A BRACE of flounders and a solitary bass were worth a staggering £892 in prize and pool money for Mark Harper during the Portchester SAC Open, which was sponsored by Hansfords from Fareham. Harper, who comes from Portchester, collected the £500 top prize
RETIRING Hampshire Golf Union president John Nettell has been a prime mover in bringing international seniors golf to this country. Next year England meet Ireland in an over 55's international, and there's a chance that Scotland and Wales will join in
A GROUP of Totton householders are fed up with mysterious power cuts that have kept them in the dark on and off for more than 25 years. Carol Curtis and her neighbours in Main Road, Hounsdown, near Totton, claim the on- off power problem is made worse
BASINGSTOKE Town have thrown their hat into the ring for Brockenhurst's sought-after attacking midfielder Ben Thomson. Stoke boss Ernie Howe is ready to slug it out with ambitious Ryman neighbours Farnborough Town should the 23-year-old postman from Southampton
THE BISHOP'S Waltham Society will hold its Christmas meeting on December 21 with a demonstration of candle-making. The meeting at 7.45pm at the church hall in Free Street is open to all and will feature Alan and Margaret Johnson from Dean making candles
WINCHESTER is mourning the death of a student after he was hit by a car in the city centre. Distraught teenagers have laid dozens of flowers at the scene where William Dyke was fatally injured. The 17-year-old sixth form student at the city's Peter Symonds
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build new sheltered homes for the elderly near Winchester are set to get the go-ahead. The proposed scheme at Abbotts Barton has attracted strong opposition from local residents who believe homes for first-time buyers should be
Scrooge, The Musical, Southern Theatre Productions, Plaza Theatre, Romsey THE MUSICAL version of Dickens' Christmas Carol had a warm reception from a full house at the Plaza Theatre in Romsey. Ebenezer Scrooge is shown the error of his ways by a succession
Southampton's record-breaking container trade is on course for further growth with the region's economy set to reap even bigger rewards in the future. This comes as Southampton Container Terminals (SCT) marks a major milestone in its development as one
HAMPSHIRE accountancy practice BKL Weeks Green is to join forces with the London city firm Tenon under a deal worth up to £17.66 million announced on the Stock Exchange yesterday. It will turn the Chandler's Ford business, already one of the largest regional
ONE of the most eagerly awaited housing developments to be built in Southampton in decades has proved so popular that there are now only eight spacious apartments left available for purchase. House builder Barratt, has sold 100 of the one- and two- bedroom
FORMER Saints boss Dave Jones' child abuse nightmare ended today when he was found not guilty of sexually assaulting youngsters at a Merseyside children's home. In a day of drama at Liverpool Crown Court the judge ordered not guilty verdicts to be returned
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 is a date which will for ever be etched into the heart of Ann Jones. That was the day her husband was charged with nine offences against children. It came as a bolt from the blue to the down-to-earth mother of four who had expected
HAMPSHIRE'S higher education campuses were today set to be hit by placard-waving demonstrators as higher education staff protested over pay and conditions. A demonstration was due to be staged outside Southampton Institute's main entrance in East Park
Scrooge, The Musical, Southern Theatre Productions, Plaza Theatre, Romsey THE MUSICAL version of Dickens' Christmas Carol had a warm reception from a full house at the Plaza Theatre in Romsey. Ebenezer Scrooge is shown the error of his ways by a succession
POLICE are investigating after a 28-year-old man was attacked and knocked unconscious while walking over Southampton's Itchen Bridge. The victim was set upon by two thugs who engaged him in conversation as he strolled across the bridge around 2.30am on
A LEAKED confidential report obtained by the Daily Echo has revealed Southampton City Council could be in the red next year by as much as £22 million. The secret document - drawn up by Councillor Peter Jenks and only for the eyes of the ruling Labour
NURSING shortages in Southampton have eased significantly as the city's hospitals enter the toughest period of the year. The arrival of a second group of Filipino nurses, combined with newly-qualified recruits from Southampton University, have reduced
POLICE have named the teenage pedestrian who died after colliding with a car in Winchester's Upper High Street at the weekend. William Dyke, 17, was taken to Royal Hampshire County Hospital following the accident, but died from head and chest injuries
NEW calls to cut the number of ponies in the New Forest have been made after a spate of foal-dumping cases. Five New Forest foals have been found - starving, sick and lice-infested - wandering in Chobham, Surrey. One has since died. Two other colts -
