THERE was drama in the South Atlantic for Southampton's Mike Golding, when his yacht Team Group 4 narrowly escaped dismasting for the second time. Team Group 4 was dismasted on the first night of the Vendee Globe Race last November. Golding restarted
Romsey did extremely well to limit Gosport & Fareham to a 27-3 winning margin at Romsey Sports Centre. For Romsey, Gary Banks said: "Romsey played out of their skins and had a great spell in the second-half. Gosport's last two tries only came late
MANAGER Barry Blankley paid tribute to the character of his battling Bashley side after Saturday's 3-2 extra-time victory over Newport in the Dr Martens League Cup. In a carbon-copy of Boxing Day's 1-1 Eastern Division draw between the sides, the Islanders
AN EASTLEIGH councillor has been pulled-up for speaking out of turn about a controversial housing development planned for Hamble. Legal experts say any decision over the Barratt Homes application could now be challenged by developers after local Tory
EASTLEIGH Housing Association has been ordered to move a waste compound on the Velmore Estate at Chandler's Ford after local councillors were told it was a haven for rats. The association was granted 12 months' planning permission to use a compound for
Today's Principal Arrivings: Ville De Tanya, container, 0600, 206; Maersk teal, ro/ro, 0730, Marchwood; Coppename, refrigerat, 0830, 101W; Kovdor, bulk, 0930, 36; Southern carrier, ro/ro, 1030, 25 link; Sir Bedivere, military, 1030, 46; HMS Portugal,
EDDIE BATES will long remember the "nightmare" end that cost him his chance of becoming English Indoor BA over-60s singles champion yesterday. The unsung Riverside bowler battled through to the semi-finals at Nottingham and was equal to the toughest test
THERE was drama in the South Atlantic for Southampton's Mike Golding, when his yacht Team Group 4 narrowly escaped dismasting for the second time. Team Group 4 was dismasted on the first night of the Vendee Globe Race last November. Golding restarted
Winchester Penguins' Julia Beckett enhanced her reputation as one of the south's brightest young swimming prospects with a string of top placings at the third Luxembourg International. She was one of a handful of local swimmers who helped a comparatively
THEY are prepared to brave it for their country, so a spot of rain certainly wasn't going to stop squadrons from across the county from celebrating 60 years of the Air Training Corps. More than 200 officers and cadets turned out to mark the historic occasion
THE good news is that the roadworks in Winchester this week will not cause rush-hour delays. But the bad news is that workmen will work through the night instead, for two to three weeks. Contractors will lay communications cables along Romsey Road, between
PUPILS and parents of Fair Oak's Stoke Park Junior and Infants have a safer route to school. Hampshire County Council has opened a £40,000 Toucan crossing on the busy Alan Drayton Way. It can be used by both pedestrians and cyclists. The crossing has
SOUTH Coast-based RPM Reprographics has invested in new equipment to put it at the forefront of printing technology and make it one of the leading players in the print industry in the region. The acquisitions also mean that RPM is the only printing firm
Tottonians gained a morale-boosting 23-0 win over United Services that coach Bob Millard had been looking for prior to next week's league encounter. Millard enthused: "That was the best first-half performance I have seen from us this season, with lots
Hollywood may have its Golden Globe awards and Oscars for all its movie stars but now amateur dramatic groups across the region are getting the star treatment with the Southern Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards. More than 280 leading lights from the South's
RESIDENTS of Shirley Towers told today of their shock at the deaths of the two men who plunged more than 70ft down a lift shaft. Tenants had to struggle down stairs at the 15-storey tower block today, as police kept the lifts sealed off ready for inspection
THE GRIEF-STRICKEN father of Hampshire murder victim Paul Booth has today made a heartfelt appeal to find his son's killers. On the second anniversary of the attack which led to his death, Mick Booth, 58, told the Daily Echo: "It is worse today then it
FALLING numbers of nurses working in Southampton's hospitals have led to more beds being closed. The latest figures show that 73 beds were shut in December because of staff vacancies in Southampton University Hospitals Trust. Seven of these were in intensive
RELIGIOUS leaders have issued a heartfelt thanks to residents across Hampshire for their help in supplying vital aid to India. But they have launched a fresh appeal this week for more money to help survivors of the massive earthquake re-build their lives
POLICE were today hunting a man who indecently assaulted a 19-year-old woman as she approached a house in the Swaythling area of Southampton. The attacker approached his victim from behind as she neared the door of premises in Burgess Road around 7.30pm
THE MYSTERIOUS world of cats is being uncovered at Southampton University. Veterinary behaviourist Rachel Casey has been given £250,000 towards a unique five-year research project into cat behaviour and welfare. The scheme has been funded by national
SOME of the heaviest and longest loads ever to arrive in Hampshire are being turned into a new £70 million heart for Fawley refinery. The components of a new catalytic cracker have been built at hi-tech factories all over the world, including part of
