Bashley boss Barry Blankley watched his side fail to get the three points they deserved against Spalding before admitting: "Lady Luck wasn't on our side." Craig Davis gave the home side the lead, heading in an excellent Mark Lisk cross at the far post
Eastleigh boss Paul Doswell watched his side come from behind to beat nearest rivals Newbury and then promised: "Matt Le Tissier will start on Wednesday night." Second-placed Newbury arrived at Ten Acres intending to dampen the home side's mood ahead
Blackfield are becoming a little isolated at the bottom of the Jewson Wessex League - along with Whitchurch - after going down 4-1 at home to Moneyfields. First-half strikes from Lee Mould and Carl Miller put the Moneymen in control until the hour mark
Ray Wilkins wasn't flavour of the month in the West Leigh Park boardroom on Saturday evening after handing Havant & Waterlooville a tough Dagenham & Redbridge 'away day' in the FA Cup first round on November 16. Wilkins, the former England and
An injury-time try from former Romsey captain Darren Sharpe saved his side's unbeaten record in Hampshire 1 as Fareham Heathens came within a whisker of picking up a sensational victory before being edged out by a single point, 25-24. Although the visitors
Bishop's Watham Town showed why they are rated one of the most improved sides in the Premier Division of the Hampshire League when they upstaged title-chasing East Cowes Vics at Whippingham. Vics are just about the only side keeping pace with top-dogs
Old Tauntonian's big day trip to Hampshire Premier leaders Winchester City in the SFA Senior Cup was all over bar the shouting before half time as the SFA Senior Cup favourites stormed into a 5-0 lead. Although Alex Hoyle pulled one back in the second
YOUNG visitors to Bursledon's Manor Farm Country Park will have the chance to take a school lesson with a difference when the Manor Farm School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens its doors to pupils during this week's half-term holiday. From today through
IT was a hair-raising spectacle as Basingstoke's flagship Festival Place shopping complex was the centre of attention for Mad Hair Day. While Mad Hair events took place all over the borough, the heart of the new-look town centre was the focus of the main
BOWLERS turned out in force for a charity event on Thursday. The Mayor's Ten Pin Bowling competition was held in aid of the Basingstoke mayor Rita Burgess' chosen charity CLIC and raised well over £1,300. Thirty-two teams competed, and the first prize
A MAJOR appeal to raise money for equipment to help the early detection of cancer was launched with a flurry of balloons at Basingstoke hospital. The Early Bird Appeal is seeking to drum up £250,000 for endoscopy equipment which involves highly-specialised
Today's Principal Arrivals: Dealer, general, 1100, 47; Asaian king, ro/ro, AM, 43; Heike, container, AM, Con Term; Olive Ace, vehicle carrier, AM, 202; Britta Oden, ro/ro, 1200, 25 link; Bunga Raya Satu, container, 1330, 204; Hamburg Express, container
ONCE again it is that time of the year to put forward your nominations for the Service to Sport award and Club of the Year for the Basingstoke Sports Awards. The Service to Sport award goes some way to recognising those achievements and it would be appreciated
BADMINTON: Phoenix ladies suffered their second defeat in the Castlegate Investments-sponsored badminton league when they went down 9-0 at home to Andover Sports, writes Trevor Shanks. Pauline Prior and Carrie Neale, Carol Wylde and Liz Wells, and Liz
THE THREE pace-setters in the Basingstoke and District League all recorded victories on Saturday. Bramley Utd 6 Kingsclere 1 Another four goals from Martin Campbell took his season tally to 16 to keep Bramley on track for the premier division title. Bottom-of-the-table
OVERTON rugby mini-section returned home from the Southampton Trojans rugby tournament with runners-up spot in both the under-seven and under-eight age group. The tournament involved clubs from Salisbury, Bournemouth, Havant and the hosts. It was a great
Basingstoke Town 1 Sutton United 0 THE SCORELINE may have only read 1-0 at the end of full-time but Basingstoke Town were well worth the three points and deserved to win by more. The winner came from Craig McAllister on 70 minutes after a good spell of
BADMINTON: Phoenix ladies suffered their second defeat in the Castlegate Investments-sponsored badminton league when they went down 9-0 at home to Andover Sports, writes Trevor Shanks. Pauline Prior and Carrie Neale, Carol Wylde and Liz Wells, and Liz
