FORMER ENGLAND batsman Aftab Habib is expected to make Hampshire his fourth county. Habib, 32, was targeted by Hampshire three years ago before leaving Leicestershire for Essex. But after a couple of lean years at Chelmsford Habib, who has a first class
Today's Principal Arrivals: Grande Spagna, roro, 0030, 105; CFF Solent, roro, 0530, 30; Fehn Trader, cargo, 0630, 36s; Swan Fan Makkum, yacht, 0800, 101; Hyundai General, container, 2100, 205 Today's Principal Sailings: Berlin express, container, am,
THREE injuries and a first ever red card for ex-Saint David Hughes tarnished a long overdue victory for Eastleigh in the Ryman Premier Division last night. A wonder goal by Andy Forbes sandwiched between strikes from Danny Smith and Tyronne Bowers sealed
Andover New Street 1 Petersfield Town 3 NEW STREET boss Pete Case was furious after his side had gone down 3-1 at home to Petersfield on Tuesday night. Having had the best of the opening exchanges his side were denied a penalty when the referee awarded
ANDOVER'S journey on this season's FA Cup trail ended before it had really begun at picturesque Sussex County League Ringmer on Saturday. Still suffering from the loss of at least eight players due to suspension and injury the Lions were unable to impose
Fleetlands 5 Ludgershall Sports 2 LUDGERSHALL started well in hot conditions and matched Fleetlands who are currently third in Division Three. However, they went in at half-time 1-0 down when a defensive error in the 30th minute let Fleetlands in to score
Brading Town 1 Whitchurch United 2 Whitchurch made the long trip to Brading on a glorious day and came away with all three points after a good all round team performance while missing Andy Kitson (work), Gary Shaughnessy (injured) and Marcus Williams
Effingham & Leatherhead 24 Andover 20 Andover started their league campaign exactly where they left off last season, losing a hard fought battle that they had every chance of winning. Played at a fast pace on a blazing hot day the conditions should
Club captain Kenneth Harley and Andover Golf Club members were proud to host their Men's Invitation Day recently although the weather conditions were extremely wet and windy. Naturally, (and quite rightly), most of the blame for this went to club secretary
FIVE Andover Modern Triathlon Club members travelled to Sandwell Valley near Birmingham for the last biathle in this year's British series of five. Biathle is a continuous run, swim, run. Kenton Sherwood, in the Youth D boys class (age 11-12), put in
ANDOVER Thrashers American Football team have landed the chance to take on Team England in a friendly nine-a-side match this Sunday at Harrow Way Community School. Following the previous tournament, four Andover players have been selected for the England
World War II veterans are preparing to revisit Arnhem this month with support from the Big Lottery Fund's "Heroes Return" scheme. It has been allocated £10m and has so far helped over 2,600 of the South's veterans, widows, spouses and carers to visit
Winchester is famous for its architectural heritage-and especially for its cathedral. But it also has some ugly edifices that should be on an "X-list" of vile buildings, according to the City of Winchester Trust. Now the pressure group is asking residents
Missing deeds have won Winchester busker, Frank Williams, a temporary reprieve from eviction from his Dome home on the edge of the city. Red-faced city lawyers admitted they could not find the original title deeds proving they own the land where Mr Williams
Four firefighters, sacked for refusing to resign, may finally be able to return to work after a High Court ruling on Wednesday. Stephen Dunbar, Barry Kearley, Bernard Ross and Richard Thoroughgood, based at Basingstoke, were told to quit by Hampshire
Two West Highland terriers from Winchester will be putting their best paws forward to support Take Your Dog To Work Day. Hundreds of dogs and their owners from across Hampshire and Berkshire will participate in the event, in aid of The Blue Cross animal
Health chiefs have apologised after a Winchester woman had to endure a 10-hour wait for a doctor to confirm her husband's death. Retired naval captain, Michael Parry (72), suffered from bone cancer. He died at his Itchen Valley home on August 28th, at
Half a dozen troublemakers will no longer be allowed into nearly 40 of Winchester's pubs and nightspots. They have been banned as part of a new scheme by Winchester Pubwatch, in collaboration with the police, in a bid to stamp out antisocial behaviour
SHE'S the woman who launched the soccer scandal of the decade. Now Rebecca Loos is swapping Golden Balls for golden chains when she jets into Southampton to promote a city jewellers' new range, which has been snapped up by department store Debenhams.
