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  • Phoenix beat Bison hoodoo

    Basingstoke Bison 1, Manchester Phoenix 3 IT WAS third time lucky for the Manchester Phoenix as they beat the Wella Bison for the first time this season at the Planet Ice Silver Dome Arena on Saturday night. The first action of the game saw Bison player

  • Scotland 1 - Holland 0

    Scotland manager Berti Vogts has revealed that the surprise recall of international rookie Paul Dickov had been specifically designed to unsettle Holland's most capped player of all-time. The Leicester striker had played for his country on just five previous

  • Russia 0 - Wales 0

    Ryan Giggs considers the horror assault that almost wrecked his season "one of the worst" he has ever had to withstand in nearly 15 years as a professional. And as the magnitude of the Welsh performance in the ferociously-partisan Lokomotiv Stadium in

  • Dr Martens League: Bash come unstuck

    Bashley came unstuck 2-1 at home to second-placed King's Lynn on Saturday. Defender Paul Gazzard's trip on Malcolm Ndekwe invited Carl Holmes to send Bash 'keeper Mike Hookway the wrong way from the spot on 11 minutes. The Foresters had a potential Andy

  • Soton FA Senior Cup: Wellow still at it

    The third round threw up the usual amount of shocks. Last round cup killers Wellow from Senior 1 were at it again as a Paul Traies hat-trick gave them an impressive 3-0 win against Premier Division Eastleigh Comrades in a fierce tussle of a tie. Hampshire

  • New deal is just Electric for league

    Southern Electric have extended their sponsorship of Southern Premier League cricket into a fourth year - and may be prepared to back the competition even longer. Players were told of a 12-month extension to the initial three-year deal, which began in

  • Burrows bowled over by award

    Hampshire Academy teenager Tom Burrows has been named Southern Electric Premier League Young Cricketer of the Year. Burrows, 18, scored almost 500 league runs and kept wicket impressively for the Academy side which enjoyed the best overall record in all-day

  • Champions are crowned

    BAT Sports, Old Tauntonians & Romsey, and Alton were officially crowned champions of their respective divisions at the ECB Southern Electric Premier League presentation dinner at the Southampton Novotel. League chairman Alan Bundy (left) and Southern

  • School of the future

    THE Clere school has officially launched its new specialist technology status by formally opening its state-of-the-art design studio. On Thursday Sir George Young, MP for North West Hampshire, unveiled a brass plaque in front of Burghclere school's 600

  • Graffiti artists target white railway bridge

    A FRESHLY-PAINTED railway bridge in Old Basing has proved to be a blank canvas for graffiti artists - despite the council's attempts to tackle vandalism in the area. The railway bridge in Swing Swang Lane may soon lose its whitewashed look due to an ongoing

  • Fairytale beginning for Christmas plans

    THE magic of Christmas has begun in Basingstoke with the switching on of the town centre festive lights. The Christmas lights in Festival Place were switched on with the help of Joe Cleaver and borough mayor Cllr Gerry Traynor on Thursday evening. Joe

  • Fire station suffering recruitment problem

    ODIHAM fire station is facing a staffing crisis as not enough potential young recruits can afford to live in the village. The station is staffed entirely by volunteer firefighters, who must live within four minutes travelling distance of the station.

  • Building towards record turnover

    REGIONAL house builder Orchard Homes is on target for a record year as its homes prove a massive hit with buyers. Half-yearly figures released by the Southampton company reveal turnover is to top £20m in this financial year. Formed in 1997, the company

  • Cowes to host design conference

    COWES on the Isle of Wight is to host an exhibition and conference for pioneering and innovative design using composites and renewable resources. Called Euro Trade 2004 (Cowes), it is the first event of its kind to be held in the UK and is to attract

  • Pupils learn all about IT

    PUPILS at Mansel Junior School in Millbrook, are brushing up on their computer skills in a new IT after-school club that has been funded by Southampton based financial services company Skandia, as part of their generation supported Business Brokerage

  • Havant leave it late but hold on to win

    Havant left it very late to progress to the fourth round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup thanks to a 12-8 win over Old Albanians but Winchester's Twickenham hopes are over as they were disposed by lower league opponents, Guildford 28-6. It was only in

  • Stoneham Park are off the mark at long last

    It was a result Stoneham Park longed for as they got their season off and running to move through to the first round proper of the Hampshire Worthington's Plate competition with a seven-try mauling of Merit Table outfit Ryde. Their 43-5 success on the

