FEARS of an increase in heavy traffic along a dangerous main road were voiced at a meeting in Old Netley last night. Fed-up residents of the village near Hamble called for a pedestrian crossing on Portsmouth Road where a seven-year-old boy was killed
Global warming and climate change are never far from the news but if everyone made an effort the affects could be reduced and even reversed... There's no question about it - climate change is a fact. You only have to look out of your window to confirm
Local anglers have certainly been finding some cracking fish during freelance sessions with Paul Dibden from Minstead striking lucky during a trip to Chesil beach where he landed a 3lb plus plaice along with a number of smaller flatties. The 28-year-old
A HOBBY blossomed into a career for Lisa Sanders after she signed up for a jewellery course at Totton College. She wanted to learn how to make her own necklaces and rings, but now her designs are being sold in prestige outlets all over the south - including
A MAJOR mopping-up operation at Fawley Refinery is nearing completion as bosses attempt to pinpoint the cause of a big oil leak. Esso contacted the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency after oil started gushing out of a 36in-diameter
A SCHOOL on the edge of the New Forest has been given permission to demolish part of a listed building. New Forest District Council has approved an application to bulldoze a 300-year-old converted stable block at Hordle Walhampton School, near Lymington
LEARNING was definitely a family affair across Eastleigh over the weekend. Parents and children were encouraged to play the generation game in a variety of events as part of the National Family Learning Weekend campaign. Activities ranged from pond dipping
A HAMPSHIRE man is fighting for his life in a Greek hospital following an accident that killed his wife. Gillian Moore, 71, and her husband Reginald, 73, were enjoying a two-week break in Alikanas, on the island of Zante, when they were hit by a minibus
Affordable homes for key workers, a conference centre, children's nursery and a £3m community benefits package are among proposals lodged with planners by the Berkeley Group, developers of Gunwharf Quays, the shopping and leisure complex on Portsmouth's
Isle of Wight-based Sally Lynskey is on the crest of a wave this week after being named as the first Wessex Business Woman of the Year at a gala lunch in Southampton attended by the Countess of Wessex. The Countess joined the cream of the region's business
THE top floor of Jellicoe House at Botley Grange Office Campus near Southampton has become the new regional head office for the South West Division of the construction and fitout group Benson. Benson launched the South West Division in the autumn of 1999
DETAILS of a new innovation centre in the region have been revealed as work gets underway on Start Fareham. The centre is the first of a new brand of innovation centre being developed and operated by Start, a Cambridge based company which has set up a
Sandra Roberts has been appointed to manage Cotton Traders' first ever high street store at Festival Place in Basingstoke. The new role means that Sandra will take responsibility for the efficient running of the leisurewear brand's flagship store at the
CORPORATE finance experts from BDO Stoy Hayward in Southampton have led, structured and advised the management buy-out of Fareham-based Ashford Colour Press. The deal sees Robert Hutcheson, Allan Gray, Mark Jones and John Temlett take over the company
Employers across Hampshire are being advised to review their health and safety measures or face the threat of unlimited fines and prison sentences of up to two years. The advice, which comes at the start of this year's European Week for Health and Safety
A 1930 Cole Porter musical with the polished wit of PG Wodehouse and co-writers makes this a show to brighten any dark evening. Strongly directed by Chris Brookes, the cast acts out the fast-moving shipboard comedy. The irrepressible Billy Crocker is
A MAJOR firm could pull out of a village near Southampton if it is not able to expand. Contact lens firm CooperVision might quit Hamble if it cannot acquire land to secure its future. Bosses are struggling to find the necessary land because so much was
THERE were pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, a French artist specialising in pumpkin pictures plus a preponderance of pumpkin poetry to celebrate World Poetry Week. Visitors to the Jubilee Sailing Trust's fourth annual pumpkin festival in the Royal Chapel
A PRE-DAWN wasp sting provided Rob Edwards with a perfect if painful wake-up call for the last major event of the Hampshire PGA season, writes Kit Neilson. The 36-year-old used the injection of adrenaline to excellent effect, romping round Barton-on-Sea
Winchester City 6, Liss Athletic 0 ANDREW FORBES continued his sensational scoring form this week, hitting consecutive hat tricks against hapless Liss in the space of four days at the City Ground, writes Ian Henderson. They took his tally to 16 goals
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THE wanderer returns! After ending up 350 miles from his Fareham home, mischievous moggie Gallagher has at last been reunited with his anxious owner. Last week the Daily Echo reported how the wandering Burmese cat ended up in Stockton-on-Tees after vanishing
