FOUR Hampshire sailors have scooped one of the most prestigious awards in sailing. Olympic stars Ben Ainslie, Pippa Wilson, Paul Goodison and Iain Percy were this week named joint winners of the 2008 Raymarine/YJA Yachtsman of the Year award. They shared
SOUTHAMPTON-BASED superyacht ICAP Leopard is on course to smash the record for the Heineken Cape to Bahia Race. The 100ft super-maxi yacht, which berths at Ocean Village, already holds the Round the Island, Rolex Fastnet, Round Ireland and
A SOUTHAMPTON sailor has made a smooth start to his groundbreaking voyage non-stop round the world in 80 days. Solent University graduate Nick Houchin, 24, is one of five crew who last week set sail on board Musandam, a 75ft trimaran, from
Despite the challenging market conditions the Miller Homes’ Admirals Wood development, Sarisbury Green, continues to attract plenty of visitors and is selling well. “Our MiWay scheme is proving extremely popular and in many cases the monthly mortgage
Hampshire have signed Australian all-rounder Marcus North for the forthcoming 2009 season. The 29 year old Australian left-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler will join the squad for the start of the season in early April. North made
HAMPSHIRE'S main train company is planning to axe 480 jobs including managers and admin staff, the Daily Echo can reveal today. South West Trains, which operates services throughout the south into London's Waterloo station, said it could not
POLICE have today charged a Hampshire woman following a ten-car pile-up on the M27 last year. Two cars were flipped onto their roofs and one motorist was left with life-threatening head injuries after the multi-vehicle smash in October.
BURGER King has been named and shamed as the top source of fast food litter in Southampton. Wrappers, drink cartons and uneaten food from the burger chain made up a third of litter found strewn on the city’s streets, following a survey carried
FOR more than 2,000 years she lay hidden beneath mounds of volcano ash that killed thousands. Since being unearthed three years ago the ancient warrior’s face – shattered in the same eruption that buried Pompeii in AD 79 – has remained a mystery
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner died after lying trapped in her bath in agony for more than a week. Irene Vyse slipped and knocked herself unconscious while she was trying to get out of the bath, an inquest heard. The 81-year-old, who lived alone
CONTROVERSIAL plans to close two Southampton rest homes have been suspended. Council care bosses have suspended shutting the homes while they meet lawyers for residents who want to stay there. Yesterday it was revealed that council workers are being
NOT many music lessons end on such an explosive note. But a tuba was transformed into a cannon in a grand finale to a musical teach-in at Eastleigh’s Cherbourg Primary School. Musicians Chris Cranham, pictured, and Stewart Death have been taking their
THE crisis at Southampton hospitals has eased but remains serious, the Daily Echo can reveal. Medical staff are now at red alert after the situation has been downgraded from a “internal major incident”. This black alert – the highest warning level
A KNIFE wielding teenager jumped through the window at a Southampton flat and demanded the physically handicapped occupant for money. The victim, who only has one leg and uses a wheelchair, told police she was absolutely terrified and feared he
“IF your mum was poorly you would want her to be seen by Arlene.” That’s the view of hospital receptionist Jackie Cutler who has nominated emergency department nurse practitioner Arlene Brady as a hospital hero. Arlene is the first nominee in the
FOR a final delivery of present-filled shoeboxes, the Operation Christmas Child team headed to Saki, a port city in the west of Crimea. After being greeted by orphans at a well-established school we are split into small groups to visit more families
PUPILS across Hampshire have once again outperformed Southampton’s students, according to GCSE league tables published today. Although Southampton saw an improvement, the city’s overall results continue to fall below the county’s results and
THE hype given to the dilemma of Fords has carried many comments carrying the blame on Maggie Thatcher. May I respectfully remind these complainers and refer them to the late 1950s and 1960s. It was at this period that Britain produced 12 times more
I AGREE with the lady who is concerned about all the additives in our water but hope she and others realise that boiling water will not remove fluoride if it is added. Indeed, boiling water will increase the concentrations of fluoride and reboiling previously
ONCE UPON A TIME in London SE20 I had an overwhelming taste for a lardycake – a large butter and sugar soaked bun – and popped into a small bakery. The baker remarked “you’re a Hampshire Hog aren’t you?’’ I did not fall back or be on my guard, I did
