BASHLEY'S shrinking band of senior players suffered two more blows on Saturday when Dave Wakefield limped off injured and skipper Chris Ferrett was red-carded in the 2-0 home defeat by Molesey. Wakefield was almost certainly ruled out of this afternoon's
HAMPSHIRE new boy Richard Logan reckons his net sessions with Bruce Reid can help him put a forgettable last two seasons behind him. Logan, a close friend of Kevin Pietersen, moved to Hampshire from Notts at the same time as the England star, having joined
WHEN THREE teenage girls meet in an airport in 1986 they begin to forge the path of their lives for the next 16 years. A year later, one of them gives birth and abandons the baby at Heathrow. The characters of Chloe, Jocasta and Martha are central to
Best selling paperback books for the week ending March 26th supplied by Waterstone's. 1 (-) Horrid Henry's Bedtime by Francesca Simon 2 (-) Night Flight For The Little Red Train by Benedict Blathwayt 3 (-) Roald Dahl's Incredible Chocolate Box by Roald
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, roro, 0100, 201: Don Pasquale, vehicle, 0630, 34/35; Grand Benelux, roro, 1030, 202; APL Ireland, container carrier, 1400, 205; Ariana, roro, TBA, 102 Today's Principal Sailings: Philipp, container carrier, 0001
BUSINESSES in one part of Hampshire are being urged to rally together in a new crime deterrence drive. The Federation of Small Business (FSB), which has thousands of members in the county, has hooked up with New Forest Business Partnership (NFBP). It
PHILIPS Semiconductors, which employs more than 500 people in Southampton, has donated equipment for use by engineering students at Southampton University. The hardware development tools are being applied in project work at the School of Electronics and
MILLBROOK warned local rivals Southampton that they will not be in for an easy ride when they return to Hampshire 1 next season. Dean Weaver's side scorched a strengthened city second XV with ten unanswered tries as they won their Easter local derby 56
A MAJOR police operation was underway at the weekend after the body of a man was found inside a block of flats. Teams of officers cordoned off Falklands Court in Chandler's Ford after the 45-year-old man was found collapsed in his home. Detectives initially
SUPPORT is building on both sides of Southampton Water for the Daily Echo's campaign to save the Hythe ferry. A shadow has been cast across the future of the vital service between the city centre and the Waterside following a massive rates rise. Ferry
MORE than £7m has been given to arts organisations in Hampshire. Grants to the whole of the south-east have gone up by nearly £1m and in the latest round of donations, more than 100 organisations in the region pick up some cash. But Arts Council bosses
THOUGH Chelsea will arrive at Saints next Saturday as clear Premiership title favourites, none of their players have scored more goals than Peter Crouch this season. The in-form Crouch has poached ten goals in his last 12 league and cup games to take
LIVERPOOL Legends beat their celebrity opponents 6-2 in a tsunami appeal match at Anfield yesterday. Reds players spanning four decades thrilled a crowd just shy of 39,000 by beating a collection of stars managed by Saints boss Harry Redknapp. The contest
JUST WHEN Eastleigh needed a full-strength squad at their disposal, problems are piling up again for Paul Doswell's Ryman Premier promotion chasers. Hot on the heels of David Hughes's career-threatening knee injury came confirmation that midfield terrier
SALISBURY fine-tuned preparations for the crunch local derby with Eastleigh by thrashing Kingstonian 4-0 at Kings Meadow. Rock-bottom K's appear doomed to relegation but still kept trying Whites boss Nick Holmes said: "We could have scored eight, as it
HAMBLE gave themselves a fighting chance of Division 1 survival after first-half goals by Louis Langdown and Ross Bottomley completed the double over fellow strugglers Portland United at Folland Park. But manager Danny Bowers knows his charges must win
AS the Sydenhams Wessex League championship chase enters its final furlong, the jitters are certainly starting to set in among the title contenders. Wobbling Winchester City were held 1-1 at home by Fareham Town on Good Friday afternoon after winning
CHAMPAGNE corks were popping at Southampton Road on Saturday evening after Lymington Town clinched their place in the top flight of Sydenhams Wessex League football next season with a 3-0 victory at Shaftesbury. John Pyatt's men have looked certainties
A LAST-GASP equaliser some seven minutes into stoppage time by Paul Xiberras salvaged leaders Farnborough North End the point that kept them ahead of championship rivals Colden Common in an exciting 2-2 draw at the Cody Ground. With eight games to go,