CAMPAIGNERS are urging councillors not to declare open house for developers at a Gosport landmark. Fort Gilkicker has been left adrift by planners since a joint venture by Hampshire County Council and the Phoenix Trust, a specialist in developing heritage
A PRIVATE Fareham School has admitted breaching health and safety law more than three years after one of its pupils drowned on a school outing. The two-week trial against Boundary Oak School was due to start today. But in a preliminary court hearing the
A CHANDLER'S FORD primary school has been throwing open its doors to the neighbours. St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School's open day gave the local community a chance to see the children at work and play. The visitors, who included Eastleigh mayor
THREE of Saints' all-time greats are joining up with Mattew Le Tissier on the "special" guest list for England's European Championship qualifier against Macedonia at the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium tomorrow. Former manager Lawrie McMenemy and
Sunshine and a brisk North Westerly wind greeted Netley SC's 2002 sponsored charity race on Saturday 12 October. The windy conditions, mainly Force 5, deterred some competitors but those who did take to the water enjoyed a fine race. Race Officer Giles
EMMA WEEKS will be inspired by her former Hampshire team-mate Kirsty Taylor when she goes for her European Ladies Tour card at San Quentin later this month. Taylor, from Sandford Springs ,is still basking in the limelight of winning the European Tour
JUSTIN ROSE knows he must hit the ground running in the Cisco World Matchplay Championships at Wentworth on Thursday. With five players from the world's top ten in this week's field, the 22-year-old Hampshire star realises there is no margin for error
LUCK has finally turned for Havant & Waterlooville after an ill-fated start to the campaign. Not only have the Westleigh Park club avoided the Conference big guns in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday week (October 26), but they
JAN Hunter, the wife of Basingstoke MP Andrew Hunter, has died after a three-year battle with cancer. Mrs Hunter, 54, died on Sunday morning in Newbury hospital. Her husband, the MP for Basingstoke for the past 19 years, was at her bedside. Mrs Hunter
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autotransporter, ro/ro, 0600, 201 link; Shanghai Express, container, 0630, 207; Autorunner, vehicle carrier, 0930, 203; Grand Benelux, ro/ro, 1030, 40; Crystal Ray, vehicle carrier, 1630, 43; Harvester, refrigerat, PM, 101W
STUDENT Dan Attfield is no slow coach - in fact he's taking the Russian road to success. Dan, a sixth-form student at Applemore College, Hythe, came in the top three in a national competition held recently in Birmingham for students of the Russian language
STUDENT Matthew Settle is hoping his new hobby will turn out to be plain sailing. Matthew entered a competition at Southampton Boat Show and won a £750 windsurfing board. There was only one problem - Matthew had never used one before. Calshot Activities
A LEGEND from an Irish village that talks of an old, broken spinster who was once a beauty forms the basis for this wonderful play by Ade Morris. What a fabulous choice for the Study Gallery's first venture as a theatrical venue. Madelyn is a spirited
HE'S been tattoed by Indonesian islanders, eaten dogs in the Amazon and taken hallucinogens in Mexico. After all that, facing a Southampton theatre audience should be easy for explorer Benedict Allen. The TV star's current theatre tour brings him to the
ENGLAND stars brought mayhem to the streets of Southampton when they visited the city centre on a shopping trip yesterday. Hundreds of excited people stopped, stared and then got on their mobile phones to tell friends and family that members of the team
SOUTHAMPTON'S dry ski slope reopens today - two months after arsonists set it alight and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. A 50-metre stretch of the slope was destroyed and safety barriers and a wooden pathway were destroyed in the blaze. Teenagers
SERIOUSLY-ILL Southampton teenager Errol Matthews wowed dancers with his DJ-ing skills at Merry Oak Community Centre. The Saturday night disco was just one in a series of fund-raising activities the 17-year-old is organising to generate cash for Naomi
SCORES of students across Hampshire today discover if their A-level grades are to go up after being adjusted in the wake of the exam "fixing" scandal. Many could face a scramble to get their first choice university places, with term well under way and
Southend 15, Winchester 10 LEAGUE leaders Southend scored a late try in a match littered with cards to condemn Winchester to their third defeat of the season at Warners Bridge Park last Saturday. The Hampshire side have come on leaps and bounds this season
"YOU make the miles worthwhile," drawled Tony Joe at the end of a totally compelling performance. Louisiana's king of swamp rock was the latest in a long line of quality American musicians to grace the Portswood venue, and he didn't disappoint. That smoky
IT was a case of bringing the past to life in a truly hands-on museum experience. Adults and children had the chance to step back in time using historical artefacts and even their own personal possessions to create different museum exhibitions. The range
THE mother-of-four left for dead in a horrific hit-and-run accident today praised family, friends, colleagues and the police for their help in her slow recovery. Susan Ready said it was their unstinting support that had pulled her through. The 45-year-old
