SAINTS midfielder Rudi Skacel has been named in the Actim Index Championship team of the month for September. The team has been compiled by calculating the highest-ranked players in September from each position in the Index - the official player ratings
FOLLOWING the world debut of the new Volvo C30 Sports Coupe at the Paris motor show, Volvo has released full details of UK prices and specifications of its new model, as well as the first pictures of the C30 SE Sport model, pictured, with full body kit
IT'S a van - but you'd be hard pushed to notice! Making its debut at this week's Paris motor show, the Corsavan Concept takes the dynamic styling of new Corsa to an even sportier level, while also showing how the three-door car's looks would transfer
COLLECTIVELY they're worth £130m - and you own them. But Southampton City Council is refusing to say where some of them are! The Daily Echo can reveal the city council has loaned out almost 300 expensive pieces of art from its giant collection. But
THEY ARE described as a pumping turbo-charged Gypsy wedding band' from Macedonia and they are set to bring the Turner Sims alive during their one-off concert. King' Naat Veliov & the Original Kocani Orkestar are a brass band like no other. This Nefesli
AN EVENING of music, dance and dinner has been organised to celebrate the festival of Diwali in Southampton. The annual dinner and dance at the Vedic Society community hall in Radcliffe Road takes place on Saturday October 28 and tickets are on sale
FOR their 40th anniversary production the Chesil Theatre are presenting a work by one of the finest playwrights of our age. Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett, although not a farce in the true sense of the word has several of the elements such as mistaken
HOUSEHOLD name John Suchet is sharing his great passion for Beethoven at the Turner Sims Concert Hall this weekend. Suchet, who has spent more than 30 years as a television reporter and newscaster, is returning to his great love, Beethoven, with a light-hearted
IT'S July 4, 1990. England are in Italy preparing for their most important football game in 24 years - the World Cup semi-final against West Germany. Bill and Monica are on holiday in Majorca trying to rebuild their troubled marriage. Monica dreams
PIRATES are definitely big news this year. This summer saw the release of the second Pirates of the Caribbean blockbuster at cinemas, Southampton Boat Show had a pirate theme and even fashion has been influenced by the baddies of the oceans. And you
LANDMARC Live have landed one of the biggest shows to hit the Bournemouth International Centre in recent history. Missy Elliott is set to perform at the Windsor Hall on Saturday with A Little Darker Showcase featuring Ms. Dynamite plus others. Missy
SOUTHAMPTON rock band Plastic Toys are supporting Die So Fluid at The Joiners tonight. The band create some of the catchiest pop infused electro-guitar noise you will have heard for a long time. Their music is an exhilarating blend of Nine Inch Nails
ONE of the most outrageous, controversial and era-defining bands of all time has reformed. Culture Club have relaunched as Culture Club Reborn without Boy George and they're going out on the road with a stop in Southampton. Jon Moss and Mikey Craig
BASED on the 2002 Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, Martin Scorsese's latest tale of betrayal and deception in the criminal underworld melds stellar performances with wonderful earthy dialogue, punctuated with explosions of violence. The Departed
MERYL Streep seems destined for her 14th Oscar nomination for her tour-de-force portrayal of a domineering magazine editor in The Devil Wears Prada, the smartly tailored film version of Lauren Weisberger's international bestseller. Gliding through every
ONE of the biggest hip-hop bands in the business is coming to Southampton this month. On October 25, musical pioneers De La Soul will be bringing their distinctive sound to the Guildhall. Scene South has two pairs of tickets to give away to four lucky
JIM Davidson returns to The Mayflower for one night only later this month with his adults only stand-up show. With his outrageous observations, Jim is as side-splitting, topical and as politically incorrect as ever. Hot from his latest experiences in
BROCKENHURST have responded to Ben Osborne's quick-fire start to the season by putting the 24-year-old on contract. Osborne, a summer signing from Bournemouth Sports, curled in a beauty of a free-kick in Tuesday's 2-2 Sydenhams Premier draw with Hamworthy
AFTER minimal use of the treatment table for the first two months of the season, Lymington & New Milton are suddenly in the grip of an injury crisis. Since midfielder Kevin James suffered medial ligament damage in the Errea Cup tie at Newport IoW last
WINCHESTER City have ex-Saints and Pompey defender Jon Gittens to thank for sending a quality striker their way. Northern Irish frontman Mark Gamble has proved a revelation since being recommended to the club by Gittens, who runs the Southampton Solent
Havant & Waterlooville are casting an eye over two potential new signings - including the younger brother of Chelsea and England star Joe Cole. Nicky Cole, who has previously been on the books of Conference South rivals Thurrock, has moved to Southampton
Tottonians have a realistic chance of going top of the table when they entertain Chobham this weekend. Both teams, along with Dorking, remain unbeaten and Totts will be looking to get the better of the Surrey side at Water Lane tomorrow. Injured captain
Havant travel to Bristol tomorrow to renew acquaintances with old rivals Clifton in National 3 South. They will be looking for more of the same following last week's fine win at home although they have never been able to come away with the points on
GRANDMOTHER Dorothy Young had only one companion - Jimmy the Terrier, but Dorothy could only watch in horror when a wall collapsed, killing her little pal. Tragedy struck when a wall collapsed on top of five-month-old Jimmy while they were out walking
BINMEN are warning of traffic chaos if they are forced to stop early-morning rubbish collections. The Daily Echo revealed on Wednesday how binmen in Winchester were starting long before the contracted 7am start time. It sparked a one-man protest by