CHILDREN at Knights Enham Infants School in Andover have been enjoying an artistic week with two artists in residence. The school holds an art week every year and this year with the aid of money from Test Valley Arts, Phillip Cox, from Nottingham, and
ANDOVER'S Savoy cinema is facing closure once again. When Luminar Leisure, the owners of the cinema, reopened the Savoy back in December 1998 they issued a stark warning to townsfolk that they would 'pull the plug if it trades in the red'. Now the Luton-based
A MULTI-thousand pound refurbishment scheme at Andover Leisure Centre has been realised with the upgrading of two sets of changing rooms. The male and female changing areas have been modernised to include larger wood-effect lockers, vanity units, better
CONVERSATION was the last thing you could enjoy at The Cricketers in Tangley on Saturday night at a belated and noisy celebration of Burns Night. The isolated country pub was packed with kilt-wearing invaders from over the border who burst through the
ORGANISERS of King's Somborne's summer carnival say they're determined not to lose the event because of a lack of support and enthusiasm from residents. Joint secretary of the carnival committee, Cathy Newell, says it will be sad if the carnival is scrapped
PLANS to replace a mill house at Amport with a property costing over £1 million have reached the market. Sarson Mill went on the market two weeks ago and according Philip Blanchard of agents Strutt & Parker in Winchester the response has been 'phenomenal
Winchester duly made status count in yesterday's Hampshire Caffrey's Cup first round meeting with Portsmouth at an extremely wet and muddy Nuns Road. The London 3 South West showed why they currently head the table with a first-half display in which they
A MINK farm company has been ordered to pay the costs of a planning appeal which it lost. Terry Smith, who runs Crow Hill Mink Farm, near Ringwood, had asked New Forest District Council for permission to build a house as well as the buildings necessary
WATCH this space! Three giant advertising hoardings in Eastleigh are set to disappear after civic chiefs refused their own council planning permission to keep them up. Two hoardings backing on to the new Lidl store and car park in Twyford Road and another
Luckless Saints star Dan Petrescu is trying to recall whether he has broken a mirror - or perhaps he's seen a solitary magpie, one for sorrow. If so, it will have been the only one he did see as yesterday's game against the Magpies of Newcastle was called
Romsey did extremely well to limit Gosport & Fareham to a 27-3 winning margin at Romsey Sports Centre. For Romsey, Gary Banks said: "Romsey played out of their skins and had a great spell in the second-half. Gosport's last two tries only came late
THE next 48 hours will be critical for Ellen MacArthur has she makes a dramatic last-gasp attempt to win the Vendee Globe race. MacArthur's world was in tatters on Friday when her yacht, Kingfisher, suffered damage in the Atlantic Ocean - believed to
SOME of the heaviest and longest loads ever to arrive in Hampshire are being turned into a new £70 million heart for Fawley refinery. The components of a new catalytic cracker have been built at hi-tech factories all over the world, including part of
FAMILIES living on a New Forest housing estate have hit out at plans to build a unit for people suffering from mental-health problems. Protesters say their safety and security could be put at risk if Hyde Housing Association is allowed to build bedsits
THE GRIEF-STRICKEN father of Hampshire murder victim Paul Booth has today made a heartfelt appeal to find his son's killers. On the second anniversary of the attack which led to his death, Mick Booth, 58, told the Daily Echo: "It is worse today then it
Michael Campbell, winner of the Heineken Classic in Perth by six shots last year, retained the title by five strokes yesterday after coming within a stroke of the course record. Hampshire's Justin Rose finished 15 shots behind the leader with a steady
POMPEY 0 - PRESTON 1 PORTSMOUTH should today discover whether Huddersfield have accepted a £750,000 bid for left-back Jamie Vincent. Player-manager Steve Claridge has already been knocked back by Coventry striker John Aloisi, who has rejected the chance
WAYNE Wanklyn has quit as boss of Fleet Town after only eight months in charge of the Jewson Wessex League club. He is the third manager to resign from the Calthorpe Park club in the past 14 months - both Trevor Norris and Chick Botley having been in
PIRELLI GENERAL and Poole Town both made ground in the Hampshire League Premier Division title race as nearest rivals Stockbridge and Alton Town shed points on Saturday. Hythe & Dibden produced one of their best performances of the season to peg Alton
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after youngsters took a dumper truck from a works site in Gosport and smashed it into garden walls. The incident happened in Ham Lane at 1.15am on Saturday and two walls were extensively damaged. Two youths were arrested
Romsey did extremely well to limit Gosport & Fareham to a 27-3 winning margin at Romsey Sports Centre. For Romsey, Gary Banks said: "Romsey played out of their skins and had a great spell in the second-half. Gosport's last two tries only came late
THE Hampshire Caffrey's Bowl has been seriously devalued by the actions of so many clubs withdrawing. Portsmouth University failed to play Fleet in the first round, and then yesterday's second round saw Hampshire Constabulary, Overton and Fleet all opt
