SOUTHAMPTON-based sharpshooter Paul Sales bids to maintain his remarkable goal-a-game record for Bashley at Spalding tomorrow. The 28-year-old has come back from injury with all guns blazing, scoring in all four appearances since returning from a groin
ONE little girl should certainly be in Santa's good books this year. Seven-year-old Evelyn McMurray made her own advent calendar to share with her family. Her chuffed mum Lucy, of Exeter Close, in Kempshott, Basingstoke, said how she and Evelyn went shopping
EMBRYOLOGIST Paul Fielding wept in the witness box as he told a jury how his wife's miscarriage sent his spirits crashing - even though such events were part of his everyday work in in-vitro fertilisation. He told Southampton Crown Court: "Miscarriage
Throw away the formbook. Take no notice of the league table. The most awaited derby of the county season arrives when Gosport & Fareham host Portsmouth at Dolphin Crescent in a London Division Two South match where nothing is taken for granted. Matches
Romsey embark on a two-week Hampshire Division One championship push before Christmas as they take on two of their nearest rivals in the space of seven days - starting with their closest, Farnborough, tomorrow at Tile Barn Close. A win for Brian Musk's
Worried residents in Kings Worthy are living in fear of a gang of youths who they claim are intimidating the village. A number have complained to the parish council, saying they feel frightened by the large groups of teenagers lurking around the village
KEN Lee, a former employee of the Hampshire Chronicle, died last Friday, aged 76. Born in Brassey Road in the city, he had also worked for Warrens, printers, as a machine feeder, and was an enthusiastic member of the Territorial Army, based at Newburgh
This November, for gardeners, had been, most emphatically, an autumn month, Winchester Horticultural Society members were told. Listing the work being done in her garden, Margaret Hyatt said that, with summer long over, annuals had been removed and perennials
Elderly people are to be asked what services they need to live independently after a campaign backed by charity, Age Concern. County councillor, Alan Dowden, won cross-party support for his call for public consultation at a full council meeting last week
Two teenagers were due to appear in court today following a blaze at the weekend which destroyed six classrooms at a Hampshire school. The fire on Saturday caused an estimated £1m damage to Thornden School, Chandler's Ford, forcing staff to close it for
Despite stark warnings that last month was the wettest November in over 100 years, villages around Winchester are making few extra flood preparations. The Environment Agency this week told central Hampshire villages to expect groundwater flooding, following
Winchester charities are losing out, claims a Christmas card seller, because of the disappearance of a 24-foot advertising banner. Margaret Roskilly, co-ordinator of Winchester Guildhall's charity card sale, says the volunteer-run shop has been going
Staff from Winchester's drug rehabilitation service will be offering city shoppers information about drugs and therapies next week. Rupert's, which opened in Durngate Place in the summer, will have a stand at The Brooks shopping centre from 10am until
Environment chiefs are expected next week to formally approve the controversial proposal to axe free parking in Winchester's city centre. The plan has been hotly contested by traders and residents alike who have said it will adversely affect local commerce
In a bid to promote the town, traders at Alresford have launched a website. The site has 72 pages and the chamber of commerce says it is growing by the day with over 2,000 hits already. The website contains tourist information details on accommodation
A Peter Symonds' College romance in Winchester 10 years ago led to Kirstie Cavers and Matthew Rowe tying the knot. The couple, who met as 16-year-olds studying at the city sixth form college in 1992, married at the Headland Hotel, in Newquay, Cornwall
King Alfred's College, Winchester, is to offer a range of university-level programmes in Basingstoke from next September. A cabinet meeting of Basingstoke and Deane District Council has agreed to rent Chute House to King Alfred's College for an initial
Hope, the Hampshire-based medical research charity, has launched a Christmas appeal to boost its Hope for Healthy Babies campaign. One of its targets is to find a vaccine for Meningitis B. But money for the project runs out at the end of December and
Hundreds of people filled Winchester's Guildhall on Sunday to hear youngsters sing and play music in the annual carol concert. John Steel and his wife Gill, the Mayoress, presided over the two-hour concert, which raised money for mayoral charities. Music
