POMPEY striker Diomansy Kamara is fast gaining a reputation for failing to learn from his mistakes. The Senegalese international infuriated the now Saints assistant boss Jim Smith when he removed his shirt twice in the space of four days to celebrate
FORMER Hampshire all-rounder Shane Watson made his Test debut at Sydney yesterday, and in the process became his country's 391st Test cricketer. Although he failed to take a wicket, despite Pakistan collapsing from 193-1 to 292-9 by the close of play,
THEY SAY you can't buy success, but Saints' best hope of survival is for Rupert Lowe to spend - now. There seems no alternative - apart from Championship football next season. For that's where Saints are heading if the chairman doesn't step in and back
CHALLENGING times lay ahead for farmers and growers in Hampshire in the biggest reform of land management since 1939, a top representative warned today. The new year message from David Ashcroft, the county's National Farmers' Union chairman, will strike
GLOBAL recruitment consultancy Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT) has promoted Jonathan Harrison, pictured, to regional manager of the company's technical and professional division for the region. Since his promotion from section manager of the Southampton
NATIONAL Air Traffic Services (NATS) has appointed Debbie Adams as its legal head. She joins NATS next month and will be responsible for managing the in-house legal team, providing strategic legal advice to NATS' executive team and supervising the preparation
A DEVASTATING 20-minute hat-trick by master marksman Andy Forbes led third-placed Eastleigh to a convincing 4-1 Ryman League Premier Division victory at Wealdstone. With seven wins in their last eight games, Wealdstone were one of the league's form sides
THE hugely popular Tower Youth Theatre in Winchester is back and with a new tutor. Nigel Luck is from Australia and has worked as an actor, director, writer, stilt-walker and puppeteer. Young people can join him every Wednesday to learn more about performing
SIDE by side they stood to officially launch the Daily Echo-backed Southampton Council of Faiths Tsunami Appeal. Together religious leaders from Southampton's Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish and Bahai communities united at St Mary's Church
NEW Year's Eve celebrations in Southampton turned into chaos for hundreds of party goers at a city centre hotel. Scores of revellers were turned away from the bash at The Dolphin Hotel in the city's High Street when the venue became "dangerously" overcrowded
THE chimes of Big Ben had barely struck when little Sam Calleya came into the world at just one minute past midnight on New Year's Day. Sam Joseph, who weighed 8.98lbs, is believed to be the first baby born in the area in 2005. He was later joined by
I THOUGHT I was going to die. Those are the words of a Hampshire pensioner when speaking of the moment she woke up to find three burglars standing at the bottom of her bed. Jessie McCarthy, 91, was held by one of the trio while the others rifled through
SCORES of swimmers braved biting cold and freezing winds for an annual New Year's Day charity swim in Gosport. Cavemen, witches and the Devil were among the fancy-dressed fundraisers taking the teeth-chattering dip at Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue
CRAIG David has revealed plans for a new album and tour this year. Details of the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2002's charttopping Slicker Than Your Average are still in their infancy, but speaking to fans in his website Christmas message, the Southampton
ANDOVER based alt-rock outfit Madisuns back the release of their debut album Standing Here, Waiting to Leave with a UK tour that includes a date at The Hobbit in Southampton. And for drummer Richie Towerton, the gig will be something of a homecoming as
THE agent of former internationals Abel Xavier and Alex Nyarko insists the pair possess the hunger and experience to keep Saints up this season. The former Everton colleagues were set to join up with Saints on trial this week - with former Portuguese
THE agent of former internationals Abel Xavier and Alex Nyarko insists the pair possess the hunger and experience to keep Saints up this season. The former Everton colleagues were set to join up with Saints on trial this week - with former Portuguese
HARRY REDKNAPP has warned that Saints' Premiership status depends on urgent action in the transfer market. The Saints boss doubts the current squad is good enough to keep the club in the top flight and wants immediate funds for players of "quality and
HARRY REDKNAPP felt it was quality rather than effort which was the missing ingredient for Saints on Saturday. The 2-1 defeat at Manchester City leaves the new Saints boss still searching for a first win at the helm after five attempts and his team rooted
DANNY HIGGINBOTHAM remains confident Saints will preserve their Premiership status. But the central defender admits that will only be done by standing strong in the forthcoming relegation battle. Saturday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City leaves
CRAIG David has revealed plans for a new album and tour this year. Details of the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2002's charttopping Slicker Than Your Average are still in their infancy, but speaking to fans in his website Christmas message, the Southampton
THEY SAY you can't buy success, but Saints' best hope of survival is for Rupert Lowe to spend - now. There seems no alternative - apart from Championship football next season. For that's where Saints are heading if the chairman doesn't step in and back
FORMER Everton defender David Unsworth is set to return to Goodison Park as a Pompey player tomorrow night. Unsworth played for Everton for more than a decade before signing on a free transfer in the summer to end his second spell with the Merseysiders
A DEVASTATING 20-minute hat-trick by master marksman Andy Forbes led third-placed Eastleigh to a convincing 4-1 Ryman League Premier Division victory at Wealdstone. With seven wins in their last eight games, Wealdstone were one of the league's form sides
Today's Principal Arrivals: Marie Jeanne, general cargo, 0130, 36S: P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci, container, 0830, 206; Cervantes, ro/ro 0800, 105; APL Hong Kong, container, 1530, 205. Today's Principal Sailings: Cervantes, ro/ro, 1400, 105; Pacific Highway
UNIVERSITY of Southampton spin-out company Perpetuum has appointed technology business specialist Roy Freeland as its chief executive officer. The company, which has been founded by academics at the university's School of Electronics and Computer Science
A hat-trick from Leatherhead's Dave Stevens helped condemn Bashley to a 4-2 away defeat in their Ryman League Division 1 clash. Bash were already 3-0 down when Dave Wakefield netted from a 67th-minute penalty following a foul on Richard Gillespie, but
SIDE by side they stood to officially launch the Daily Echo-backed Southampton Council of Faiths Tsunami Appeal. Together religious leaders from Southampton's Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish and Bahai communities united at St Mary's Church
THREE Hampshire families were left homeless after a fireball ripped through a terrace of homes in the New Forest on New Year's Day. Householder Richard Troth, 40, of Stoneleigh Avenue, Hordle, was filling a motorcycle with petrol in a garage at the rear
THE END is drawing near for several Southampton post offices which are being axed. Closure dates have now been set for four of the ten branches across the city destined for the chop. The controversial closures form part of a nationwide Post Office cost-cutting
MEET little Lily, the adorable West Highland terrier pup who is hoping for a very happy new year after becoming a Christmas casualty. The eight-week-old bundle of fluff was taken to West End's Blue Cross Animal Welfare Shelter on Christmas Eve after being
JAMES Beattie looks to be on his way to Everton. Saints accepted a bid of around £6.5m at the weekend and Everton last night said the player was due on Merseyside for a medical today. Saints boss Harry Redknapp revealed on Saturday that Aston Villa had
AGENT Barry Silkman claims Saints are paying the price for failing to invest in proven Premiership talent. Since the start of the 2001/02 season, Saints have only signed a handful of players with reasonable Premiership experience behind them. Kevin Phillips
FOLLOWING the 5-1 drubbing at the hands of Tottenham just over two weeks ago, Peter Crouch remarked that it could prove to be a wake-up call for the underachieving Saints players. Hardly. Unfortunately, they might as well have dozed through the festive
