HAMBLE ASSC have a new man in charge after parting company with manager Neil Prosser. Former AFC Bournemouth striker Prosser was shown the door after a nightmare three months in charge which brought nine defeats from nine games for the struggling Jewson
SEVEN people have been arrested by police investigating a spate of violent incidents in the Buckskin suburb of Basingstoke. Following a spate of serious disturbances, involving acts of violent disorder, GBH, criminal damage and assaults, an appeal for
AN ACTION group has been formed to fight proposals to demolish four bungalows in a tight-knit housing community in the heart of Basingstoke. Bosses at Kingfisher Housing Association, which owns the town centre properties in Church Square, are looking
THE last weekend in February maintained its reputation of serving cyclists nasty weather conditions - a strong north-west wind brought a mixture of sleet and hail. "The worst I've seen for this event," was Gary Kristensen's description of the weather
As public opposition to phone masts shows no sign of abating, Winchester city councillors toured the district on a blustery Tuesday morning to consider three new applications. BT Cellnet and Orange have clubbed together to apply for a giant 23 metre lattice
TWO of the greatest voices of the 1960s will be ringing out again at Fareham this weekend. Dusty - The Concert, which takes place at Ferneham Hall on Saturday, features tribute acts to both Dusty Springfield and Matt Monro. Dusty is played by Karen Noble
POP fans across the south have the chance to win themselves tickets to a unique musical event to mark the Queens golden jubilee. Two open-air concerts, hosted by the Queen herself, will provide guaranteed tickets for more than 700 people from Hampshire
SOUTHAMPTON chairman Rupert Lowe admitted today that he had no regrets about spending £3.2m on injured striker Agustin Delgado. The 6ft 4in forward has played just 116 minutes of first-team football since signing from Mexican league side Necaxa last November
Fareham have three matches left to save themselves from relegation from the South Premier League elite. A fifth successive defeat - a 4-2 beating at relegation rivals Maidenhead - has left Fareham tottering uneasily on the fringe of the relegation zone
SOUTHAMPTON Saints striker Una Nwajei is flying out to Portugal with the England women's squad today for the Algarve Cup. The 24-year-old Southampton Institute student retains her place in Hope Powell's squad following Sunday's triumphant 3-0 World Cup
A BOROUGH councillor has apologised to mayor Rose Wellman after calling her "incompetent" during a heated council meeting. The mayor had tried unsuccessfully to get Cllr Gary Watts thrown out of the council meeting on Thursday after he called her "incompetent
A BACKPACKER from Basingstoke has relived her dramatic escape from an inferno that killed 15 young tourists in an Australian hostel. Lisa Ann Martin, the first of several backpackers to give evidence at Brisbane's Supreme Court, described how she managed
Today's Principal Arrivings: Kvitnes, bulk, 0200, 109; Scotia, general, 0600, 47; Autotransporter, ro/ro, 1300, 201 link; London Express, container, 1700, 205; Music, refrigerat, 2200, 104; P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci, container, PM, Con Term; Liban Car
FOUR top south coast boxing prospects are all set for a dream training trip to the sun - thanks to Prince Naseem Hamed. They will be jetting out to Tenerife, where Naseem and his brother, Anas, have a professional boxing gym which has been used by the
Hampshire and the French port of Cherbourg are to be linked with a new 22,365-ton passenger and vehicle ferry in time for the summer holiday season. P&O Portsmouth is also to extend its charter of the 37,583-ton cruise ferry Pride of Bilbao for another
British American Tobacco has posted a surge in full-year profits as smokers around the world shrugged off economic concerns and continued to light up. BAT, with its principal UK cigarette making factory at Southampton's Regents Park, Millbrook, said volumes
THE man who quit his £38,000 a year job in charge of arts and culture in Southampton on a matter of principle, dramatically left the Civic Centre last night just hours after publicly announcing he had resigned. As revealed in the Daily Echo yesterday,
PROPOSALS for a major urban village in Southampton city centre are back on the cards again thanks to a new rescue package. Original plans to build nearly 200 homes in the Chapel area of the city, close to St Mary's, ran into trouble when developer Gleeson
WATER can reach parts other mental stimulants cannot reach, according to staff at one Southampton primary school. Pupils at Mason Moor Primary School in Millbrook, Southampton, are taking one big refresher course by taking regular sips from bottles of
GIVEN her name, you might assume music would have been Jacqueline Dankworth's first choice of career. In fact, Jacqueline, pictured, - daughter of legendary jazz couple Cleo Laine and John Dankworth - spent several years as an actress with, among others
HAMBLE ASSC have a new man in charge after parting company with manager Neil Prosser. Former AFC Bournemouth striker Prosser was shown the door after a nightmare three months in charge which brought nine defeats from nine games for the struggling Jewson
HE MAY have been snubbed at the Brit Awards, but Craig David is still hoping to walk away with a Grammy tonight. The Southampton-born singer, who completed his first tour of the United States yesterday in Seattle, has been nominated for the Best Male
