With light south/south westerly winds force 2, occasionally 3 and a beautiful summers day, the folkboat fleet started in Bouldnor Bay with a short beat up to Kingston & Grist with Stralende (Blachford) and Madeline (Donald) taking an early lead, hotly
THE KEY figure in the Dibden Bay battle is meeting some of the 7,000 objectors during a fact-finding tour of the area. Government planning inspector Michael Hurley will chair a public inquiry into controversial proposals for a £500m container terminal
SOME 400 Portsmouth fans fought their way through nightmare holiday traffic on the A303 only to see their team come second best - and a poor one at that - to a Yeovil side who still seek a place in the Nationwide Football League. But at least the fans
HAMPSHIRE officials are confident they're in for a big pay-day after bumper crowds flocked to The Rose Bowl for the opening two days of the Vodafone Challenge Series with the Australians. Chief executive Tony Baker reported that they hoped to net "a six
Today's Principal Arrivings: Leander, motor yacht, 0730, 25; APL Spinel, container, 1000, 205; Celtic Monarch, container, 1200, 207E; Millennium, general, 1300, 109. Today's Principal Sailings: Porto Express, ferry, 0500, 25 link; Saudi Tanbu, container
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Romsey at the weekend for the town's popular carnival parade. People of all ages donned weird and wacky outfits for the annual event on Saturday. The glorious weather ensured a party atmosphere as the parade wound
A MURDER inquiry was under way today after a father-of-two's body was found on a footpath near a Southampton supermarket. The body of Edward Maddick, 45, was discovered collapsed on a cut-way by a woman walking her dog in William Macleod Way, Millbrook
Police have launched a hunt for arsonists after a blaze caused £100,000 worth of damage on a Southampton building site. The fire happened at 12.30pm yesterday when a housing development under construction next to Mason Moor Primary School in Cumbrian
A MURDER inquiry was under way after a father-of-two's body was found on a footpath near a Southampton supermarket. The grim discovery was made by a woman out walking her dog in William Macleod Way, Millbrook, around 9.15am yesterday. Detectives confirmed
A TRAINEE accountant in Hampshire pocketed more than £13,000 from a client after stealing his cheque book. Jason Dumper, 21, had access to the book to pay his PAYE and tax returns and used it to transfer cash into his own account. Richard Willcox, prosecuting
YET more people have contacted the Daily Echo with tales of their horrendous experiences of Southamp-ton's NHS. The city's health service is facing possibly its worst crisis yet with GPs being asked to cancel admissions to Southampton's hospitals "wherever
GIVING a patient just over £1 worth of additional oxygen following surgery could save the NHS millions of pounds by reducing infections, according to recent research in the US. The research showed that nearly five per cent of patients in the UK who underwent
SAINTS boss Stuart Gray came away from Rotterdam yesterday more confused than when he went. On Friday, Gray said he was not far from formulating his opening day line-up, but he admitted after Saints' 1-0 defeat by Feyenoord: "It's given me a bit more
FEYENOORD'S De Kuip stadium became the Hot Tub, and Saints came out of it feeling as though they had been in a sauna. Hot they might have been, but they weren't really bothered by a Feyenoord team who won with a first-half goal from Ebi Smolarek. Feyenoord
HAMPSHIRE hero Alan Mullally destroyed Australia's batsmen at the weekend only to be snubbed by England's selectors for this week's third Ashes clash at Trent Bridge. In front of almost 6,000 spectators at a sun-kissed Rose Bowl, the 32-year-old pace
A HAMPSHIRE hospital is today at the centre of a police investigation into the deaths of nine patients. The inquiry comes after complaints from relatives whose loved ones have died at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital. It was prompted by suspicions over
A TRAINEE accountant in Hampshire pocketed more than £13,000 from a client after stealing his cheque book. Jason Dumper, 21, had access to the book to pay his PAYE and tax returns and used it to transfer cash into his own account. Richard Willcox, prosecuting
EDUCATION organisations in Eastleigh are taking a lead to try to encourage trained teachers back into the classroom. Eastleigh Borough Council, in conjunction with Education Personnel Services, has set up a series of recruitment fairs aimed at encouraging
BUS passengers across Hampshire are facing the prospect of disrupted journeys as drivers prepare to ballot on action over pay. Nearly 300 Stagecoach drivers based at Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke will vote on whether to accept a pay offer of 3.5
TODAY the Daily Echo can reveal the full details of the multi-million-pound development of one of Southampton's prime sites. Proposals for the so-called West Quay III site - which runs from the side of the WestQuay shopping centre along the ancient city
DORSET-BASED troubador Gordon Haskell considers himself lucky to be alive. The popular singer-songwriter, who plays Legends, formerly O'Malleys, in Bevois Valley, Southampton, on Friday, had a terrifying brush with death last month. "I was on a ten-day
The Jewel in the Crown restaurant in Shirley High Street will always hold a special place in Iwan Thomas's heart. He was out having a meal with friends on Friday night when his mobile phone went and the voice of UK Athletics' performance director Max
New road signs and white lines are to be installed in a bid to improve safety at one of the most accident-prone junctions in Hampshire. A raised ridge is also to be constructed between two lanes, to discourage manoeuvring traffic from weaving. The work
HAMPSHIRE'S Katie Lindsay will be swapping her job as an office administrator for building fire stations and whale-watching in Chile soon. Thanks to a £150 grant from Hampshire County Council and sponsorship from her employer, Katie, 22, is nearing her
A HAMPSHIRE hospital is today at the centre of a police investigation into the deaths of nine patients. The inquiry comes after complaints from relatives whose loved ones have died at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital. It was prompted by suspicions over
THE SOUTH sweltered over the weekend as temperatures reached almost 32C - the hottest of the year so far. Thousands of sun-worshippers hit Hampshire beaches and the Hamble teemed with pleasure boaters. A spokesman for Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue
A SOUTHAMPTON club proprietor has been given a "pay-up or shut-up" ultimatum by one of the country's top judges. Peter Green, proprietor of Jesters Niteclub, 114-118, Bevois Valley Road, Southampton, faced the legal music at London's High Court for playing
HAMPSHIRE'S Katie Lindsay will be swapping her job as an office administrator for building fire stations and whale-watching in Chile soon. Thanks to a £150 grant from Hampshire County Council and sponsorship from her employer, Katie, 22, is nearing her
