England chance have been dealt another blow after coach Peter Moores appeared to rule out the possibility while he is in charge of the national team.

Kevin Pietersen marked his long-awaited return to domestic cricket with 170 for Surrey against Oxford MCCU.

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has urged England to move on from Kevin Pietersen, believing the controversial batsman no longer merits a place in the side and brings too much baggage as well.

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.

EASTLEIGH are through to the FA Cup first round after two penalties for Scott Rendell.

EASTLEIGH warmed up for Saturday’s FA Cup tie at home to League Two Crewe Alexandra with a fourth successive victory at the Silverlake - thanks to three goals in ten first-half minutes.

All the photos from Saints' 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace, as Sadio Mane's late goal decides the match.

Saints bag themselves a well deserved point at Stamford Bridge after Dusan Tadic equalises with a penalty.

Pictures from Saints' victory over Burnley at St Mary's Stadium.

Check out our picture gallery from Saints v Hull.

Despite Morgan Schneiderlin drawing first blood at Britannia Stadium, two second-half goals from Stoke sends Saints away without a point.

Two goals from Graziano Pelle ensured that Saints took the lead twice at St Mary's Stadium, but equalisers from Erik Lamela and Nacer Chadli meant both teams came away with a point.

Despite an equaliser from Sadio Mane, Saints suffer a 2-1 defeat to Sunderland The Stadium of Light.

Saints had a battle on their hands after Leicester scored two goals in the first 19 minutes of play. No further goals were scored.

Photos from Saints' 6-1 win against Aston Villa, in which Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick in 2mins 56secs - the fastest in Premier League history.

Pictures from the Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester City and Southampton.

Pictures from the first leg of Europa League play-off between Saints and Midtjylland.

A third clean-sheet in a row for Saints must be a positive to cling onto - view pictures here.

​Saints batter Championship side MK Dons to progress through to the fourth round of the Capital One Cup at stadiummk.

Pictures from Southampton v Swansea.

View the Barclays Premier League clash between Chelsea and Saints via our picture gallery

Check out pictures from Saints v Liecester

Bournemouth have been fined £35,000 after accepting a charge from the Football Association for a breach of anti-doping rules.

BROADLANDS Lakes have reported some good fish again this week.

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

Gabi Taylor pushed defending champion Donna Vekic all the way before losing her first-round match at the Nottingham Open.

HAMPSHIRE have signed Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon as their overseas player in next year’s Specsavers County Championship.

In recent years, scores of pubs across Southampton have shut down.

THE annual event was one which saw local residents flock to the streets to catch a glimpse of the colourful and humerous floats as they trundled down the road.

A HAMPSHIRE charity has provided food for pupils entitled to free lunches during the school shutdown.

Luis Suarez is set to learn his fate today as his lawyer claimed calls for the Uruguay striker to face a lengthy ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini were part of an Anglo-Italian conspiracy.

NO further deaths from coronavirus have been reported in Hampshire hospitals in the past 24 hours.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a cool package that Switch owners and fans of the original WiiU release will not want to miss.

PILOTS monitoring the stricken Hoegh Osaka in the Solent have been sent back to land as 75mph gales threaten to bear down on the region.

THE operation to pump water from the stricken Hoegh Osaka has begun.

Active Nation fitness coaches at Chamberlayne Leisure Centre are supporting the Daily Echo’s Staying Alive campaign, urging Sotonians to burn off those extra calories in a bid to battle killer diseases and illnesses.

A MAN who fell from a cruise ship and gouged his leg open on a propeller has been airlifted to hospital.

A SOUTHAMPTON charity has announced they are continuing their partnership with an upcoming marathon.

THE future of a much-loved Southampton band considered one of the rising stars of British indie pop is in doubt after music equipment worth thousands was stolen.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.