Hampshire lost four wickets for three runs in ten minutes of midsummer madness at Bath. It might not have felt like summer - only 38.3 overs were bowled due to rain and bad light. But Richard Johnson and Matt Bulbeck sliced through a Hampshire top order
The Dibden Bay inquiry has reached mid-point, with both sides desperate for the ultimate victory... IT has been called ecological vandalism and the biggest crate of controversy ever to hit Southampton Water, and at the same time it's a trade-booster and
Hampshire's long tradition of supplying world class darts players looks to be in safe hands. Nineteen-year-old Aldershot arrows expert James Wade shot to into the darts limelight last weekend when he became the youngest player to win a British Darts Organisation
TODAY marks the start of this year's National Bike Week and tomorrow 27,000 enthusiasts, many new to cycling, set out from London on the annual 50-mile ride to the seaside at Brighton. As a fundraiser, this ride has become the principal earner for the
THE most successful cocaine smuggling gang ever, who made millions of pounds from their activities, some centred off the Hampshire coast, has been destroyed, after a ringleader pleaded guilty to his part in the criminal empire. Hilton John Van Stadan,
A HAMPSHIRE businessman has every reason to thank England's World Cup team - sales of the St George's cross flag have gone through the roof. Stephen Tuddenham, 42, says patriotic supporters have been snapping up the red and white flags, along with the
THERE'S nothing like a night at the opera to make you feel like you're living the high life. It is the perfect opportunity to dust off your best frock ready to spend an evening listening to moving arias and pretending you're Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons
A WOMAN who left her husband laden with debt after taking out loans for thousands of pounds behind his back has escaped a prison sentence. Mother-of-four Fiona Smith, 34, was instead ordered to do 100 hours of community service after admitting faking
=EMMA Davies will be kicking her heels in frustration this weekend instead of chasing a Commonwealth Games qualifying time. The Andover-based 800 metres runner - a semi-finalist for Wales in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 - has been squeezed out of the English
Former Merchant Navy cadets at the old School of Navigation, Warsash, gathered at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club for the annual ladies' dinner of the Warsash Association. The association, formerly the Old Cadets' Association of the School of Navigation
MATT BLACKEY needs to make every cut to stay on course for the top 15 place in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit which will win him back his European Tour card for next season. And it was with great fighting spirit that he came back from the brink of
England face a date with destiny today as David Beckham's side take on Denmark for a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Up for grabs is a possible clash with samba kings Brazil and another step on the road to glory in the biggest competition
WINNERS of the Daily Echo Creative Writing competition gathered this week at the paper's head office to receive their prizes from the poet-in-residence, Polly Clark. The competition had three categories: poetry, short stories, and a special category for
THE new Daily Echo writing competition is launched today. The winners will be published in the next Creative Writing Special, printed in the Daily Echo on Saturday, August 17. The next special has a comic theme and features Wendy Cope, one of the country's
THE focus of the public inquiry into the construction of a huge new container terminal on reclaimed land at Dibden Bay yesterday turned to the issue of rail transport. One of the criteria used by Associated British Ports (ABP) in its proposals for the
Today's Principal Arrivals: NYK Sirius, container, 0400, 207; Autoline, ro-ro, 0600, 201 link; Caronia, cruise ship, 0630, 38/9; Victoria, cruise ship, 0700, 105; Sir Bedivere, military, 1000, Marchwood; Verona, ro-ro, 1030, 40; Ketty Brovig, general
A SOUTHAMPTON-BASED medical research charity is to fund a study to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes. Hope has provided £10,000 for specially commissioned research into how the condition develops, which is to be carried out at Southampton General Hospital
IT'S NOTHING personal, but Jack Bishop will be pleased to see Ireland knocked out of the World Cup. Because at least Colin Kenna can concentrate on his training for his next fight on July 12. In common with the rest of his countrymen, the Dublin-born
THE husband of a 40-year-old woman whose body was found at her Hampshire home has been charged with her murder. Police arrested 42-year-old John Austin after the discovery of the body at the home in Rumbridge Gardens, Totton on Thursday afternoon. He
