Rod Bransgrove is leaving Paul Terry to decide on the identity of Hampshire's new captain - but he reckons Adam Hollioake should get the England one-day job. Hampshire Cricket chairman Bransgrove said: "I'm in tune with Paul. He's a soccer-style manager
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autoracer, ro/ro, 0530, 203; Caronia, cruise ship, 0630, 40; P&O Nedlloyd Cook, container, 0645, 207; HMS Portugal, container, 0830, 204W; Sea Kestrel, general, 1600, 108; BBC Venezuela, general, 1900, 101E; Hyundai Fortune
IT HAS TO be said - there isn't a lot that's well-known about Watford. It has its famous adopted pop star son in the form of Sir Elton John - and its famous pop star daughter in the (increasingly thin) form of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell. And, er
GLENN LONGLAND'S five-year-old race record of 58.42 for the very demanding 39-kilometre circuit of Hambledon survived another year as a strong wind slowed all the competitors over the exposed hill top sections of the course. But in taking 1.0.37 to win
ACTION may have been generally disappointing during the Southcoast Tackle open shore competition pegged at Lee-on-Solent but Malcolm Stote still needed 18 fish weighing 3lb 14oz to beat the 90-strong field. Stote, recently selected for the 2003 NFSA shore
OIL giant Esso has confirmed that it is looking at the possibility of a claim against Greenpeace over a recent action day at more than 100 of its petrol stations, including five in south-west Hampshire. Greenpeace activists swooped on the garages at Blackfield
MARINE group Halyard has been on the acquisition trail with the addition of Cerambond to its portfolio. Salisbury-based Halyard is the UK's leading manufacturer of marine silencing systems and says the takeover of the specialist exhaust hose and silicon
THE Enterprise Act 2002, covering competition law, will come into effect in May. Although competition laws can often be of help to businesses being damaged by the behaviour of competitors, suppliers or customers, the new legislation means that some anti-competitive
OIL giant Esso has confirmed that it is looking at the possibility of a claim against Greenpeace over a recent action day at more than 100 of its petrol stations, including five in south-west Hampshire. Greenpeace activists swooped on the garages at Blackfield
HIP replacement patients in Hampshire are waiting longer than almost anywhere else in the country for the operation, according to a hospital guide published in the Daily Echo today. The Your Hospital supplement, which includes numbers of staff, access
It is usually the most regal and traditional of occasions, full of pomp and ceremony and over the years Southampton has seen them all. The Queen, Diana Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and even the former speaker of the House of Commons, the Right
A HAMPSHIRE motorist has told how he thought he was going to die when he was confronted by the headlights of a car driving at him the wrong way on the M3 at Eastleigh. Thirty-year-old Russell Hewitt, of King George's Avenue, Regents Park, Southampton,
SOUTHAMPTON'S two Labour MPs are at loggerheads with city finance bosses over who should shoulder the blame for massive council tax rises. In a joint letter to the Daily Echo, one-time city council leader Alan Whitehead, the MP for Southampton Test, and
YOUNG mums and dads have been taking their first look at exciting plans to build a £2m health and family centre in the grounds of a school in west Southampton. Parents visited Newlands Primary School in Ullswater Road, Millbrook, yesterday for an open
WE are being treated like a minority. Those were the feelings of pensioners in the Fareham area who have been told they face the prospect of losing their village post office. Last week both Catisfield and Highlands Road branches were earmarked for closure
FOR a place once labelled "beastly Eastleigh" it may be a shock to discover that tourism is worth over £77m to the Eastleigh borough. According to figures released by the local tourism unit, UK visitors spend almost £60m a year in the borough and visitor
A MOTORIST has told how he thought he was going to die when he was confronted by the headlights of a car driving at him the wrong way on the M3 at Eastleigh. Thirty-year-old Russell Hewitt, of King George's Avenue, Regents Park, Southampton, said: "I
WITH war in Iraq seemingly just days away, two Southampton golfers have taken the brave decision to play in this week's Qatar Masters. The Doha Golf Club in Qatar is perilously close to the war zone but Richard Bland and Matthew Blackey will be competing
Hampshire's new captain Kevin Weeks led by example as the county achieved an emphatic 10-4 victory over Hertfordshire in a pre-season friendly at Liphook. The Brokenhurst Manor giant linked up with clubmate Jon Young to win his foursomes match 3 &
FORMER county champion Katie Huffam has begun a search for the next generation of golf champions in Hampshire. The Hamptworth Club's teaching professional has begun an an exciting new project - Young Masters Golf - aimed at developing new golfing talent
LYMINGTON & New Milton manager Stuart Doling was still in the dark yesterday as left-sided midfielder Liam Green was lined up as Winchester City's next prized signing. The race has been on for the 20-year-old Bournemouth University student since Graham
Down Under with Iain Brunnschweiler - A Hampshire cricketer's winter in Australia. We're rapidly moving towards the end of our time here in Australia - as we enter our last week of training. It means we have our 'progression tests' to get an idea of how
LYMINGTON & New Milton manager Stuart Doling was still in the dark yesterday as left-sided midfielder Liam Green was lined up as Winchester City's next prized signing. The race has been on for the 20-year-old Bournemouth University student since Graham
