Mario Licka's first half strike earned Saints a 1-0 win at Millwall tonight. The Czech midfielder burst through from the centre of midfield to score the only goal of the game on 32 minutes of the pre-season friendly at the New Den. New signing Alan
SAINTS have signed Reading and Republic of Ireland centre back Alan Bennett on a six month loan deal. The twice-capped 25 year-old, who moved to Reading from Cork City in January this year, is set to feature in tonight's friendly against Millwall
THE new Mini Clubman will go on sale in the UK on Saturday November 10. Based on a concept first shown at Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005, the new car is a modern interpretation of its famous Mini predecessors taking into account all the demands and technologies
A MERRY-go-round of property deals in Wickham Road, Fareham, has kept commercial property agents, Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell busy in recent months. They have acted on behalf of a private client for both Dean Estate and the former Pinks Timber Sawmill
CB Richard Ellis has been appointed sole agent by Laishley Developments Limited on a new 30,000 sq ft office development in Stockbridge Road, four miles north of Romsey. Work on site is due to start in the autumn and the scheme will provide nine office
ACTING on behalf of Dean & Dyball Developments Ltd, national commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton has successfully completed the sale of another new unit at the M3 Trade Park in Eastleigh. Unit 3 is one of 12 recently constructed and
BASINGSTOKE-based builder and property services giant Kier Group has won an £8m contract to maintain mechanical and electrical services for Hampshire County Council. The deal covers the eastern side of the county, from Farnborough down to Havant and
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at Fawley Power Station today. Crews from Hardley, Hythe, Beaulieu and Lyndhurst were sent to the scene following reports of a fire involving oxy-acetylene welding sets. A 200-metre exclusion zone was set up as firefighters
A HAMPSHIRE mother has spoken of her distress after finding that the remains of her child were still being held in a laboratory at Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton six months after she suffered a miscarriage. Lisa Bertelsen, 33, from Millbrook,
THE great white shark strikes fear into the heart of swimmers across the world, but many would be shocked at what lurks in the depths off our coast. The Isle of Wight is one of Britain's top shark hot spots and summer is their premier feeding season.
Chris Tremlett recorded his best Test figures today - but could not stop India winning by seven wickets at Trent Bridge. Tremlett took 3-12 from 7.1 overs as India slipped from 47-0 to 62-3 before reaching the target of 73 this afternoon. The Southampton-born
A BUSINESSMAN who lied to police after being caught on camera speeding has had his prison sentence quashed. Martin Preston-Davis served two weeks of his 14-week sentence behind bars before a crown court judge agreed that the punishment was too harsh
A MAN has converted his garden shed into a private bar to get round the ban on smoking in public places. Alan Sheen and his friends built the bar after he moved into the house in Windermere Avenue, Millbrook, Southampton. As it is a private bar for
THERE are estimated to be only 5,000 tigers left in the wild, protected as endangered species, so this means they shouldn't be killed nor skins imported. There are at least 10,000 in zoos or private hands and sadly their pelts are too readily available
I am writing with reference to the article Spitfire Decision Still Waiting in the Wings (Daily Echo, July 23), The Spitfire played such an important part in the country's history and the city should be proud of it. It should certainly be given a place
IF a court declares a teacher, whose only crime is to defend themselves against violent, disobedient children, to be innocent, why does the education authority submit said teacher to a further "trial"? They have no legal training and this further investigation
THE National Youth Association recently reported that of every 60 minutes of a child's life, only nine minutes are spent in school. It's encouraging to note that 51 minutes are open for us to educate and inspire children outside of the classroom. Youth
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has expelled four Russian diplomats. Under the circumstances I've no trouble understanding that. If only Mr Brown was that quick in turfing out all the undesirables in the country. God knows there's enough of them. The Government
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Sea Thames, cargo, 0030, 107; Asian King, roro, 0430, 34/35; Queen Elizabeth 2, passenger, 0645, 38/9; Morning Crown, roro, 0730, 43; Albatross, passenger, 1000, 101; Tenacious, training, 1130, 47; Toronto Express
IN reply to Julie Adamson (Letters , July 21), maybe 12,000 so-called Totton supporters just went to see the new Wembley Stadium. I, like Julie, absolutely abhor the thought of Linden Homes using Totton's greenfield sites for housing. G E DOLING (by
IN the light of all the flooding problems that have hit different parts of the country recently, it does seem strange that the Government is not ruling out any further housing development on flood plains. Once again, maybe we could be learning lessons
SAINTS are being linked with Norwich City's Moraccan midfielder Youssef Safri. The players's future at Carrow Road is in doubt after he failed to appear in the club's official team photograph this week. Boss Peter Grant could well now sell Safri
In his first race with the elite Solitaire solo fleet, Lymington sailor Nigel King was delighted to finish as the top newcomer (or French-styled Bizuth'), top British sailor and 15th in the 50-strong class. The Prologue Race was held on Sunday
SHE is only 12 years old but already this talented Southampton youngster writes and sings her own songs. Amy Hooper is the latest rising starlet to join the growing number of performers entering the Daily Echo's Hampshire Top Talent search. The Oaklands
Double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson will be swapping her Yngling and stepping onto two hulls for some extreme racing at the iShares Cup at Skandia Cowes Week 2007. Robertson will line up against seven other teams onboard the JPMorgan Asset
SAINTS keeper Kelvin Davis will return to action in tonight's friendly against Millwall. The 30 year-old stopper has recovered from the shoulder injury he picked up in Saints first pre-season game, a 4-2 win at Blue Square South neighbours Eastleigh
FIONA Khan was just two good at Stoneham Golf Club last week - setting what is believed to be an unofficial world record. Playing for Hampshire ladies' second team against Wiltshire, the 41-year-old covered the course's seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
STUART Broad is wanted by both Hampshire and Nottinghamshire, but tomorrow night the two counties will be contesting Pro40 points at the Rose Bowl. Nottinghamshire are favourites to sign the 21-year-old, but the son of former Notts and England batsman
SAINTS midfielder Jermaine Wright returns to where it all began for him tonight. George Burley takes his Saints side to Wright's former club Millwall tonight for their penultimate pre-season friendly. Greenwich-born midfielder Wright started his
ANDREW Surman has given Saints a pre-season boost by signing a new long-term contract. The 20-year-old midfielder has penned a new four year deal to replace his previous contract which expired next summer. "It's a brilliant feeling to sign a new
ANGRY councillors are demanding Hampshire County Council does a U-turn over proposals that would leave part of Hampshire with practically no night bus service. A storm of protest has already erupted over the £500,000 cuts by the county's transport chiefs
RECORD-breaking mountaineer Rhys Jones has embarked on a new adventure that threatens to be just as tough as anything he has attempted before. Rhys, 21, has flown to Iceland at the start of a 32-day attempt to conquer the three highest peaks in the Arctic
PROTESTERS fighting plans for a revamp of Hampshire's libraries were today due to hand over a petition of more than 10,000 signatures to county council bosses. Members of public service union Unison collected the signatures as part of their campaign
A RETIRED Hampshire man killed himself while on unsupervised leave from a mental health unit, an inquest has been told. William Taylor was being treated for psychological problems at the Rivendale unit in Sarisbury Green when he went out and bought a
FRIENDS of a teenager who died last year after collapsing in the street have raised £5,000 for Southampton General Hospital's neurological intensive care unit (NICU). Glen Plowman, 19, from Bitterne, Southampton, fell and hit his head on the pavement
DIABETES patients have criticised the service they receive after health chiefs were given a damning report by a watchdog. Southampton Primary Care Trust was given an overall rating of "weak" for the level of support, care and education it provides for
