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  • Saints drop two more vital points

    Saints fell back to 15 points off the play-offs as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Exeter. An even first half was lit up by Adam Lallana’s goal which set Saints on their way. But when Matt Taylor headed home from a set-piece to equalise in the second

  • Exeter v Saints

    Click here to make this page automatically refresh SAINTS will today hope to kick-start an important week for the club with a win at lowly Exeter City. A win would be a fantastic way to begin a seven day period which sees crunch matches

  • Mum goes into labour as she queues for Saints tickets

    SAINTS mad Vince Reeves knew there was only one place to be when his wife went into labour - in the queue for Pompey tickets. The 31-year-old and his wife Rebecca, 26, were making sure they would be at next Saturday's crunch FA cup showdown

  • Police put final touches to derby plans

    I said I would report back on the work we are doing for the Portsmouth game. Here's a list of just a few of the things we've been up to. We are still looking at this from the perspective of a major sporting event for the City so our work is about

  • Banker stole £40,000 from dementia patient

    A BANK cashier who stole cash from the account of an elderly dementia sufferer has been jailed for two years. Gambling addict Daniel Moss, 21, took more than £40,000 over seven months from Leonard Poole aged 90. Mr Poole’s son Richard called for

  • Bland drops back in Dubai

    SOUTHAMPTON European Tour golfer Richard Bland has fallen back to one-under-par in the Dubai Desert Classic. Bland started the third day tied for 13th, on three-under, and looking to establish himself in the top ten ahead of tomorrow's final round.

  • Helicopter search for missing man

    A COASTGUARD helicopter was called in to action this morning after a man was reported missing on a stretch of Hampshire coastline. Police asked Solent Coastguard to join their search at around 5.40am amid fears the man may be in the water in the vicinity

  • Sea City museum plans on display

    IT looks great – but please don’t sell our art to pay for it. That was the overwhelming message from the public after plans for Southampton’s Sea City Museum went on show for the first time. The £15m redevelopment of the west wing of the Civic

  • Sailing instructor cleared of rape

    A FORMER yacht club committee member has been found not guilty of raping a teenager. Jurors cleared Michael Mayhew, 48, of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl after five hours of deliberation. As the verdict was read out, Mr Mayhew, mouthed

  • Hampshire pupils head to the Philippines

    THEY’RE helping provide a place to play for youngsters used to picking through mountains of rubbish. Around 30 Hampshire youngsters are travelling to the Philippines to help construct a new adventure playground for poor children. The students

  • Stolen quad bike appeal

    A SOUTHAMPTON family is appealing for help in the return of their son’s quad bike stolen from their home. The red Kymco KXR 90 sports quad bike, similar to the one pictured, was taken from the garage of their property in Baronsmead, Maybush

  • Tea party hope to attract more families to worship

    WINCHESTER Cathedral is hosting a tea party today to attract more families to worship. Visitors can move around the cathedral, visiting a variety of creative ‘picnic’ areas to help them in their worship, between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. The ‘picnic’ areas

  • Playground row

    A ROW has broken out over plans to axe one of the play areas in a Hampshire town. Totton and Eling Town Council wants to close the play park at Calmore Road and move the equipment to similar facilities elsewhere in the town. It follows a survey of

  • Gillett could be loaned again

    SIMON Gillett’s agent says the Saints midfielder may yet be loaned out again when the emergency loan window opens next Monday. Gillett has already had loan spells with Walsall, Blackpool (twice), Bournemouth and Yeovil – but will not be returning

  • Royals link for Hampshire Cricket

    HAMPSHIRE will change their Twenty20 name to the Hampshire Royals after joining forces with Shane Warne’s Indian Premier League franchise. As exclusively revealed on the Daily Echo website on Wednesday, the Rajasthan Royals are set to unveil

  • Old King Cole is still a merry old soul

    OVER a period of 20 years plus, Steve Cole has seen the rise and fall of Park Gate RBL A. A 10-0 home drubbing by Terry Azor’s all-stars, City Transport A, followed a game two weeks previously when the once great side managed to field just

  • Car park refit a step closer

    PLANS for a million-pound revamp of a multi-storey car park in a Hampshire town have moved one step closer to becoming a reality. Eastleigh Borough Council’s Cabinet voted in favour of the refurbishment for the 30-year-old building between Southampton