Hampshire Farmers' Markets Ltd have just launched their new programme of markets for 2003. The programme has been extended from the sixty eight markets run during last year to an amazing eighty three markets to be held in Aldershot, Alton, Andover, Basingstoke
NEWPORT IoW boss Steve Tate is ready to clamp down on players who are only available for Saturday matches - and the first casualty could be his right-hand man Steve Riley. After captaining the Islanders to a 1-0 win over Fleet last Saturday, Navy defender
IF anyone is qualified to enlighten Lymington & New Milton's players about the incentives for winning tomorrow's FA Vase home showdown with Mossley, it's midfield warhorse Taffy Richardson. Yet the man who famously captained Wimborne Town to Wembley
WITH former Foresters David Malone as director of football and Ray Murphy as secretary, Winchester City inevitably have a strong ex-Bashley element in their camp. But who would have guessed that Newcastle Town, the team who stand between City and a place
HISTORY makers Christchurch didn't realise they had so many friends and well-wishers in the Jewson Wessex League. The cosy New Forest club have never been this far in the Vase before and they have been touched by the support of their rival clubs ahead
LYMINGTON & New Milton have voted overwhelmingly against a merger with New Forest neighbours Bashley, writes Karenza Morton. After it was confirmed last week that the chairmen of both clubs had already met informally and discussed possibly resurrecting
It was her most disappointing result of the race but Emma Richards arrived in New Zealand safely yesterday following her gruelling battle with the Southern Ocean on the third leg of the Around Alone Race. The Hamble yachtswoman finished in sixth place
Today's Principal Arrivals: : Dorothy Trader, general, 0100, 102/3; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0630, 201 link; Goodwood, vehicle carrier, 0730, 203; Eufonia, ro/ro, 0830, 105; Tinka, container, 1900, 204; Thalassa 1, general, 1930, 107; Nedlloyd Europa, container
It is a very important weekend for Tottonians in their bid to reign supreme in London Division Four South-West. Nearest title rivals, Farnham, come south for a game which could see the home side place one hand on the championship should they win. But
MP, Mark Oaten, has joined a chorus of protest over plans to bulldoze a Victorian house on St Giles' Hill, Winchester and replace it with homes. St Swithun's School sold off its boarding house, Hillcroft, in Northbrook Avenue, to London-based developer
Villagers are celebrating after winning a 20-year fight to put the brakes on traffic thundering through Twyford. The £120,000 package of improvements, approved by HCC environment boss, Keith Estlin, has been welcomed by Twyford Parish Council. Roger Walker
Plans for a second Winchester park and ride scheme are being put together by Hampshire County Council. But frustrated motorists stuck in traffic jams approaching the city may find their prayers for a new park and ride go unanswered for several years.
A 31-year-old from Alresford is about to undertake the toughest running race in the world - dressed in a rhino costume. Former Winchester Colts rugby player, Cameron Short, is gearing up for the Marathon des Sables, in which he will run the equivalent
Members of the Wessex Youth Offending Team have been sharing their expertise with their "opposite numbers" in Philadelphia. Tina Bradley, director of the juvenile unit of the Public Defender's office and Carol Weiner, deputy district attorney, are part
Winchester College Quiristers, with James Sherlock at the piano, conducted by Christopher Tolley, are giving a concert in aid of Friends of Hyde Abbey Garden. It will be on Saturday, February 1st, at 7pm in St Bartholomew's Church, Hyde. The programme
Hampshire County Council is launching an appeal against a High Court judgment in favour of a stallholder banned from a farmers' market. A top judge ruled that fish farmer, Graham Beer, was treated "manifestly unfairly". Mr Justice Field said Hampshire
Winchester transport chief, John Beveridge, has explained the disruption caused by roadworks in Winchester. At a meeting of the city council, he said many of the recent major road improvement projects had been designed and implemented by the authority's
Winchester's former Caf Rouge, in Eastgate Street, has been bought from Whitbread by Anita Hui, who previously owned the Charles House Restaurant, in Upper High Street - sold last year by her landlord for redevelopment. Christie and Co, who had sought
FRIENDS, relatives and former colleagues of a former Hampshire and New Forest councillor braved stormy weather to honour his efforts for the community. Jack Maynard, who died last year, helped see Hampshire's Calshot Activities Centre survive some stormy
SOUTHAMPTON-based mailing house Keywords Direct has merged with Guildford firm Optionsprint with the new outfit to relocate to Southampton. The merger creates a £3m-turnover company specialising in the mailing and polywrapping business. Optionsprint is
