ALAN Mew's challenge for the best European Seniors Tour finish of his career came unhinged during the latter stages of yesterday's final round of the De Vere PGA Seniors Championship. Tied for fifth place after three rounds (65, 74, 67), the Stoneham
GOAL machine Andy Forbes was yesterday upstaged by someone who is the complete opposite of him. Forbes has struck over 350 goals in the last five years for Andover and Winchester and wasted no time getting off the mark for new club Eastleigh yesterday
VERWOOD Town sprung the surprise of the opening day in Wessex Division 3 with an impressive 2-0 win at the much-fancied Colden Common. "We rode our luck sometimes and it was a bit of a smash n' grab raid," admitted Verwood manager Terry Richens. "As a
AFC Portchester had to come from behind before overcoming Ludgershall Sports 4-1 at their White Hart Lane home. Brendan Spanswick fired the North Hampshire club into a 40th minute lead but the home side turned things around before the break courtesy of
GOAL machine Andy Forbes was yesterday upstaged by someone who is the complete opposite of him. Forbes has struck over 350 goals in the last five years for Andover and Winchester and wasted no time getting off the mark for new club Eastleigh yesterday
JIMMY ADAMS is set to play his first National League game in two years as the Hampshire Hawks try their SIXTH opening partnership of the season. Left-hander Adams made his debut under lights against tonight's opponents Surrey at the Oval in 2002. He did
SOUTH WILTS could be crowned ECB Southern Electric Premier League champions if they beat Havant at Lower Bemerton on Saturday. With three matches remaining - two of which are against Havant and BAT Sports - they stay 43 points ahead, having moved another
MARTIN MILLER celebrated his debut ECB Southern Electric Premier League century as Bournemouth trimmed neighbours Bashley (Rydal) by 27 runs at Chapel Gate. But, despite a 21-point return for their efforts, Bournemouth have been bowled off the top of
DEPARTMENT store group John Lewis posted a 4.1 per cent rise in half-year sales despite hot weather apparently deterring shoppers. The group, which has a flagship Southampton store in WestQuay employing 900 staff, said soaring temperatures meant customers
FORMER Wimbledon and Bolton star Dean Holdsworth netted twice as Havant & Waterlooville cruised to a 6--2 friendly win at Bashley. Dave Wakefield had thrust Bash into an early lead with a 25-yard shot but Havant equalised within a minute through David
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ROAD managers have denied it took a death for them to look at ways of improving safety at a Winchester junction. The county council is looking at changes in St Georges Street following criticism by a coroner. Gladys Waite, 90, was killed by a bus in December
A HAMPSHIRE charity opens the doors to its new premises today after moving from its home of almost 60 years. The Winchester based headquarters of the Red Cross has traded places from one of city's grandest houses to offices in Winnall. The charity left
A WATERSIDE football team staged a 24-hour penalty shoot-out in aid of seriously ill children. Members of Fawley AFC scored more than 3,400 goals during a marathon shoot-out in aid of the club and the Make A Wish Foundation, which makes dreams come true
Thousands of yachts gathered in the Solent on Saturday for the annual Cowes Week regatta, but it was a slow start after calm seas.... SIZZLING temperatures, beer tents, decorative bunting and a thousand yachts ready to go. The only thing missing from
POLICE in Southampton have made one of the city's biggest cannabis seizures after swooping on a house in Bassett. Officers discovered about 30kg of cannabis resin after raiding a property in Pointout Close. The drugs were recovered along with 2kg of amphetamines
A MAN rescued from a burning building by firefighters was last night being quizzed by detectives over the suspected arson attack. Firefighters rushed to Old Northam Road, Southampton, in the early hours of yesterday morning after the alarm was raised
BUILDING work on a dedicated cancer information and support centre was starting today at Southampton General Hospital. The state-of-the-art centre will provide information and psychological, emotional and practical support for anyone affected by cancer
One Big Saturday - Broadlands, Romsey THE organisers were quite right. This has to be one of the biggest Saturdays I've ever had. Nine long hours of lounging in the sunshine in the beautiful grounds of Broadlands while listening to some of the greatest
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Meyrick Park, Bournemouth THOUSANDS of people filled Meyrick Park for a concert at which the BSO presented possibly the ultimate in classical firework extravaganzas. Not only did we hear the explosive and evocative sounds
FOOTBALL mad toddlers will soon be able to hone their soccer skills as a new coaching technique for youngsters comes to Whiteley. Budding Wayne Rooneys are signing up in their droves for the new classes at the Meadowside Centre, which start in September
THE wheels on this bus could one day come grinding to a halt. That is the fear of members of the 14th Eastleigh Scout Group. It was bought secondhand several years ago but is now over 12 years old and showing its age. Assistant group Scout leader Dick
SOUTHAMPTON dockers could strike as part of the first national action for 14 years. Up to 200 Associated British Ports workers in the city could walkout if the strike ballot, which threatens to bring the docks grinding to a halt, gives the green light
SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe has warned boss Paul Sturrock: "The honeymoon period is over - now you must deliver." The Saints supremo was reacting to weekend speculation that Sturrock will have only a handful of games in 2004/05 to prove he is up to managing
GOAL machine Andy Forbes was yesterday upstaged by someone who is the complete opposite of him. Forbes has struck over 350 goals in the last five years for Andover and Winchester and wasted no time getting off the mark for new club Eastleigh yesterday
