John Robson celebrated his fourth successive win as Totton manager - then paid tribute to predecessor Ian Robinson. A brilliant Ben Thompson chip and a goal apiece for Scott Bundy and Martin Whiddett helped Totton to a 5-1 success against Bemerton Heath
Basingstoke Town are up to fourth in the Ryman Premier Division after sending Hayes packing 3-1 at the Recreation Ground. Their failure to clear a corner gifted the visitors the lead shortly before half-time, but it was their prolific frontline duo of
Laverstock and Ford completed an astonishing derby double over Broughton to keep their Hampshire League Division 2 title hopes burning brightly on Saturday. The Salisbury outfit began the day on the same goal difference as leaders Overton, who were in
Gosport Borough were humiliated 5-0 by Andover at the Portway on Saturday, as goals from Dean Cole (2), Danny Sullivan, Justin Bennett and Sam Rea destroyed the Jewson Wessex League's second-placed side. For a full match report and reaction, see Friday's
Andover 6 Micheldever 1 LIONS cruised into the North Hampshire cup final with a tidy win on Tuesday. Dean Cole was the star up front as the Lions patiently took Micheldever apart at the Portway with some excellent passing play, and there was also a welcome
Whitchurch United 2 Gosport Borough 2 UNITED'S league survival hopes flickered once more when they battled from 2-0 down to earn a point against second-placed Gosport on Saturday. Missing Paul Baker (flu), Gary Stockwell (injury) and George Pitts (wedding
Overton United 4 Ludgershall Sports 1 Four is the magic number for Overton - four wins should see them race to the Hampshire Two title after they blasted four goals past Ludgershall at Bridge Street on Saturday. But despite the scoreline, the new division
Bournemouth first XI 5 Andover first XI 1 This was a standard away day for Andover: a promising first half, followed by a terrible second period, ending in a thrashing. The Dorset side are league leaders, and their early pressure was converted into a
Three players from Redrice entered the national championships in Manchester recently. Michael Elford had to try to work his way through the tough qualifying section of the men's event, but lost in the second qualifying round to Ben Howell. Sue Williams
HAMBLE and other areas around the Solent could be key economic winners from the European victory in the America's Cup yacht race, according to local MEP Chris Huhne, a former economist. Mr Huhne has written to the Sports Minister Mr Richard Caborn to
YOUR School Needs You! City education boss Richard Harris has teamed up with the Daily Echo in an appeal to mums and dads to pitch in and help run the city's schools. Southampton's schools are creaking under the pressure of a 22 per cent shortage of governors
Basingstoke took an important step at Down Grange when they beat their visitors from Norfolk by a comfortable 38-13 margin. North Walsham were despatched back to East Anglia, four tries from full-back Chris Norton doing most of the damage. Basingstoke's
BASHLEY'S Mark Lisk has long been recognised as one of the most gifted left-sided players in the local non-league game. Amazingly, though, all the former Dorchester, Eastleigh and Lymington wing-back has to show for his efforts is a Hampshire Senior Cup
John Robson celebrated his fourth successive win as Totton manager - then paid tribute to predecessor Ian Robinson. A brilliant Ben Thompson chip and a goal apiece for Scott Bundy and Martin Whiddett helped Totton to a 5-1 success against Bemerton Heath
Brockenhurst boss Pete Moore admitted he was lost for words in the half-time dressing room at Grigg Lane on Saturday. With only 21 points to their name at kick-off, winning had been quite a rare experience for the New Forest side. So imagine Moore's surprise
A FIRST quarter Solent Stars lead of five points was eroded by Kingston Wildcats, who then went on to build decent advantage before a late Solent surge forced them to hang on for a 93-90 victory. It took Mark Jackson only 70 seconds to score the six points
DEMONSTRATORS against war with Iraq made their presence felt in Lyndhurst despite being told they couldn't hold a march there. Organisers of the gathering, run by the New Forest Peace Group and Stop the War Coalition, were unable to stage an official
ROAD safety chiefs are launching a campaign to cut the number of children injured in accidents in the New Forest. Youngsters travelling in cars are more likely to be hurt in the Forest than almost anywhere else in Hampshire, according to the latest figures
BUSINESSES looking to grow, but confronted with a saturated marketplace, are increasingly turning to international trade. More than £2 billion worth of goods and services were exported from the UK to countries across the world in 2002 and now Business
BASINGSTOKE-based Shire Pharmaceuticals hopes to launch new treatment for kidney disease before the end of the year. It follows a letter from the US Food and Drug Administration which the company says is a positive step. Dr Wilson Totten, group research
PUCCINI masterpiece La Bohme is brought spectacularly to life by the Chisinau National Opera in Basingstoke next month. The classic romantic opera, set in Bohemian Paris, comes to The Anvil, Basingstoke, on April 4 and 5. The production features the talents
IRISH poet Matthew Sweeney will be reading his work at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton on Thursday at 8pm. Sweeney, described by one national newspaper as "one of our finest poets of the unconscious", has published ten volumes of poems, the best of
RESIDENTS of a Southampton estate are celebrating as contractors start work on a new skatepark. Youngsters in Thornhill have campaigned for more than ten years to have a place for skateboarding, in-line skating and trick biking. Thanks to a £243,207 grant
A GROUP of Southampton youngsters is to use creative arts in the battle to beat school bullies. During March and April children from two city primary schools will explore conflict and how to resolve it positively using a range of different art forms.
