PIRELLI General must put their off-field problems behind them to concentrate on keeping Winchester City under lock and key in tonight's (7.30pm) rain-delayed Southampton Senior Cup quarter-final at Chestnut Avenue. If Pirelli's task on the pitch looks
KEVIN Reacord wants to return to AFC Totton, but the Stags cannot afford the sort of wages he is on at Jewson Wessex League leaders Eastleigh. The goalscoring midfielder was a firm crowd favourite at Testwood Park before being enticed away to join Paul
When you're bottom of the league, things just don't go your way. Even though Whitchurch matched Newbury stride for stride at Longmeadow on Saturday - and in some departments outplayed their visitors - the result remained depressingly familiar for United
KEVIN Reacord wants to return to AFC Totton, but the Stags cannot afford the sort of wages he is on at Jewson Wessex League leaders Eastleigh. The goalscoring midfielder was a firm crowd favourite at Testwood Park before being enticed away to join Paul
A SOUTHAMPTON man will have insider knowledge on one of this weekend's Superbowl finalists. For Marchwood-raised Rob Hart, who will be commentating on the Tampa Bay v Oakland Raiders clash in San Diego for Channel 5, was on trial with Tampa last summer
Bit by bit, section by section, Southampton's new ocean monarch, Cunard's massive 150,000-ton Queen Mary 2, the biggest passenger liner the world has ever seen, is gradually taking shape ready for her arrival in the city next December. The highly complex
MARCHWOOD Military Port echoed to the sound of marching soldiers yesterday as convoys of armoured vehicles arrived ready to be shipped out to the Gulf. The Army base was busier than ever as container vessels, on lease to the Ministry of Defence, were
THE new high-speed catamaran soon to link Southampton and the Isle of Wight continues to take shape on the other side of the world. Red Funnel's new £2.6million vessel will soon emerge from the construction yard in Hobart, Tasmania, for initial tests
A WIDOW has paid tribute to Hampshire's 999 services following an inquest into the deaths of her five-year-old daughter and husband in a roadworks car crash. Louise Thomas and her 40-year-old father Michael died instantly when the car in which they were
A HAMPSHIRE father has given the ultimate gift of life to his 12-year-old son - one of his kidneys. Tamar Elderton would have faced another year of uncertainty undergoing weekly kidney dialysis if his dad George had not stepped forward as a donor. His
A GROUP of music-loving Southampton firefighters are turning up the heat on a campaign to help raise cash for charity. Crews at the St Mary's station have vowed to do their bit for the Daily Echo-backed Music 4 Life appeal. It was launched earlier this
A REFURBISHED community centre in the heart of Southampton has unveiled its new look. Mayor Councillor Brian Parnell led the re-opening ceremony at the Stella Maris Centre in Bugle Street. It now contains new accommodation for people with learning disabilities
TEENAGERS and youngsters were involved in five unrelated assaults over the past week either as victims or attackers. But Andover police have stressed the incidents were purely coincidental and not evidence of a general increase in violent behaviour by
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old schoolboy was indecently assaulted in the public toilets in Safeway's car park. The youth was traumatised by the attack, which was described by Dc Tim Chappell as 'quite a nasty assault'. "He was
HAMPSHIRE Conservatives gathered in Andover on Saturday ahead of the key elections being held in May. North West Hampshire MP Sir George Young was joined at Beech Hurst by two senior members of Ian Duncan Smith's team for the conference, as well as the
AN exhibition by the Royal Observer Corps Museum is showing at Andover Library until 31 January. At the moment the museum does not have premises for its permanent display, so it takes every opportunity to hold exhibitions whenever it can. In this way
PARISH councillors have lent their support to an application for a new estate agents in Stockbridge - despite an objection from the village's only other estate agent. Penyards want to change the use of a High Street premises to allow them to open a branch
HAMPSHIRE'S fifth Potato Day is being held in Whitchurch on Sunday and is set to attract visitors from across the south of England. Last year's event, which attracted over 700 people, saw a United Kingdom record of 127 varieties on sale to amateurs in
TEST Valley Borough Council officers are to step up their sweeping operation at trouble spots on Andover's estates - after Alamein councillor Garry Rankin-Moore condemned standards in the town. He believes the estates are suffering from neglect because