JUSTIN Rose says he is looking forward to taking his improved form and confidence into golf's final Major of the season - the US PGA Championship. Rose tees up on Thursday at Whistling Straights, Wisconsin, at 1.05pm US time alongside Australian Stuart
CLASSY Otterbourne oozed six appeal on their Wessex League 3 bow as they flattened Fleet Spurs 6-0 on their own Kennels Lane patch. The rampant Otters boasted six different scorers as a frustrated Fleet side folded in the second half after they had been
VENTNOR remain on course to win Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 after a 49-run win over Alton - but Hursley Park are breathing down their necks, just two points behind in the title race. The pair have three matches left - Ventnor travelling
IT CERTAINLY wasn't footballing weather at St Mary's on Saturday but Kevin Phillips still looked ice cool. The Saints striker looks on ominous form going into the big Premiership opener at Aston Villa at the weekend, and for my money this will be the
Today's Principal Arrivals: Ocean Ace, vehicle, 0900, 40/41; Autosky, roro, 1015, 43; Ocean Spirit, vehicle, 1100, 34/35; Euro Melody, cargo, 1930, 204; P&O Nedlloyd Genoa, container, 2300, 204; APL Germany, container, 207; MOL Priority, container
STAFF at an insurance company employing more than 650 in Hampshire have earned plaudits for the professional way they handled claims arising from the Selby rail crash. Ten rail passengers died when Gary Hart's Land Rover veered of the M62 in north Yorkshire
HAMPSHIRE and the Isle of Wight is to become one of the top 20 fastest growing regional economies in Europe, according to experts. The area is already ranked at number 30 in a table of regions with the fastest growing wealth and is to climb to 16th place
A WINCHESTER charity is closing in on its search for a city centre venue for young people. The YMCA hopes the centre could help counter the lure of drugs and binge drinking for older teenagers aged between 15-18. It is looking for a building that it can
PENSIONERS who rely on their telephones have blasted BT for taking more than three weeks to repair a fault in the New Forest. Elderly Totton residents have had to buy mobile phones or arrange for relatives to stay with them until the fault is repaired
THE new owner of the New Forest Owl Sanctuary is organising a petition to back his appeal against refusal of planning permission for his new bird and reptile centre. Giles Talbot, who took over the sanctuary at Crow Lane, Ringwood last year, has rebranded
The Comedy of Errors, Titchfield Festival Theatre, Titchfield Abbey SET in Ephesus, we follow Antipholus, one of a twin and Dromio, his servant, also one of a twin after a shipwreck. They remain unaware of their respective twins' survival. By convoluted
HEAVY overnight rain caused treacherous conditions for drivers on Hampshire's roads this morning. About 6.4mm of rain fell during the night across the county with more heavy showers and thunderstorms forecast for this afternoon. The Met Office said the
SOUTHAMPTON dockers could strike as part of the first national action for 14 years. Up to 200 Associated British Ports workers in the city could walkout if the strike ballot, which threatens to bring the docks grinding to a halt, gives the green light
IT was a nasty niff that plagued residents across Southampton. And it took experts from Germany to discover where it was coming from. But now the whiff, dubbed Le Pong, has finally been consigned to the history books after engineers at the Southampton
ROAD improvements in Southampton costing £166,000 are expected to get the official go-ahead this week. Among the projects is a toucan crossing in Canute Road. As previously reported in the Daily Echo, partially- sighted Geoff Lynch started a petition
SCIENTISTS at Southampton University hope their breakthrough in hepatitis C research will lead to better treatment for sufferers. They have teamed up with researchers in the US to analyse how infected people's own defence systems sometimes dealt with
A SOUTHAMPTON sports centre threatened with closure could be saved - by the complex that was meant to replace it. St Mary's Leisure Centre was given a stay of execution earlier this year by council chiefs but only until the £6m Healthy Living Centre was
NINE more post office branches in Fareham and Gosport are to be axed. After a six-week consultation exercise 11 of the 74 post offices in the region will be lost by the middle of next month. The move has sparked fears among elderly residents that they
FAREHAM Council bosses want people to get out of their armchairs, switch off the TV and get some fresh air. The Walking to Health campaign features a series of walks, each led by a trained volunteer, along a variety of different local routes. They will
RESIDENTS living near a controversial Tetra mast which was the subject of an embarrassing planning blunder have been told they will have to put up with it over the summer. Campaigning groups from Test Valley willed councillors to refuse retrospective
PEDALLING all the way to northern Spain come rain or shine on a pushbike and completely on your own is not at the top of everyone's to do list - but then not everyone is quite as extraordinary as Eastleigh woman Amber Martin. Amber, 32, from Fair Oak,
WATCH out Premiership - Kevin Phillips is back to his best. That was the emphatic message sent out by the Saints striker, whose two goals in two minutes earned his side a 3-1 win over Chievo at St Mary's on Saturday. It takes Phillips' pre-season tally
PAUL Sturrock will have a close look at Ronny Johnsen in training this week before deciding whether to offer the veteran defender a contract after admitting he was "well off the pace" against Chievo on Saturday. The Norwegian international centre half
MIKAEL NILSSON has targeted goals after a successful debut against Chievo. The Swedish international was one of the star men in his first game for the club on Saturday, but was already ruing a couple of missed chances. He said: "I enjoyed it a lot. It
NEW Saints striker Peter Crouch was the subject of some booing from his own fans when he made his St Mary's bow against Chievo. The 6ft 8in signing from Aston Villa was jeered by small sections of the crowd, presumably because of his Pompey connections
