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Stories for 21 April 2003

Forestandwaterside News

Who will sponsor our school prom?

THE Class of 2003 at Applemore College seeks sponsorship to help mark the end of its five-year school stint .  more...

Road closed as forest fire rages

POLICE had to close a section of the main A326 road near Hythe at the weekend for about an hour because of yet another forest fire.  more...

Anti-war protesters call for PM's arrest

PEACE protesters were busy in Lymington on Saturday - in a march which ended at the town's police station with a demand for Tony Blair to be arrested for war crimes.  more...

Hampshire Business

On track to cut rail din

A rail damping device, which will reduce noise from railway tracks and make rail expansion a more desirable option, has been developed by scientists at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at Southampton University and Corus Rail.   more...

Legal team is on the ball

STAFF are cock-a-hoop at leading Southampton-based legal firm Eric Robinson Solicitors.  more...

We're making good progress

CONSTRUCTION work is progressing on the new waste treatment facility at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's (UKAEA) Winfrith site in a £4.5m flagship project for local engineering businesses.  more...

Hampshire Sailsolent

Yacht owners face new tax payments

YACHTSMEN and women in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight may soon have to pay a tax to enjoy their hobby.  more...

Novice crews set sail as grey skies begin to descend on Southampton

THE quay at Ocean Village in Southampton was packed with families saying goodbye to their loved ones on Saturday as the eight boats in the Round Britain Challenge set off on their adventure.  more...

Southampton Leisure

It's True - Hadley is on his way

CURRENTLY on board the bus in Reborn in the USA, '80s singing star Tony Hadley will be back in the UK for two appearances in Hampshire.  more...

Theatre as you like it

AMATEUR theatre lovers can look forward to a season of diverse outdoor performances this summer.  more...

Southampton News

Skin cancer campaign to be launched

A MAJOR sun awareness campaign is being launched in Southampton in a bid to reduce the rate of skin cancer in the city.  more...

Saints fans pay £445 to delay trip to sun

BOOKING a two-week break to Cyprus more than a year ago was all well and good for Saints fans Trish and Les Good - until they discovered they would be away for Cup Final day.  more...

Hepatitis C research could save NHS millions

A NEW spin-off company from the University of Southampton aims to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C and save the NHS millions of pounds.  more...

Wayne is top Urban Flava!

THE CITY already numbers international star Craig David among its famous sons - but could Wayne Mayers be Southampton's next big singing sensation?  more...

Readers' aid makes its way to refugees

VOLUNTEERS on board a lorry full of aid funded and filled by Daily Echo readers have begun delivering supplies to refugees following a gruelling journey across Europe.  more...

Here she comes, Ulrika!

WHAT is 63,524 tons, red, pink, orange and white? For the next few days the answer is going to cause quite a stir in Southampton.  more...

Day for celebrating equality in the city

SINGING hymns and with balloons and petals filling the air, Southampton's Sikh community came out yesterday for the city's largest annual procession.  more...

Rallying round for fire victims

NEIGHBOURS have been rallying round to help two families made homeless after fire gutted their terraced homes.  more...

Novice crews set sail as grey skies begin to descend on Southampton

THE quay at Ocean Village in Southampton was packed with families saying goodbye to their loved ones on Saturday as the eight boats in the Round Britain Challenge set off on their adventure.  more...

UNDER GUARD

POLICE were today guarding a suspect in hospital following the murder of a 50-year-old man outside a Hampshire house.   more...

Southampton Shipping

Here she comes, Ulrika!

WHAT is 63,524 tons, red, pink, orange and white? For the next few days the answer is going to cause quite a stir in Southampton.  more...

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Sand Weaver, dredger, AM, 49; APL Agate, container, 1430, 206; HMS Portugal, container, 2000, 204W; Cetam Nicea, ro/ro, PM, 201/2.  more...

Southampton Sport

BEATTS: LIFE IS JUST SO SWEET

James Beattie admits his teammates are giving him updates on whether his Golden Boot-chasing rivals have scored before he's even made it off the pitch and to the dressing room!  more...

Darts: Hampshire keep faith

Hampshire make just two changes from the team which lost to Yorkshire for their final match of the season at home to Staffordshire.   more...

Girls just wanna have fun!

THE Easter weekend was a celebration of rugby - away from the cut-throat world of the league programme.  more...

SAINTS 3 - LEEDS 2

PRIOR to important games, the legendary Hungarian side of Puskas apparently used to warm up against works teams in an effort to establish the patterns of play they would require for the major occasion.  more...

Draw looks on cards

Hampshire's championship campaign looked set to begin with a draw when the final day's play began against Worcestershire at New Road today.   more...

Pothas picks perfect way to start the season

Nic Pothas began his second season with Hampshire as he should have ended his first - with his maiden ton for the county.  more...

Women's Football: Seven up for the Saints

SOUTHAMPTON Saints' vice-like grip on the Hampshire Women's Challenge Cup shows no sign of relenting.  more...

Drew Smith League: Target Capitalise on Nursling's withdrawal

The Trophyman Senior League Final will be an all- Premier Division affair between two teams promoted to the top flight this season.  more...

Ryman League: Shots within touching distance...

Aldershot Town are one tantalising point away from Conference football next season.  more...

Jewson Wessex League: Alton's six-hitters in second-half blitz

SIX-SHOOTING Alton Town recorded their biggest ever Jewson Wessex League victory with a 6-1 demolition of Bournemouth Poppies at Anstey Road on Saturday.  more...

Jewson Wessex League: Usual service is resumed by champions

FORMER Saints striker Nicky Banger bagged a hat-trick of headers as newly-crowned champions Eastleigh returned to winning ways again with a 5-1 napping of Portland at Ten Acres.  more...

Dr Martens League: Leworthy brace could turn out to be so vital

Forty-one-year-old non-league goal legend Dave Leworthy rolled back the years to fire Havant & Waterlooville to a 2-1 victory over second-placed Tiverton Town at Westleigh Park on Saturday.  more...

Dr Martens League: Bash crash stuns Blankley as faint promotion hopes are extinguished

Barry Blankley is determined Bashley will finish their season on a high after seeing their fading Eastern Division promotion dream smashed to smithereens by Eastbourne Borough on Saturday.   more...

Jewson Wessex League: Blackfield in last-day mixer with Whitchurch

THE frantic race to avoid the dreaded trapdoor back into Hampshire League football looks like going to a nail-biting final day of the season on Saturday.  more...

Dr Martens League: Fleet Town 0 - Salisbury City 2

NICK HOLMES may possess more class in his Salisbury side than his ex-Saints buddy Mark Dennis has at Fleet right now, but he reckons he is lacking in the key ingredient of passion.   more...

Blackey suffers nightmare finish

Matt Blackey suffered a nightmare finish in the Algarve Portguese Open at Vale do Lobo yesterday afternoon.  more...

  
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