RUDI Skacel has admitted he would like to leave Saints if an “interesting” offer comes in for him. The 29-year-old said he does not know what his future holds at the club and believes they are relying too heavily on their youngsters. Skacel was
PASSENGERS on-board Arcadia are due to set sail on their world tour, 24 hours late. They were stranded overnight on board the Southampton based super-ship, ahead of the 101 day cruise. Arcadia was initially expected to depart yesterday
WELL Christmas seemed to pass off peacefully, although I have to say I feel like I need a blinking good rest. Aside from all the eating and drinking which can in itself be quite wearing, it was the visiting relatives that did take it out of our
FEW dates in the calendar are crueller to the hapless singleton than New Year’s Eve and this year was no different. As Big Ben chimed and champagne corks were popped throughout the country, couples smugly lavished affection on each other and laughed
THE most fundamental element of being someone’s friend is that you like them – isn’t it? Apparently not, if my male friends are anything to go by. Recently one of them, Martin, was bemoaning the fact that he was going out for dinner with an old ‘friend
TORY council chiefs have reversed a decision to grant a lease for a five-a-side football centre at a Southampton school. They ignored a petition from 650 pupils, about half of Bitterne Park School, and claimed they were responding to serious
Village pubs often boast a ‘garden’. More often than not, this is a patch of balding grass containing randomly placed picnic-tables with a fine view of empty bottles and beer barrels clustered round the dustbins. The Thomas Lord in West Meon has
Wearing a one-shouldered full-length white crystal gown, Rosamund Pike looked the ultimate sexy and stylish Bond girl. But within a few seconds the dress was on the floor as the secret agent got to work in Die Another Day. “It was so
DRINK and drug-related violent crime fell in Hampshire this Christmas. Police say the number of offences committed in December dropped by 14 per cent on figures from the same month a year earlier. The number of recorded substance-related
A NIGHTCLUB bouncer has admitted killing a Southampton construction worker who died after a single punch to the head following a row in the street. Aspiring lawyer Mohammed Waqar, 22, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Simon Bampton, who
JAMES Bond dodging bullets in a futuristic looking airport, Mr Darcy striding across downland and Queen Elizabeth I sweeping majestically through cathedrals. All familiar sights from some of the best selling movies of recent years, but did
THE heartbroken parents of a young Hampshire man who died after jumping in front of a train are still coming to terms with his death more than a year later. Ian and Lorraine Fox told the Daily Echo that they will never know why their son Dan committed
FREEZING temperatures have caused mayhem on Hampshire’s motorways today. Although all major roads have been gritted, the cold weather has led to several accidents during this morning’s rush hour. Police are now advising all motorists
A GLITTERING firework display lit up Southampton’s waterfront as the cruise ship Saga Rose began a record-breaking voyage into the history books yesterday. Sparkling showers of colour cascaded over the decks of the 44-year-old vessel as last-minute
THE Press Complaints Commission has found 12 newspapers – excluding Tthe Daily Echo –in breach of its rules on reporting suicide following their coverage of the death of a Hampshire man who decapitated himself using a chainsaw. The press watchdog
FRANCO Fantini, the man who brought the taste of Italy to Southampton, died at the age of 71 yesterday. For more than three decades Franco’s restaurant, La Margherita, has become a local institution, counting showbusiness stars among its customers
Visitors to Linden Homes’ exclusive new development at Royal Hampshire Court on Chilbolton Avenue in Winchester are being treated to Show Homes with a difference, thanks to local top-rated interior designers, ‘In House Design’. Reminiscent of
A GIANT pub chain may be opening several new premises in Southampton, the Daily Echo can reveal. Famed for its real ale, a no music policy and cheap prices JD Wetherspoon is targeting a number of sites in the city. A spokesman for the
MOST are not lucky enough to see Boxing Day let alone the new year. But one plucky turkey has beaten the odds and lived to see another year after making a great escape in what could have been a scene from the movie Chicken Run. And to this turkey