Hampshire County Council could receive £5m from the Government after findings in the 2001 Census. The county has a growing population of elderly, which could translate into more cash for social services. The news comes amidst plans from Westminster to
As part of a £4m regional expansion, Coutts, the "top people's bank", has announced plans to double the number of private bankers in its Winchester office. Richard Whitehead, responsible for the team in Winchester, said interviews were under way for two
A Winchester man was rescued from his smoke-logged home by city firefighters, hours after they returned to duty at the weekend. Their eight-day strike ended at 9am on Saturday. Less than 12 hours later, Winchester crews were pulling the man from his Longfield
A solution could soon be on the way to the sticky problem of leaves on the line which causes rail commuter chaos at this time of year. Network Rail is to invest £1.6m in technology designed to help keep trains running during the autumn leaf fall period
ROMSEY residents and traders opposed to radical plans to transform the town centre have won an 11th-hour reprieve. To applause from the public gallery, members of Test Valley council's executive voted to hold fire on part of the controversial town centre
ONYX Environmental Group is set to triple the amount of megawatts delivered to the National Grid with the next phase of its cutting-edge approach to recovering energy from waste throughout Hampshire. Gas engine facilities at Onyx's landfill sites at Paulsgrove
RITE of passage stories are commonplace these days , but Alice in Wonderland is still the only one that involves the main protagonist disappearing down a rabbit hole. Using a variety of storytelling techniques from around the world, with music and magical
FOLLOWING his sell-out show at the Nuffield in October, Dave Gorman added another date at the theatre to his tour. He is back with his Reasons to be Cheerful show on Sunday, in which he will be dissecting the lyrics of the Ian Dury song of the same name
STAND-UP comedian Ed Byrne isn't a man who likes to limit himself. As well as being one of the biggest names in the UK comedy circuit, clocking up a sell-out run in the West End last year, his other career highlights include two sitcoms, a film and a
WHERE does stand-up comedy end and poetry begin? Somewhere in John Hegley's show. Here he reflects on a recent painting trip to France as well as romance, painting in general and blancmange. He is one of the country's most popular poets, comic or otherwise
Despite auditions for Honk - a musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling - being held on Friday 13 September and one of the performances taking place on Friday 13 December, not to mention there having been exactly 13 weeks of rehearsal
SHOPPERS were swept into a seasonal mood in Hedge End as schoolchildren serenaded them with Christmas carols. Hundreds of youngsters from junior and infant schools in the Hedge End and Fair Oak areas were at the Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer superstores
PLANS to create 500 new nursing home beds in Hampshire have been slammed by the Registered Nursing Home Association. Joint proposals by Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health Authority for the £60m development have been agreed
COSMETICS customers at a Hampshire department store discovered all they need to know to look great for the party season at a charity pampering evening. Loyal shoppers at Debenhams in Southampton helped to raise £1,000 for cardiac charity Wessex Heartbeat
BOOGIE woogie specialist Jools Holland makes his traditional jaunt to Portsmouth on Thursday with his renowned Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. When he's not presenting his BBC music programme Later... former Squeeze man Jools is always out and about spreading
JUST imagine how difficult it must be for former Squeeze songwriter/guitarist Chris Difford. Chris penned such Squeeze classics as Up The Junction, Labelled With Love, Tempted, Is That Love and Pulling Mussels From A Shell but spent all his time in the
GROOVE Armada have always been a band at the cutting edge. In their current form, though, the band are unrecognisable from the chiefs-of-chill who brought us the spectral trombone classic At The River from their breakthrough second LP, Vertigo. Building
THE one and only Chesney Hawkes is the latest in a long of Eighties popsters to be resurrected at LeisureWorld's Jumpin' Jaks venue. Chesney made his name in the film Buddy's Song before his monster smash hit number one single The One And Only. His slightly
