ON THE first Monday of every month a growing group of disgruntled dads gathers at a Hampshire pub. They are all members of the county's branch of Fathers 4 Justice and each has a story to tell about the feelings of devastation they have suffered being
FEW albums have had as traumatic a genesis as Smile, the Beach Boys' legendary "lost" follow-up to Pet Sounds. Brian Wilson, the genius who had transformed the Beach Boys from purveyors of feel-good, sunshine-splashed pop to the Beatles' only serious
EASTLEIGH boss Paul Doswell described last night's rollercoaster 3-3 Ryman Premier draw with Hampton as "a manager's nightmare." Not only did his side trail 3-1 with less than half an hour to go, but they suffered a catalogue of injuries. New strike signing
Andover who, by manager Brian Le Boutillier's own admission, were "fortuitous" to edge Fareham 1-0 at a rainswept Portway Stadium. After missing several chances themselves, Farehamfell behind to a Danny Sullivan header, but they should have made amends
SARISBURY Athletic put the final nail in Calmore Sports II's coffin with a ten-wicket win at Allotment Road - but still find themselves entrenched in the Hampshire League, County Division 1 relegation mire. They skittled now doomed Calmore for a meagre
A 61st minute strike by Mark Tryon clinched Gosport Borough a hard-fought 1-0 verdict at newcomers Hamworthy United - the Dorset club's first home league defeat for over a year. "It was a hard game and Alex Pike certainly had his Hamworthy side up for
Today's Principal Arrivals: Svenja, general, 0130, 25; P&O Nedlloyd Newark, container, 0430, 204; CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Hyundai Highness, container, 0530, 206; City of Lutece, ro/ro, 0730, 201; Tristan, vehicle, 1230, 202. Today's Principal
PETER Parfitt Leisure has won the £1m contract to provide corporate hospitality at Hampshire Cricket's home the Rose Bowl for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004. PPL expects to sell up to 5,000 corporate hospitality packages for the biennial event, which is
SMALL businesses in the region lose eight working weeks a year in a bottomless pit of red tape, according to new figures. The industry survey shows small businesses in the south east dedicate 458 hours a year to paperwork - equivalent to more than 61
RICHARD Gillespie shrugged off his recent back problems to get Bashley's Ryman Division 1 campaign off to an encouraging start at Croydon. Having lost seasoned campaigners like Mark Lisk and Mark Jones this summer, the Foresters' faithful were understandably
Lymington & New Milton keeper Kevin Scriven saved a twice-taken penalty at AFC Newbury but still couldn't prevent his team from slipping to a 3-1 defeat to the Berkshire side. Newbury's Lee Chudy netted with his first attempt but the referee ordered
Whitchurch Utd 3 Alresford Town 2 Whitchurch entertained local rivals Alresford Town in their first fixture of the season in the Sydenhams Wessex League Division Two. The game started evenly with both sides settling down but United took the lead in the
ASSC Hamble 2 Andover 4 Andover Lions duly pocketed three points from Saturday's bizarre opening Wessex League encounter at Hamble, but not before they had tried hard to present the home side with a win with a shocking first 20 minutes. In the end the
The Southern Region BMX Championships take place at Andover BMX track on Sunday, August 29 situated behind Andover Football Club. The fastest riders of all ages in the South battle it out and all abilities are catered for in the novice and expert ability
With many absentees due to holidays a much depleted team travelled to Bournemouth to compete in the Young Athletes Wessex League Cup and Plate Final. The forecast was wet and windy and the weekend traffic jams were awful. Despite this the team arrived
Andover Golf Club's popular lady captain Sarah Bulpitt recently hosted a successful Lady Captain's Day at the local club. The weather stayed dry and the event was well supported by the Andover ladies. Thanks are due to Sarah's husband Ivor who acted as
The record-breakers at Peter Symonds' College, Winchester, have done it again, with 98.5% of the 1,050 students gaining their A-levels - 2.5% above the national pass rate. Moreover 80% of the passes were at A-C grades and almost a third - 31.3% - were
Twyford residents have clubbed together to buy four acres of water meadows. Their aim is to preserve the land beside the River Itchen as pasture and ward off housebuilders. The scheme was spearheaded by retired GP, Andy Coates, whose house in Finches
Hampshire Fire and Rescue is making contingency plans for a strike, in the face of threatened industrial action by the county's firefighters. Chief officer, John Bonney, said: "This is a serious situation for all concerned, not least for the communities
Hampshire has nowhere in the county to dispose of its toxic waste as rubbish tips have been closed under new European rules. Thousands of tonnes of hazardous rubbish are now being trucked to a licensed site in Bristol under the changes which are predicted
It will be farewell to direct debits and hello to dinosaurs for a mother-of-two from Otterbourne. Jane Granger is jetting off to The Valley of the Moon in northern Argentina, which is famed for its fossils. She plans to spend two weeks camping in the
