Non-league Havant & Waterlooville booked a dream trip to Anfield after shocking League One leaders Swansea in their FA Cup third-round replay. In an action packed game, the Blue Square South side stormed into a three-goal lead through Gary Monk's own
Sarisbury Sparks or Totton Rangers White v Hedge End Nimrods or Colden Common A.... Michelmarsh & Timsbury or Wyvern v City Central or Hedge End Scorpions.... Pace Pumas or Itchen Boys v Winchester Eagles or Eastleigh Rangers... St Francis Rangers
SAINTS have signed Aston Villa left-back Stephen O'Halloran on a one-month loan. The 20-year-old twice-capped Irish international will train with his new team-mates tomorrow and goes straight into the squad for Saturday's trip to Plymouth. O'Halloran
TWO children and a female motorist have been seriously injured after two vehicles collided on a Hampshire road today. The accident happened just after 1pm on the A33 north of Basingstoke after a lorry and a Landrover Discovery collided south of the Sherfield-on
Lawrie McMenemy has backed Kevin Keegan to bring the good times back to Newcastle United. The former Saints boss, who brought Keegan to The Dell in 1980, reckons his pal has what it takes to restore the feel-good factor at St James' Park. Gateshead-born
A Hampshire pensioner is fighting for her life after a serious road crash. Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision on the A34 near Whitchurch involving two vehicles. A blue Ford Fiesta car travelling north on the A34 collided with
Play video DETECTIVES hunting the killer of Hampshire pensioner Georgina Edmonds today appealed for help from local criminals. The plea came as officers released new CCTV footage of a man using Mrs Edmond's cash point card hours after her body was
Saints have given George Burley permission to speak to Scotland about the vacant manager's job. The SFA approached Saints earlier in the week asking to talk to the boss who is believed to be on a short-list of four with Motherwell boss Mark McGhee,
A BAKER has been jailed for four years after selling Ecstasy and stolen satellite navigation systems to undercover police officers. Allan Meidra, pictured right, who came to England with his family from their native Estonia in 2004, was detained under
HE'S coming home! After spending Christmas and new year in isolation in hospital, young Luke Hartley is preparing to return home to Romsey. The seven-year-old has been in London's Great Ormond Street Hospital since early December. He underwent chemotherapy
A POLICE officer told an inquest on a man who subsequently collapsed and suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a taxi appeared to be "able to look after himself". Sergeant Nicholas Saunders was giving evidence on the second day of the inquest
HOUSEHOLDERS in Eastleigh are set to see their Council Tax rise by less than the rate of inflation again this year. Civic chiefs in the town have announced they intend to increase their part of the bill by 2.1 per cent. If the rise is approved by the
Sometimes when you’re backed into a corner and on your own you have to do things a little differently to get the attention you believe so passionately that your causes deserve. That why part of this year challenges involves rowing on top of a car ferry
Sometimes when you’re backed into a corner and on your own you have to do things a little differently to get the attention you believe so passionately that your causes deserve. That why part of this year challenges involves rowing on top of a car ferry
Motherwell have granted manager Mark McGhee permission to speak to the Scottish Football Association over the vacant Scotland job. McGhee is understood to be on a four-man short-list alongside Saints boss George Burley, Tommy Burns and Graeme Souness
IN a potted version of Alan Reynard's involvement with history and facts with respect to the pier and surrounding area - it is not easy for the man in the street to acquire knowledge at just what transpired in respect of this particular site. A high
READING in the Echo recently about the three sites for the proposed Spitfire (Angel of the South, why do we have to copy another town?) monument I wonder why this has to be a secret, surely we all have a right to what is going on. This monstrosity of
I WAS very annoyed when reading AW Hanlon's piece about Gordon Ramsay. He has achieved three Michelin chef stars and strives to turn unprofitmaking restaurants into established eateries. Mr Hanlon misses the point completly. Who cares if the man swears
ANYBODY who has looked seriously at the European Union Reform Treaty knows it is just the EU Constitution in disguise. Every EU statesman or woman outside the UK admits it and in the UK even the Lib Dems' leader in the European Parliament, Chris Davies
IT is so saddening to hear that so many horses have suffered and died at Spindles Farm. The scenes of starvation and neglect have shocked the nation, but I ask readers to also spare a thought for the other species of animals who are slaughtered for meat
I RECALL one of Michael Parkinson's discussions with Billy Connolly about 1999. Connolly's outlook on life and his assessment of the then current spate of soaps being presented by television was that they were continually showing the worst aspects of
I WAS so pleased to see the letter (December 20) from Jason Murphy, although I suspect that my age and the dinosuar remains in my cupboard would preclude me from becoming a special constable, the thought of invalid carriages zooming around with flashing
MAY I remind Tom Spring-Smyth that the Liberal Party may be the oldest of any existing political groups. The Whigs date back to the 1600s and changed their name to the Liberals in the 1800s. While the Tories formed in 1689 to be in opposition to the
I WAS at the Brookfield School meeting and I represent the Warsash Residents' Association whose aims are to ascertain the views of residents and to speak on their behalf to local government and other organisations. The WRA is neither party political
Can all teams check their fixtures up to the end of the season any problems please let jim(fixtures) know.
