Martin LeMesurier feared he had forgotten how to win - until he tasted European Challenge Tour glory in Italy last week. The 26-year-old from Blackfield near Southampton held his nerve to win a sudden death play-off for the Tessali Metaponota Open and
Hamptworth have just celebrated their tenth birthday - but this spring they have something more to get excited about. Until last autumn the greens had a reputation as being among the best in the west region. Unfortunately an over-enthusiastic employee
Hampshire are back in contention for the South East League title after a hard-fought 7-5 victory over Dorset at Hayling Golf Club. The defending champions had to win after losing their first match against Kent and thanks to solid performances from their
Justin Rose has come out top of the English Golf Union's website poll asking who will be England's most successful golfer in 2003. The Hampshire ace, who won four times last season, polled 37 per cent of the vote. Rose is spearheading the EGU's Get into
MATTHEW Le Tissier will play at least one more game for Eastleigh - but it remains to be seen whether the Southampton legend will sign Dr Martens forms next season. There have been conflicting reports in the national press, one suggesting that the busy
Plans for fortnightly refuse collections have been ditched by Winchester City Council. A move to alternating collections-household waste one week, recyclables the next- was being seriously considered just weeks before the May 1st election when Lib-Dems
Jean Hammerton, Independent city councillor for Bishop's Waltham, was elected Winchester's 804th mayor at the Guildhall on Wednesday. Outgoing mayor, John Steel, handed her the keys to the city and the mayoral residence, Abbey House. The new deputy mayor
Hospital chiefs, who called in extra staff to make sure they met a government performance target, have defended their action. Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital admits it drafted in agency nurses and extended shifts in Accident and Emergency
The consultation period for Winchester's revised draft local district plan has begun. It will last six weeks and it will include a series of exhibitions throughout the district. The city council says the document will be used as the basis for all planning
On December 2nd, 1943, Ernest Bevin, the wartime Minister of Labour and National Service, announced to the House of Commons that men aged between 18 and 25 would be selected by ballot and conscripted into coalmining as a compulsory alternative to the
A thing of beauty was revealed this week in the unlikely setting of Winchester Prison. Behind the walls and the barbed wire, a play called Refuge received its premire. Specially written, it was performed in the sports hall by inmates of the West Hill
Southampton Diving Academy dominated the GBDF National Championships held in their home pool at The Quays. The team took ten gold, six silver and three bronze medals, leaving only a handful of medals for other clubs and treating spectators to an outstanding
Winchester Amateur Operatic Society is taking the magic of music to children in South Africa. The members are paying the annual salary of the choirmaster at Barnato Park School, Johannesburg. "The school has a 50-strong choir which is competing at regional
Alresford's Hayley Vining is back home after attempting the gruelling midnight Playtex Moonwalk marathon on Saturday. Starting off from Battersea Park, London, Hayley and her team-mates from Bournemouth University have now raised between them over £1,500
Mark Plowman was on record-breaking form during a trip to Pagham where he beached a monster thorneback ray which thumped the scales down to 15lb 2oz. Plowman, a 38-year-old sign erector from West End, Southampton, used peeler crab presented on a 1/0,
It was a revealing day for everyone at the Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre when Roger Collins decided that masochism was the best course of action to help the charity raise funds to buy a new horsebox. He volunteered to be waxed and stripped of all his
As a new father, Geoff Holt liked nothing better than to join his wife and baby son on family outings to Shedfield Common. But now the 36-year-old, who is confined to a wheelchair after a swimming accident left him paralysed, can't reach the common because
Rain meant that the launch ceremony for Alresford Town Trust's new minibus had to be held inside Makins Court. However, everyone was delighted with the splendid new vehicle which has seating for 13 and space for three wheelchairs. It was purchased following
