COLIN PANKHURST defied the odds to win the Lymington Christmas Open. Flounders and bass provided the action around the Lymington & Pennington sea wall, where Pankhurst, from the Waterside, won with three flounders weighing 3lb 15oz. Fishing from the
THE final round of the Isac Open Pegged League, at Hayling Island, drew exactly 50 competitors who landed a mixed catch of pout, dogfish, rockling, dragonet, dabs, flounders, pollack and whiting. Darren Phillips from Fareham, fishing his first Isac match
THIRTY-SIX organisations have been given a total of £35,000 by this year's record-busting Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show. It is the highest amount ever handed out in a single year by the show and secretary Tony Greenham praised the volunteer helpers
COACH Martin Butcher knew the exact moment when all the time and effort spent helping Richard Bland improve his swing had finally paid off. "The acid test came when he played the last nine holes of the Challenge Tour Grand Final," said Butcher. "If your
A £245,000 scheme to improve transport links in and around Gosport has been given the green light. But the brakes have been slammed on a £45,000 bid to improve safety by introducing CCTV cameras to the town's bus station and to Lee-on-the-Solent. Hampshire
THE BOBBY Lobby scheme at Chandler's Ford switched into festive gear as police officers drove home the dangers of drinking and driving. Held in the foyer of the Asda supermarket, the Bobby Lobby Saturday sessions have become a popular contact point for
HAMPSHIRE'S Age Concern chiefs have declared war on ageism. The charity is launching an investigation into why the interview door is being slammed on people from all walks of life, representing a wide cross-section of professions and trades - just because
HUGE cheers filled the grounds of Whitchurch Primary School when former governors' chairman Alison Wall officially opened a new outdoor classroom. The facility offers a large patio area filled with benches for pupils to use, either as a quiet area or
AWE Aldermaston has returned to business as usual after no drugs were found during an investigation at the weapons establishment. Earlier this month, Ministry of Defence police officers investigated claims of drugs misuse in the area of building, decommissioning
A MAJOR landmark in the development of Basingstoke's Festival Place flagship shopping complex has taken place with the handover of the first retail unit. Bosses from Debenhams - one of the anchor stores - were officially given the store which takes up
Today's Principal Arrivings: Angela J, general cargo, 0245, 207; Aurora, cruise ship, 0545, 106; Le Castellet, ro-ro, 0600, 201 link; Caronia, cruise ship, 0630, 38/9; Hual Treasure, ro-ro, 0630, 40; Autosun, ro-ro, 0730, 25 link; Dart 10, ro-ro, 0900
THE BOOK of Miracles is set in a time when magic was real and it belonged to everyone. The play, showing at Winchester's Theatre Royal today, tells the story of what happens when the Book of Miracles, the source of all magic, is stolen and only a young
SHAMED former Hampshire County Council boss Freddie Emery-Wallis has been stripped of his CBE by the Queen for sexually abusing young boys, the Daily Echo can reveal. The disgraced 74-year-old ex-Tory councillor, pictured, was made a Commander of the
A ROYAL Navy minehunter built in Southampton has seen its first action in a dramatic rescue. HMS Blyth - built by Vosper Thorneycroft in Woolston and only commissioned from Portsmouth last week - was diverted to the Bristol Channel to help a sinking cargo
VANDALS high on drugs are threatening the future of a Southampton garage following a series of attacks. The Browdon Car Centre in Shirley Road has been repeatedly targeted by youths who smash windscreens and damage the cars displayed on the forecourt
RUSH hour ground to a halt on part of the M27 after a pile-up today near the Whitely turn off It happened in the eastbound lane near junction nine of the motorway and it is understood that at least two vehicles were involved. One person was injured. Police
A SCHEME to create a team of shuttle-diplomacy ambassadors to help solve neighbourhood disputes on Southampton's council estates will take off in the New Year. The city council is planning to train volunteer residents in the finer points of mediation
NEW Forest council has told residents that its refuse collectors will not be working from Monday to Wednesday, December 24 to 26, but there will be normal collections on Thursdays and Fridays over the Christmas and New Year period. Households which have
