Kevin Weeks faces a baptism of fire when he leads Hampshire into South East Counties League action for the first time in April. Hampshire's new captain reveals that his team has been "decimated" for the first match against Kent at Royal St George's, venue
Chilworth Golf Club captain Charlie Cuff presented a cheque of £4,600 to Claire Wilkins of MacMillan Cancer Relief. The amount was raised by club members and the cheque handed over at Chilworth's annual presentation evening when a fond farewell was made
THE Daily Echo has again joined forces with Southampton FC, the Hampshire FA and Friends Provident to promote the 2003 Fair Play awards. The awards are now in their fourth year and recognise good character and teamwork displayed by young footballers -
Bashley welcome Dr Martens Eastern Division leaders Salisbury to the Recreation Ground with boss Barry Blankley insisting: "We can still catch them." Blankley's side are unbeaten at home this season but Salisbury's two wins either side of Christmas extended
Hampshire Cricket chairman Rod Bransgrove, a member of the ECB's management committee, has endorsed Nasser Hussain's belief that the government should decide whether or not England play their World Cup opener in Zimbabwe. He said: "I don't think sport
Former Hampshire wicketkeeper Adie Aymes will be playing for a newly-promoted Hursley Park team in a revamped Southern Electric Premier Cricket League Second Division next summer. The 38-year old, who parted company with Hampshire by mutual consent last
Today's Principal Arrivals: Jingu Maru, car carrier, 0015, 202; OOCL San Francisco, container, 0800, 205; P&O Nedlloyd Shackleton, container, 0900, 207; Hercules Leader, car carrier, 1130, 34/5; Verona, ro-ro, 1300, 43; Grande Mediterraneo, car carrier
SISTERS Charlotte and Abigail Slater starred when the City of Southampton staged their annual club championships at The Quays. Eight club records were smashed during the championships, two of which had stood for ten years. The Slater sisters both swam
Cunard has repeatedly said Southampton's Queen Mary 2 will be built on an unprecedented scale but nothing quite prepares you for standing in a dry dock dwarfed by the biggest passenger liner the world has ever seen. So vast, it is just not possible to
TRAFFIC warden John Noble prefers to give advice rather than tickets when he patrols his beat in Ringwood and other New Forest towns. But even when he does dish out a fine it's a pleasure to be booked by him, according to one of John's first victims when
A HAMPSHIRE support group for people with breathing difficulties has donated £600 worth of equipment to doctors' surgeries in a bid to make sure sufferers get the treatment they need. Romsey Breatheasy group - which is attached to the British Lung Foundation
Stuart Glanville has joined Romsey's Spaceway South, to lead the expansion of Spaceway Interiors, the company's new division, specialising in designing workspace and installing services in offices. For Stuart, the new appointment represents a return to
A BUSINESS name on the south coast dating back 120 years has returned to business after a ribbon-cutting by the two-year-old descendant of a former director. Williamson & Treadgold was relaunched with a helping hand from young Jack Ramsden, great-grandson
HAMPSHIRE company Trademark Clothing and Gifts has whet the appetite of the top five star hotel, the Chewton Glen with its latest Loveheart Bear. As it dishes up the new design, Trademark says there can never be 'too many chefs to spoil the broth.' The
Nigel Hinson, from Lymington, has been awarded a £5,500 Audi Design Foundation grant. The 22-year-old Frimley-born student who is studying Industrial Design and Technology at Brunel University in Englefield Green, Surrey, has designed an Interactive Origami
HAMPSHIRE County Council has made a U-turn over its long-running opposition to building new runways at Gatwick and Heathrow. The change of heart comes after news that Southampton's airport could be swamped by up to 7.1 million passengers every year by
TO COUNTLESS children and grown-ups she is known as Auntie Mary. But soon it will be Auntie Mary MBE. Mary Weeks, who was for 32 years leader of a popular playgroup on Eastleigh's "bird aviary" estate, says she is "flabbergasted" to be in the New Year's
FINGERS are being crossed all over the south as river levels rise after another deluge of non-stop rainfall. By yesterday morning more than an inch of rain had fallen in just 24 hours, with another half-an-inch expected before midnight last night. Environment
CLASSIC crooner Gene Pitney has announced two dates for his fans in the south. The Sixties star, who had hits with Town Without Pity, Backstage and Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa, will be performing at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth on May 30 and The