A RUGBY match doesn't sound like the best starting-point for a play - but the game which forms the backdrop to Alone It Stands is more interesting than most. The Dublin Lane Productions' stage show tells the story of the legendary 1978 encounter between
"BEING on screen is all very well," says Dylan Moran, "but there's nothing like roaring into a stranger's face to make you feel alive." So far, most people will only be aware of Moran through his TV work, including How Do You Want Me and the cult Channel
THE SUCCESS of Southampton's Millennium Youth Games was tarnished when a judge said the city council contracted the management of the event to a "worthless" company. LEA Sports and Leisure Ltd promptly went bust after the August 2000 games, leaving debts
CITY bosses could face costly legal action if a safety plan to deal with a radiation leak from a submarine is not drawn up by April. A full debate on the possible use of Z berth at the city's docks to house a nuclear submarine was put on hold at a meeting
AFTER 13 days without food and surviving sub-zero weather conditions a Hampshire cat has had an emotional reunion with its owner - thanks to Daily Echo readers. Lucky, a 14-year-old male cat with high blood pressure, was reunited with owner Brenda Smith
AN EASTLEIGH man's high-profile campaign to walk the streets naked took another dramatic twist today when he again turned up starkers at court in Southampton. Father-of-two Steve Gough, 43, of Chamberlayne Road, was due to appear before magistrates this
A CIVIC pat on the back has gone out to everyone involved in getting Chandler's Ford's Thornden School back on its feet after a devastating fire at the end of November. Six classrooms were wrecked and 80 per cent of the main building was also damaged
FIVE years ago, nobody in Hollywood had heard of Jason Statham. The young Londoner was a member of the British national diving team and had just embarked on a fledgling modelling career. Then a lead role in Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels propelled
MUCH has been made of controversial rap superstar Eminem's film debut and word is the film has been cut to avoid a kiss-of-death 18 certificate that would exclude whole swathes of Slim Shady's natural constituency. 8 Mile refers to Detroit's city line
THE year 2002 was once again a great 12 months for local sportsmen and women - and now it is time to honour them. Today, the voting starts for the Gazette Sports Personality of the Year. Last March, rhythmic gymnast Caroline Jackson broke the Basingstoke
Already firmly in control of Hampshire Division Two, Isle of Wight sit proudly six points clear of the rest and they can keep well abreast of the chasing pack with an eleventh victory of the season at Wootton. However, they host Fleet who have mounted
Entry packs are now available for the first Winchester Business Excellence Awards. These are open to small- and medium-sized businesses throughout the district and seek to reward the cream of local enterprise. The competition is co-organised by the Hampshire
The world of concealed garments is strange, puzzling, probably superstitious - and fascinating. The practice of hiding articles, particularly clothing and shoes, in building voids - wall cavities, under thresholds, up chimneys, under floorboards - possibly
Micheldever residents are meeting next week to discuss where to house nine funfair families. The one-off meeting comes ahead of the site visit by Winchester City Council planners, who want to see the 10-acre land off Basingstoke Road, near Micheldever
A new park and ride could be built on the northern edge of Winchester and Micheldever could have a new station if housing at Barton Farm is triggered. The news came at a meeting when Winchester city councillors voted to formally earmark the countryside
INDIGNANT villagers may chain themselves to trees to prevent the construction of a new hall on their graveyard. Others, infuriated by the Church of England's decision to press ahead with a £500,000 facility next to All Saints Church, Hordle, near Lymington
A TRUANCY crackdown discovered more than 70 school absentees in just one day in Southampton. The sweep by police and council education officers was part of an ongoing programme in the city. They admitted they were concerned at the high figures and said
THE feelgood factor has helped Saints' two club shops to spiralling sales. Business has been booming at both the megastore at St Mary's and the WestQuay outlet. Particularly popular lines are the testimonial video of Saints legend Matt Le Tissier, the
THE Southampton pensioner who has been living with a mystery voice for the past three months is still no closer to learning its source. Puzzled Alfred Mansbridge has been woken at 1.55 every morning for more than three months by a chilling and very unwelcome
TEENAGER James Hillier has been riding motor bikes since the age of six and has always dreamed of becoming a world champion. Now the 17-year-old from Kings Worthy is getting closer to his goal of becoming a professional, having finished third in the 2002
