FORMER hardman footballer turned Hollywood actor Vinny Jones is coming to Eastleigh. Jones, along with ex-Saints boss Lawrie McMenemy, is to officially open a new coaching centre later this month. The Football Result is the brainchild of ex-Saints striker
Patrick Leigh Fermor is a master of prose and one of our greatest living travel writers. Born in 1915, his life so far has been filled with adventure and his published works are justly revered. As Fermor approaches his 90th birthday, fans are still awaiting
This week's best-selling paperbacks supplied by Waterstone's for week ending 3 April. 1 (1) Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf by Eoin Colfer 2 (2) Cool! by Michael Morpurgo 3 (3) The Magnificent Mummies: Blue Bananas by Tony Bradman 4 (4) If I Was Boss
BANK users are being warned about a hi-tech scam being used on Southampton cashpoint machines. It is the first time such a scam has been reported in the city and officers are warning cashpoint users to stay alert. Although no other incidents have been
A MOTORIST died and two passengers were left with serious injuries after a crash between a car and a coach carrying 39 schoolchildren. The 52-seater vehicle collided with a white Ford Fiesta, leaving the female car driver dead and two female passengers
A NEW ethics review process could be set up at Southampton University after a professor failed to get permission to download child pornography as part of his research. Child welfare expert Christopher Bagley was arrested as part of Operation Ore, a massive
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner spent more than 60 hours making a quilt dedicated to one of the nation's most popular soap operas - and she's never even watched the programme. The unusual quilt depicts the River Thames winding through London and is signed by actors
Today's sun is turning to yesterday's all around us, and the road is rolling in blue, and I've forgotten about crying because we're laughing, for these wheels belong to me, and this sky belongs to me, and sun pours over my wrists like a beautiful scarf
THE Scottish giant that is Fish looked even larger as he trod the small stage at The Brook. The charismatic singer was in town to showcase material from his forthcoming album Field of Crows - his eighth solo release since splitting from Marillion 16 years
I don't know about you but I found myself switching over to see what was on The Bill during the England game - if you can call it that - against Sweden. Everything is so predictable now, with senior players either dropping out or not selected, loads of
A MENU from the first meal served on board Titanic fetched £45,000 at auction, a world record for memorabilia from the ill-fated Southampton liner. The menu from Titanic's first class restaurant is signed by the ship's Fifth Officer Harold Lowe. It was
IF you had a bowl of cereal for breakfast this morning did you stop to think where that cereal had been produced? No? Well, how about the mug of coffee you had to wash it down with or that mid-morning chocolate bar? In truth, few of us actually pause
Gaynor Edwards catches up with local band Delays between gigs... Oasis gave us the Gallagher brothers, the Bee Gees gave us the Gibb brothers, the Kinks gave us the Davies brothers, the Everley Brothers gave us, obviously, the Everley brothers. Male siblings
Southampton in Bloom is back in business and almost anyone in the city can take part... You don't have to have a garden. You can join in the fun with a pretty plant container, a window box, a flower-filled balcony or even a hanging basket. The competition
Sally Churchward spent the day meeting dancers and singers who were auditioning to perform on QM2... IT'S A sunny March morning in central London and the famous Pineapple Dance Studios in Covent Garden is buzzing with excitement, anticipation and a good-sized
THIS week, with four other British poets (Matthew Hollis, Owen Sheers, Antony Dunn and Clare Pollard) I was a guest of the Croatian Inter-national Poetry Festival. This is a huge event in the Croatian calendar, and a country-wide celebration of poetry
Nothing so wholesome as the love between a mother and a son, you might think. Well, not necessarily, if Justin Haythe's astonishingly poised debut is anything to go by. Maureen Garraty has dedicated her life to the contemplation of beauty. She apparently
HAMPSHIRE wartime evacuee Michael Franckeiss has given a moving account of how his world was, thankfully, turned upside down during the Second World War. He was taken from the hustle and bustle of central Portsmouth to the idyllic tranquillity of the
This week's best-selling hardbacks supplied by Waterstone's for week ending 3 April. 1 (3) Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson 2 (1) Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss 3 (2) The Curious Incident Of The Dog
FORMER hardman footballer turned Hollywood actor Vinny Jones is coming to Eastleigh. Jones, along with ex-Saints boss Lawrie McMenemy, is to officially open a new coaching centre later this month. The Football Result is the brainchild of ex-Saints striker
THEY'RE off! A record amount of vital aid is on its way to Kosovo - thanks to Daily Echo readers. More than 700 boxes of life-giving aid collected by the people of Southampton have been packed up and are making their way to the war-torn country. The incredible
A MENU from the first meal served on board Titanic fetched £45,000 at auction, a world record for memorabilia from the ill-fated Southampton liner. The menu from Titanic's first class restaurant is signed by the ship's Fifth Officer Harold Lowe. It was
A SOUTHAMPTON teenager is celebrating after a sculpture she designed and made was unveiled at Marwell Zoo. Samantha Hinwood, of Highfield, and her friend Jamie Mogg, both 18, designed the sculpture, based on the theme of animal rights, after winning a
FIRST came text addiction - now shopaholics and fitness fanatics are muscling in on the act too. The Daily Echo revealed earlier this year how the Marchwood Priory Hospital, a refuge for drug-addicted and stressed-out celebrities, was offering help to
ISLE of Wight musician Drew Kennet's debut album hits the shops on Monday. Songs from the Devil's Chimney, which takes its name from an Isle of Wight landmark, was recorded both on the island and in the famous Abbey Road studios with the help of fellow
TWO years ago I was delighted to be made a vice president of Hampshire Cricket. The 2004 season is bound to be exciting with the return of Shane Warne. Hampshire, like other counties, usually grant a benefit to one of their players but this year is different
A MENU from the first meal served on board Titanic fetched £45,000 at auction, a world record for memorabilia from the ill-fated Southampton liner. The menu from Titanic's first class restaurant is signed by the ship's Fifth Officer Harold Lowe. It was
