THE first Hampshire Farmers' Market at Hythe attracted crowds, and proved so popular that three more are booked to be held on the Waterside this year. The Farmers' Markets give local farmers and growers the opportunity to sell direct to the public without
Wasim Akram has revealed that playing with Hampshire's young guns helped persuade him to return to county cricket. Hampshire's latest signing will make his debut in the first championship game of the season at Worcestershire a week tomorrow. And before
Today's Principal Arrivals: Texas, ro/ro, 1130, 34/35; Maria H, general, 1130, 47; Joker, general, 1700, 33; CMA CGM Ravel, container, PM, 207; Rubyn, general, PM, 47. Today's Principal Sailings: Cap Roca, container, 1200, 207; Mational Honor, general
Bashley boss Barry Blankley believes the Eastern Division promotion race will go right to the wire after watching his side move fourth with a 4-1 revenge win at home to Ashford last night. After a rocky five-match spell - including a 1-0 defeat at Ashford
MARTYN SEKJER has been given the chance to resuscitate his international career. The Sports Centre bowler, who carried off the national outdoor singles championship by a record margin last summer, has been chosen to play in the England trial at the New
THE last night of the squash super league saw Winchester narrowly lose out on second place to Exeter. Three teams had been trying to secure the runners-up spot behind runaway leaders Halifax, with the Linden homes-sponsored Winchester going into the match
A TRANSIT camp for travellers should be built in the New Forest to prevent them occupying unauthorised sites, according to the area's top councillor. Mel Kendal, leader of the district council, claimed the provision of a special facility would make it
A PUBLIC inquiry has been given a last-ditch warning that if the New Forest becomes a National Park, it will be the most densely populated of all the parks in the UK. Brockenhurst resident and businesswoman Olive Collins told the planning inquiry at Lyndhurst
Scenes of liberation in Baghdad overshadowed the impact of Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget and that was the way the government's financial strategy was met in the south. Movements on international stock exchanges appeared much more aligned to television
HAMPSHIRE mum Sharon Gorman couldn't believe it when her Royal Marine son called home for the first time from Iraq to tell her: "I'm staying at Saddam's palace". Marine Joe Gorman has been out of contact at the forefront of British action in the war zone
HUNDREDS of mourners are expected to turn out for the funeral of murdered Southampton student Hannah Foster tomorrow. A video-link system is being installed at Highfield Church, Highfield, to allow as many people as possible to take part in the service
MOBILE speed cameras have been installed at an accident blackspot on the road between Ludgershall and Tidworth following a series of incidents near Castledown School. After a seven day traffic survey which found that 20 per cent of drivers were travelling
A massive £8,753,72 was raised for Cancer Research UK as a result of an intensive fundraising year by a DLO Integrated Project Team in Andover, CASS & ICSS. Members of Crypt-ographic and Secure Systems and Information Communication Systems Support
A SOUTHAMPTON family has told how a happy holiday in Spain turned to horror when their six-month-old son fell ill and a hospital had no doctor to treat him. Little Connor Clark was struck down with food poisoning while his family enjoyed a break at Los
SCHOOLS in Andover urgently need volunteers to fill 50 school governor vacancies. The School Governors' One-Stop Shop is working with the Hampshire local education authority to find candidates ready to come forward and make a difference in their community
WITH the help of a Welsh druid, the Daily Echo's army of readers can make certain of a Saints victory in Sunday's crunch FA Cup clash with Watford. Cerridwen DragonOak who famously blessed St Mary's to end the team's dire run of results at the new stadium
THE two black swans at Exbury Gardens are a truly beautiful sight as they glide across their own lake at the far end of the estate. Until recently there was just a sad looking Romeo, still mourning the death of his Juliet, who was killed by a fox as she
SPRING has sprung in Andover where an unusually warm March gave rise to an abundance of daffodils. Once again the gardens at Ibthorpe Manor Farm is open again to celebrate Daffodil Day and to raise money for St Peter's Church in Hurstbourne Tarrant. The
As we drink our glass of wine I hold your hand in mine. I look into your eyes, Love is seeing no disguise. Your laughter is a sensation, Your whole being a narration. Everything you are to me, Your heart holds a golden key. Sacred visions in the night
YOUNGSTERS at Andover Baptist Church Pre-School Playgroup in Andover have been given vital lessons in cycle safety from staff at Halfords. Halfords' Bikehut department manager Paul Rolfe and sales assistant Anthony Brown spent time explaining to the children
A SHORTAGE of school crossing patrols in Andover has led to Hampshire County Council appealing for new volunteers. The county's team of school crossing patrols, or lollipop men and women, provide a vital service for thousands of schoolchildren throughout