Matches at Calmore school have been cancelled due to the pitch conditions.
STAFF of Southampton based Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have backed a no confidence vote in new boss Peter Cardy, after just nine months in post. At the same time, MCA coastguards are weighing up the possibility of a strike vote after pay
Hampshire is today still on flood alert with more heavy rain and strong winds expected to hit the south coast. Residents in the county are being warned to be prepare for continuing wet weather this week with further bouts of torrential rain and gales
THE world's largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas, is to make her dramatic entrance into Southampton Water two weeks earlier than first scheduled. Work is so advanced on the vast ship, pictured right, that the builder's yard in Finland will
THE world's largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas, is to make her dramatic entrance into Southampton Water two weeks earlier than first scheduled. Work is so advanced on the vast ship, pictured right, that the builder's yard in Finland will
A STRONG Christmas and new year came to the rescue of Debenhams after the department store chain reported better-than-expected trading figures. Sales rose 2.2 per cent in the four weeks to January 5, helping the company fight back after a tough autumn
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Elm, cargo, 0430, 36; Autotransporter, roro, 0615, 201; Mogami Reefer, refrigerated, 0730, 104; Mississauga Express, container, 0900, 204; Spiegelgracht, cargo, 1630, 46; Asian Empire, vehicle, 1730, 43; Kyoto
THE Government has defended the use of hostels such as Elderfield House as one of its residents continues to be questioned over the killing of Hampshire pensioner Georgina Edmonds. The Ministry of Justice refused to comment on the case but said hostels
THE price of burial and cremation plots in Winchester is set to rise at more than double the rate of inflation. City councillors agreed the new regime in an effort to raise enough cash to maintain the district's cemeteries. The decision rested with
HUNDREDS of bus drivers are staging another strike today, disrupting services in parts of the New Forest. More than 375 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union at the Wilts and Dorset company will walk out for the third time this month. Bus
A FORMER manager of a Hampshire pub appeared in court over failure to keep the kitchen clean. Scott Ryder, from Winnall, pleaded guilty but claimed staff shortages at the Royal Oak in Winchester and being overworked had left him unable to keep on top
During his Saints career, Phil Warner played at White Hart Lane, Upton Park and Highbury as a teenager. Now he is hoping to add Anfield to that list by helping Havant & Waterlooville knock out League One leaders Swansea in tonight's FA Cup third-round
A DRINK-driver from Hampshire who was chased and arrested by a police chief has been banned from the roads for 21 months. Simon Shelton, 41, of Winchester, said he regretted the incident after being stopped by Dorset Chief Constable Martin Baker. Postman
PORTSMOUTH Football Club is looking to take its battle to build a build a state-of-the-art training complex in Titchfield into extra time. The Blues' controversial plans to put 11 new pitches and covered training facilities on a 55-acre site within the
Alexander Ostlund declared himself available for first team selection after coming through his comeback game for Saints reserves unscathed last night. The Swedish right back has been missing since tearing a hamstring against Cardiff in October and
A PETITION from parents and governors will be handed to the city council today urging it buy up a property to prevent a developer building flats next to a school. Campaigners want the council to buy a bungalow next to Hollybrook Infant School in Lordswood
ART bosses in Southampton are hailing a coup for the city's art gallery as the work of one of greatest painters of the early 20th century has gone on display. Flower Piece, an oil on canvas by Mark Gertler, was donated by a collector who left only two
A BENEFITS swindler who dishonestly pocketed almost £30,000 while she was working has been jailed for 12 months. Elizabeth Snell, 38, worked as a council playground supervisor then for a hygiene company for four-and-a-half years without telling the Department
