HE'S Totton's bonniest tot - and that's official. Nine-month old Rorie Overy is the local Asda Bonny Baby as judged by a panel of experts - including Totton midwives. Rorie's victory wiped the gummy smiles off 149 other babyfaces who entered the competition
NEWPORT are contemplating playing four matches inside eight days to help clear a back-log of wet-weather postponements which has so far cost them upwards of £25,000. And such is manager Tony Mount's desperation to get fixtures moving again that he is
JIM MAGILTON aims to leave Saints with the same sort of sour taste in the mouth that he had when he left the club. The Northern Ireland international pass-master has been the mainspring of promoted Ipswich's flight to the top of the Premiership but admits
TRADERS have called for a review of £1 million road im-provements they say contributed to an accident involving a girl. Katherine Hopkinson, 12, suffered shock, bruises and cuts, when she was hit by a car on Stoke Road, Gosport. Katherine's mother Karen
Whitchurch 3 Stockbridge 4 ONLY 10 days to Christmas but Stockbridge were celebrating early after beating a 10-man Whitchurch in a drama-packed finish at Longmeadow last Saturday for a place in the last four of the North Hants Senior Cup. Whitchurch,
JWL title-chasing Andover will be without the services of their skipper Stuart Barfoot for the next three months following a change of position at work. "He'll be available for the occasional midweek game but not for any of the Saturday games," Andover
YOUNGSTERS in Andover can enjoy a two day soccer school organised by Reading Football Club, in conjunction with Test Valley Borough Council. Run by Mark Rivers, Reading FC's football development officer, boys and girls aged eight to 14 years can enrol
A combined Atherley/Banister Park team tumbled out of the National Under-25 Double Rink Championship 53-24 to Dorchester. After defeating Victory in the previous round, the Hampshire youngsters had high hopes of making further progress but Dorchester
BEN ALLEN boxes in his third national final on Saturday hoping to make it a hat-trick for the Lawrence ABC. The Lymington featherweight saw off reigning Combined Services champion John Greaves in the semi-finals of the ABA Novices championships to book
WINCHESTER is on the brink of being declared a civil emergency area as flood waters continue to rise in the heart of the historic city. Many shops and businesses have already been forced to close, while residents in high- risk areas are busy preparing
POLICE have widened their search for missing Winchester man Benjamin Bailey. They are appealing to people in the Eastbourne area for information about Mr Bailey, 28, who has not been seen since November 28. Detectives say his bank card was used in Eastbourne
Hamble's first team were left kicking there heels as their game was called of due to Southsea's waterlogged pitch, but remained in third in the Hampshire League division one. The seconds demolished Southsea 7-3 with a hat-trick from Andy Hattemore, Mark
Associated British Ports (ABP), which operates Southampton Docks, revealed today it is on course to post a year-end increase in turnover, following strong demand at its 23 UK ports. The company, which employs 3,000 people in the UK and US, said trading
Southampton's booming container trade has been boosted by yet another vessel on her maiden call to the city. APL Malaysia operates on the China Express Service of the New World Alliance, a consortium including the shipping lines APL, Mitsui OSK Line and
Arrivals and sailings from the Port of Southampton for Thursday 14th December. Today's principal Southampton arrivals: OOCL San Francisco, container, 0015, 207; Hockenheim, vehicle carrier, 0130, 201 link; Fides, ro-ro, 0230, 202; Mogami Reefer, 0530,
A CRYING child saved her father from serious injury when joyriders smashed a stolen car into the front of a Southampton house. Andy Maxwell was sitting near the patio windows of his Lordshill home when he heard two-year-old Lauren crying on an intercom
CHRISTMAS is coming so it must be time for that seasonal ballet favourite The Nutcracker. However, the production at Southampton's Mayflower theatre is one with a difference. English National Ballet's artistic director Derek Deane has given the Victorian
LATEST figures show car crime in Southampton is down on last year. Statistics released as part of the Daily Echo-backed Operation Cobra car crime initiative show there had been 3,403 thefts from motor vehicles across the city up to the end of November
FOOD watchdogs will be keeping an eye on Hampshire County Council after a probe criticised how the authority inspects restaurants, food stores and warehouses. The inquiry, which will investigate a total of 18 local authorities around the country, follows
Southampton under-14s were forced to ring the changes against Trojans - but they still won 3-1. Normal outfielder James Please acted as replacement goalkeeper and Alex Georgiopolous, David Stoke and Terry Andrews filled in. Strength in depth was demonstrated
SOUTHAMPTON Masters found their scoring touch as they beat Maidenhead 4-2. Southampton sustained pressure for long periods and relied on quick breaks. Bill Stokes, Ronnie Mascar-enhas, Dave German and Jeremy Day scored. The senior vets have started to
SHIPTON Bellinger High Street has been flooded by the River Bourne for the first time since at least the 1950s. But the message to the curious who would like to view the spectacle is 'stay away'. "The police have closed the road but are unable to enforce
