Hampshire bowling coach Bruce Reid is impressed with the balance of Hampshire's attack. Reid, a left-arm quick in his playing days, has fellow southpaws like Alan Mullally, James Tomlinson and a certain Wasim Akram to work with. But he reckons there is
South Wilts are all smiles after winning the Hampshire Cricket Board Under-16 indoor championships at The Rose Bowl. Runners-up in the NatWest League this winter, they beat Bournemouth and Havant in the round-robin finals to carry off the county title
THE Hampshire Cricket League are allowing their clubs the chance to switch matches scheduled for Saints' FA Cup final day. The league, which contains well over 200 clubs, have taken the step because of the huge interest in the final against Arsenal at
New Zealander Neal Parlane will replace Kenya opener Kennedy Otieno as BAT Sports' overseas player in the ECB Southern Electric Premier League this summer. The 24-year old Kiwi is expected to make his debut in the opening Premier Division 1 match against
MORE big-name acts to appear at a weekend of major music events at Hampshire's Rose Bowl cricket ground are to be announced on Friday. Stars including Blue and Darius are already lined up to appear in the first ever pop concert to be held at the home
SIXTY weapons - including a rifle dating from the First World War and a pre-1900 musket - have been handed into Basingstoke police station during the gun amnesty. A steady flow of weapons and ammunition has been received at the town station since the
A MAJOR fundraising campaign is being launched to raise £180,000 to pay for a Macmillan doctor and nurse to care for cancer patients at Basingstoke hospital. Macmillan Cancer Relief aims to use the money to pay for the training of a lead cancer clinician
CAMPAIGNERS against the Chineham incinerator have presented its operators with scientific evidence that, they say, shows a possible link between the burner and ash-like deposits found on cars in the area during February. Chineham Parish Council commissioned
John Crockford rode through the pain barrier at Thruxton on Sunday to confirm his challenge for the British Supersport Championship. Third place, despite a badly gashed finger, the legacy of a high-speed qualifying spill, confirmed that the Southampton
BAR Formula 1 team aerodynamicist Willem Toet celebrated the acquisition of a four-litre V8 640bhp Pilbeam single seater racecar by setting the best time of the day in both recent hillclimb events at Gurston Down. His Sunday time was only half a second
Thruxton gets its car racing season off to a flying start on Sunday with a BARC meeting featuring saloon cars, singles seaters and sports cars. Topping the bill is the BARC/CTCRC Classic Thunder Championship, parading a tremendous array of sporting saloons
THERE'S more to being a Scout or a Guide than earning your first aid badge. Scouting youngsters from Southampton are proving their theatrical skills this week in the 46th annual Roverang show at the city's Nuffield Theatre. The revue-style gang show features
A LONG-RUNNING battle for a new church at New Milton looks set to end next week. The Evangelical Free Church of New Milton put in its plans to build flats on the Whitefield Road site of its existing church almost two years ago and they were approved by
Southampton's low cost airline flybe. signed a record order worth $818m for a fleet of new aircraft today. The contract, which is the world's largest aircraft deal so far this year, will be a major boost to flybe.'s operations in and out of the city's
A GRADE II listed office building in Brunswick Place, Southampton, has been sold to the partners of accountancy firm Rogers Evans for £485,000 by agents Palmer Fry and Rebbeck Brothers. The building, pictured above, which overlooks the park comprises
A MAN found dead outside a house in Southampton was today formally named by murder squad detectives. Police named the victim as 50-year-old Alec Newman, who was divorced with grown-up children. Detectives said Mr Newman had been staying with a friend
VANDALS targeting NHS headquarters in Hampshire are costing more than £3,500 a week, the Daily Echo can reveal. Security guards have had to be employed to deal with the growing yob menace. The drastic measures were swiftly brought in following the latest
TEACHERS in the south have backed a call for industrial action over plans to give classroom assistants more responsibility. School staff could refuse to teach classes of more than 27 pupils and boycott the government's standard assessment tests in protest
A HAMPSHIRE animal rescue centre which was almost destroyed in an arson attack that killed nearly 20 animals is today building for the future. Only two pets survived when a blaze ripped through the Animal Rescue Centre in Southampton at the Easter weekend
A CHRISTENING was rudely interrupted when some unwelcome guests turned up at the car park of a Hampshire church. Traffic wardens arrived half-way through the service at St Michael's Church in Bugle Street, Southampton, and put parking tickets on a number
A GROUP of line dancers in Southampton have raised £2,640 for the city's Rose Road Children's Appeal. Members of the Sally Porter Line Dancing Group handed over a giant cheque to the charity after completing a two-hour sponsored event in February which
GOSPORT and Fareham Easter Folk Festival, Ferneham Hall and Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham THOUSANDS of music fans made the annual pilgrimage to Fareham for another first-class five-day festival. The opening night presented an early dilemma with the dream
REPTILE enthusiasts will apply to the High Court today to hold a fair of snakes, lizards and other animals in Wickham. The action comes after Wickham Community Association confirmed it would not let the May 4 show go ahead after pressure from animal rights
