THE Daily Echo's freshwater columnist Mark Simmonds has just returned from the Caribbean island of Tobago, where he completed one of the hardest feats in game fishing, a grand slam of permit, bonefish and tarpon in a day. Simmonds, who also scored a grand
BROADLANDS has erupted in spectacular style after a huge stocking of double figure carp over the Christmas period with syndicate member Dave Grubb taking 23 carp, including 17 doubles to 24lb 7oz, from the tyre area of the lake. Also included in the catch
A NEW incinerator on the Waterside will increase pollution levels and place extra strain on traffic-choked roads, it is claimed. Shanks Chemical Services is building a second £17million burner to destroy cattle waste that piled up during the BSE crisis
ONE of Totton's most thriving clubs has a new look for 2001, thanks to support from a nearby supermarket. The Three Score Club, with a membership of more than 500 people over 60, has been able to redecorate its rooms after a cash donation from Asda. Now
TONY Mount has spoken of his deep regret over Newport's decision to dispense with Joe Roach, the club's first-team coach and director of their Academy of Football. Roach, who gave up a career as Army director of football to take up a full-time job at
SOME charges could soar after a controversial shake-up of the management of yacht moorings on the River Hamble. But a banding arrangement for moorings is set to give affordable berths on the river to local charities offering youngsters sailing experience
THE WIDOW of one of the country's top former naval commanders has come to the rescue of a Hampshire military cadet band. Lady Margaret Fieldhouse, widow of Lord Fieldhouse, a former Admiral of the Fleet, learned of the plight of the youngsters of the
VISITING teenage yobs have turned a local amenity centre in the up-market Valley Park area of Chandler's Ford into a vandalism hot-spot, it has been claimed. Valley Park Community Centre has been repeatedly targeted, along with the general area around
A Hampshire farmer is calling on the county population to support farmers in the face of increasing agricultural meltdown. Nigel Bright, farmer and chairman of the National Farmers' Union in Hampshire, said that nine out of 10 farms in England were in
PREGNANT women living or working on farms are at risk of infection from dirty work clothes or boots that have been in contact with sheep during lambing. This stark warning has been issued jointly by the Department of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture
A SUPERSTORE has apologised for selling out-of-date baby food to the parents of a five-month-old girl. The couple from Black Dam said they were "absolutely disgusted" when they realised that they had bought baby food that was 15 days past the recommended
A SEX attacker is being hunted after a woman was the victim of an early morning indecent assault in a phone box in Basingstoke. The victim, who is in her early 20s, was targeted by the attacker outside the One Stop shop in Carmichael Way, Brighton Hill
ATHERLEY B felt the full force of East Dorset's power in their Famous Grouse Four Nations Top Ten Classic Group I confrontation. The Christchurch club rattled up a 15-0 whitewash, Atherley's best hope of consolation points being in the triples where Steve
A PROFESSIONAL body has been formed to pool worldwide research into mental health problems such as anxiety, panic attacks and depression. The International Society for Affective Disorders (AD) is the brainchild of Professor Chris Thompson, head of the
THE world was a stage for youngsters at Romsey Abbey Primary school when they performed an all singing and dancing version of Alice in Wonderland. Described as the most ambitious show ever by the school, a cast of 120 performed a medley of 12 song and
A FLAGSHIP youth club which could be the envy of Hampshire may be about to emerge in Winchester. Some 300 Winchester youngsters lost their meeting centre earlier this month when King Alfred Youth Activity Centre (KAYAC) closed after 65 years. Now it has
WINCHESTER Cathedral Girls' Choir is holding auditions for new members next month. The voice trials for girls in year six at local schools will be held in Winchester on Sat-urday, February 10. Girls in Years four and five can audition for a place in the
A POTENTIALLY controversial reduction to the opening hours at North Walls police station in Winchester has gone ahead with no public opposition. Since Monday, the station has only been open to callers from 8am to 8pm on Monday to Saturday and until 6pm
DETAILED research has given Southampton-based Meachers Group a boost with more than 80 per cent of clients giving the firm the thumbs up in terms of its efficiency, staff courtesy and quality of vehicles. The transport and warehousing company was also
Arrivals and sailings from the Port of Southampton for Thursday 11th January. Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autocarrier, vehicle carrier, 0530, 201 link; Bowcliffe, general, AM, 46; Autofreighter, vehicle carrier, 1300, 201 link; Cape May, container