WHILST very much regretting the demise of the Woolworth chain and having considerable sympathy for the unfortunate, redundant staff at this difficult time, it is to be hoped that some benefit may ensue in this area. I refer to the now-vacant premises
I CAN assure you that Dilys Gartridge (letters January 7) does not speak for all members of Southampton Cycling Campaign in accusing Southampton’s professional drivers of ‘institutional anti-cyclistism!’ Like all who cycle commute on busy city roads,
COMPULSORY water fluoridation is about to be introduced into South Hampshire. Already 17 per cent of this country suffers from fluoridation schemes. What used to be an attractive idea 50-plus years ago for helping to protect the health of children's
IT’S rather unbelievable that so many people can appear to be so upset by a trifling remark. Did 2nd Lieutenant Ahmed call Harry ‘Sir’, ‘Your Highness’. I’ll gamble he was called ‘H’ by all his compatriots/peers and probably a few more that are unprintable
IT seems to me rather odd that a soldier who is prepared to put his life on the line, cannot take a bit of light-hearted banter. Who decides that a certain word is racist and another is not? I have been called names ,as I am sure just about everyone
MATT Mills returns to where it all began this weekend and admits that he is “gutted” Saints’ youth revolution came too late for him. The ex-Saints defender will be part of the Doncaster Rovers side who travel to St Mary’s for a crucial relegation
THE battle to clean up the grass-roots game is slowly being won – with the help of initiatives like the Daily Echo Respect the Ref campaign. The latest statistics from the Hampshire FA, covering the period from the start of the season to middle of
A MULTI-billion package of measures which could help unblock lending to small Hampshire firms struggling to access finance has been unveiled by the Government. Business secretary Lord Mandelson said it was “crucial” that the Govern-ment acted now
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: CMA CGM Kingston, container, 0100, 204; Wilson garston, , cargo, 0530, 108; Maersk Taurus, container, 0730, 207; Asiann King, roro, 0830, 43; Domina, bulk, 0900, 36; Shanghai Express, container, 1630, SCT
ROD Bransgrove is keen to reduce the number of “meaningless” Test matches that clog up the international cricketing calendar. His radical plan would be to create two divisions of six teams for Test matches. All countries would play ten Tests per
Two of the south's Zavvi stores threatened with closure have been saved. Administrators for the music, DVD and games retailer Zavvi said more than 200 jobs across the country were secured after a deal with HMV - but the news came after hundreds
JAMIE White was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg after Saints Reserves’ 4-2 win over Aldershot last night. The striker collapsed to the floor in the 27th minute, screaming in agony, after going for a 50/50 ball with visiting keeper Mikhael
SAINTS have admitted they need to be “more inventive” when it comes to ticket prices for next season. The club’s matchday prices have been widely blamed for the low attendances at St Mary’s this season. When Saints did slash the ticket costs, they
It’s a village where locals can enjoy the tranquillity of rural Hampshire life. But people in Twyford have been given a rude awakening after their night-time peace was shattered. Planes chartered by Premiership football team Portsmouth
FORMER Hampshire and England star Alan Mullally has sided with “arrogant” Kevin Pietersen over the controversy which saw him step down as national skipper. Mullally said Pietersen should be “applauded” for taking the stance he did prior to the remarkable
IT was a hair-raising experience that saw one Hampshire man shed his ageing rock-star image to raise hundreds for charity. Gary Millard summoned all his courage to face the chop of his long flowing hair. With help from hairdresser Rick, from the Head
A CANCER patient has become the first person in the world to receive pioneering radiotherapy at Southampton General Hospital. Pauline Pain, 58, who has the blood cancer multiple myeloma, has been given the new form of radiotherapy which targets cancer
IT’S time for the traditional bingo call of “eight and blank 80” for this birthday celebration. Southampton Gala Bingo general manager Karen Roberts and customers, pictured above, celebrated 80 years of the game with a special birthday cake. The club
A SAILOR was airlifted to safety after spending two hours stranded aboard a boat that ran aground off Lymington. Awalker looked out to sea and saw a man lying down in a RIB that was marooned 30m from the sea wall near Lymington Yacht Haven. A coastguard
QUIRKY nautical paintings by local artist Ron Moody will go on display in Eastleigh from this Saturday. Engineering draughtsman Ron, from Netley, began painting in 1995 and has developed his own distinctive style. He has taken part in local
