BOURNEMOUTH chairman Peter Phillips admits a lot of lower league clubs are 'skint' and blames the collapse of the transfer market for that sad state of affairs. Phillips agreed that very few clubs between the DML Eastern Division and the Nationwide League
Today's Principal Arrivals: Hoo Swift, general, 0130, 107; CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 25; Saga Rose, cruise, 0630, 101; Autoline, ro/ro, 0730, 201 link; Thebeland, ro/ro, 0730, 34/35; P&O Nedlloyd Torres, container, 1115, 206; Tossens, general, 1800,
MEET Hiromi Kono, the Winchester artist seemingly with a sweet tooth. Hironi has transformed a former shop window into a Parisian patisserie with her delicious looking but non-edible designs. The exhibition, Almost Edible, at The View in Bridge Street
PLANS to close Winchester's River Park Leisure Centre for three months have been backed by civic chiefs. City councillors say the planned shutdown next year for crucial refitting is much preferable to a sudden breakdown of vital machinery. The council
SOUTHAMPTON port bosses are saddled with a 500-acre site that is virtually worthless after losing the Battle of Dibden Bay. The government's decision to reject plans for a £600m port has left Associated British Ports struggling to find a use for the land
Few things grab the eye more than the sight of a man sitting on a bench in a busy city with a fully-grown goose. Winchester shoppers just had to have a gander on Friday morning when they stumbled across South African author, Acton Kaye, in the High Street
A man required stitches to his neck after a robbery near Winchester station on Tuesday. Two men, aged 24 and 29, were arrested, but have not yet been charged. The robbery happened at 11.30am, inside a Mitsubishi Galant, in Newburgh Street. Police believe
When Dr Robert Ballard explored the wreck of the Titanic on July 26th, 1986, he discovered hundreds of wine bottles scattered all over the ocean floor. While the corks of the still wine bottles had imploded under the ocean pressure, the majority of the
First Course Canaps a l' Amiral Oysters a la Russe with vodka, lemon and hot sauce White Bordeaux, White Burgundy or Chablis (especially with oysters) Second Course Consomm Olga Cream of Barley Soup Madeira or Sherry Third Course Poached Salmon with Mousseline
750g asparagus tips, rinsed Boiling salted water tsp saffron threads tsp boiling water 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar tsp Dijon mustard 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp soft brown sugar Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 2-3 tbsp champagne 6 slices of
1x822g tin sliced peaches in juice (fresh peaches in season are best) 300ml chartreuse liqueur 4 sheets (13g) of sheet gelatin 2-3 tbsp cold water whipped cream and chocolate leaves to decorate 1 Separate the peaches from the juice. 2 Wet a pretty glass
Madeira syrup 25cl Madeira 15g sugar Pear Tartine 4 comice pears 200 ml water 200g sugar 2 squeezed oranges 1 vanilla pod Puff pastry for pear tartan Sliced smoked duck breast 1 Mix ingredients of Madeira syrup until thick and syrup-like. Mix ingredients
After 11 years and 11 mayors, Alan Hall has finally hung up the car keys and retired as the Mayor of Winchester's chauffeur, a decade later than he originally intended. The 69-year-old only intended to remain as the mayor's official driver for 18 months
A MENU from the first meal served on board Titanic fetched £45,000 at auction, a world record for memorabilia from the ill-fated Southampton liner. The menu, from Titanic's first class restaurant, is signed by the ship's Fifth Officer Harold Lowe. Officer
Persistent beggars in Winchester face a greater risk of being arrested under new police procedures. Begging has been illegal for 180 years, but in the past, it was not a recordable offence. Sergeant Steve French is in charge of the city centre beat at
TENS of millions of pounds in bonuses were paid to high-fliers at one of Southampton's leading financial companies, it emerged today. Details of the payments over six years at Skandia Life have just come to light. The financial services group, which employs
NEARLY 1,100 jobs at the Office of National Statistics centre in Hampshire could be saved - because closing it may be too expensive. A report commissioned by Chancellor Gordon Brown revealed last month that the ONS proposed shutting its Titchfield offices
WINCHESTER'S most colourful prospective political leader, druid priest and eco-warrior King Arthur Pendragon, has entered a TV contest designed to find Britain a new politician. Arthur, who was the central figure in the environmental battle over the park-and-ride
CHURCH-GOERS stepped out of the pews last weekend in a city-wide bid to spruce up the area. In St Mary's, the Flowers estate, Shirley Warren and Millbrook, they performed a Groundforce and Changing Rooms-style exercise. Fences were fixed, houses repainted
SOLDIERS in full desert uniform were out in Andover town centre to help raise funds for the Army Benevolent Fund before deploying to Iraq. Based at Perham Down with 5 Field Squadron 22 Engineers, the soldiers stationed themselves near the Guildhall for
A NEW branch of Amnesty International has been launched in Andover. There have been three meetings already and the group is beginning to work out a plan of campaign. Amnesty International (AI) began when British lawyer Peter Benenson wrote an article
CALLS for an ambulance to be based in the Tidworth community area have been reinforced with news that the ambulance trust is missing its performance target by miles. Figures show that in the Amesbury area only 32 per cent of 999 calls are reached within
TIDWORTH'S Community area partnership has taken the unusual step of commenting on a planning application to change the use of a public house in Everleigh. The partnership, which brings together military and civilian groups in the Tidworth area and is
