Sid Whale email: sidneywhale@aol.com comments: I am trying to contact Sandy Clark who used to live in Winchester in the fifties and sixties. We were good friends.I recently heard that Sandy is living and working in the Basingstoke area as an
SCREEN idol Mae West famously quipped, "It's not the men in my life that counts, it's the life in my men!." Her admiration of vigour and youthful exuberance strikes a chord in Prime, a romantic comedy about a 37-year-old divorcee and a 23-year-old
Ex-Hampshire off-spinner Richard Dibden plans to put a long-term shoulder injury behind him and make his BAT comeback against United Services at Southern Gardens tomorrow (1pm). Dibden, 31, who was on the Hampshire staff from 1995-96, missed the whole
Easton & Martyr Worthy all-rounder Steve Green is the new cricket season's first winner of the Southern Electric Premier League's 'Performance of the Week' award. Green will receive a mounted cricket ball clock from sponsors CricketBits of Salisbury
RENOWNED Southampton boxing trainer Stuart Gill was last night recognised for his 18 years' dedication to coaching young fighters. Gill, pictured below, picked up the inaugural Radio 5 Live Unsung Hero Award for his work training young boxers from across
WINCHESTER police are hunting a gang of youths who mugged a man for his moped. The rider was on his Piaggio in Kilham Lane when he saw a group of youths at the roadside. One of the youths stuck his arm out, causing the rider, a 20-year-old from Colden
A PRACTICAL joke landed a student in court after he installed a hidden camera in a communal shower room in his Southampton halls of residence. Prankster Matthew Lamble got the idea after watching stunts on the television show Jackass, city magistrates
RHYS Jones' hopes of becoming the youngest Briton to conquer Mt Everest could be short-lived. The 19-year-old from Bartley is gearing up for a week-long summit attempt, which could start tomorrow if a predicted weather window emerges. If successful then
HUNDREDS put on their running shoes to raise money for the British Heart Foundation in the first ever Southampton Sprint. Young and old ran and walked the 3km and 6km routes around Southampton Common. Many had personal reasons for taking part including
GIRLS and boys from village schools around Andover faced a challenge when nine rural schools came together for a netball tournament. Year five and six pupils fought to win the Inter-Schools Netball Trophy at John Hanson Community School. See Friday's
A WHISTLE-STOP tour of Whitchurch put the fun into running on Saturday as competitors clashed for sponsorship cash. Many of the 25 runners, all local to the town, saw a different side to Whitchurch as they battled their way down unknown muddy tracks.
AN open day at Andover's Strathmore Veterinary Clinic proved to be a resounding success with several hundred people paying a visit on Saturday. The event, which coincided with National Pet Week, was held to celebrate the clinic being awarded Practice
KIND-HEARTED Overton residents turned out in force for a mouth-wateringly good Spring Fair. The fair, organised by St Mary's Church supporters, boasted numerous home-made wares including cakes, bread, pies and preserves. Also attracting punters to the
AN acting dream has come true for 16-year-old Sarah Leach who has been given a place in the next production of Hampshire Youth Theatre (HYT). She auditioned and was accepted without having to go for a recall. Sarah will be rewarded for her love of drama
FOUR firm friends from Andover are limbering up for a gravity-defying trek through London. The Girly Gang - who have been pals since they met at antenatal class 16 years ago - will don brightly decorated bras to do the London Moonwalk 2006 next week.
