Who should get the manager's job at Saints? What is the best pairing up front? Is it time to give youth a chance? These are just some of the topics being chewed over by Saints fans in every living room and pub they frequent. There are more ways
A BENEFITS cheat, who ripped off the taxpayer for more than £40,000 over six years, has been jailed for 12 months. At one stage John Shrimpton, 61, was holding down three jobs and still claiming financial help from the state. Prosecutor Alice
WINCHESTER Tourist Guides will hold another series of themed walks during 2008. The season starts tomorrow at 2.30pm with a tour about the English Civil War, to coincide with a re-enactment at the Westgate. Tickets are £4 for adults and £1 for children
IT is unlikely that her lifetime's dedication to caring for animals will ever be matched. For almost 70 years Winifred Skiff was responsible for rescuing many thousands of animals across the south. Now, those connected with the animal world are mourning
Click here to read the full archive from the trial. MURDERER Rikki Johnson was on a night-time curfew and was wearing an electronic tag when he stabbed Lewis Singleton to death. The teenager repeatedly broke an order banning him from leaving his Southampton
A NEW campaign aimed at warning off cold callers is being rolled out in the New Forest. The No Cold Calling Zone has been set up to empower residents to say "no" to cold callers at their front doors. Hampshire County Council and Hampshire Police
JASON DODD said he felt some of the Saints players let themselves and the fans down as the team crashed out of the FA Cup 1-0 at Bristol Rovers. In a massively disappointing display Saints conceded an unfortunate late goal to deny them a replay but created
A TERRIFIED young woman woke up to find an intruder in her bedroom. She screamed and startled the intruder who ran out of the ground floor flat in Charlton Road, Shirley, Southampton. Detectives say the woman, in her 20s, was left "shocked and panicked
TEAM-MATES of a star parks footballer have vowed to win the league for him after he suffered a broken neck in a horrific road accident. Sean Haines, 19, may never kick a ball again after he was hit by a car as he crossed Millbrook Road, Southampton
RICHARD Bland, after making the cut on the button at -1, moved into a tie for 59th after firing a third round 69 in the Indonesia Open. The 35-year-old, who on Friday made it four cuts made from four events after a second round 70, had three birdies
New Zealand's latest immigrant has only been on Kiwi soil for a few days but already there are calls from the country's opinion formers to make him the next Governor-General. Eric King-Turner, aged 103, has stepped off the gang-plank after a 12,000-
THE countdown has begun to the start of a £36m project to redevelop a busy stretch of motorway, which will cause 15 months of chaos for commuters. Drivers using the M27 will soon see the first stages of the major development to widen the lanes of the
RENAULT has revealed its first ever 4x4 crossover, the Koleos, which is making its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in a fortnight. A product of Renault's alliance with Nissan, Koleos shares the same platform as the X-Trail and is comfortable
KINGS Volvo in Southampton has become Motability accredited, enabling them to provide Volvo cars to Motability scheme members across the region. Motability is a national charity set up on the initiative of the Government in 1977, to assist disabled
POLICE were today continuing their investigations following an attack on a Southampton man. The assault happened at 12.20am on Thursday, when the victim was hit over the head as he walked home along Meggeson Avenue in the Townhill area of the city.
A SOUTHAMPTON woman was at the centre of a dramatic rescue when firefighters saved her from her burning home. Fire crews were called to the terraced house in Paynes Road, Freemantle, after a neighbour heard a smoke alarm and saw smoke billowing from
DAVID Williams would "love to know what other readers think'' about UFOs and the MoD's promised release of its X-Files (Daily Echo, January 31). Had Mr Williams read reporter Ash Bolton's excellent coverage (Daily Echo, January 23) he could have seen
BOB Eldridge (Letters, February 6) supports the idea of siting the Spitfire memorial on Peartree Green. This site does have advantages, such as overlooking the city and being close to the Supermarine works, but one wonders how it would affect local residents
IT'S all very well marvelling at the scale of Ventura and the other huge cruise ships arriving in Southampton this year (Daily Echo, February 12), but is the port ready to handle the passenger numbers they will involve? My wife and I were passengers
MRS Janet North (Letters, February 9) calls for the dog licence to be reintroduced. What a great idea! I wonder why no one has thought of it before? I cannot understand how Mrs North thinks introducing a dog licence will stop irresponsible owners not
WHY doesn't Radio Solent have up-to-date news? There is often nothing interesting at all and most of it is from the day before. The other morning there was nothing about the fire at Camden Market or about the oil rigs being evacuated in the North Sea
WE are delighted that Lisa Stewart (Letters, February 8) is excited that Cinderella, The Musical Pantomime will be on at The Mayflower this Christmas, and would like to point out that the ticket prices this year are the same as for The Wizard of Oz.
