Simon Katich fell four runs short of his maiden Hampshire ton in his second first class innings for the county against Division 2 pace setters Gloucestershire. Former Durham batsman Katich made an unbeaten 82 in the C&G defeat against Sussex a fortnight
REIGNING champions Sports Centre and runners-up Banister Park were both beaten on a remarkable opening night in the Southam-pton and District BA Championship season. While the title holders were being whitewashed 93-60 by Atherley last year's Championship
TEAM Allans Marine produced a shock result in the first round of the Reel Care Teams of Four, as Longbridge produced an average of almost 50lb per man. The sensational heat saw rank outsiders SAS and favourites Barneys Blacks join Allans Marine in August's
WANTED: space in a freight plane to Africa for one average sized Land Rover. The urgent appeal is being made by Sally Green of Lyndhurst, whose mission-worker husband Roger was nearly killed last week while on his way to help build an irrigation project
A NEW FOREST woman has spoken of her heartache as her husband prepares to spend another birthday behind bars in the Middle East. Businessman George Atkinson - 52 tomorrow - will not be receiving a card from his wife Helene and their two daughters. Mrs
A Hampshire family's £600,000 civil action, launched after they suffered serious injuries in a South African restaurant bomb blast, has been unexpectedly adjourned for six months. Tony Giddings, 43, his wife Mandy, 40, their children Laura, 13, and Jacob
HE MAY have a reputation for being un-PC, but comedian Jim Davidson will be promoting racial integration in his latest pantomime - by using a predominantly Oriental cast. The Generation Game host will be entertaining family audiences for the second time
THOUSANDS of parents across Southampton are set to benefit from a multi-million-pound cash boost which will see every three- and four- year-old in the city having access to free nursery school places. Six new nurseries are also due to be built in Southampton
A HAMPSHIRE couple will always have a special place in their hearts for the Daily Echo after they found love through the pages of the personal column. Cliff Clarke, 42, and Martina Ingram, 40, are due to tie the knot at Ringwood register office on June
THE spy ship that came in from the cold was officially renamed by television personality Angela Rippon in Southampton yesterday. Originally built to become a top secret vessel for the Soviet navy, the ship is now embarking on an extremely different career
THREE men are today helping police with their inquiries after a man was shot in the stomach in a Southampton street. Police were called to Sandhurst Road in the Polygon area of the city in the early hours of yesterday after an argument developed between
ALL aboard! One group of dedicated Saints fans will be making the journey to Cardiff in a way that they will never forget. Passing motorists will get a shock when they are by greeted by around 25 Chandler's Ford supporters who have hired an open- top
THE first sod of turf has been ceremoniously turned at the site of a new Army housing development in Middle Wallop. The building of the 82 bedspace project is one of around 100 being undertaken across the country over the next five years as part of the
A YOUTH outreach project has been set up in Ludger-shall with the help of a £10,000 lottery grant. Teenreach is run on Thursday nights at Ludgershall Scout Hut by volunteers Peter and Sarah Gladwin, Clive and Emma Young and Taff and Nancy Diamond. Peter
MP for North West Hampshire, Sir George Young, has paid a visit to the new national office of the Macular Disease Society in Bridge Street, Andover. The charity is a membership society with 12,000 members who have a sight impairment condition called macular
PRE-SCHOOL youngsters at Zouch Primary School in Tidworth now have new surroundings to learn in following the official opening of the new nursery unit. Headteacher Tina Evans and garrison commander Col Godfrey Tilney paid tribute to staff, parents and
MORE than £4,500 has been raised at the annual Longparish School May Fayre. Over 1,000 people attended the traditional fayre which took place at the weekend. Despite the rain families enjoyed dancing, football, face painting, crockery smashing and horse
WHITCHURCH mayor Barry Jackman was re-elected for a second term as town mayor and chairman of the town council at the annual meeting on Monday. Cllr Roy Dykes was elected as deputy mayor and chairman. As Whitchurch did not make its full complement of
