SHANE WARNE will go head to head with an old Ashes foe when Hampshire take on an Essex side including Darren Gough at Chelmsford. Warne and Gough were the respective talismen of Australia and England during the 1990's and they are set to play against
A PLACE in the quarter-finals of the Southern Electric Cup - the Premier League's equivalent to Twenty20 cricket - will be up for grabs in tonight's second round ties. Fixtures: Calmore v BAT, Lymington v Bournemouth, OTs & Romsey v Portsmouth, New
GARY GREEN will start next season with a huge suspension for Winchester City - but it could have been worse. Although the FA Vase-winning midfielder faces two 35-day bans for his sendings off at Bideford and AFC Newbury, he has successfully appealed against
OVER the past few weeks, I have been on the doorstep with candidates for the European Parliament and for the local council, where elections are due to be held. If I said that the prospect of voting on June 10 had set North West Hampshire alight in anticipation
RICHARD BLAND gave himself a timely boost on the eve of his return to the European Challenge Tour when he shared victory with Jonathan Barnes in the Portsmouth Lord Mayor's Charity pro-am at Crookhorn. The Stoneham tournament pro has been working hard
MICHAEL CLARKE is looking for big runs against Essex - in both forms of the game. The 23-year-old scored his third half century in four national league innings when he hit a quickfire 54 in the 28-run win against Warwickshire at the Rose Bowl on Sunday
HAMBLE ASSC are trying rid themselves of the unenviable label of FA Vase outcasts. Last season was a superb one for Sydenhams Wessex League clubs at national level with Andover, Gosport Borough and Winchester City all making the Vase quarter-finals and
MORE than 100 teams of business people from 73 companies across the UK are to descend on the Isle of Wight tomorrow for a gruelling four-day marathon team-building session. The largest event of its kind in Europe, the Microsoft Challenger's Trophy sees
A DAVID and Goliath tussle is set to erupt from today at hearings into how Winchester should change over the next few years. A public inquiry will examine the city council's Winchester District Local Plan. It will have a major say in controversial issues
UNPAID workers at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital have been given a massive thank you for their outstanding contributions. National Volunteers Week gave staff at the hospital an opportunity to praise their hard work. Winchester and Eastleigh
YOUNG Jessica Donnachie came down to Earth with a bump as she raced in aid of a New Forest Scout group. More than £6,000 was raised at this year's Eling Donkey Derby, which will go towards building a new headquarters for organisers of the Eling Sea Scouts
BRITAIN should be in the European Union, and the Liberal Democrats can be trusted to run it efficiently, says MEP Emma Nicholson. Baroness Nicholson is standing for re-election to the European Parliament after serving five years for the South East. On
TWO thousand feet up and staring face down, plummeting towards the ground, is not how I usually spend a Monday afternoon. With your heart in your mouth, the blood in your feet and your stomach behind you somewhere along that loop that I've have just performed
IT is your chance to claim your share of £10,000. The Daily Echo and Combined Insurance joined forces to launch the Make it Happen awards yesterday, and today you have the opportunity to improve the life of your community. The awards are open to all Daily
A LITTLE lady in a hurry kept Southampton ambulance staff on their toes. Jessica Kavanagh-Singh was so eager to make her big entrance into the world that she was not prepared to wait for her mum to get to hospital. Instead Joanne Kavanagh started contractions
HUNDREDS of newts rescued from developer's bulldozers have now been offered new homes following an appeal in the Daily Echo. Dozens of people offered their garden ponds for the 300 rare amphibians after an appeal for help in Saturday's newspaper. They
ANOTHER top act have been added to the line-up for this weekend's Power in the Park on Southampton Common. Boy band McFly, who had a number one hit recently with 5 Colours in Her Hair will be joining such artists as Blue, Blazin Squad, Jamelia and Girls
ASSOCIATED British Ports (ABP), owners and operators of Southampton docks, is helping to fund major research which will help the maritime industry develop innovative and cost-effective solutions to many environmental issues facing the sector today. ABP's
MARIAN PAHARS fears his dream of representing Latvia in Euro 2004 could pass by without him even stepping out on the pitch. The diminutive Saints striker, Latvia's biggest sporting star, is still being dogged by niggling injuries. Another min-or injury
SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe has re-iterated his stance of not commenting on transfer speculation. It's been a quiet summer for major links of ins and outs at the club, with few national newspapers interested in any goings-on at St Mary's. But there have
When Penny Smith and her fiance Chris get married this weekend they will put the torment of the past two years behind them. KATE THOMPSON finds out more. . . THROUGHOUT the dark days of her treatment for breast cancer, the thought of her wedding has helped
Health and fitness guidelines recommend 30 minutes of exercise five times a week - but what does this really mean. MARC DIAPER of LA Fitness in Southampton spells out what you need to know... EXERCISE should never cause you pain or discomfort so the first
TOUGH LICK on Martin Le Mesurier in last week's Wales Open. The Brokenhurst Manor clubman was on course to end a run of missed cuts on the European Tour when he was taken ill overnight and had to withdraw from the second round. Le Mesurier had recovered
FORMER Saints and England defender Dave Watson is worried by the lack of cover in England's central defensive positions. The ex-Dell star, a regular in the England side in the late 70s and early 80s, was concerned about Sven-Goran Eriksson's rearguard
THE first two phases of a £2.5million project to modernise Basingstoke hospital's maternity and gynaecology units are set to be completed during the coming weeks. The work, which hospital bosses say will improve the building's environment significantly
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0030, 201; CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 25 link; Asian Empire, ro/ro, 0830, 43; Taronga, ro/ro, 1230, 34/35; Autosky, ro/ro, 1630, 46; Hyundai Discovery, container, 1830, 205; Hamburg Express, container, pm
HAMPSHIRE branches of Barclays Bank are set for a "significant" number of the 1,000 new staff the high-street financial giant has just announced it plans to hire. Plans are not advanced enough to say exactly how many new workers will be hired in the region
WITH JUST days to go until the closing date for entries for this year's Hampshire Business Awards, Tony Cottam, senior partner of KPMG's South Coast office, reveals what the judges are looking for from the businesses vying for this year's KPMG Company
MANAGERS of bar chain Yates will unveil a £93.4m buyout of the business later this week it has emerged. Independent directors of Yates, which has three bars in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, said talks with a private equity group about a management
TAD RUDDIFORD from Hythe boated a top bass as local anglers again got in on the specimen trail. Fishing from the Lymington-based boat Tomkat, skippered by John Skeggs, self-employed bricklayer Ruddiford used a fillet of fresh mackerel while fishing over
THIEVES who stole vital equipment from a New Forest rescue boat have put lives at risk, lifesavers have warned. Intruders stole an anchor, flares, a first aid kit and a bailing scoop from a League of Venturers Search and Rescue boat, putting it out of
A LITTLE black dot caused big excitement across Hampshire this morning. Across the county, telescopes were turned to the skies for one of the rarest events in the solar system as the planet Venus passed in front of the Sun. Astronomers from the University
SCHOOLS in Southampton are to follow Hampshire's lead by introducing a six-term year. Civic chiefs backed the controversial move, claiming the changes from next year would benefit both teachers and children. Last month county council leaders pressed ahead
STAFF at a Hampshire hotel could not believe their ears when they heard who was coming to stay for a spot of fly fishing. They may have had their fair share of celebrities at the Lainston House Hotel - but it was the first time they could boast a former
PEOPLE across Hampshire were today preparing to bask in the hottest day of the year so far - but forecasters have warned it it is not going last. Temperatures are set to soar to a baking 26C (78.8F) on average, and some parts of the county further inland
A WEBSITE has been launched to support a new appeal which will help free crucial intensive care beds at Southampton's specialist neurological unit. Smile4Rich aims to raise £80,000 to fund an ambulance for the Wessex Neurological Centre based at Southampton
ANDERS Svensson should still start Sweden's Euro 2004 opener against Denmark next Monday despite being among the subs for their final friendly against Poland. The Swedish midfielder came on after 62 minutes for Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 3-1 win which
