ASTON Martin enthusiasts will have a field day at Thruxton on Sunday (1pm) when the Aston Martin Owners Club stage their first meeting at the Hampshire track for many years. Competitions chairman John Goldsmith said: "Fans can enjoy the nostalgia and
A WINCHESTER art student was determined to go the whole hog when it came to her final-year design project. Jackie Brown, 22, needed 100 bags of sugar to make her unique masterpiece which was cast in a rubber mould created from a real pig's carcass. The
POLICE are hunting a man who tried to snatch a schoolgirl from a Southampton street in broad daylight. The 12-year-old girl was walking along Portswood Road when a man approached her in the street and tried to talk to her. According to her statement to
FLAGS were out in force as pupils at an exclusive Hampshire school welcomed the Earl and Countess of Wessex to their grounds yesterday. All 300 pupils at Norman Court Preparatory School lined up as Prince Edward and wife Sophie arrived in their three-car
"WE can do it!" Teachers, governors, parents and pupils are rallying together to make improvements at a Southampton junior school described by Ofsted inspectors as having "serious weaknesses." Determined head teacher Christine Stevens has already come
PREPARATIONS are under way for an annual entertainment extravaganza in the heart of Southampton. Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for the St Mary's Festival on Saturday, July 10. Among the highlights promised at the multi-cultural bash will
HE was in the St Mary's stands far more than on the pitch, so it is somewhat apt that Agustin Delgado will always remain a huge fan of Saints. "We get Fox Sky TV so I will be able to follow the Premiership games and the highlights from Ecuador - I hope
LENS have moved into pole position to land Liverpool's Vladimir Smicer if the Czech midfielder proves not to be a part of new boss Rafael Benitez's plans. Smicer was signed from Lens for £4.2m by Gerard Houllier in 1999 and the French outfit have been
HAMPSHIRE League 2004 are to appeal against the Hampshire FA hammer blow which would effectively kill off county football. The HFA Council last Saturday ratified its Rules Revision and Sanction Committee's recommendation that the proposed new league should
A BRAND new state of the art five-a-side football centre has been opened in Southampton to cope with the growing demand for the sport across the South. VIDA, a leisure company mainly dedicated to five-a-side, now have eight high tech 'rubbercrumb' pitches
FAREHAM'S Olympic gymnastics hopeful Vanessa Hobbs won two bronze medals in the Great Britain versus Russia gymnastics international in Liverpool. The teenage sensation from the Dynamo School of Gymnastics, recent winner of Britain's first Olympic trial
THE ill-fated Titanic has given up another secret in the shape of a unique postcard that hints of a potential romance between one of the liner's postal workers and the teenage daughter of a Southampton publican. James Williamson, 35, had been promised
Ninety years after Titanic's tragic maiden voyage, scientists are close to discovering the identity of 'the unknown child'. ALI KEFFORD speaks exclusively to those involved and retells this heart-rending story... WHEN the sailors saw the baby's body rising
THE SERVICE record book of a Southampton Titanic crewman who survived the sinking of the ill-fated liner is expected to fetch up to £5,000 when it is auctioned by Sotheby's at the end of this month. Frederick Sheath was a "trimmer" on board the White
THE HEROIC actions of one of the ill-fated Titanic's radio operators are set to be commemorated in April. Jack Phillips died 90 years ago on April 15 along with nearly 1,500 others on board the doomed vessel. Mr Phillips was chief telegraphist on the
The moment the "unsinkable" Titanic sank below the waves, a legend was born. Inevitably, with that legend came rumour, myth and speculation. Today, can anybody be sure they really know the true story of Titanic? THE SHIP THAT NEVER SANK? One of the most
A GOLD watch that stopped the moment the world's most famous liner slipped beneath the waves fetched a staggering £18,000 at an auction of Titanic memorabilia held in Southampton. But a broken dinner menu dating from April 10 1912 - the day the vessel
The ill-fated ship of dreams was the wonder of her age, the ultimate in sea-going luxury. Keith Hamilton looks back at the White Star liner, Titanic Even the people of Southampton, who were used to seeing ships of every shape and size arrive and depart
A SOUTHAMPTON Titanic expert has welcomed a court ruling preventing an American firm from selling artefacts found aboard the sunken ship. A US federal appeals court has refused to let the Atlanta-based salvage company sell objects recovered from the liner
THERE might be a colour called navy blue but the true hue of the Royal Navy has been revealed as green. The service won the Sustainable Business Development category in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Business Awards for measures to reduce both energy
JOHN Crockford's projected return to the British Supersport Championship never materialised. The Southampton racer was hoping to switch to the Ekerold Honda team to deputise for the injured Cal Crutchlow, but Bridgetone Tyres wanted him to stay on in
ANDREW McFarlane gave Hampshire's Bike It Dixon Yamaha team their third grand prix win in two weeks when he took the second MX2 race in Belgium on Sunday. The Australian was in confident mood after his double win in the Italian Grand Prix and challenged
SOUTHAMPTON Trampoline Club have pulled off a major coup by getting four girls through to the National Grade 1 finals. Steph Stanley, Becki Stanley, Katie Woodgate and Claire Madigan are all off to meet the cream of the country's crop at Birmingham's
DOZENS of people pedalled, paddled and paced their way to raising hundreds of pounds for a cancer. Entrants from 12 to 65 put themselves forward for the daunting triathlon in Winchester. Their sterling efforts have given organisers a boost in their quest
Immortal, Riverside Park, Winchester WITH any luck, Immortal will live up to its name and go on forever. The latest, unconventional show from Nofit State Circus has been wowing audiences all over the country with its unique, breathtaking acts. Circus
