Ronald Koeman believes Saints’ win over Crystal Palace could prove to be a key moment in his side’s push for Europe. Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace - in pictures >> Sadio Mane finally brought an end to the Saints goal drought
Saints enjoyed the majority of possession against Crystal Palace, and a late goal from Sadio Mane ended their goal drought and snagged them the full three points. Southampton 1 - 0 Crystal Palace - in pictures >> Southampton
SAINTS legend Matt Le Tissier is considering number crunching as a contestant on Countdown. The former Southampton star has already appeared on the show in the Dictionary Corner on the long-running TV game show on Channel 4. But now the 46-
I have resided in Midanbury all of my 63 years and have lived through the changes. It was an idyllic location for a childhood upbringing. For in the 50s until early 60s it was brickfields, countryside and a lovely old working farm (Townhill Farm
I’m an ex-serviceman who has been a mature student, a lecturer at Southampton Technical College and seen the changes from the old workhouse to technical college to City College, and the split to institute to Solent University. All the changes
The way we see the colours of that dress might be interesting politically. Could it be that those who see it as blue and black (sadness and austerity) are likely to vote for a conservative party and those that see it as white and gold (fairness
In nearly 30 years of listening to annual budget speeches, I don’t think I have ever witnessed such a gap between the stark reality of performance against the self-congratulatory tone adopted by the Tory leader of New Forest District Council, Barry
How insensitive of James Good to call the magnificent Gurkhas mercenaries. They get paid the same or less than our fighting men. At 18 years old, after ten weeks’ training, I found myself in the Malayan jungle, expected to fight communist terrorists
Oh dear these pie in the sky comments from B Dash (Letters, February 19) truly amaze me. I don’t know where you get your information sir but I would suggest you are not reading the same figures as the rest of us. In case you are unaware we
The ‘dodgy donors’ debate in Parliament has prompted the Green Party to revisit the call for a system of state funding for political parties. Price Waterhousecooper, being accused of “wholesale tax avoidance selling”, gave close to £390,000 of
We see by the headlines that despite the publicity given to the situation regarding motorists using mobile phones, and texting as well, the advice is being ignored by the driving public. Which means that the problem is so great the law is being
The latest of prolific playwright Caryl Churchill’s plays for theatre and radio, this avant-garde piece was first performed at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2012. Among the audience there was Jacquie Penrose. Having harboured a desire to direct
A NIGHT with Elvis is coming to Romsey with a performance by the area’s Youth Jazz Orchestra in association with Hampshire Music Service. The show is a recreation of Elvis’s Seventies Vegas concerts and features award-winning impersonator Craig
BoomTown has announced the hotly anticipated line-up for one of the most popular districts at the Fair – the bass-rumbling, soul-shaking sounds of TrenchTown. And it includes possibly the biggest reggae line-up ever to be seen on these shores.
Saints’ goal drought was finally ended, as Sadio Mane’s late strike gave Ronald Koeman’s men a vital win over Crystal Palace and lifted them up to fifth place in the Premier League. Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace - in pictures >>
HE was the King of Soul, considered one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. Sittin’ On The Dock of The Bay, recorded just days before Otis Redding’s death, became one of the great soul anthems of all time, covered by a star
Isle of Wight heptathlete Kelly Sotherton has fresh hope of having her Commonwealth Games gold medal returned following a Crimewatch appeal. Sotherton’s medal from the 2006 Games in Melbourne was one of several stolen during a burglary at her Sutton
Andover’s domination from the start against Sandown & Shanklin netted them a 43-11 London 3 South-West bonus point win. An early try from Charlie Waite, below, put the league leaders in front before Dave Catt crossed the line to extend their
A PLASTICS firm is moving to larger offices, enabling it to expand on its 40 years of business. Amari Plastics will relocate to Matrix Park, near Fareham. It now means there is only one space left at the park, which is owned by Legal &
SIXTY-TWO years ago this week the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, the Duke of Wellington, paid a visit to Southampton to oversee the official opening of what he called “the very latest thing in education”. On March 5, 1953, Hamble County Primary
HE spent decades baking bread and pies for people across the south – and even made cakes for the Beatles. Ken Lamper spent a lifetime at Lampers Bakery, in Bishops Road – one of Southampton’s last family bakeries. But last night family and
1962 - Saints 6 Scunthorpe United 4 (Division Two). An incredible 10-goal thriller at The Dell saw Saints net through Terry Paine (2), Derek Reeves, Brian Clifton, George O'Brien and Tommy Mulgrew. John McGuigan, Jackie Marriott, Jack Brownsword