Norwich 8, Winchester 16 THE hardy dozen or so Winchester supporters who made the long trip to Norwich were amply rewarded with a win, Winchester's second in succession, and one which helped them leapfrog their opponents to temporary security in the league
ANDOVER MP Sir George Young has continued his quest to give residents and businesses in rural areas broadband internet access. After a speech in the House of Commons last week, Sir George said that he would continue campaigning on behalf of his constituents
A REDUCTION in the number of parish councillors in Stockbridge to eight is being considered. The ten-strong parish council has written to Test Valley Borough Council to ask for their advice on the possible move. Parish council chairman David Baseley believes
STOCKBRIDGE Parish Council is to write and register its dismay at borough council delays in installing a new lamp which will be used as a traffic calming and safety measure in the village's High Street. Officers have so far been unable to find a lamp
A £730,000 recreational 'paradise' for teenagers could be created on the edge of Eastleigh town centre, the Daily Echo can reveal. Called Project Freespace, the massive fun-packed package would include a skateboard park, a multi-use sports facility, BMX
SAINTS are expecting a crowd of only around 23,000 for Saturday's FA Cup fourth round tie against lower division Millwall at St Mary's. And that figure includes 3,200 visiting fans, meaning around 9,000 regular Saints supporters are choosing to give the
SAINTS' FA Cup winning boss Lawrie McMenemy is predicting a tough time for his old club in Saturday's clash with Millwall - and highlights veterans Dennis Wise and Steve Claridge as two reasons why. McMenemy had every intention of offering Wise a contract
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David hopes he will be walking away with Best Male Artist at next month's Brits - to improve his luck with the ladies. The 21-year-old singer, who has been linked with Puerto Rico-born actress Roselyn Sanchez and Columbian
A GOLD watch and silver medal presented to a ship's engineer who helped rescue survivors after the sinking of the Titanic was sold for £14,100 at auction last night. Together with photographs and documents, the watch and medal were expected to fetch between
Shane Warne's decision to retire from one-day international cricket means he is set to make his Hampshire captaincy bow on May 14 - three weeks ahead of schedule. Aussie legend Warne, 33, was playing in last night's VB series final opener against England
Today's Principal Arrivals: Hyundai Discovery, container, 0100, 207; Arroyfrio Dos, ro/ro, 0330, 30; Don Juan, vehicle carrier, 0630, 40; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0730, 203; Cap Finisterre, container, 1730, 205; Lykes Innovator, container, 1900, 206; Autosky
The six-term year has been approved by Southampton and Hampshire leaders and is set to re-shape the school year from September 2004. In the second in a Daily Echo series of features on the switch from three terms to six, five education professionals outline
JUBILANT New Forest Show bosses have revealed that last summer's event made a £100,000 profit, reversing three years of losses. The three-day show at New Park, Brockenhurst, has bounced back from the crisis caused by the disastrous foot-and-mouth outbreak
HAMPSHIRE tug-of-love mum Tracey Cetin has launched an emotional appeal for help to secure the return of her four-year-old son Josh from Turkey. She needs £400 to pay a solicitor to represent her in the High Court in Ankara and is pinning hopes on Daily
NEW FOREST mums are protesting over a price hike and timetable changes planned for the creche at Applemore Recreation Centre, Dibden Purlieu. Next month the creche is to move into a new room near the centre's reception, and flexible booking by the hour
HAMPSHIRE's Gravatom Engineer-ing Systems plans to show off its manufacturing capabilities at Bishop's Waltham through a southern manufacturing exhibition. The company has improved its component manufacturing capabilities with the addition of four state-of-the-art
IT'S something which has given most people enormous pleasure at one time or another, but which very few of us seem willing to talk about - at least not without giggling or turning a violent shade of puce. Once deemed fit for discussion only by sniggering
Canterbury Tales, Southampton University Players, Nuffield Theatre IT WAS not always apparent to those of us who spent many a dark teenage night painstakingly translating Chaucer's Prologue line by line into modern English, but The Canterbury Tales are
The Grand Old Duke of York, Bishopstoke Players, Bishopstoke Memorial Hall THE ancient city of York comes to Bishopstoke this week in a formulaic and enjoyable panto. Battling against some noisy overhead heaters on the opening night, the company delivered
HUNDREDS of workers at Southampton's Vosper Thornycroft have vowed to continue to strike because they fear motoring misery when the company quits the city. Staff say they will be caught up in too many traffic jams on their way back to Southampton when
