SOMEWHERE deep in the New Forest lurks an amazing fellow who goes by the name of Gyppo. His ability with words is on a par with Stuart Hall’s famously eloquent radio football summaries. His skill is akin to Matthew Le Tissier bemusing the Newcastle defence
SOMEWHERE deep in the New Forest lurks an amazing fellow who goes by the name of Gyppo. His ability with words is on a par with Stuart Hall’s famously eloquent radio football summaries. His skill is akin to Matthew Le Tissier bemusing the Newcastle defence
Saints completed their pre-season fixture list with a 1-0 win over Brentford at Griffin Park. Second half substitute Marek Saganowski scored the only goal of the game four minutes after coming off the bench at half time to make it seven wins out of
IT'S the most comprehensive survey ever conducted into what the people of Southampton really want to see in their city. Is it definitely an ice rink? Or would you rather see a water theme park, a nationally-renowned maritime centre, a concert venue or
SUPPORT for a permanent Spitfire memorial in Southampton has swept across all political parties in the city. Plans by the ruling Conservatives to install a life-size replica of the Second World War fighter plane on the roundabout near to the De Vere
Pele is on the verge of joining West Brom. The Daily Echo understands that the Cape Verde Islands international is having talks at the Hawthorns with a view to a permanent move. Youssef Safri's arrival has meant a body has had to make way and any
AFTER a 30-year break from singing due to a throat problem, one Southampton songstress is once again raising the roof. Great grandmother Pam MacIntyre used to sing in Southampton pubs but was stopped after an operation on her throat left her unable to
THE wow factor that is required for Southampton will not be achieved by any one of the suggestions made so far - laser lights, Spitfires, pier changes, obelisks etc - but by having them all and more. Maybe then our city could be seen as a wow place to
I AM astounded. Now that the Liberal Democrats no longer run Southampton City Council it seems that Councillor Liz Mizon has nothing better to do than to gloat endlessly about how Monks Brook is the ideal' location for a traveller transit camp (Letters
ERIC Wallis (Letters, August 1) is so right to remember when Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show was able to provide a glut of nostalgia on Friday and Saturday nights with music legends of the past. However, he seems to have missed the point of the new
I THINK it is time for serious thought and planning to be put into car sharing schemes. My elderly mother is diabetic, and has to have her evening meal at a certain time. This means that if we go out for a trip, we have to return when when there is most
I AM a big fan of the arts, music and comedy. The only real venue that covers all of these things, and much more is the Tower Arts Centre in Winchester. This venue has been open for 38 years, and has always been very successful. It showcases new talent
I HAVE had a mystery hum in my home for seven months. Electricians and the environmental health can hear it. One electrician said it sounded like a mosquito as it's of a level that not all people can hear. My next door neighbour can hear it too. This
Glamorising drinking? KAREN L Dunleavy, the Liberal Democart chairman from Romsey (Letters, July 31) attacks correspondent Alex Briggs and says he should appreciate there is a big difference between a night out at the pub and problem drinking. I am sure
INSTEAD of just a green laser light in the Civic Centre, the original idea was to have red and amber ones on top to create a giant set of traffic lights. This would have paid tribute to that wonderful invention that controls all our lives and for which
ON what seemed the first sunny day of the summer, I took my dog for her usual walk at Boltons Bench in Lyndhurst and was greeted by selfish and inconsiderate tourists. It was 8am and these people had parked (I assume all night) their car and attached
ONE reads constantly complaints about hospital care (or the lack of it). I feel it is not as often praised, as it should be. I was admitted into the Princess Anne Hospital on July 21 for day surgery (Bramshaw women's ward). If I had paid for treatment
I WAS interested in Monday's Daily Echo report on Fawley Gym. The Tory council was to go ahead with the modernisation and re-siting to a more disabled friendly position overlooking the playing fields as reported but the new Lib Dem council stopped it.
THE south is set to sizzle this weekend as warm weather finally arrives banishing months of rain and mud to memory. With temperatures set to reach a scorching 27C (81F) today and tomorrow, Hampshire will rival holiday destinations including Bulgaria
AN emergency operation to halt a new epidemic of foot and mouth disease swung into action today as farmers reeled at the confirmation of a fresh outbreak. Prime Minister Gordon Brown cancelled his holiday after being told the disease had been found
TRIBUTES have poured in for a popular banger driver who died in a horrific accident at a Hampshire scrapyard. Barry Collins was trapped in a van as it was crushed by giant hydraulic pincers. The 24-year-old father is understood to have gone back to
IT has always been famous for its rich variety of wildlife. Each year thousands of visitors flock to the New Forest to study the huge number of animals, birds and insects that inhabit the area. Now the Forest could turn out to be the home of a creature
ELDERLY people attempting to collect their pension were turned away from a Hampshire post office after a bird caused a blackout. The bird flew into an overhead line and triggered a power cut affecting 240 properties in the Dibden and Marchwood area,
ORGANISERS of a junior snooker tour this week revealed plans to tempt the region's young stars away from scratch tournaments in the Midlands. South of England Cuestars director John Hunter has put his money where his mouth is and guaranteed a £100
THE weather gods turned the lights out on Bashley (Rydal) at the Rose Bowl as Havant marched towards a record fifth Southern Electric Cup final triumph. Chasing Havant's 130-8, the New Forest club lost by 13 runs after having to negotiate two-thirds
A HAMPSHIRE student has become the first from his college to win a scholarship to one of America's leading universities. And it could eventually see him rubbing shoulders with none other than former England captain David Beckham in the MLS! Itchen
MARIO Licka has his sights set on two promotions this season - one for Saints and one for himself. The 25-year-old Czech midfielder spent much of last season, his first at St Mary's following his move from FC Slovacko, in Saints' reserves. But,
SAINTS are celebrating their highest season ticket sale since relegation as excitement levels rise ahead of the big kick off. The club have shifted more than 13,500 tickets - a 30 per cent rise on the same figure 12 months ago. This time last year
