SIR ISAAC Newton has a lot to answer for. If it wasn't for that damn apple falling on his head things might keep on going up and up rather than keep crashing back down to earth. Saints have been something of a perennial apple on Newton's head this year
KEVIN PIETERSEN will have risen this morning wondering how people were not talking about his maiden hundred in international cricket after a dramatic tie in the second one-dayer at Goodyear Park. The Hampshire batsman's superb unbeaten 108 from 96 balls
EASTLEIGH missed out on a place in the last eight of the Bryco Cup last night after losing 2-1 to Hampton & Richmond Borough in a dramatic finale at the Sparshatts Stadium. The Londoners were hanging onto a 30th-minute strike by Adrian Allen, who
SIR ISAAC Newton has a lot to answer for. If it wasn't for that damn apple falling on his head things might keep on going up and up rather than keep crashing back down to earth. Saints have been something of a perennial apple on Newton's head this year
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0030, 201 link; Lembitu, ro/ro, container, 0530, 30; Caribbean Highway, vehicle carrier, 0645, 43; Autotransporter, ro/ro, AM, 201; OOCL Thailand, container, 1500, 206; Autoprestige, ro/ro, 1500, 203;
A WORKPLACE safety blitz will hit businesses in and around Southampton next week. Forty health and safety experts will target 150 warehousing and distribution firms in a bid to highlight potential hazards to thousands of employees. In the last five years
KEV DOWNER won a charity match in aid of the Tsunami Asia Appeal arranged by Eastleigh and District A.C on their Stoneham Lakes complex. Organiser Garry Naylor was overwhelmed by the support fas 41 anglers competed. Downer took four carp for 35lb 11oz
A MAGNIFICENT hat-trick from Justin Bennett was just not enough to send Lions through to the last four of the Hampshire Senior Cup on Tuesday night as they succumbed to three killer blows in the last 15 minutes of a wonderful match. After the nonsense
IN the Monty Python film 'The Meaning of Life', there is a rugby scene when a team of schoolmasters steamroller a team of spotty schoolkids while the school elders celebrate in wild hysteria on the touchlines. As near as makes no difference, that scene
CIVIC bosses in Winchester are predicting the lowest council tax increase for residents in recent years. It will be the first time in the last three years that council tax increases have not been above inflation and should amount to an increase of about
CK Andover 1 Abbotts Ann 1 aet 1-3 on pens This game had everything, from two sendings off to a last minute penalty, and to say that Abbotts Ann were lucky would be an understatement. Craig Johnson opened the scoring for Abbotts Ann early in the first
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners and residents are calling on Winchester's civic chiefs to reduce the amount of air pollution caused by traffic. About 60 people turned up to a meeting of the town forum demanding urgent action to tackle the problem and bring
MUSICIANS are preparing for the biggest tsunami fundraising concert in Hampshire. Some 80 performers are to play in Winchester Cathedral today in a concert that will attract hundreds of people. The concert features the Winchester College Chapel Choir,
Micheldever U10 1 CK Andover U10 2 VW Martins sponsored CK won a close match, even though half the team had colds and coughs. Both teams had chances before man of the match Kurtis Batcherlor's shot was turned into the goal with help of a Micheldever defender
No game for Division One leaders Winterslow, but much activity from the teams chasing them. Second placed Hanson B could only pick up three points from their match against Figheldean B, but still keep one point ahead of the latter, in a tough game at
FRIENDS of a Waterside teenager killed in a road accident are planning to stage a bungee jump in his memory. Ryan Liddon, 15, of Larkspur Gardens, Holbury, was walking home five months ago when a car came off the road and overturned. Fellow teenagers
THE future looks good for Southampton youngster Danielle Betteridge. At just nine years of age Danielle, of Bishops Road, Itchen, is already a regular fixture on the local amateur dramatics circuit. Her hard work and talent resulted in her being nominated
HE has sold more than 200 million records worldwide and his back catalogue of hits spans more than three decades. Now after playing to millions around the world, including memorable performances at the Live Aid Concert and Princess Diana's Funeral, Elton
THERE was mounting anger today from business leaders in Southampton over controversial council plans to raise car parking charges in the city. Jimmy Chestnutt, director general of the Chamber of Commerce, told the Daily Echo he "could not support" plans
WOMEN workers across Hampshire were today urged to join the fight against pregnancy prejudice. The call follows new research revealing each year about 30,000 women in Britain are sacked, made redundant or quit their jobs because of pregnancy discrimination
THEY had not seen each other for more than 60 years - until they were reunited through the pages of the Daily Echo. War veteran Maurice Green was featured in the paper for notching up more than 40 years' service to the Poppy Appeal. That evening when
STEP into the Time Machine and you may not be transported to a previous century, but you will earn yourself a spot of gardening, shopping or the chance to have your shirts ironed. In a new volunteering initiative, Thornhill residents can donate their
A crowd of around a hundred spectators gathered at Winchester to watch an enthralling contest between Linden Homes Winchester and Heaton Bradford. The first match pitched up-and-coming Alex Stait against Scott Handley. The match began in very tight fashion
DESPITE an improved Eastleigh performance, goals at the end of each half gave Billericay a decisive victory to leap-frog above them and into third place in the Ryman League - Premier Division. The loss of Paul Sales through injury after 23 minutes was
RESIDENTS of Shedfield are being asked to dig deep to meet a parish council precept increase of more than 36 per cent so councillors can fend off a legal row parishioners know nothing about. Mystery surrounds the nature of the long-running dispute the
TWO brave restaurant workers have been hailed heroes after rescuing an elderly neighbour who collapsed in his smoke-filled flat. Nazrul Miah and Heron Miah pulled 61-year-old John Maddock to safety from his first-floor home after spotting smoke caused
