These buildings once stood for many years at Montague Road in the Sholing area of Southampton, but by the mid-1960s they had disappeared to make way for more permanent shops. Originally built as only temporary premises, the huts went on to stand on the
SHE is the grande dame of Southampton's maritime heritage, and this year SS Shieldhall celebrates her golden jubilee. It was in 1955 that Shieldhall first put to sea. Although her work was not the most glamorous of roles, she quickly became a firm favourite
IT was a cosy, friendly little cinema where generations of Southampton filmgoers would enjoy a night out at the pictures but unfortunately this was not enough to save The Palladium in Portswood. The 652-seater cinema, which stood on the site close to
EXACTLY 70 years ago Southampton was all set to celebrate. It was time for a party as the whole country toasted the Silver Jubilee of King George V. According to the Daily Echo of May 1935 the town, as it was then, was crowded with visitors, with many
THE new Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane was officially sworn in at the annual meeting of the borough council on Thursday, May 12. Councillor Paula Baker moved up from deputy mayor to take over the top job from Cllr Gwen Richardson. Cllr Baker, who represents
BASINGSTOKE'S top pin-up girl did her best to cheer up Harry Redknapp ahead of Southampton FC's final game of the season. Rachel Cole, 20, who lives in Kempshott, posed for pictures with the Saints manager on Friday - two days before his team took on
A FATAL mid-air crash between two gliders near Lasham, south of Basingstoke, has revealed the need for such aircraft to be more visible to one another, an official accident report claims. The accident happened on April 26 last year and resulted in the
FIRST class mail deliveries in south Hampshire are among the best in the country, according to new figures. Between January and March this year, 95.2 per cent of mail going out to areas with an SO postcode, which includes Eastleigh, Winchester and Southampton
EUROPEAN champion Jon Barnes made a triumphant return to the track on Sunday when he contested the opening rounds of the Cosworth Caterham Masters at the Nurburgring in Germany. The 21-year-old West End driver was at the wheel of an Acre Jean-backed Caterham
HAMPSHIRE motocross racer Billy Mackenzie powered the Bike It Dixon Yamaha into fourth place in the Grand Prix of Europe at Teutschental in Germany. Mac's former teammate Andrew McFarlane took overall victory with a win and third place in the MX2 category
TOP Hampshire motocross sidecar ace Scott Wilkinson was in winning form at the big Torce En Vallee international event near Le Mans. He and passenger Gary Burt beat off opposition from highly-ranked World Championship crews to record their first win on
SOUTHAMPTON motorcycle road racer John Crockford suffered two retirements in his debut for the Nvidia Yamaha team in the British Superbike Championship meeting at Mondello Park. Winchester's James Hillier was fifth in the Supersport Cup category aboard
MODEL car racing enthusiasts have a big weekend in prospect when the Southampton Model Car Racing Club stage their championships behind the Plough public house in Sholing. Racing starts at 11am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday.
IF work experience is a taste of things to come for James Davies, then the 15-year-old New Milton rugby player has a wonderful future. While other pupils at the town's Arnewood School were sending off letters to businesses in the area to try to get placements
POWERLIFTERS from Southampton's Terry Morris Gym heaved home a hefty haul of trophies from the British Championships at RAF Brize Norton. Terry Jex, Eddy Van Niekerk, Felix Awuku, Andy Green and current world champion Rob Hall all gained class wins in
A TRIATHLON that starts in Hampshire and finishes in neighbouring Wiltshire is expected to attract a top quality field again this year. Competitors in the Winchester to Salisbury Mitre Tri splash off with a 600-metre swim at the ATR Sir John Moore Barracks
The Powells sponsored first team entertained Havant last Saturday on a bouncy London Road wicket without Radford and Kenway. Sadly the hole the two batting stars left in the middle order was too big for the young lions to fill. Havant batted first and
A REAL thriller took place on the cricket green at Hartley Witney on Saturday with Longparish the visitors when 542 runs were scored for the loss of only six wickets. The Barker, Son and Isherwood side won the toss and the skipper took the gamble and
Natalie Thomas, Aimee Shepherd, Jack and Paige Bayliss had another successful day for Andover Swimming Club. The morning session saw Natalie start the medal tally off with a silver in her 60m freestyle, and although disappointed with her time of 31-77