A TEAM of Southampton youngsters has taken the plunge and swum five miles under water to raise funds for charity in honour of their club mentor. Swimming the equivalent of the distance from the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth - 288 lengths in total - the
SOME charges could soar after a controversial shake-up of the management of yacht moorings on the River Hamble. But a banding arrangement for moorings is set to give affordable berths on the river to local charities offering youngsters sailing experience
A POTENTIALLY controversial reduction to the opening hours at North Walls police station in Winchester has gone ahead with no public opposition. Since Monday, the station has only been open to callers from 8am to 8pm on Monday to Saturday and until 6pm
A MAJOR new flats development in one of the most sensitive and desirable areas of Southampton has been given the go-ahead. Luxury flats will be built by Linden Homes on the land between the £295 million WestQuay shopping centre and the Grade II listed
Southampton first team played a friendly against Wimborne Wayfarers and romped home to a 7-2 victory to get over any festive blues. Wimborne took the lead midway through the first half but a strike from Hollie Nutt and a hat-trick of braces courtesy of
RACING driver James Kaye dropped into the Chantry Centre in Andover to help promote a new Andover-based charity website. James Kaye, who drivers Honda Accord in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), was at Race Dynamics with two models wearing
ANDOVER'S newest food store, Lidl, opened yesterday after flooding of the Western Avenue site postponed opening by a week. The outlet is one of over 250 Lidl stores in the UK. Lidl acknowledges its range is limited but the company policy means its branches
FINE weather helped to attract 188 participants to the 14th Stockbridge Cross Country event on Sunday. Track conditions were excellent despite an early frost and the faster competitors really got stuck in and returned circuit record times. Organiser Jeremy
SOME workers feared the worst from the moment Webbs Country Foods was taken over by the poultry giant Faccenda in December. Was it really the beginning of the great new world of opportunity which Faccenda claimed it was; or was it the beginning of the
A HAMPSHIRE mother-of-three died more than six months after being hit by a car in a road accident, an inquest heard. Divorcee Caroline Sherley-Price was struck on the A337 between Lymington and Brockenhurst. The 43-year-old, of Southampton Road, Boldre
PLANS for an £82,000 extension to an office block in Lymington have been overwhelmingly rejected by New Forest councillors even though they were told by officers that the look of the building was being improved. Abode Holdings wanted to extend a commercial
RESIDENTS of Hinton suspect that The Countryside Agency's draft National Park boundary specifically excludes an area where there have been proposals to extract gravel. Its authors, Dr Brian Curwain, Mary Davies and John and Liz Lloyd, say that despite
A WOMAN who underwent a horrifying ordeal at the hands of robbers in her Emery Down cottage last Friday has spoken publicly of her ordeal. Lesley Foreman, 58, told a news conference that the robbers threatened to inject her with the AIDS virus if she
PLANS for a new passenger terminal at Bournemouth International Airport have received a mixed reception from neighbouring New Forest residents. Members of the district council planning development control committee raised no objection to the scheme, provided
DETECTIVES are scouring video tape in their search for the killer of a Hampshire man whose body was found buried in a Hampshire woodland picnic site. Lee Horrell, 24, died in an horrific attack some time after Saturday, November 11, when he was last seen
POLICE are investigating a possible attempted abduction involving a 12-year-old Hampshire boy on his way to school. Detectives were due to continue the delicate process of interviewing the boy today, after he claimed a man came up behind him and tried
DOG owners will be queuing up tohave their pets tagged for life at a special event organised by Fareham Borough Council. The council's dog control officer will carry out the microchipping between 9.30am and 4pm next Friday at 42-44 West Street for £15
FAREHAM planners last night voted unanimously to defer a decision over an 80-home development proposed for a county council-owned site in Southampton Road, Park Gate. An officer from the county council's estates department made a deputation to the committee
Lymington/New Milton swept into the quarter finals of the Hants Senior cup with an emphatic 6-0 trouncing of Horndean at Fawcett Fields. Mark Smith gave them a 1-0 lead in a close first half, but after the interval the Linnets played some brilliant football
THE ROYAL Lymington Yacht Club's Peter Andreac Trophy for Junior Club Members took place on December 27, with twenty-three Junior sailors turning up for this year's Trophy, sailing in the Club Scows. Conditions were ideal with a moderate NE wind and high
Film times for Odeon, Leisureworld, Southampton - Thurs 11th Jan to Thurs 18th Jan. Odeon Filmline 24 hour booking and information line: 0870 5050007 National call rate applies. Booking fee applies. Programmes may be subject to change.
