Hampshire Schools Under- 16 Boys team shared the ESFA/Premier League County trophy with Greater Manchester after a draw at Bolton's Reebok Stadium in the final. This was Hampshire's first appearance in this final compared to Greater Manchester's two as
WESSEX champions Lymington & New Milton were on tenterhooks today waiting to hear if they will be involved in a promotion play-off. The elated Linnets yesterday won their FA appeal against the ground graders turning down their Fawcett's Field home
The batting performance produced by Billy Taylor against Middlesex has to be one of the best I've ever seen by a nightwatchman. Dimitri Mascarenhas's return and Taylor's promotion up the order on Saturday evening highlighted the strength of our batting
BICYCLING baronet Sir George Young won a third term as MP for North West Hampshire at the general election and increased his majority by more than 1,000 votes - from 12,009 to 13,264. The delighted Conservative, a former Cabinet minister, thanked his
STRIKE action could hit a Basingstoke college after union members called a ballot over the implementation of a new pay deal. Lecturers at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCOT), Worting Road, Basingstoke, are being asked to vote on possible industrial
WORK will begin this week on a new CCTV system that aims to combat crime in Basingstoke town centre and make people feel safer. The Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council project - funded by a £200,000 Home Office grant - will see eight cameras placed
Today's Principal Arrivals: Wellington Star, refrigerated, 0030, 104; Ocean Ace, vehicle, 0430, 40; CFF Seine, roro, 0515, 30; Aurora, passenger, 0645, 106; Oceana, passenger, 0700, 38/9; Maersk Wave, roro, 0800, 43; NYK SI,rius, cont ainer, 0900, 207
Southampton motorcycle road racer John Crockford makes his British Superbike Championship comeback at Mondello Park in Ireland on Sunday. More than four years since his last Superbike race, Crockford rides out on the Nvidia R1 Yamaha as a replacement
Richard Cornish, the inspiration behind Fareham's ambitious Henry Cort clubhouse project, has been awarded the club's prestigious Phillamore Trophy for his outstanding contribution during the past three years. Fareham are planning to move headquarters
Derek Kenway made his long awaited debut for Andover last Saturday. Kenway signed for the Powells sponsored Town club back in 1997 but unfortunately for the club, he was awarded a contract with Hampshire. During that time Dessie scored 4,382 first class
IN the opening match of the season, Longparish were home to Purbrook II. They came with a strengthened side, due to the postponements of their first XI match, which included captain Ian Hunter and Nigel Kenny, a recent signing from Portsmouth and Southsea
Pentagon sponsored Andover returned to Havant on Sunday with a full strength squad of 18 girls. Captain Emma Preece won the toss and elected to kick off and they were first to score with Rowena Burnfield's first try of the day successfully converted by
Andover GC's Hampshire Sevens side had a difficult first round tie away to Bishopswood. There were some fine individual performances but despite these the team lost a close match 4-3, with one or two matches having to be decided over extra holes. The
Farnham Venom 56 Andover Breakers 58 With promotion just out of reach, Andover's last away game of the season still had an effect on deciding the outcome of the Wessex League Division 3 as they took on second placed Farnham. The prospect of playing against
THE first in a series of books based on Winchester's archaeology and history has been launched. City archaeologists have collaborated to write the book on the Iron Age enclosure at Oram's Arbour. Co-author Richard Whinney said the book was based on archaeological
HE has taken the helm of a charity founded in 1132 and a place where weary travellers can still receive the Wayfarer's Dole - a beaker of beer and a morsel of bread. The Rev James Bates, 58, - pictured above - has been installed as the new Master of the
A HAMPSHIRE community is pulling together in a quest to raise thousands of pounds towards a new village hall before the end of the year. Fundraisers in Brockenhurst have just seven months left to find £152,000 in order to secure vital additional funding
Weston Park Boys School are the toast of Hampshire this morning after becoming the first under-16 team to lift the National English Schools trophy. In an exciting final played at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park ground, the lads from Southampton beat opponents
A YOUNG mum stops for a cigarette while her daughter sits innocently picking buttercups. Nearby, two women struggle back from the supermarket with their heavy bags of shopping. It could be any Hampshire street on a sunny May morning. But Ringwood Road