WHITCHURCH Silk Mill supported 'Mills on Air' on Sunday when Andover Radio Amateurs Club broadcast from the historic building. The weekend was organised by the Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society and SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings)
NEWLY elected district councillor Andrew Connolly caused uproar at the first meeting of the new Tidworth Parish Council when he described the community centre where the council meets as 'a hovel'. Mr Connolly said that the existing furniture gave a very
FUNDRAISING for a new-build project at Clatford Primary School is going well but more money is needed to reach the £73,000 target. The village school needs to raise 10 per cent of the estimated cost of the project while the Government provides the rest
AN Andover man has thanked RSPCA staff in Salisbury who came to his rescue after he found a 3ft American corn snake in his bedroom over the weekend. The Artists Way resident, who asked not to be named, woke up on Saturday morning to find the reptile beside
ANDOVER police are actively looking at what measures should be taken to combat a recent spate of vandalism and juvenile nuisance at schools in the town. Over the past three of four weeks - including the Easter holiday break - there has been a 'definite
THE new mayor of Test Valley Cllr Pat West celebrated her election and appointment to office for the coming year at Crossfield Hall in Romsey on Wednesday. The Conservative councillor for Harroway will be supported by her consort and husband Peter West
IT STINKS! That was the verdict of more than 100 residents who failed last night in their bid to stop a homeless shelter being built on their doorstep in Fareham. Angry scenes erupted at Fareham's civic offices when residents heard councillors had agreed
RIGHT from the start all the residents of Lee-on-the-Solent have wanted is to be listened to. Ever since the shock announcement that the government was intending to house up to 3,000 asylum seekers a year at the Daedalus site, residents have been urging
CREATING more entertainment for Eastleigh's fun seekers is being made a top priority by council chiefs. Major moves have begun to encourage developers to join a council led partnership promoting new leisure opportunities and a multiplex cinema in Eastleigh
Simon Katich reckons he is adjusting to English conditions quicker than he did at Durham three years ago, writes SIMON WALTER. Katich was out four runs short of what would have been his 17th first class 50 yesterday and admitted: "It was disappointing
Zimbabwe enter their final warm-up match before the first Test with England with captain Heath Streak declaring himself fit. Streak, 29, injured his back bowling in the tied match with Worcestershire, which finished on Monday, and it resulted in him batting
The Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, has crossed burgees with the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV), Hamburg, to be joint Organising Authority for an important and exciting two-race yachting event in July - the World of TUI Cup. The World
Today's Principal Arrivals: Deo Volente, general, 0700, 44; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0730, 201 link; St Barbara, ro/ro, 1530, 105; Titus, vehicle, 1730, 34/35; Triton Highway, ro/ro, 2000, 202; Nedlloyd Oceania, container, 2100, 204; Baltic Trader, general
KATY Rossiter was a normal 45-year-old woman working for her husband's yachting business. Then one day she was told she had a hole in her heart the size of a 50 pence piece. The months that followed were to be a life-changing experience for the mother
ALMOST 300 key figures from the business community gathered in the Great Hall in Winchester to pay tribute to the contribution Hampshire companies make to the county's economy. The event, which was hosted by Hampshire County Council's chairman, Councillor
SOUTHAMPTON-based Custom Covers has signed a three-year deal to supply the linings for some of the most prestigious events in the calendar. The firm's specialist work will be seen at the Cheltenham Festival, The Martell Grand National at Aintree, Henley
Refuge, Winchester Prison A THING of beauty was revealed this week in the unlikely setting of Winchester Prison. Behind the walls and barbed wire, a play called Refuge received its premiere. It was performed by inmates from the West Hill women's annexe
A MAN who underwent emergency surgery to remove a bullet from his stomach after he was shot in city street, was this morning talking to detectives. The 23-year-old man received the gunshot wound after an argument broke out between five Asian men in the
A STEP back in time was on the cards for past and present pupils of a Southampton school when they celebrated its 50th anniversary. Banister Infant School in Banister Gardens first opened its doors in 1953 and current pupils got a feel of the old days
