A GOLFING team from Hedge End-based builders Drew Smith has just won The Times Corporate Golf Challenge in record-breaking fashion at La Manga in Spain. Jamie Pinchon, Gary Smith, Andy Doswell and Neale Foulkes, all members of the Stoneham club, beat
FAREHAM Town must bid a fond farewell to Lee Webber after Saturday's FA Vase third round trip to Deal Town. The 26-year-old goalkeeper has agreed to play one last game for the Sydenhams Wessex League club before he climbs two steps up the non-League pyramid
FAREHAM Town must bid a fond farewell to Lee Webber after Saturday's FA Vase third round trip to Deal Town. The 26-year-old goalkeeper has agreed to play one last game for the Sydenhams Wessex League club before he climbs two steps up the non-League pyramid
As Wessex Heartbeat has grown from just an idea to one of the largest charities in the UK it is embarking on another landmark extension... EVERYTHING has to start somewhere. Only 12 years ago Wessex Heartbeat was little more than the aspiration of a group
Alan Blair, 58, from Ashurst, a former civil servant, came to Heartbeat on a three-year contract and ended up staying. Looking back at his time in charge he said: "The best bit has been the people I've met. "There are no technical skills required to do
UNCERTAINTY surrounds the pensions of more than 500 scheme members of troubled furnisher retailer Courts. The company, which has seven stores in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, plus 81 other branches in the UK, went into administration last week with
THE FORMER New Forest Owl Sanctuary at Ringwood which has been closed for almost 18 months is set to soar again after a government inspector upheld a planning appeal by the site's new owners. Giles Talbot has ploughed about £200,000 into the Crow Lane
As Wessex Heartbeat has grown from just an idea to one of the largest charities in the UK it is embarking on another landmark extension... EVERYTHING has to start somewhere. Only 12 years ago Wessex Heartbeat was little more than the aspiration of a group
TRAVELLING thespians Forest Forge are out on the road with their latest Christmas show - a new version of that classic Tales from the Arabian Nights. The Ringwood-based professional theatre company is travelling to village halls and community centres
THE future of 550 workers at Eastleigh's train repair depot today hangs in the balance, the Daily Echo can reveal. Alstom, the debt-laden engineering giant that runs the operation, is reviewing the future of the site, along with three others across the
PATIENTS at a Southampton hospital are enjoying speedier recoveries - thanks to Cognac. Far from allowing alcohol on the wards, doctors are finding a four-legged friend expert at taking patients' minds off their aches and pains. Cognac the Border collie
A GREY Rolls-Royce used by the late first Earl Mountbatten of Burma has been sold at auction for £69,700. An anonymous telephone bidder snapped up the luxury vehicle for the hammer price of £62,000, plus buyer's premium. The uncle of Prince Philip, the
THEY'VE only just moved into the area - but already one Hampshire family's Christmas lights are causing a stir. Parachuting Santas, see-sawing snowmen and waving penguins hang from top to bottom of this dazzling house in Pantheon Road, Chandler's Ford
SOUTHAMPTON band Delays proved that they are generous as well as talented with a charity gig. The band raised £1,000 for Naomi House children's hospice at a special charity gig at The Joiner's Arms in St Mary's, Southampton. The band, who come from Bitterne
Bjorn Again - Southampton Guildhall I CAN'T say I have ever seen an Abba tribute act belting out a truly rocking rendition of Born to be Wild before. Nor am I ever likely to again. But that's the reason Bjorn Again are head and shoulders above the rest
A FOURTH phone mast could soon be installed on top of a church tower in Stubbington, sparking fears about possible health risks. Neighbouring residents have raised concerns about the possible impact on their health caused by the increase in electromagnetic
MOTORISTS are to be hit in the pocket with an increase in Eastleigh town centre parking charges, the Daily Echo can reveal. Traders fear the hike of up to 20 per cent could mean a loss of business if the council backs a move to bring in fresh charges
BUNGLING postal staff left bags of mail lying in the street in Chandler's Ford. The bags, full of mail for Chandler's Ford residents, were discovered left outside a Royal Mail lock-up pouch at the corner of Coach Hill Close and Wellbrooke Gardens. The
JUSTIN ROSE makes the first of what will be only two appearances on the European Tour this week. On Thursday, the 24-year-old Hampshire player tees off in the Dunhill Championship on a new venue at Leopard Creek near the Kruger National Park. Rose has
THERE'S a lot of pride at stake when the best of Hampshire's professional golfers take on the assistants in the annual Jack Wells Challenge Match at Hockley next Tuesday. Last year the teams couldn't be separated and the draw for next week's encounter
LYMINGTON & New Milton have apologised to AFC Bournemouth for any insinuation of improper conduct surrounding their interest in Linnets left-back Pete Smith. Bournemouth manager Sean O'Driscoll is angry that Cherries have been portrayed as the big
