Hampshire's hopes of getting a second player on the Evian European Ladies Tour crumbled in Grenoble when Emma Weeks went out after the third round stage of Tour School. Weeks was aiming to emulate her old Hampshire friend and teammate, Kirsty Taylor,
Hampshire PGA Trainees retained the Paul Hurring Memorial Trophy (7-5) after an exciting match against the Hampshire County Juniors at Test Valley Golf Club. After establishing a 3-1 lead in the morning foursomes, the HPGA Trainees had to cope with a
Gosport Borough brushed Hamble ASSC aside 3-0 in their delayed Hampshire Senior Cup second round tie at Folland Park. Goals by Graham Lindsey, Neil Scammell and Mark Tryon booked a fascinating away trip to Hampshire League high-fliers Winchester City
Today's Principal Arrivals: Bouzas, ro/ro, 0130, 25 link; P&O Nedlloyd Houtman, container, 0230, 206; Celtic King, container, 0630, Con Term; Flame, bulk, 1300, 107; Hyundai Independence, container, 1900, Con Term; Duobulk, general, 2200, 102; Autotransporter
Jewson Wessex League leaders Eastleigh bowed out 3-1 to Cornish outfit Porthleven, who lie only mid-table in the Carlsberg South Western League. Having had David Laws' 35th-minute diving header cancelled shortly before half-time, Eastleigh's fortunes
In the second part of our focus on Millbrook, Ali Kefford meets the Reverend Norman Boakes, who oversees two churches in the parish of Maybush. THERE'S a smart man in a pair of highly-polished black brogues who's as much a part of Millbrook as the towers
AFC Totton have landed what Ian Robinson rates "the worst possible draw" in the FA Vase third round. Having kept his fingers tightly crossed for a home tie, the gods have conspired against the Testwood Park manager who must lead his side all the way to
Romsey and Totton swimmers enjoyed their first competition for the club despite losing out to Bournemouth A & B, Havant & Waterlooville and Blandford in a B Grade Gala at Stokewood Leisure Centre, Bournemouth. Cat Witcombe swam seven races for
Lymington & New Milton may have fielded an ageing back four with a combined age of 134 but, as player-manager Graham Kemp rightly pointed out: "There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle!" At 37, defender Kemp is one of the senior statesmen
BARRY Blankley lavished praise on recent signing Danny Gibbons after his third goal in two games had helped Bashley fight back for a 2-1 DML Eastern Division win at St Leonards. The 25-year-old former Newport and Weston-super-Mare markman wrapped up victory
BLACKFIELD & Langley pair Wayne Oakley and Terry Smith are chewing over their futures in the game in the wake of a frustrating 1-0 defeat at Downton which keeps the Watersiders second to bottom of the Wessex pile. Skipper Oakley was one of two Blackfield
LORD Montagu of Beaulieu has told publicly for the first time how close he was to dying. He suffered potentially fatal pneumonia and an infection around his heart pacemaker earlier this year. The peer admitted: "In fact at one time it seemed for me that
A SMALLHOLDER has been fined £8,000 after claiming a seasonal illness left him "too tired" to clear an eyesore site in the New Forest. Kemal Malik, whose land is littered with old cars, was convicted at New Forest Magistrates' Court of failing to comply
Profits at Southampton shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft (VT) rose six per cent to more than £18m and the company's order was boosted by 35 per cent during the first six months of this year. The interim figures released today showed that turnover at the
CORPORATE recovery experts from Buchanans in Southampton have safeguarded the future of Club Direct Insurance Services which was placed into administration last week. Peter Whalley from Buchanans has sold the travel insurance company to the Collinson
Dealer's Choice, Salisbury Playhouse IN THE basement of a tired London restaurant, six small-time gamblers meet every week to play poker. Sweeney the chef and waiters Frankie and Mugsy risk money they can ill-afford with restaurant owner Stephen and his
English National Ballet: Mixed Programme and The Nutcracker ONE of Britain's most popular ballets is brought to Southampton this week, courtesy of the English National Ballet. Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker is a seasonal favourite, and is the perfect way
THE POWER of positive thought has paid off for the Bursledon Players. The local am-dram group found out with only three weeks before curtain-up that they could actually put on the play they had been rehearsing for months. A query over renewing licences
POPULAR south coast radio personality Richard Cartridge has taken time out from his afternoon BBC Radio Solent slot for "personal reasons". Station bosses told the Daily Echo that Mr Cartridge, who has been absent from his show for a number of weeks,