A MOTORIST brought road chaos to southern Hampshire when he drove the wrong way along two of the county's busiest motorways. Police blocked parts of the M27 and the M3 in a bid to stop the driver who sparked the drama at about 8pm last night. Scores of
SOUTHAMPTON was in party mood last night after Saints marched on in their magical FA Cup run. Two second half goals against Wolves put the club into next month's semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 1986. A sell-out crowd at St Mary's
DAILY Echo readers are being given the unique opportunity to nominate deserving local charities to receive up to £5,000 in free grants. Stacks of cash are up for grabs for projects taking a creative approach to fundamental issues affecting the young and
YOU COULD be looking at the new face of hair and beauty giant L'Oreal International. These three models - discovered thanks to the Daily Echo - are hoping to be propelled to stardom by Antoni James hairdressers Lisa Platts and Katrina Jerriem. Southampton
EVEN non-jazz aficionados know the name George Melly. On Wednesday the charismatic musician makes another pilgrimage to the Concorde Club, Eastleigh - this time joined by trumpeter Digby Fairweather and his Half Dozen. Besides making his mark in the jazz
THIEVES have raided a Hampshire church stealing irreplaceable furniture. Two wedding chairs along with a Bishop's chair and a mother-of-pearl baptism shell were taken during the raid on St Peter's church in Curdridge. The highly-prized carved oak chairs
WHETHER it is multiplication, division, algebra or trigonometry, three young mathematicians have no problem coming up with the perfect answer everytime. Cams Hill School pupils Tom Brown, 16, Michael Foster, 14 and Emma Warren, 16 have all excelled in
OVER-KEEN grass cutters at Eastleigh Borough Council have owned up to mowing down a spread of newly-flowered daffodils. The bright yellow flowers were just coming into bloom along Alan Drayton Way in Bishopstoke when they were chopped by mistake by contractors
AN interactive award scheme where children have to navigate through some of life's most testing problems has been set up in Eastleigh. More than 4,000 schoolchildren from around the county will descend on Rookwood School in the coming weeks to earn a
BASHLEY'S Mark Lisk has long been recognised as one of the most gifted left-sided players in the local non-league game. Amazingly, though, all the former Dorchester, Eastleigh and Lymington wing-back has to show for his efforts is a Hampshire Senior Cup
Gosport boss Mick Marsh watched his side slump to a 5-0 defeat at Andover and admitted: "The title's Eastleigh's." Second-placed Gosport arrived in Andover a week after throwing away a two-goal lead at lowly Whitchurch. But they came away from Andover
Four-goal Robbie Matthews, pictured, prepared for his trial at First Division Derby by helping to extend Eastleigh's lead over Gosport to five points. Gosport's shock 5-0 defeat at Andover and Eastleigh's 6-0 win over Christchurch took Paul Doswell's
SALISBURY CITY intend to appeal over the Dr Martens League's decision to dock them three points for fielding an ineligible player in their 4-1 victory at Spalding last month. But manager Nick Holmes says that even if the penalty stands, it will not spell
Gosport boss Mick Marsh watched his side slump to a 5-0 defeat at Andover and admitted: "The title's Eastleigh's." Second-placed Gosport arrived in Andover a week after throwing away a two-goal lead at lowly Whitchurch. But they came away from Andover
Botley Village and Sporting BTC drew a blank against each other, allowing Nursling to move further ahead in the Premier Division title race. Nursling opened up an impressive nine-point gap above Botley Village with a 4-2 win at BTC Soton. Two goals from
New head coach Ivor Gumm admitted Southampton Saints did not: "do themselves justice" in yesterday's 2-0 home defeat by Leeds United in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. After a gallant performance in the 1-0 defeat at league champions
HAMBLE and other areas around the Solent could be key economic winners from the European victory in the America's Cup yacht race, according to local MEP Chris Huhne, a former economist. Mr Huhne has written to the Sports Minister Mr Richard Caborn to
Andover face their toughest game of the year on Tuesday night as they travel to Aldershot in the away leg of the Hants Senior Cup semi-final. And Lions manager Howard Goddard, a former Shots striker, is well aware of the calibre of the opposition his
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2 Andover 1 A PENALTY three minutes into added time deprived Andover of a vital point at Western Way on Saturday, writes Graham Cousins. If football matches were decided on the amount of possession a team enjoys then the Lions
Portsmouth 34 Andover 32 Andover started with hopes of building on their much improved performance in the league since the Christmas break. But a 20-minute period when they pressed the self-destruct button saw victory snatched from their grasp in the
ACES 17 McTimoney 43 Both teams got off to a good start although McTs took the lead of the first quarter due to good interceptive work by the centre court players. Once they had settled, McTs stepped up the pace and gave GS Sally Monk every opportunity