RYAN Nast from Hedge End has fulfilled his dream of becoming a Marine and receiving the coveted green beret. The 19-year-old former pupil of Wildern School, Hedge End, successfully completed 30 weeks of the hardest training in the world to become a Royal
THE Hampshire Caffrey's Bowl has been seriously devalued by the actions of so many clubs withdrawing. Portsmouth University failed to play Fleet in the first round, and then yesterday's second round saw Hampshire Constabulary, Overton and Fleet all opt
A round-up of the weekend's action SATURDAY:- NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 SOUTH: Basingstoke 13 North Walsham 13 Basingstoke T: Phil Della-Savina. C: Dave Lambert. P: Lambert 2. SOUTHERN COUNTIES LEAGUE SOUTH: Swindon College OB 6 Salisbury 13 HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE
City of Southampton swimmers hit the open meet trail last week, and their results made the miles worthwhile. Emma Wicks came away with the 13 years' Top Girl award from the City of Derby designated meet - and a gold and three silver medals from the 13
FORMER Romsey mayor Mark Cooper has been selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Southampton Itchen. Mr Cooper, 52, of The Thicket, Romsey, has worked in the Itchen constituency for the past 27 years as head of geography
WINCHESTER could soon have two mayors under radical changes at the city council. A new, powerful politician in charge of all civic services and a traditional ceremonial figure would share the title. Residents are to be asked how they think the authority
ARSONISTS are thought to have caused a blaze which wrecked two railway carriages at the Watercress Line in Alresford. Damage suffered during the attack is estimated at about £20,000 and came just two days before the popular tourist attraction reopened
COMPUTING and payroll software specialist WA Computing has joined forces with Advena Software to become Hampshire's sole point of contact for a new software package. "This is the future of computerised accounting, and we will be launching the product
The new Freedom of Information Act 2000, which was given Royal Assent in December, has been welcomed by Robert Kerr, a partner in Winchester-based solicitors Shentons, as it gives members of the public the statutory right to information held by public
Hollywood may have its Golden Globe awards and Oscars for all its movie stars but now amateur dramatic groups across the region are getting the star treatment with the Southern Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards. More than 280 leading lights from the South's
FORMER Romsey mayor Mark Cooper has been selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Southampton Itchen. Mr Cooper, 52, of The Thicket, Romsey, has worked in the Itchen constituency for the past 27 years as head of geography
ALE lovers poured into Southampton Guildhall for the chance to try 55 varieties of their favourite tipple. The Southampton Beer Festival uncorked on Friday with a VIP day for 150 guests, including councillors, who enjoyed free samples of British ales
SOLDIERS from the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery welcomed the newly-appointed Master Gunner, General Sir Alex Harley to Tidworth. He was at the regiment's Assaye Barracks to present medals to soldier who have completed a tour of the Balkans. The Tidworth
TWO non-executive directors have joined the North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust after being appointed by Health Secretary Alan Milburn. Maggy Wallace, of Kingsclere, is an international nursing consultant and professional development adviser. She is a
SATURDAY was the first Holocaust Memorial Day and civic leaders, clergy and people from across Britain and Europe united to remember the horrific attempt to exterminate the Jews in many countries on the continent during the Second World War. In the Test
ALL the fun of the pantomime season is coming to Ludgershall this week with the production of 'Sleeping Beauty' by the Ludgershall Phoenix Players. The village thespians are treading the boards at Ludgershall Castle Primary School on three occasions,
ANDOVER War Mem-orial Community Hosp-ital is to benefit from a £5 million re-build, part of a £26 million package planned by Winchester and Eastleigh Health-care Trust in line with the Government's NHS Plan initiative. The major part of the finance, £21
EASTLEIGH council tax payers are likely to face an eight per cent increase in the amount of money they pay for their borough services next year. Council leader Keith House told a full meeting of the authority that staff preparing budget proposals for
MANAGER Barry Blankley paid tribute to the character of his battling Bashley side after Saturday's 3-2 extra-time victory over Newport in the Dr Martens League Cup. In a carbon-copy of Boxing Day's 1-1 Eastern Division draw between the sides, the Islanders
Southampton boss Glenn Hoddle has declared an interest in returning to international management. He said: "I'm still young enough and I would love the particular challenge of international football. "It would probably not be with England but with another
Saints are hoping Sky will still televise their re-arranged clash at Newcastle after yesterday's postponement which cost them half a million pounds. No new date has yet been fixed for the game which was called off two hours before the scheduled kick-off
CASH for vital life-saving equipment used by Hampshire's flying squad of doctors has been snatched by thieves. Hundreds of pounds worth of loose change had been kept in a gallon whisky bottle on the bar of the Master Builder pub in Swaythling Road, West
