ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan continued his slow rehabilitation following knee surgery with a gentle lunchtime jog in front of the Roses match crowd at Headingley yesteday. Vaughan's next 1st XI opportunity to test his right knee for Yorkshire appears
THAMES Water could introduce a new restriction on water use following low levels of rainfall in the region during April. The water supplier, which introduced a hosepipe and sprinkler ban for its residents on April 3, says the Thames Water area only received
ORGANISERS of Hampshire's homage to watercress last weekend have been stunned by the event's success. Some 12,000 people attended - 5,000 more than last year. Broad Street was closed to traffic to allow cookery demonstrations by TV chef Antony Worrall
SOUTHERN Water has been fined £18,000 after raw sewage poured into a Hampshire river for more than 33 hours, killing hundreds of fish. The company has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency after an incident last summer when a valve at a sewage treatment
Yachtswoman Dee Caffari is on course to complete her epic voyage around the globe tomorrow. The 33-year-old from Southampton is due to cross the finish line between the Lizard Peninsula and Ushant in France in her world record-breaking attempt to sail
SHE is just a step away from booking her plane ticket home - but she is determined she will be back with a vengeance. Filipino nurse Corazon Caro's plea to stay in the UK seems to have fallen on deaf ears and her last hope - an appeal to Home Office minister
DETECTIVES were due to arrest a man suspected of murdering a fellow crew member aboard Queen Mary 2 when the superliner docked this morning. The 48-year-old Filipino suspect had been detained in the ship's jail under the Merchant Shipping Act since the
BEST-SELLING author Bill Bryson is trying to kick-start a campaign to tackle the increase in litter dumped at beauty spots across the New Forest. The writer of modern classics such as Notes From a Small Island and A Short History of Nearly Everything
PERFORMANCE and Tournament 1 player Stephanie Catlin was selected to represent Hampshire in the recent county cup in Edgbaston. The 14-year-old Brighton Hill Community College student travelled to Birmingham in a team of six girls for the three-day event
A HUNT has been launched for vandals who hacked down up to a dozen 40ft trees in one of Southampton's most popular green spaces. Tree experts say youths put themselves at "very great risk" of being seriously injured or even killed during a night of vandalism
A HAMPSHIRE school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties has been described as good by inspectors. Heathfield Special School in Fareham was found to have many strengths by the inspection team from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted
Two pages of results and pictures in tonight's Daily Echo Best foot forward: Emily Young, nearest the camera, strides out in the senior women's 100m hurdles final on her way to second place. Order no: rad856AB.
EASTLEIGH, voted the top council in the south-east for its efforts to introduce renewable energy, is staging a special green weekend. The free events this Saturday and Sunday will highlight the different ways in which renewable energy can be provided.
ANGRY pupils have staged protests against a radical shake-up at Basingstoke's biggest secondary school. Scores of students at Brighton Hill Community College, in Brighton Way, joined in the demonstrations on Friday after they were informed of changes
MEET the Pilgrims - a team whose collective age is well over 300! They are pictured before their first Southampton Netball Summer League game of 2006, but from the start of the next Winter League campaign they will be known as The Room, in honour of their
Southampton's Peter Waterfield has won the 10m platform silver for Britain at the USA Diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After qualifying for the final in third position and dropping to sixth place after his third dive, Waterfield's brilliantly-executed
A WINCHESTER-BASED telephone helpline for victims of sex abuse has received a cash boost of £30,000. The Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling service (RASAC) was awarded the money by the government. It formed part of a £1.25m national package to help get
AWARD-winning TV presenter Alastair Stewart was the guest speaker at a black-tie event in the New Forest. Alastair, pictured, who began his career at the former Southern Television in Southampton, entertained 230 guests at a dinner hosted by Lord Wakeham
MOUNTAINEER Rhys Jones has done it. The New Forest adventurer saw his 20th birthday literally on top of the world, at the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. Friends and family were due to gather at Copythorne Scout hut this evening to celebrate Rhys's
A HAMPSHIRE brass band has paid tribute to a former member by donating to charity the proceeds of a special concert. Otterbourne Brass staged the concert last November for its trombone player Peter Robbins, who died last month, aged 46. Mr Robbins' widow
SOUTHAMPTON shoppers were treated to a guilt-free spree and free bubbly courtesy of women's clothes shop Phase Eight. The store, in WestQuay shopping centre, held a charity day which saw ten per cent of total sales donated to children's charity the NSPCC
A BAT and moth walk will take place in the Alver Valley this Friday. The event is being run by Gosport Borough Council and will give participants the opportunity to learn more about the exciting wildlife in the area. The evening will start at 8.45pm with
Hammer and Tongs 4, New Inn 2 (after extra-time) HAMMER and Tongs completed a cup-winning treble as the Basingstoke and District League Sunday side beat their Saturday rivals New Inn 4-2 after extra-time in the All Champions Cup. Saturday's trophy triumph
IMPROVEMENTS to a Hampshire recreation ground could soon be carried out despite fears that it could lead to an increase in antisocial behaviour. Fareham Borough Council's planning committee is meeting today and will discuss the proposed changes to the
WINCHESTER'S Rachel Townend and Stubbington Green's Mark Le Gassick took individual honours at the Alton 10 road race. Part of the Hampshire Road Race League, the race starts and finishes at the Lord Treloar College at Holybourne on the outskirts of town
A DRIVER who died in a horror crash in Hedge End was a talented child actor and dancer who had once starred in Oliver! at the London Palladium. Jonathan Springall, 24, of Thurmell Close, Hedge End, died on Sunday night when the Toyota Supra he was driving
George Burley is not expecting transfer activity at Saints for at least another month. With the season having ended a fortnight ago and the club's retained list having been released, speculation as to who Saints might sign is already rife. However, Burley
TWELVE members of Su-Ha-Ri Karate Club between them returned with 22 medals from the recent national championships in Hertfordshire. Su-Ha-Ri, who train at Basingstoke Sports Centre and Tadley Swimming Pool were spearheaded by seniors Kevin McAuslan-Crine