Today's Principal Arrivals: Nordsee, container, 0730, 205W; Feedercaptain, vehicle carrier, AM, 30. Today's Principal Sailings: Triton Highway, ro/ro, AM, 202; Orion Diamond, ro/ro, 1200, 40; Bonn Express, container, PM, 204; Kallisto, bulk, PM, 107;
Four-goal Robbie Matthews, pictured, prepared for his trial at First Division Derby by helping to extend Eastleigh's lead over Gosport to five points. Gosport's shock 5-0 defeat at Andover and Eastleigh's 6-0 win over Christchurch took Paul Doswell's
SOMETIMES things happen in life that just make you think something's meant to be. And when Chris Marsden scores an overhead kick in an FA Cup quarter-final, maybe, just maybe, Saints are destined to lift the famous old trophy this year. The stage was
PORTSMOUTH 22 - BASINGSTOKE 30 Basingstoke moved into the final of the Hampshire Worthington Cup with a workmanlike performance against a determined Portsmouth team. For 70 minutes Portsmouth controlled the action. Fly-half Stuart McLaughlin, in particular
CIVIC leaders from Hampshire and neighbouring Dorset were among 180 people who converged on the plush Forest Room at Hoburne Bashley Park for one of the New Forest's big fundraising nights out. But New Forest Council chairman John Hoy's charity ball was
FlyBe experienced an unprecedented response to its Fly for £1 offer. Sales last weekend were boosted by 60 per cent and internet sales shot up to a massive 77 per cent, with thousands of seats being purchased within hours of the sale going live. Passengers
ENDEARING, intelligent, rude, pompous, childish, angry and nave. These are just some of the adjectives that have been used to describe Daniel Kitson, one of the most talked-about comedians of recent years, who comes to the Theatre Royal Winchester next
ENGLISH literature classic Wuthering Heights gets its most radical makeover since Kate Bush got her hands on it at The Point, Eastleigh this week. Comedians Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding present Withering Looks, their decidedly irreverent take on the wild
A PENSIONER died and violence flared after Saints' FA Cup match yesterday in what police described as the toughest situation they had encountered since the club's move to St Mary's. The OAP collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack in nearby Andersons
SOUTHAMPTON looks set to become a beacon of excellence for gymnastics training in the south. Plans to include a high quality gymnastics base at the planned multi-million-pound Healthy Living Centre in Charlotte Place have been approved by the city council's
POLICE were today continuing investigations into the mystery death of a 18-year-old woman at a Southampton hotel. As reported in later editions of the Daily Echo on Saturday, Wendy Papas was found dead in a bedroom at the Hotel Ibis at West Quay Road.
ONE of Southampton's most outspoken politicians has an agonising wait of up to a week before he finds out if he has lost his party's whip. Rebel Labour Councillor Perry McMillan, 43, pictured, who represents the Bitterne ward, had a crunch meeting with
IT'S a heartfelt gesture from two Hampshire teenagers who know the pain of a rare cardiac condition. "Bionic babes" Danii-Marie John, 16, and her sister Laura, 13, want celebrities to sign up to a charity appeal - by putting their autographs on the side
AT just three months old, these babies have unusually expensive tastes. Prime raw prawn is the favourite diet for this litter of five Asian short-clawed otters, born at Ashurst's Otter and Owl Sanctuary in the New Forest. The arrival of this high-pitched
IT'S being seen as the first of many D-Days for Daedalus. Home Office officials are set to meet with Gosport council representatives today in what is expected to be official confirmation of their intention to house 400 asylum seekers at the former air
NOTORIOUS Fareham troublemaker Terry Miller bragged to pals "I got off lightly" when spared a prison term for breaking his anti-social behaviour order for a second time. Leaving court after being found in breech of the order preventing him entering Fareham
A HAMPSHIRE motorway was closed off yesterday after a car crashed and burst into flames. The Seat was travelling eastbound along the M27, near junction five, near the airport, when it veered into a barrier just before 11.30am. Four men, in their early
Saints will play First Division Watford in the Semi-finals of the FA Cup. The draw, conducted by England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, was made at lunchtime today at the FA's headquarters in London. The other tie will see First Division Sheffield United
GORDON STRACHAN watched Saints reach their first FA Cup semi-final for 17 years and insisted: "We don't fear anyone!" An overhead kick from Chris Marsden and an own goal from Paul Butler gave Saints a 2-0 win over Wolves yesterday. They join Premiership
DAVE JONES was generous in defeat on his return to Southampton and wished Gordon Strachan all the best for next month's FA Cup semi-final. The Wolves boss managed Saints from June 1997 until January 2000, only leaving following unfounded allegations of
