SAT at my computer last Sunday evening I received a phone call from Alex at Rushden Snooker Club suggesting I might like to have a quick word with Shane Castle. And for the second time in a couple of months the nine-year-old ‘Pocket Rocket’ told me he'd
SAT at my computer last Sunday evening I received a phone call from Alex at Rushden Snooker Club suggesting I might like to have a quick word with Shane Castle. And for the second time in a couple of months the nine-year-old ‘Pocket Rocket’ told me he'd
All the matches at calmore school are postponed this week due to the pitches being unplayable
George Burley felt his side learned their lessons from the Watford defeat as they strolled to a 2-0 FA Cup third round victory over Leicester. They arguably played some better football in the 3-0 New Year's Day defeat to the Hornets but were physically
Saints ended their six game winless streak and with it earned a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Leicester at St Mary's. George Burley's side were always in control against the Foxes and bagged both goals in the first half
THE 30th running of the world's toughest and most dangerous motor sport event, the gruelling Dakar Rally has been cancelled because of terrorism threats. The decision was made only hours before today's scheduled start in Lisbon on the advice of the
SAINTS could be set for a sensational £50m takeover bid from Kia Joorabchian - the man who brought Carlos Tevez to the Premiership - according to reports. A national newspaper suggested the Iranian businessman is planning to make a move for the club
WINCHESTER'S civic Christmas tree is set for the chop - but it will live on as mulch for municipal gardens. The tree, in the High Street, will be taken down after Twelth Night tomorrow. It will be taken to King George V playing fields in Bar End, where
THOUSANDS of people are gearing up for a fireworks bonanza this weekend when a host of cruise liners set sail from Southampton. Onlookers are expected to line the waterfront at the Town Quay and Hythe Marina tonight (Saturday) when Saga Ruby and Saga
BUSINESS leaders and motorists have launched an 11th hour bid for plans for new parking charges in Southampton to be scrapped. Tory council bosses will consider the final pleas at a meeting on Monday. Councillors want to extend charging in the city
BOSSES at the Hampshire hospital where two new mums died from the same infection shortly after giving birth on the same day have today maintained the women's deaths were a coincidence. Amy Kimmance, 39, and Jasmine Pickett, 29, both died from complications
A HAMPSHIRE blacksmith has been awarded the highest accolade of his career. Gino Rickard, owner of Nuco Forge and Welding at Pilley near Lymington, has become an associate member of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths after gaining a Diploma of Merit
COUNCIL chiefs were right to reject controversial plans for a care home - even though their decision has cost taxpayers £30,000, it has been claimed. The Lymington Society says New Forest District Council was simply representing public opinion when it
A burglar was caught fleeing the scene of his crime - by the same cameras that put him at the centre of a controversial court case a year ago. Sam Paskins was filmed leaving a Southampton block of flats with an air rifle and a stolen 1ft hunting knife
DEAN Smith (Letters, December 27) was right about the consequences of cuts in library services. At a time when there are anxieties about literacy skills, councils should be working with public libraries to introduce children to the pleasures of reading
WITH reference to the recent correspondence about free bus passes, could someone explain how changing the starting time from 9am to 9.30am saves money? Surely all the people who would normally travel at 9am will then travel at 9.30am and still have to
ISN'T it time the Tories stopped looking around for someone else to blame for their inability to lead the city and recognise that, like the rest of the population, you have to live with what you've got or do something about it? Yes, they would like more
IN response to S J Othen (Letters, December 19), it is true that Hampshire Farmers' Mark-ets (HFM) will no longer visit Southampton. However the statement that "the council now want £200 from each stallholder'' is untrue. HFM has at no time been charged
IF you have not made a new year's resolution yet, may I ask you to spare a thought for the lives of the 855 million chickens reared for food each year. More people than ever are shunning eggs from hens kept in cruel, cramped battery cages. But most people
I WAS told that if I applied I would get ten per cent discount on my council tax, as I reach pensionable age in March. I have received a letter which took away that hope because my wife is not of pensionable age. Perhaps my portion of the council tax
AS a former fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force with years of service (1950-60), I think Colin Lees' design for the Spitfire monument is superb. It is much, much better than that object standing on its tail looking like a poor man's Angel of the North
I AM in total agreement with Teresa Rumsey (Letters, December 20) that Land of Hope and Glory should be adopted as our unofficial national anthem. Have you ever watched Last Night of the Proms on BBC TV in October? What does the nation think of this
THREE wards at Southampton General Hospital remain shut today after another three patients were struck down by a persistent diarrhoea and vomiting bug. The total number of staff and patients affected by the infamous norovirus stands at 58. Portsmouth
NINE-year-old Shane Castle has fulfilled the vow he made to his coach to score a century break in a tournament before the end of 2007. Castle cleared to the black for a 101 in the second frame of a 3-1 victory over Sam Harvey, from Bedford, at the
Hampshire star Dimitri Mascarenhas is the latest international cricketer to turn Bollywood star. The England one-day international has become the third and final English cricketer to sign up for the forthcoming film Victory' - an Indian cricketing
HERE are two more letters from Saints fans sent to the Daily Echo in recent days. Reading through the Daily Echo the last couple of days since the Watford game, Saints fans are not showing the team and the manager any confidence whatsoever. Yes,
TWO Southampton MP's have once again thrown their weight behind a campaign to save some of Southampton's football pitches from closure. Four pitches - two in Green Park, Millbrook, and two at the Sports Centre, Bassett - could be shut having been included
AS priority cases go, it is hard to think of anyone who could be more in need of urgent help. But an 87-year-old Hampshire war veteran with a chronic chest infection, who is the main carer for his severely disabled wife, is facing a freezing new year
Dazzling firework displays will light up the night sky over Southampton as the city says bon voyage to five cruise ships this weekend. History will be in the making tomorrow when the legendary Cunarder, Queen Elizabeth 2 sets a course for her last world
