RICHARD Bland put in a valiant effort on day two of the Irish Open today, but it was not enough to avoid the cut. The Southampton golfer shot a one-under-par round of 71 at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort. However, Bland was undone by a terrible
Surrey are 151-7 (Nicholson 40*, Ormond 35*), a lead of 202 Sean Ervine believes he is returning to his best bowling form since suffering a career-threatening knee injury three years ago. The Hampshire all-rounder produced a devastating spell of
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a woman whose remains were found in Hampshire have been given more time to interview a 27-year-old man. The man was arrested in London on Wednesday by officers from Hampshire Constabulary and officers were today
SOUTHAMPTON residents took the streets this afternoon in a noisy demonstration against plans for 1,650 homes on the former Vosper Thornycroft (VT) site. About 100 Woolston residents marched on the Civic Centre chanting and waving placards in protest
TWO unemployed brothers were jailed today for their part in the theft of £80,000 worth of copper cabling from the railway, transport police said. Karl and Stuart O'Dell were sentenced in Winchester Crown Court to offences in Hampshire and Dorset of theft
THE House of Lords has given the final go ahead for Southampton to licence a Las Vegas style casino. The Lords last night backed a Government order which will allow 8 authorities, including Southampton City Council, the right to award a licence for a
HAMPSHIRE motorists have been issued with a severe weather warning today. Torrential downpours and thundery showers are expected to make driving conditions hazardous and reduce visibility across the south's motorways this afternoon. Met office experts
APPARENTLY there is some kind of soccer match happening in London tomorrow. I know this because where I work, halfway between Southampton and Portsmouth, there is a fair smattering of fans of both clubs. Yesterday a guy stepped out of the welding bay
APPARENTLY there is some kind of soccer match happening in London tomorrow. I know this because where I work, halfway between Southampton and Portsmouth, there is a fair smattering of fans of both clubs. Yesterday a guy stepped out of the welding bay
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Southampton head teacher who has died of cancer. David Martindale changed the fortunes of Bevois Town Primary and Mason Moor Primary schools before leaving the city due to ill health. The father of five retired
SAINTS hero Matt Le Tissier will be fielding questions at the Concorde Club, Eastleigh, on September 5. Matt, who is now a popular soccer pundit on Sky Sports, will be talking about his life. Call 023 8061 3989 for details.
"A GOOD school where pupils enjoy learning!" That's the verdict of inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) after they paid a visit to Bursledon CE Infant School and described the school as "good" - the second highest of
IT IS one of the most dreaded phrases among homeowners. The words "gravel extraction" strike fear into communities that are threatened with it on their doorstep. As Hampshire prepares to find out where the county council plans to carry out quarrying
THOUSANDS of fans turned out to see England's legends take on their Scottish counterparts at St Mary's last night. It proved to be an evening and a result the great Alan Ball would have loved. A good late surge of ticket sales saw Saints' ground
IT had been the perfect break to celebrate their wedding anniversary. But memories of those relaxing seven days were marred when Johnny and Jacky Roche arrived back at their Eastleigh home to find they had been victims of "jobsworth" traffic wardens
THIS is the new face of Southampton Airport, which has abandoned its old strapline of the Fast track Airport and is now inviting passengers to Breeze through its terminal. Research suggested that the term 'fast track' failed to emphasise the airport's
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Taiko, vehicle, 0030, 34/35; Autostar, roro, 0630, 30; Crown Princess, passenger, 0700, 106; Queen Mary 2, passenger, 0700, 38/9; Ottawa Express, container, am, 204; Morning Chorus, vehicle, 1500, 43; John Mitchell
A disgraced former priest has been jailed for four years and 10 months today for sexually abusing two teenagers. Brian Rutledge, 69, was found guilty of a sexual offence on a boy of 17 following a trial. He had previously admitted sexually assaulting
AN oil painting by Southampton's greatest artist, which was sold for £294 50 years ago, is expected to fetch close to £500k when it is auctioned next month. Wedding Cards by Sir John Everett Millais is less than nine inches by seven inches
FOR many years we have lived in a surveillance society with CCTV cameras at regular intervals on most main city streets. Yet the number of littering cases coming before the magistrates are minimal compared with ever increasing motoring offences (money
AN article appeared in the Daily Echo on May 2, headlined Backlash Over Quad Bike Ban at Fun Day. As a team of people together, both the council and Fun Day management have been attempting to seek ways in which to overcome a legality relating to quad
REGARDING the report of the sex attack on a teenage girl in Palmerston Park (Daily Echo, May 7), I find the comments of Detective Inspector Linda Howard unbelievable. This young lady must now feel it is her fault she was attacked and the attacker has
FURTHER to the recent reports in the Daily Echo, may I add my own concerns regarding Fawley refinery. As a Waterside resident I have noticed the increase in both the smell of oil and petrol being emitted from the plant. This is particularly evident on
IN response to concerns raised about the so- called 'sale' of Bitterne Park School playing fields, can we stress that this is far from the case. As custodians of the school we know that selling playing fields is the last thing we should do. The lease
SADLY, I had to attend the funeral of my grandmother at Southampton Crematorium on May 9. I live in Lincolnshire so also had to endure a rather long and hot drive to reach Netley Abbey, my grandmother's home, to travel with the funeral cortege. I didn't
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on royal help in their bid to stop what they call the overdevelopment of a former Southampton shipbuilding site. Residents fighting plans to build 1,650 homes on the former Vosper Thornycroft site in Woolston have written
IT has become a waking nightmare on a daily basis. Long tailbacks and lengthy delays have become a regular part of the journey to and from work for Hampshire commuters using the M27 and the queues of cars have become a hotspot for accidents
LONG gone are the days when the prospect of school dinners sent shivers down pupils' spines. Questionable fish cakes, limp-looking burgers and cold chips are a thing of the past. Walk into any Hampshire school canteen now and you are met with
Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas does not believe his Indian Premier League involvement will harm his England future - but will stop short of advising others to follow his lead. Mascarenhas, the only England-qualified cricketer to have played
FIREFIGHTERS stopped a blaze which had started in a car engulfing a home in Chandler's Ford last night. The drama happened at about 11pm when an Eastleigh fire crew were called to a detached house in Tees Close, Valley Park. The fire had started in
ORGANISERS of another Hampshire carnival are warning this year's summer event could be the last. The future of Romsey carnival was thrown into doubt last year after the annual event attracted a low turnout of entries. This summer the committee says
SAINTS Trust chairman Nick Illingsworth will be joining thousands of others in Southampton cheering on the Welsh tomorrow. Illingsworth will be backing ex-Saints boss Dave Jones' Cardiff City in the FA Cup Final against bitter rivals Portsmouth, as
A SOUTHAMPTON dad stood outside his block of flats with a samurai sword and threatened to cut his neighbours' heads off after smashing up his own home, a court heard. Peter Canning, 33, of Holyrood Avenue, was arrested by police while he carried
CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce larger ferries on a busy cross-Solent route have been delayed by up to six weeks, it has been revealed. The £10m vessels earmarked for the Lymington to Yarmouth crossing will be late arriving in the UK and are not now
The man who first brought Rupert Lowe to Saints has backed his return- but has warned major cuts will have to be made to stabilise the club's finances. Guy Askham, who was chairman at the time of Lowe's reverse takeover of Saints in 1997, has spoken
COUNCIL chiefs have unveiled plans to build a new block of public loos in Hill Head, as part of a wider £300,000 two-year project to spruce up toilets. The toilets at Cliff Road, next to Hill Head Sailing Club, near Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, will