  • Hornby hits all the right notes

    31 Songs, Nick Hornby, Penguin £6.99 DESPITE the fact that I'm a girl, and have missed out on that cataloguing male brain of names, numbers and non-sense, Nick Hornby has always been one of my favourite writers. Telling real stories of real people, not

  • Hockey: Trojans move into final 16 of the cup

    Trojans are through to the last 16 of the EHA Women's Cup after a 2-1 third round win over Premier League Ipswich at Stoneham Lane yesterday. Goals either side of half-time by Nadine Devereux and Tamsin Pascoe won it for Trojans, who had to play out an

  • SOUTHAMPTON MINI-HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

    Happy youngsters were in Southampton yesterday to take part in a county-wide junior hockey tournament. It took place at Southampton Sports Centre and attracted clubs from all over Hampshire. The Daily Echo were there to photograph all the competing teams

  • A town in mourning

    Business editor Ron Wain, who visited the QM2 less than 14 days ago, reflects on the aftermath of the tragedy. BURSTING with excitement, the families of engineers who had worked on Queen Mary 2 gathered at the shipyard where the final touches were being

  • King Arthur storms 'fortress' Bar End

    THE leading campaigner against Winchester's enlarged park-and-ride facility has cut through security fencing to get access to the site. King Arthur Pendragon used bolt cutters to get through three lines of fencing which have been erected at Bar End by

  • Busker Frank pleads for safe return of pride and joy Charlie

    A WELL-KNOWN busker on Winchester's city streets has lost one of his two beloved dogs that always accompany him as he entertains the crowds. Accordionist, Frank Williams lost his ten-year-old collie lurcher Charlie when he went off on a walk as usual

  • A town in mourning

    Business editor Ron Wain, who visited the QM2 less than 14 days ago, reflects on the aftermath of the tragedy. BURSTING with excitement, the families of engineers who had worked on Queen Mary 2 gathered at the shipyard where the final touches were being

  • Fight to cut £1m in wasted medicines

    A CAMPAIGN aimed at reducing the massive amount of medicines wasted across Hampshire swings into action today. The move comes after £1m worth of prescription medicines - weighing around four tonnes - needlessly went to waste in the Southampton and Winchester

  • Save our soccer plea

    THE next generation of soccer stars have pleaded with Southampton council chiefs not to kick their future into touch. Cost-cutting measures involving the closure of playing fields in the east of the city. have come under fire. Under threat are Riverside

  • Library becomes virtual college

    SOUTHAMPTON'S Central Library transforms into a virtual college today when it opens its doors as a learndirect centre for the first time. The centre offers thousands of people from across the city the chance to learn new skills over the Internet from

  • Looking for next Mozart

    MAYBE they're the next Mozart in the making or a budding Beethoven, but Southampton youngsters are getting the chance to find out after being invited to free music lessons being held across the city. Funded by a £20,000 grant from the National Foundation

  • Review: Blondie, Portsmouth Guildhall

    WEARING an unforgiving red Lycra top and a skirt that looked like it had come second in a fight with a paper shredder, Deborah Harry strutted on stage to a packed Portsmouth Guildhall. Age has not been kind to the looks of the blonde bombshell, the former

  • New school of thought

    THIS week will see the second event of the new Winter Secondary Schools League in Basingstoke. The winter league is another joint venture between Totally Tennis and Brighton Hill Community College, and a first for the town. It will complement the summer

  • Review: Colin Vearncombe, The Brook, Southampton

    NOT a huge crowd, but a big talent on stage in the form of the man formerly known as Black during the mid-1980s. Percussionist Rob Peters accompanied the velvet-voiced Colin who played acoustic guitar and sang his gentle and plaintive songs, punctuating

  • OAP, 74, TACKLES BURGLAR

    AN ELDERLY woman was left needing eight stitches to a head wound after grappling with a burglar in her Fareham home. The 74-year-old woman fell against a wardrobe door as she attempted to grab the thief, who she discovered raiding an upstairs bedroom.

  • Warehouse towers over listed homes

    TWICE planning chiefs measured the warehouse that towers above pensioner Ernest Etherington's Fareham garden and twice they declared it too tall. But despite this no action is being taken against the builders of the huge new structure that blocks out

  • Salako secures victory

    Reading 1, Millwall 0 READING moved back into the play-off zone with a first half winner by the rejuvenated John Salako at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday. The result, from a fairly poor match, sees Royals sitting in sixth place - just above ex-manager

  • Baughurst

    ADVANCE notice: On Saturday, November 29, Tadley and District Royal British Legion will be holding a Christmas bazaar, from 1pm until 4pm, at St Mary's Church Hall, Tadley. To book a table for £5, please call Joyce on 0118 9813329.