AN Eastleigh widower claims that council safety checks caused major damage to his wife's memorial. Distressed John Eyre, 69, has visited his wife's memorial in Eastleigh's Brookwood Cemetery almost every Sunday for eight years. But last week he received
HARRY Redknapp took a flutter on a few new faces at St Andrews last night. But on last night's evidence, particularly an awful first-half display, few will be putting big money on Saints' Premiership survival. A major part of the reason is obvious. With
RORY DELAP described the first-half display last night as "not good enough" - admitting Saints find themselves in a critical league position. The Irish midfielder was desperately disappointed by the 2-1 defeat at Birmingham which leaves Saints some points
CLAUS LUNDEKVAM rated last night's first-half display among the very worst of this hugely disappointing season. Saints did improve after the break, but by then it was too late with Birmingham holding out for a 2-1 win after dominating the opening period
DEXTER BLACKSTOCK last night joined Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle on loan for the rest of the season. The 18-year-old, pictured above, leapt to fame last October when he bagged a Carling Cup hat-trick after coming on as a sub against Colchester
BRUSSELS today ruled out financial help for more than 1,000 victims of the APW pensions collapse in Hampshire. They lost four-fifths of their entitlements after the company's US owner closed the final-salary pension scheme because it wouldn't plug a £55m
EASTLEIGH missed out on a place in the last eight of the Bryco Cup last night after losing 2-1 to Hampton & Richmond Borough in a dramatic finale at the Sparshatts Stadium. The Londoners were hanging onto a 30th-minute strike by Adrian Allen, who
DENNY Graydon and Jean Arnaud had mixed luck when they contested two Area 31 finals in the English Indoor BA Championships at Victory. Skip Graydon and lead Arnaud joined forces with Atherley colleagues Ella Dibble and Steve Henry to win the mixed fours
Whitchurch Utd 3 Bishops Waltham 1 Safeline-sponsored Whitchurch got off to a flying start when Chris Iddles tore down the left before squaring for Chris Wye to slot home after two minutes. Moments later Iddles himself should have put 'Church two up,
Southampton 15 Andover II 29 Andover II received a reality check last weekend, as they struggled away against a determined and well-drilled Southampton side. The visitors never really managed to get out of second gear and although they dominated in the
Andover 5 Portsmouth and S'sea 0 Andover ran away easy winners against struggling Portsmouth and remain in touch in the league. They had to play the whole game with a bare 11 but took control early on and Portsmouth only created two chances in the opening
The entry list for this year's Classic is now closed and such has been the response, two places have again been set aside for qualifiers. There are eight weeks to the big day and each week the Advertiser will be publishing eight player profiles. Last
COUNCIL tenants in the New Forest are celebrating after proposals to sell their homes to another landlord were scrapped. The district council has decided to retain its housing stock - and must now find the £47m needed to fund a massive modernisation scheme
A HAMPSHIRE school is celebrating coming out of special measures after making a dramatic turnaround in just 12 months. This time last year Netley Marsh CofE Infant School was blasted for giving children an "unsatisfactory education" and told standards
The outstanding efforts of more than 50 Southampton City College students have been celebrated during a special awards ceremony at the city's Guildhall... DETERMINED Holly Livingston certainly has a reason to smile. Since she joined Southampton City College
SET in New England in the late 19th century, Julie, a respectable mill girl, falls for Billy the carousel barker. Not put off by the warnings of her employer, she marries Billy and tragedy follows when he kills himself after a bungled robbery. This show
What fun! Whether you are an aficionado of Morecambe and Wise, a fan with a few fond memories or a complete newcomer to the duo, this cracker will have you chortling all the way home. It is far better than any reverential tribute show. Some of the gags
THE HUNT is on to find a buyer for Southampton's Vida soccer centre after the parent company went bust with massive losses. The £1.6m outdoor soccer centre in Millbrook Point Road is still trading for the time being while administrators for the company
A YEAR to the day after controversial government plans for an asylum centre were scrapped, residents in Lee-on-the-Solent are still no nearer to learning what will become of the 500-acre site. However, there may be light at the end of the tunnel in the
MORE than 140 of Britain's worst football thugs live in Hampshire, according to new figures. Hampshire police statistics reveal 147 banning orders are currently in force in the home of Southampton FC and Premiership rivals Portsmouth. The bad behaviour
DEVER achieved a much-needed second consecutive win, but made heavy weather of Saturday's victory over opponents from the lower reaches of the Sydenhams Wessex League Division 3 table. It was a scrappy game on a pitch made heavy by the winter rains, but
COLDEN Common's long unbeaten run shows no sign of ending, but there's a big change in the offing for the Hampshire Division 1 champions and Intermediate Cup holders - manager Dave Riddell is to leave the club. At Tadley on Saturday both sides agreed
A YEAR to the day after controversial government plans for an asylum centre were scrapped, residents in Lee-on-the-Solent are still no nearer to learning what will become of the 500-acre site. However, there may be light at the end of the tunnel in the
TRAFFIC chaos is set to descend on Fareham this month. Drivers are being warned to expect lengthy delays during the replacement of the parapets on the Delme flyover. The essential works will bring the bridges up to modern standards. It will mean lane
CABLE-making giant Pirelli will be hit with fresh strike action next week when an estimated 140 workers down tools in a pay dispute. Earlier this week about 40 workers from the cable accessories department, who belong to the Amicus union, walked out of
BRETT ORMEROD fired a three-goal 'don't forget me!' message to Harry Redknapp last night. The 28-year-old striker has fallen down the pecking order at Saints following the emergence of Dexter Blackstock and Leon Best and the signings of Kenwyne Jones