THERE will be celebrations in South Street this weekend when the Elim Church is reopened. Test Valley mayor Pat West will be cutting the ribbon at 2pm on Saturday in honour of the Andover church's new £700,000 building, rebuilt after the demolition of
A CONTROVERSIAL £7,500 dais installed in Test Valley Borough Council's Romsey council chamber has come under attack for a second time. Liberal Democrat Cllr Mark Cooper condemned the extra money spent on the refurbishment of the room in last week's Andover
NEARLY 1,100 jobs at the Office of National Statistics centre in Titchfield could be saved - because closing it may be too expensive. A report commissioned by Chancellor Gordon Brown revealed last month that the ONS proposed shutting its Hampshire offices
VANDALS have attacked a second school on Eastleigh's giant Boyatt Wood housing estate, causing damage estimated at £2,000. The raid on Shakespeare County Junior School in St Catherines Road comes only four days after wreckers went on the rampage at Crestwood
THE HISTORIC tug tender Calshot could be cut up for scrap by September this year, the Daily Echo can reveal. City leisure chiefs have decided they can no longer afford to maintain the vessel, currently berthed at ABP's berth 42. The Tug Tender Calshot
ANDY FORBES is the most prolific striker in non-league football - yet the man with goal-dust in his boots remains in the Wessex League. The Winchester City hotshot has already blasted an incredible 74 league and cup goals from 52 games this season, and
Paul Sales is virtually assured of the Dr Martens Eastern Division golden boot award after scoring twice for Eastleigh in their 2-1 home win over Folkestone Invicta last night. The Southampton-based marksman now has 29 DML goals in his impressive collection
HAMPSHIRE will be without all three overseas players for two matches in six weeks' time - following a shock recall for Australian one day star Shane Watson. Hampshire captain Shane Warne and Michael Clarke have, as expected, been called up for Australia's
THE outgoing chairman of British American Tobacco, which employs more than 1,500 workers at its Southampton cigarette factory, has hit out at "unreasonable" health regulations. He claimed they socially exclude smokers. Martin Broughton, who will move
ELECTRONICS giant Philips, which has a site in Southampton, posted better-than-expected profits after demand rose for items such as flatscreen televisions and mobile phones. The Dutch company recorded two per cent growth in sales in the first quarter
Paul Sales is virtually assured of the Dr Martens Eastern Division golden boot award after scoring twice for Eastleigh in their 2-1 home win over Folkestone Invicta last night. The Southampton-based marksman now has 29 DML goals in his impressive collection
Gary Etheridge has been in fine form recently, winning two matches on Witherington Snake Lake. His first success was in the Bank Holiday Monday Open, which saw him take a cracking 97lb 2oz bag of carp from peg 46 on corn and pellet with carp to 8lb. He
FURIOUS residents have spoken out over a controversial decision by Winchester planners to give the go-ahead to a motocross track. The dirt track will be built on farmland at Three Maids Hill, South Wonston, despite almost 400 objections from local residents
RESIDENTS in Lymington believe they must act now or miss a once-in-a-lifetime chance to save the town's waterfront gateway from development. At a public meeting tonight, residents will voice their anger over plans to build hundreds of homes and a hotel
Scores of burglars had a rude awakening this morning when police came knocking. Hampshire Constabulary carried out a series of dawn raids across the county and the Isle of Wight as part of a crackdown on burglary. The move marked the start of the "Safer
The true story behind the death of baby Charlotte Latta will never be known. This week, her father, Mark Latta, walked free from Winchester Crown Court after his trial for the murder of the 10-week-old was thrown out. Judge, the Hon Mr Justice Grigson
Jubilant environment campaigners have hailed the Government decision to veto plans for a port terminal at Dibden Bay, Southampton. But those who called for the facility to be built, including Southampton City Council and John Denham MP, were bitterly
For the first time since 1967, a train has pulled into Stockbridge Station. Sadly, it wasn't the real station, or a real train, but one given to Stockbridge Primary School by Paul O'Boyle. "In 2000, the school converted an old bike shed into the platform
It's not really the sort of thing you want to hear when you're at home with your feet up... Robert Trivett responded to the knock on his flat door at Bishop's Waltham to be confronted with a gardener telling him: "I think I've found a bomb..." Robert
Plans to introduce wardens to clean up the streets of Winchester's estates have been welcomed by police and community groups. New neighbourhood wardens could be out in Stanmore and Highcliffe by the end of the year after the city council cabinet backed
It seems all liners are made abroad these days. But one dining room in Southampton has become a mini shipyard where an exact replica of the Titanic is being painstakingly constructed by Ron Woodward. Ron, 77, has been working on the model for two years
With multi-million schemes, plus a new title, King Alfred's College, in Winchester, is planning massive changes, but there are obstacles ahead. Poised to become University College, Winchester, in June, it is dropping "King Alfred" from its title and logo
POLICE are today hunting a teen gang who carried out a vicious race hate attack on an Asian pensioner, leaving him concussed and terrified. The gang, some thought to be as young as 13, cornered the man as he walked home and hurled racist abuse at him.
