A team of students from Southampton Institute have booked a dream visit to Lord's next March in the British Universities Indoor Cricket finals. The squad claimed their place at headquarters after winning a six-team qualifying tournament held at the Rose
CADNAM consolidated their position at the top of Division 1 in the New Forest Indoor Cricket League with a thrilling last-over win over nearest rivals New Milton. New Milton were dismissed for just 101 with only the Millers, Lee (27) and Dean (24), in
Today's Principal Arrivals: Aurora, cruise ship, 0545, 105; Christopher Meeder, container, 0630, 204W; P&O Nedlloyd Kowloon, container, 0700, 206; Paltinum Ray, ro/ro, 1100, 43; Autosky, ro/ro, AM, 201 link; Don Pasquale, vehicle carrier, AM, 34/35
A LEADING wildlife group has hit out at plans to build a massive dock development at Dibden Bay. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said the controversial scheme would destroy one of the best feeding grounds in Southampton Water. David
A HAMPSHIRE pirate radio station, has been dramatically banned from the airwaves after a raid by police and the Department of Trade and Industry. Officers burst into a house in Southampton after tracking Wispa FM broadcasts to a roof-space transmitter
THE GIFT was going to be £350. But then Bitterne Park Hotel darts league auctioned off a signed Saints shirt for £160 on Thursday night. It meant that courageous Southampton teenager Errol Matthews was yesterday presented with a cheque for £510 in his
A POPULAR Hampshire pub which starred in the Dallas-By-the-Sea Sunday soap Howard's Way is at the centre of a new drama. Plans to alter Bursledon's Jolly Sailor, which overlooks the River Hamble, have been hit by waves of protest. The South Hampshire
SAINTS football legend Matthew Le Tissier will today receive the highest honour the city can bestow upon him - its freedom. Nicknamed Le God, the former striker will join a distinguished list of recipients of the award including former Prime Minister
FOOTBALL frenzy gripped Southampton as fans flocked to meet their sporting heroes. Striker James Beattie and goalkeeper Antti Niemi were the only males at the exclusive ladies' night at the Friends Provident stadium in St Mary's in Southampton. More than
A NEW hall is to be built on a graveyard after a church found in favour of its vicar in a bitter row that has shattered a village community. Objectors to the plans to erect a new hall at Hordle Church say they are disappointed and angry that their views
SAINTS 2 - BIRMINGHAM 0 James Beattie took his amazing goalscoring run to 11 in eight league matches as his double sunk Birmingham at St Mary's. His latest brace maintained Southampton's unbeaten home record for the season and meant that Gordon Strachan's
SAINTS enter this afternoon's match against Birmingham protecting the Premiership's best current home record. It is in sharp contrast to last season's first campaign at St Mary's, when Saints failed to win at home in the league until late November. That
SOLENT Stars have invited another American into their fold. Following the success of 25-year-old Dominique Jones from Ohio, they are running the rule over 6ft 10in centre Damond Gregory, who started the season playing in the Irish League. Formerly at
Winchester's South African player Jill Field could be heading for a county place if she continues her excellent run of form in the Hampshire Ladies Super League South. Field heads the Ladies Super League South averages and has only once this season fallen
RUMOURS that Brian Conley was earning £400,000 to appear in pantomime in Southampton have been strongly denied. The high-profile entertainer, who is playing Buttons in Cinderella at The Mayflower from December 19, was rumoured to be one of the highest-paid
THOUSANDS of needy South-ampton children will be smiling this Christmas thanks to a Daily Echo-backed toy appeal. Every year Southampton Voluntary Services approach local businesses asking for help finding Christmas presents for the 7,500 youngsters who
DRUGS with a street value of £500,000 were seized after detectives swooped in Southampton. The huge haul of cocaine, amphetamine and can-nabis was discovered at an address in Breamore Road, Harefield, earlier this week. Officers based at Bitterne police
SAINTS welcome an old friend back to St Mary's this afternoon - but Jeff Kenna has warned that his Birmingham side will be no push-overs. Kenna, who played 133 games for Saints after joining them as a trainee, is now club captain at Birmingham, but says
SAINTS star James Beattie has scooped a double honour. Beattie was yesterday presented with the Barclaycard Premiership Player of the Month award for November. He follows in the footsteps of international trio Sylvain Wiltord, Thierry Henry and Gianfranco
DANNY Wallace was a thorn in the Birmingham side when Saints last met Birmingham in league or cup action. Before today's clash, the teams had not met since the 1985-86 season when Saints did the double over a Birmingham side on their way to relegation
