A HAMPSHIRE restaurant has scooped a top award for hygiene from Britain's leading food safety inspection body. The Clump Inn in Chilworth, pictured above, part of the Out and Out bar restaurant chain, was awarded the Food Hygiene Award by Checkmate International
IN THE FA Cup, pretty football plays second fiddle to getting through to the next round. That was probably just as well for Saints last night, as their football wasn't that pretty but the result was effective. It was always going to be a tough night for
LYMINGTON & New Milton and AFC Newbury turned up the heat on Wessex League pacesetters Winchester City with vital victories last night. Ian Robinson's Linnets are now second in the table, just two points behind the leaders with a game in hand, after
HAMPSHIRE FA are gearing themselves up for their biggest match in 15 years on Saturday when the under-18s host East Riding in the Daily Echo-sponsored FA Youth Cup semi-final at Eastleigh's Sparshatts Stadium (1pm). Not since 1990 have they made the final
SHANE WARNE will be expecting to claim his 1000th first class victim when he plays for Victoria against Queensland in the Pura Cup tomorrow. The Hampshire captain has 995 first class wickets at 25.96 and is close to joining Martin Bicknell, Philip De
High-flying Gosport Borough also came from behind to maintain their title tilt with a 2-1 success at AFC Totton. Steve Whitcher had fired the home side into a first-half lead but Pabs N'doye equalised on 70 minutes after keeper Houkes had failed to control
PREMIER League newcomers Tichborne Park have landed a plum home draw against Old Tauntonians & Romsey in the first round of the Southern Electric Knockout Cup in May. But fellow new boys Fair Oak get an awkward visit to newly promoted Hursley Park
NEW plans to deal with rogue traveller and gypsy encampments on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council land are in the spotlight - and members of the public are being urged to have their say. The proposals could mean unauthorised encampments are allowed
SAINTS' sponsor Friends Provident has found a new chairman to take over from retiring 71-year-old David Newbigging. The savings and pensions company, which employs more than 1,000 people at its south coast base in Salisbury, will have Adrian Montague
AFTER months mulling over retirement but never quite managing it, Graham Kemp has had the decision made for him. Ruptured ankle ligaments have ruled the Brockenhurst player-manager out for the rest of the season and effectively brought the curtain down
NEW Portland United boss Dave Court savoured his first victory in six attempts as manager with a crucial 1-0 success over Downton in their relegation six-pointer at Grove Corner. Portland postman Court had to wait until the 85th minute before Danny Cullen's
After an expected move to Salisbury City fell through in midweek, Lymington & New Milton full-back Pete Smith pulled on a Linnets' shirt again and found the net in their 2-0 victory at VT FC. Teenager Smith opened the scoring after 36 minutes when
High-flying Gosport Borough also came from behind to maintain their title tilt with a 2-1 success at AFC Totton. Steve Whitcher had fired the home side into a first-half lead but Pabs N'doye equalised on 70 minutes after keeper Houkes had failed to control
BAT were beaten 3-0 away at Andover. Leading scorer Justin Bennett scored twice, including a penalty, but missed out on a hat-trick by putting another spot-kick over the bar. Bobby Swayne, who was brought down for both penalties, also netted for the Lions
NOT LETTING the freezing temperatures get in his way, an in-form Danny Axford blasted his way to victory in the A3CRG ten mile time trial at Petersfield on Saturday. A time trial is an individual event in which the riders race alone against the clock.