AMBITIOUS Emma Lavelle saddles her first runners at a Cheltenham Festival this week but travels more in hope than expectation, running rank outsider Self Defense in today's Champion Hurdle, and on Thursday sending out the enigmatic Palua in the Stayers
THE sheer size of the world's biggest passenger liner, Southampton's Queen Mary 2, has delayed its shipyard float out ceremony due to take place this weekend. So vast is the 150,000-ton QM2, that a special extra-deep water basin is being used to house
A DISABLED New Forest pensioner claims the failure of the county's patient transport service forced him to miss a vital hospital appointment. Ex-serviceman Eric Scott called his GP when a circulation problem in his right leg left him in agony. The doctor
TOURISTS to the New Forest are to be tempted to leave their cars at home by a series of traffic-free initiatives. Environmental campaigners Transport 2000 are targeting the Forest in their Tourism Without Traffic scheme. As part of the scheme cycle routes
Hampshire's top companies have until Friday of next week to enter this year's prestigious Daily Echo Hampshire Business Awards. Sponsored by the Southampton offices of Bond Pearce, KPMG and Marsh, the awards - now in their 13th year - seek to reward the
The planning and environment team at Southampton law firm, Bond Pearce, has been named Legal Business magazine's "Planning and Environmental Team of the Year". The Bond Pearce team was nominated for its major involvement in the Dibden Terminal Inquiry
Kelly Educational Staffing (KES) based in Southampton has been awarded the Department for Education and Skills' (DFES) new 'Quality Mark' for supply teaching services. This award is only given to agencies that have demonstrated the highest operational
THE COURSE of true love never runs smooth. If it's not work, friends or in-laws spoiling an otherwise perfect match it's giant clockwork dolls. Or it is in Coppelia anyway, being performed by the English National Ballet at The Mayflower Theatre from tonight
THIS IS David Hare's modern adaptation of the 1950s film La Ronde, based on Arthur Schnitzler's original Reigen, whose premiere was closed down by the Vienna police in 1921 for obscenity. The 90-minute ten-scene play explores diverse characters from the
UP to 300 workers staged a surprise walkout this morning at shipbuilders Vosper Thorneycroft. The impromptu walkout around 8.30am took place after a mass meeting at the company's Victoria Road, Woolston, headquarters saw staff told that no new staff relocation
HERE WE GO: Ann-Louise Hancock has already booked her hotel room in Cardiff for the FA Cup final in May. Order no: hbjozal4 SAINTS fans are in the grip of FA Cup Final fever - and are already backing their team to make it to Cardiff. Fans have booked
AS CUP fever grips the city, Southampton soccer star James Beattie celebrated yesterday's draw with Watford - on the head. Rooting for Saints, hairdresser Helen Roberts trimmed the footballer's locks for the Open Spring Solent National Hair-dressers Federation
Tickets are being snapped up for the Southern Media Careers Information Day at The Guildhall in Southampton on Wednesday, March 26. It's a great chance to meet and greet the shakers and movers in the fast-paced world of media. Celebrities such as Meridian
ACCORDION players put the squeeze on their rivals from across Southampton as they kicked off the city's annual festival of music and drama. The accordion players' event took place at Portswood's Garden Pavilion in Abbotts Way and was just one of dozens
HOME OFFICE officials have made no decision on whether to submit a planning application for an asylum seekers' centre at HMS Daedalus. That is what they told Gosport council's leader Shaun Cully and chief executive Malcolm Crocker at a meeting behind
IT was the day thousands had been waiting for since the government first announced its plans for an asylum seekers' centre at Daedalus a month ago today. But the end result of yesterday's secret meeting between Gosport council's civic chiefs and Home
Belgrave Harrier Stephen Sharp was a cut above the rest once again as he breezed to victory in the popular Team Solent 5k at the weekend. Sharp, pictured, who won the event last year when his wife Maria matched his achievements in the women's race, left
HAMPSHIRE'S senior boys are the pride of the county after striking gold at the English Schools' AA National Cross-Country Championships at Stanmer Park in Brighton. Led home by fifth-placed Isle of Wight lad Jonathan Blackledge in 21 minutes and 36 seconds
FORMER students of Thornden School, Chandler's Ford are organising a reunion for the original first year pupils and teachers who attended when the school opened in 1973. The event takes place on July 18 at the new Thornden Hall, Thornden School, Winchester
It is usually the most regal and traditional of occasions, full of pomp and ceremony and over the years Southampton has seen them all. The Queen, Diana Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and even the former speaker of the House of Commons, the Right
One of the most powerful and influential names in British shipping is due to be the guest of honour at next month's annual dinner of the Southampton branch of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Lord Sterling, chairman of P&O, will be the guest
Fred. Olsen, the cruise, freight and travel company and one of Southampton docks main customers, has been awarded a place in the 2003 list of The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For. Coming in at number 87 on the list, it was the first time that
Saints boss Gordon Strachan says that both Saints and Watford will "create history" when they meet in the FA Cup semi-final next month. Strachan also confessed he was pleased to have avoided Premiership giants Arsenal or Chelsea for a place in the final
Francis Benali says he would never have believed it would have taken him 17 years to reach his first FA Cup semi-final with Saints. The Saints legend and lifelong fan, who played in both the fourth round ties against Millwall, was just an apprentice at