THIS season's Senior League Cup final will be contested by Nursling and AFC Bassett. The Bassett boys made it to the final when they overcame stubborn resistance from Ordnance Survey Reserves, who fell at the same hurdle as last year. Bassett started
IT IS not uncommon for people to experience an identity crisis at some point in their lives. However, for the Langford family in Talitha Stevenson's book, Exposure, the anxiety of the family members existence gets catapulted together in one fell swoop
Best selling hardback books for the week ending March 26th supplied by Waterstone's. 1 (-) Poppy Cat Loves Rainbows by Lara Jones 2 (8) The Journey by Josephine Cox 3 (-) Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson 4 (-) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 5 (2) Grumpy
WITH just a few weeks to go until the launch of the 2005 Hampshire Business Awards, the team behind the scenes is currently finalising plans to make this year's quest for the best businesses in the county bigger and better than ever. The awards, which
THE group managing director of Southampton employment company NOW Accountancy is aiming to raise £30,000 by cycling 400 miles from Edinburgh Castle to Birmingham for the children's charity Dreams Come True. Gary Redman, who heads Ocean Village based NOW
BOUNCEBACKABILITY. It's been the buzz-word of Premiership football this season. Yet few sportsmen can surely have shown a greater capacity to recover from adversity than Southampton boxer Matthew Barney. And he will need all of his steely resolve and
Solent Stars 81 - Worthing 91 STARS' uninspiring first quarter performance just about ruled out any chance of a last-game-of-the-season win as they finished tenth. Fifth-placed Worthing looked sharper and more skilful in the opening stages of the English
STEVE Punt and Hugh Dennis - stars of Radio 4's The Now Show and Radio 2's It's Been A Bad Week, play the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton for one night only on April 24. Steve and Hugh first worked together as one-half of The Mary Whitehouse Experience
DOZENS of families in a Hampshire neighbourhood faced a miserable Easter as water from a burst main flooded their homes. Many households in the Grange Park area of Hedge End spent the Bank Holiday weekend mopping up, while others had to find alternative
WHEN learning support assistant Jane Wilton rolled up her sleeves to tidy the office at Marchwood Junior School the most she was expecting to find was some outdated books and a collection of random stationery. Instead it proved to be a spring clean that
EASTER has been a holiday for most of us. But not for members of the Sealed Knot Society recreating the days before a famous English Civil War battle near Winchester. About 30 enthusiasts helped to pull a cannon weighing 150 kilos from Old Winchester
THE spirit of Rio came to Southampton when 180 school pupils took to the streets in colourful carnival costumes and danced their way through the city. The Year 7 pupils from Redbridge Community School paraded through Southampton city centre after working
SOUTHAMPTON'S Olympic hero Peter Waterfield joined celebrations at a Southampton school after an amalgamation project worth more than £2m. Staff and pupils at Sinclair Primary School in Lordshill have enjoyed a two-day celebration, including a balloon
THERE are still tickets available to see one of Britain's most talented R 'n B singers at the Guildhall in Southampton on April 11. In a career spanning 11 years, Beverley Knight has released four albums and sold nearly one million records. Not bad for
RENOWNED saxophonist Andy Sheppard has urged the people of Southampton to embrace the city's Turner Sims Concert Hall. Regarded by many as one of the world's leading players of the saxophone, Andy was speaking after his residency at the venue earlier
PUNK pop icon Gwen Stefani is the latest act to be rumoured to be headlining at this year's Homeland's Festival near Winchester. Those already confirmed include Beck, The Bravery, The Streets, Mylo and Groove Armada as organisers push ahead with their
THEO WLCOTT scored his fourth goal in eight games for his country as England under-17s got their UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign off to a winning start. The Saints starlet, playing on the right wing, made the first and scored the second
HENRI CAMARA was the only Saints player to score in the weekend World Cup qualifiers. The 28-year-old on-loan striker was on target as Senegal strolled to a 6-1 victory over Liberia in their African qualifying group. Camara was one of the stars of the