DURING the 1991 Gulf War he saluted her. Now they are going back there again - only this time she will be saluting him. Southampton mother and son Valerie and Colin Mathieson have both been called up to serve as part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in
ONE of Southampton's greatest community champion's has spoken of her "deep anger" after a teenager was acquitted of trying to intimidate her out of giving evidence against him in a potential criminal damage hearing. Mo Simmons, 61, was shocked when she
MEMBERS of Southampton's Forresters group handed over a £3,600 donation to Naomi House - and then got straight to work raising even more money for the children's hospice. The money was presented to the hospice for terminally ill children at Sutton Scotney
MARCHWOOD Military Port echoed to the sound of marching soldiers yesterday as convoys of armoured vehicles arrived ready to be shipped out to the Gulf. The Army base was busier than ever as container vessels, on lease to the Ministry of Defence, were
BARRY White croons in the background, your hands shake with anticipation as you prepare to pop the question, there is just one thing missing - pizza. A restaurant chain says the Italian dish is the food of love and this year they want to play Cupid. Papa
RESIDENTS on King Arthur's Way in Andover are demanding action to make their estate a cleaner place. The call comes after an elderly couple were barricaded into their own Galahad Close home by parts of a sofa dumped on their doorstep. "This was a totally
CRACKS have appeared in a Hampshire-based team's attempt to set a new speed record. Members of the Windjet project have flown to Canada with a revolutionary vehicle that aims to become the fastest wind-powered craft on ice. However, tests on St Mary's
A DAILY Echo reader is celebrating today after taking home more than £1,000-worth of prizes. Rhona Walker, from Upper New Road in West End, was the grand winner of a competition run in conjunction with WestQuay shopping centre in Southampton. She won
CRICKLADE College has launched a Basic Skills Awareness campaign for Andover. The college, through funding from the Local Learning and Skills Council (LLSC), is offering a £100 incentive to any business that sends a member of staff on free basic skills
A PIONEERING environmental waste project on Walworth Industrial Estate could become a model for the rest of the country. The scheme has been launched by Andover Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Test Valley Borough Council and the aim is to establish
FIREFIGHTERS in Andover walked out on strike again this week as part of a national 24-hour stoppage in support of their pay claim. The whole-time firefighters were supported by their retained colleagues, although three retained firefighters continued
MEMBERS of the public will be given the chance to become planners for a day at a special event being organised by Test Valley Borough Council. The Planning For Real day on 1 February will be held at St Michael's hall in Smannell Road between 10am and
TEST Valley Borough councillors will be holding a working party this month to discuss proposals for a multi-million pound arts and concert complex in Andover. The dream project received a boost last year following a positive report from the leading arts
DEVELOPMENT on the land at Andover Golf Club was discussed by Test Valley borough councillors at its recent full council meeting. Addressing council leader Cllr Ian Carr, Alamein councillor Garry Rankin-Moore said: "At an earlier council meeting the issue
A CRACKdown on rail fare dodgers between Salisbury and Andover has proved so successful that it will be rolled out to other South West Train stations. The campaign was started at Waterloo and then launched at Andover and Salisbury on 13 December in what
PROMPT action by the Environ-ment Agency saved St Mary Bourne homes from being swamped on Sunday - despite the High Street being under a foot of water. Water was lapping at the doorsteps of a number of homes when the agency arrived with a pump to start
DEMOLITION work is underway on the old Arkay House site in Andover's Weyhill Road. Luxury flats and houses are due to be built on the site. The developers, Kings-oak are awaiting full planning permission but the scheme has been approved in principle.
Newcastle Town 0, Winchester City 1 WINCHESTER CITY took their first ever appearance in the FA Vase a step further with this win last Saturday in the Potteries over North West Counties League side Newcastle Town. City have now reached the last 16 of the
NEIGHBOURS spoke to-day of their shock at finding the body of a man in his Fareham flat after he had lain there undiscovered for up to ten days. The body of father-of-three Jim Douglas was found by a group of neighbours after the smell coming from the