Two rivals have settled their row over a controversial election leaflet. Alresford town councillor, Robin Atkins, took legal action against the former leader of Winchester City Council, Rodney Sabine, over comments made in a Lib-Dem newsletter published
Following his successful publication, The Story of Alresford, Arthur Stowell has turned his attention to the village of Selborne. Arthur, who lives in Alresford is a retired headmaster while Selborne's main claim to fame is that it was the home of Gilbert
A Stanmore resident is calling on Winchester Housing Association to improve a path she says is in a "lethal" state of disrepair. It runs from the eastern end of Thurmond Crescent down to The Valley and Wendy Overy (53), who has lived there for around
It was his dream car so far as motoring enthusiast, Brad Willis, was concerned, but he says that within a few days of buying the Peugeot 206 the vehicle became a nightmare. Brad (22), of Cundell Way, Kings Worthy, says he paid £8,000 for the new car,
After seeing his party gain five seats at the local elections, the Conservative group leader on Winchester City Council is to quit. Freddie Allgood is passing the reins to Barry Lipscomb. Mr Allgood has led the Conservative group since 1996, and feels
Milland Road allotments had a visit from Mayor Elect Jean Hammerton on Friday. It was organised as part of Winchester City Council's Hidden Gardens weekend in June, which will raise money for charities Macmillan Cancer Trust and Marie Curie Cancer Care
Thieves bit off more than they could chew when they stole a high-powered sports car from the Worthy Down area. The TVR Cerbera, worth around £50,000, was found wrecked and abandoned on the M3 near junction three in Surrey early Friday morning. Police
The Hampshire Chronicle is now publishing an electronic version of the paper. The eChronicle is produced in Microsoft's Reader format and can be sent to you by email (each section is under 500kb) or downloaded from the web. It is free at the moment but
Flytippers beware - Winchester City Council has teamed up with Keep Britain Tidy to launch a crackdown on offenders throughout May. Last year illegal flytipping cost Winchester taxpayers around £50,000. During the campaign members of the public will be
Helen Ford has been appointed to the post of advertisement manager at the Hampshire Chronicle Group. Helen was previously classified manager, having also held the post of display manager. Helen will be responsible for the advertising department for the
AN EXCELLENT Ofsted report has come just at the right time for New Forest special school Oak Lodge - named last month in a list of 13 schools on the Waterside facing possible closure or amalgamation. A team of eight inspectors found that Oak Lodge is
ONE of Hampshire's biggest fundraising events may be driven off the road by a 3,750 per cent bill increase, it has been claimed. Organisers of the Daisy Chain Run say the charge for hiring Gang Warily at Blackfield unexpectedly soared from £47 last year
POLICE have narrowed their investigation into the death of a motorcyclist on one of Hampshire's busiest roads, following a post-mortem. It was initially thought that David Atherton, killed on the A31 at Ringwood, had fallen off his bike and been run over
ALL clouds had silver linings at Beaulieu's National Motor Museum when thousands of motoring enthusiasts flocked to its autojumble. Despite the rain which sent people diving for cover on Saturday, the organisers were still able to report a reasonable
TWO of Southampton's oldest fresh produce importers and distributors, A G Benfield and A Phillips (Brokers), have merged their interests to become Benfield Phillips. The new company will continue to occupy Phillips' 9,000 sq ft warehouse in Queensway,
SANDY Balls Holiday Centre is celebrating record figures thanks to changes which have seen a 68 per cent increase in profits in the last three years. Changes have included a new business plan, a comprehensive strategy for reinvestment, targeted marketing
Important changes will begin to appear on Ordnance Survey's 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series over the next few years to incorporate new countryside access rights being phased in across England and Wales as a result of the Countryside and Rights of Way
The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Beckett, Lighthouse, Poole BOASTING what is claimed to be the longest title of any theatrical production - The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Beckett as found in an envelope (partially burned) in a dustbin in Paris labelled