Basingstoke 43pts, Camberley 15 BASINGSTOKE continued their recent good form with a solid performance to see off local rivals Camberley in a fiery derby match. 'Stoke were never behind in this game although they missed opportunities to better their points
Eastleigh boss Paul Doswell watched his side come from behind to beat nearest rivals Newbury and then promised: "Matt Le Tissier will start on Wednesday night." Second-placed Newbury arrived at Ten Acres intending to dampen the home side's mood ahead
Bishop's Watham Town showed why they are rated one of the most improved sides in the Premier Division of the Hampshire League when they upstaged title-chasing East Cowes Vics at Whippingham. Vics are just about the only side keeping pace with top-dogs
They are the bones of ancient kings and bishops which are gathering dust in Winchester Cathedral but exciting new plans may see them DNA-tested in a new research project. Andrew Napier reports... THEY lie entombed and jumbled in six chests in Winch-ester
The toll of the injury-list has come home to roost for Winchester. Against a side with a similar record to their own, they were crushed 60-3 by London Nigerian and subsequently have slumped to the foot of London One. After taking a first minute lead through
There were varying fortunes for the county's National League representatives, as Basingstoke boosted their chances of clearing away from the bottom end of the log, while Havant slipped to their third defeat and drop to fifth. The latter's 39-30 reverse
Four tries from Isle of Wight full back Andy Whyte kept his side clear at the top of Hampshire Division 2, as they defeated bottom side Fleet 35-15 to stay two points ahead of the chasing pack. But they did not have it all their own way and coach Richard
An injury-time try from former Romsey captain Darren Sharpe saved his side's unbeaten record in Hampshire 1 as Fareham Heathens came within a whisker of picking up a sensational victory before being edged out by a single point, 25-24. Although the visitors
Fawley avenged their Junior Vase defeat to Lytchett Minster with a bad-tempered 11-7 success in Dorset, which was secured before the interval as the game turned nasty afterwards. Jeff Plumley went over for the only score that was allowed for the visitors
A DISASTROUS last quarter continued Solent Stars' dismal run of results in a 101-88 National Trophy defeat by NW London. As coach for the night, Steve Fitzsimons could only say: "We played well for 30 minutes." In fact, Stars led for the first three quarters
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Waterside youth was viciously beaten up outside Gang Warily Recreation Centre at Fawley. Sixteen-year-old Jake Voller was attacked from behind as he walked through the centre car park. He was left unconscious
HE could be Britain's highest-paid councillor. Hampshire businessman Simon Hayes, pictured above, holds three of the most high profile posts in the county and earns a whopping £56,000 a year. Now he has defended his decision to act as leader of New Forest
POLICE chiefs in the New Forest are celebrating the success of a £1m project to cut crime across the district. Closed circuit television cameras have helped police on no less than 96 occasions since they were installed three months ago. Some of the scheme's
POLICE are investigating an alleged attack on an 18-year-old girl in Hampshire. The girl, who has not been named, was assaulted in the Butts Ash Area, near Dibden Purlieu, between 9pm and 9.20pm on Thursday, October 24. While walking down Waterman's Lane
SOUTHAMPTON consulting engineer Gifford and Partners and Charter Architects have joined forces too provide naval training solutions company Flagship Training with an integrated multi-disciplinary design service under a ten-year agreement. Hampshire-based
BEAULIEU's annual fireworks spectacular must have been blessed from the skies as the forecast gale force winds and heavy rain held off until after the display. The Daily Echo-backed event, held in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, opened with
MAJOR changes in management structure are under way at Hampshire-based ICG UK, following a transfer of ownership for the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning company. One of the biggest employers in the Solent region, ICG is the
BRITAIN'S largest photographic chain Jessops, which has ten major shops in the south, has a new owner after a £116m buyout. Dutch bank ABN Amro is snapping up the Leicester-based retailer from its rival Bridgepoint Capital. The deal is believed to land
AUSTRALIA wasn't always the land of sunshine and opportunity we now see it as. For the first British settlers, deported there as convicts by the government, it was a place of harsh conditions, dangerous wildlife and unknown terrors. This is the background
