GEORGE BURLEY admitted missed chances cost his side as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Derby at St Mary's. The result, secured by a Steve Howard goal seven minutes from time, has left Saints ten points behind the league-leading Rams. But the
A SAILOR has died after a Solent-based yacht capsized in the English Channel. Four other crew members were airlifted to hospital from the Hooligan V after it got into difficulties off the South Devon coast. The dead crewman, who has not yet been named
HE earns almost £200,000 of taxpayers' money for heading the organisation that runs Hampshire's schools, roads and rubbish tips. But yesterday County Council chief executive Peter Robertson went to ground as the Daily Echo revealed 5,000 of his staff
professionals talk of leaving ON A typical wet and cold February morning, an observer outside Hampshire County Council's Winchester head office could be forgiven for not noticing the quiet storm which is brewing among staff over the impending pay review
THE heartache behind Hampshire's vast debt mountain became clear today when it emerged that nearly 1,050 homes in the county were repossessed last year. That is about 300 more families going under and losing their homes than in 2005. In Southampton,
COUNCIL care workers were today picketing six care homes as part of a three-day walkout over proposed pay cuts. About 240 Unison and TGWU members went on strike last night after the council threatened to sack all care workers on February 18 if they don't
TWO tortoises were overcome by smoke and died after a fire broke out at a Southampton home. Firefighters were called to the property in Forbes Close in Lordshill just after 9am yesterday after a passer-by heard a smoke alarm sounding from inside. Although
I HAVE been reading about the Iranian family who may have to go back to their own homeland. I think it is terrible as they are in poor health. How will the Home Office feel if when they go back they are tortured or killed? I think they should stay here
I AM writing in reply to your article (January 27) about a meeting at Toronto Court, Cumbrian Way. You alleged that this was well advertised, where? I have asked several people, local residents and they like myself not seen any notices, not in shops
RECENTLY my father, who was a patient in Southampton General Hospital, decided to go walkabout. He managed to get to Holyrood Church in the city centre before he fell over. Luckily there was some lovely ladies who looked after him and called the paramedics
A NATIONAL children's charity has warned that Hampshire is facing an adoption crisis. Hundreds of youngsters are currently waiting for permanent homes on the adoption waiting list. The south-east office of children's charity NCH has labelled Hampshire
THERE is a bit of criticism of the NHS. I would like to praise and thank the AMU at Southampton General for the excellent care and consideration given to my husband at the unit. Everyone there was kind, helpful and willing to talk to us about all the
I AM writing on behalf of the Royal Air Force Association Itchen and Hamble branch that took part in a tin shake for the Alexandra Rose Day appeal on January 27 at the Tesco store in Bursledon and collected £482.31. We would like to thank all those people
IN the ongoing debate about the laser light show, two vital aspects remain prominent. First, to put it directly, it is light pollution. If you don't want your skyline carved up into illuminated sections, well hard luck. Second, it sends entirely the
AS the furore over the laser beams seems to go on and on, may I enter the fray with a couple of observations which no one appears to have aired to date? Surely these things were once mooted as being dangerous to drivers' eyes as well as others? Noting
A couple of weeks ago my wife was taken by Hampshire Ambulance to Southampton General Hospital. In the days where people seem so quick to criticise the NHS I would like to thank all the staff from the ambulance crew, the A&E department, Princess Anne
During a recent shopping trip to Tesco, Winnall, my elderly aunt collapsed. I am most grateful for all the help received from the kind lady in customer services, the first aider and rapid responder and the ambulance crew who all attended her. My aunt
THE man who set up one of Hampshire's most popular tourist attractions has quit the organisation after nearly 40 years because of a series of rows over its running. John Knowles, who founded Marwell Zoo out of a passion to save endangered wildlife, has
HAMPSHIRE Olympic medal-winning sailor recovered from the potentially fatal sting of a jellyfish to secure a gold medal at a prestigious yachting event. Nick Rogers, who was taking part in the six-day Miami Olympic 470 Class Regatta alongside team-mate
If you ask most kids what they want for their birthday, the answer is likely to be a bike or the latest games computer. So to be given a clutch of Premium Bonds instead, can understandably be a bit of a disappointment. But while they may not hold the
SAINTS aren't the only local club to bring in someone with experience of playing in the Polish professional leagues this week. While Marek Saganowski took the applause of Saints fans at St Mary's on Wednesday, there was a less high profile signing
MOST lads receive football boots or a computer game on their ninth birthday. But for Shane Castle this year there was something a little different. He unwrapped a three-year sponsorship deal from insurance brokers Oliver and Sanders who had won
LAWRIE McMenemy believes Saints are showing they have a chance to get back to the Promised Land of the Premiership. The Saints legend took Southampton into the top flight when he was manager at the club. But he believes that to get there and stay
MATT Oakley has turned the pressure up on his former club ahead of his first St Mary's return this afternoon. Oakley spent 14 years with Saints and made more than 300 appearances for the club. But he turned down a one-year contract extension last