PASSENGERS using Southampton Airport over the coming weeks will be hit by a series of one-day strikes by firefighters and security staff. The walk-out, which involves six other UK airports, will come on November 28, December 2, 10, 15 and 23 and January
FOUR more people have been arrested in the biggest drugs crackdown ever mounted in Southampton. Altogether 13 men and women have now been quizzed as part of Operation Towngate, a two-week blitz designed to rid the city of major dealers. As reported in
VETERANS attended Southampton's Guildhall last night to honour war heroes at the city's revived festival of remembrance. The event was cancelled last year for the first time in more than 50 years because of a cash crisis. But sponsors stepped in and donated
THOUGHTS of swimming in the Solent and English Channel may be far from your mind right now, but the good news is that Hampshire's beaches have come out tops in annual water quality tests. This year the south can celebrate its best bathing water quality
HARRY Potter mania has already come to Southampton, a week before the film goes on general release. Children and adults flocked to the Odeon at Leisure World for a weekend of special preview screenings of Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets, pictured
WILTSHIRE-based singer-songwriter Nick Harper feels he is finally coming out of the shadow of his famous father, folk singer Roy Harper. "More and more people are coming to see me for who I am," says Nick. "People seem to like what I do and I'm much more
WORKMATES have paid tribute to Roger Scorey, the Fareham dad who died five days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Staff at the Gosport repair centre where he worked for 14 years have told of the "smashing and lovely man" who will be missed
PLANS to reopen Chandler's Ford railway station look set to go ahead despite fears about the noise affecting nearby residents. Civic chiefs are being recommended to back the plan - although Eastleigh council's environmental health chief claims neighbours
RESIDENTS at Fair Oak are bidding to force Eastleigh planning chiefs into a U-turn over proposals that they claim would rob their village of its rural charm. Villagers packed an executive council meeting to demand changes in the borough's planning blueprint
VOLUNTEERS are needed at Eastleigh's Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art and Craft Gallery to help with wrapping and sales in the run-up to Christmas. Help is also needed with re-hanging work for the January sale at the Nightingale Avenue gallery. Prospective
One of the south's best known names in shipping has been relaunched and changed to RMC Marine. Previously known as South Coast Shipping of Baltic Wharf, the Southampton-based operation has made the move to bring the firm further into line with its parent
GARY EMERSON owes a big debt to the sports psychologist who helped him achieve the 'great escape'. The 39-year-old Salisbury-based golfer says that a visit to John Pates two months ago saved his skin as a European Tour player. "He's got me thinking differently
AFC Totton have landed what Ian Robinson rates "the worst possible draw" in the FA Vase third round. Having kept his fingers tightly crossed for a home tie, the gods have conspired against the Testwood Park manager who must lead his side all the way to
HAMPSHIRE FA is throwing its weight behind a nationwide initiative to promote and educate clubs, parks and schools on how to ensure their goalposts meet new safety standards being instigated by manufacturers and the British Standards Institution. During
Mike Golding gets his chance to prove his pedigree in top class single-handed racing this weekend when the Route du Rhum gets under way tomorrow. The transatlantic race from St Malo to Guadeloupe features a record 59 entries, and Golding will find himself
Eastleigh (Fleming Park) fielded a weakened side in the second round of their Speedo League campaign at the newly-opened Aquadrome in Basingstoke. Predictably, it was in the 9-11 years age group where the points scoring was highest. There were
Stoneham Park are bottom of Hampshire Division Three. The 'strongest team in the league structure' as they are holding everyone else up! So this should have been an easy victory for local rivals Eastleigh, being two divisions higher. That is certainly
TODAY the Daily Echo launches its Keep the Pride campaign. It is all about looking at the issues affecting our urban heartland and turning the spotlight on the great and the good of those communities as they tackle the problems of 21st-century living.
