SOUTHAMPTON's finest, Delays, have been added to the bill for this year's Isle of Wight Festival. Greg and Aaron Gilbert, Colin Fox and Rowly will line up alongside Coldplay on their only live European date of the summer. They will take to the stage
DIGNITARIES, supporters, staff and guests enjoyed a double celebration at The Point in Eastleigh. A reception was held to commemorate the visit of David Page in his internationally acclaimed show Page 8, as well as the launch of a major dance photography
THE Reduced Shakespeare Company are back on tour with a brand new show, direct from America and via the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Completely Hollywood (abridged) shakes up showbiz in an epic edit of movie masterpieces and visits Poole's Lighthouse from
NOT since a boy wizard strayed into Hogwarts has a book captured the public imagination quite like Dan Brown's hugely enjoyable historical conspiracy thriller. Boasting worldwide sales in excess of 40 million copies, The Da Vinci Code is a literary
SLOWLY, with painstaking accuracy, the giant 400-ton metal block was lowered into place and Southampton's newest passenger liner, the £300m Queen Victoria, was due to make a major step forward in becoming a reality today. Next year the new Cunard ship
UK holidaymakers continue to pick cruising as one of their top choices, with 1.25 million Brits expected to take an ocean voyage this year. Southampton, the centre of the British cruising industry, continues to reap millions of pounds worth of business
THE ROMSEY Ladies' Darts League has been running since 1966, and this year marked the emergence of the league's youngest ever individual champion, 16-year-old Stephanie Dunnings from Braishfield Social Club. The winners of the Premier League title, breaking
PAULTONS were hoping for their first win of the season on an overcast day at Whitemoor against Bournemouth on Saturday. Having lost the toss, they set about their work on a flat, pacy track very efficiently and Tony Richman took the first wicket with
A VARIETY performance extravaganza organised by students at Brighton Hill Community College has raised hundreds of pounds for a Basingstoke hospice. A group of about 30 students in Year 11 took part in the lively show that was jam-packed with singing,
Retaining the England Hockey Harrod Trophy at East Grinstead tomorrow (2.30) could provide Trojans with their toughest test of the season, writes MIKE VIMPANY. That's the view of skipper Craig Sommerville, whose side face a Banbury side who have just
A NAME has now been chosen for Romsey's new school due to open in September. The new school at Mercer Way will be known as Romsey Primary School and it involves merging Romsey Junior and Romsey Infant School - and is the result of streamlining schools
A TIMSBURY horticulturist and her husband were featured on BBC 2's Gardeners World last Friday night. Julia and George Benn met presenter Monty Don during the 30-minute programme - broadcast live from the Royal Horticultural Society's Malvern Show. Monty
WHERE there's muck there's brass...it's a saying that has echoed around the countryside for years. And Romsey Young Farmers' Club proved the point yet again when they held their annual 'dung drop' and raised a fantastic £500 for the Romsey-based XLP Research
HAMPSHIRE'S ambulance service will be axed and replaced with a regional trust in July. The government announced the controversial decision - part of a nationwide reduction of ambulance trusts - on Tuesday. From July 1 Hampshire's ambulance service will
RAIL passengers and campaigners will be in full party mood on Sunday celebrating the Romsey-Chandler's Ford-Totton train service's third birthday. Sunday's celebrations come just months after it was announced the threatened service had been saved from
BARTLEY'S incredible young mountaineer and Scout leader Rhys Jones earned himself a place in mountaineering's record books as well as celebrating his 20th birthday on Wednesday. Rhys completed his ascent of Everest which made him the youngest Briton ever
THOUSANDS of people learned more about employment and training opportunities during the Job Scene Roadshow organised in association with the Daily Echo. People of all ages and backgrounds, including school and college leavers, graduates, professionals
IN NEARLY four decades, he has shovelled seven million tonnes of sand. Mechanical shovel driver George Nicholas has helped build some of Southampton's most famous landmarks including the city's Itchen Bridge, WestQuay shopping centre and Saints' St Mary's