Police today appealed for witnesses after a shopper had her handbag snatched in Locks Heath Shopping Centre last night. The thief struck around 6.50pm in the Lockswood Centre when the woman returned to her car in the car park with her shopping. Police
ALL THE fun of the Christmas fair returned to Fawley on Saturday, with around 1,000 people packing into the centre of the village. The fifth annual Fayre on the Square, organised by Fawley's youth and community association, was a rousing success. Organiser
THE world of cricket was today mourning the death of former Kent and England batsman Lord Cowdrey of Tonbridge after a long battle against illness. Cowdrey died at his home in the early hours of the morning aged 67 just a couple of months after suffering
A MOTHER desperately tried to save the life of her little daughter as she lay apparently lifeless in her garden after accidentally hanging herself on her dress, an inquest heard today. Lisha Womack gave Nicola, aged a year and ten months, mouth-to-mouth
A PENSIONER afraid to go out alone after being mugged for £1,000 which she was saving to see her daughter in Australia has condemned as lenient the jail sentence on her attacker. Jean Nichols, 90, of Elson, Gosport, had the money stolen from her handbag
RETIRING Hampshire Golf Union president John Nettell has been a prime mover in bringing international seniors golf to this country. Next year England meet Ireland in an over 55's international, and there's a chance that Scotland and Wales will join in
WINCHESTER'S over-stretched recycling centre is to remain in Garnier Road for another two years. Local residents and motorists have complained about the traffic chaos caused by the site, particularly at weekends when the road frequently becomes a no-go
WINCHESTER City Council is sticking too rigidly to government guidance on planning policy, according to one of the city's foremost architects. Huw Thomas, whose designs turned the city's Peninsula Barracks into an exclusive housing complex, believes planners
WINCHESTER'S Theatre Royal is again appealing for public money to help meet a shortfall in its fundraising. Winchester Theatre Fund has applied for £25,000 from the city council to help it complete the last phase of fundraising towards the £4.1 million
DESPITE difficult trading conditions in the motor trade, a Chandler's Ford garage is celebrating its selling position as the second most successful approved used BMW's in the country. Scotthall Hampshire, one of the largest BMW dealership in the UK, has
GKN Autostructures is planning to formally open its new assembly plant manufacturing components for the Transit van at Eastleigh this week. It opened its local assembly plant in August 2000 to supply front crossmember and corner modules for the new van
PASSENGER figures at Southampton Airport are climbing rapidly as the South's travellers turn their back on nationwide rail disruption and swap train for plane. As confidence in the present rail schedules and services crumble, more and more people are
Arrivals and sailings from the Port of Southampton for Tuesday 5th December 2000. Today's principal Southampton arrivals: OOCL Harmony, container, 0200, 207; Cap Roca, container, 0600, 204; Caribbean Stra, refrigerat, 0630, 101E; OOCL China, container
RULES for dealing with racial harassment in Southampton schools are being tightened to meet the recommendations of the inquiry into black teenager Stephen Lawrence's death. New guidelines drawn up by the city council are being issued to all schools, which
A MAN who took part in a vicious attack on a Chinese vagrant sleeping rough in a Southampton car park has been put on probation for two years. Dean Peat was arrested with two accomplices after CCTV footage was published in the Daily Echo. The 26-year-old
BOSSES at a giant Chandler's Ford store faced a Christmas crisis when they had no one to take on the role of Santa. Advertisements in local job centres had failed to bring forward anyone to fill that big red suit and take all those Christmas stocking
THE principal of Southampton Institute and Hampshire's county education officer are among education chiefs appointed to a new body overseeing further and adult education. The new Learning and Skills Council for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will take
AN animal sanctuary in a quiet corner of the New Forest has saved the bacon of six healthy young piglets. They may not have been quite as desperate as Butch and Sundance, the two Tamworth pigs which ran off in the face of a death threat when they were
JAMES BEATTIE added to Saints boss Glenn Hoddle's injury concerns by limping out of training yesterday. Beattie didn't finish the session because of a slight knee injury but Hoddle said: "I can't see it being a problem for the weekend." "At the moment
Anybody who thinks that David Beckham and his band of super rich megastars are untouchable can think again - at least where Saints are concerned. After receiving a heartfelt letter from the grandparents of Georgina Scanlon, Eileen Painter and her community