BASE physical humour makes a return to the south this autumn with the national tour of Bottom 5. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson's latest show in their successful stage series is entitled Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour and once again stars the comedy partners
TWO women were left severely shaken after a burglar forced them to the floor in their Southampton flat. Police said the pair, both in their 50s, had allowed a man into their block of flats to visit an upstairs resident. The caller, who they say looked
IT was the little and large show as Southampton's latest cruise ship, the 77,499-ton Adonia arrived in port for the first time, dwarfing a passing Red Funnel catamaran off Town Quay today. Adonia is now alongside the city's Western Docks together with
TRUANTING children in Southampton now face a knock on the front door and a demand for explanations for their absence in a crackdown on stay-away primary pupils. The tough move has seen dramatic improvements in attendance at certain city primary schools
AN angry Saints fan is demanding the Football Association take action against one of its members who sold a precious cup final ticket, which turned up on the black market for £450. Lifelong supporter Adam Sharpe, 20, bought the ticket in a Cardiff pub
FORMER Steps singer Lisa Scott-Lee has been announced as one of the stars of this year's Power in the Park pop concert. Lisa and fellow chart star DJ Sammy are the latest acts revealed for the free event, due to take place on Southampton Common on Sunday
A CANCER information and support centre costing £1m is to be built in Southampton. The Macmillan Appeal for South Hampshire is launching a campaign to raise funds for the project, which has yet to find an exact location. A number of fundraising events
HER angelic tones gave The Seekers some of their biggest hits - and provided a musical backdrop to the Swinging Sixties. Nearly 40 years after their first British chart entry, Australian singer Judith Durham is still on song and brings old classics and
WHAT value do people place on democracy? Not a lot if the people of Whiteley are anything to go by. It represents around 1,500 people - but just seven members of the public bothered to turn up to the very first meeting of Whiteley Parish Council yesterday
A POLICE investigation was under way today following the discovery of the body of an elderly woman at a house in Fareham. The woman's body was found at an address in Lawrence Road around 7am today. Police said an elderly man had been arrested in connection
SAINTS' FA Cup exploits may have had an effect on Southampton Running Club's 10K race with top local athletes missing from the top finishers on Sunday morning. Victory salutes were left in the capable hands of Overton Harriers' Jamie Jones - formerley
CHARLOTTE Marsden produced a late surge to win the under-17 women's 800 metres in the UK Young Athletes' League at Southampton Sports Centre in two minutes 30.3 seconds. It was part of a superb all-round team performance from her club, New Forest Juniors
GORDON STRACHAN leads Saints' FA Cup heroes back to one of his spiritual homes tonight. In what is sure to be an occasion filled with emotion, Saints will take a full-strength squad to Scotland to end their magnificent 2002/3 season with a friendly at
CHRIS Baird is set to complete a stunning transformation from Premiership rookie to full international within the space of a few weeks. The 21-year-old was Gordon Strachan's shock inclusion in his FA Cup final starting line-up after making just a solitary
THE memories came flooding back for Saints great Terry Paine yesterday when he presented club president Ted Bates with his first England cap. The names Paine and Bates will forever be synonymous with Saints. Paine played at The Dell between 1956 and 1974
EASTLEIGH police are listing part of the Boyatt Wood area of the town as a hot spot following a recent unprovoked attack on a 22-year-old Chandler's Ford student by a group of teenage yobs. Lee Ayres was assaulted by a gang of up to ten 15 to 16-year-olds
IT was probably the longest wait for a train in history. The last passenger train to stop at Chandler's Ford was the 2103 from Portsmouth on May 3, 1969. But when the 09.09 arrived at the suburban platform a crowd of more than 100 people was there to
Glamorous, stylish and as fresh as a brisk walk on deck, the twin White Sisters, Oceana, and her sister ship, Adonia, are setting sail for a new era in British cruising. The two superliners have ushered in a new degree of sophistication on the high seas
Some of the most experienced and respected ships' captains have been appointed as masters of Oceana and Adonia. In command of Oceana is Captain Steve Burgoine, who joined P&O as a deck cadet in 1966 and sailed on the vessels Soudan, Ballarat and Chusan