IT IS a production on a massive scale but pupils and staff at Hook-with-Warsash school are set to wow the crowds again with a musical version of A Christmas Carol. The reputation of the annual event has meant the school has sold out two nights at Ferneham
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to use council land in Bishop's Waltham for affordable housing has stalled. Full approval for the scheme has been withheld despite city planners giving their permission for the 14-home development at Greens Close in October. Cabinet
PARENTS of disabled pre-school children on the Isle of Wight are reeling from a "bombshell" after the Red Cross told them they would no longer be able to use the charity's hall in Newport. The shock move means that the Isle of Wight Toy Library Opportunities
FROM the massive papier mch models of St George and the Dragon, made by Greenmount Primary School, to the Clarice Cliff-style ceramics by Oakfield Primary School, the Art Through the Ages exhibition is colourful and vibrant. All the exhibits have been
PARENTS at the troubled Totland Community Primary School have thrown their weight behind plans to improve teaching standards following a recent Ofsted report which has put the school on special measures. At a meeting held at the school this week, parents
RAIN did not stop more than 2,000 people taking to the streets of an Isle of Wight town in the first Lights of Love Parade. Nearly 500 hand-made willow and tissue lanterns adorned the parade in Ryde, which was the first of its kind designed to foster
ISLAND MP Andrew Turner is seeking a judicial review of the sentence passed on a man jailed for two years for manslaughter, believing it to be too lenient. Stephen McKay, 21, hit father-of-three Robert Hall once in the face, causing him to fall and fracture
IMPORTANT talks have been launched on a range of crucial measures that could lead to an overhaul of Eastleigh's bus network - and it is good news for the area's bus travellers. The wide-ranging discussions, between Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh Borough
Saints striker James Beattie is in line for a double celebration as he looks set to scoop both the Barclaycard Premiership and Daily Echo player of the month awards for November. The in-form hitman has scored nine goals in his last seven Premiership matches
ANTTI NIEMI is expected to be fit to face Birmingham tomorrow despite jarring a knee in Monday's 1-0 win against West Ham. Niemi received treatment on the injury yesterday and Welsh international goalkeeper Paul Jones is on stand-by for his first start
IF YOU have ever been shopping in Southampton and wondered where the aromatic scent of oriental cuisine wafting around your nostrils was coming from, then wonder no more. The chances are they originated from the Ocean Dragon restaurant which, despite
TUCKED away down an idyllic country lane in Old Bursledon, The Fox & Hounds and Lone Barn is a hugely popular venue that has an enviable reputation for bursting at the seams on a Friday and Saturday night with hungry visitors. Those familiar with
GIRLS just wanna have fun in this British coming-of-age comedy. Metin Husseyin's nostalgic rites-of-passage drama, based on the best-selling novel by Meera Syal, traces the fortunes of two teenagers rebelling against their parents and expectations. Twelve-year-old
THERE'S nothing dull about this award-winning documentary about gun crime in America by social commentator Michael Moore. The film, which takes a fiercely critical look at gun control and the National Rifle Association in America, centres on the massacre
PETE Moore isn't exaggerating when he says his Brockenhurst side will be lucky to escape with a four-goal hiding by Hampshire League sensations Winchester City at Grigg Lane tomorrow. On paper, Brock's Jewson Wessex League status makes them favourites
LEEDS United have put Southampton Saints' budding international starlet Shelly Cox top of their wanted list. The Yorkshire club have lodged notice of approach for the 18-year-old from Fair Oak, who has progressed from the Southampton FC Girls' Centre
SIXTH-PLACED Basingstoke Town have a defensive problem to sort out ahead of tomorrow's awesome home task against Ryman Premier Division title chasers St Albans City. Young centre-back Steve Hemmings is suspended after being sent off for two bookable offences
The start of the new cricket season may still be five months away, but Hampshire's latest crop of Academy recruits are working hard at their game throughout the winter months. Hampshire Second XI coach Tony Middleton has had his seven-strong group of