THERE comes a point in every stand-up comedian's life when the temptation to write a novel becomes too much to bear. It happened to Ben Elton and David Baddiel, and now it's happening to Jeff Green - sort of. Rather than go all-out for the full-on literary
HAMPSHIRE fire chiefs expressed hope that a pay deal can be thrashed out after union bosses called off the first round of strikes for fresh talks. The executive of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) decided that two 48-hour strikes planned for tomorrow and
HUNDREDS of people turned out to see the plans set to transform a Southampton shopping complex. The ambitious multi-million-pound scheme for Shirley Precinct was given the thumbs-up from the majority of people who gathered on Friday and Saturday. It is
A SCHOOL for autistic children in Hampshire has a new minibus thanks to the fund-raising efforts of The Lords Taverners Trust. The 17-seat minibus was donated to Hope Lodge School in Midanbury Lane, Bitterne, Southampton, by the trust's county representatives
A SOUTHAMPTON mum is supporting a new awareness campaign launched by the Meningitis Research Foundation after her 12-year-old daughter died from the disease. Carol Pass, from Blackfield, is working with the charity to promote its Get up to Speed with
THE RSPCA has been inundated with promises of help following news that its Stubbington animal shelter could close. The Stubbington Ark is one of the largest animal shelters in the country. Over the past five years it has looked after 7,826 cats, 4,472
Ray Davies, The Anvil, Basingstoke NEARLY 40 years on from his first hit with The Kinks, Ray Davies can still rock with the best of them. The legendary singer-songwriter was on brilliant form in Basingstoke last night, exuding more energy, panache and
IT MUST have been one of Ikon's busiest Sunday nights yet. Hundreds of clubbers cast aside thoughts of going back to work on Monday morning to see top boy band Blue making an appearance ahead of their 2002 UK Arena Tour. The boys were in town as a warm-up
DESPITE singer Ian Dury's untimely death, his band The Blockheads are just too good to disband. Continuing to spread the music of Dury, The Blockheads appear at The Brook on Thursday with the great man firmly in mind. They released an album, Ten Turnips
THE RSPCA has been inundated with promises of help following news that its Stubbington animal shelter could close. The Stubbington Ark is one of the largest animal shelters in the country. Over the past five years it has looked after 7,826 cats, 4,472
PORTCHESTER residents have been accused of conspiring against a controversial waste dump. Furious residents living near Down End Green waste composting facility have complained for months that the site creates terrible smells. But at a recent meeting
PUPILS from an Eastleigh town centre school have been forced to vacate their temporary classrooms - five years after the buildings were condemned in a report by the government's education watchdog. Seventy children from the two homeless classes have had
LOCAL MP David Chidgey is backing an Eastleigh Mind campaign which he hopes will help to wipe out the stigma surrounding mental illness. Mr Chidgey has met a delegation from Eastleigh Mind to discuss the forthcoming Mental Health Bill and has pledged
EASTLEIGH'S younger generation have been remembering those who laid down their lives so they could live in peace. For the first time Eastleigh and Chandler's Ford branch of the Royal British Legion enlisted schoolchildren to take part in the traditional
UNDERCOVER Gurkha and Special Boat Squadron veterans are being used by a Southampton-based cruise company in a bid to ward off terrorist attacks, it is claimed. The former servicemen are already on board Cunard's QE2 and dozens of other liners. P&
England's under-fire attack produced their best performance of the Ashes tour so far today to dismiss a strong Western Australian line-up for 213 in their rain-hit warm-up match at the WACA. Criticised for their performance during the drawn two-day match
AFC Totton's dress rehearsal for their FA Vase second round clash with Andover in a fortnight's time yielded few clues as the sides battled out a 1-1 draw at Testwood Park on Saturday. It was the first time Totton had dropped points in six home league
Fareham's improved fortunes see them climb up into the top ten of the Jewson Wessex League following their 2-0 success at Brockenhurst which came courtesy of a Floyd Hamadou twin strike. Fareham manager Jon Gittens said: "The game was similar to the Whitchurch