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HASSAN KACHLOUL has been released from international duty with Morocco, clearing him to face Charlton at The Dell on Saturday. It is a welcome boost for the Saints midfielder, who thought he would miss the game after being called up to face Tunisia in
BRADFORD CITY boss Jim Jeffries has confirmed that Saints have made an inquiry over transfer-listed Romanian World Cup star Dan Petrescu. Saints boss Glenn Hoddle is a known admirer of Petrescu, signing him from Sheffield Wednesday for £2.3million while
VOTE now or forever hold your peace. That's the message for Saints fans who only have 48 hours left to cast their votes for the shirt the team will wear for their first year in the new St Mary's stadium. The club have been overwhelmed by the response
COUNCILLORS worried about plans to dump silt on the foreshore at Hythe are still waiting for the results of trials carried out last year. Associated British Ports (ABP) intends to carry out a massive dredging operation near the site of its proposed container
BATTLING town councillors have given a boost to plans for a new £500,000 arts centre on the Waterside. Pressure from two Totton members led New Forest District Council to move the scheme up its list of priorities. Di Brooks and John Dawson called for
FURIOUS residents say they were kept in the dark about plans to build a mobile phone mast beside their homes. Householders were shocked to discover that One 2 One had received planning permission to put a 70ft mast on Southern Water land at Totton. The
BRADFORD CITY boss Jim Jeffries has confirmed that Saints have made an inquiry over transfer-listed Romanian World Cup star Dan Petrescu. Saints boss Glenn Hoddle is a known admirer of Petrescu, signing him from Sheffield Wednesday for £2.3million while
A FATHER and son had a lucky escape from a bedroom fire at their Hampshire home. Firecrews from Gosport and Fareham attended the blaze in Harwood Road, Bridgemary. The smoke alarm had failed to alert the householders as the batteries had been removed.
THE AA in Basingstoke has started a new scheme to produce a countrywide standard for roadside recovery. The breakdown service has awarded a Basingstoke recovery man a nationally recognised qualification as part of the scheme. Andrew Smith, 31, from Willoughby
THE first Wessex area point-to-point meeting takes place at Larkill this Saturday, January 13. Some 122 entries will take part in six races, with the highlight at the Army meeting being the Land Rover Men's Open, which is a qualifier for the Hunter Chase
Spencer 1st XI 4 Andover 1st XI 0 ANDOVER, in their first league game after the Christmas break, were thrashed by top of the table Spencer. Apart from the four goals scored, the home side hit the post, missed an open goal and saw a shot saved off the
STOCKBRIDGE maintained their Hants Premier title challenge with a 4-3 away win against a Hythe & Dibden side that played a lot better than their lowly league place indicates. Barry Andrews' high-flying 'Bridge almost threw away the three points but
Today's Principal Arrivings: Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autocarrier, vehicle carrier, 0530, 201 link; Bowcliffe, general, AM, 46; Autofreighter, vehicle carrier, 1300, 201 link; Cape May, container, 1400, 204; Trojan Star, refrigerat, 1500
WHEN a child speaks for the first time it is a moment parents treasure. But for two Gosport mothers it has been a long wait to hear their daughters' voices and one they are fighting to end. Sara Brown and Alyssa Randall are both unable to speak because
LEE-ON-SOLENT slumped to the bottom of their group in the SRA National Squash League after crashing 5-0 to basement rivals UniSport Guildford. The Surrey side's morale-boosting win over Lee in Group B came courtesy of the first appearance of their full-strength
HOMELANDS, the outdoor music festival near Winchester, is set to stage its biggest event. It has been given the go-ahead for 50,000 people to attend in May - a third more than the 38,000 permitted in recent years. Members of Winchester City Council's
FOR more than 50 years he helped make one Hampshire village's Sunday mornings a more relaxing experience. But now, one of the oldest paperboys on the block has hung up his delivery bag for the last time - at the age of 81. Since June 1947 Cecil Dunford
Mike Wright, former general manager at the Daily Echo, Southampton, has been appointed managing director of the Daily Echo's associated newspaper interests in Bournemouth. He moved from Southampton to become managing director of parent group Newsquest's
HAMPSHIRE marketing, training and publishing company Rowmark has signed up two authors to write books on managing change and recruiting the right staff. The aim is to expand the number of titles in the series of Easy Step By Step Guides produced by Rowmark