  • Chineham

    CHINEHAM Parish Council, for the first time in many years, returned to Chineham Village Hall for the regular monthly meetings. There is no change to the routine - the meetings still start at 7.45pm every second Monday of the month. All residents are invited

  • Brookvale

    SOLD out! Cirque Surreal, at the village hall on Friday, November 21, is now booked to capacity. If you had thought about buying tickets for this event, perhaps you will consider coming to one of the other evening events held through-out the year. 3Cs

  • Ellisfield/Farleigh

    WITH the second Gulf War so recent and British troops still serving and vulnerable to attack in Iraq, there was added poignancy to the Remembrance Sunday Service this year. This was held, as usual, in Dummer's historic All Saints' church. What a difference

  • Hatch Warren

    PHONE mast update: Local campaigner Simon Preedy has more news on the possible siting of a new mast in Hatch Warren. T-Mobile has informed him that it is in the early stages of searching. A preferred site at the moment appears to be at the side of the

  • Hook

    HOOK Local History Group will be holding a talk on Monday, November 17. Bernard Potter will be presenting his photographic natural history journey from Greywell to Westminster. Everybody is welcome. The talk starts at 8pm at St John's Church Hall. For

  • Motorcyclist killed

    POLICE today revealed that the motorcyclist killed in an accident with two cars on the B3335 Highbridge road on Saturday was from Chandler's Ford. The accident happened on the road between Allbrook and Twyford at about 2pm when a red and black Yamaha

  • Recycling scheme to be extended

    A TRIAL green garden waste scheme launched by Eastleigh Council in the summer is proving so successful it is to be rolled out across the borough. The kerbside collection, currently being piloted in the Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury area, picks up garden

  • Oakridge/South View

    THIS week, I thought I would give you an autumn tour of the shopping facilities in Oakridge and South View - an area in which I am proud to live. Starting from Norn Hill there is the general store, which was the post office but is now just a small store

  • Opticians set sights on helping owls

    IT could almost be described as a marriage made in heaven. Spectacled owls at Marwell Zoological Park, near Winchester, have been officially adopted by Eastleigh's Specsavers Opticians. The owls will now receive funding from Specsavers that will go towards

  • Pamber Heath

    QUIZ evening: In aid of the homeless, there will be a quiz at Pamber Heath Village Hall on Friday, November 21, starting at 7.30pm. Christine and Brian Watson, who live in the village, are aiming to climb to the Everest base camp next year to raise money

  • Silchester

    CRAFT fair: There will be a bumper craft fair next Saturday, November 22, from 10am to 4pm. There will be more than 50 stalls this year, plenty of refreshments as usual and a raffle. Those of you who have been over the years know this is the best place

  • OAKLEY OUT All SEASON!

    Saints have been rocked by the news that lynchpin midfielder Matthew Oakley will miss the rest of the season. The 26-year-old will have a reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee on Saturday, ruling him out for the rest of this

  • BE BIG, BRAVE AND STRONG!

    WORRIED Saints fans are calling on chairman Rupert Lowe to stay "big, brave and strong" if Leeds make an official approach for Gordon Strachan. Speculation is growing that the Premiership's rock bottom club, who sacked Peter Reid a week ago today, could

  • Gordon is not going anywhere!

    "THERE is absolutely no way in the world that Gordon Strachan will leave Saints to go to Leeds." Those are words that will bring comfort to all Saints fans. They have been spoken by former Dell boss Alan Ball in the wake of increased speculation that

  • Supporters want to keep Strach

    SO how concerned are Saints fans that they could lose Gordon Strachan to Leeds United. Here, Echo Sport asks a selection of the St Mary's faithful for their opinions. Nick Illingsworth, Ugly Inside "Rupert talks about wanting to end the speculation. The

  • Beattie needed better service

    JAMES BEATTIE will be sweating over his international future this morning after failing to mark his latest cap with a performance Sven-Goran Eriksson couldn't ignore. Introduced as a half-time substitute for his fifth cap, Beattie was starved of possession

  • Howe 'livid' over team's collapse

    Bedford Town 5, Basingstoke Town 2 A FURIOUS Ernie Howe has threatened to show some of his players the exit door after their defensive capitulation at Bedford ensured his side slumped to an abysmal defeat. An inept and abject second-half display saw fellow

  • Today's tips...