Doncaster Belles edged an entertaining clash against Manchester City as goals from Vicky Exley and Gemma Ward earned the Premier League side a 2-1 victory in the FA Women's Premier League Cup. The Belles were caught unawares by a determined City side
TORIES have failed in a bid to get Basingstoke council to investigate building a school in the Beggarwood Lane area. Members at the recent meeting of the full council threw out a proposal by Cllr Harry Robinson that officers should look into the possibility
FIREFIGHTERS are being urged not to intimidate colleagues who cross picket lines if strike action goes ahead in Basingstoke. This weekend saw hopes rise that a walkout over pay can be averted after leaders of the Fire Brigades' Union called off the two
James Beattie is set to start coaching the Eastleigh strikers - including Matthew Le Tissier! Jason Dodd was at Ten Acres on Tuesday to coach the Jewson Wessex League leaders' defenders but now he will be joined as a part time coach at Stoneham Lane by
An injury-time try from former Romsey captain Darren Sharpe saved his side's unbeaten record in Hampshire 1 as Fareham Heathens came within a whisker of picking up a sensational victory before being edged out by a single point, 25-24. Although the visitors
Trojans had five of their team representing South East Division at Alton, where they beat South West Division 12-5. Trojans had winger Liz Poultney, centre Sarah Conlon and flanker Jade Scott starting with Kat Wood on the bench and Kelly Aaron sidelined
Bashley boss Barry Blankley watched his Dr Martens side fail to get the three points they deserved against Spalding before admitting: "Lady Luck wasn't on our side." Craig Davis gave the home side the lead, heading in an excellent Mark Lisk cross at the
Blackfield are becoming a little isolated at the bottom of the Jewson Wessex League - along with Whitchurch - after going down 4-1 at home to Moneyfields. First-half strikes from Lee Mould and Carl Miller put the Moneymen in control until the hour mark
HUNDREDS of jobs hang in the balance at Southampton City Council ahead of a crucial meeting between civic centre leaders tonight. The Daily Echo understands that the middle management tier is likely to bear the brunt of cuts in a bid to ward off a cash
THEIR new album's called Songs For The Deaf, but they are probably one of the loudest bands around. Queens of the Stone Age are earning a reputation as one of the best rock bands in the world and their live performances show why. The fact that they managed
SOUTHAMPTON'S Fleeing New York celebrate their first EP with a date at The Joiners Arms. The three tracks on the EP were recorded at the Harmonic Distillery in the summer and represent the strongest material yet from the threesome. "We've been working
A MAN whose body was discovered in a social club car park is believed to have died from natural causes. The 38-year-old man's body was discovered in the car park of Burridge Sports and Social Club on Saturday morning. Detectives originally treated the
CRUISE giant P&O Princess is likely to face a £91.9m bill by succumbing to a near year-long takeover campaign by US rival Carnival. Cunard owner Carnival has been trying to break up P&O Princess's preferred merger of equals with Royal Caribbean
Agustin Delgado yesterday made his first appearance in a Saints first team shirt since January and was greeted by cheers. With 11 minutes of the game remaining came the moment many Saints fans thought they would never see - the £3.2m Ecuadorian striker
After watching Pompey outplay an in-form Burnley for their fifth away win of the season, and end the Clarets' 12-match unbeaten run, manager Harry Redknapp was in no doubt about the level of his team's achievement. Redknapp, whose side now lead the table
Ray Wilkins wasn't flavour of the month in the West Leigh Park boardroom on Saturday evening after handing Havant & Waterlooville a tough Dagenham & Redbridge 'away day' in the FA Cup first round on November 16. Wilkins, the former England and
There were varying fortunes for the county's National League representatives, as Basingstoke boosted their chances of clearing away from the bottom end of the log, while Havant slipped to their third defeat and drop to fifth. The latter's 39-30 reverse
Basingstoke Town climbed back into seventh place in the Ryman Premier Division table with a 1-0 victory over Sutton United at the Camrose Ground - their eighth win of the campaign. 'Stoke dominated the proceedings to such an extent that the Sutton side
A CAR raider made off empty handed after attempting to steal a VW Polo parked on the driveway of a home in St Mary's Road, Netley Abbey. Police said the man forced a lock and turned the engine over but failed to get it started.