LITTER louts and pet owners who let their dogs foul the streets will soon have no hiding place. A group of 11 community safety officers belonging to the council's city patrol team have been armed with new powers to issue £50 fines. They will strengthen
OBESITY is being tackled head on with a new Get Southampton Active Festival at Hoglands Park. People can find out what sports are available around the city and where to play them. The event on Friday and Saturday for both adults and children will offer
Waltham took their Wessex League tally to six points with a narrow victory over Andover New Street on Tuesday night, but it took an 89th minute goal from full-back Robert Head to do the trick. Head, who had already surged forward to good effect several
Anyone who believed the loss of Andy Forbes would seriously hinder Winchester City's goal-scoring prowess must think again. It was business as usual for the league champions and FA Vase winners at the Denplan City Ground last night where Downton were
THE Boatmen of VTFC launched their new Sydenhams Wessex League campaign in impressive style, their stunning 6-0 broadside sinking Alton Town without trace. Although it was a 'home' game for VTFC, the match was actually played at Alton's Anstey Road as
St Cross Symondians (193 for 8) beat Sparsholt (192 all out) by 2 wickets St Cross beat Sparsholt by two wickets in a highly exciting match last Saturday. This result was of absolute importance to a struggling St Cross side, and gives them a realistic
Basingstoke & North Hants (182 all out) lost to Compton & CF (194 for 6) by 12 runs AN INSPIRED spell of pace bowling from 15-year-old Pasha helped Compton & Chandlers Ford enjoy the better of a closely fought match against Basingstoke &
There was a goal feast at Testwood Park where Stuart Ritchie marked his first home game as AFC Totton boss with a 5-0 hammering of Hamble ASSC through Danny Barker, Gareth Byers and a Mark Osman hat-trick. The only blot on Stags' evening was the second-half
IT brings a whole new meaning to the phrase speed dating - but motorists looking for love in the fast lane can now enjoy a dating agency with a difference. Help is at hand for drivers who enjoy the thrill of the chase, or even those whose love life is
WILLIAMS Shipping, the Southampton-based marine services group, has signed a joint-venture agreement with The Milford Docks Company to develop new business in South Wales. A new company called Williams Marine and Port Services, will be based in Pembroke
Season ticket sales up on 2003 despite no FA Cup feelgood factor BUT St Mary's crowd for Rovers visit could be below 30,000 for first time in two years... SAINTS are set for their first Premiership home crowd of less than 30,000 in almost two years. With
MILITANT Hampshire fathers are planning covert military style missions targeting judges and court buildings, the Daily Echo can reveal. Members have been told they are officially on a 'war footing' and actions are being stepped up. The county's 400-strong
YOU will be hearing a lot more from local band Kalimoto over the next few months. If you visit the HMV or Virgin record stores in Festival Place, Basingstoke, you'll find the group's debut album on sale. Live performances in the South of England are in
TRY as he may, former Radio 1 and present Classic FM DJ Simon Bates can never escape the ghost of Our Tune, the segment on his morning show in which members of the public wrote in about their relationships. Read out with their names altered and accompanied
EASTLEIGH boss Paul Doswell described last night's rollercoaster 3-3 Ryman Premier draw with Hampton as "a manager's nightmare." Not only did his side trail 3-1 with less than half an hour to go, but they suffered a catalogue of injuries. New strike signing
ANDY Forbes came in for some ribbing from his new teammates after becoming one of a hat-trick of Eastleigh players to score on their debut at Tonbridge Angels. After netting 76 goals for Winchester City last season and attracting the attention of a posse
There was a goal feast at Testwood Park where Stuart Ritchie marked his first home game as AFC Totton boss with a 5-0 hammering of Hamble ASSC through Danny Barker, Gareth Byers and a Mark Osman hat-trick. The only blot on Stags' evening was the second-half
Bemerton chalked up a second home win, 3-2 at the expense of Brockenhurst, who'd been leading 2-1 with ten minutes to go. Lee Winsall got both Brock goals, but then Neil Cole bagged his second of the night before Stuart Findlay struck Harlequins' 88th-minute
Bemerton boss Steve Slade admitted that his side were "a little fortuitous" to beat Totton 2-1 at Western Way. "It was nip and tuck and we were a little fortuitous to get all three points." Stuart Findlay fired Harlequins ahead after just two minutes
BROCKENHURST were a team in a hurry on Saturday as they notched up a 3-0 opening day win over Christchurch at Grigg Lane. Three first-half goals inside 25 minutes did the trick for the Badgers leaving their player/manager Graham Kemp a happy man after
HYTHE & DIBDEN left the New Forest on Saturday evening still wondering how they weren't taking any points back to the Waterside following their 3-2 defeat by Ringwood Town. "I just don't know how we lost this match," sighed Hythe & Dibden chairman
Three goals in a whirlwind nine first-half minutes were enough to give Poole Town a comfortable 3-0 opening day victory against Fawley. Gary Funnell opened the scoring in spectacular style for the Dolphins on the half-hour mark with a stunning 30-yard