CHARLTON Athletic will take on Saints Reserves at Staplewood in the pick of the second string's pre-season friendlies. The Premiership outfit visit on Saturday, July 24, with the match kicking off at 12pm. Dennis Rofe takes over from Steve Wigley as reserve
FOLLOWING an article that appeared in Monday's Daily Echo on the Hampshire Football Association's crackdown on on-field discipline, we should clarify the following: 1 Each team playing in the various leagues governed by the Hampshire FA are given a pre-season
HOWARD Goddard is on course to be named as the new manager of Wessex League outfit AFC Totton tomorrow. Having seemingly won over chairman John Dawson in an interview last Friday, the former Andover boss has been summoned back to Testwood Park tonight
JASON LANEY gave his former Hampshire teammates a Twenty20 lesson as the Southern Electric Premier League pulled off a shock seven-wicket win. South Wilts batsman Laney smashed 55 in an opening stand of 77 with fellow ex-Hampshire batsman Richard Scott
ONE of the last survivors of the Titanic has died aged 98. Winnifred Vera Quick's death in a hospital near her home in Michigan, USA, means there are now just three living Titanic passengers. Mrs Quick was aged eight when she boarded ship at Southampton
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Solent, roro, 0530, 30; Euro Melody, cargo, am, 204; Link Trader, cargo, 1600, 102. Today's Principal Sailings: APL Spain, container, 0400, 206; CFF Solent, roro, 1945, 30; MOL Promise, container, pm, 205. Tomorrow's Principal
SOUTHAMPTON will mark the 90th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic with five days of commemorative events. Monday April 15 is the anniversary of the day 90 years ago when RMS Titanic sank. Five hundred city residents lost their lives and left many
Seventeen years ago the wreck of the ill-fated liner was discovered deep in the Atlantic. MALCOLM PRIOR looks at whether she should be left to rest in peace or raised up above the waves ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1985, a new episode in the story of Titanic unfolded
HE KNEW he was right. Now he had the conclusive proof he needed. W T Stead, fondly dubbed the father of modern journalism, had long thought these big, new fangled, liners were dangerous. So when he stood on the deck of the slowly sinking RMS Titanic he
BUDGET carrier Flybe continues to blaze an expansion trail across the skies above the south. The UK's third largest low-cost airline has repeatedly banged the drum about the economic significance of making Southampton Airport its regional hub, generating
HOWARD Goddard is on course to be named as the new manager of Wessex League outfit AFC Totton tomorrow. Having seemingly won over chairman John Dawson in an interview last Friday, the former Andover boss has been summoned back to Testwood Park tonight
SEAFARING youngsters are facing a summer on dry land unless adult volunteers step forward. The New Forest (East) Sea Scouts may be forced to close its senior section if new leaders cannot be found. Without the elder Scouts, the junior Beavers and Cubs
FIVE per cent - that's the slim chance doctors gave tiny April Rose Orman to live. But the baby - who weighed just 14 ounces at birth - has won her battle. Five and a half months later she is at home with her family. It is thought that April is one of
IT HAS been hailed a victory for common sense. Southampton pensioner Peter Andow has mown the verges and planted flowers along his Millbrook street for more than 15 years, and when council chiefs threatened to fine him, The Daily Echo championed his cause
THERE are just days to go before Southampton's annual festival at the Common. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the popular event on Saturday and Sunday. The former balloon and flower festival still retains much of what was popular about
FIREFIGHTERS have launched an investigation after a blaze badly damaged a derelict Victorian house in Southampton yesterday. Firefighters from St Mary's, Hightown and Redbridge fire stations plus a special equipment unit tackled the blaze, which broke
Girlschool, The Brook, Southampton Girlschool's three guitar and drums line-up was pretty basic and so was their music, which relied on the overall barrage of sound rather than subtle lyrics. Indeed if they hadn't announced the titles of songs like Come
SEA SCOUTS in Fareham will remain afloat thanks to a £10,000 cash boost. With membership booming, the 2nd Fareham Sea Scouts have been desperately seeking funds to replace their condemned pontoon and gangway. Now Fareham Borough Council has approved a
WITNESSES to vandalism in Fareham can now report what they see online. Fareham Council has launched an e-form on their www.fareham.gov.uk website where details about vandalism can be given. The e-form allows people to remain anonymous if they wish. Vandalism
ROBERT Tobin's pursuit of a place in Britain's Olympic 4x400 metres relay squad gets hotter by the day. For the third time this season the 20-year-old Southampton University student from Old Basing, pictured above, has smashed his one-lap personal best
THE SOUTH will be strongly represented at the World Duathlon Championships, to be held in Fredericia, Denmark in August. Philip Mosley, 28, from Lyndhurst, will be competing in the long distance elite event after being chosen along with three others to
EASTLEIGH is "tantalisingly close" to tying up a stunning new cinema and leisure development which is set to revolutionise the town centre. Borough council leader Keith House says that the multi-million-pound project should precede further retail development
BUDDING young artists at Eastleigh College have put their masterpieces on display. Talented students adorned the hall in their arts block with everything from photographs to fashion designs. The final-year students showed off their creations at the end-of-year
AGUSTIN DELGADO would one day like to return "home" to St Mary's. Talking for the first time since his controversial spell at Saints officially came to an end earlier this month, the Ecuadorian insisted that he still believes his game is well suited to
SPECULATION continues to surround a possible bid for James Beattie from Newcastle. The Saints star striker has been linked with the north-east club since Christmas but manager Paul Sturrock reiterated this week that there has been no offer for the 26-