IMPROVEMENTS are being made to a section of road near RAF Odiham following a fatal road accident. Motorist Susan Smith, 31, of Winchester, died on July 31 on the B3349, after it is thought she lost control of her car. An inquest into her death heard last
PEOPLE power in a Basingstoke suburb is set to win the day after a mass petition paved the way for a safety campaign victory. Anxious residents banded together to call for action after a five-year-old girl was injured outside Chineham Park Primary School
New Milton & District are the new surprise leaders of Hampshire Division One, but on the evidence shown in beating Farnborough, there is no surprise about it - for they will be serious promotion contenders come the end of the season. This 27-10 success
A crucial try for stand-in captain Alistair Ramus on half-time and two penalties through Paul Goodall was enough to see Tottonians take over the London Division 4 South-West leadership for the first time this season - and that's where they want to stay
AFC Totton's dress rehearsal for their FA Vase second round clash with Andover in a fortnight's time yielded few clues as the sides battled out a 1-1 draw at Testwood Park on Saturday. It was the first time Totton had dropped points in six home league
A crucial try for stand-in captain Alistair Ramus on half-time and two penalties through Paul Goodall was enough to see Tottonians take over the London Division 4 South-West leadership for the first time this season - and that's where they want to stay
JAMES BEATTIE hit the goal trail in dramatic fashion yesterday, sparking hopes for another of his famous scoring sprees. The Saints striker, who has been centre of attention off the field after his drink-driving conviction, bounced back to form on it
THE SOUTH was battered by gale force winds yesterday - bringing traffic chaos and power cuts to the region. Howling winds gusted at up to 80mph across the region throughout Saturday night and most of Sunday. Nationally the death toll from the storm -
YOUNGSTERS in a Hampshire community are to get a new state-of-the-art venue to hone their street sport skills. Leisure chiefs at Southampton City Council have agreed to a New Deal for Communities (NDC) project to build a £75,000 skate and bike park in
THOUSANDS of children in the south could be at risk from dangerous Hallowe'en costumes, according to trading standards officers. Parents are being warned to be on their guard after one-in-ten wigs, masks and costumes failed to meet basic safety standards
IT WAS the night for celebrating and realising dreams. The Wessex Heartbeat tenth anniversary ball was themed Dream Night because the charity never dreamt it would raise £7m in a decade. And the title for the ball proved even more apt when Heartbeat's
PORTISHEAD'S Andy Smith deviated from the melancholy yet melodious riffs of the band he drums for when with a bouncy set of funky treats at the Orange Rooms. Just when crowds were groaning as the sounds of a hackneyed classic ripping through the speakers
A HAMPSHIRE mum hopes to lay her daughter to rest today - three years after she drowned in a school boating tragedy. Nine-year-old Elizabeth Bee, a pupil at Boundary Oak School, Fareham, died when a boat carrying children from her school capsized in Portsmouth
A COMMUNITY grant has been awarded to a gardening group in Gosport. Organisers of the Grove Community Garden project have spent several years turning a patch of unused ground into a lush oasis of colour. The idea of converting the land was to stave off
FIGHTING broke out in the Northam Stand during Saints' win against Fulham yesterday as fans again defied the ban on standing. Extra police and stewards were drafted into the stand after trouble flared-up around 20 minutes into the game. Several fans could