THE CASE against Fareham College for allegedly exposing their staff to asbestos has been adjourned for a second time. Education bosses are facing four charges of breaching health and safety guidelines for exposing staff to the dangerous substance without
JAMES BEATTIE has become the latest member of the Marian Pahars fan club. The livewire Latvian striker was the toast of St Mary's on Saturday after his stunning second-half strike in the 2-0 win over Sunderland. It was Pahars' ninth goal of the season
The White House section at Milford was the setting for a Bass High Shore League fixture where pout and rockling supplied extremely limited action. Brendon Archer needed just a 5oz pouting to get the better of Mike Dibben's 4oz. Then Bill Moxon and James
Hampshire's PGA have announced that the forthcoming overseas tour will be their most popular to date. The 2002 Costa Azul Pro-Am Tournament, organised in association with Serenity Golf, takes place in Portugal next March and has attracted entries from
NON-league football has clocked up another managerial casualty with 'Mr Hythe & Dibden' Dave Cox quitting the Hampshire Leaguers after 14 years at Jones Lane. Cox's decision follows a traumatic weekend on the local circuit that has seen Tony Mount
Down Under with Iain Brunnschweiler - A Hampshire cricketer's winter in Australia. WITH the English national side putting together a lacklustre performance in the first Test against India, it was great to hear that the National Academy side has been more
BISHOP'S Waltham's historic Educational Institute is to be sold - but a new hall could rise from the ashes. The village's parish council, whose members are trustees, has applied to the Charity Commission for permission to sell the 100-year-old building
SOUTHAMPTON Trampoline Club achieved some major successes at the Southern Divisional Schools Trampoline Championships on the Isle of Wight. In the under-19 girls' championships, not only did Taunton's College take the open team title, but two of their
SCHOOLCHILDREN still have to cross a lethal stretch of a Fair Oak road more than two years after a high-profile campaign to get a pedestrian crossing. Banner-waving villagers took to the streets to press home the need for a pelican crossing for nearly
A Christmas Carol, Chichester Festival Theatre SO SCROOGE wasn't such a bad old chap after all. In fact, in Nigel Bryant's new version of the Dickens classic that opened at Chichester last night, he doesn't appear to be that nasty even before his transformation
AN UNEXPECTED £1m cash windfall has helped bridge the multi-million pound gap in Southampton Council's finances. Cabinet members were told last night the extra cash meant the anticipated £3.5m shortfall had reduced to a gap of £2.5m. Half the money has
RESIDENTS in the south face the prospect of yet another costly hike in their council tax bills. Bosses at Hampshire County Council are looking to raise £9m from the public's pockets because of a massive budget shortfall. Government "scrooge" spending
MUSLIMS across Hampshire celebrated the end of the holy period of Ramadan with communal prayers. Worshippers flocked to temples across the county to mark the beginning of the Eid ul-Fitr holiday. Members of the Razvia Mosque, St Mary's Road, Southampton
THE MOST radical shake-up in the school year for schools in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in more than a century has come a step closer following plans by The Local Government Association to increase the number of terms from three to six. Parents' organisations
KOREAN seafarers showed their gratitude for the care they received from The Mission to Seafarers in Southampton with a rare gift. The master of the Japanese-owned containership MOL Advantage, presented volunteer chaplain's assistant Paul Rodgers with
SKIMMER are a new Southampton band who look well placed to add to the city's growing reputation as the music capital of the south. "I spotted Ritchie Swann playing keyboards in a pub about four years ago and asked him to pop round to play along to a song
A WAR veteran who was mown down by a joyrider has branded an initiative for victims to meet their attackers as stupid. Ernie Lear was outraged to learn that offenders could start meeting up with their victims under a rehabilitation scheme called Restorative
AN 85 per cent fit Matthew Le Tissier came through another successful 90-minute outing for the reserves last night, but confessed he faces a mighty battle to win back his first team place. The 33-year-old playmaker scored the Saints goal after 26 minutes