FOR most Hampshire boys running laps around the playground to raise money for their school would be a breeze. But for eleven-year-old Matthew Swann of Dale Road, Stubbington, it was a real challenge as he has been visually impaired since birth. The plucky
DREAM cars that capture the magical mood of past decades wooed fans to Hampshire for a spectacular vintage show. Cadillacs, Rolls-Royces, Minis and Aston Martins all jostled for pole position at Fort Brockhurst in Gosport. During the two-day event car
THE BATTLE to safeguard facilities for elderly people at Bishopstoke's Mount Hospital is set to move into the council chamber. Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust has announced plans to switch 36 beds to Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital
FORMER Saints boss Dave Merrington insists the multi-millionaire culture of today's Premiership football scene contributes to the stress managers are under. Glenn Roeder became the latest high-profile manager to experience stress-related problems when
SIMON Katich arrives in Hampshire later this week in fine form ahead of his scheduled county debut against former club Yorkshire next week. The 25-year-old New South Wales batsman flies into Heathrow in the early hours of Friday after the completion of
AROUND 280 walkers enjoyed a mixture of open views across north Hampshire in the Basingstoke Rotary Club Spring Walk, raising money for local charities. This year's sponsored walk was organised by the club's immediate past president Rod Grevitt, who said
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0030, 201 link; Hyundai General, container, 0615, 206; Aida, vehicle carrier, 0630, 34/35; Oriana, cruise ship, 0645, 106; Celtic King, container, 1100, Con Term; St Barbara, ro/ro, 1900, 104; Hual Trekker
Shane Byrne already looks to be in a class of his own in the British Superbike Championship. Here's a new star surely in the making. Aboard the Monster Mob Ducati which carried Steve Hislop to the British title last season, Byrne won both legs at Thruxton
Imperials knew they were in for a tough match against Derek Warwick Soton, the recent winners of Section B of the Floodlit league, but they were not going to let their skill level drop. After a steady start, Imperials - still a relatively new team - demonstrated
ONE of Hampshire's main ferry operators has launched an inquiry after an 11-year-old boy was left stranded miles from home because he didn't have a ticket. Steven Walker had been on a cinema trip with two friends, but when they all tried to catch the
A CAMPAIGNING commoner is kicking up a stink after being told to remove a dung pile in the New Forest. Bob Cooper has fallen foul of English Nature over a huge heap of rotting waste near his home at Acres Down Farm, Minstead. Wildlife watchdogs have accused
A 100th birthday party with a difference came to the shores of Southampton Water when a 16-piece band helped to celebrate the birthday of a boat. The party was arranged by Marchwood Yacht Club stalwart Brian Sexton and family, friends and club members
A college in Oxford has had a £500,000 refund from Customs and Excise thanks to the skill of VAT experts at BDO Stoy Hayward in Southampton . . . even though it made the payment four years ago. Partner Mike Payne was convinced that St Clare's College,
A SUSPECTED arson attack at a Southampton school will not harm pupils learning, its defiant head teacher vowed. Police are investigating the blaze at Redbridge Community School, which destroyed two rooms in the old maths block and caused severe heat and
POLICE in Southampton have unveiled their latest weapon in the fight against crime - the humble push-bike. In a reminder of the days of Dixon of Dock Green, officers are going back to basics by patrolling their beats on pedal cycles. The Daily Echo can
MORE big-name acts to appear at a weekend of major music events at Hampshire's Rose Bowl cricket ground are to be announced on Friday. Stars including Blue and Darius are already lined up to appear in the first ever pop concert to be held at the home
Guitarist and composer Eduardo Niebla presents an exhilarating fusion of flamenco Latin jazz in the Forge at The Anvil, Basingstoke, on Saturday. The show starts at 8pm. Tickets cost from £10. Call the box office on 01256 844244.
POLICE have arrested a driver after a Hampshire cyclist was killed in a collision with a 38-tonne lorry. The tragedy occurred at 9.30am yesterday on the A32 in Gosport. Police said the incident happened as a lorry driver tried to overtake the cyclist
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans for an asylum seekers' centre at Lee-on-the-Solent meet today to prepare their next line of attack. The meeting comes shortly before the government is due to decide whether to press ahead with its controversial plan to house
CONCERN is growing for the welfare of a missing 74-year-old Chandler's Ford man. Widower John Reed - who has been known to walk as far as Winchester and Andover - was last seen at the Carthage Close home he shares with his son and daughter-in-law at 4pm
THESE youngsters from Eastleigh's Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre are feeling decidedly flat. For they are in danger of not having a musical director for their next show-stopping production. More than 60 young people, aged between 14 and 21, are
SAINTS midfielder Rory Delap could be a doubt for the FA Cup final after being carried off in a reserve game against his old club Derby. The club record £4.5m signing was clearly in pain as he went off after 28 minutes of the first half of the 2-2 draw