The ship's crown is her funnel. It is one of the most distinctive features of any vessel and it has to be both functional and, at the same time, stylish and striking. Oceana and Adonia both have a sweeping, curved funnel that fits the overall appearance
Hampshire PGA's Matchplay Championships at Corhampton on June 16 and 17 will be sponsored by ERIF UK. It's the first time the prestigious event has had a sponsor since 1995 and it follows ERIF's support of the recent Hampshire PGA autumn tours to Ireland
A LOCAL footballer has been suspended for 182 days. Derek Thompson has been handed the massive suspension by the Hampshire FA for offences during a Pitch Invasion five-a-side league match. Thompson was playing for FC Pie Ezpintos against Athletic Madras
Today's Principal Arrivals: Heinrich Behrmann, container, 0130, 204E; Angela J, container, 0145, 204W; Whitchallenger, tanker, 0230, 22; Hual Trident, ro/ro, 0630, 40; P&O Nedlloyd Houtman, container, 0700, 207; Atlantic Comet, general, 0730, 47;
All this week the Echo will be taking an in-depth look at autism. May is Hampshire Autistic Society's Autism Awareness Month. Vicki Green met the wife of the founder of the charity... Although it was first identified in 1943, autism is still a relatively
Winchester author, Michel Russell, couldn't believe it when his offer to give book royalties to a charity was refused because of "the nature of its contents". Mr Russell (54), of Brassey Road, says he wrote Spirit of Eternity while recuperating from pneumonia
Winchester Lib-Dems have been accused of passing the buck on planning issues after a drubbing at the polls. Their rivals say that's why the ruling party has given the high-profile job of chairman of the planning committee to an Independent, veteran Bishop's
"Do We Really Want to Know Our Ancestors?" was the question discussed by members of the Winchester and Andover groups of the Hampshire Genealogical Society met for their first joint annual meeting. The entertaining evening was arranged by Andover group
Bishop's Waltham's 12th annual carnival and fete, organised by the town's Rotary Club, will take place on Saturday, June 7th. The major share from this year's fund-raising will go towards skateboard facilities for the town and, to mark the connection,
A Winchester man who led police on a high-speed chase while throwing drugs out of the car window, is starting a two-year jail sentence. Michael Berner (45), of Erskine Road, West Hill, was pursued by police off the M3 through Eastleigh and Colden Common
For many people, schooldays are not the happiest of their life and they leave at 16 - only to regret it later when they want to go on to higher education but do not have the qualifications. An Access Course at Peter Symonds' College, Winchester, could
CHAMBERLAYNE Gymnastics Club are celebrating winning the British Junior Mixed Team Championships. The event took place at Newcastle and the winning team comprised Naomi Pike, Richard Cummins, Leah Pike, Jamie Martin, Victoria Cummins, Alex Hall, Safala
A Winchester publican has been convicted of allowing under-age drinking. Franco Ardani was prosecuted after an undercover police operation was launched amid growing concern at teenage drinking. A squad of 17 officers found several juveniles among the
Developers are amending plans for affordable homes in Micheldever in an attempt to preserve two trees. Winchester Housing Trust wants to build four semi-detached homes on land at Dever Close. Under the original plans a silver birch and an ash tree on
Over 3,000 people took part in one of Winchester's biggest ever barbecues during a week of festivities. As part of Walk Wessex, a marquee was erected on the Cathedral's Outer Close. Walkers taking part in the event arrived at Winchester via St Cross's
BATTLE lines have been drawn up in a bid to fight the possible closure of one of the New Forest's newest schools. The Manor Infant School at Holbury near Fawley was opened as recently as 1981. But it is already one of a small group of schools earmarked
Southampton's government support services and shipbuilding group, Vosper Thornycroft (VT) has seen profits and turnover increase against the background of a growing order book. The preliminary results for the last 12 months, ending March 31 this year,
INNOVATIVE and forward thinking business leaders are being invited to join Common Purpose - a campaigning organisation which has more than 200 members in the Southampton region. Set up in the city in 1996 Common Purpose aims to improve the way society