A MOTHER and her young son who were due to be deported yesterday won a last minute reprieve. Just hours before Gabrielle Batola and her four-year-old son Mathieu were due to board a flight back to the Republic of Congo they were told their
A HI-TECH Hampshire aerospace firm has gone into administration. The collapse of Farehambased IGG Component Technology Ltd means all 40 skilled staff have lost their jobs. The specialist company, which had its head office and laboratories
A MAN is in hospital after a blaze in his Hamsphire flat last night. Fire fighters were called top the building in Winchester at 10pm to tackle a blaze in the lounge of a ground floor flat. It is thought the fire was caused by furniture
UNRULY pupils and unrealistic workloads are forcing stressed teachers to take time off, union chiefs have claimed. As revealed in yesterday’s Daily Echo, nearly 350 teachers are off work sick in Hampshire every day, costing schools millions
A MOTORBIKE rally is being staged to call for increased safety measures on a deadly stretch of Hampshire road. Members of the Southampton Motorcycle Action Group are gathering en masse after three bikers died in two crashes on the A326 in just
The Hampshire glamour model will be told on a surprise live show tonight that she joins Ulrika Jonsson and another house mate to be nominated to be kicked out the reality show. Contestant Terry Christian made the nominations thanks to his position
POST-mortem was due to be carried out on the body of a Hampshire man who collapsed and died outside St Mary’s stadium prior to Saints’ FA Cup clash with Manchester United. A member of the public found the 69-year-old from the Southampton area
A CREWMAN who died after entering a low-oxygen area of the Saga Rose when she docked in Southampton did not have the |necessary hazardous-job permit, an accident report said yesterday. Second bosun Joselito Zordilla, 43, died after attempting
ONE of Britain’s smallest private schools is in a race against time to find land after its New Forest home was earmarked for demolition. As previously reported in the Daily Echo, the Scout hut currently housing New Forest Small School is due
THE Otterbourne Village Hall pantomime Humpty Dumpty hits the stage this weekend. The Noda production, adapted by Ron Hall, will take place at the hall in Cran-bourne Drive. The actors will tread the boards from Friday, January 9 to Sunday, January
SAINTS could lose the services of up to ten players on free transfers when the season ends. A number of contracts are due to expire in the summer and, with the current financial situation at the club, it is difficult to see many, if any, being extended
A TEAM of community workers from Southampton has been recognised for its achievements in volunteer projects. Nine youngsters on the Prince’s Trust 12-week personal development course were nominated for the Natwest Community Impact Award after helping
HAMPSHIRE chairman Rod Bransgrove has challenged ECB managing director Hugh Morris to solve the feud between England captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores. Bransgrove signed Pietersen to play under Shane Warne at Hampshire in 2004 after the
VT FC boss Dave Diaper has a meeting with the club’s parent company, The VT Group, tomorrow to discuss the future of the Sydenhams Premier title-chasers. The Boatmen, who moved second in the league with a 7-1 caning of Laverstock & Ford on Saturday
A HAMPSHIRE couple who agreed to marry within days of meeting have celebrated their Diamond Wedding. Morris and Dorothy Yeomans decided to wed three days after meeting at a table tennis club. Retired civil servant Morris, 82, worked at the government
SAINTS have to decide whether to take a financial gamble and play Marek Saganowski in crucial January fixtures. The Polish international has returned to Southampton and resumed training with Jan Poortvliet’s squad following the end of his loan spell
SOUTHAMPTON professional Richard Bland is due to begin his 2009 European Tour campaign this week. The Stoneham golfer will play in the Joburg Open, at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, South Africa, starting on Thursday. The event,
Hampshire Autistic Society wants Daily Echo readers to raise cash for the charity by setting themselves the challenge of a lifetime. Whether it is a marathon run, a trek across distant lands, a cycle through exotic terrain or a breathtaking sky- dive
A MAN lost several teeth and needed stitches in his face after a vicious catapult attack in a town centre. The 30-year-old victim was on his way home when he was struck by an unknown object in Commercial Road, Totton. Police say that the attacker,