COUNCIL chiefs are to spend about £3,000 of taxpayers' money altering a new mini-roundabout in Titchfield Common after it emerged buses could not get through. The problem arose after contractors finished work on the roundabout at the bottom of Abshot
Southampton Cargo Handling (SCH), the port's biggest stevedoring and terminal handling company, has a new managing director. Roger Webb was previously managing director of Telco Marine, part of Dutch-owned Rederie Vroon, where he was responsible for developing
GORDON STRACHAN has urged Saints fans to finally lay to rest any bad feeling towards arch-rivals Tottenham. Glenn Hoddle brings his Spurs side to St Mary's twice in the space of four days in a mouth-watering New Year double-header, with tomorrow's Premiership
Margaret Hockey has stepped down as press secretary of the Hampshire Ladies Golf Union. Sue Poulter from the Hockley Club is taking over in the New Year. On behalf of the Daily Echo, I'd like to thank Margaret for a sterling job, always done in a kind
Pompey go to Vicarage Road tomorrow looking to do the double over play-off hopefuls Watford and make it an astonishing ninth win on the road from just 14 away trips. The squad and their fans were on cloud nine after last Saturday's stunning 2-1 win at
For seven-year-old Amy Hayter it's the moment she most looks forward to. A victim of spina bifida, she has spent her life confined to a wheelchair. But when the breakfast alarm goes on Wednesdays it's a time when she can look forward to an action-packed
The Lymington match squad put in a great performance during the four-a-side Neptune Series. Pete Tybinowski, Mark Jones, Brian Dawkins and their captain Malcolm Stote collected the overall Neptune trophy as well finishing runner-ups in the points section
IT'S NOT quite Cannes - yet - but the New Milton film festival at the Forest Arts Centre is proving to be a mini blockbuster. Over a five-month season, which began in December, a dozen of the best films of recent times have been booked for an exclusive
SOUTHERN Water has become one of the first organisations in England to gain the new Matrix standard for its commitment to learning. The Matrix standard is the new national quality mark for businesses and organisations delivering information, advice and
FOLLOWING their offbeat version of Wuthering Heights, the perennially popular Oddsocks Theatre Company return to the Theatre Royal Portsmouth with another overhauled literary classic. This time, they're tackling Shakespeare, but while their off-the-wall
SOUTHAMPTON Operatic Society is lining up its sights for a big hit with its latest show, Annie Get Your Gun. The classic Irving Berlin musical will be performed by the group at the Nuffield Theatre from January 28 to February 1. The show tells the story
A 23-year-old Southampton Institute graduate is set to become the youngest man ever to walk to the South Pole. Andrew Cooney is said to be on course to reach the Pole on Thursday, only days after 27-year-old Tom Avery broke the record to become the youngest
POLICE across Hampshire will be launching a county-wide blitz on public drunkenness and rowdy behaviour in the new year. Senior officers have been working with council chiefs in a bid to stamp out problems. Measures will include a high-visibility police
RESIDENTS in one of the most deprived areas of Southampton are hoping to set up a brand new community and youth centre. Members of the Flower Road Residents and Tenants Association in Swaythling say Aster House in Aster Road could be a vital stepping-stone
COMIC Jim Davidson will be the star guest at the Rose Road Children's Appeal Gala Sports Dinner on January 23. The dinner, hosted by former Saints boss Lawrie McMenemy at Hampshire Cricket Club's Rose Bowl ground, will be the last major fundraising event
HOW often have you resolved to lose weight, give up smoking and get fit in January - only to find yourself weakening by the end of the month? You have good intentions to shift a few pounds, stub out your habit and get back in shape but somehow life just
A MOTHER died and her three-year-old daughter was seriously injured following a car crash on the Isle of Wight at the weekend. The three-vehicle accident happened on Downs Road, near the junction of Knighton Shute, Newchurch, on Sunday at noon. The 40
TO COUNTLESS children and grown-ups she is known as Auntie Mary. But soon it will be Auntie Mary MBE. Mary Weeks, who was for 32 years leader of a popular playgroup on Eastleigh's "bird aviary" estate, says she is "flabbergasted" to be in the New Year's
A HEARTBROKEN Hampshire mum whose daughter died in a Boxing Day road tragedy has pleaded with those responsible to give themselves up. Carolyn Boylan, 28, died after being hit by a car before being dragged for a mile and then left for dead. Paramedics
A busy year lies ahead in 2003 for the members of Southampton Master Mariners' Club which meets at the city's Seafarers' Centre in Orchard Place. On Friday, January 24, the club is organising its Burns night supper, while the organisation's biggest and
