John Terry came to England's rescue with an 86th-minute header to keep Fabio Capello's World Cup road train steaming towards South Africa after a 2-1 win against Ukraine tonight. When Chelsea misfit Andriy Shevchenko flashed home an equaliser for Ukraine
MOTORISTS are being warned to experience delays on the westbound carriageway of the A31 towards Rufus Stone this evening. A police spoksman said the delays at around 7pm stretching back onto the M27 were due to the sheer volume of traffic.
A TEENAGER found lying in a pool of his own blood after an alleged assault five months ago has died. Luke Woolf, 18, passed away at Southampton General Hospital surrounded by family on Monday evening. He had been in intensive care since he was
COSY dining, relaxed drinking, celebrations, or a night of partying. Whatever you’re after, La Margherita has something for everyone. The long-established Southampton restaurant and bar has built up a top reputation – not only for its excellent
SOUTHAMPTON Football Club's parent company is expected to be placed into administration within the next 24 hours. This morning, shares in Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC were suspended by the stock market. The company has been
IT HAD without doubt changed a great deal since the last time I was there. I can’t recall what the food was like, the noise and smell were usually not that appealing. As for the décor, well let’s just say it was early- 30s functional. But then
GOOGLE street cameras, like the one on the right, have rolled into Winchester, snapping images for the website’s 3D mapping service Street View. It’s the latest place to be photographed after Southampton was put into the satellite imaging
FOUR Hampshire primary schools are among the best in the country for their English, maths, and science results, according to new league tables published today. But results in Southampton mean the city is the sixth worst authority based on the
UP to 10 pupils have been suspended as the row continues to rage over creating mixed age tutor groups at a Hampshire school. As reported in the Daily Echo police were called to the campus at Fareham's Henry Cort Community College after more
FORMER MoD worker Richard Strange propped a ladder against a house to see a teenage girl he fancied – but ended up climbing into her mother’s bedroom instead. It was the middle of the night and Strange was high on booze and cocaine, when he clambered
Offering a unique experience in short and long term letting - Town or Country is a thriving Southampton-based company with 22 years experience in the serviced apartment market. Come and stay in one of our fully serviced, waterfront apartments,
From the 6th April this year most sellers will need not only to have ordered a Home Information Pack, but a number of prescribed documents, including the Energy Performance Certificate, must have been created and included within the pack before any
RUPERT Lowe has said the number one concern is to keep the football club alive. He says that the imminent administration of the club's parent company - Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC - has been done with the sole intention of keeping the
SINCE my childhood days of reading Enid Blyton, I have always rather fancied the idea of running away with the circus. But when I was told this would involve somehow clambering inside a rather small balloon, lack of oxygen was a major concern!
SAINTS Trust chairman Nick Illingsworth has urged fans to show their support for their club and prove that Saints are worth investing in. Illingsworth was speaking after shares in Saints were suspended by the Stock Exchange this morning, a
A BOGUS detective claiming to be acting on inside information held up a service station for almost £18,000 in cash, a court heard. Mark Fisher used an imitation pistol to rob Gary Walker, who had only taken over the running of the Clock Tower
IT was one small step for man – and one giant leap for mankind, of course – when this spaceman touched down in Hampshire. The Intech Science Centre at Morn Hill, near Winchester, was showing off the NASA astronaut outfit from the Apollo space
SOUTH coast automotive giant Hendy Group has snapped up three Hampshire dealerships from Alan Day Honda in a £50m deal. All 90 staff from the three outlets in Southampton, Winchester and Portsmouth are transferring to Hendy’s now 825-strong
IT IS the must-have beauty treatment that is taking Hampshire by storm. Women across the south are being left with egg on their face in the rush to try the latest therapy that has been described as a clinical breakthrough in the multi-million
ANOTHER attempt will be made today at test-launching a Hampshire-built car ahead of its attempt to break a century-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles. Technical difficulties scuppered a bid last month to launch the British
FORMER chairman Leon Crouch has refused to comment on whether he would make a return to power at Saints if administration becomes a reality. Shares in the club were suspended this morning and the parent company, Southampton Leisure Holdings
AS statements of the obvious go, it is one of the best. With great fanfare, Hampshire police have unveiled their vision for the next three years and revealed that one of its main objectives will be – catching criminals. Critics said it was
THEY might not have the fingers to use a phone, but seals swimming in the Solent are to join the text message revolution. A colony of five harbour seals have been tagged with mobiles to help scientists unlock the secret life of the mysterious