BUSINESSES are set to cash in on Saints' FA Cup success by sharing a multi-million-pound windfall. Experts have predicted the historic run to the final will net an incredible £10m to Southampton and the surrounding area. Pubs are bracing themselves for
THE detective leading the hunt for the killer of Hampshire student Hannah Foster today has again backed the Indian police trying to track down the prime suspect. Det Supt Alan Betts, senior investigating officer on the Operation Springfield inquiry, said
WANTED: space in a freight plane to Africa for one average sized Land Rover. The urgent appeal is being made by Sally Green of Lyndhurst, whose mission-worker husband Roger was nearly killed last week while on his way to help build an irrigation project
A SAINTS-mad mother is preparing to undertake a 2,000-mile international round trip in just one day after discovering her summer holiday clashed with Saints' first appearance in the FA Cup final for 27 years. Alison Fripp, 37, booked to spend two weeks
A TRIP to the hairdressers by three Southampton schoolchildren will leave no one in any doubt as to which team they will be cheering for at the FA Cup final on Saturday. Brothers Levi and Jermaine Antoniou and their nephew Lee Antoniou all got a haircut
A SPECIAL fund set up in memory of a Testway Housing warden in Andover to give peace of mind to people convalescing after a stay in hospital has been boosted by members of her family. The Testway Community Lifeline Fund, set up by Testway Housing in memory
THE Basingstoke and Andover Police Schools Tag Rugby Festival was once again a great success. The popular event, held over two days, was organised by police schools liaison officer Pc Roger Filbey. Some 28 teams of eight and nine-year-olds competed on
WINCHESTER and Central Hampshire Community Health Council (CHC) will be holding its annual meeting and its very last meeting in public at Winchester Guildhall on Monday at 7.30pm. CHCs, the patients' watchdog body in the NHS since their establishment
HAMPSHIRE'S biggest cycling series got underway on Sunday when a record 545 riders took to the road in the Test Valley Tour Spring Road Challenge. Riders signed up at Broadlands in Romsey in the morning before setting off for either a 20km, 50km or challenging
MORE than £1,250 was raised in aid of the Alexander Trust with a sponsored bike ride at Thruxton Circuit at the weekend. Chloe Plummer, aged eight, of Marchant Road in Andover who suffers from Cerebral palsy led the sponsored bike ride. She was riding
ALL things scientific were taking place at Shipton Bellinger Primary School recently as part of the school's focus week. Pupils enjoyed a variety of activities to raise their awareness and understanding of science. Events included a trip to the INTEC
ASHDOWN Family Centre in Tidworth opened its doors to children, parents and carers as part of the NSPCC's annual Children's Day. An afternoon of fun and games was organised to show people what facilities the centre offers as well as giving the youngsters
POLICE are treating as suspicious the death of a man whose body was discovered by a postman in the garden of flats in Ryde yesterday morning. A post-mortem examination was due to be held yesterday evening to determine the cause of death, although initial
SHE has been rehearsing for the role for several years but now Gosport councillor Iris Binfield has taken on the title of mayor in her own right. Having accompanied councillor Aleck Hayward as his deputy mayoress, then mayoress in 1999 to 2001 she also
MORE crime busting cameras will roll across Eastleigh as a new closed-circuit TV nerve centre swings into action. The £60,000 purpose built control room has been designed to accommodate the extra cameras and staff needed to monitor the extended network
JO TESSEM knows he has a great chance to break back into Saints' starting line-up to face Arsenal on Saturday - but insisted: "It's not about me, we need to have 11 heroes to win the FA Cup." The Norwegian impressed as a striker at Highbury last week
AFTER being hit for six by Arsenal last week, centre-backs Claus Lundekvam and Michael Svensson are in no doubt about the magnitude of the task facing them in Saturday's FA Cup final. Svensson played in the Highbury fixture - Lundekvam didn't - but both
THE spy ship that came in from the cold was officially renamed by television personality Angela Rippon in Southampton yesterday. Originally built to become a top secret vessel for the Soviet navy, the ship is now embarking on an extremely different career