TRUMPET maestro Wynton Marsalis will be leading the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra when they come to The Anvil on Wednesday. Wynton is one of the giants of American jazz. The son of pianist Ellis Marsalis and one of four musical brothers, he was given
IT WAS the card table where Queen Victoria whiled away the lonely years after the death of her beloved Prince Albert. Perhaps the Queen sat playing solitaire as she thought about the death of the man who was responsible for the Great Exhibition and from
COASTGUARDS were called to a canine rescue on the Isle of Wight after a dog plunged 50ft off a cliff. But thankfully the elderly mongrel named Huckleberry, who is deaf, hit a soft landing and was buried up to his waist in mud. The emergency services were
WALKING her dogs in the fields near her home, Jill Feist would breathe in the fresh air and enjoy being in the countryside. But gradually over the past two years, these fields have changed for ever. Gone are the majestic ancient oak trees, lush wild flowers
THE QUAY Kids Club is staging a sparkling slice of seafaring entertainment for youngsters at the Quay Arts Centre in Newport on Saturday, February 15. The event features music, puppets and a great deal more and begins at 1.45pm. For further information
THE National Blood Service is holding a donor session on the Isle of Wight next week. New and existing donors can give blood on Tuesday, January 21, at the Binstead Community Centre in Coniston Avenue, Ryde, from 1pm to 3.25pm and from 4.30pm to 7pm.
A CURRENT seed merchants and garden store at Chandler's Ford could disappear and be replaced by a block of 62 two-bedroom retirement apartments if Eastleigh councillors give a planning application the all-clear. Banner Homes has lodged a revised scheme
RIGHT, let's clear this up straight away... Chicago is not, repeat not, a jazz age Moulin Rouge. First-time director Rob Marshall has taken a well-worn, much-loved and (most importantly) recently revived stage hit and filmed it. End of story. Baz Luhrmann
Steve Harmison's one-day woes continued but England's makeshift attack held their nerve to beat Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval. A third victory, by 19 runs, over Sri Lanka means Nasser Hussain's team have one foot in the best-of-three VB Series finals
THE VICTIM of a sniper attack in a Basingstoke park has spoken of his ordeal - and is urging the gunman to give himself up. Brett Lefley, 27, was shot in the back as he walked through the War Memorial Park with a friend on his way home from a Christmas
SCHOOLBOY sailor Seb Clover received a hero's welcome when he returned to his home on the Isle of Wight yesterday (Thursday 16th Jan) - and revealed he now wants to take on the world. Seb was mobbed by dozens of classmates from Ryde School as he set foot
Ellen MacArthur and her crew on the giant catamaran Kingfisher 2, pictured above, are standing by for a weather window to provide some southern propulsion at the start to their ambitious attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy. After weeks of preparation, the
Protesters were told their fears were "irrational" when the Orange inquiry resumed this week. The comments, by town planner David Holmes, drew jeers on the first day of the resumed inquiry in St John's Rooms, in The Broadway, Winchester. Mr Holmes, witness
A 21-year-old who caused the death of a churchgoer while driving his father's sports car, is beginning a three-year jail term. Jonathan Malone, of Sleepers Hill, Winchester, was convicted at Bournemouth Crown Court of causing the death by dangerous driving
Winchester City Council has amended its Local Plan to accommodate the £90m redevelopment scheme for Friarsgate. The previous blueprint carried no mention of a large-scale redevelopment for the city centre site and so the council needed to amend the plan
Campaigners have vowed to fight on even though Barton Farm, Winchester, was this week formally earmarked as the reserve site for 2,000 new homes. City council planners have come under fire from residents after deciding on Friday to set land aside, north
Members of the Winchester Flower Arrangement Society spent a wintry afternoon dreaming of summer and the proliferation of flowers that it brings. They watched a video of the seventh World Flower Show, "Floramondi", which took place in Glasgow last June
Sally Worrell, the Hampshire finds liaison officer, gave a talk on the Breamore bucket burials to members of the Winchester Archaeological Rescue Group. A brass bucket from the Anglo-Saxon period was an outstanding find made by a metal-detectorist. Fortunately
A metal-detecting enthusiast says he has made two "significant" discoveries in fields near Winchester. Jeremy DeMontfalcon, from Southampton, unearthed a small gold mount, which may have been attached to a gold brooch, dating to the middle Saxon period
Hampshire's John Ekins, the last county surveyor in the country, retires this week after what he describes as "a wonderful career." Mr Ekins, 60 today (Friday), leaves at a time when council surveying and planning departments throughout England have been
