The government assured women that trilucent breast implants were completely safe. But it is now believed they may cause cancer and have been withdrawn from use.Tracie Beardsley talks to one sufferer whose dream breasts became a nightmare Angie Brown from
Michel Desjoyeaux looks well set to win the Vendee Globe race, even though Cowes' Ellen MacArthur has closed to within 15 miles of the Frenchman off the Azoes. Yesterday Desjoyeaux informed the race HQ that he had just got going again in westerly winds
SALISBURY tournament golfer Andy Beal has been bombarded by the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune for too long. The man who is now attached to the Hamptworth club, near Wellow, appeared to have established himself firmly on the European Tour
It was billed as the Drew Smith Homes Southampton League's version of East versus West. In the blue corner, from west of the River Itchen we have the reigning Premier Division champions Brendon, while in the red corner we have the challengers Ford Sports
DOWN in the mouth Newport boss Tony Mount is so sure tonight's Eastern Division visit of Erith & Belvedere will fall victim to the weather that he has already made alternative plans. "It's been pouring here so I've booked an indoor training facility
Lymington almost came a cropper against BAT's second string in the Tim Farley Memorial Indoor Cricket Knockout Cup at Fleming Park. They clung on to win by seven runs after Mike Caffyn (29), Glyn Treagus (26) and Neil Trestrail (25) had guided the New
IF you want to try and hit for six or stump a spinner then Bramshaw Cricket Club could well be the place to be as the Hampshire League side look for new players for the forthcoming season. The club run two sides, one in the Hampshire League and one in
SAFETY fears have seen an exclusive Hampshire yacht club's plan to improve its access to the River Hamble thrown overboard by a government inspector. The Royal Southern Yacht Club has been told it will not be allowed to build a new link pontoon to its
A MOTHER who abandoned her baby on the driveway of her sister's Hampshire home has returned after a public appeal by police and her family. Alison Wright, 33, contacted her sister during the night and then came back to her home on Winchester Road. Police
PROTESTERS are celebrating after Hart District Council threw out a planning application to build a mobile phone mast on a conser-vation site and local beauty spot. The decision followed objections against the 60ft BT Cellnet mast from local residents,
THE pilot Cabinet-style structure of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council meetings has been criticised by a leading politician as being a "grotesque caricature of democracy". Speaking after the second Cabinet meeting last Wednesday, Cllr Phil Heath,
A FAILED businessman, caught storing the biggest police seizure of cannabis in the Basingstoke area during the last five years, has been sent to jail. Detectives discovered the drugs haul, with a street value of £27,000, in a lock-up belonging to 37-year-old
Today's Principal Arrivings: Autostar, vehicle carrier, 0130, 43; Asfjord, general, 0430, 109; NYK Andromeda, container, 0530, 206; Autotransporter, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; Sea Centurion, ro/ro, 0930, Marchwood; APL Cyprine, container, 2359,
DEPARTING midfielder Julian Sills left his mark on the club when he hit his second brace in two games, this time to secure victory for Basingstoke over the Ryman premier league's bottom team. Town have now bounced back from the disappointing defeat at
BISON coach Charlie Colon could not hide his disappointment after he saw his side beaten 5-0 in the top-of-the-table clash Guildford Flames on Saturday. The victory leaves Guildford on top of the league, one point clear of the Bison who have two games
MOTORBIKE vandals caused more than £250 damage to a Yamaha 50cc after the machine was taken from Missenden Acres at Hedge End. It was later recovered with its number plates and excise licence missing. Wreckers had also ripped out the ignition barrel,
MALCOLM COX (VC St Raphael Waite Contracts) got his season off to the best of starts with a double triumph. He won the first open time trial of the year over an 18 kilometre course in West Sussex, and then returned to Storrington to make it two out of
A MAN died yesterday after his car was swept away in a four-feet-deep ford on the Hampshire-Wiltshire border. Police last night named the man as John Castle, 36, of Plaitford Green, Sherfield English. A spokeswoman said the accident happened about 9.41am
PLANS to build luxury homes on a rural industrial estate would simply create a "ghetto of extremely wealthy people", according to a Winchester city councillor. Labour group leader Patrick Davies attacked proposals to build six large houses on the site