New Heartbeat chief executive Paul Barlow, 52, will take the helm in February next year. The married father of three from Winchester previously supported the charity through his role as managing director of Southampton Airport. He since oversaw Glasgow
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; Autofreighter, roro, 0900, 201; Terrier, vehicle, 1230, 34/35; Caribbean Highway, vehicle, 1730, 43; Pongo, cargo, 1800, 102/3; Hual America, Roro, 2100, 40; Yeoman bridge, bulk, 2130, 109 Today's
WITH just 13 working days to Christmas, businesses in the south are being urged to chase their debtors now or face cash flow problems in the new year. Firms left with unpaid invoices on Christmas Eve might not see any money until early January as workplaces
A PROPERTY solutions company with a regional base in Hampshire has clinched a deal worth a staggering £100m over the next three years. Rok, which employs scores of people at its southern region base near Fareham, has signed up with insurance giant Royal
CONSTRUCTION group Mowlem warned that full-year profits would be at the lower end of expectations after tough trading forced it to write down the value of some contracts. The group, which has a strong foothold in Hampshire and is building the £25m Spinnaker
IT IS TIME for the government to re-think its flawed support for the banning of upward-only rent reviews. That is the view of a leading commercial property expert, Andrew Archibald of Humberts in Southampton, following damning revelations about the accuracy
RECORD-breaking Southampton International Airport is the toast of the airline industry for what it has been achieving. Month by month, the airport says it has outperformed other airports in the BAA group. A lot of that success is down to the increasing
FAREHAM Town must bid a fond farewell to Lee Webber after Saturday's FA Vase third round trip to Deal Town. The 26-year-old goalkeeper has agreed to play one last game for the Sydenhams Wessex League club before he climbs two steps up the non-League pyramid
LYMINGTON & New Milton have apologised to AFC Bournemouth for any insinuation of improper conduct surrounding their interest in Linnets left-back Pete Smith. Bournemouth manager Sean O'Driscoll is angry that Cherries have been portrayed as the big
ROB BULL from Totton romped to victory during the Lymington cod open boat competition after landing a beauty just off the Needles, while fishing from his own boat 'Yerman2'. Bull used squid to tempt the match-winner, which thumped the scales down to 18lb
SOLENT Stars' women maintained their perfect league record with a 63-54 home victory over Brixton Topcats in the National Basketball League Division 1. Stars started poorly and their first-quarter performance was riddled with mistakes. The exception was
RECYCLING has gone into the space age at one Winchester superstore. The world's first fully automated recycling machine was yesterday unveiled by Secretary of State for the Environment, Margaret Beckett, at Tesco in Winnall. The futuristic gadget uses
TWO civic leaders in Winchester are demanding anti-social behaviour by some people in council-owned properties be curbed. Residents of Trussell Crescent, Weeke, said their lives have been made hell by youngsters housed by Winchester City Council in bedsits
POLICE have accused teenagers of putting drivers' safety at risk by placing more than 60 bags of rubbish in the middle of New Forest roads. The culprits went out after dark and dumped the sacks in poorly lit roads at Barton-on-Sea, which has a high number
A YOUNG shop assistant spoke of his relief today after being cleared of stealing £10,000 following an armed robbery at a Southampton post office. Gurtheerith Pottiwal had been arrested with three other members of his family after a knifepoint raid at
THE NUMBER of complaints against Hampshire police has soared by 41 per cent - the biggest rise in England and Wales. New figures reveal officers were accused of either brutality, racism, intimidation or corruption on 1,054 occasions in the year to March
WORKERS caught up in Hampshire's worst pensions scandal today sent an anxious plea to bosses on the eve of vital talks over their plight. More than 1,000 people have been told their projected company pension is being cut by up to 80 per cent, leaving
DEVELOPERS behind Southampton's emerging Charlotte Place hotel have scrapped plans to build 32 apartments on the city centre site. The 269-bedroom hotel will be the largest in Southampton when it opens next year, at a cost of about £18.5m. Developers
IT'S going to be the key which will unlock Southampton's vast economic potential. In ten years' time, the city will have its very own "Wow" factor in the shape of the prestigious West Quay Stage Three development. For years, city chiefs have dreamed of
TICKETS for the Oasis gig at the Rose Bowl in West End have yet to sell out. Tickets for the concert, which is taking place in July next year, were expected to be snapped up by fans at the weekend. However, although there's been a big demand for tickets
MORE building problems are holding up work to complete Fare-ham's long-awaited £30m Market Quay development by up to five months. Developers have admitted they are now four to five months behind their original schedule to have the retail and leisure venue
NORTHAMPTON boss Colin Calderwood has warned Saints they face a tougher test in the FA Cup next month than they got earlier in the season. Steve Wigley's side have been drawn against that of his good friend Calderwood for the second time this season -
