ANDY BEAL is ready to overcome the loss of an eye and climb back on to the European golfing stage with the help of a former Saints footballing star. Nick Holmes is backing Beal's bid to regain fitness for a full-scale assault on the European Challenge
Cookie Bridgeman and Pauline Davies mounted a grandstand finish to earn Royal Winchester a glorious victory in the Captains Classic Grand Final at the Le Meridien Penina Golf resort in Portugal. The pair knew they would have to produce something special
GOSPORT Borough were indebted to John Robson's tactical nous when they burst Lymington & New Milton's unbeaten Jewson Wessex League bubble with a 3-1 victory at Privett Park on Saturday. But though Borough boss Gary Lee admits he owes the Winchester
THEY may have been singing about 'Tomorrow' but the budding actors from Starlight Youth Theatre were stars of today as they performed hits from the musical Annie. The talented 30-strong group of eight to 14-year-olds were watched by more than 200 people
AN EMERGENCY action plan has been drawn up by Hampshire County Council in case the controversial Dibden Bay development gets the green light. The council has already objected to the proposed port development by Associated British Ports (ABP) and the scheme
FOOTBALL moves fast. It was a little over 13 months ago that Gordon Strachan watched from the stands as Saints lost 2-0 at Upton Park. The next day Stuart Gray had been sacked and Strachan was in charge of a struggling Saints side, who had been roundly
Local charter boats heading to marks just off the Needles have certainly been making the news during the past few weeks with a string of hefty cod being heaved over the gunnels including a superb specimen bagged by Mark Knight from Southampton, which
A BRAVE New Forest priest has spoken today of his memories of being sexually abused as a youngster by his own parish priest. Father Ray Lyons, of the Waterside parish, suffered six years of trauma during the 1960s. He had looked at the abuser as his own
CONTROVERSIAL plans to improve Romsey town centre for pedestrians will come under the microscope tomorrow. Civic chiefs are recommending Test Valley Borough Council's executive committee backs a series of radical changes to Market Place, Bell Street,
LYMINGTON'S St Barbe Museum is inviting everyone to come up and see some etchings. A collection of original prints by one of Britain's best-loved illustrators, Edward Ardizzone, is the latest exhibition at the gallery in New Street. Ardizzone, who died
A WINCHESTER firm is playing an integral role in helping the rail industry fight one of its biggest autumn problems - leaves on the line. Network Rail is to invest £1.6 million in new technology designed to help keep trains running during the autumn leaf
GB Airways, sister company of the Southampton-based tour operator Cadogan Travel, has marked a major aviation milestone. The British Airways franchise airline has carried more than one million passengers for the first time in a summer season. Larger aircraft
COMPUTER security is much more than protecting your system from virus problems and a new Southampton company has been set up in a bid to help companies become more aware and proactive in this field. Pirean is the brainchild of director Neil Newman and
SOUTH coast offices of Smith & Williamson have joined forces with NCL Securities as part of a national move to create a newly enlarged group specialising in the field of independent fund management, finance advice and accounting. The move comes as
TONIGHT'S opening night of Blood Brothers is a dream come true for local lad Phillip Maggs. The 22-year-old from Sholing has wanted to appear in a musical since he was a child and now he is treading the boards in one of the biggest musicals around in
SITCOM star-cum-musical mainstay Paul Nicholas returns to The Mayflower next year in Fiddler on the Roof. The popular actor, best known for his role in the Eighties TV hit Just Good Friends, can be seen at the Southampton theatre from April 15-19. Set
One in four women will suffer domestic violence at some stage in their lives. Nationally, every week, two women will die at the hands of the man they loved. Rog Chahal tells KATE THOMPSON what is happening in Southampton to protect women at risk... WITH
A TEENAGE girl sent to a secure hospital for her part in a vicious attack on a Southampton nurse has walked free - after just two months. The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was discharged after a doctor could find no signs of
PLANS to build 900 homes on the site of Vosper Thornycroft in Southampton have been rejected as "rumours" by the leader of the city council. But Labour leader June Bridle did not rule out the future possibility of homes being built on the shipbuilding
ONE of Britain's coolest cats breezed into a Southampton factory yesterday to meet some of the staff. Tom Cat - the footloose feline star of the award-winning Bacardi Breezer ads - visited the company's Southampton sites on West Bay Road and in Swaythling
HUNDREDS of NHS patients are waiting longer to be treated in Southampton's hospitals, according to latest figures. The October figures for Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust show increases in almost every category compared with the previous month
Dennis Locorriere, Ferneham Hall, Fareham Dennis Locorriere, the former lead singer of Dr Hook, entertained a rapturous crowd for more than two hours with one of the most distinctive and instantly recognisable voices in popular music. That amazing voice
COUNCIL bosses in Fareham are handing out healthy living advice - at a pub. Civic chiefs are taking the unusual step in a bid to get their message across to more men. Improving diets, awareness of sexually transmitted diseases and the importance of self-examinations
TALENTED youngsters at a Fareham school are set to wow audiences when they stage their production of Smike. Brookfield Community School is pulling out all the stops to ensure continued box office success with the modern-day musical of the literary classic
A VANDALISED Chandler's Ford play area is to get a new lease of life after civic chiefs paved the way for a makeover costing about £27,000. The area of public open space between Pennine Way and Stourvale Gardens has been a haunt for gatherings of older
A DEBATE which should have been a formality to bestow the highest civic honour on a woman who had devoted almost a lifetime's work to Eastleigh was rocked by a "sour" speech. It was expected that party political divides would be dropped to endorse two