VISITORS to a Winchester supermarket had a chance to see demonstrations of the "jaws of life". Hampshire firefighters gave demonstrations of their skills and specialist rescue equipment during a series of public displays at Tesco in Easton Lane, Winnall
BEDS axed at a New Forest hospital will remain closed for at least another five months, a public meeting was told. Members of New Forest Primary Care Trust said the 20 beds at the Fenwick Hospital, Lyndhurst, would not reopen until October at the earliest
MORE actors are needed for a play based on a novel set in Hampshire. Requiem for a Wren will be staged at Exbury Gardens, near Beaulieu, next month as part of the attraction's 50th anniversary celebrations. The novel was written by Nevil Shute, who was
1976 was the year the south sweltered in record temperatures and Hampshire found itself in the grip of drought. Could we see a repeat this year..? IN JUNE, drought was already wrecking crops and threatening to destroy the livelihoods of Hampshire farmers
CHRISTINA Ricci, despite still being only 25, has had a career in Hollywood for more than 15 years. After starring in Mermaids at the age of nine, alongside Cher and Winona Ryder, she stopped growing at 10 and has been 5ft 1in ever since. But it hasn't
SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe has offered discounted tickets to Northam residents to the forthcoming concert at St Mary's Stadium by Elton John. Locals have been offered tickets for £25 on a first come first served basis to see the flamboyant star, who
A SOUTHAMPTON hairdresser has proved she is a cut above the rest after being named the new Junior British Hairdressing Champion. Nineteen-year-old Michelle Riley, who has worked at Trevor Mitchell International in Southampton for the last three years,
IT'S lights, camera, action for a stunning £25m leisure complex aimed at providing a Hampshire town with its own multiplex cinema. After months of anticipation, detailed proposals for the scheme, set to revolutionise Eastleigh's nightlife and breathe
A LOGO backed by Daily Echo readers is to become the international symbol of the New Forest National Park. The logo, pictured, which shows two New Forest ponies grazing beside a solitary tree, was the clear winner of a readers' poll conducted last month
HAMPSHIRE'S Police Federation chief has said he would not want to see officers carry stun guns routinely on the streets of the county. Steve Price, chairman of Hampshire Police Federation - the body that represents rank and file officers - said he thought
HE may have run for president of the United States of America but even Senator John Kerry can have trouble getting a table in a busy Hampshire restaurant. Senator Kerry was in Winchester last weekend and he and his daughter stopped by at the Gourmet Pizza
BUSINESSES across the south coast are joining forces to help find a cure for diabetes. About 80 bosses from 50 local companies attended a breakfast, which was held at the Hampshire Rose Bowl in support of medical research charity Juvenile Diabetes Research
A SCHEME aimed at giving inner city children the best start in life has teamed up with a Southampton school for a family fun day. Sure Start Central has joined forces with St John's Infant and Nursery School to host the event, which will include health
Tadley Calleva Res 0, Taplow United 1 TADLEY Calleva Reserves were beaten by a goal nine minutes from time in the final of the Berkshire Trophy Centre Intermediate Cup on Saturday. The match played at Reading Town's ground was disappointing for the large
NORDIC superstars Royksopp have been confirmed as the latest headline act at September's Bestival music event on the Isle of Wight. They join Welsh rockers the Super Furry Animals. Royksopp have been in Norway recording the follow up to their million-selling
KATHARINE Streatfield's return to fitness has been one of the welcome surprises of the new track and field season for Team Southampton Athletics Club. As a mere 17-year-old, the Chandler's Ford girl powered up the triple jump rankings with 12.17 metres
AFTER three glittering decades competing in the Hampshire County Championships, racewalker Jim Ball has nearly 50 gold medals stashed away. But throughout those glory years he has never made such light work of the 3,000 metres as his 17-year-old son Nick
RESULTS: SENIOR MEN - 100m: 1 Ben Ellis (Win) 10.94, 2 Dean Showler-Davis (Win) 11.01, 3 Ben Richardson (U20,T Soton) 11.29 200m: 1 Robert Tobin (BMH) 21.85, 2 Ben Ellis (Win) 22.20, 3 Chris Cooper (Ports) 22.61 400m: 1 Andy Blow (BMH) 48.93, 2 Mark Berridge
A SHOPPING trolley round-up by Eastleigh Council has landed a leading supermarket with a bill running into thousands of pounds. Under the Environment Protection Act the council can charge for the recovery of abandoned trolleys. Since last June supermarkets
THE talk was of the great days of steam and travel when old sea dogs gathered for a special reunion in Southampton. Together with family and friends, veterans from the British and Commonwealth Shipping Company had their 12th annual get-together. The company