ANDOVER police are launching a major campaign on 19 May to crack down on drugs trafficking on King Arthur's Way estate - and asking people to 'rat on a rat'. In Operation Russett police officers will be fanning out across the estate to talk to residents
FORMER RAF man Jim Neal from Andover has been elected as the new Mayor of Test Valley at the annual mayor- making meeting held in Andover Guildhall. Councillor Neal, a magistrate, should have no problems explaining the borough council's complicated rules
NEWLY re-elected Test Valley Borough Council leader Ian Carr has told councillors that efforts to enhance town centres will continue this year. Part of the process will include publication of the vision for Andover. See Friday's Andover Advertiser for
A LOCKS Heath woman has taken time out from her hectic television-watching schedule to run the Flora London Marathon and raise cash for charity. Susan Lines, 46, fulfilled a lifelong ambition when she crossed the finish line in four hours 36 minutes,
COACH Todd Bennett will be looking to the heavens before deciding whether to let Emma Duck loose on the weekend's Hants AA Track & Field Championships at the Mountbatten Centre. The Portsmouth track is notoriously damp and blustery in May - a far
SCREEN idol Mae West famously quipped, "It's not the men in my life that counts, it's the life in my men!." Her admiration of vigour and youthful exuberance strikes a chord in Prime, a romantic comedy about a 37-year-old divorcee and a 23-year-old hunk
1. 16 BLOCKS (15) Bruce Willis plays an overweight, sodden detective who has almost given up on life. 16 Blocks dusts off the plot of the Clint Eastwood thriller The Gauntlet to play an exhilarating game of cat and mouse. 2. MISSION IMPSSIBLE III Tom
The result might not have been quite what was expected but the evening was still one to remember as St Mary's hosted its first England women's international last night. Outside the ground before kick-off there was an excited hustle with traders selling
BASHLEY boss Steve Riley has professed himself "chuffed to bits" to have landed striker Richard Gillespie on a new two-year contract. Riley had pledged to move heaven and earth to keep the lightning-fast front-runner at Bashley Road and was delighted
Jimmy Adams struck a career best 85 as Hampshire closed in on a second successive championship win. Adams looked on course for only his second first class century, to go with the 107 he managed for Loughborough UCCE against Somerset at Taunton in 2003
THE Southampton Summer Netball League this week started up again with about 100 teams competing in three sections. There are so many teams competing in this popular tournament that games have to be staged at two venues - Oaklands and Southampton Sports
THREE Hampshire teenagers are over the moon after winning a trip to the heart of the US space programme. The trio from Priestlands School, Lymington, will meet astronauts and tour launch pads during a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Texas and Florida. Year
LAST call for fundraisers wanting to go on a walk to raise money and awareness of skin disease. The Walk For Skin will make its Hampshire debut on Sunday at Beaulieu Abbey and Motor Museum in the New Forest. Organisers are hoping that more than 250 people
THE third and newest estate agents in Stockbridge has closed - less than a week after it opened for business. Jackson-Stops and Staff unveiled the new estate agents in the High Street on Monday 24 April, but by the end of the week, the branch was closed
RESIDENTS in Stockbridge will be helping the police tackle the problem of speeding drivers when the village joins Community Speed Watch. Trained volunteers will stand watch next to speed indicator devices, which flash up the speed limit for a speeding
A COMMUNITY development project for St Mary's Church, Amport is embarking on the second stage of its programme to make the church more useable. Fundraising has now begun in earnest and the Parochial Church Council needs to raise about £120,000 to complete
DO you have the attitude of Arctic Monkeys, the song-writing skills of the Kaiser Chiefs or the voice of Katherine Jenkins? Or do you rate yourself better than that lot put together? Bands and musicians are being invited to register for Local Heroes,
SPORTING stars joined former Saints manager Lawrie McMenemy for a round of golf in aid of the Hampshire Autistic Society. Footballers past and present including Alan Ball, Matt Le Tissier, Nick Holmes, Claus Lundekvam and Paul Walsh along with ex-cricketers
STAFF at a new Hampshire nursery have been praised for helping babies and young children thrive in their early years of learning development. Provisions and quality of care at the Little Acorns Children's Day Nursery in Eastleigh has been given an overall
AN Eastleigh veterinary practice is celebrating its 30th birthday and a major makeover with a family open day on Saturday. The Riverside Veterinary Surgery, in Scotter Road, cares for horses, and companion animals, including dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents
For Josh Dutton-Black, this week could be one of the most memorable of his life. The 18-year-old winger has agreed a new contract that will keep him at Saints until June 2008. Now he stands on the threshold of his first major piece of silverware. Dutton-Black
Don't miss this Saturday's Daily Echo magazine for Jeremy Wilson's exclusive interview with the man who has played more games for saints than anyone else in the club's history. Pick up your copy with the Daily Echo
WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (15) Director Simon West struggles to sustain the tension in this remake. Newcomer Camilla Belle does an admirable job of contorting her face into a variety of grimaces to convey concern, confusion, terror and constipation as the
For Josh Dutton-Black, this week could be one of the most memorable of his life. The 18-year-old winger has agreed a new contract that will keep him at Saints until June 2008. Now he stands on the threshold of his first major piece of silverware
IT IS one of the biggest and longest catering contracts of its type ever seen in Hampshire. Leith's, an arm of catering giant Compass, has just been dished up a £10m deal to provide the catering at one of Britain's top tourist attractions. In a