VALLEY Park residents have given their environment a boost by planting shrubs and improving the habitat for wildlife around the Knightwood Leisure Centre. Despite appalling weather, a 30-strong workforce joined the event planned by Friends of the Parks
The world's newest cruise ship, the 91,000-ton Norwegian Dawn is due to arrive in Southampton on Thursday morning, a day ahead of its original schedule. With distinctive art-work on its hull, the latest addition to the Norwegian Cruise Line's expanding
Few husband-and-wife teams get to work together in their chosen profession. KATE THOMPSON discovered a local couple who have made it to the top together... HAMPSHIRE couple Ian and Cath White are the ultimate high-fliers. The husband and wife pair are
Some 41 per cent of people in the south admit to feeling depressed but, for some, it can be a living nightmare. EMMA BARNETT talks to Lorraine Littlefield about coping with depression... LOOKING at Lorraine, it is difficult to believe she has suffered
Hampshire PGA have honoured former secretary Jack Wells by putting his name to the annual challenge match between the county professionals and the assistant professionals. The event, which was taking place at South Winchester today, will now be known
MILLIONAIRE former radio DJ Chris Evans and his wife Billie Piper became Christmas tree sellers in memory of a pub landlord who drowned in the Solent off Southampton. The couple joined staff and friends at the White Horse pub in Hascombe, Surrey, where
Today's Principal Arrivals: P&O Nedlloyd Stuyvesant, container, 0700, 207; Isolde, vehicle carrier, 0700, 34/35; Tosca, vehicle carrier, 0730, 40; Autotransporter, ro/ro, 0800, 201 link; Olivia, vehicle carrier, AM, 30; Seg, general, AM, 36S; Nordsee
Today, in an exclusive interview with the Daily Echo's Paul Eddy Father Ray Lyons, a Catholic priest of the Waterside parish, shares his painful memories of being sexually abused as a child by his own parish priest. Despite his suffering, he says the
Gently does it! Another major section of Southampton's record-breaking Queen Mary 2 is lowered into place and the 150,000-ton megaliner takes another step towards completion. Gradually the largest passenger liner the world has ever seen is taking shape
MORE than 100 workers at a Lymington factory have lost their jobs just weeks before Christmas. Pizza-maker Doughology has laid off 113 staff after losing its building at the Gordleton Industrial Estate. Many of the employees had previously worked at Webbs
A SERIES of free seminars has been a launched in a bid to help the south's farming community. The focus on the seminars, organised by Business Link Wessex and the National Farmers Union, looks at the concept of farmers working together to cut costs and
XANDOCOSI may not mean much to diners in Southampton but the US trend for having one caf bar for breakfast, lunch and dinner is proving a winning combination for deals experts in the city. Michael Barcia, director of corporate finance for Lester Aldridge
CLASSIC showtunes by the likes of Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter and Andrew Lloyd Webber are included in a one-off festive show at Southampton Guildhall on Friday. With a Christmas Song in My Heart features the talents of seasoned West End performers Erika
FOUR people were being questioned today after customs officials seized £750,000 worth of cocaine at Southampton Central railway station. The drugs were discovered in a box containing bananas when officers searched a vehicle in the station car park at
A SOUTHAMPTON man was left for dead after being viciously beaten and robbed on waste ground. Delbara Chahal was left in agony for eight hours during the night until a passer-by on his way to work spotted his battered body lying at the bottom of an embankment
She must have been singing Too hard on the cracked wine-glass Of her forked voice At the soprano mirror Or just back from the dentist With her haemorrhaging giblets She's learned her husband is training For the ministry of gynaecology Or some outburst
THIS is the damage caused by a fire which caused more than £1m damage to a Hampshire school. The massive clear-up at Thornden School in Chandler's Ford - which suffered extensive smoke damage - is under way. Education chiefs say the campus will not be
SCORES of diners in Southampton had their lunch hours ruined by a power cut caused by careless contractors. Yesterday's black-out rendered restaurants useless in Oxford Street, Canute Road, Ocean Village and Terminus Terrace between 12.45 and 2pm. Restaurant
SOUTHAMPTON'S Over-50s Festival has won national acclaim by landing a Whitehall award for being age positive. Festival chairman Norma Campbell, who has been one of the driving forces behind the popular festival, was today receiving a top award in the
POSTAL bosses stand accused of doing nothing to solve the problem of post being continually delivered late or not at all in Titchfield Common. The accusation comes as consumer watchdog Post Watch today branded the Portsmouth postcode district (PO) the
GOSPORT is to be featured in a brand new visitor guide. All the town's hot spots, attractions and best places to stay are featured in the 2003 Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent visitor guide to be launched this week. A ceremonial cake cutting, in the shape
THIS is the damage caused by a fire which caused more than £1m-worth of damage to a Hampshire school. The massive clear-up operation at Thornden School in Chandler's Ford - which also suffered extensive smoke damage - is already under way. Education chiefs
Southampton-based cruise ships have not yet left for their 2003 world cruises, but already details have been released about far-ranging global voyages from the port in the following year. P&O Cruises has just announced its plans for 2004 and for the
One of the last vessels to be built for the Royal Navy at Vosper Thornycroft's (VT) Woolston shipyard in Southampton is to be named and launched tomorrow. HMS Severn is the second of three River Class offshore patrol vessels to be built by the VT group
SAINTS needed a police escort to arrive in time for kick-off last night - after spending a busy afternoon training at singer Rod "The Mod" Stewart's house! But a last-minute James Beattie winner left West Ham rooted to the bottom of the table and ensured
