News from the local Sea Angling clubs HAMBLE SAC: A large boat fixture held off the Needles produced a good mixed haul of cod, whiting, pout, dogfish and poor cod. Heaviest fish was a 21lb 8oz cod bagged by Rob Shattock while Ray Ashby had a cod of 9lb
FAREHAM HEATHENS captain, Paul Charlson, was almost brought to apologise to his Guernsey opposite number after his side put in their worst performance for many years in being trampled 42-3 in the quarter-finals of the Hampshire Caffrey's Bowl. Charlson
TWO killers on death row for murdering a pair of Hampshire sailors are set to know their fate at the end of a hearing which starts today. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which sits at Downing Street, is due to consider a test case in its
FIVE people were due to appear in court today after police gunmen swooped on a Hampshire home. The drama in Warsash happened after officers launched an investigation into a fire at a caravan park during which gunshots were allegedly heard. During the
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FAMILY, friends and workmates turned out in force for the funeral of scaffolding king Ken Perman. In recognition of father-of-four Ken's lifelong dedication to his craft, which earned him the nickname "Scaff", his wife Pat arranged for a scaffold lorry
A HAMPSHIRE MEP has launched a campaign to secure low-cost housing for people whose animals maintain the New Forest. Commoners own thousands of cows and ponies that continually graze the ancient landscape and prevent it from turning into useless scrub
VILLAGERS looking to enjoy a civil wedding or to register births and deaths close to home may soon have to travel miles across the New Forest. An overhaul of Hampshire's registration service looks set to see the closure of offices in Lyndhurst and Holbury
FORMER Saints and assistant England manager Lawrie McMenemy treated his grandchildren to new teddy bears at the same time as showing his support for the Romsey Hospital Appeal. Lawrie, who is an appeal vice-chairman, bought the last two bears from a batch
IF YOU'RE longing for a bit of winter sunshine but can't afford the air fare, Mike Maran is here to help you. Maran has been conjuring Cephalonian magic for theatre audiences for months with his own one-man version of Louis de Berniere's classic novel
LEGENDARY singing star Peggy Lee, who has died at her home in Los Angeles, America, was a familiar sight on Southampton's great transatlantic liners in past years. A regular passenger on the Cunarders and the liner, United States, Miss Lee, pictured here
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RENTS on council properties in Fareham are to be increased by £2.28 a week from April. A rolling programme to update the internal and external appearance of Fareham Borough Council's stock of 2,580 flats and houses is to be drastically cut back. The rent
BOSSES of a Fareham engineering company have won a £100,000 payout from the council landlords responsible for flood damage to their factory. The High Court order has ended a seven and a half year row between Chemical, Oil and Gas Precision Engineering
A TEENAGE girl fought off a thief who tried to snatch her mobile phone in Gosport yesterday. The attempted robbery happened outside The Grange Pub in Grange Road shortly before 4pm. The attacker told the 15-year-old victim to hand over her phone. She
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Supporters' representatives from Portsmouth, Brighton and Bournemouth have backed Rupert Lowe's calls for the introduction of safe standing areas. Saints chairman Lowe stated that he was in favour of an intellectual debate on the issues surrounding safe
THE Moore brothers, Craig, 11, and Gareth, 9, from Sway in the New Forest really hit the flounder trail during a recent sortie to a local mark - but dad could only look on in envy. Young Gareth sampled the best of the action, landing a trio of quality
THE good news for Hampshire is that midfielder Lloyd Webber is back in the frame for tonight's crucial South West Counties Championship fixture against The Navy. The bad news is that Paul Doswell's senior representative side have had to forego home advantage
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THE mother of missing teenager Daniel Nolan says she is still hopeful her son is alive after a massive search failed to find new clues. About 150 people braved wintry weather over the weekend in the hunt for the 14-year-old. Police also dropped of leaflets
HE MAY be a rowing rookie but daring adventurer Dominic Comonte has conquered the Atlantic. Dominic, 31, from Hartley Wintney, completed the mammoth endurance challenge in 64 days with his brother, 28-year-old Crispin. "I had no previous rowing experience