10:08pm Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace - in pictures >> 9:39pm Phew! It wasn't exactly pretty, but no one here cares. Saints have found the net again and are back
WARREN Kenna made one heck of an early impact considering he wasn’t originally down to start for Lymington Town against AFC Portchester on Saturday. The former Eastleigh and AFC Totton set-piece specialist, now part of Lymo’s management team, scored
BROCKENHURST’S Pat McManus said his side were “killed” by the match officials in Saturday’s 5-1 defeat by Verwood Town. The Badgers had Lewis Gundry and Tom Pigford sent off, a massive penalty shout turned down and a goal disallowed during what
MIKE Millward has always been interested in art, but a freak accident at school meant he was left with no grip in his hands causing his career choices to be limited. But now, after hours of practising on his own legs – where he drew a portrait
POLICE officers have been given more time to quiz a man who was arrested after a body was discovered. The 52-year-old was arrested after the body of a 72-year-old man was found in a garage on the Isle of Wight. The body was found by police
SINCE he can remember, Wills Aston has always dreamed of a career in radio. Wills has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, but he realised that being on the radio, his disabilities didn’t matter. “I went to an open day at BBC Radio Solent
SOCIAL workers in Hampshire are set to boost their ability to protect vulnerable children from abuse after winning £4 million worth of Government funding. The cash injection will pave the way for a dedicated missing, exploited and trafficked team
NEW council housing could be built in a village on a site residents recently campaigned to save. The city council is considering whether to bring land off Hookpit Farm Lane in Kings Worthy, known locally as Top Field, into public ownership to “
Your daily Saints quiz. 1 From which club did Saints sign Bradley Wright-Phillips in 2006? 2 In which year did Saints first win promotion to the top flight of the English league? 3 How many goals did Marian Pahars score when he finished
Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak will miss the Saints Premier League clash at St Mary's tonight after he accepted the Football Association's charge of violent conduct for elbowing West Ham's Diafra Sakho, the club have announced. Jedinak was
Disgraced former children's entertainer Rolf Harris has been stripped of his CBE, according to an official announcement in the London Gazette. Harris was convicted last year of indecent assaults, including one on an eight-year-old autograph hunter
A FIANCÉ is cycling 1,000 miles this year to raise money and awareness for Endometriosis UK after his bride-to-be was diagnosed with the hormonal and immune system disease. Will Little, 26, will be travelling for 12 days across the country from
A HAMPSHIRE mum of five was killed for the "cheap price" of £1,500, a court has been told. Pennie Davis murder trial - live coverage >> The case against three defendants accused of conspiring to murder Pennie Davis began this
AN ELECTRONIC and white goods retailer has recently celebrated the success of its employees who have trained through a Hampshire college department. KnowHow, part of the Dixons Carphone Group, sought expertise from Eastleigh College to supply gas
BUSINESS leaders in Hampshire are urged to act carefully in order to avoid landlords overinflating rental prices over the coming years. With confidence returning to the property market, landlords are looking to increase their rents but one property
Customers and staff had to be evacuated after the fire alarm went off at a city bank. Fire crews arrived at NatWest in Shirley High Street, in Southampton, at 1pm today to check for a blaze. One of the six members of staff said they called
IT’S the new £140m centre that could lead to ground-breaking research being developed in Southampton. Work on Lloyd’s Register’s new global technology centre at the University of Southampton has now finished, and the Daily Echo went inside to get
ONE of Hampshire's biggest military bases is a step closer to being taken over. Solent Gateway Limited has been chosen by the Ministry of Defence as the preferred bidder to manage and develop Marchwood military port. The 91-hectare facility
A SOUTHAMPTON treatment centre has been ranked one of the best in the country for patient satisfaction. Care UK’s Southampton NHS Treatment Centre in Brintons Terrace scored 99 per cent in the friends and family test using the Government’s preferred
A WINCHESTER estate agency has hosted a special tea party to help raise funds for a new cancer centre. Staff at Savills opened their doors to local business owners who raised just shy of £500 for The Haven’s campaign to build a new support centre
This week sees the launch of an ambitious campaign aimed at inspiring a generation through the power of businesses in Hampshire. Companies are being asked to help shape the next crop of leaders and workers through an innovative project led by the
A man in his 60s is being treated in hospital for serious injuries after his car veered off the road and hit a bench. A witness told the Daily Echo that a white Hyundai ix35 suddenly left the road in Shirley High Street near Morrison’s supermarket
