Coca-Cola Championship strugglers Southend have made a bid for former Saints striker Scott McDonald. The 23-year-old has hit nine goals this season and impressed against Rangers and Celtic in the recent Bank of Scotland Premier League home matches
SOUTHAMPTON cruise ship operator, P&O Cruises has placed a £360m contract to build a second megaliner to enter service in 2010. This order, which will be a sister ship to the huge vessel, Ventura, pictured above, due to arrive in Southampton during the
VT Support Services, part of Hampshire defence firm VT Group, has agreed a £50m extension to the charter of three offshore patrol vessels to the Ministry of Defence for a further five years. Hedge End-based VT will now continue to guarantee the availability
SOUTHAMPTON cruise ship operator, P&O Cruises has placed a £360m contract to build a second megaliner to enter service in 2010. This order, which will be a sister ship to the huge vessel, Ventura, pictured above, due to arrive in Southampton during the
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Marfeeder, container, 0730, 204; Colombo Express, container, 0845, 206; OCL Malaysia, container, 1430, 207; Elisabeth, container, 1730, 205; Aglaia, container, 2230, SCT Today's principal Southampton sailings
With her long blonde hair falling over her shoulders and a tiny mini dress, Mel Slade looks every inch the wannabe model. The picture, in today's Daily Echo, is certainly not the type of pose you would expect from the young daughter of Southampton's
League Two minnows Macclesfield could earn £1million if they pull off a shock win in the FA Cup against Premiership champions Chelsea. Betbrokers, who are also spending £10,000 on bussing the Silkmen's fans to Stamford Bridge, have offered Town the
A WOMAN was taken to hospital today after a fire in a Southampton tower block. She was rescued by firefighters from the lounge area of her home at Canberra Towers off Kingsclere Avenue in Weston. The blaze broke out in the kitchen of the property shortly
OH no - here we go again. Drivers using one of Southampton's busiest roads are facing further misery as emergency repairs to a gas main on the Redbridge Causeway look set to continue into the weekend. This morning traffic entering the west of the city
Hull have appointed Phil Brown as their manager until the end of the season after he impressed during his spell as caretaker boss. Brown was assistant to Phil Parkinson until the former Colchester boss was sacked by Hull in early December after they
POLICE have named the man who was found dead in a river at Eastleigh's Fleming Park. He was 52 year-old Gerald McKay of Chandler's Ford. His death is not being treated as suspicious. But Eastleigh police are appealing for witnesses as they try to
IT is unbelievable when we are all aware of environmental issues that light pollution seems to be acceptable to give the wow factor to Southampton. If the laser scheme goes ahead the city will be polluting not just its own doorstep, but a large area
MAKE 2007 the year to protest and bring back some common sense to our lives. Write, indeed bombard your MP with letters of complaint about all the issues which really annoy you. Same with your local councillors. Tell them, what you the taxpayer want.
MY wife works as a home carer for the council and, like her colleagues, performs a difficult job under sometimes trying circumstances. However, she and about 300 other carers have been given 90 days' notice of termination of employment because they refuse
WHEN I heard that Southampton City Council had decided to waste £250,000 on a project to light up the night sky with four laser beams I was absolutely appalled. This is a significant and deliberate attempt to add to light pollution. People should be
I WAS appalled to read the Rev Ian Johnson's jaundiced view of his usual Christmas and the run-up to it. Surely all Christians should rejoice in Christmas, one of the two most important festivals in the Christian Year (From the Heart, Daily Echo, December
SAINTS' FA Cup third round opponents Torquay may only be able to name a 13-MAN squad for Saturday's tie at Plainmoor. Remarkably, the crisis-hit Devonians could have only two subs on their bench - neither of whom is a goalkeeper. Gulls boss Ludos
THREE people were treated by paramedics after a house fire in Hampshire. The blaze broke out in a bedroom at a detached property in Ringwood last night. The house is understood to be occupied by a married couple and their grown-up daughter. Hampshire
IT HAS one of space's most iconic names and is our celestial home among the stars, but hardly any Hampshire children have seen it. The Milky Way is all around us and on a clear night should be visible to the naked eye just by glancing up at the sky.
IT HAS one of space's most iconic names and is our celestial home among the stars, but hardly any Hampshire children have seen it. The Milky Way is all around us and on a clear night should be visible to the naked eye just by glancing up at the sky.
ANY PROTESTERS who might want to mount a legal challenge against plans for lasers from the top of Southampton's Clock Tower would be unlikely to succeed, the Daily Echo can reveal. Environmental laws mean that the lights must have a proven negative effect
Shane Warne claimed sledging from England fielders helped fire him to the 71 which put Australia in control of the fourth Test and closing in on a 5-0 Ashes whitewash tomorrow. Warne, so often England's tormentor with the ball, weighed in the bat
Shane Warne delivered a potentially decisive contribution with the bat to keep Australia on course for an historic Ashes whitewash in the final Test against England at Sydney. The legendary leg-spinner has ensured his place in cricket's folklore through
COVENTRY managing director Paul Fletcher has lent his support to under-fire boss Micky Adams amidst mounting speculation his job could be under threat. Former Saints defender Adams admitted his side had endured a ''bad Christmas'' following the 2-
Saints boss George Burley's exclusive Daily Echo column appears in today's newspaper. In it, Burley likens his squad to Premiership champions Chelsea in being affected by injuries. Here is what George has to say ... Chelsea's recent problems
FORMER Saints manager Dave Merrington has admitted it would be "tragic" if Gareth Bale was sold this month. The ex-Dell boss believes the 17-year-old is an "absolute gem" and should be coveted by the elite of English football. Merrington, who watches
FLATULENCE from cows is propelling the planet towards global meltdown, Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne warned yesterday. Mr Huhne, the Liberal Democrats' environment spokesman, urged farmers to change the diets of their livestock to reduce the amount of methane
HAMPSHIRE film director Ken Russell made a splash when he joined ten other celebrities in the Big Brother house - treating the rain-soaked crowds to an eccentric rendition of Singin' in the Rain. Russell, whose film credits include Tommy and Women in
A HAMPSHIRE author has just had her latest murder mystery novel published. Eileen Long, who writes under her maiden name of Eileen de Lisle, has taken a change in direction from the family sagas of her first two books to write Blood on God's Carpet.
HAMPSHIRE'S biggest floodlit tennis facility has unveiled plans to increase the number of courts by 50 per cent. The nationally renowned Totton and Eling Tennis Centre has devised a £200,000 scheme to build another four courts to meet soaring demand.