IT'S THE biggest game of hockey on the south coast in years - Hamble v Trojans, a match with massive implications at the top of the Hampshire/Surrey Regional League. If Trojans win Saturday lunchtime's Satchell Lane derby, they will virtually seal the
ANDOVER New Street enjoyed arguably their best week of a difficult season with wins in both the Wessex League Division Two and the Andover Open Cup. On Tuesday Glen Butterfield's side made progress in the Open Cup by beating a battling Otterbourne 3-1
Stockbridge 6 Bishops Waltham T 0 SATURDAY's match was all a bit too easy for Stockbridge, who rattled in six goals without reply against struggling Waltham. The Bishops started fairly well but once a couple of goals had gone in their heads dropped, while
Abbots Ann 0 Ludgershall 5 Ludgershall appear to be recapturing some of their early season form, as they comprehensively beat Abbots Ann to reach the final of the Presidents Cup. With the away side quick out of the blocks and taking the game to the hosts
Test Valley Lions U12 1 Andover U12 5 Andover dominated from the start and took an early lead through Richard McMillan's low cross shot. Craig Blakeman soon doubled the lead from close range. Andover pressure led to a corner which was flicked on by Joe
Andover 5 Jersey 42 With CFL UK sponsored Andover entertaining the league leaders Jersey, it was always going to be a tough match. With Jersey unbeaten in over 12 months, the work rate and attitude from the home side had to be vastly improved. To the
A PRIZEWINNING hairdresser from Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital is hoping to add to her awards cabinet. Amy Sinacola, 18, has already scooped a part-time hairdresser of-the-year award in her first year at Bournemouth College of Technology
Southampton University 4 Andover 1 Andover lost all hope of a second place finish with a loss against a hard working University side. The first ten minutes looked good as they camped in the home side's half and they could have won the game in the early
THERE was a disappointing end to Winchester's first attempt at a new youth craze yesterday. Only a handful of young people turned up to the "flash mobbing" event, despite promotional posters and flyers being plastered across the city. The craze involves
John Hanson B continue to lead Division One after a 10-0 win over bottom side Wolversdene B. The success of Ray Carver, Steve Harris and Trevor Whitelock ensured their position ahead of Malcolm Cummins with the Winterslow team, who for their part recorded
IF YOU or someone you know is planning to relocate to Scotland, you will be pleased to know that they won't have any trouble searching for a job. It has just been announced that Gazette Newspapers' sister jobs website in Scotland has the UK's strongest
A NEW battle is looming over plans to install a mobile phone mast at the "gateway" to the New Forest. Vodaphone has lodged an appeal after planners rejected its application to install the mast next to the White Hart pub in Southampton Road, Cadnam. The
British American Tobacco has weighed in with breathtaking profits. However, in the wake of new cost-cutting targets, business editor Ron Wain looks at what the future holds for the company's Southampton factory... IT WAS not quite the celebratory party
THIRTY years ago the world's first rock opera was unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. It created shockwaves with its outlandish story - set to the blazing noise of Pete Townsend's savage guitar - about a deaf, dumb and blind kid who becomes a pinball
MEMBERS of the award-winning Eastleigh Borough Youth theatre have chosen Mark Ravenhill's play Citizenship as their entry for the prestigious National Theatre Connection competition. Mark's latest offering is a play specifically written for young people
FOR the third year running, Chichester Festival Theatre's Barclays Community Carnival will bring colour and splendour, music and dance, spirit and celebration to the streets of the city on May 14. More than 1,000 people are expected to participate in
BOSSES at the insurance arm of the Co-op today confirmed their site in Southampton could close with the loss of 39 jobs. The office in Salisbury House, Vernon Walk, is one of 14 across the country facing the axe with 170 people facing losing their jobs
LEISURE chiefs in Southampton are offering the chance for city youngsters who are keen on sport to tap into a fund to help in their training. The Sports Development Unit at Southampton City Council has funds available for children aged between five and
HAMPSHIRE police has defended its decision in taking two days to inform the public that a dangerous psychiatric patient was on the run. Officers say they launched a thorough and robust investigation as soon as they knew that Faysal Diiriye had run away