ADVENTURERS Hugo and Ross Turner will be speaking about their challenges at the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium. The brothers, known as the Turner Twins, became record holders in 2012 as part of the youngest four-man crew and the first
THE search for a missing eight-year-old girl taken from the care of her mother by her father, from Southampton, will focus on Cairo. A court yesterday heard that Elsa Salama is believed to be in the Egyptian capital with relatives of her father
A FORMER Ecstasy addict who managed to rehabilitate himself was spared a jail sentence at Southampton Crown Court after a judge heard how he had tackled his addiction. George Bell was arrested after police had gone to his home on an unrelated matter
IT has been revealed that the new Maritime and Coastguard Agency headquarters suffered a power outage just months after opening. The House of Commons Transport Committee was told the outage at the base in Segensworth on February 8 had lasted for
THOUSANDS of children across Hampshire have found out if they have been offered places at their preferred secondary school. In Hampshire 97.6 per cent of students were offered a place at their first or second choice school for September. In Southampton
This year’s club charity motor drive should be a real classic A HAMPSHIRE-based classic car club is gearing up for an annual charity drive through the county’s leafy lanes. Members of the Standard Motor Club New Forest Group, which is based
AROUND an acre of land in a picturesque Hampshire village has been stripped of trees. The land, off the main road in Itchen Abbas, was home to around 50 poplar and sycamore trees, which have been removed as part of a Natural England scheme.
RESIDENTS in Otterbourne are being urged to wear reflective or light-coloured clothing after a couple of near-misses in the village. A resident said due to the lack of visibility and street lighting there had been a close call involving a vehicle
THE future of Southampton’s Port was on the agenda as Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond paid a flying visit to the city. He discussed the port’s operations and the potential for expansion with port chiefs at Associated British Ports’ offices at
JAILING a Totton man for six months a judge told him: “Supplying cannabis involves a trade that undermines society and wrecks lives.” Judge Peter Crabtree heard how police had executed a warrant at the home of Christopher Harris and discovered
A HAMPSHIRE man who used to be the general manager of London Zoo died of pneumonia when he fell ill following a fall, an inquest heard. John Brown, from Lymington, lived in Woodbury Road and suffered a fall at his home and fractured his right hip
TONIGHT is the night we celebrate those who go above and beyond to help us when we need it most. Novotel Southampton hosts the annual Hospital Heroes Awards, which highlight all the great work done at Southampton General and Princess Anne hospitals
A BUSINESS is expanding and could bring dozens of new jobs to Hampshire. Hyphose has mobile offices across the south coast and hopes to create a central hub for business in the county later this year. The company has revealed plans to move
A LEADING construction company employing more than 200 Hampshire staff has witnessed glowing financial results. Kier Group plc today announced soaring revenue of £1.5 billion. Bosses are putting it down to a construction boom being fuelled
Matthew Hoggard thinks his former team-mate Kevin Pietersen has no chance of playing for England again and believes incoming chairman Colin Graves was ''careless'' to suggest otherwise. Hoggard, an Ashes winner alongside Pietersen in the latter's
MORE than 150 police officers have carried out a series of raids at homes across Southampton. Officers stormed properties across the city this morning as part of an operation following burglaries and car thefts in the city. Southampton
It was meant as a bit of fun as part of the Daily Echo’s support for the Saints’ We March On campaign, but it didn’t seem to bring a smile to the faces of too many fans. When the Daily Echo revealed plans on the website last night to carry a poster
The housing market in Hampshire has been given an early spring boost following news that buyers will have their best opportunity ever to secure a low mortgage rate in the next few months. Housebuilder Barratt Homes says that figures from the Bank
THE trial of two men and a woman accused of being involved in the murder of mum-of-five Penelope Davis began at Winchester Crown Court today. A jury was set to be sworn in this morning to try Justin Robertson, who is accused of stabbing the supermarket
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has challenged Kevin Pietersen to prove he wants to play for England by turning his back on the Indian Premier League and playing county cricket. Former Hampshire batsman Pietersen was axed from the England
South Coast surveying practice, Realest have been instructed alongside joint agents Lambert Smith Hampton to market The Director General’s House in Southampton. The iconic building which was given its name as the former residence of the Director General
A GERMAN shepherd dog was found abandoned and tied to a tree on a Hampshire industrial estate yesterday. A worker on the Houndmills Industrial Estate in Basingstoke heard the animal barking throughout the night, and discovered him tucked back in