SAINTS will not be deducted ten points, even if the club's parent company goes into administration. The Daily Echo contacted the Football League this morning to confirm whether or not the club would be hit by a points penalty. And a
Confirmation that the club's shares had been suspended came in a statement released to the London Stock Exchange at 7am this morning. The statement read: “The Company (Southampton Leisure Holdings plc) is currently in discussions with a number
Saints’ income has rapidly deteriorated since they were relegated from the cash-rich Premiership in May 2005. Their income for the financial year ending May 31 that year was a whopping £44.8m. Three years later it had dropped to under
Saints could be in one of their darkest ever weeks as they face the very real prospect of administration. That is expected to start with the club’s shares being suspended, a move which was confirmed to the London Stock Excchange this morning
Former Saints manager Dave Merrington described Saints’ parent company possibly entering administration as "tragic for the fans." Merrington, boss at the Dell in 1995/96, said he was "not that shocked" by this morning’s news from the Stock
Saints will not be deducted 10 points until the end of the season if the Football League rule that they must be docked points. Confirmation that the club’s shares were suspended yesterday is expected to be the first step towards Saints going
LEARNING and Skills Council Chief Mark Haysom resigns. As I understand it, if you resign all you get is your wages. Would the Skills Minister explain to the hard working tax payer why he will be getting six months wages (£104,000). CJ WHITE, New Milton
I AGREE with a recent letter from P. Pearce-Smith on a DNA Database. The recent case of Sean Hodgson’s Innocence proved by DNA. This it would seem is a good case for everybody’s DNA to be on record, as not only does it find the guilty but prove the
MY three sons, in their late thirties and forties, were told by when they were at school that they had perfect teeth. I replied “They are not keen on washing but religiously clean their teeth.’’ The reply was the condition of their teeth was down
I AM in favour of the banning of fluoride being added to our drinking water. In Thursday’s Echo I noted a comment by a Mr John Pope. He said: “Is it not time to make personal opinions known by democratically elected councillors’’. Well, I have a letter
THE Married Allowance for the over 75s last year 08-09 was £662.50. This year 09-10 it is £696.50, an increase of £34 which will cost the Government £6.80 in lost taxes for theyear. To each couple the increase is worth 13p per week. One member of
Alan Shearer is today expected to be confirmed as Newcastle's new manager - with eight games to save his boyhood club from relegation. Reports first emerged late last night that the 38-year-old would fill the void created by Joe Kinnear's absence
MORE than 100 firefighters tackled a huge blaze that engulfed three thatched cottages in Hampshire last night. The fire broke out at cottages in Hunton Down Lane at Hunton near Sutton Scotney just before 6.30pm and took firefighters hours to
Saints’ share price has been on an alarming downward slide in recent months. Yesterday it suffered its third fall in as many working days, dipping into single figures. The 0.5p drop in price, a fall of five percent in value, took its price
A SOUTHAMPTON MP has backed the Daily Echo’s Stop This Tax campaign by calling for an urgent review of the tax threatening to force business away from the city’s port. Fears have been raised that some of the port’s bigger customers could see
TV bosses say they have cleared the backlog of calls brought about by the digital switchover. Hundreds of viewers across Hampshire were left staring at blank screens following a “reorganisation” of the digital signal. Government agency
Saints boss Mark Wotte will be keeping his fingers crossed that Marek Saganowski comes through international duty unscathed. The Polish striker, pictured, could well start for his country tonight in their Group Three World Cup qualifier
THE animals went in two by two at Lymington Junior School when pupils acted out the story of Noah and his ark. Splash was the title given to the story and it certainly made a big splash with those who saw it. All 125 Year 4 and 5 children were involved
THE first committee of staff and public that could eventually have a say on the running of Southampton General Hospital and the Princess Anne Hospital has been elected. A total of 181 people nominated themselves for the available 17 seats
Saints striker David McGoldrick has been given the all clear to resume training after an injury scare. The 19-year-old, left, who has been on excellent form since Mark Wotte took over and started playing him in behind two strikers, damaged
A FORMER New Forest publican has been locked up for three years and had his licence forfeited for sex offences against under-age girls. Peter Steven, 52, who was at The Wheel in Pennington and The Hobler in Lymington, had been convicted at an earlier
HAMPSHIRE residents will see their water bills rocket by an inflation-busting 5.6 per cent from today. Bills for households who receive both water and sewerage services from Southern Water will increase by an average of 2.6 per cent plus the November
SOUTHAMPTON’S top snooker players are today up in arms after secret plans to introduce a shot clock into Premier matches were accidentally uploaded onto the league’s own website. Officials from the Southampton & District Social Clubs League