Today's Principal Arrivals: P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci, container, 0100, 207; CMA CGM Baudelaire, container, 0230, 206; Black Watch, cruise ship, 0600, 105; Yeoman Bontrup, bulk, 1000, 109; MOL Solution, container, 1100, 205; Fidelio, vehicle carrier,
An all-night music festival near Winchester, with expected crowds of 38,000, has won the backing of city council members, despite fears about violent crime and noise nuisance. The Homelands 2003 concert will take place on the weekend of May 24th-25th
Local services will remain under pressure following the announcement of the Government's grants to local authorities. Winchester MP, Mark Oaten, said yesterday that tough choices would have to be made. "Both county and district councils have been concerned
People dialling 999 for an ambulance in Hampshire could in future be referred to a NHS Direct nurse telephone helpline. The new system has been proposed by Whitehall to deal with the rise in demand on the service and non-urgent calls. In Hampshire, the
The head of Hampshire social services has hit out at controversial plans to impose bed-blocking fines on councils as "short-sighted and unduly harsh". This week, there were 91 elderly people stuck in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester,
Members of Winchester's branch of Amnesty gathered at the Friends Meeting House in Colebrook Street to consider the organisation's revised mandate. Liz Robertson, who sits on the board of Amnesty International, and lives in Hyde Street, Winchester, said
More than 100 proud young people from across Hampshire have celebrated a range achievements from their commitment to the UK Youth Parliament to completing Duke of Edinburgh awards at a gala awards evening. Hampshire County Council's Youth Service Celebration
People in the South-East now have the chance to say whether they want a referendum on regionalisation. Nick Raynsford, has announced a "soundings exercise" to test the level of interest. "Elected regional assemblies will give people their own distinct
Among 16 police officers recognised for their hard work and dedication this week were seven based at Winchester. Central Hampshire Divisional Superintendent, Bob Rose, hosted the awards at the city's North Walls police station. They are presented each
A company has revealed plans to drill for oil on land near Winchester earmarked as part of a possible South Downs National Park. Villagers and civic chiefs are fighting Pentex Oil's proposals to sink a borehole on farmland by the A272 at Matterly Farm
A road peace vigil in Winchester on Saturday put Hampshire's soaring accident rate firmly on the agenda. Crash victims and their families gathered outside the city's Guildhall to raise awareness to the tragic consequences of road deaths and injuries and
Because it claims Winchester planners are ignoring its views, New Alresford Town Council is spending £10,000 on its own plan. The plan will have no authority over district council decisions, but will be considered by city planners. George Hollingbery,
Mayor of Winchester, John Steel, was in Alresford on Monday evening to present the Alresford Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year awards. Now in its sixth year, the competition is designed to recognise and improve standards attracted 18 nominations
Hampshire Fire Brigades Union leaders have hit back at Government claims that military crews coped well during the fire strike. Paul Christopher, Hampshire's FBU chairman, said had it not been for the county's striking firefighters breaking picket lines
South Wonston parish chiefs are to appeal after Winchester City Council threw out plans for a new cemetery. The parish is disappointed the planners rejected proposals for a burial ground on two acres of land off the Ox Drove near the water tower. It has
A group of residents in Winchester have successfully campaigned to prevent their estate being used as a "long-term car park". The city council is to suspend unrestricted parking in Poets Way, Byron Avenue, Shelley Close, Wordsworth Close and Browning
The man with the unenviable task of sorting out Winchester's traffic problems is hanging up his hard hat. But David Marklew (58), Winchester City Council's chief engineer, says that after 28 years with the poisoned chalice he has learnt to take criticism
"Shouting for Scouting" was the slogan advertised by Richard Merefield, Hampshire Scout's County Commissioner at Lyndhurst Community Centre. He was there for the presentation of 29 Chief Scout's Award certificates. Many of the award-winners had assisted
The first phase of improvement work has been completed at the River Park Leisure Centre in Winchester. The old weights room has been transformed into a new, fully air-conditioned exercise studio. Work has also begun on phase two, which will see the existing