MY family and I had a wonderful budget night out watching the Uuder 21 England v Ireland match at St Mary's. You can imagine our dismay when we returned to West Park car park behind the Mayflower, to find a parking ticket on our car. My husband and I
I LIVE in Midanbury and work in Chandler's Ford, so I use Woodmill Lane daily. I was very surprised to hear on the radio that Woodmill Lane is closed until February 18. Why? Unlike on previous occasions when work has been done on this road, there have
TONIGHT millions of television viewers will be voting for Britain's best tribute artist in the final of the hit BBC1 show The One and Only. But Hampshire's very own Cher, Neil Diamond and Will Young believe they have what it takes to blow audiences away
ROMSEY MP Sandra Gidley has appeared as you've never seen her before. Mrs Gidley piled on four stone in a bid to find out first-hand the issues facing obese people in her constituency. The Liberal Democrat shadow health minister was provided with the
COUNCILLORS in Southampton are poised to decide whether to invite bids from private operators to run the city's leisure and recreation facilities. Tory councillor John Hannides will seek approval from fellow councillors to ask for tenders for
HAVING won the battle against treacherous weather last year, Hampshire's biggest live music festival could be on the move having lost the war against council safety bosses. Organisers performed miracles last year to ensure the Wickham Festival
IT just beggars belief. This van clearly displays disabled wheelchair symbols but it did not stop thieves from getting away with gallons of fuel. It is believed to be the latest in a series of incidents in the Cherbourg Road area of Eastleigh where holes
THE man reported to be brokering a deal between Irish businessman Tom Anderson and Saints is no stranger to the club. Reports have linked Anderson, whose company owns more cinemas in Ireland than anyone else, with investing in the Championship club
Shane Warne will not return to captain Hampshire until August - but is still confident of winning the Championship. Warne last night revealed that he will not return to the Rose Bowl until the final third of the season. But the good news is that
Colin Kenna has been given 25,000 reasons to get himself into prime fighting shape. The Southampton based boxer has been invited to take part in a knockout heavyweight contest being put together by promoter Barry Hearn on April 11 at the York Hall,
Jason Dodd was forced to watch Saints' last FA Cup final from the stands. He's hoping he'll be viewing the 2008 one from the dugout. Though he was injured and unable to play on that momentous day at Cardiff in 2003, Dodd was part of the build-up
FARMERS in the New Forest are facing costs including vets' bills of £100 an hour following an outbreak of bluetongue disease in neighbouring Dorset. The Forest has been declared a bluetongue protection zone, which means animals must not be taken to the
THE countdown has begun to the start of a £36m project to redevelop a busy stretch of motorway, which will cause 15 months of chaos for commuters. Drivers using the M27 will soon see the first stages of the major development to widen the lanes of the
WHEN Shane Castle potted the pink to win his first national title there was a massive cheer and just a small amount of relief. But who could ever have doubted the ten-year-old wonderkid from Marchwood. Opponent Ieuan Davies was out for revenge having
WHEN Shane Castle potted the pink to win his first national title there was a massive cheer and just a small amount of relief. But who could ever have doubted the ten-year-old wonderkid from Marchwood. Opponent Ieuan Davies was out for revenge having
THE match that no one wanted was played out on table-one and it was Shane Castle who ended club-mate Jordan Winbourne’s excellent week in the last-16. Coach Dave Mumford set off at 6am from Southampton to be in the young star’s corner. Billy Castle,
THE match that no one wanted was played out on table-one and it was Shane Castle who ended club-mate Jordan Winbourne’s excellent week in the last-16. Coach Dave Mumford set off at 6am from Southampton to be in the young star’s corner. Billy Castle,
