YOU can't beat the last day of the season for excitement at Saints. Veterans of numerous relegation clashes in the 1990s will vouch for that. When it goes your way, there is nothing quite like it. The pre-match hype, the excitement, the buzz as the
A TEENAGE boy was punched in the face during a homophobic attack in Southampton. The 16-year-old had been sat with friends in Houndwell Park in the city centre when three boys and two girls approached the circle. After seeing that the teenager was
IT'S Breakfast Club time again at Goodwood this Sunday, with the theme Vive la France - a celebration of unique French automotive flair. That means the Renaults, Peugeots, Citroens, perhaps Matra, Alpines and Simca cars and motorcycles and scooters with
A SOUTHAMPTON family is enduring the agonising wait to confirm the probable death of their son and brother. Stuart Claisse, 45, is believed to have been on board a Boeing 737-800 carrying 114 passengers that crashed in Cameroon on a flight to Nairobi
BLACK'S the way to do it at Hampshire Alfa Romeo dealership Meridien Milano in Portsmouth, this week as it unveils the head- turning limited edition Alfa GT BlackLine. Ramping up the desirability of the Bertone-styled Alfa GT, the Italian sporting car
A DOGNAPPER stole a blue Staffordshire bull terrier and her three puppies after scaling a 6ft fence to break into a breeder's Romsey home. The £1,500 prized terrier called Jess had only given birth last month to the two dogs and one bitch. It is believed
THEY were there when Saints held the FA Cup aloft at Wembley and when Lawrie Mac's boys came second in the top league. So, after more than four decades, it was good that Southampton Hospital Radio commentators Bryan Dowding, 76 and 85-year-old Ken Fielder
HAMPSHIRE MADE 178-2 (28.2 OVERS), AFTER BEING SET A DUCKWORTH/LEWIS TARGET OF 175 TO WIN FROM 29 OVERS. Sean Ervine made his highest one-day score since the 2005 C & G Trophy final as the Hampshire Hawks beat Ireland by eight wickets today. The
Shane Warne believes the draw against Yorkshire confirmed that Hampshire are serious championship contenders. Hampshire, having been set 443 to win, resumed the final day on 16-1 but lost nightwatchman James Bruce in the third over and John Crawley (
National Service I MUST reply to Harold Price's letter (May 1) in which he disagrees with my view that National Service should be introduced. It is regrettable that his sterling service in the Middle East should have been spoiled by a bunch of thieving
A CRIMBLE (Letters, April 27) asks why the new power station will use palm oil. The answer may be that the original plans were set out a while ago. The fact is that the Government has been slow to provide much guidance and only published a woodfuel strategy
HOW sad I was to read the letter from Rita Wilson (May 1) regarding the plea to reduce council tax. I have every sympathy with her as a senior citizen myself. Alas, I fear these pleas fall on deaf ears and, worse, very few of them care. It is not just
HAROLD Price is dismissive of National Servicemen. During the entire emergency in Cyprus, I was in charge of a large section of National Servicemen. Every one of them was truly excellent and they worked hard and played hard. As part of our day job was
I PUT my green bag out for collection and, to my utter astonishment, it was not emptied. It was not full. I am over 60 and have to lift it up my garden which has 14 steps. I pay £20 a year for this service via Eastleigh Council, so can someone please
TOTTON Town Council has not raised tax by 40 per cent in the last four years, as claimed by Rita Wilson (Letters, May 1). The correct figure is nearer 32 per cent and this year only amounted to 2.4 per cent. Central administration costs of the town
VISITING Southampton Sports Centre with my children recently, I was amazed how run-down it looked! I remember, not that long ago, it was a very popular place for families to visit as there was always something to do or look at. On the day of our visit
IT was an unbearably tense 90 minutes but with a £60m jackpot at stake it was always going to be. However, in the end there was nothing for fans to worry about as Saints delivered a 4-1 hammering of Southend United and a place in the play-offs. After
A SECOND year criminology student who hopes to become a police officer was jailed for four months after breaking another man's jaw in a Southampton nightspot. Drunken Ryan Hayter was under the impression that the girlfriend of one of his pals was being
IF you think your moggie is just purr-fect send your photos to the Daily Echo for our Cute Kitties competition. Following the unprecedented response to our dogs competition, when hundreds of photographs swamped our picture desk, we're asking for images
HUNDREDS of people stocked up on garden plants at a fair held in the grounds of an historic Hampshire ruin. An estimated 2,000 people attended the fourth annual Bishop's Waltham Garden Fair held in the grounds of the medieval palace. Some 60 stalls
YOUNGSTERS dreaming of their name in lights now have a Southampton performing arts training centre dedicated to getting them there. Called the Trinity Studio and based in the Bargate Shopping Centre, it aims to offer dance lessons, voice coaching and
HAMPSHIRE business leaders are to go on a networking event on the D-Day battlefields of Normandy, pictured. Corporate Battlefields, a firm made up of battlefield and business management experts, will take the Hampshire branch of the Institute of Directors
Today's principal arrivals: Autotransporter, roro, 00.30, 201; Nordsee, cargo, 09.00, 203; Valencia Express, container, am, 204; APL Germany, container, 15.00, 207; Anna Maersk, container, 15.45, 205; Amur 2521, bulk, 20.00, 108; Bunga Seroja Dua, container
Leon Best has revealed he has an added incentive to put one over Derby in the play-off semi-finals. Best weighed in with two goals and a man of the match performance as Saints booked their place in the play-offs with a 4-1 win over Southend. That
George Burley has insisted form counts for nothing as Saints head into a play-off semi-final against his former club Derby. Burley, who will be contesting play-offs for the sixth time, was Derby boss when they missed out on a return to the top flight
Kenwyne Jones dedicated Saints' final day win to stricken skipper Claus Lundekvam. The Norwegian centre half was carried off just before half-time with an ankle injury. He now looks almost certain to have to sit out the club's play-off games.
George Burley was full of praise for his young team as Saints reached the play-offs. He said: "It's three wins on the trot that takes us into a play-off position and we're very pleased with that. "We've got a young team - Leon Best is 20, Kenwyne
SKIPPER Claus Lundekvam has almost certainly been ruled out of the play-offs. The popular centre half, in his testimonial year at the club, was stretchered off just before half time after falling to the ground in agony clutching his ankle. Lundekvam
THE Government minister responsible for criminal justice and the courts has backed the Daily Echo's anti-knife campaign. Harriet Harman said she fully endorsed our campaign to demand an end to the knife violence which brings terror and heartache to communities
WORSHIPPERS at a Hampshire church fear a treasured Bible is being hawked around antique markets in the US or Far East for a four-figure sum. The historic 18th century Bible was snatched from St Mary's Church in Twyford last month. The crook was captured
SOUTHAMPTON mayor John Slade said it with flowers when he visited Titanic survivor Millvina Dean. Millvina, 95, broke her hip in a fall at her bungalow and has spent the past few months in a nursing home at Woodlands, near Ashurst. She was unable to
POLICE are continuing their investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding reports of a series of gunshots being heard in a Southampton neighbourhood. Firearms officers found a bullet after scouring a section of the Ivanhoe Road and Wilton