Regulars at The White Swan are on a diet - to put on weight. The Greene King pub in Winchester's Hyde Street is running a competition to win your weight in beer. Said landlord, Iain Reay: "It's amazing! Suddenly, everyone is turning their backs on salads
The Westgate Hotel in Romsey Road, Winchester, has been awarded four diamonds by the AA for its "superb accommodation, food, atmosphere and service". The award is the latest in a series of accolades which the Eldridge Pope licensees, Helen and Guy Carpenter
A meeting to address the possible construction of 2,000 homes at Barton Farm, north of Winchester, has been postponed to allow more people to attend. The council debate will now take place on Friday, January 10th in the Guildhall, one week later than
An opportunity to co-operate and educate is the message from the new rector of six Hampshire villages. Canon Graham Hendy has been installed as rector for Cheriton, Beauworth, Bramdean, Hinton Ampner, Kilmeston and Tichborne. "We have some very able people
Dorothy Bulloch died peacefully at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital after a long and active life - of which the last 40 years were spent in Alresford. She was born in Edgbaston in 1920.As a child, she was an avid reader and later, with encouragement
Winchester MP, Mark Oaten, has quizzed the Government over a lack of funding for Hampshire Constabulary. He is especially worried about officers leaving to work in London owing to better pay and travel expenses. "There are already incentives for local
Winchester All Saints Flower Club welcomed demonstrator, Jan Meloy, whose topic, aptly, was "Christmas". The first arrangement, accompanied by seasonal music, was a highly-effective combination of a large silver urn with silver twigs and white lilies.
The Hampshire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs' 56th AGM took place at Sparsholt College on Monday. Guest speaker was the broadcaster, Peter White, who has been blind from birth. He gave a very entertaining and humorous talk about various experiences
A GROUP of Waterside schoolchildren staged a production named after Britain's education watchdogs. Pupils of Holbury Junior School performed Ofsted, The Musical, featuring Miss Snicker, Mr Bag of Crisps and other comic characters. The production takes
BUSINESSES in Hampshire would prefer to stay in the county, but they are prepared to move away if costs become too high or there is no space to grow. Research by Hampshire County Council showed that there is strong loyalty to the Hampshire 'brand' but
TAXPAYERS in the south will be hit in the pocket - to bail out the so-called less well-off in the north and Midlands. Householders are likely to face rises of up to 15 per cent in their council tax bills next April. Those huge increases could be coupled
VISITING your relatives can be perilous at the best of times. Little Red Riding Hood's trip to see her grandmother makes usual family rows over Christmas dinner seem like a scene out of The Waltons, particularly when Granny threatens to eat her. Can Little
IT'S NOT every day you get to hold hands with one of the most infamous leaders of the world. But when Hampshire MEP Roy Perry met Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, grasping hands and lots of kisses were the order of the day. Although Mr Perry was slightly
AN ESTIMATED 150 people poured through the doors of the Sporting View pub at Southamp-ton Sports Centre last night to look at the multi-million-pound plans to transform the site. As revealed in yesterday's Daily Echo, the projected £13m city council-led
TRAVELLERS who set up home on land just a stone's throw from Southampton's only five-star hotel were due to be evicted today. The travellers, in about 30 caravans, arrived on land near the prestigious De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel about two weeks ago. Southampton
ROMSEY residents and traders opposed to radical plans to transform the town centre have won an 11th-hour reprieve. To applause from the public gallery, members of Test Valley council's executive voted to hold fire on part of the controversial town centre
IT WAS an evening of funny jokes, fundraising and a gathering of golfing greats. Wessex Heartbeat's first Ryder Cup Gala Dinner at the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium in Southampton proved a true winner in every way. The guest list for last night's
WHEN Wendy Hart was walking her dog on Southampton Common she was horrified when he was attacked by a German shepherd dog for no apparent reason. But Wendy was even more upset when, she claims, the German shepherd's owner simply walked away without even