ANOTHER group has thrown its weight behind moves to name Southampton International Airport's terminal building after Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. Members of the Southampton International Airport Consult-ative Committee have backed calls to recognise
ONE of the New Forest's top tourist attractions is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The award-wining Exbury Gardens, near Beaulieu, has been a major crowd-puller since the Queen Mother performed the opening ceremony in 1955. Last year more
THE Avenue St Andrew's Church in Southampton and Thornden Hall in Chandler's Ford were hives of activity at the weekend as The Southampton Festival of Music and Drama 2005 opened with classes in speech and drama, adult vocal, junior and adult piano, woodwind
CRAZED rockers Electric Six, pictured above, bring their riotous brand of rock to Salisbury's City Hall on Saturday. The gig starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £13. Brighton's merry band of folk rockers The Levellers also perform at the City Hall next
ESTEEMED pianist Penelope Cave will be playing some of Bach's greatest work on the harpsichord in a very special concert in St Lawrence, Winchester, on March 13. In an audience-friendly performance with readings and anecdotes, Penelope annotates her playing
Bottom club Hamble ASSC couldn't repeat their heroics from the previous week at BAT despite taking an early lead in their 4-1 home defeat by Thatcham Town. Ross Bottomley provided the through ball for Aiden Trevaskis to score after five minutes but Thatcham
A PRESSURE group to safeguard Gosport's vital ferry service was launched today. Dr Richard Williams, the town's Labour parliamentary spokesman, has set up the independent group Ferry Watch in a bid to keep a close eye on the town's amenity and its new
MEMBERS of the group which won its battle against plans for an asylum centre close to homes in Lee-on-the-Solent have vowed to carry on - more than a year after their victory. The Daedalus Action Group (DAG) convened to discuss whether it had a future
THERE was standing room only as more than 100 Botley and Hedge End residents listened to a presentation about a planning bid to carry out an exploratory drill for oil on farmland at Woodhouse Lane on the Botley and Hedge End border. Northern Petroleum
CAMPAIGNERS in Chandler's Ford have launched a last-gasp bid to stop Test Valley planners ruling in favour of a controversial nursing home. Councillors are due to decide tomorrow whether to grant permission for a state-of-the-art pensioners' paradise
PETER CROUCH is hoping his goalscoring form will keep Saints in the Premiership. The striker continued his outstanding run with two more goals last night in the 3-1 FA Cup win over Brentford to take his tally for the season to 11. He has now overtaken
BRENTFORD boss Martin Allen was full of praise for the attitude of the Saints players last night. It has been a dramatic run to the fifth round for the Bees, who have endured long trips and several replays before getting knocked out at Griffin Park last
HARRY REDKNAPP has hailed the return of Steve Wigley to Saints, saying: "I could not be happier." Redknapp replaced Wigley as Saints boss last December, but always hoped that his predecessor would stay at the club. Wigley initially turned down the offer
A CAREERS fair will take place at Southampton Institute today (March 2nd). Students will have a chance to speak to local, national and international employers, including Southampton City Council and the Royal Air Force, about graduate jobs, part-time
LYMINGTON Town re-established their grip on the leadership reins of the Sydenhams Wessex League Division 2 table last night by returning to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over East Cowes Vics at Southampton Road. But, after two defeats in the their last
POOLE Town face a near impossible task to reach the Wessex League Cup final after meekly surrendering the semi-final first leg 3-0 at Thatcham Town. "We didn't just lose, we got absolutely walloped," admitted Dolphins manager Tommy Killick, whose biggest
THE Hampshire League recently threw out a proposal at their annual meeting to ban overseas players for the 2005 season. Bishop's Waltham were just one of the clubs to vote against the proposal from Flamingo's which was seconded by Fareham. And former
EASTON & Martyr Worthy's ambitions to bounce back from last summer's relegation into Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 have been boosted by the signing of Australian Scott Smith as their overseas player for 2005. A Cricket Australia Level
THE ECB Southern Electric Premier Cricket League has a new chairman, with Alton's Pat 'Paddy' Heffernan having replaced Alan Bundy, who has been elevated to League President. Heffernan was a prominent left-hand run-maker in his playing days, having captained
Hamworthy United ended their five-match losing sequence with a goalless draw at Fareham Town.