A DISASTER for Southampton could turn out to be a triumph for the depressed Essex town of Thurrock. The decision to throw out ABP's plans to build a huge new container port at Dibden Bay has been described as a "hammer blow" for Hampshire's economy. But
WE will repay the cost of our flights down under. That's the pledge from Hampshire's social services boss Felicity Hindson and social services officer Steve Love following their controversial £9,500 trip to New Zealand. Cllr Hindson and Mr Love say they
THE nominations have closed - now all that remains is for members of a Southampton community to cast their votes. The first ever Thornhill New Deal for Communities (NDC) elections open to the public are under way. Among the countless large-scale projects
BUTCHER Simon Broadribb survived a real roasting by celebrity chef Brian Turner when his roast beef was declared among the finest in England. Simon, of Uptons Butchers in Bassett, impressed judges in the local heat of The English Beef and Lamb Executive's
ANDOVER is one of one of only two train stations in the country to make parking for passengers easier by using their mobile phones. From Friday passengers at Andover and Fleet were able to pay for parking by making two short phone calls - one to activate
ANXIETY was high on Saturday for 18 finalists who were battling it out to be chosen as this year's Carnival Prince and Princess. The Danebury was packed with doting parents and supportive friends as the finalists did their utmost to persuade judges that
CHILDREN from the Wallops spent some of the Easter holidays giving their playground a new look to prove to councillors' they can look after their play equipment. Along with Sargent Ian Ashbolt and beat officer Sally Osmond, more than 15 children turned
RURAL businesses and residents in Chilbolton have received no post this week after their regular postie went off sick. The Royal Mail has apologised for the breakdown in delivery - and promised it will be back to normal next week. One company, which did
ST Mary Bourne residents came together at the weekend to have their say on the future of the area. There was also the chance to give the parish a timely spring clean with the help of Basing-stoke and Deane Borough Coun-cil's 'green' bear, General Waste
ANDOVER centenarian Ruth Brown made an emotional return to the village she still calls home as part of her 100th birthday celebrations. Having lived in St Mary Bourne for many of her 100 years, Ruth visited some old friends from the village the day after
SOME 21 runners from Winchester and District A.C. took part in the London Marathon this year. The wet day didn't dampen the spirits as the excitement of the occasion and the tremendous support from the crowds provided another memorarable day. There were
Hampshire League, Division 1 Colden Common 4, Verwood 1 A Hampshire League championship and Intermediate Cup double beckons for Colden Common, who will have two pieces of silverware in their cabinet if they beat Southbourne at Christchurch's Hurn Bridge
A DISASTER for Southampton could turn out to be a triumph for the depressed Essex town of Thurrock. The decision to throw out ABP's plans to build a huge new container port at Dibden Bay has been described as a "hammer blow" for Hampshire's economy. But
SOUTHAMPTON port bosses are saddled with a 500-acre site that is virtually worthless after losing the Battle of Dibden Bay. The government's decision to reject plans for a £600m port has left Associated British Ports struggling to find a use for the land
A £270m light rapid transit system linking Fareham, Gosport and Portsmouth will be given the go-ahead this summer. Approval for the scheme could come by early July according to Hampshire councillor Keith Estlin. He says he has been encouraged by a seven-week
A STATE-of-the-art specialist dental surgery in Fareham is opening its doors to patients from across the south. A number of specialist dentists will treat some of the region's most serious dentistry problems at the Wessex Dental Specialist Centre which
NOVEMBER 1 has been pencilled in as the target date for re-opening Eastleigh's beleaguered Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art Gallery. But B&Q founder David Quayle, who has spearheaded a rescue operation for the gallery which has been closed for eight
PAUL STURROCK is trying to eliminate complacency from the Saints camp, so he's banned the 'e' word - Europe. After the 4-1 romp at Wolves earlier this month the Saints boss admitted his side still harboured a realistic hope of qualifying for the UEFA