UNION members are to end their long-running strike over job cuts and conditions at Southampton City Council which hit key services. Workers voted overwhelmingly to call off tomorrow's all-out stoppage so union members could be balloted to formally accept
SOUTHAMPTON residents are to get the chance to have their say on the future of secondary school education in the city. Members of the public, including parents, governors and school staff, are being invited to a series of meetings due to be staged in
EASTLEIGH council has re-elected Keith House as leader of the Liberal Democrat-controlled authority and pushed the number of members on the powerful executive Cabinet up from six to eight. Councillor House was the only nomination for the post of leader
IT was the little and large show as Southampton's latest cruise ship, the 77,499-ton Adonia arrived in port for the first time, dwarfing a passing Red Funnel catamaran off Town Quay today. Adonia is now alongside the city's Western Docks together with
Cross-Solent ferry operator, Red Funnel is to dramatically increase capacity on its Southampton-to-Isle of Wight routes with a major multi-million-pound expansion programme. All three of the company's vehicle ferries are to be boosted with the addition
Southampton's premier position as the sole UK port of entry for fresh produce imported from the Canary Islands has been strengthened by a new contract for a further three years. The agreement is between Associated British Ports (ABP), owners and operators
One of only three living survivors of the Titanic disaster toured an exhibition of artefacts salvaged from the wreck of the ill-fated liner, describing the display as "fantastic". Millvina Dean, 91, from Woodlands, Southampton, said last night while touring
After years of advising others how to live heathily, Hampshire trainer Pat Sawyer had to reassess her own lifestyle to fight cancer... WHEN the diagnosis finally came in 1999, Pat Sawyer, pictured, was not surprised when the consultant told her that she
Paul Terry is backing Derek Kenway to come good against Somerset tomorrow. Kenway, pictured, was dropped from the one day side after failures in the first two National League games but has retained his place in the championship despite an aggregate of
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has released five players after his side secured promotion to the Premiership. Defenders Jason Crowe and Carl Tiler, midfielders Lee Molyneaux and Tom White and striker Luke Nightingale will all become free agents. But Pompey
THE Hampshire League have come to terms with news that the Wessex League plan to expand into a second division. Although the county set-up are in danger of losing several of their top clubs when the new division is launched in 2004-5, they concede that
YACHTING mecca Hamble will be awash with flower power over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. A massive display of floral images depicting the history and life of the village will be staged at St Andrew's Church from May 23 to May 26. Hamble Flower Club
MATTHEW Le Tissier will play at least one more game for Eastleigh - but it remains to be seen whether the Southampton legend will sign Dr Martens forms next season. There have been conflicting reports in the national press, one suggesting that the busy
The Dean of Winchester, the Very Revd Michael Till, gave evidence at the trial of a former colleague accused of molesting a 13-year-old choirboy. Clive McCleester (57), who was custos at the cathedral until 2000 before taking up his present post as verger
Winchester's controversial park-and-ride extension will be built as soon as possible, says Hampshire County Council. An historic ruling in the Court of Appeal spells the end of campaigners' hopes of stopping a wildflower meadow, which was created from
There are plans for another pipeline beneath the Hampshire countryside. It will run from Humbly Grove, near Odiham, to Barton Stacey, seven miles north of Winchester, and it will carry natural gas. It's part of a £50m scheme to use Humbly Grove as a gas
Controversial new masts are springing up across Hampshire as a new high-tech police radio system is set to be launched. Altogether, 200 are needed and while some existing ones will be shared, applications are also being made for new masts. Among the most
A hotline for anyone suffering noise nuisance during next week's Homelands dance music festival has been set up by Winchester City Council health chiefs. The festival, at Cheesefoot Head, starts at noon on Saturday, May 24th, and finishes at 7am the next
A Winchester schoolgirl had a "jamtastic" time after winning a competition organised by the makers of a popular biscuit. Lauren Davidson (11), pictured, was chosen by Mini Jammie Dodgers to enrol in its Jam Wrestling Academy. The youngster put her sticky