A drug addict who burgled five Winchester houses to feed his addiction has been told to beat drugs or face five years in prison. Alexander Cook (27) targeted the homes in the Hyde area at night last June while the occupants slept, Winchester Crown Court
Four Winchester teenagers have been found guilty of vandalising property at a concrete plant. They caused damage of around £1,000 at RMC's premises in Easton Lane, Winnall, Winchester, in three raids last month. The vandals smashed windows on a JCB digger
Winchester MP, Mark Oaten, has called on the Government to get tough on crime by getting serious about education in prisons. Citing figures from a Home Office report, he said more than 50% of all offenders return to crime within two years of being released
A volunteer firefighter is hanging up his helmet after more than 30 years at Sutton Scotney, near Winchester. Peter Castleman (54), who lives in nearby Stoke Charity, has been officer-in-charge of the part-time fire station since 1988. The self-employed
A Winchester Chinese takeaway shop still can't open on Sundays, planners have ruled. City councillors agreed to lift a condition preventing The Supreme, in Garbett Road, Winnall, opening on Bank Holidays but the Sunday ban stays until satisfactory noise
Probation officers in Hampshire will not be striking during a national walkout. Hants Probation Board chief officer, David Scott, said new working arrangements had been agreed and 30 new officers would join in the next year. "Our staff have been coping
Winchester City Council is introducing new ticket machines into its existing park and ride sites at St Catherine's View and Barfield Close. The new machines, using smartcard technology, will allow the council to offer a better discount payment card to
Cash to speed up the creation of 500 additional nursing places in Hampshire is being released by the county council. A team of officers will be appointed to oversee the project, recruit nursing staff, and carry out administration. The team will be vital
A Hampshire county councillor warned environmental chiefs of a "rebellion from the villages" if they rejected calls to reinstate parish lengthsmen. Lengthsmen were deployed across the county until the late 1960s maintaining stretches of road. Their tasks
Despite treacherous conditions underfoot, there was a good turnout for the first meeting in 2003 of Winchester Horticultural Society. Everyone was pleased to hear that the autumn show had struck gold in the Show of the Year Award run by the Hampshire
Knight Frank have called on those who live in and support the countryside should work together to support this vital part of the UK economy. In their latest Agricultural Brief, head of rural consultancy, Sandy Douglas, says: "This time last year, foot
Hampshire's Fifth Potato Day will take place at Whitchurch on Sunday, January 26th. Previous days have been highly successful, with visitors from all over the South. Last year, over 700 saw a UK record of 127 varieties on sale to amateurs in one place
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to make Romsey town centre more pedestrianised has been given the green light. Hampshire County Council environment chief, Keith Estlin, approved the £2.3m project this week. He released £600,000 to get the first phase of the Romsey
Business Link Wessex's innovation and technology counsellor David Nicholas has been made an MBE for services to business. He is renowned across the country for his work and achievements in encouraging British innovation. His enthusiasm and faith in the
BISHOPSTOKE Players are offering a way to beat the January blues with a pantomime perfect for all the family. Rather than a fairy tale brought to life, this amateur group are bringing a nursery rhyme to the stage with The Grand Old Duke of York, written
YOU might not be familiar with his name, but, in certain circles, Neil Innes is a near-legendary figure. If you're a fan of barking mad Sixties pyschedelic rock, you'll know that Innes was a founder member of the extraordinary Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
THOUSANDS of motor-ists face rush-hour chaos in Southampton over the next two and a half months, it emerged today. Rail passengers have also been dealt a travelling blow with revelations that 30 trains a day are to be scrapped between the port city and
IT'S a dream house in beautiful Hampshire countryside where most city dwellers would love to live. Ken and Jacky Duffy left London in 1997 to build their ideal £750,000 family home in the picturesque New Forest. But now the couple have been ordered by
SCHOOLBOY sailor Seb Clover received a hero's welcome when he returned to his home on the Isle of Wight yesterday - and revealed he now wants to take on the world. Seb was mobbed by dozens of classmates from Ryde School as he set foot on the Island for
IN the days before Craig David and Artful Dodger it was the record that put Southampton on the musical map. Now Daily Echo readers have the chance to own a unique piece of the city's heritage and help boost a charity appeal. The Music 4 Life campaign,