HE has taken the helm of a charity founded in 1132 and a place where weary travellers can still receive the Wayfarer's Dole - a beaker of beer and a morsel of bread. The Rev James Bates, 58,has been installed as the new Master of the Hospital of St Cross
MORE than 50 stallholders will cram into Romsey this weekend with a mouth-watering selection of seasonal produce. This month's top seasonal food is Hampshire asparagus, quick to prepare, easy to cook and high in vitamins and fibre. All food sold at the
A TEAM of Totally Tennis players joined head coach Shane Deacon to run in the Basingstoke Alberto Culver Run4Fun event held at Down Grange last Wednesday. The team, who included members of the full-time playing squad, ran to support fundraising for vital
PLANS for a regional garden festival in Southampton have moved another step forward. City leisure chiefs have announced that a major sponsor has come forward to support the event, which is due to be held on Southampton Common during the weekend of June
Colden Common Youth Football Club have celebrated their 25th anniversary. And the club's oldest member, their 58-year-old chairman Neil Smith, and youngest member Finn Ashford cut the anniversary cake in front of players less than half the age of the
RESIDENTS of Lee-on-the-Solent are preparing to play their part in the year-long SeaBritain 2005 celebrations. Artist Clare Jefferson will be hosting a creative workshop at the county council-run older people's home, Pier House, on Tuesday, creating banners
TRIPPING onto the stage dressed as ballet dancers isn't the kind of macho image most rugby players would like to project. But these players from Eastleigh's Barton Peveril College proved to be good sports when they lined up in a ballet class to raise
Sir.-I am tracing my family tree and have been amazed and delighted to find that some of my father's ancestors come from the area in which I now live. The Sopers were blacksmiths in the village of Padworth, on the Hampshire/Berkshire border, for generations
HARRY REDKNAPP is facing a striking dilemma after the FA upheld Peter Crouch's ban for Sunday's showdown against Manchester United. It leaves Saints definitely without their talismanic 16-goal forward - a blow which has left club legend Terry Paine "devastated
THE influential Southampton and Fareham Chamber of Commerce has waded in to support the Daily Echo's campaign to save the Hythe Ferry. The director general of the organisation, which represents about 1,100 businesses, has offered his personal congratulations
MORE THAN 15,000 people have backed a Daily Echo petition launched to save a vital transport link in Hampshire. Support for the Hythe-to-South-ampton ferry has flooded in ever since we revealed that the service could be sunk by a huge hike in business
SALUTE Hampshire's schoolboy history-makers - Weston Park Boys School. The Southampton-based pupils became the first ever winners of the national English Schools Under-16 trophy when they achieved something that Harry Redknapp's Saints couldn't do last
I played against Craig McMillan in New Zealand earlier this year, so I know he'll be the ideal replacement while I'm on duty with Australia. I played two Tests and two one-day internationals against Craig in February and March and he will bring a lot
HAMPSHIRE'S dreams of lifting the FA County Youth Cup for only second time in their history were controversially shattered in a 2-1 defeat by Suffolk at Portman Road, writes Wendy GEE. The county's only previous success was a 4-3 aggregate victory over
THE Conservatives came out on top in the county council elections for the Basingstoke area, winning seven seats in a contest that saw the Liberal Democrats lose out. Boundary changes make comparison with previous results difficult, but before Thursday's
CONSERVATIVE MP James Arbuthnot has something in common with the Labour government. He has been elected for a third term too. Mr Arbuthnot, 52, was named as the winner in North East Hampshire just after 7am on Friday following a marathon counting session
THEY may have stayed in power nationally but Labour campaigners were left licking their wounds after a disappointing night for the party at the general election in Basingstoke. Although turnout increased, Labour saw a substantial tumble in its vote. And
ROCKETING energy costs are hitting school budgets, with some facing price hikes of up to 61 per cent. But a north Hampshire headteacher has pledged that the extra costs will not impact on front-line teaching. Hampshire County Council, which negotiates
ROCKETING energy costs are hitting school budgets, with some facing price hikes of up to 61 per cent. But a north Hampshire headteacher has pledged that the extra costs will not impact on front-line teaching. Hampshire County Council, which negotiates
