DESPITE adverse weather conditions, good fish were recorded at the Lymington Christmas Fayre Open. Glen Perrett came out on top of the contest held around the Lymington & Pennington sea wall with a brace of bass weighing 4lb 5.75oz. While Perrett
Master mariner Captain Herbert Stewart is a legend after his exploits on the high seas and 35 years of training future merchant sailors. Now after his death, GUY BOSWELL recalls his life and the man behind the salty tales ALTHOUGH he insisted he was not
THE glad tidings for local heroes Brockenhurst and AFC Totton are that they have both landed home ties in the last 32 of the FA Carlsberg Vase. The bad news is that yesterday's fourth-round draw has pitted them against awesome of opposition on January
A MULTI-MILLION pound development in Gosport is set to get the go-ahead after the government decided councillors could make the planning decision themselves. The development at Royal Clarence Yard was referred to the Department of the Environment because
Salisbury Illustrated The City's Heritage in Prints & Drawings - By Alan W Ball £19.95 IT SITS nestled quietly among rolling downs and fields of crops. For hundreds of years its historic town centre and world famous cathedral have provided sources
THE world's oldest bowling club in Southampton is battling to raise money to make the clubhouse wheelchair friendly. Club Almoner Jane Stratton said Southampton Old Bowling Green, which can be traced back to the 13th century, hoped a series of fundraisers
The centre of Winchester could soon be swamped by up to a foot of water with the River Itchen in full flow through the city's streets, according to emergency chiefs. Residents and businesses may need to be evacuated and even emergency services could be
A CAR driver was being sought by police today after a pub fight spilled on to a road near Romsey. Police believe the motorist could have vital information about the punch-up outside The Shoe Inn on the A36 at Plaitford, between 10.30pm and 11.30pm on
Police today voiced their concern for a Winchester man who has not been seen for more than a week. Benjamin Bailey, 28, was last seen on November 28, when he left his sister's home in north London, saying he was returning to his flat in St George's Street
A NEW venture to revolutionise the world of estate agency is already proving that it's possible to run a top quality service hundreds of miles away from its customers. Southampton firm Ownhome was set up earlier this year in a bid to offer an alternative
BUSINESS advisers from Ernst & Young in Southampton have been outlining the latest tips on what it takes to be a dotcom winner, now that some of the froth in the E-commerce market has gone. Do's and Don'ts of dotcom Survival highlights the habits
Arrivals and sailings from the Port of Southampton for Tuesday 12th December Today's Southampton arrivals: Bass, container, 0100, 207E; Danic Green, general, 0700, 43; NYK Andromeda, container, 0800, 206; Zhao Shan, bulk, 0800, 107; Vedette, general,
THE HUNT is on for a new vice-chancellor for Southampton University after Professor Sir Howard Newby was appointed chief of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Sir Howard will be one of the most powerful players in higher education when
EASTLEIGH MP David Chidgey is questioning whether extra cash awarded to Hampshire police will mean more bobbies on the beat. Ministers have told the Liberal Democrat MP that police funding in Hampshire will increase by more than £11 million next year.
SOUTHAMPTON's regeneration bosses may demand the return of £130,000 after an inner city project they backed failed to get off the ground. Earlier this month the Daily Echo revealed that plans for the Seva Multi Cultural Centre, at the former Vanguard
HAMPSHIRE is today bracing itself for flood alerts across the county as rivers continue to rise threatening hundreds of homes and businesses. The Environment Agency is warning that the prolonged wet weather will result in further ground water flooding
THE SEARCH for a missing man due to celebrate his 55th birthday this week is continuing, but no clues as to his whereabouts have yet been found. David Ellis disappeared from his home in Redlands Lane, Fareham, in August and since then concern about the
Shroner motorway service area north of Winchester is to get a 40-bedroom lodge on the north side of the M3 motorway. Planning committee councillors granted the application. It was three years ago that permission was given for motorway services areas,
TWO new "supernurses" are to be appointed to help improve the care of people with mental illness across Southampton. One of the nurse consultants will work with people who have both mental illness and substance misuse problems, typically alcohol or drugs
WINCHESTER CITY have won the battle to erect floodlights at their Abbotts Barton ground - revised plans were approved by the city council this week. The club's vice chairman Rob Smith says they hope to have them installed before the end of the season.