SHE may have lost the battle but her supporters are determined she will win the war. Despite preparing to book her plane ticket home, Filipino nurse Corozan Caro, pictured, has several high-profile allies on her side determined to keep her in the UK working
A 43-YEAR-OLD man remains seriously injured in hospital after being involved in a crash with a bus in Fareham. The accident happened when his green and red Kawasaki motorcycle and a First Hampshire and Dorset bus collided in Gosport Road near the Hoeford
ANDOVER police are launching a major campaign to keep the lid on town centre disorder in the days leading up to the FIFA World Cup. Some £10,000 of funding has been secured from the Home Office's Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign for high visibility
ANDOVER car drivers are being warned the police are to adopt a get tough policy for those parking illegally on Andover High Street. Police are to target the area along with colleagues from Test Valley Borough Council's parking patrols. Any motorist unlucky
WE will entertain you - that's the promise council chief Ian Carr has made to Andover revellers as the countdown to curtain up at The Lights begins. Irish comedian Ed Byrne is the first of a galaxy of big name stars set to take centre stage at the 244
SINGER Rosemary Squires paid tribute to her fans when she visited residents of Carter's Meadow sheltered housing in Charlton. The fans had missed the chance to meet their heroine backstage at a recent performance. The MBE-awarded star of television and
AN 11-year-old Appleshaw schoolboy has achieved national mathematical success after being placed in the top four per cent in a primary schools maths challenge. Liam Nixon, from Appleshaw Primary School, was recently awarded a bronze certificate and a
Alex Beckett talks to Ocean Colour Scene lead singer Simon Fowler about a near-death experience, the World Cup song and the ukelele! How is the new album different to the songs you are most well known for, like Riverboat Song and Day we Caught The Train
IT'S 120 years since Britain first tasted a loaf of Hovis and this month the company will be celebrating with £1 million worth of activities. These will include the return of the 'boy on the bike' television advert - filmed by Ridley Scott before he was
PUPPY love will be put to the test when three newly- trained guide dogs are presented to their Andover owners. The young Labradors have just completed an advanced training course while living with volunteer families in the Andover area. For the full story
THEY like to encourage potential new recruits at an early age at Ludgershall Fire Station. On Tuesday two parties from Ludgershall playgroup were given a tour of the fire station and saw at first-hand the array of firefighting and rescue items carried
TEST Valley Borough Councillors have been accused of 'squabbling' over the proposed relocation of the Shepherds Spring waste recycling site. The accusation was made by Andover resident John Barrell at the recent councillors' forum held in Andover Guildhall
A finger injury has ruled gloveman Nigel Bungay out of the BAT Sports side for tomorrow's ECB Southern Electric Premier League match against Hursley Park at Southern Gardens, 1pm. Bungay damaged his hand in last week's 63-run win at Havant - BAT's second
Southampton Running Club's more experienced runners take to the streets of Birmingham this weekend trying to make an even bigger impact in the National Veterans' Relays at Sutton Coldfield. They are taking teams in both the vet 40 and vet 50 age groups
NOT since a boy wizard strayed into Hogwarts has a book captured the public imagination quite like Dan Brown's hugely enjoyable historical conspiracy thriller. Boasting worldwide sales in excess of 40 million copies, The Da Vinci Code is a literary phenomenon
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 IMPOSSIBLE III (12a
Wellow & Plaitford (111 all out) tied with Nomansland (111 all out) VISITORS Nomansland elected to bat on a track that looked helpful to the bowlers. Skipper Darren Grayer and Gary Loveless opened, but Jonty Page cleaned up Grayer without scoring
ROMSEY Town Youth Team completed an amazing league and cup double last weekend - they are only the second team to achieve this feat in the last 10 years. On Sunday at Winchester City FC's Abbots Barton Ground, Romsey Town Under 18s won the Salvage Cup
