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Images from Saints victory against Walsall.

Nigel Adkins paid tribute to his squad as Saints sealed promotion to the Championship with a 3-1 win over Walsall. Adkins took over in September following the sacking of Alan Pardew with the club rocking but quickly steadied the ship and turned one of

Saints signed off their promotion winning season in fitting style as they defeated Walsall 3-1 at St Mary’s. Nigel Adkins’ team showed no hint of a let up on the final day of the campaign as goals from Guly Do Prado, David Connolly and the

Hampshire are off the bottom of the LV County Championship’s first division after a draw with south-coast rivals Sussex. Danny Briggs finished with four for 99 as Sussex reached 254 for six when hands were eventually shaken just before 5pm. The second

A MAN who savagely attacked a Southampton taxi driver with a hammer during a robbery has been locked up indefinitely. Cabbie Gulab Taak has been left with a permanent scar on his forehead following the terrifying ordeal, in which Stacy Davies

I’m ashamed to say that I broke one of my fundamental rules the other day. I judged by appearances. It happened at The Card Factory in Winchester’s High Street. Everything about it said ‘low price’. So I assumed there would be poor quality

THE Government will not order a public inquiry into a controversial superstore plan for a Hampshire town. The Department of Communities and Local Government has declined to “call in” proposals for a new Sainsbury’s store in Bishop’s Waltham passed by

Saints team Davis, Richardson, Jaidi, Fonte, Dickson, Do Prado, Hammond, Schneiderlin, Lallana, Lambert, Connolly. Subs: Bialkowski, Seaborne, Martin, Harding, Chaplow, Chamberlain, Forte. Walsall team Walker, Lancashire

FRIGHTENED passengers watched on as crew members tried to find a fault in their plane just minutes before it was due to land at Southampton. Police shut the M27 as the stricken Flybe aircraft circled above the city, while the runway at Southampton

REFORMS of the UK's coastguard service that would create a Hampshire supercentre to handle emergency calls for the entire UK must be abandoned, the Government was warned. Shadow Transport Secretary Maria Eagle branded the plans a "shambles" and told

AS one of Southampton's Tory's big beasts he was the biggest scalp in a night that saw Labour slash the Conservative's majority on the council. Cabinet member from environment and planning Matthew Dean lost his Shirley seat by 119 votes

A MAJOR backlash against tough spending cuts failed to materialise in Southampton as the ruling Tories clung to power in local elections. Party chiefs insisted their support held up and it was a collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote that paved

TRIBUTES are being paid to golf legend Seve Ballesteros who died today aged 54 at his home in Spain. The family of the popular Spaniard, who won five majors and was instrumental in growing golf's popularity, announced he had passed away at

2Groove, Dance and Fitness. Present. The Diva Academy of Arts. The Diva Academy is a new school offering dance, singing, musical theatre, hula hooping, modelling and exam work at Knightwood Leisure Centre, Chandlers Ford.

DAVID Cameron and Nick Clegg insisted today that their coalition will continue, despite the humiliation handed out to Liberal Democrats in the elections and the referendum on voting reform. Voters decisively rejected Lib Dem-backed proposals to change

A SERIAL shoplifter who cleared out a meat aisle in Sainsbury’s and went on a dishonest version of supermarket sweep in Asda has been put behind bars. Stacy Chant, 33, admitted seven counts of theft at supermarkets and department stores around

A TEENAGER was thrown from his bicycle after yobs launched an object at his head. The 15-year-old felt a heavy blow to the back of his head as he cycled along a track close to Carlyle Road in Gosport. He lost a set of earphones and a bicycle pump

Southampton's Roller Disco...fresh, funky and fun! Sunday Afternoon Roller Disco. Sunday 8th May 2011. 12.30pm to 2.30pm & 3.30pm to 5.30pm. at The Mo'Club Southampton. Moroller is the fun, friendly and 21st century version of the roller disco

POLICE believe the same burglar could be behind three break-ins at student accommodation in Southampton. The first took place in Burlington Road sometime during the night on Tuesday/Wednesday. Another property, shared by students in the same road

Jose Fonte has crowned Saints’ promotion-winning season by scooping the 35th Daily Echo Player of the Season award. The Portuguese centre half won the fans’ poll with 64 per cent of the vote. Adam Lallana came second with 18 per cent while Dan Harding

LEAGUE officials investigating the mystery of the missing result card focused their enquires on a plumber’s van. Following a tip off, chief sleuth Andy Brooke interrogated John Barton, captain of Eastleigh Railway Institute C. Barton agreed to search