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  • Adkins delighted with "dogged" Saints

    Nigel Adkins hailed Saints’ 3-0 victory over Watford as “three big points” in the club’s chase for promotion. Rickie Lambert’s third hat-trick of the season secured the win which lifted Saints above West Ham and back to the top of the Championship table

  • Woman assaulted in Southampton

    A man has been arrested after a woman was assaulted in Southampton. The 30-year-old Southampton man was arrested following the incident, which took place in the early hours of this morning on Kendal Avenue, in Redbridge. Following the

  • Lambert treble fires Saints back to top spot

    Rickie Lambert bagged his third hat-trick of the season to fire Saints back to the top of the Championship table. The prolific striker scored twice in the space of ten first half minutes before rounding off a 3-0 win at Watford from the penalty

  • Model Queen Mary moves into new home

    A MODEL of the Queen Mary has taken pride of place at Southampton's new SeaCity Museum. Moving the 26ft-long, one-tonne scale model into its new home was a Herculean task in itself. Windows had to be removed and cranes deployed to hoist

  • Calls to end branding of New Forest ponies

    NEW Forest pony owners are coming under pressure from animal welfare groups to scrap the ancient practice of branding and replace it with microchipping. Every year many of the 3,500 ponies roaming the New Forest are rounded up and branded

  • Councillor reprimanded for slapping election rival

    ONE of Hampshire’s top Tories has reprimanded a Conservative councillor for slapping a political rival. Barry Rickman, leader of New Forest District Council, has warned Councillor Penny Jackman about her future conduct. It comes after the councillor

  • Woman died after dog caused fatal distraction

    A WOMAN died after the van she was a passenger in crashed when the driver was distracted by a dog, an inquest heard. Susan Austin was travelling with her husband William last July along the A272 towards Winchester in their silver Ford Transit when it

  • Watford 0 Saints 3 - as it happened

    Updates and chat as Saints take on Watford in today's Championship match at Vicarage Road. Follow the updates below and chat with other Saints fans at the foot of the article before, during and after the match. Follow us on Twitter and

  • Man in court over shooting in Southampton

    A MAN has today appeared in court charged in connection with a shooting in Southampton. Calvin Angelo Lawrence faces charges of jointly with others unknown causing grievous bodily harm to Suraj Singh Bhakar with intent to cause him grievous

  • Mum and dad kept four children in squalor

    A MUM, dad and their four children were living in squalor in their Hampshire home, the Daily Echo can reveal. Sean and Rachell Rawles' house was littered with rubbish, uneaten food and vomit. Doors and banisters on the stairs were broken

  • Vandals go on rampage

    VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds damage to a Southampton community. Police say three boys attacked four homes in Baxter Road and Hinton Crescent, smashing windows and damaging garden furniture. Witness described the boys as being between the ages

  • Council tax in Fareham frozen again

    RESIDENTS in Fareham will see their council tax frozen for the fourth year in a row. Councillors approved plans to freeze the rate at their annual budget meeting – meaning the average Band D property will pay £142.27 for Fareham Borough Council services

  • Law chiefs reopen murder case

    LAW chiefs have reopened the case of a Hampshire man convicted seven years ago of killing a South Korean student. Omar Benguit from Lymington was sentenced to life in January 2005 for the murder of Jong-Ok Shin, known as Oki, who was stabbed in the back

  • Sport Relief Mile is helping folk like us

    A PENSIONERS’ group has urged more people to get involved with Sport Relief so more good causes can receive money like they have. The Lordshill 10 Tenants Association in Southampton received a £1,000 grant to set up a craft club for residents and

  • University's award for helping Britain's sports stars

    THE University of Southampton has been honoured with an award for helping Britain’s sports stars to hone their techniques. The institution's Performance Sports Engineering Laboratory was recognised for its work honing the abilities of competitors and

  • Mum falsely claimed £9,000 in benefits

    A MUM admitted cheating the taxpayer out of thousands of pounds by claiming benefits she had no right to. Joanna Menzies was paid £9,384 she wasn’t eligible for because her working husband was living with her. The 32-year-old had begun claiming income

  • New frontline in fight against fluoridation

    CAMPAIGNERS are meeting today to launch the latest round of their battle against plans to put fluoride in Hampshire’s drinking water. Three years after health chiefs gave the scheme the green light, Hampshire Against Fluoridation is using the anniversary

  • Residents share views on £3bn city masterplan

    RESIDENTS got the chance to have their say on a visionary masterplan aimed at bringing in more than 24,000 jobs and £3 billion of investment into Southampton. A new world class waterfront, a remastered city centre and a transformed railway

  • Top darts players in the New Forest

    Four of the world’s top players will be in action in the New Forest next week where England take on Australia. The PDC’s James Wade and Terry Jenkins will pair up to take on Australians Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson in the Ashes of Darts

  • Lee named in Japan squad

    SAINTS striker Tadanari Lee has been named in the Japan squad for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan. The 26-year-old will link up with his international teammates following today's Championship trip to Watford, after he was selected

  • Raid terrifies victim

    A YOUNG woman has been left terrified after burglars crept into her home while she was sleeping. The 24-year-old was home alone when the thieves broke into her flat in Archers Road, Shirley, Southampton, during the night. They searched

  • Jones backs keeper Davis to be a Premier star

    KELVIN Davis is good enough to play in the Premier League again, according to ex-Saints keeper Paul Jones. Club captain Davis is hoping to lead Southampton back into the top-flight next season by securing promotion from the Championship.

  • Wilkinson plots GB tennis triumph

    GREAT Britain’s 14 & Under boys’ tennis squad have been crowned European champions under the guidance of Chris Wilkinson. The Southampton-born former British number one captained the team that lifted the Tennis Europe Winter Cup, in Corregio

  • Outrage over parking fees

    COUNCIL chiefs are being urged to slam the brakes on plans to levy charges in a busy town centre car park. Campaigners say the introduction of pay and display machines in the Rumbridge Street car park in Totton will result in drivers leaving

  • Falling three storeys doesn't stop Steve cueing up

    FALLING out of a three-storey window as a four-year-old is not the best preparation for a snooker career. Still partially paralysed down his left side, Steve Wyatt can’t make a conventional bridge hand. Remarkably, the 51-year-old limps

  • Waterfield won't join in war of words

    Pete Waterfield wants to move on from the public feud with coach Alexei Evangulov following more inflammatory comments by the Russian. British Diving performance director Evangulov latest outburst likened the career of Southampton star Waterfield

  • Jennings is a Pontins snooker star at last

    HAMPSHIRE snooker star Nick Jennings has claimed a prestigious national title at the eighth – and final – attempt. The 20-year-old from Chandler’s Ford declared “it means the world to me” after being crowned Pontins Under-21 Star of the Future

  • Knocking on the backdoor of the Premier

    THEY are not exactly knocking on the door of the Premier, more knocking on the backdoor – as team member Darren Butler put it. Woolston Social Club D are fifth from bottom in snooker Division 1. Heady days indeed for the former Aerostructures