    Dempsey (nap), 12.30pm Folkestone, 1pt win At 11/8 the odds may not be generous, however Dempsey stills looks good value. Trainer Mark Pitman has his string in really good form and a 17-length win in a National Hunt flat race at Hereford (2m 1f, good

  • Songs of a silent era

    Mack and Mabel, The Haymarket Theatre, Until November 22 THOSE of us accustomed to sound in the cinema can only imagine how much of a revelation it must have been in the early 20th century when, finally, the voices to match the faces of the stars were

  • THAT SPIRIT OF '66

    Bally salutes England's rugby team, but fears for Sven's footballing future... ENGLAND World Cup winner Alan Ball today added his own tribute to the nation's rugby team. Ball and his fellow 1966 heroes remain the only players ever to win a World Cup for

  • Sydenhams Wessex League: Lymington & NM 0 - Winchester City 1

    IN the eyes of beaten manager Ian Robinson, Andy Forbes's stoppage-time winner was akin to highway robbery. "It's nice to know Dick Turpin's alive and well and playing for Winchester City," was the Lymington & New Milton boss's wry reaction after

  • Sydenhams Wessex League: Boss rates team pants

    MONEYFIELDS may consider fishing their 'lucky' ladies underwear out of the dustbin again following a surprise 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Blackfield & Langley on Saturday. The Portsmouth-based club threw away their thongs after losing their ten-match

  • Dr Martens League: Eastleigh docked points

    EASTLEIGH have been docked three Eastern Division points after admitting an administrative error. The ambitious Stoneham Lane club unwittingly sent 16-year-old Matt McKenzie on as a late substitute in their 1-0 win at Rothwell Town on October 25 without

  • Hampshire League: Mottisfont hit back to keep

    Mottisfont are the only team in the Hampshire League - outside the combination that is - with an unbeaten record after beating the second division's top and second from bottom clubs in the space of three days. After their 1-0 victory over table-topping

  • Club's cost-cutting move

    BASINGSTOKE Hockey Club is to move to a new clubhouse after holding rent review talks with its current landlord, the borough council. The club has been finding it difficult to maintain its running costs and has opted to move premises rather than accept

  • School arsonists strike

    ARSONISTS have struck for a second time at the site of two schools in Basingstoke. The firebugs started a blaze under a portable building at Manor Field infant and junior schools, in Haydn Road, Brighton Hill, at 4.30pm on Saturday. Junior school headteacher

  • In Port

    Today's Principal Arrivals: Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 0730, 201 Link; APL Cyprine, container carrier, 1630, 207; CEC Chepstow, general cargo, TBA, 102. Today's Principal Sailings: Nordsee, general cargo, AM, 207E; Prince No 1, vehicle carrier, 1600, 40/

  • Chance for SMEs to gain exposure

    SMALL businesses in Hampshire are missing out on vital media exposure because they don't want to be trapped into lengthy public relations retainer contracts. Paul Eddy, a PR consultant and journalist, says he has been approached by small and medium-sized

  • Tottonians are a cut above the Vandals

    Tottonians leap-frogged Weybridge Vandals into third place in London South West Three after outplaying the Surrey side. Totts were in control of the clash for all but 15 minutes of the second half and ran in three late tries to win 36-14 as Weybridge

  • Romsey opponents pull out at short notice

    A TELEPHONE call from the Hove club at 11am on Saturday morning left Romsey angry and frustrated as the East Sussex outfit decided against the short trip along the coast for their third round Powergen Junior Vase clash. The home side were fuming with

  • Boxing: Barney dismay after Oakey tests positive

    Matt Barney today spoke of his dismay at Tony Oakey's positive drugs test. World champ Barney was hoping for a rematch with Oakey in the New Year after outpointing the Pompey pugilist to win the WBU light heavyweight title last month. But that now looks

  • QM2 royal naming ceremony is still on course

    PLANS for the Queen to name the Queen Mary 2 in Southampton are still on despite the weekend's shipyard tragedy that left 15 dead and 30 injured. One child was among the victims when a gangway leading to the world's biggest ocean liner from the quayside