THOUSANDS of profoundly deaf people could benefit from the cochlear implant technology used on Andover toddler Eleanor Fitter after a study by Southampton scientists is completed. The study will explore the benefits of having two cochlear implants to
THE Kites at Weyhill Hawk Conservancy have been helping to re-enact history. With the aid of Falconer Clive Chester they have been filming a sequence for a forthcoming BBC documentary. Among other things the BBC is showing how Kites used to steal people's
YOU can take the man out of prog rock, but you can't take prog rock out of the man. In recent years, former Yes keyboardist turned Seventies solo superstar Rick Wakeman has swapped the theatrical excesses of his infamous live shows for somewhat tamer
THE borough council's second annual tourism summit at Beech Hurst, Andover has been hailed a resounding success. Lisa Mitchard, senior tourism officer at Test Valley Borough Council, said: "The Test Valley Tourism Summit presents the opportunity for different
THE first Whitchurch Narcissus Show has been hailed a great success by organisers and competitors alike. Judge Eric Williams from Overton staged the entries for the competitors and no-one was disqualified for putting entries in the wrong class. Mr Williams
OVERTON needs another 160 affordable houses within the next three years to meet demand, residents have heard. John Lancaster, housing enabling officer for Community Action Hampshire, revealed the number at the village's annual parish meeting, where he
TEST Valley Borough Council confirmed this week that it is actively exploring training opportunities and grant options that may help local people affected by the job losses at Ducal. Mr Brian Nicholas, head of estates and economic development, said: "
THE first tenant's workshop has officially opened at Weyhill Fairground - Hampshire's newest craft centre. Cherished China is Mandy Hobson's 'paint your own' pottery business and is the first of 11 purpose-built modern workshops to become business premises
A DATE was set yesterday for Home Office officials to come to Fareham to talk to civic chiefs about the proposal to build an asylum seekers' centre at HMS Daedalus. A three-strong delegation including Home Office project manager Jon Payne, a planning
A CONSERVATIVE shadow minister paid a flying visit to a Chandler's Ford post office after the owner complained that a new government initiative could cripple her business. Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Tim Yeo, Test Valley Borough councillor
DANNY HIGGINBOTHAM has insisted Saints have copied the Manchester United spirit which has helped Sir Alex Ferguson's men win countless honours. And as Saints continue their preparations for this Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, the £1.5m transfer window signing
STEVE RICHARDSON, the last Hampshire golfer to play in the Masters, tips Justin Rose for a top-20 finish at Augusta this week. Rose has been paired with close friends Adam Scott and Augusta native Charles Howell III in the opening two rounds of the first
Bashley boss Barry Blankley believes the Eastern Division promotion race will go right to the wire after watching his side move fourth with a 4-1 revenge win at home to Ashford last night. After a rocky five-match spell - including a 1-0 defeat at Ashford
Winchester KS will play Harting in this winter season's Hampshire Cricket Board indoor six-a-side final - but when the tie will be played is anyone's guess. The HCB semi-finals and final were due to have been completed last weekend, but severe traffic
Graham Tappenden (Homestores Sensas) took a massive bag of 87lb 12oz in the second round of he Nigel Turner/Thomsons Financial Services Sunday Series on Longbridge and Whitemoor. Tappenden was one of 28 anglers fishing Longbridge and his haul included
THE victorious Southampton city tennis team who came out on top against squads from across the south in a recent tournament on the Isle of Wight line up with coach Bash Kara. The youngsters train at Millbrook School as part of an extensive 'outreach'
CAPTAIN Ron Warwick, master of Southampton's Queen Elizabeth 2, has left the liner to prepare to take over command of Cunard's brand new megaliner, Queen Mary 2. History is repeating itself with the appointment as Captain Warwick is treading in his late
COUNCIL chiefs have dropped a bombshell by revealing that major improvements to Totton town centre are unlikely to take place for another six years. Lack of government funding is set to delay a multi-million-pound plan to transform the shopping area and
CONSTRUCTION company Bluestone has won a £1.7m contract to create a refurbished and enlarged cellular pathology wing at Southampton General Hospital in what is the latest in a long line of project wins for the company in the healthcare sector. The work
THERE was a number of green fingers recently at St Andrew's Pre-School in Tidworth - and it had nothing to do with coloured handprints! The youngsters spent the day transforming their back garden into a space to be proud of - complete with wildlife area