THE atrocious weather which has afflicted North Hampshire in past weeks is set to change to something more seasonal. The forecast suggests that although there may be a few scattered showers, this weekend should be mainly dry and Sunday will be a bright
SILENCE is certainly the last thing on offer at Portsmouth Pyramids Centre next week. For British hard rock experts One Minute Silence include Portsmouth on only an eight-date UK tour. The band released their second and latest album in April in the shape
WITH rain battering Andover, perhaps now is not the time to denude yourself of most of your hair but two hardy souls at Pharmasol on Walworth industrial estate didn't hesitate. Peter Gray and a younger colleague, Phil Rose submitted themselves to clippers
IT promises to be an extra fun night in Andover pubs tomorrow when a cheerful group of well-dressed women in costumes ranging from a slinky cat to a Marilyn Monroe lookalike, arrives to raise funds for a children's summer outing. Members of Voices - a
BEN ALLEN boxes in his third national final on Saturday - (16 December) hoping to make it a hat-trick for the Lawrence ABC. The Lymington featherweight saw off reigning Combined Services champion John Greaves in the semi-finals of the ABA Novices championships
NATIONAL Park status will not affect planning policies in the New Forest, claims leader of the authority. Following a meeting of New Forest District Council's advisory cabinet, Leader Simon Hayes says planning issues are not one of the reasons for giving
LOCAL children's groups, societies and businesses in Milford-on-Sea are taking part in Save the Children's new Christmas Tree Decorating Competition on Saturday, December 16. The trees will be on display at the Church Hall, Milford on Sea, from 10.30am
FOREST parents can now obtain performance tables for local primary schools from Hampshire County Council. The key stage 2 results for 2000 showed Bransgore C of E school , Hale Primary School in Fordingbridge, and Milford on Sea C of E Primary school
A COMMUNITY-minded farm machinery manager agreed floodwater could be diverted through his premises to save nearby homes. Families in Wickham had their homes saved from flood damage due to the generosity of the manager at William Wheatley Ltd. Ted Wheatley
A FAREHAM pensioner has been robbed of her Christmas savings by two men who forced their way into her house. When the 71-year-old woman answered a knock at the door of her Earls Road home just before 1pm yesterday, two men pushed her out of their way
EVEN horse power of the four-legged variety would have been reluctant to tackle a deep flood under a railway bridge at the Allbrook area of Eastleigh yesterday. One car driver who tried his luck ended up soaking wet and with a very soggy BMW. Allbrook
TWO of the Forest's FA Vase challengers moved into the fourth round on Saturday. Brockenhurst are through to the last 32 for the first time in their history after thrashing Biggleswade Town 5-2. The Spartan South Midlands Premier side took the lead against
"YOU talkin' t'me? Are you talkin' t'me?" As unhinged cabbie Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, Robert De Niro is responsible for delivering one of the most intimidating movie lines of all time. A quarter of a century later he manages the same air of menace
DEFENDING Hants, Wilts & Dorset Winter League champions Pewsey Sensas are assured of the title once again this year. They swept to their fourth straight victory in this year's series and now hold a 63.5 points advantage going into the final match
BROADLANDS has proved difficult due to the floods but Ivan Perry of Gosport braved the conditions for six pike to 15lb 7oz on float fished trout from the sunken tree on the Inlet Bay. John Gibbons of Portsmouth took 11 bream, three tench and a carp for
A WATERSIDE school battered by winds that caused £100,000 of damage has been forced to introduce a "hot desk" policy. Orchard Junior School, Dibden Purlieu, has faced a severe shortage of space since part of its roof was ripped off in last week's storms
THEY'RE on the ball at Totton College, and sport is the name of the game. The college is celebrating the success of its new sports academy with an official opening ceremony attended by top local athletes - including basketball supremo Alan Cunningham
FORMER Saints and Spurs player David Howells is the guest speaker at Southampton Referees' Society's monthly meeting next Thursday (December 21). Howells was forced to retire through injury and will address the whistlers at Ford's Sports Social Club,
A PUB has withdrawn its application to extend its opening hours until 1am after public and police opposition. The licensees of the White Hart, Stoke Road, Gosport, applied to the borough council licensing committee to open till 1am instead of the current
AN AMBITIOUS plan to modernise an eyesore industrial area would be the final piece in the jigsaw of the multi-million-pound Millennium Commission Gosport waterfront scheme. The former Watercraft site opposite St George's Barracks is in need of rebuilding
MORE than 200 new jobs are on offer at Chandler's Ford, as American-owned APW Electronics puts the finishing touches to a $10 million expansion at its factory on the Chandler's Ford Industrial Estate. The opening next month of the major extension to the
THE LONG wait to see his book published is over for pensioner Eric Raffo - almost nine years after he started work on it. In 1992, Eric sat down to write the story of a Hampshire hospital where his wife was treated to record its history for posterity.