  • Queen Mary sets the pace in sea trials

    THE Queen Mary 2 has just completed her final sea trials in which she broke the 30 knots (34mph) barrier. The £560m opulent ocean liner, the world's biggest, longest, tallest and widest, is due here on Boxing Day, although owner Cunard says that date

  • Transport chiefs are missing targets to cut car congestion

    TARGETS to cut car traffic and congestion in Winchester are being missed by transport chiefs, according to a report. Hampshire transport bosses have dozens of indicators to measure how they are tackling problems of over-reliance on the car and the resulting

  • Spotlight falls on domestic violence

    A WINCHESTER action group is calling on local people to join them in their bid to end violence against women. Police statistics show domestic violence and sexual offences represent a fast growing area of recorded crime in the Winchester district, which

  • Pilot scheme to clear wrecks

    A COUNCIL'S blitz on car wrecks abandoned by their owners at the side of the road is to be stepped up a gear next month. Tax payers in the New Forest have been picking up a bill of around £1,000 a week for dealing with cars left on verges, in car parks

  • Firms clash over pier damage repair bill

    THE OWNERS of a dredger which ploughed into Hythe's historic pier earlier this month are refusing to pay the full cost of repairs, claim ferry firm White Horse Ferries. Investigations are continuing into the accident which left a gaping hole in the pier

  • After-school club facing new crisis

    AN AFTER-school club that provides a vital service for parents in the New Forest is facing crisis unless it can raise enough cash for a new building. More than 120 children regularly attend the community after-school and holiday club in the Old Boys'

  • Visitors flock to Christmas fair

    PALACE House, Beaulieu, is used to opening its doors to the public. Lord Montagu's ancestral home in the grounds of Beaulieu Abbey is one of the must-see attractions on the New Forest's tourist trail. But the ancient house saw even more visitors than

  • Witty, gritty play on a park bench

    A ONE-ACT comedy set on a park bench is the first professional show made especially for the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton's new studio space. Written by leading American playwright David Mamet, Duck Variations opens at the Nuffield tomorrow night. Professional

  • Review: Ross Noble, The Anvil, Basingstoke

    TANKS, urinary aids and erotic thoughts prompted by watching Planet of the Apes aren't the sort of thing you'll find at the top of most comedians' agendas. The wonderful thing about Ross Noble - or, rather, one of many wonderful things about him - is

  • QM2 royal naming ceremony is still on course

    PLANS for the Queen to name the Queen Mary 2 in Southampton are still on despite the weekend's shipyard tragedy that left 15 dead and 30 injured. One child was among the victims when a gangway leading to the world's biggest ocean liner from the quayside

  • Faithful gather to open new chapter

    IT was the start of a new chapter for a tight knit Hampshire community as its members flocked to Sunday church. Up the winding lane and through the gap in a flint wall at St Mary the Virgin Church, parishioners took their places in the pews. They were

  • How Rita served perfect recipe for 35 years

    A SOUTHAMPTON school cook found herself the centre of attention after putting down her serving spoon after close to 35 years in the kitchen. Staff at St Monica Infant School, where Rita Stutchbury has spent the last 18 years, joined forces with Southampton

  • Town tennis boosted by maximum grant

    THE Basingstoke Community Tennis Partnership (CTP), of which Totally Tennis is a partner, is celebrating today after receiving its second £5,000 grant from the National Lottery Awards For All programme - the largest grant possible under the scheme. More

  • Review: Ezio, Talking Heads, Southampton

    PLAYING to a packed and converted audience, Cambridge-based band Ezio brought their original songs and sound to Talking Heads. Ezio Lunedei on rhythm guitar and vocals provides the lyrics and Mark "Booga" Fowell supplies some explosive lead work on a

  • Cowes to host design conference

    COWES on the Isle of Wight is to host an exhibition and conference for pioneering and innovative design using composites and renewable resources. Called Euro Trade 2004 (Cowes), it is the first event of its kind to be held in the UK and is to attract

  • Family tell of grief for heart victim, 46

    THE family of a Fareham man who collapsed and died while out shopping for a present on his wife's birthday have spoken of their grief. Ken Ball, 46, was walking back to his car with his wife Margaret, 46, and ten-year-old daughter Julie in Fareham when

  • Laura set for return to schoolfriends

    LAURA Oakley, the Fareham teenager, who went missing for five days, hopes to return to school tomorrow. The 14-year-old was today being interviewed by detectives who want to discover exactly where she was before she turned up safe and well last Friday

