Today's principal arrivals and departures Today's principal arrivals: Oriana, liner, 0400, 106; NYK Andromeda, container, 1230, 207; Arroyofrio Uno, ro-ro, 1300, 30; Christos 1, refrigerated, 1330, 47; Good-wood, car carrier, 1400, 201; Asian Chorus,
DAILY Echo publisher NEWSCOM has rejected an approach from American publishing group Gannett. The American-owned group which bought up rival UK regional newspaper group Newsquest earlier this year in a £900 million deal, said that it was seeking permission
AT LAST! The rush-hour lane closures have ended and thousands of commuters on Hampshire's busy A31 trunk road through the New Forest can celebrate getting back to normal. Most of the workmen, who have been resurfacing nine kilometres of westbound carriageway
November's Daily Echo/TrophyMan Team of the Month award goes to persistent Northam & Rownhams B in the Freemantle, Shirley & District League. They were nominated because they keep going, despite being short on quite a few weeks and they are still
Full time results from the top teams in the South Sunderland 1 - Portsmouth 0 Notts County 5 - AFC Bournemouth 1 Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
Half time results from the top teams in the South Sunderland 1 - Portsmouth 0 Notts County 1 - AFC Bournemouth 0 Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
Mark Hughes is ready to embark on a quest for a record fifth FA Cup winners' medal with a third different club. The Welsh warhorse returns from suspension on Monday night as Saints travel to Ipswich for a third-round tie in a competition which holds special
Saints will be in the navy again next season. They club have confirmed they are to keep their current away kit for the next 18 months. Retail development executive James McLaughlin made the announcement to quell rumours that the away strip might be changed
THE second half of the Wessex Cyclo-cross League season starts tomorrow with Richard Rumbelow (Glos Primera Sport) holding a 16-point advantage over Mike Groves (Hargroves Cycles Trant). However, it is Groves's teammate Stuart Bowers, currently just another
City of Southampton Swimming Club are champions of the Speedo National League Division 2 South after a powerful team performance in the title-deciding gala. But they won't know until next spring whether their dream return to swimming's top flight will
At this time of year, your local garden centre isn't just about gardens - it has probably transformed itself into a complete Christmas emporium! Every aspect of gardening, from the humblest pot plant to the fanciest of garden furniture, has now been re-packaged
In his latest novel Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton explores what happen if the past and the present meet, when four historians are catapulted back to the 14th century. Timeline opens on the threshold of the 21st century, when a secretive American
SAINTS footballers are among dozens of the rich and famous inviting the public to step into their shoes to bring Christmas joy to needy children in war-torn Kosovo. Paul Jones, Jason Dodd and David Hughes have donated their footwear to a charity auction
HAMPSHIRE'S festive fanatics are making sure this will be the brightest Christmas ever. Our newsdesk has been flooded with calls from readers who reckon their home has the best display of Christmas lights in the county. We've had everything from fairy
A FRESH row has broken out over a doomed Southampton school just days after its fate was sealed by civic chiefs. City Labour MP John Denham has come under attack after writing to parents of Northam Primary School, which is due to close next August in
THE grandparents of tragic Southampton toddler Jason Dorricott are appealing for the Home Secretary to intervene after the woman who admitted child cruelty charges against him escaped a jail sentence yesterday. Distraught Jean and Mike Wheeler have written
THE parents of Hampshire bomb blast victim Laura Giddings are setting up a charity to help young amputees across the country lead normal lives. Tony and Mandy Giddings, from the New Forest, want to educate other families about the range of high quality
THE champagne is flowing for Hampshire's Maurice Little - the man who nearly died at the hands of a knife attacker. Not only was he celebrating his 65th birthday but Maurice surprised his partner Ruth Kalinowicz, the woman who helped him through the trauma
THEY dress in black, they listen to dark rock music and they don't look like ordinary teenagers. They call themselves goths and - just like the mods, rockers, punks and skinheads before them - they are proud to stand out from the mainstream with their
Ipswich have been forced into a major re-shuffle ahead of Monday's FA Cup third-round tie against Saints after defender Gary Croft was jailed for four months. The £750,000 full-back hung his head in tears as he was sent down yesterday after pleading guilty
Marco Almeida has returned to Sporting Lisbon halfway through his loan period at The Dell. Saints agreed to let the central defender go back to the Portuguese club early because his opportunities here were becoming increasingly limited. Almeida was hungry
TRY as they might the majority of supermarkets can never get it quite right when it comes to perfecting the best mince pies for Christmas. Despite the plethora of ranges on the market from standard to luxury; those with big cherries, those laced with
Whatever style you choose for your hair this season one thing your party outfit would not be complete without is hair accessories. Clips and slides are big news again this festive season. Penny Etheridge, principal art director of Storm Hair in Southampton
Going back to The Pilgrim Inn at Marchwood for a meal is almost like going home. Except that the picturesque thatched pub and restaurant, ten minutes from Southampton, has a far greater range of dishes to tempt than my wife and I would ever dream of in
The Wessex Cancer Trust's inaugural Captain's Reception at the Guildhall in Winchester offered guests the opportunity of winning a 15-day cruise around the caribbean in an event to introduce local businesses to the trust. Hosted by the evening's Captain
Ann Widdecombe, the Conservatives' spokesman on home affairs, burst into song when she was subjected to The Weekend Magazine's Behind Closed Doors questioning during a visit to the Daily Echo's offices at Redbridge. When she finished she burst out laughing