IN THE FA Cup, pretty football plays second fiddle to getting through to the next round. That was probably just as well for Saints last night, as their football wasn't that pretty but the result was effective. It was always going to be a tough night for
HOUSING benefit management is getting back on track in Basingstoke, with staff morale up and processing time for claims falling fast - councillors have been told. At a meeting of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's scrutiny committee, chief executive
Today's Principal Arrivals: Lembitu, ro/ro, container, 0530, 30; P&O Nedlloyd Jakarta, container, 0800, 204; City of Lutece, ro/ro, 1100, 201; Atasoylar II, cargo, 1400, 36; P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci, container, 1530, 207; Asian Beauty, ro/ro, 1730
A THEATRE group which staged a pantomime in a Southampton pub raised more than £2,500 for two cancer charities. Members of the Forty Pound Theatre Group managed to squeeze about 60 people into The Bent Brief in Portswood for each performance of their
AN ambitious firm has joined the "Premier league" of electrical contractors in England following a business deal. The market place prominence comes after Southampton electrical and mechanical contracting company RF Webb and Son was sold to Lowe and Oliver
SOUTHAMPTON'S top rider John Crockford is taking a year out of motor cycle road-racing to pursue a new career as a racing instructor. Crockford has joined Poole-based frontrow.GB.com to headline track days for riders wanting to graduate from club to national
HAVING proved they can live with the best at the Sparshatts Stadium on Saturday, Eastleigh are more convinced than ever that they can nail down a place in May's Ryman Premier play-offs. For 45 minutes of Saturday's absorbing 1-1 draw, league leaders Yeading
LYMINGTON & New Milton and AFC Newbury turned up the heat on Wessex League pacesetters Winchester City with vital victories last night. Ian Robinson's Linnets are now second in the table, just two points behind the leaders with a game in hand, after
GEOFF Butler again showed his managerial pedigree by leading his patched-up Bashley side to a 1-1 draw at play-off chasing Metropolitan Police on Saturday. In fact, the Foresters - leading by a 69th-minute Richard Gillespie, pictured, goal - were looking
A last-minute strike by Stuart Findlay gave Bemerton Heath Harlequins a 1-0 victory at Brockenhurst but left their manager Steve Slade scratching his head. "That's nine wins in our last 12 matches, yet it's the same team that had lost 12 and drawn one
SOLENT Stars Women maintained their recent run of form with a close-fought 73-62 victory over Manchester Mystics at Hamble Community Sports College. The Mystics stormed into an early 8-0 lead before Lizzy Cloke finally got Solent off the mark, but they
Andover 3 BAT Sports 0 by Graham Cousins ANDOVER went a long way to restoring their fans' faith with this hard-earned victory at the Portway on Saturday. The game was never pretty to watch with the referee failing to deal with a number of minor scuffles
IT sounds like a joke but prisoners in Winchester have been given lessons in stand-up comedy as part of their sentence. Winchester Prison has landed a sponsorship deal with comedy-club operators Jongleurs to teach the inmates at the Romsey Road correctional
IF YOU or someone you know is planning to relocate to Scotland, you will be pleased to know that they won't have any trouble searching for a job. It has just been announced that Gazette Newspapers' sister jobs website in Scotland has the UK's strongest
A BLAZE that engulfed a New Forest sawmill is believed to have started by accident. Fire investigation chiefs have revealed that the fire probably started after sparks from welding equipment or power saws ignited sawdust. The inferno at R.F. Giddings
WATER company bosses were today under fire from customers for imposing huge increases in bills. Southern Water, which supplies water and waste treatment to Hampshire residents, was allowed to put up charges by an average £65 over five years by industry
CEMETERY bosses at Southampton City Council have apologised after workers drove over four graves in a tractor. An investigation has now been launched to discover why a headstone was removed, another memorial was chipped and three graves were left with
A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE has donated a total of £20,000 to two Tories in line to contest key Hampshire marginal seats at the General Election. Former Conservative party treasurer Lord Ashcroft has written cheques to candidates battling to overturn Liberal
OWNERS of miniature motorbikes are being reminded not to ride them on roads or in public places. Hampshire police have teamed up with the county council after an increase in the number of complaints by legitimate road-users. Although small in size, the
Winchester City laboured to a 1-0 home win against Moneyfields, Graeme Gee grabbing their winning goal after 41 minutes.
A PROJECT to upgrade Ventnor Haven and the town's eastern esplanade costing about £160,000 is due to begin this spring. Work will include the provision of new fixed and floating pontoons and offshore moorings in Ventnor Bay, as well as dredging the haven
THOUSANDS of Whiteley residents who faced six months without a convenience store, chemist and post office have won a reprieve. As reported in the Daily Echo, Tesco announced it was to pull out of running the One Stop shop at its temporary branch in Yew
RECORD numbers of people are taking a step back into Eastleigh's past with a visit to the town's museum. More than 17,000 visitors called in at the museum in the High Street during 2004 - a massive 31 per cent increase over the previous year. Besides
HE managed him as a player and last night faced him as a manager. And Harry Redknapp is sure that Brentford boss Martin Allen has what it takes to go right to the top. Allen inspired his Division One team to take Saints down to the wire in the fifth-round
SAINTS have set-up a mouth-watering FA Cup quarter-final with holders Manchester United, but boss Harry Redknapp last night warned his players: "Concentrate on the league." With Saints some four points adrift of safety, Redknapp wants nothing to stand
POPULAR British forward Tony Redmond had no hesitation in returning to the Herd last summer to once more pull on a Bison shirt. The 29-year-old said: "I never chose to leave Basingstoke, so living in the town I was more than happy to return and liked