RESIDENTS at a retirement complex are blooming happy after their gardens scooped a gold medal in the final of a national competition. The grounds of the Wyke Mark flats in Winchester stunned judges in the New Homes Garden Awards for the Best Landscaped
A NEW battle is looming over a multi-million-pound plan to redevelop part of the Hampshire coastline. A developer has lodged an appeal after being refused permission to axe the centrepiece of its proposal to transform the old Webbs chicken factory site
OMELETTES were definitely top of the menu at a Hedge End school. Hampshire-based world powerboat champion Jackie Hunt joined world record omelette maker Howard Helmer as he demonstrated his cooking skills at Freegrounds Junior School. Jackie jetted
Shane Warne will not play any Ford Ranger One-Day Cup matches this season - almost certainly ruling the Hampshire captain out of any return to the limited-overs international arena. There had been suggestions that Warne could make a one-day comeback
FORMER Saints goalkeeper Paul Jones stands by to win his 50th Wales cap tomorrow believing the time has come for the young brigade to stand up and be counted. Jones, 40 in April, can expect to be playing behind a five-man defence with an average age
IF you're a feminist, if you hate blatant sexism, or if you are a fast female runner, then it might be an idea for you to skip this blog entry. You see I've got a theory about lady runners which goes along the lines that the slower the athlete, the
JURORS in the trial of a Hampshire man accused of murdering his wife have this morning visited the house where he killed her. The 12 men and women were taken by coach to Mike Gifford-Hull's home that he shared with wife Kirsi, 38, and their two children
TWO elderly brothers have been forced to fight off burglars in their Southampton home twice in two days. During one of the struggles a burglar punched one of the pensioners in the arm. The thieves stole thousands of pounds from the brothers, aged 77
WHEN one door closes another door opens - and this was the case for Waitrose supermarkets in Southampton. Staff and managers of Waitrose celebrated yesterday as their new store in Portswood, Southampton, opened its doors to customers for the first time
MAJOR Hampshire logistics company Import Services is celebrating after handling its 25,000th container. The container, which travelled to Southampton docks from China, contained 28,000 games, boxed in 7,000 cartons which will be distributed to top retailers
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Los Angeles Express, container, 0230, SCT; Izmir Express, container, 0530, SCT; MOL Pace, container, 0530, 204; Aegean Breeze, roro, 0530, 204; Asian Grace, roro, 0830, 40; Ekaterini, cargo, 0830, 40; Emden, roro
How times change The other day I made time for a visit to my favourite pub. I’m not going to tell you the name ‘cause I know hoards of you read this and I don’t want you dashing around there in your hundreds and spoiling it. I will give a clue though
IN Southampton nurses are losing their jobs and hospital beds are being closed. Junior doctors' posts have been cut and student nurses cannot find jobs. Some of the Royal South Hants Hospital is to be privatised, which means that taxpayers' pay more.
PETER Stewart (Letters, September 27) is clearly more anti-Conservative than anti-EU. It is true the Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath signed us up to the EEC in 1972 but the Labour PM Harold Wilson held a referendum in 1975 when the British people
MAY I wish all 1946 babies best wishes for your 60th birthday. We have had such great years, even though we had up to 46 pupils at one time in some classes. That big blackboard at the front of the class, the squeaky chalk, teacher throwing the chalk if
CHARITY fundraisers in the south are celebrating after handing out a cash bonanza. The Daily Echo-backed BBC Radio Solent Daisy Appeal presents its first cheque today for £50,000. The appeal will be handing the cheque to the first of three Wessex Cancer
BINMEN are warning of traffic chaos if they are forced to stop early-morning rubbish collections. The Daily Echo revealed on Wednesday how binmen in Winchester were starting long before the contracted 7am start time. It sparked a one-man protest by
TO tens of thousands of Saints fans he is one of the greatest names to have graced The Dell. But for years no one had been certain where legendary striker Ron Davies had gone. Today the Daily Echo can reveal that Ron, now 64, has been tracked down to
PLANS are being made for a testimonial event in tribute to Ron Davies, arguably Saints' greatest ever centre-forward. Davies has lost touch with many of his old Saints team-mates. But he has been tracked down to a mobile residential vehicle in New
IT IS getting on for ten years since Ron Davies has given an interview and five years since he has talked about football. It shows. "So what about this Wayne Rooney," he says. "I saw something about him on the news a few weeks ago and I'd never
THE owner of a pair of Staffordshire bull terriers has blamed irresponsible owners for turning dogs into a danger to children. Mother-of-three Sarah Crawford, 28, said it was owners who failed to give so-called dangerous breeds the proper love and
CHOOSING books and reading them has never been more fun at one Southampton school, thanks to its new library. Pupils, parents and staff have helped to raise money for the £10,000 facility at Hollybrook Junior School in Seagarth Lane. Bean bags, computers
FUNDRAISERS at a cancer charity believe they are on course to celebrate a record with a charity coffee morning. More than 1,000 World's Biggest Coffee Morning events took place in Hampshire, with early indications showing that this year's event, backed
ONE of Southampton's most respected and experienced sea captains has been appointed as the first master of Cunard's brand new ocean liner, Queen Victoria. Captain Paul Wright, pictured, who has served with Cunard for 26 years, will be in command of the
AN inner-city leisure centre is to be closed this winter so that vital repair work to make it safe can be carried out. St Mary's Leisure Centre in Southampton will be shut from November 7 to January 8 while urgent repairs are undertaken. Plans to shut
THEY may look like they have landed from another planet, but don't we just love giant pumpkins at this time of year? There's a chance to see one of the best collections around next weekend in the lovely setting of the Chapel at the Royal Victoria Country