THE port of Southampton sailed into the record books when the largest daily total of cruise ship tonnage was handled in the docks' history yesterday. At the same time alongside the city waterfront were Cunard's Queen Mary 2 - the world's largest liner
EXHIBITORS are already signing up for a business-to-business show, which comes to the Saints' St Mary's Stadium next March. Called Business South 2006, the event is organised by TJW Exhibitions and offers free seminars providing advice on a wide range
Billy Mackenzie is a serious contender for the British Motocross MX2 title after storming to victory then following up with a second place in the fourth round at Culham in Oxfordshire. Mackenzie, who rides for the Bike It Dixon Yamha team who are based
England Hockey Under-17 champions! That's Hampshire, who beat Cambridgeshire, Devon, Staffordshire and Yorkshire at Millfield to be crowned county champions. The Hampshire age-group squad went into the five-county tournament unbeaten for 25 games over
Trojans are set to be without top goalscorer Wayne Shepherd for the England Hockey Trophy final against Slough at Old Loughtonians, Chingford, on Saturday week. The 36-goal drag flick specialist, below, is flying to Malaysia that day. "I tried desperately
A record number of youngsters from Southampton Diving Academy took part in a national competition in Plymouth. And the team of 34 won ten medals in the Amateur Swimming Association national novice and intermediate competitions at the Central Park Leisure
THE last three cup finals in Andover were played out last week with Whitchurch Utd, Borough Arms and Ludgershall Reserves taking home the pots. On Thursday last, Howard Goddard brought his Whitchurch side to the Portway to take on Andover Reserves in
This season's Open singles champion is Tony Brown as in a tense final against Figheldean's Dave Milner, he won through. Tony had beaten Trevor Whitelock in the semi's, while Milner had arrived after putting out club mate Lionel Coles. More success was
Andover AC travelled to Basingstoke for the young athletes meeting where Daniel Jones had a fabulous day, competing in three events, recording personal bests in all, and club records in two. The youngster recorded a sprint double, smashing the U11 records
HUNTING enthusiasts in the New Forest say the ban on the bloodsport is condemning many foxes to a lingering death. Members of the New Forest Hounds (NFH) are backing a new report which claims that shooting results in more suffering than hunting with dogs
NEARLY 500 Abbey staff in Hampshire are today facing an uncertain future after the banking group warned it planned to cut 1,000 more jobs than first feared. Abbey is cutting costs after a recent £9.5 billion takeover by Banco Santander Central Hispano
A HAMPSHIRE couple are fighting to save their dream home at the 11th hour after planners ordered its demolition for being built in the wrong place. Hedge End couple Gary Jackson, 40, and his partner Erica Siers, 44, are hoping to appease planners who
DRUG and alcohol support in Hampshire is now available online thanks to a new website. The Hampshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) has launched the site offering young people and adults information on drugs and alcohol issues. Also, it will act
SOUTHAMPTON International Airport begins a major expansion of its domestic and international routes with five new services taking off this week. With the addition of these extra flights to France, Sardinia and northern England the city's airport will
A GROUP of Hampshire youngsters in care have been learning about theatre. Ten young people in the care of Hampshire County Council have been learning a range of theatre skills. The youngsters, who are aged between 15 and 17 and in foster care or children's
A FURTHER 215 homes will be built in Whiteley, putting pressure on the village's already over-subscribed primary school. Persimmon Homes South Coast has just acquired a large plot of land north of Whiteley and east of Botley Road in Burridge. It has been
WHEN he first joined the council, Eastleigh's population was under 30,000 and there were just 21 councillors and seven aldermen. Today, the population is nearly 120,000, the borough's boundaries have expanded to stretch as far as Hamble and there are
SIR ALEX FERGUSON should rest a lot of his big guns and field a "mix and match" XI for the game that could decide Saints' destiny. So says Saints legend Terry Paine, the man who has made more appearances than anyone else in the club's 125-year history
HAMPSHIRE'S Chris Tremlett is one of only two cricketers without senior international experience to be named in England's new 25-man development squad. The other new boy to get the nod alongside Hawks' giant seam bowler is Gloucestershire's Jon Lewis.