Brockenhurst boss Pete Moore has declared he is happy to stay with the New Forest club despite the recent turmoil which culminated in chairman Dave Stansbridge resigning. It's been a tough, old season for the Badgers who, along with their off-the-field
TOWNS across the New Forest can look forward to a 60 per cent rise in the number of beat bobbies patrolling the streets. The head of New Forest police, Supt Paul Colley, has decided to increase the number of beat officers from 26 to 40. Supt Colley, who
Pro-Grow, the organic peat-free soil conditioner produced in Hampshire by Onyx Environmental Group, has been recognised at the prestigious National Recycling Awards in the Best Recycled Product category. Pro-Grow was shortlisted for the award which is
THERE is now a new and innovative option for organisations who are thinking about achieving Investors in People recognition - by using the Internet. The Learning and Skills Council for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, together with Business Link Wessex
Manufacturers in the south took a small step into the world of space at Hampshire space company Astrium. It provided south coast firms with the opportunity to gain an insight into the space business, from earth observation satellites to military space
AN insatiable demand for residential property is swallowing up many of the older commercial buildings in Southampton city centre and creating supply issues for the commercial property market. That is the verdict of Andrew Archibald, senior associate with
EXPANDING Southampton company Cleanfresh has launched a new maid service and is to recruit more staff just three months after leaving city centre offices for larger shop-front premises in Upper Shirley. It has already taken on its first maids to operate
AUSTRALIA wasn't always the land of sunshine and opportunity we now see it as. For the first British settlers, deported there as convicts by the government, it was a place of harsh conditions, and unknown terrors. This is the background to the Nuffield's
ONE of the most popular and most spoofed ballets around, Swan Lake, comes to The Anvil this week. Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake tells the classic story of the love of Prince Siegfried and Odette, Queen of the Swans. The story of the princess who has been turned
ONE of the comedy circuit's fastest rising stars comes to Winchester this week on his first ever national tour. Lee Mack, star of the BAFTA Award-winning The Sketch Show, performs fast-paced comedy that has been gaining him fans and critical praise at
Ports across the UK, including Southampton Docks, are on full alert after government warnings on a possible pre-Christmas attack by Al Qaeda terrorists. Cross-Channel ferry ports, such as Portsmouth, have been especially earmarked for heightened security
A SOUTHAMPTON-based call centre worker has been sacked for leaving an obscene remark on a young mum's phone messages. The British Gas employee inadvertently left the message after trying to get hold of mother-of-three Sharon Brogan. She had been trying
You have the kindest heart I know, And I have known a few. I loved you from the very start And think the world of you. Mere words cannot describe my thoughts: You set my soul aglow: I love you now as I did before, All those years ago. We've travelled
David Gray, Bournemouth International Centre IF wobbling your head was an Olympic sport then David Gray would be a gold medallist. Gray's sell-out show in Bourne-mouth was the first night of his UK tour, supporting the release of his new album, A New
Level 42, Portsmouth Guildhall THERE did not seem to be a spare seat in the house when Level 42 frontman Mark King popped over from the Isle of Wight to join his band on stage at Portsmouth Guildhall. About 20 years after the band regularly topped the
Bjorn Again, Southampton Guildhall FROM corny jokes to terrible Scandinavian accents - not to mention an Abba hit or two - the fun never stopped in the Guildhall concert hall with this performance from the world's best-known Abba tribute act. Waterloo
Gosport Borough brushed Hamble ASSC aside 3-0 in their delayed Hampshire Senior Cup second round tie at Folland Park. Goals by Graham Lindsey, Neil Scammell and Mark Tryon booked a fascinating away trip to Hampshire League high-fliers Winchester City
THE owners of a family business have vowed not to be deterred by thieves after they were targeted for the fifth time in a year. Over the past 12 months Dave and Sarah Garland have suffered at the hands of raiders who have stolen about £40,000 worth of
A VOLUNTEER squad to help residents in emergencies is being launched in the Meon Valley. The group, Meon Valley First Responders, is part of a nationwide network of volunteers trained to act in emergencies in their areas. There are also plans for a similar
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep the Royal Hospital Haslar's accident and treatment centre open 24 hours a day have urged patients to use it, so they don't lose it. The Save Haslar Taskforce is set to visit the centre to see for themselves the specially-trained
IN a quiet corner of Bishopstoke they remembered those villagers who never came back from the battlefields. Armistice Day was marked with a two-minute silence as local people gathered at the Millennium 2000 memorial stone in the grounds of the Memorial
Ports across the UK, including Southampton Docks, are on full alert after government warnings on a possible pre-Christmas attack by Al Qaeda terrorists. Cross-Channel ferry ports, such as Portsmouth, have been especially earmarked for heightened security
The next generation of Red Funnel high-speed passenger ferries is taking shape in Australia and is set to come into service next year in time for the hectic summer holiday season. Red Jet 4, with a price tag of £2.6m, will be the largest catamaran to
The port of Southampton's annual Canary Island season is under way with fresh produce passing through the city's Western Docks bound for supermarket shelves around the UK. Around 120,000 tonnes of palletised produce, the majority of which consists of
Gordon Strachan believes Saints can finish comfortably in the top half of the table this season - just so long as they stop conceding injury- time goals. The Saints boss saw his side let in a last-gasp goal for the third time this season on Saturday when
SOUTHAMPTON singer Craig David packed 500 of his fans into a London record store yesterday for an impromptu performance from his latest album. HMV's Oxford Street store was opened specially for the pop idol's visit to promote his new album Slicker Than
