In a weekend of Junior Vase and friendlies, local clubs find themselves up against teams that will be totally alien to them. Romsey give first team debuts to Rob Thorp and Rob Salmon and recalls to Andy Heacock, Rupert Marsh and Tim Darby. Their visitors
SOUTHAMPTON curry magnate Kuti Miah is celebrating after his Southampton restaurant scooped two major awards and a recommendation in a top food guide. The Oxford Street restaurant was named in the top 100 best Asian restaurants in the UK in the Best
AFTER reading the report of Chris Perry's bin rage' on page 3 of October 4th's Daily Echo, I was none too pleased myself! As a resident of Oliver's Battery I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to a team of Serco employees who obviously have
J MOULTON (Letters, October 4) is quite right to expose the duplicitous words and actions of the Labour party in Southampton. For MP John Denham and Councillor Carol Cunio to be complaining about planning issues is extraordinary. Yes, the Lib Dems are
DO you think it is time to know a little bit more about me? Well, tough - I m gonna tell you anyway. I shall tell you about me and my music. I'm usually pretty modest, but I think it is fair to say that I'm blessed with a unique musical ability.
YET again the other night it took more than three quarters of an hour to travel from J7 on the M27 to Bitterne, a journey which usually only takes minutes. This was because of the horrendous traffic snarl-up caused by the closure of part of Bursledon
I WRITE in reply to the letter from M Macqueen of October 2 regarding the safe disposal of fluorescent lamps. These lamps are more correctly called low pressure mercury discharge lamps. They always should have been designated as hazardous waste. The
THERE is much talk about the need to have a larger number of female MPs and to that end the leaders of political parties are promoting the idea of pre-selected female candidates. This in the hope that many constituencies will adopt a female candidate
SOUTHAMPTON curry magnate Kuti Miah is celebrating after his Southampton restaurant scooped two major awards and a recommendation in a top food guide. The Oxford Street restaurant was named in the top 100 best Asian restaurants in the UK in the Best
ALF CHARLES may have made just one appearance for Saints' first team, but it was enough to secure him a momentous place in the club's history books. A professional magician turned cricketer turned footballer was not the most obvious career path for a
TONIGHT will be the first chance for local basketball fans to see the new-look Solent Stars. The side, now under the charge of new American coach Kerry Kirby, are taking on their Basketball Academy partner Southampton Solent University, of the British
THEY call him wonderkid' - and Shane Castle lived up to the nickname with an astonishing break of 40 at the age of just EIGHT. The Marchwood youngster re-wrote the record-books at Chandler's Ford SC in this week's £1,000 Under-21 Roll-Up tournament.
TWO of Saints great Ron Davies' fellow Dell legends today back plans to stage a benefit event in Southampton for him. Terry Paine and Mick Channon told the Daily Echo they would do whatever they could for the man who belted 37 top flight goals for Saints
SOUTHAMPTON striker Bradley Wright-Phillips has issued a don't drink message to budding sports stars. The 21-year-old Saints hitman warned youngsters not to be swayed into a path of under-age drinking if they want to make it and stay healthy. He told
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Morning Crown, 0300, 43; Aurora, passenger, 0630, 43; Jade Arrow, roro, 0730, 202; NYK Lynx, container, 1100, 204; Bothnia Carrier, cargo, 1330, 107; CP Discoverer, container, 1600, 205; Nippon highway, vehicle,
A man who followed a ten-year-old girl and made a series of obscene remarks is being hunted by police. Women and girls in Totton are being warned not to walk alone in secluded areas following the incident on a cycleway and footpath known as the Green
GALE-force winds and exceptionally high tides have sparked a flood alert along part of the Hampshire coastline. The Environment Agency has warned that low-lying land between Calshot and Milford on Sea is likely to be flooded this weekend. Experts say
A CAMPAIGN to allow dogs to continue running free on a beauty spot has been launched by Winchester busker Frank Williams. Mr Williams says he is "barking mad" that Hampshire Wildlife Trust wants to end decades of tradition by limiting the freedom of
JURORS in the trial of Mike Gifford-Hull, who is accused of murder, were taken to the remote woodland just outside Winchester yesterday, to see for themselves where he allegedly dumped his 38-year-old wife Kirsi's body. The 12 men and women, who have