JAMIE REDKNAPP has urged his dad: Stay at Saints and take them back up. Harry Redknapp's St Mary's future is uncertain after the first top flight relegation of his career. Jamie, however, believes his father's record makes him the ideal man to take charge
THESE are the men that could possibly decide the future of Rupert Lowe. They are also the ones that, according to the likes of Saints legends Mick Channon and Alan Ball, are the ones that have to shoulder their share of the blame for the club's demise
FOR a good while now, the supersport 600 market has made a lot of larger capacity machines technically obsolete, as, on British roads, there isn't much this class can't do and do well. That's not to say no one buys anything bigger, as a quick look around
GLENBROOK Cottage has been extended and refurbished by its current owners, who are now selling through estate agents Redwoods. The home, in Wagon Lane, Hook, is being marketed through the village office of the estate agency for £490,000. The master bedroom
A HOUSE built by Bellwinch Homes on its first development in Basingstoke is for sale at £314,950 through haart estate agents. The detached house (pictured), in Chatsworth Green, Hatch Warren, is a Burleigh design. Wood-laminate flooring has been laid
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes is upset with plans to swop the Whites across from the Ryman to the Southern Premier Division. For geographical reasons, it has been decided that the Wiltshire club would be better off lumped with west country sides like
NIC POTHAS booked Hampshire a C & G Trophy quarter-final place at Surrey with his maiden one-day hundred for the county. Pothas' unbeaten 114 helped Hampshire complete an emphatic six-wicket win against Glamorgan in Cardiff with 10.5 overs to spare
SHANE WARNE has backed Hampshire to win a place in the C & G Trophy semi-finals without him. Hampshire will play Surrey at the Oval on July 15/16, when Warne will be on Ashes duty with Australia. Warne said: "I leave on July 12th so I won't be here
Today Shirley is one of Southampton's busiest districts. In previous decades Shirley was a very different place. The pace of life was much slower, it was still safe for children to play in local streets and a penny tram ticket took you all the way from
Most counties in Great Britain have their own sayings and legends, and Hampshire is no exception. Back in 1936, the Women's Institute published a collection of these rural stories and words of wisdom. The weather was a great inspiration for many sayings
LATEST figures reveal Basingstoke and Deane hands out fewer on-street parking tickets than most other councils in the UK. The statistics, recently released by the Home Office, show that in 2003 only 2,755 parking tickets were issued to people on the streets
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0515, 30; Aurora, passenger, 0645, 106; Antabe, cargo, 0700, Princes Wharf; Victress, cargo, 0900, Crown Wharf; Chikuma Reefer, refrigerated vessel, 1100, 104; P&O Nedlloyd Torres, container, 1130, 206
HAMPSHIRE businessman Robert Lister is all set to make a big splash in the UK's premier powerboat racing championship this summer. Rob, who runs Southampton-based property developer Solent Projects, has entered the Honda Formula 4-Stroke series with teammate
One hundred and twenty past and present members of Wherwell Football Club gathered at the Masonic Hall in Andover where they celebrated their 50th anniversary with a dinner and dance. Presentations took place during the evening to mark the occasion. John
THE future of a once-threatened long-term fixture in Winchester's social calendar is now secure. Organisers have hailed this year's Winchester Folk Festival a roaring success and already set a date for next year's festival. Last year the festival was
M Price sponsored Andover U15 beat Peter Houseman Premiership winners Tilney Hall 2-1 to retain second spot on their last game of the season. Success came with two superb goals from Chris Flood, some tenacious defending and a couple of key saves from
A LEADING infection specialist has called for a new isolation ward to help tackle the MRSA superbug at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital. Dr Matthew Dryden said the ward would make it easier to stop the spread of the potentially fatal bug and other
A group of eight Andover athletes took on the challenge of the recent Hampshire AA Multi-Events Championships, held in Portsmouth. Each athlete had to compete in five disciplines, and many were trying events for the first time. Christie Woodford was the
LEARNING, jobs and skills are important to everyone. Everyone wants to reach their potential, so Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has been consulting with residents and businesses to find out their concerns regarding job and training issues. As a
