With all eyes on St Mary's, only 36 paying customers witnessed Gosport Borough's last-gasp 3-2 victory over Lymington & New Milton in the Sydenhams Wessex League Cup at Privett Park. Ex-Bashley man Fraser Quirke got the last touch in a goalmouth scramble
Newport boss Steve Tate reckons he has just the man to get under Eastleigh's skin in the Hampshire Senior Cup third round at Ten Acres tonight (7.30pm). Abrasive, new frontline signing Stuart Cannie scored on his debut against Ashford last Saturday and
Hampshire Cricket have signed highly-rated Australia batsman Michael Clarke as their second overseas player. Right hander Clarke, 22, is a teammate of Simon Katich at New South Wales and is one of Australia's brightest batting prospects. He has already
IN THESE days when the term "chick flick" is now common enough lingo, you would think that there would also be an apposite term for one for the blokes - maybe a "manly movie", perhaps? And Master and Commander: Far Side of the World would fall into this
UP TO 130 Norwich Union jobs are to be shed in Hampshire by parent company Aviva. Britain's biggest insurer, which employs more than 1,700 people at its two offices in Southampton and Eastleigh, announced yesterday that 2,350 jobs nationwide are to be
HE'S one of the UK's best-loved children's TV characters and one of the most recognisable. Now Bagpuss, the saggy old cloth cat with a fond regard for squeaky mice, has hired Winchester-based MCC International for a media drive to raise awareness of his
CIVIC leaders in Winchester could be set to lobby the government over the problem of traffic noise from the M3. Villagers in Otterbourne, Shawford and Twyford want the motorway to be resurfaced with a special noise-reducing material. The government has
A NEW Forest family living in a tumbledown cottage with no electricity or running water has been barred from putting up a new home. Jimmy Cassell and his sisters Margaret and Hazel have lived in a cramped and rundown building near Hyde Common for more
ONE OF the biggest policing operations ever staged in Southampton was being hailed as a success last night. Saints clinched victory over arch rivals Pompey in what opposing fans had billed as one of the biggest grudge matches in years. But after the emotion
LAST night's game was marred before it even got under way after some fans refused to pay their respects during a period of silence to honour Saints legend Ted Bates. With both Saints and Pompey players stood around the centre circle referee Graham Poll
HUNDREDS of children at Wildern School in Hedge End are set to benefit after plans to build a £700,000 swimming pool were given the go-ahead by Hampshire County Council. The learner pool, funded by Eastleigh Council, will be designed by an award-winning
FOR years it's been the butt of many a joke between patients. Some have even gone as far as asking relatives to sneak tasty food parcels to them in their hospital beds so they don't go hungry. Now TV presenter and well-known foodie Loyd Grossman is on
A SOUTHAMPTON nightclub was converted into a catwalk by city students to raise cash for a good cause. Third year Southampton Institute marketing student Hannah Griffiths and her pal Rachel Rozak, who is in the final year of her fashion degree, organised
MORE than 100 calls have been made to the free and anonymous Southern Crimestoppers hotline in the past month. Co-ordinator Simon Wright said dozens of calls were as a result of the latest double-page CCTV spread in the Daily Echo, which was produced
A WICKHAM firm that supplies essential oils has won a healthcare award. Natural Touch Aromatherapy has been named industry supplier of the year in the national Complementary Healthcare Awards. It's the first time the company, based in Wickham for the
A DISTRAUGHT pensioner has made a direct appeal to the thief who stole treasured jewellery which was given to her by her late husband. Evelyn Philpott, 79, wants the man to give her back the sentimental items - worth a total of £1,455 - which include
COUNCIL tax payers in Eastleigh are facing a 6.4 per cent rise in the borough's share of the bill next year, council leader Keith House has revealed. More than a week after the government announcement of provisional grant settlements for councils for
After seven long years without a derby, the south coast was keyed up for a real cracker - but in the end it was no contest. Saints were superior to Portsmouth in every department, and as soon as James Beattie tucked away the first goal in the 33rd minute
Havant & Waterlooville branded the refereeing 'scandalous' after having three players sent off in last night's FA Trophy second-round replay disaster at Folkestone Invicta. Last year's semi-finalists crashed out 1-0 after extra time with co-manager
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Jo Edmondson's dramatic equaliser with 90 seconds of normal time left earned Southampton a creditable 2-2 draw with South Womens League high fliers Wimbledon. It kept the city club on the shirt-tails of the unbeaten leaders. The Southampton girls were
An Aaron Walker second-half double helped Fareham thrash Henley 5-1 at Henry Cort and give themselves vital breathing space in a compact South Premier League, Division 2 table. The victory pushed Fareham six points clear of the danger zone and, ironically
CHILDREN were bursting with excitement as they turned up for the grand opening of Santa's Grotto in Winchester. Dozens of youngsters waited with their families to catch a glimpse of Father Christmas and visit him in his special grotto at The Brooks Shopping
THEY'RE little rays of sunshine who - despite their youth - have done their bit for charity. Ten regulars at the Sunshine pre-school in New Milton took part in the national "Toddle Waddle" in aid of the Meningitis Trust, and raised £256.50. The toddlers
THOUSANDS of football fans watching Saints win last night's south coast derby were unaware just how close the Portsmouth team came to a motorway disaster on their way to the game. Pompey manager Harry Redknapp said his coach-load of Premiership stars
HE'S rarely missed a weekly meeting of Age Concern Bishopstoke's popular Riverside Club for the past six years. What makes Joe Stratton's regular attendance at the Friday afternoon club for senior citizens remarkable is the fact that he is just 15 years
HUNDREDS of residents fed up with living in fear of motorbikes roaring around their estate will this week step their protest up a gear. An army of campaigners will tell city MP Alan Whitehead that the teen bikers which terrorise residents in Lordshill
CONTROVERSIAL plans to push up car parking prices and introduce evening charges in Southampton have coming under a scathing attack. Councillors branded the Lib Dem scheme "absolute madness", "nonsense" and "a slap in the face for drivers" during a city
CRIME reduction officer PC Nigel Horton offers some advice for anyone thinking about buying a burglar alarm. HOUSEHOLDERS have at times commented to me that having an intruder alarm fitted to their house would attract burglars, who would assume there
THERE WAS no shortage of water to plant the first tree in a green theme timetable which is cascading through the grounds of a Bishopstoke school. Braving the torrential rain, Eastleigh mayor Glynn Davies-Dear was launching Stoke Park Junior School's exciting
JAMES BEATTIE fired Saints to within sight of a return to the Millennium Stadium last night and declared: "We can win the Carling Cup!" The Saints talisman struck twice to sink Pompey 2-0 and maintain Saints' 100 per cent cup record against their fiercest
Harry Redknapp reckons Arjan De Zeeuw's late sending off which capped Pompey's south coast derby misery was "scandalous". Redknapp rates De Zeeuw as his player of the season but will now have to do without him when Pompey take on Saints again at St Mary's