IT'S a twenty-foot-high steel pillar covered in glowing lights which emits a low humming noise. Yes, it is a piece of modern art. But unlike most modern artworks, this one is generally very popular with the public. Since its official opening last Thursday
SOUTHAMPTON City Council Trading Standards have issued a safe Internet Christmas shopping checklist to help local families get the best possible deals at what is traditionally an expensive time of the year. The list comprises five key checks that are
MONEY is pouring in to the Asthma, Allergy and Inflammation Research (Aair) charity after the Daily Echo launched its Fight for Breath campaign to save the organisation's free clinics. We highlighted the plight of the asthma and allergy drop-in sessions
HE may like wearing a tea cosy on his head but don't let that put you off. Badly Drawn Boy, better know to family and friends as Damon Gough, created a sensation in music circles after winning the Mercury Music Prize for his album, The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
IDLEWILD are certainly a band not scared of change. Their recent album, The Remote Part, released earlier this year, is a million miles away from their previous work, which had a far rockier edge. The band have also been forced to recruit Gavin Fox as
AS FAR as Southampton's favourite sons go, Matt Hales is trying his hardest to give Craig David a run for his money. Having led bands Ruth and The 45's, Matt has decided to now go it alone with his new incarnation, Aqualung. By 17 he'd had his first symphony
Runrig bring their five-date Stamping Ground Tour to Portsmouth Guildhall on Tuesday night. The band released their 16th album, The Stamping Ground, last year, which saw them return to their traditional roots. The recording process for The Stamping Ground
IN 1990 Cher sang Just Like Jesse James, but if you get her mixed up with these chaps they'd probably take your top lip off. Jesse James are a seven piece ska/punk outfit who owe more to Blink 182 than the surgically-enhanced American chanteuse. The band
FANS have stepped in to save Newport Football Club from financial ruin. A bid, understood to be in the region of £1m, has been lodged with the club's receivers after six days of frantic fundraising from the club's Supporters Trust. The dramatic development
A COUNTY-wide residents parking scheme is to be introduced on the Isle of Wight. The scheme would mean that some residents could see parking permit charges slashed from £80 per year to just £40. But Yarmouth residents would see their charges rise from
FERRY company Red Funnel was criticised at a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council's executive committee this week after it was revealed that the firm had declined to provide funds to help pay for a new park-and-ride bus service into Cowes. The council
CAROL singers and pupils will join Isle of Wight councillors in the council chamber on December 11. The singers will be from Meadowbrook in Ryde - a day service for adults with learning difficulties one of the nominated charities of council chairman Councillor
CHRISTMAS carols were top of the menu at Kings Court in Winchester Road, Chandler's Ford. The huge staircase was the stage for the young songsters from Chandler's Ford Infant School. Their Yuletide musical offerings were made during a luncheon for Freemasons
WAYNE BRIDGE could be forgiven for feeling a bit lost when Saints take on Birmingham at St Mary's tomorrow. As for the first time this campaign he will be lining up without midfield minder Chris Marsden in front of him. Last season's player of the year
AT FIRST glance, the Asha Indian and Bangladeshi Restaurant seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary - but on closer inspection it proved to be an eatery of considerable merit. Located on Lyndhurst Road in Ashurst, the inside is decked out with pleasant
TWO years ago, Jamie Bell was on top of the world and collecting awards by the armful for his captivating performance as young dreamer Billy Elliot. He even beat Hollywood heavyweights Tom Hanks and Russell Crowe to the Bafta Award as Best Actor. How
THIS full length animation is inspired by Sandler's anarchic humour. Thirtysomething hellraiser and former basketball pro Davey Stone's (voiced by Sandler) hard-drinking ways land him in serious trouble with the police. But rather than dole out stiff
Films showing in the Hampshire region until December 12 28 DAYS LATER (18): ** A virus that locks those infected into a permanent state of killing rage, is accidentally released and spreads over the world. Twenty-eight days later, a small group of survivors