PLANS to build a five-storey block of flats in the heart of Winchester's conservation area have been put off so that English Heritage can be consulted. A site in Southgate Street, Winchester, has been earmarked for the development of seven two and three-bedroom
Southampton International's continued success as one of Europe's fastest growing airports is underlined in the latest set of route and passenger figures released from last year. The details point to more and more passengers turning their backs on the
HAMPSHIRE-based Halmatic has just delivered its third vessel for use in Belfast Lough. The Portsmouth company first supplied a vessel to Belfast in 1992, with the second beginning operations in 1996. Now the company has supplied its latest generation
Hampshire-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) is strengthening its reputation in the fast ferry industry. Cross-channel operator Condor Ferries is the latest company to use FSL's Portsmouth headquarters as the major location for its winter refit work. In
TROUBLED Winchester based Eurotel Telecoms has been bought by the Surrey communications group Dataflex Design Communications. Less than two years ago the Winchester company was acclaimed as being one of the brightest stars in the South, but ran into problems
The outlook for the commercial property market in offices this year will be a tight squeeze, but will still bode well for investors, says the latest research report by international property consultants King Sturge. With the UK economy expected to experience
RELATIVES of the two men who died in Southampton's tower block fall spoke last night of their heartache. Both families said they were devastated by the tragedy at Shirley Towers, in which their sons plunged 70ft down a lift shaft to their deaths. Daniel
WHEN Hampshire MEP Roy Perry was asked to tour a newly-refurbished care home in Netley, he knew the emotions surrounding the death of his identical twin were waiting for him. It was there at Netley Waterside House, in Netley Abbey, that his brother, Alan
THREE men are being hunted by police after fleeing from the scene of a house break-in at Southampton. The trio ran off with only two mail order-packaged dresses, after being disturbed by the occupant during the attempted raid at Devonshire Road, in the
THE DAILY Echo is joining forces with a Hampshire temple to launch a huge cash appeal for survivors of the Indian earthquake. Money collection boxes will be placed with Echo newsagents across the region, as we urge readers to join our Appeal for India
RAIDERS broke into a Southampton care home - then escaped in a car belonging to one of the nursing staff. Police said the burglars struck at Oakfield House in Winchester Road, Shirley, between 4pm and 6pm on Sunday. After climbing through a window, they
FITNESS fanatics were today donning their best red pants in Southampton for the launch of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 2001. The charity's Say Pants to Poverty campaign received a boost during an aerobic workout by members of the Bargate shopping centre's
WITH Artful Dodger and Craig David already helping to put Southampton on the musical map, another local DJ/producer has hit the limelight. Next month, the new resident at John Digweed's Bedrock, Phil Thompson - aka Moonface - releases his debut album
EASTLEIGH civic chiefs have been warned that they cannot be complacent if the booming borough is to sustain its prosperity. Speaking to the borough council meeting, Margaret Kyrle said over recent years Eastleigh had been an economic success story benefiting
BUS companies have faced a roadworks nightmare trying to keep services to schedule in the Eastleigh area, borough councillors were told at their February meeting. David Airey, executive councillor with responsibility for transport, said that on the Southampton-Chandler's
IF you want to try and hit for six or stump a spinner then Bramshaw Cricket Club could well be the place to be as the Hampshire League side look for new players for the forthcoming season. The club run two sides, one in the Hampshire League and one in
Saints have been given special dispensation to hastily re-arrange their FA Premier Reserve League match against Arsenal for today. The game was called off last night for a second time because the Borehamwood pitch was waterlogged. That was a blow to Dennis
SOUTH coast anglers continue to beach some excellent flounders with Eastleigh's Neil Freestone beaching a cracker in a session at Hill Head, tipping the scales down to 2lb 8.5oz. The 28-year-old sales assistant caught the specimen during a daylight session
ANGLERS in the South can now cast their lines into cyberspace to fish for their rod licences. The Environment Agency has launched a new online rod licensing service. This means anglers can get anything from a full licence to just a day-long one over the
100 years ago last week Queen Victoria made her final journey through Royal Clarence Yard in Gosport. A century on, dozens of people remember the death of a popular monarch. NINA MARSHALL reports A HUSH descended on the Royal Clarence Yard in Gosport