A SOUTHAMPTON boy has been awarded £1.4 million after he was left disabled when his mum was allegedly prescribed large doses of a drug while pregnant. His out-of-court payout was won after a city law firm claimed there were inconsistencies between hand-written
POLICE detained two students following a fire at Southampton University halls of residence early today. Fumes from an aerosol can were set alight in what is believed to have been a prank that backfired. Flames destroyed a poster and damaged a wall in
A FLAGSHIP youth club which could be the envy of Hampshire may be about to emerge in Winchester. Some 300 Winchester youngsters lost their meeting centre earlier this month when King Alfred Youth Activity Centre (KAYAC) closed after 65 years. Now it has
A PENSIONER died after being hit by a motorcycle in Southampton city centre, an inquest was told. Martha Nicholson, who lived in Southampton, was struck as she crossed Hanover Buildings. The 83-year-old was taken to the city general hospital after the
THE PRICE of football coming home to the heart of Southamp-ton is paid from next week when a huge roadworks scheme gets underway. Drivers face 31 weeks of delays along one of the major routes into the city centre in preparation for Saints' new stadium
BATTLING town councillors have given a boost to plans for a new £500,000 arts centre on the Waterside. Pressure from two Totton members led New Forest District Council to move the scheme up its list of priorities. Di Brooks and John Dawson called for
WITH only five points separating the top seven teams in Hampshire Division 1, it is essential to take every opportunity to stay in the race and that's exactly what Southampton's first team are doing at the moment. Despite fielding a side with an average
"The best we've played for two years," claimed coach Steve Godwin after Fareham had whipped Chichester 4-0 to stay firmly in contention in the South Premier League championship race. It was Fareham's seventh win - a result which leaves them handily placed
CUDDLY teddy bears are keeping Andover firefighters company as the public support a plea to help young fire victims. Hampshire Red Cross has a fire victim support vehicle which attends house fires with the fire and rescue service to give advice to adults
ANDOVER police are adopting a zero tolerance attitiude towards a spate of racist incidents against ethnic minorities this year. There have been five cases of racial abuse or activity since 1 January, mainly against takeaway outlets and restaurants in
A ROYAL Navy dental officer has stepped ashore to join the Lymington practice of Mackenzie Mackenzie Associates. Dr Arnie Badami, who holds a Masters' degree in children's dentistry, served in Hong Kong as an honorary lecturer at the Prince Philip Dental
ALMOST 500 workers at a Forest poultry processing plant have been left angry and desolate after the shock news that it is to close, just weeks after it was taken over by a rival firm. The closure of Webbs Country Foods in Lymington which was taken over
THE loss of Webbs has prompted New Forest West MP Desmond Swayne to table a Parliamentary Question at the earliest opportunity. "I shall be asking what additional resources will be granted to the employment service in Lymington to enable them to help
A PLEA for a Public Inquiry into the new Marchwood Incinerator has been rejected by the Secretary of State for the Environment, John Prescott. County Councillor Mel Kendal received a letter on Monday from the Secretary of State, saying he had decided,
NEW Forest West MP Desmond Swayne has argued for the inclusion of Ringwood within the proposed boundary of the New Forest National Park. Mr Swayne initiated a parliamentary debate on the issue on Tuesday, and also argued for the inclusion of Breamore,
TWO separate rush-hour accidents brought traffic to a standstill on the M27 between Segensworth and Bursledon yesterday. A four-vehicle crash on the westbound carriageway near Junction 9 at 7.50am caused major hold-ups in both directions. A second smash
Over the past few weekends the Sway fencers have been involved in both Hampshire and Southern region championships and Pete Vicerey represented Great Britain at the Paralympics. Peter reached the last 12 in both foil and sabre and is hoping to go to the
A SPECTACULAR American style wrestling show is set to come to the Waterside. The Waterside Theatre in Holbury will host the show next Saturday (January 20) which starts at 7.45pm (doors open at 7pm). Matches include a championship ladder match, hardcore
LYNDHURST must plan now to "kick start" trade in the spring, says the new chairman of the local Chamber of Commerce. The capital of the New Forest has been in the grip of extensive road-works since October. They are due to be completed by April. Disgruntled
