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  • Parents join in the party fun

    ENJOYING THE FUN: Parents and children at Playzone. TO celebrate its second anniversary, a Locks Heath support group held a children's party with a difference - the parents were given a chance to enjoy themselves. The Parent Network held its own birthday

  • Marching on

    CELEBRATION TIME: Marian Pahars enyoys the moment in front of the delighted fans. SUPER SAINTS will go marching into the new Millennium as a Premiership club after a glorious 2-0 win over Everton at The Dell. Two quality goals from Latvian striker Marian

  • SAINTS 2 EVERTON 0

    GOING FOR GOAL: Hassan Kachloul battles for the ball. IF THEY had painted the Titanic in red and white stripes it would never have gone down! Somehow this supercharged and supremely spirited Saints side have survived again defying all the odds to stay

  • How the game was won

    Saints v Everton 5 mins - Matthew Le Tissier curls a 30-yard free-kick round the wall but he is so keen to hit the target that the shot lacks the power to beat Thomas Myrhe who gathers at the second attempt to his left. 18 mins - Le Tissier picks up a

  • Back to school

    PUPPETS ON A STRING: Weston Park Infants School is holding literacy classes where children and parents mix - these four test out puppets made with their mums. TODAY marks the start of Adult Learners' Week, the UK's annual festival aimed at encouraging

  • Mountain Man

    MYSTERY: Was George Mallory the first to reach Everest's summit IT was unmissable. The sight of the bleached white skin, whiter than the snow which -surrounded it, stood out like a beacon of light. Lying face down, covered only by loose rocks and slate

  • Moody Blues

    WORKDAY BLUES: Dungarees £30, top £10, both from Top Shop. Only six months ago jeans were being written off as more Jeremy Clarkson than Kate Moss. Once an emblem of youth, it seemed that they were only worn by middle-aged men while the 20-somethings

  • The sail of the century

    THE FLIP-FLOP BOYS: Former Caronia crew members at a shipmates reunion. The "flip-flop boys'' of the old Caronia were back in town when crew members of the former Cunard liner got together once again for their annual reunion in Southampton. Caronia was

  • BAND MASTERMIND LOOKS FOR A NEW CHART-TOPPER

    STARS IN THEIR EYES: Barry Upton and Junior Jones. IF POP stardom is your dream, then this could be your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.</b The man behind one of the biggest singles of the decade is searching for a new band in Hampshire to take the

  • It's Sweet Charity for heartbeat

    COLOU&RFUL LINE-UP: The Sweet Charity Spender Girls. EXTRA acts have been added to the charity extravaganza being staged at The Mayflower in Southampton in aid of Wessex Heartbeat. The star-studded bash on Sunday, June 6, now also includes performers

  • Anger over pills error

    WRONG MEDICATION: Ronald Randall with carer Marion Lacey. A HOSPITAL pills blunder could have put the life of a Hampshire pensioner in peril, it has been claimed. Procedures are to be tightened up at Southampton General Hospital in the wake of the mix-up

  • GREAT ESCAPE

    FAN-TASTIC: Fans celebrate as Saints stay up. TODAY Saints stand at the doorway to one of the most exciting eras in the club's history after securing their Premiership status and a £40 million-plus future. A thrilling 2-0 victory over Everton at the Dell

  • United win nets huge - bet success

    A SUPER-PUNTER from Hampshire was celebrating today after cham-pionship victory for Manchester United turned his £130 bet into a jackpot of nearly £600,000. The anonymous gambler from Basingstoke scooped the massive win after victory for Alex Ferguson's

  • Charlie leads celebrations

    DOWN TO EARTH: Charlie Dimmock at the Sparsholt Open Day. HAMPSHIRE'S own TV landgirl Charlie Dimmock was on hand to give visitors plenty of gardening advice at one of the biggest open days in the county. One of the stars of the BBC's Ground Force pro-gramme

  • Cutting-edge art suffers net gain

    OUTRAGE: Susan Hitching with her sculpture. A SHARP-edged modern sculpture outside historic Winchester Cathedral has fallen foul of safety regulations. Susan Hitching's metal work of art, which took two months to make and cost £600, has been fenced off

  • Commander to helm sail appeals

    APPEALING: Commander Leo Hayward. NATIONAL youth sailing charity Ocean Youth Trust has created a new appeals division headed by Commander Leo Hayward. He will be responsible for national fundraising campaigns, the first will be launched next year to coincide

  • Cancer group gets lotto aid

    CARING: Volunteers Rita Boxhall and Sarah Hendley. A UNIQUE cancer charity in Hampshire which offers support to sufferers and their families is set to expand. The Cancer Care Society in Romsey was established three years ago to offer individual and group

  • Summon help at touch of button

    SAFETY: Peter Wall and Pc Olan Jenkins check out the help point. ANOTHER crime-cracking initiative has been officially launched on the streets of Eastleigh town centre with the introduction of panic buttons for pedestrians in peril. The trailblazing scheme

  • Morris claims a perfect ten!

    HIGH FIVES: Alex Morris. ALL ATTENTION and excitement may have been half a mile away but Alex Morris showed The Dell did not hold the monopoly on the hot action. The Hampshire seamer ended with ten wickets and the distinction of setting two career bests

  • Win a Saints Shirt

    LUCKY FACES: It could be you! Were you at the Dell on Saturday If so, you could be in with a chance of winning a Saints shirt. An Echo photographer pictured all sections of the crowd and tomorrow (Tuesday) we will be publishing a number of photographs

  • Bacon Bonus

    Favourite snack NEXT week sees the celebration of one of the UK's greatest traditions - sandwiches. Bacon butties are apparently the UK's favourite sarnie snack. So why not cure those Monday morning blues and start National Sandwich Week in style with

  • Pupils book in for Royal audience

    WE ARE AMUSED: Royal subjects Laura Downton and Clare Harvey. TWO Southampton schoolgirls kept a Royal appointment when they were invited to the first Children's Laureate Award ceremony at London's Royal National Theatre. Laura Downton and Clare Harvey

  • Success spurs drive for jobs

    NEW business success has resulted in stevedore company, Southampton Cargo Handling (SCH) undertaking its first significant recruitment since the worker-owned business was established in 1990. SCH is taking on apprentices and qualified cargo handlers in