BASINGSTOKE has been given a high-profile boost by one of Britain's leading retail bosses who has described the town's Festival Place complex as an "excellent example of town centre regeneration". The praise from Stuart Rose, chief executive at Marks
THE Shaw Trust held its annual horticultural open day on Saturday at the Elizabeth Road allotments. As well as stocking up on tomato and lettuce plants for the garden, I was able to see the excellent work that has been done on the garden project. We have
Southampton's Chris Wilkinson believes his Lee-on-the-Solent team is on course for promotion to the Kia National Club League Premier Division after a run of three straight wins in the league stages. Lee began their rise through the NCL following the arrival
Fareham Fireflys Junior Netball Club was officially launched with girls from school years 2 to 10 playing in a High Five's Mini Tournament at Brookfield Community School. Teams were of mixed ages and abilities, making for an unusual and fun day. Fireflys
THE New Forest needs all the protection it can get and its newly-granted National Park status will play a major role in providing that protection. That was the message from leading actor and environmentalist Brian Blessed when he came to the northern
ROMSEY'S new mayor has called on residents to act on young people's concerns. Setting out his objectives shortly after taking office on Tuesday evening, Mike Richardson, a staunch champion of Romsey's youth, stressed it was only a small minority of young
A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has rubbished a scheme to build a controversial waste recycling plant at Ridge. Planning inspector, Jonathon King, threw out Raymond Brown Eco-Bio Ltd's appeal against a Hampshire regulatory committee's decision to reject
A UNIQUE tall ship will open her decks to the public when she stops off in her home port of Southampton tomorrow. Visitors will be given the rare chance to climb aboard to enjoy a free tour of the Jubilee Sailing Trust's ship Tenacious. The purpose-built
EXCITEMENT is reaching fever pitch as Hampshire youngsters get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to star on stage at Southampton's own Mayflower theatre. What's more, they'll be appearing alongside five top names from the West End musicals. The West End At
THREE MPs have joined forces to fight the closure of a Hampshire military base. Tory MP Julian Lewis and Labour MPs John Denham and Alan Whitehead have written a letter to new Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett asking her to press the Americans to reconsider
SINGER Rosemary Squires paid tribute to her fans when she visited residents of Carter's Meadow sheltered housing in Charlton. The fans had missed the chance to meet their heroine backstage at a recent performance. The MBE-awarded star of television and
LITTLE Ann woman Jane Benson will spend much of the next year shaking hundreds of hands in her new role as Hampshire High Sheriff. But the former magistrate is unlikely to tire of the task - she believes the owner of every hand has a story to tell. For
STREETS strewn with litter have caused Andover to be ranked among the grimiest areas in the south east. A trade union has released figures claiming that Test Valley is the 17th dirtiest local authority area out of 97 in the region. Get the full story
Twenty four year-old, singer/guitarist, David McCabe is feeling good about feeling bad. The songs for The Zutons second album, Tired Of Hanging Around, have been pouring out of him - and loads of them are about giving yourself a bit of a hard time. It's
TEST Valley Borough Council's new customer service unit has been criticised by a member of the public. The post of customer service manager, with a salary of £47,000, was branded 'a waste of taxpayers' money' by Mr Geoffrey Wicks at the recent Andover
Lymington are keeping their fingers crossed that Zimbabwe international Keith Dabengwa will shortly be available to boost their Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 cause. The 25-year-old left-arm spin all-rounder is due to return from the Caribbean
SAINTS starlet Gareth Bale's mum has revealed how Theo Walcott used to pinch her son's aftershave before meeting his now celebrity girlfriend Mel Slade. The 16-year-old Bale is on the verge of becoming the youngest player to appear for the senior Welsh
This unpalatable comedy is set in a busy restaurant and is aptly titled. Go to see it and you'll find yourself waiting expectantly for a decent laugh, waiting forlornly for well-defined characters, and waiting impatiently for the end credits.