UP to 125 jobs are to be lost at Southampton life insurance giant Skandia, one of the city's principal employers and main sponsor to the Cowes Week sailing spectacular. The move comes in the wake of declining stock markets, but company chiefs are hoping
That's our message to Daily Echo readers who backed our Give Them Hope campaign to get vital supplies to refugees in Serbia. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children fled the Kosovo province of Yugoslavia back in 1999 following the outbreak of
THREE Andover firefighters have received certificates from the Royal Humane Society for their parts in saving the life of a mother and her young son. In February 2001 two Andover crews were called out to a fire in Quarley were people were trapped. Firefighter
A NON-PROFIT making campaign group has been launched to help bring broadband internet access to villages in the Andover area. The Broadband4Weyhill campaign group is working to raise awareness of the need for residents in the area to pre-register their
PUPILS at a Southampton school have been showing off their designs for the Great Egg Race 2003. Run by Southampton Institute, the egg race, which was open to schools across Hampshire, invites pupils to come up with a design to harness tidal and wave power
SPRING has sprung in Andover where an unusually warm March gave rise to an abundance of daffodils. Once again the gardens at Ibthorpe Manor Farm is open again to celebrate Daffodil Day and to raise money for St Peter's Church in Hurstbourne Tarrant. The
LONGPARISH Primary School has been awarded more than £1 million to build a new hall and early years provision. The cash is part of £52 million secured by Hampshire County Council from the Government to invest in school buildings over the next three years
JUNIOR pupils at Rookwood School have performed a concert for parents. Individual pupils took part in a variety of instrumental items and the junior choir sang a selection of songs from Oliver. In the second half, years five and six performed Jonah Man
HORSE owners in the area are being warned to be on their guard after a horse and a pony had parts of their mane cut off. The attack happened sometime between 30 March and 3 April while the animals were in fields belonging to Oakley Manor, near Whitchurch
MORE elderly people in Andover will benefit from primary care trust help now that the Mid Hampshire NHS Primary Care Trust has taken on new financial responsibilities for nursing care. In the NHS plan, the government promised to make nursing care free
FANS of blues singers Eric Bibb and Kelly Joe Phelps will love Alvin Youngblood Hart who plays The Brook, Southampton on Wednesday, April 23. Hart, pictured, is very much in the same vein of acoustic blues, but can also rock with the best of them. Born
SIX-PIECE folk band Fianna, who play Southampton's Talking Heads on Wednesday, April 16, have developed their own unique style by mixing traditional Celtic music with the music of Eastern Europe. The band was formed by Hungarians Jnos Lang (fiddle) and
SIX of the longest serving members of Andover Tesco staff joined Test Valley mayor Tony Gentle and manager Trevor Osgood, to open the River Way store's extension on Monday. Tim Crisp, Greta Compton, Lynne Harding, Pauline Gittings, Pat Slingo and Yvonne
PLANS to demolish Berehill House in Whitchurch and replace it with 40 dwellings have taken another twist with prospective purchasers Kingsoak Homes Ltd submitting a fourth application to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The company has already applied
ANDOVER'S Woolworth store is seeking a new local good cause or children's charity to support as part of the Woolworth's Kids First charity. Woolworth's Kids First is an independent charity that empowers the employees to improve the quality of children's
LUDGERSHALL could double in population if plans to develop land on the south side of the village are accepted. A public exhibition outlining the proposal has been staged in the Memorial Hall and briefing meetings held for councillors and local MP Michael
FOR sale: An imposing four-storey riverside property built from the timber of an 18th century American ship and for more than 150 years used as a watermill. One of Wickham's most historic landmarks - the Chesapeake Mill - is on the market, but no price
A LARGE sports field belonging to Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service's headquarters in Eastleigh is to be sold off for a business park. The fire service's director of corporate services, David Howells, who is in charge of the sale, confirmed the job-creating
A LOCAL theatre company has announced a new series of one-act plays to be performed in Chandler's Ford this month. The Chameleon Theatre Company is staging two comedies and a more serious drama from Thursday April 24 to Saturday April 26 at The Ritchie
CAPTAIN Ron Warwick, master of Southampton's Queen Elizabeth 2, has left the liner to prepare to take over command of Cunard's brand new megaliner, Queen Mary 2. History is repeating itself with the appointment as Captain Warwick is treading in his late
THE teenager who presents possibly the biggest threat to Saints' appearance in the FA Cup final is aiming to create football history. Few Saints fans would have heard of Michael Chopra this time last week. Now the 19-year-old, who started the season playing