Rugby Union: Powergen London League - Division 1 Winchester 10, London Nigerians 5 WINCHESTER produced their best performance of the season to record a magnificent victory over high flying London Nigerians at Nuns Road last Saturday to move up to tenth
Football: Dr Martens League - Eastern Division Newport 0 Bashley 4 BASHLEY chalked up their eighth successive league win on Tuesday night to keep up the pressure on the league's top two sides in the promotion race. They produced a solid and professional
WHILE traditional gigs showcase similar bands, Trailerpark - Truck records club event - deliberately collides different styles. Trailerpark regulars, Goldrush, will be headlining the Southampton leg of the Trailerpark Tour, who are busy promoting their
AFTER a three-year break from the music scene, British saxophonist Steve Williamson returns to launch the 2003 Turner Sims jazz season in style. He returns to the stage with a new quartet, featuring Robert Mitchell on piano, who was nominated for a BBC
A FAREHAM post office will close next month - despite strong public support for it to stay open. The Post Office has confirmed it is to close the High Street branch at Wickham Road after a four-week consultation. During that time customers, the council
SCHOOLBOY sailor Seb Clover received a hero's welcome when he returned to his home on the Isle of Wight yesterday - and revealed he now wants to take on the world. Read about Seb's return to the Island on our special website dedicated to sailing in the
BELOVED family pet Wellington is the apple of his owner's eye and in line for a £1,000 cash prize. The golden retriever has been nominated for the title of Britain's Top Dog in a dog biscuit company competition by owner Sheila Cullimore, of Merton Avenue
IT MIGHT just be an outdated piece of junk to you but to children in India your old computer could be a lifeline out of crushing poverty. The Rotary Club of Fareham Meon has appealed for people and businesses to donate their old machines, no matter what
PEOPLE on the Isle of Wight voiced their fears over plans to scrap the Island's only casualty department. The proposals, outlined in a review by health chiefs, would mean patients being treated for emergencies on the mainland. As well as closing the accident
WILDLIFE chiefs in the south are calling for help in restoring the region's heathland areas. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust launched a cash appeal in the autumn. It wants to raise funds to maintain recently acquired reserves in Hook, Copythorne
THE SEARCH is on for a community spirited citizen who would like to join the Isle of Wight Council's independent standards committee to act as a local government watchdog. The committee's remit is to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by the
A MAN suffered spinal injuries and a broken arm when his car crashed over an embankment and ploughed into the grounds of St Mary's Hospital in Newport on Wednesday. Debris from the car broke a window of the hospital's breast screening unit. The driver
THREE young Eastleigh wordsmiths have become radio stars by writing poems for the mayor. Edward Hauschild of St Swithun Wells Roman Catholic Primary School, Chandler's Ford, Rebecca Whitfield, of Bursledon Junior School, and Chloe Treharne of Bishop-stoke's
BASINGSTOKE & Mid Hants' Amanda Proctor bounced back from her county championship defeat to make it four wins out of four in the penultimate round of the Leisure Pursuits Hampshire Cross-Country League at Overton. The 31-year-old, knocked into second
ANGRY residents have launched a campaign to prevent developers obliterating the grounds of a unique detached home in leafy Hiltingbury, Chandler's Ford. Householders in Hiltingbury Road and Kingsway were outraged when tree surgeons moved in last weekend
JAMES BEATTIE has promised not to allow the presence of Sven-Goran Eriksson at St Mary's to affect his performance against Liverpool tomorrow. The England coach will be making his second trip to the Friends Provident stadium in the space of five weeks
CLAUS LUNDEKVAM is set for his 250th Saints appearance tomorrow in the clash against Liverpool - the club he supported as a boy. But the Norwegian insists there will be no room for sentimentality as in-form Saints go all out to settle a score with Gerard
Chris Marsden believes that Liverpool's bad run is set to come to an end soon - he's just hoping it's after Saturday. The Saints midfielder, who will line-up against Gerard Houllier's men for the third time this season at St Mary's on Saturday night,
IT'S not often that I manage to fit in three courses at an Indian restaurant - but at Kuti's Brasserie there was just so much choice I couldn't resist. The large, long-established restaurant is probably Southampton's best known Indian eaterie, and fully
FOR such a small village with just one main street, Botley doesn't do badly for places to eat. There's an Indian, a couple of pubs, a tea shop, and - as I discovered on a recent trip there - a very attractive Italian restaurant. Reggina's, named after