LEARNING was definitely a family affair across Eastleigh over the weekend. Parents and children were encouraged to play the generation game in a variety of events as part of the National Family Learning Weekend campaign. Activities ranged from pond dipping
Walk down any street, even in the most land-locked city, town or village, at home or abroad, ask passers-by to name a ship and, more likely than not, they will always say QE2. Southampton's Queen Elizabeth 2 is quite simply the most famous ship in the
IN a few days' time a part of Southampton will set sail from the city for almost certainly the last time leaving behind more than two decades of memories. The classic cruise ship Victoria is to say farewell to her home port severing a connection which
WAYNE BRIDGE has spoken of his dream to represent England in the city of his birth. The Saints left-back is currently sweating on a place in Sven-Goran Eriksson's starting line-up for the Euro 2004 qualifier at St Mary's tomorrow night. Bridge, 22, is
ENGLAND'S match against Macedonia at St Mary's tomorrow night will not be the first time Sven-Goran Eriksson has brought a team to Southampton. Around 20 years ago the Swede brought his Gothenburg team to face Saints at The Dell in a pre-season friendly
Victory for Superted IV, Garnele, Seven Stars and Kokomo 65 yachts entered the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's two-handed Autumn Solent Double Race on Saturday 12th October. The Committee Boat was positioned near Navigators and General buoy in the eastern
Forty four yachts entered the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Winter Series first Race on Sunday 13th October. The Committee Boat was positioned near Royal Southampton buoy on the Fawley shore. At the start the wind was southeasterly 10 knots increasing
Hampshire have suffered a major blow in the run-up to Sunday's South League final against Berks, Bucks and Oxon at South Beds. Top player James Knight has pulled out to attend a special family occasion, his gran's 90th birthday. Hampshire captain Lionel
A MAJOR firm could pull out of a village if it is not able to expand, a senior Eastleigh councillor has warned. Contact lens firm CooperVision might quit Hamble if it cannot acquire land to secure its future, according to Bill Pepper. Bosses are struggling
Both the 'A' and 'B' teams of Fareham Nomads were in action in the first round of the Speedo League - the premier competition for most swimming clubs in England. The 'A' team, newly promoted to the Premier Division, had a difficult gala against Beckenham
GRIDLOCK in Lyndhurst - the New Forest's worst traffic bottleneck - is imminent and a bypass could be the only answer, councillors have warned. The saga of Lyndhurst bypass is one of the longest-running in highways history. Road engineers have been wrestling
Roke Manor Research has appointed Simon Reay to the newly created position of technical sales manager for its Internet systems and mobility division. Mr Reay, 38, brings 20 years' experience of the telecommunications industry to Roke Manor Research, including
SECURITY chiefs in Southampton today vowed to crack down on racists ahead of England's crunch European qualifier in the city tomorrow. They issued the zero tolerance warning just 24 hours before the biggest football match in Southampton for more than
FAMILY learning was in the spotlight in Southampton with fun events for families taking place across the city. The Family Learning Weekend aimed to give families the chance to find out how learning together can be stimulating. Parents and their youngsters
THOUSANDS of football fans in the south are angry and frustrated at being unable to obtain tickets for the England match against Macedonia at Southampton's St Mary's Stadium next Wednesday (16th). Saints themselves have 17,000 season ticket holders, but
BLUEHORSES gallop into Winchester's Tower Arts Centre on October 31 with a few new faces. Virtuoso electric violin player Mark Knight now plays second fiddle to Liz Prendergast, while young bass player Nathan Waulker has also saddled up with the dynamic
IT cost £4,000 and took 43 days to find out what the people of Fareham want to see over the next ten years. Now the results of 1,301 written responses from residents, local businesses and community groups are set to be unveiled this week at the launch
A MAJOR firm could pull out of a Hampshire village if it cannot expand, a senior Eastleigh councillor has warned. Contact lens firm CooperVision might quit Hamble if it could not acquire land to secure its future, according to Cllr Bill Pepper. Bosses
Southampton-based marine outfitting specialists Trimline have completed their biggest project of the year with the extensive refurbishment of P&O Portsmouth's newly introduced superferry, Pride of Cherbourg. The company, based at its headquarters
Southampton's P&O Cruises has teamed up with city-based car dealers Hunters Landrover as part of an "On the Road'' sales tour across the country to promote the shipping line's 2003 around the world voyages. The P&O Cruises sales team took to the
Southampton midfielder Rory Delap, pictured, has become the third player to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland squad for tomorrow's European Championship qualifier against Switzerland. The 26-year-old has suffered a calf injury and left Dublin yesterday