Compton and Shawford pre-school group has put a £500 grant to excellent use. The money came from the Ronald McDonald Children's Charity to provide equipment to help children with special educational needs. It will assist in their development and encourage
Somewhere in Mali, West Africa, there is a man with three new pairs of Marks and Spencer socks. Winchester teacher, Alex Beckett, sold them when he needed to raise some money for food and water. "I had problems cashing my traveller's cheques, the banks
On their first appearance in the national finals of a public speaking competition, Winchester's Peter Symonds' College team came third. The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Great Britain and Ireland, was held in Warwick. Chairman, Charlotte Blythe
CLARENCE Wheelers' Ray Hughes took full advantage of VC St Raphael Waite Contracts' missing time trial stars who were in the British ten-mile championships near Coventry. Hughes won two races on southern roads, finishing fastest in 20m 32s in the Wessex
Roadworks in Chesil Street will clash with Winchester Dramatic Society's dress rehearsals for its performance of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, which opens on Monday, June 2nd, at the Chesil Theatre. The move has angered the society which had
While the rest of the world is on alert against the spread of the deadly Sars virus, a Winchester man and his family are in Beijing, living with the threat of infection on a day-to-day basis. Michael O'Sullivan, a director of the British Council in China
A WOMAN was trapped in a car and died following a collision with a lorry in the New Forest. Sheila Long, 67, from Fordingbridge, was a front seat passenger in a grey Ford Orion when it was in an accident with a white flat-bed Leyland DAF lorry at the
FORMER firefighter John Hutchins has become chairman of New Forest Council for the second time. Councillor Hutchins, pictured above, was elected unopposed at last night's annual meeting of the authority - just days after retaining his Barton seat in the
The Solent Enterprise Hub (SEH) has launched a 'dating agency' for businesses and investors in a bid to bridge the equity gap holding back bright, emerging, companies. The Solent Investment Opportunity Network (SION) aims to introduce 'business angels
LABOUR'S bid to retain power in Southampton is balanced on a knife edge, the Daily Echo can reveal. Sources within the council say that despite losing seats at this month's election and becoming only the second largest party, the Labour group still aims
A BRAVE Hampshire schoolboy chosen for a starring role at the FA Cup final missed the first half of the match after he was lost by the stewards guiding him to his seat. Eight-year-old Jack Belger was left wandering around a concourse under one of the
The search is on for our local heroes - KATE THOMPSON looks at three brave men who have hit the headlines in recent months. WILL PURKISS WHEN 15-year-old Will Purkis saw a woman plunge from a bridge into a Hampshire river, he did not think twice. He dashed
Evelyn Glennie, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton MUSIC lovers are fortunate to have the splendid Turner Sims concert hall in which to enjoy world-class musicians. Evelyn Glennie is a phenomenal percussionist, displaying a staggering technique on
THE CENTURIES-old Wickham Horse Fair is descending on the Hampshire village again today. Every year the travelling community gathers in the village to race their horses and carts up and down the streets in age-old tradition entertaining crowds with their
Well it didn't take long! No sooner had the buzz from the FA Cup final began to subside than the summer rumour mill went into overdrive. First, Liverpool are reported to be the latest in a line of big-name clubs to be "lining up" a mega-million pound
A MAJOR development blueprint for Eastleigh could pave the way for land-hungry developers to target carefully cultivated back gardens. The warning has come from a leading councillor who is urging residents to closely study the new version of the local
Maritime history will be made in Southampton Docks when the Princess Royal and her daughter, Zara Phillips, perform a unique double naming ceremony tomorrow. P&O Cruises' vessels Oceana and Adonia will officially enter service after a spectacular
No, you're not seeing double. Southampton's twin White Sisters are set to change the face of British cruising and the city's port in the years to come. The two identical ships, Oceana and Adonia, will be together for the first time in Southampton Docks