A MAN accused of trying to take pictures of convicted sex offenders to make money has been acquitted. Photographer Andrew Stone was found not guilty on charges of fraud and blackmail by a judge after prosecutors offered no evidence on the day he
THERE are just days left for residents to have their say on the future of closure-threatened libraries in Southampton. Five libraries could be axed if community groups do not come forward to take them over after Labour council chiefs launched a
A NEW wave of abuse is happening behind closed doors – but it is one so extraordinary many refuse to acknowledge it even exists. Adults are living in fear in their own home with more than 12,000 calls a year logged to helplines from desperate victims
POLICE keeping surveillance on a house known for drug activity saw a teenager approaching the building. He then started to walk away from the property at a faster pace and had to be put to the ground and handcuffed when he began to struggle and
STARS of stage, screen, and sport and celebrity chefs will mingle with the hundreds of specially invited guests who will watch the Queen officially name Southampton’s newest cruise ship in the city next Tuesday. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh
Males of a species of crab nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of their hairy chests spend largely separate lives from the females, according to new research. In a study looking at the private life of the deep-sea crab known as the ''Hoff'
A HAMPSHIRE pub could be painted red and white – should Saints qualify for the Champions League. Landlords of Lord Nelson Pub in Hythe are hoping that Saints can reach the dizzy heights of the top four and have not ruled out painting the pub in
WINCHESTER City’s 1-0 win at Blackfield & Langley on Saturday wasn’t one for the football purists. But for City boss Paul Masters there was something beautifully satisfying about watching his side “win ugly”. While no one doubts Winchester
Morgan Schneiderlin insists Saints' Champions League dream remains alive, but admits they must beat Crystal Palace tonight to avoid it dying. The midfielder revealed how the players spoke with each other on Sunday about how they could improve their
Promotion hopefuls Millbrook had to overcome early setbacks in a hard-earned 27-19 Snows Group Hampshire 1 victory at Fareham Heathens. The home side went over twice in the first 20 minutes from a driving maul and a well-worked backs move.
Tottonians overcame another tricky fixture at the weekend as they continued to inch their way towards promotion. Totts brought Weybridge Vandals’ unbeaten run of ten London 2 South-West games to an abrupt end with a 36-8 victory at Water Lane.
RECONSTRUCTION to a railway bridge in a Hampshire village is due to start this month despite residents’ fears it will increase traffic. Network Rail wants to increase the height of Down Farm Lane bridge, in Headbourne Worthy near Winchester, and
Ronald Koeman has backed Saints to start scoring again as they aim to avoid an unwanted record at St Mary’s tonight. The club has never gone four successive home games without a goal since being elected to the Football League and need to find their
MORE than 2,400 drivers have been caught speeding in the New Forest since a new campaign to cut animal accidents was launched last year. A 12-month initiative funded by the Verderers has seen the introduction of an infra-red camera that can photograph
Eastleigh’s promotion aspirations look as if they will have to be put on hold for a season following another defeat at the weekend. The Bishopstoke Road side still hold third place in London 3 South-West but are 12 points adrift of second and a
NEARLY 20 years ago he set up his computer gaming business in his bedroom - and today he's a multi-millionaire. Hampshire-born Craig Fletcher has sold his family-run firm for £20 million after it was bought up by the country's biggest video games
Ronald Koeman is unsure whether Jay Rodriguez will play for Saints this season. Rodriguez has been sidelined with a knee injury he sustained in April last year and is still some way from making a return to the first team. Koeman would love
TONIGHT is the night we celebrate those who go above and beyond to help us when we need it most. Novotel Southampton hosts the annual Hospital Heroes Awards, which highlight all the great work done at Southampton General and Princess Anne hospitals
Saints are set to jet off for a snowy break in Switzerland once tonight’s game against Crystal Palace is out of the way to partake in some team bonding before the final ten games of the season. Ronald Koeman will lead his players in the trip, which
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 19-year-old Hampshire girl who died suddenly after being struck down by meningitis. Lauren Downey, pictured, was rushed into hospital after she became unwell on Sunday, February 8. The teenager, who had shown no
SAINTS shot stopper Fraser Forster sent West Brom keeper Ben Foster a witty text in response to his time wasting yesterday. Forster, who was beaten by a sole Sadio Berahino strike after just 70 seconds, sent his counterpart a text message today
A MAN has been arrested after a body was discovered. A 72-year-old man was found dead in a garage on the Isle of Wight. Police officers were called to the home in Green Lane in the Northwood area of Cowes shortly after midnight. Hampshire