BASINGSTOKE cabbie Tim Fernandez - who was barred from taxi-driving by a council doctor who had never seen him - hopes to be back behind the wheel soon. Mr Fernandez, 66, had a triple heart bypass in October and will be re-applying for his cabbie's licence
A NOTORIOUS accident blackspot near Hook is set to be made safer as part of a £370,000 improvement package. Villagers have been campaigning for the last 10 years for better safety measures at the Dorchester Arms junction near the north Hampshire village
Today's Principal Arrivings: Autotransporter, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; Arklow Dusk, general, 0800, 107; Autosky, vehicle carrier, 0800, 40; Bunga Mas 9, container, 0900, 204; Hyundai Freedom, container, 1100, 206; Shenandoah Highway, ro/ro, 1230
CELEBRITIES and top TV chefs will have to wait to get their hands on a popular Romsey restaurant - after the owners took it off the market. Mauro and Esther Bregoli, who have owned the Old Manor House restaurant for 22 years, have put their retirement
FOUNDERS of a collapsing pizza business have returned to save 110 jobs - and are promising to cook up a scorching hot future into the bargain. Employees at Express Products in Lymington feared the worst when parent company Napier Brown put it into administration
FIRE chiefs are warning householders to fit working smoke alarms and keep cigarette lighters away from children after two blazes broke out in just 12 hours. A 12-year-old boy is thought to have suffered a broken arm after leaping to safety from the first-floor
VOLUNTEERS at the Cancer Care Society's Romsey drop-in centre are banding together to break away from the charity and save the service from closure. The move comes after the charity last month announced that its drop-in centre, Jane Scarth House, would
A MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferer who can hardly walk is appealing to councillors in the New Forest for help after battling against serious mobility problems for the past ten months. Paul Silvosa, 25, his wife Miriam and their three-year-old son Daniel live
BASINGSTOKE'S Haymarket Youth Theatre is looking for performers aged 14 to 19 to take part in its summer productions. Led by professional artists, the company meets on Thursday evenings between 6pm and 9pm. Auditions take place on February 1 at 7pm and
A TERRIFIED family fled for their lives from a Southampton tower block after a toddler set bedding on fire with a cigarette lighter. The youngster's bedroom on the 15th floor was gutted in the blaze, which was brought under control by 17 firefighters
A MOTHER has told how her son was chased by a "sinister stranger" said to be lurking around the Thornhill area of Southampton. She says the man jumped out and tried to grab her 13-year-old son while he was delivering the Daily Echo in the area. Now mum
WHAT do Juicy Lucy, Snafu and Whitesnake have in common, other than that they are all heavy rock bands? Answer: they all featured the guitar skills of one Micky Moody, who is heading for The Brook in Southampton with his own band next month. In the early
THE Anvil, Basingstoke goes catgut-crazy next month, with a double-bill of top fiddle acts. Blazin' Fiddles, six of the hottest young contemporary fiddle players from the Highlands and islands of Scotland, will be appearing alongside veteran fiddlers
THE Isle of Wight Innovation Centre and Enterprise Hub is celebrating success this week with the first company to move on to bigger and better things. Vectis Innovations is the first of the clutch of hi-tech, innovative companies in the Island's Innovation
GOSPORT MP Peter Viggers has put out an SOS for help to cope with his growing workload. He has taken the unusual step of advertising for someone to be his eyes and ears in his constituency on a "non party-political basis". Mr Viggers will pay the new
IT HAS been a long slog but the end is finally in sight for a team of amateur builders who have worked tirelessly replacing a worn out pathway. A team of up to 30 volunteers from various conservation groups have lent a helping hand to the project at Titchfield
SOUNDS of the Caribbean will be coming to Hampshire on Saturday when Portchester Community Band performs its next concert. They will be playing at Portchester Community School in White Hart Lane at 7pm. The band has grown from strength to strength since
AMANDA Proctor of Basingstoke & Mid-Hants won the fourth in the Lunnons Hampshire Cross-Country League series at Ashe Meadows, Overton, having finished third in the previous two races. She was 23 seconds clear of Overton's Welsh veteran international