  • Bramley

    LOCAL Plan review: There will be an exhibition of the Revised Deposit Draft Local Plan at Bramley Primary School on Monday, November 24, from 3pm to 9pm. The plan has been produced following the earlier public consultation, and the borough council is

  • Brighton Hill

    THE Rocky Monster Show is now being rehearsed by Stage School Players. As I discovered last Saturday, November 8, it was decided to try a different sort of Christmas show this year. Readers will be interested to note that the show will be performed on

  • Cliddesden

    I WAS very happy to read that the police are going to be measuring motorists' speed in the village over the coming months. There really doesn't seem to be any improvement in the situation, with people still overtaking on the straight on Farleigh Road

  • Kempshott

    THERE are two Tree Dressing Day workshops to be held at the Walled Garden, Down Grange. The first is on November 26, from 6pm to 7.30pm, and the second is on November 29, from 10am until noon. For more details, contact Helen Trebble, park ranger, on 01256

  • Family torn apart by housing crisis

    A FAMILY faces the heartbreak of Christmas apart because they are victims of Eastleigh's housing crisis. Thousands of people are currently knocking on the council's door for a home. The situation is so grave that housing officers have even considered

  • Kingsclere

    LOCAL Plan: The borough will be bringing its Local Plan roadshow to Kingsclere on Wednesday, November 19, at the Methodist School room, from 3pm to 9pm. You may feel that the battle of the village boundary has been won, but that is not the end of the

  • Oakley

    NEXT Saturday, November 22, the Basingstoke Ladies Choir will be holding a jumble sale, in East Oakley Village Hall, starting at 2pm. There will be a raffle and tombola. Donations can be left at the hall after 10am on the morning of the sale, but larger

  • Old Basing

    GALA quiz night: There is a really good one on Saturday, November 22, in the village hall. There will be a bit of a racket there because it is being run by the Old Basing Lawn Tennis Club! There are only nine tables left, so get in quick. A table costs

  • Rotherwick

    LET the bells ring out, but we need campanologists to ring them! We are fortunate that we have two sets of bells at Rotherwick and Heckfield, which are both well maintained. The bellringers are a friendly team ranging in age from nine to 90, and would

  • Sherfield-on-Loddon

    REMEMBRANCE Service: On Sunday, November 9, the area by the War Memorial was crowded with those attending the service conducted by Richard Elphick. Those lost in conflicts were remembered, and wreaths were laid on behalf of the parish council, Brownies

  • Tadley

    NEXT Thursday, November 19, at 7.30pm in the Methodist Church, Newchurch Road, there is "An Ice Experience". This is an audio-visual treat by photographer Eric Gilbert, showing a colourful tour con-rasting two volcanic islands. Tickets cost £3 on the

  • Virus victims slam P&O gifts

    FURIOUS passengers who paid up to £5,000 for a nightmare cruise on the virus-hit cruise ship Aurora have been left reeling again by the company's apologetic gift of champagne and chocolates. One fed-up Isle of Wight passenger sent the gift straight back

  • Firms clash over pier damage repair bill

    THE OWNERS of a dredger which ploughed into Hythe's historic pier earlier this month are refusing to pay the full cost of repairs, claim ferry firm White Horse Ferries. Investigations are continuing into the accident which left a gaping hole in the pier

  • Good reason to stay south

    GORDON Strachan has seven years of Premiership managerial experience, which is more than the likes of Paul Hart, Neil Warnock and Gary Megson have put together. No wonder Leeds are reported to be interested. Not that experience means much in football.

  • Supporters want to keep Strach

    SO how concerned are Saints fans that they could lose Gordon Strachan to Leeds United. Here, Echo Sport asks a selection of the St Mary's faithful for their opinions. Nick Illingsworth, Ugly Inside "Rupert talks about wanting to end the speculation. The

  • TEAM OF THE WEEK: Basingstoke Lions

    BASINGSTOKE Lions can hold their heads up high after being beaten only 3-2 on aggregate by the Cork Lions in a Champion of Champions clash. Basingstoke lost 1-0 in the second leg held at Sherborne St John after drawing 2-2 in Ireland in August. The home

  • Hornby hits all the right notes

    31 Songs, Nick Hornby, Penguin £6.99 DESPITE the fact that I'm a girl, and have missed out on that cataloguing male brain of names, numbers and non-sense, Nick Hornby has always been one of my favourite writers. Telling real stories of real people, not