HAVE you got the moves to get Southampton in the groove? Following the competition's success last year The Daily Echo has once again teamed up with Southampton City Council to launch Dance Idol 2004. Prizes up for grabs include professional dance lessons
EVER WONDERED what your teenage kids would get up to if you left them home alone? Well, one brave Southampton family decided to see what would happen when their 17-year-old son invited a few mates around while his parents were away. Unlike most families
Sydenhams Wessex League - Division 2 Hythe & Dibden 2, Stockbridge 5 STOCKBRIDGE turned in a five-star performance on a hot Saturday afternoon to maintain their position as Sydenhams Wessex Division 2 frontrunners. The goal avalanche didn't take long
The 11th Cheriton Brewhouse 6s again provided exciting non-stop cricket on Bank Holiday Monday. After 15 matches and nearly ten hours of action it was a new name on the trophy this year - Compton & Chandler's Ford, who beat holders Tichborne Park
Stars are not shining in pre-season games Solent Stars 60, Reading Rockets 82 SOLENT STARS' coaches Alan Cunningham and Steve Chant know they have a huge task on their hands before the start of the new National League Division 1 campaign on September
A MEASURE of Hampshire's progress under Shane Warne is that they were the first county to be assured First Division cricket in both competitions next year. When Billy Taylor took the promotion-clinching wicket of David Masters at Grace Road on Saturday
THE mighty Australia warmed up for the start of the ICC Champions Trophy yesterday at Hampshire's Rose Bowl HQ. The party included Hants overseas stars Michael Clarke and Shane Watson as the players were made to feel very much at home. England look to
BOSSES at the Bursledon Windmill will be praying for the wind to drop for a few weeks next May. It might seem an unusual request, but calm conditions are needed so that major work can be carried out on repairing the cap and sails and repainting them at
INSECT control company Exosect has just won approval to market its groundbreaking moth control system for organic farmers. Codling moths are an expensive pest for apple and pear farmers. The larvae, also known as apple maggots, burrow into maturing fruit
SAINTS director Andrew Cowen has splashed out more than £6,000 on 12,500 shares in the club at 50p each, continuing his recent spate of investment. Mr Cowen, pictured left, who last year earned £301,000, has now almost doubled his stake in Saints owners
OVERTON had to dig deep to find the three points on Tuesday as they were taken all the way by a determined and hard running Ludgershall outfit. The Wiltshire side went into the match having won just two of their first eight games in Division Three of
Matt Speakman celebrated his second win of the season in his Rover Gti at Castle Combe on the Bank Holiday Monday. Venturing out for qualifying he had clear track and this gave the local driver time to acquaint himself fully with the layout and he set
ANDOVER Bowling Club rounded off a fine season with the club finals day at the Rec on Saturday. They were blessed with good weather as six titles were decided throughout the day. In the Pairs tournament Joe Hodges and Tom Hazard were victorious over Richard
King's Somborne FC have recently attained the FA's Charter Standard status, through the Hampshire FA. The scheme aims to provide a nationally recognised quality control kitemark, improve the quality of provision for boys and girls, sustain participation
Mayor of Winchester, Cecily Sutton, this week stepped in to bolster support for the city's branch of the Royal British Legion, whose annual Poppy Appeal is facing a crisis. The branch is desperately looking for an organiser to co-ordinate poppy sales
Around 75 residents of Twyford, near Winchester, have started an action group to reopen a pub. Twyford Parish Council and the Campaign for Real Ale are backing the fight to save The Bugle in Park Lane from demolition. Its owners, the Inntown Pub Company
Managing Hampshire County Council's finances in 2003-4 was again a challenging exercise, says leader, Ken Thornber. Services, such as care for the elderly and children, continued to face increased demand at a time when government funding left many county
A MAN was stabbed last night in the St Mary's area of Southampton. Police were called to an address at Oxford Avenue after paramedics contacted them following a 999 call at 7.10pm. The man, in his mid-30s, was treated at the scene and was conscious before
GOVERNMENT ministers were today hammering the final nails into the coffin of fox-hunting in Hampshire. Leader of the Commons Peter Hain was set to announce when next week MPs will be handed a free vote on banning hunting with hounds. MPs are certain to
IT HAS cost an estimated £2m of taxpayers' money, been through a tribunal, via government and to the second highest court in the land. But Hampshire fire brigade's five-year battle to sack four firefighters has got nowhere - and the four men are today
TRADERS in a Southampton shopping parade say dispersal orders set up to combat antisocial behaviour are failing. Shop owners in Hinkler Road, Thornhill, claim their lives are being made a misery by gangs of youths hanging about outside, drinking, making
HAMPSHIRE pensioners joined thousands of over 60s yesterday for a massive 'grey power' rally outside Parliament. The band of over-60s were calling on MPs to sign up to a better deal for older people. More than 20 members of Southampton Pensioners' Forum
SCREAMING fans greeted Olympic sailing medallists Ben Ainslie and Nick Rogers with a hero's welcome to their New Forest home. Hundreds of Lymington residents turned out to welcome the sailing supremoes to a special reception at the town hall. Hordes of
Sydenhams Wessex League - Division 3 Colden Common 2, Otterbourne 1 A PERFECT, warm evening and two well-matched, competitive sides served up a smashing advert for Wessex League football at Main Road on Tuesday, writes Greg Boughton. With ex-Otter James
London League - Division Three South-West Winchester 20, Old Wimbledonians 0 WINNING can become a habit, just as much as losing, as Winchester proved against their visitors to Nuns Road last Saturday. Having won four in a row at the end of last season
THERE were mixed fortunes for Saints players on international duty last night. Goalkeeper Antti Niemi was the sole winner as he helped Finland defeat Armenia 2-0. Anders Svensson started in central midfield for Sweden, who were beaten 1- 0 at home by
SAINTS director Andrew Cowen has splashed out more than £6,000 on 12,500 shares in the club at 50p each, continuing his recent spate of investment. Mr Cowen, pictured, who last year earned £301,000, has now almost doubled his stake in Saints owners Southampton