ELLIE STEEL won a gold medal recently in the Niesen Cup international diving competition in Cologne. The nine year old from Winchester defeated a field of 40 divers competing on the one-metre springboard. She's a member of Southampton Diving Academy,
WORLD CUP finalist Alan Ball was the celebrity guest at a Sportsmen's Dinner held by Hampshire Premier League club Stockbridge to mark the start of a fund raising campaign by the club to obtain floodlights before the start of next season. "Ballie is the
A PENSIONER suffering from dementia died last night after being struck by a car as he walked along an unlit road in the New Forest. Widower Norman Spencer, 74, was hit by an Austin Metro after slipping away from Woodpeckers Nursing Home in Sway Road,
AN INTERNATIONAL hi-tech jobs boost has been announced for Fareham by copier company Xerox. A call centre is to be set up at Cams Hall Business Park, a business centre marketed as a "virtual London" because of its top-quality communications. The new call
Thirteen-year-old Ashley Haggard from Gosport won the latest round of the Wessex Division of the NFSA Junior Fish of the Month awards sponsored by Hansfords, with a 2lb 9.50oz plaice beached at Stokes Bay. Runner-up was Michael Knowles (15) from the Stamshaw
West Bexington is the setting for the NFSA Wessex Division pegged open this Saturday evening with fishing from 7pm to midnight. Tickets for the event, which is being sponsored by Zziplex and the Sea Angling News, are £10 which includes pools. The match
Daily Echo court reporter John Hoskins recalls the tale of two soldiers who were hanged for the murder of Esther Atkins A FEW hundred yards down the road, the shops were decorated with Christmas bunting and their owners were commuting to work which consisted
GREEN campaigners are to mount a legal challenge after plans for a massive, new domestic waste incinerator at Marchwood, were passed by Hampshire County Council. Members of the planning and transportation committee yesterday gave Hampshire Waste Services
GREEN campaigners are to mount a legal challenge after plans for a massive, new domestic waste incinerator at Marchwood, were passed by Hampshire County Council. Members of the planning and transportation committee yesterday gave Hampshire Waste Services
BURGLARS made off with a Black and Decker electric hand drill, an electric sander and an extension lead. They were stolen from the garage of a home in Corinthian Road, Chandler's Ford. The items together were valued at £160.
LONG hours spent behind the wheel of his car proved worthwhile for Hedge End cyclo-cross star Andrew MacDonald when he switched from four wheel drive to two. MacDonald left home before daybreak and returned from a round trip of 460 miles to Leeds and
DAVID LEADBETTER, the golfing coach who reshaped Nick Faldo's swing and turned him into a world beater, sees no need for such drastic measures with Justin Rose. When player and coach met up before European Tour School, Leadbetter instantly rubber-stamped
RUSH-HOUR bank robbers in Winchester diced with death in a 100mph M3 getaway which ended in an accident. The three robbers leapt over the counter at the Bristol and West Bank in High Street and grabbed cash from the tills. The men ran out of the bank
THE Great Hall at Winchester, where King Arthur's round table is housed, is to be made available free of charge for a limited number of special events each year by local organisations. At present Hampshire County Council, which is responsible for the
Staff and students of Sparsholt College were in mourning this week for two friends killed in a tragic road accident. Alastair Tremlett (17), from Otterbourne--the son of Hampshire and England cricket coach, Tim Tremlett, and Tara Dance (19), from Burley
Some of Britain's biggest businesses are getting a preview of how the map of Britain is changing for ever. They are among dozens of organisations which have been tasting the future at a workshop hosted by Southampton-based Ordnance Survey. The national
Southampton Docks is extending its business by capitalising on a gap in the market resulting the first multi-cargo dry bulk ship to berth in the port for some years. South Coast grain exporters will be reaping rewards after the arrival of Sea Baisen alongside
Two of the south's marketing companies are joining forces in a merger of Leepeck and Greenfield Computer Marketing. The new company will be called Leepeckgreenfield, with a turnover approaching £3 million and a team of around 20, to become one of the
AS the pressures on social services in Southampton are being blamed for the current financial problems at the city council, Kate Thompson talks to Southampton's director of social services, Dr John Beer, to find out how the situation has arisen. SOCIAL
FOUR people were being quizzed by Southampton detectives today following a student brawl in which bricks and bottles were thrown. Police said the incident, involving large groups of students, began in Kelly's wine bar in London Road last night but spilled
HI-TECH superyacht Team Philips could still race despite being abandoned by her crew in an Atlantic storm. Team Philips, which has a base at Sarisbury near Southampton, are hopeful that the troubled £4 million catamaran might be able to continue despite
A NEW crisis-busting team of medics has been assembled at Southampton General Hospital to wage war on winter bed chaos. The crack unit of respiratory medics has been set up to allow hundreds of patients with chest conditions to be treated at home - freeing-up
A MAN told police he thought he was going to be killed after being set upon by a skinhead outside a Southampton pub. The 50-year-old was still recovering today in Southampton General Hospital after the vicious attack near The Drummond in Bridge Road,
AN OVERTURNED tanker sparked an alert on the edge of the New Forest. The Shell tanker was laden with 14,000 litres of propane when it tipped over on the Alderholt to Ringwood road yesterday near Bluehaze Kennels. Fire crews from Ringwood and Fordingbridge
SOUTHAMPTON runners staged a mini invasion on the Christmas Pudding 10k Road Race at Winkton on the edge of the New Forest. Although the event was nearly cancelled due to an area of flooding, the enjoyment of the 500-odd finishers was undiminished because
THE fight to rid Fareham of a group of travellers may have been won, but the cost has been high. The group, which had been plaguing the town for months, finally departed on Sunday after being ordered by a court to leave their latest site. But the legal
EASTLEIGH Health Walks, a keep-fit initiative launched a few months ago, has already been hailed as a runaway success. The scheme to encourage people to pull on their walking boots is aimed at bridging the gap between a doctor's advice to take more exercise
THE GOALS that James Beattie has been knocking in of late are the product of his state of mind. There's probably no striker in the country at the moment more In The Zone than Beattie whose burst of seven goals in six games has elevated him. It takes a
IT was not losing but the manner of the defeat which hurt as Saints Reserves went down to a sickening and scrappy last-minute goal against Chelsea. Danny Slatter's quality cross from the right hit Jay Richardson on the back of the heels and dropped perfectly