Longparish v Sexton Gould LONGPARISH cricket was given a timely boost on Saturday when the Barker-son and Isherwood sponsored teams recorded double victories. Paul Blackmore's side had Sexton Gould, from Gosport, as their visitors and in the end had a
Andover II v Bramshaw Andover II continued to close the gap on league leaders Fair Oak with another solid and hardworking win against Bramshaw. Bramshaw arrived at London Road in good form having beaten Fair Oak the previous weekend and might have been
Hurstbourne Priors v Dinton Priors took another step away from the relegation zone by beating Dinton by eight wickets on Saturday. Dinton took the positive move to bat first on a damp wicket and got off to a great start by putting on 56 for the first
Gary Curtis attended the North Gloucester Road Races at Keevil recently with high hopes of standing on the podium. Arriving to find out the circuit had been changed due to damage of the tarmac, the club had only had the layout sanctioned by the ACU earlier
LUDGERSHALL racing driver Matt Speakman heads to Castle Combe this bank holiday Monday, for round 11 of the Super Coupe Cup. With the championship not visiting Thruxton circuit this will be Speakman's home race this year. Having never raced at Combe Speakman
LAST weekend saw the Test Valley Golf Club Ladies Championship take place over both Saturday and Sunday. The overall winner was Wendy Eling who was victorious by a margin of three shots. Wendy has been a member of Test Valley for more than five years
Tidworth Garrison Golf Club held its annual club championship recently, the most prestigious members' tournament in its calendar. Records go back to 1955 with the current trophy being donated by P Nicol in 1970 and this year was open to members with a
Winchester Prison has one of the worst drug abuse problems of any jail in the country, according to recently-published research. The report, by the Prison Reform Trust, shows illegal drugs are rife at the Romsey Road jail, with the rate of positive random
Southern Water has been fined £5,000 for allowing sewage to contaminate the upper reaches of the Beaulieu River at Lyndhurst for the second time in two years. The company pleaded guilty at New Forest Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to allowing the sewage
A resident says his council is shirking in its duty to keep the neighbourhood clean and safe. Lloyd Brammer, from St Martin's Close, Winnall, Winchester, says the streets near his home are plagued by litter and he wants a meeting with council chief executive
Football fans could be left in the dark because of a delay in the installation of floodlights. Alresford Town FC has invited Laurence Jones, chief executive of the Hampshire Football Association, to switch on the lights at Arlebury Park before the first
DIDN'T they do well? Or did they? Although A-level students across Hampshire have notched up record results, they are bracing themselves this morning for criticism of 'too easy' exams. But that is not the case, say education experts who protest that exam
HIGHWAYS bosses have today cut the speed limit on one of the major routes into Southampton to 30mph - two days later than they had planned. Road chiefs working for Southampton City Council are unable to explain how plans to slash the speed limit on Redbridge
IT brings a whole new meaning to the phrase speed dating - but motorists looking for love in the fast lane can now enjoy a dating agency with a difference. Help is at hand for drivers who enjoy the thrill of the chase, or even those whose love life is
A SOUTHAMPTON University professor has made a major discovery in the fight against a life-threatening superbug found in hospitals. Professor Bill Keevil has found that the MRSA organism does not survive as well on copper compared with stainless steel
VANDALS put the lives of dozens of drivers at risk when they hurled objects from a bridge on to cars travelling along a Southampton motorway. Four motorists reported being pelted with objects, including bottles, from the footbridge over the M271 near
THE powerboats, champagne and celebrities can mean only one thing - it's Southampton Boat Show time again. Organisers are busy putting the finishing touches to this year's extravaganza, which runs from September 10 to 19. With 20 per cent more exhibition
Katie's in the swing at Corhampton CORHAMPTON Junior recruit Katie Thompson, who will be 13 at the beginning of September, has had a superb month. At the English Ladies Championships she returned a card to par and at the South East Girls a card to one
HAMPSHIRE rider Jennie Free will represent Great Britain next month in a world championship event in Germany - but it's a far cry from the Olympic Games! Jennie rides her pure-bred Arab horse Samiracle in TREC, which is a form of orienteering on horseback
There was no shortage of incident or controversy at Hamble ASSC where visitors Andover eventually ran out 4-2 victors. Yet things had looked bleak for the Lions - who lost this corresponding fixture 1-0 last season - when they trailed 2-0 to two Craig
A SCHEME to recycle computers for the good of the community has celebrated its first anniversary. ICyc, a Fareham Borough Council funded e-borough initiative, provides community groups with free PCs, software and IT training. The scheme brings together