EUROPEAN Tour professional Andy Beal is to spearhead a new county-wide coaching programme for Wiltshire's top young golfers. Promising 18-21 year-old county colts will benefit from teaching by Beal as well as practice and competition overseas. A new all-weather
BUS companies have faced a roadworks nightmare trying to keep services to schedule in the Eastleigh area, borough councillors were told at their February meeting. David Airey, executive councillor with responsibility for transport, said that on the Southampton-Chandler's
THE Basingstoke Indian Association held a special meeting to pray for victims of the Indian earthquake. Members of the Indian community attended the meeting at Brighton Hill Community School on Friday evening (pictured right). Many have family and friends
ONYX has been awarded the lucrative seven-year waste management contract for Basingstoke and Deane. Councillors approved recommendations that the company should take over the contract, which is worth about £2.5 million, at a Cabinet meeting last Wednesday
Basingstoke 13pts North Walsham 13 AN IMPROVED Basingstoke, trying to play their way out of the relegation zone, deserved more from a match they dominated, writes Peter Phipps. In a match played in good spirit and in good conditions, three players were
TWO people were injured in a crash between a cement lorry and a Citroen van on the M3 north of Winchester at 9.05pm last night. Firefighters were called to free an elderly woman from the van and the driver of the truck on the northbound carriageway. Meanwhile
Community involvement is fast becoming vital to all-round business success, according to Marsh, sponsor of the Business in the Community Award - one of the three categories in the Daily Echo's Hampshire Business Awards. Speaking of last year's winner
HAMPSHIRE company Raytheon Recreational Marine Products has been bought by its management team, led by Rick Kane, in a deal worth £73.4 million. Raytheon Recreational Marine is the leading global supplier of electronic on-board systems for recreational
A Hampshire company has climbed the international ladder of success to reach new heights in its highly specialised field. A S Fire and Rescue Equipment, based in Totton, is now recognised around the globe as the leading maker of ladders which have to
RUSH-HOUR commuters were today hit by a five-mile tailback as they approached the M27 from the west. The massive hold-up was caused by flooding on the A31, which caused the right-hand lane of the westbound dual carriageway at Stoney Cross. By 8am, the
DETECTIVES in Hampshire are spending hundreds of hours glued to computer screens instead of out on the streets investigating crimes. Latest figures reveal that laborious paperwork accounts for nearly a quarter of the time CID officers across the county
FORMER Solent Stars basketball player Eddie Owusu has avoided a jail sentence for tricking Southampton shop staff with a cloned credit card. The PE teacher at two London schools left Southampton Magistrates' Court yesterday after being sentenced to 18
THE real Buddy Holly may be irreplaceable, but that doesn't stop countless tribute bands having a stab at keeping the magic alive. One such act, Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, will attempt to recreate the thrill of a live performance by the bespectacled
THE real Buddy Holly may be irreplaceable, but that doesn't stop countless tribute bands having a stab at keeping the magic alive. One such act, Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, will attempt to recreate the thrill of a live performance by the bespectacled
NEW Forest woodsman George Whitcher has turned tree detective to track down the turkey oaks of the New Forest. As part of a conservation programme, the Forestry Commission is taking out the turkey oaks to improve the survival of the good old English oaks
A MOBILE unit which offers advice and information on all matters relating to hearing loss will be stopping off at four locations in Eastleigh borough. The Breakthrough (Deaf - Hearing Integration) Mobile Advisory Service will visit the town centre, outside
A HAMPSHIRE pig farmer has been told he will avoid a prison term after being found guilty of not caring for his animals. Albert Pointer, 50, denied two charges of cruelty to his pigs and five charges of inappropriate care. Pointer, of Fairfield Avenue
Saints fans were left high if not dry on Sunday as the postponement of the St James' Park match with Newcastle came too late to prevent many from completing their journey. Steve Lodge's decision not to play the game only two hours before kick-off left
Saints fan Shane Paddington will sell you a programme before a match at The Dell - and if you ask him really nicely he might even sign it for you. That's because 18-year-old Shane bears more than a passing resemblance to James Beattie and was once stopped