A LOGO backed by Daily Echo readers is to become the international symbol of the New Forest National Park. The logo, pictured, which shows two New Forest ponies grazing beside a solitary tree, was the clear winner of a readers' poll conducted last month
FLOWER power is set to be one the main themes of this year's New Forest Show. Show bosses have announced that the flower arrangement section will be one of the largest in the county, with nine different competitions. Organisers are waiting to see if entries
BOYS of all ages, shapes and sizes turned out in force to support the fourth annual Alberto Culver Run4Fun and help raise thousands of pounds for Cancer Research UK. There was a record turnout this year, with just under 1,500 dads and lads completing
ONE of Britain's top entertainers Richard Digance will be performing at Fareham's Ferneham Hall on May 25, at 7.30pm. Richard last toured in 2003, performing to sell-out audiences around the country. In October 2003, he received the Gold Badge Award from
A DEVOTED Hampshire ambulance technician who inspired colleagues by beating leukaemia has died at the age of 37. Brave Nick Atkinson won two battles against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia but died in Southampton General Hospital last week after contracting
WINCHESTER will host its own version of an antiques roadshow this Saturday. Members of the museum service will be on hand at the Historic Resources Centre in Hyde Street to look at mysterious finds and try to identify them. Anyone who has found any interesting
THE talk was of the great days of steam and travel when old sea dogs gathered for a special reunion in Southampton. Together with family and friends, veterans from the British and Commonwealth Shipping Company had their 12th annual get-together. The company
NORDIC superstars Royksopp have been confirmed as the latest headline act at September's Bestival music event on the Isle of Wight. They join Welsh rockers the Super Furry Animals. Royksopp have been in Norway recording the follow up to their million-selling
IT'S set to be one of the most expensive removal jobs ever. Civic chiefs splashed out £20,000 on two wrought iron gates that would welcome shoppers into a prestigious £30m development and act as a gateway to a Hampshire town. Now they're planning to spend
STAFF and unions have condemned moves to axe 100 jobs from the Hampshire offices of a building society giant. Cheltenham and Gloucester bosses have told employees work is to transfer from mortgage telephonists in the investment processing unit at Segens-worth
HARD work paid big dividends for one of the area's most dramatically improved athletes at the Hampshire AA Track & Field Championships. Emma Duck's surge up the national women's 400 metres hurdles rankings has been nothing short of astounding - particularly
OLYMPIC heptathlon bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton is one of the big names being lined up for next Sunday's Loughborough International athletics match. The Isle of Wight all-rounder is pencilled in for outings in the 100 metres hurdles, high jump and
IT'S lights, camera, action for a stunning £25m leisure complex aimed at providing a Hampshire town with its own multiplex cinema. After months of anticipation, detailed proposals for the scheme, set to revolutionise Eastleigh's nightlife and breathe
SOUTHAMPTON port's sales and marketing manager Ray Facey has been promoted to assistant port manager. The 56-year-old succeeds Matthew Kennerley, who has recently been appointed director of the port of Hull & Goole. Born in Liverpool, but a resident
SO RUPERT Lowe would sell Saints for £25m. But, according to one investment expert, the chairman was probably sticking his finger in the wind when he announced that figure earlier this week. For the club, which netted a £2.9m profit last year but already
STEVE WILLIAMS has called for a return of the man who led Saints to their finest hours. The former Saints and England midfield star said: "The fact that Lawrie McMenemy still lives in the town yet plays no part in the club, says everything about what
PAUL SMITH could be a shock inclusion in the list of players to join the expected St Mary's exodus this summer. The Daily Echo understands that Premiership newcomers Sunderland and Newcastle are monitoring the 24-year-old goalkeeper's situation following
A YEAR'S coaching by Badminton winner Pippa Funnell is the dream prize in a new competition entered by Basingstoke horsewoman Natalie Olive. The 26-year-old and her horse Eleda Jack are among about 100 hopefuls vying for the title of Quest-X champion
THE new Star Wars film premieres at the Odeon cinema in Southampton early on Thursday, May 19 with bosses predicting it will be one of the biggest movies the city has seen in years. The last big box office smash at the cinema was in 1999 when Titanic