THE never-ending rain resulted in only three games played in the NHL last Saturday but surprisingly most teams have completed almost half their league programme (reports Jim Johnston). Leaders Ludgershall maintained their one-point advantage over Headley
ANDOVER Gym Club's senior mixed gym team did themselves proud when they made their international debut - representing Great Britain at the recent third European Team Championships in Birmingham. The national panel congratulated the Andover squad, who
PENTON Cricket Club recently hosted their presentation night at Hampshire Golf Club, recalling a frustrating season on the field, with both sides struggling for any continuity with injuries at crucial times. Both sides finished with 5 wins and 10 losses
SUE Swann led the way with a gold medal as Wareham's Nick Bale-instructed Tae Kwon Do club excelled at the PUMA British Championships in Salisbury. Swann's first place came in the ladies' sparring division while Tristan Brown picked up a silver in the
IT took new local gymnastic club Horizon TeamGym just two weeks to enter their first competition. The Southern TeamGym Open Championships at Basingstoke Gymnastic Club saw teams compete for medal positions in the Junior category from as far as the Isle
WORK is progressing on building a visitor centre at the Watercress Line in Alresford, despite an initial wobble or two. The goods shed at Alresford railway station is set to be transformed at a cost of £465,000. Workmen had been knocking down part of
PLANS for a new four-bedroom house in Alresford have been thrown out by Winchester planners. There were 26 objections to the scheme for land west of Bridge Road including a six-signature petition and the town council. The city council said the proposal
A TEAM of specialist cleaners boarded Southampton's world- famous liner, Queen Elizabeth 2 when the ship docked today after passengers and crew were hit by a stomach bug. A total of 110 passengers and 16 crew suffered sickness and diarrhoea during a two-week
FROM camp comedy to high drama, The Point Dance and Arts Centre offers a diverse range of entertainment for its new season. The popular Eastleigh venue's programme for new year and beyond offers an exciting mixture of dance, theatre, art exhibition, film
IT WAS billed as their biggest day of the year, only for raiders to make a despicable bid to ruin it. Burglars stole a huge stock of food and drink from Shirley Warren Primary and Nursery School in Southampton just hours before the pupils' summer fete
THEY'RE on the ball at Totton College, and sport is the name of the game. The college is celebrating the success of its new sports academy with an official opening ceremony attended by top local athletes - including basketball supremo Alan Cunningham
LIFE in the year 2000 is completely unrecognisable to the way things were in 1892. For most, images of Victorian Britain are provided by textbook or television dramas, but for Hampshire's oldest women the memories are still vivid. Violet Slarke is today
AN ALARMING 25 per cent of motorists who hit ponies or cattle on the roads of the New Forest just leave them to suffer or die, new figures have revealed. The Verderers of the New Forest have confirmed that between January and November this year, 29 motorists
FAREHAM'S South Premier League aspirations were thrown off course with a 4-0 defeat by Beckenham, arguably slight mid-season play-off favourites. Coach Steve Godwin had no complaints, saying : "They were better on the day - and by some distance. "About
A BRILLIANT save from Southampton goalkeeper Sue Crowley and a late equaliser from Jo Knight, earned the ladies' firsts a 1-1 draw with south coast rivals Havant. Knight equalised from a short corner which moved the city side up from eighth to sixth in
Hamble's first team were left kicking there heels as their game was called of due to Southsea's waterlogged pitch, but remained in third in the Hampshire League division one. The seconds demolished Southsea 7-3 with a hat-trick from Andy Hattemore, Mark
OVER 100 men and women, members of the long-ago Taskers family, met with handshakes and memories at the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke. The museum houses several of the beautifully engineered steam engines produced by the famous firm and former managing
HAMPSHIRE police are reinforcing the 'don't drink and drive' message during the festive season. The force is backing the Government's 'Seasons Greet-ings: drinking and driving is one Christmas tradition we can do without' campaign launched last month.
SHIPTON Bellinger was in party mood for one of its most popular residents. Hilda Evans, a remarkable woman with a great sense of fun, celebrated her 100th birthday among 120 family and friends at a 'fantastic knees-up' in the village social club. Earlier
A HARROW Way School pupil has been selected as one of the nation's 'reading champions' for his contribution to the National Reading Campaign. School librarian Jo Ray nominated Richard Borrett for his involvement in the promotion of reading over the past
PARENTS who have gritted their teeth through the painful scrapings of an eight-year-old violinist know that enthusiasm, rather than excellence, is often the key characteristic of a youthful musical performance. But where the decidedly youthful Southampton
THERE is good news for commuters using Grateley rail station. Andover's MP Sir George Young has been told that work on a 44 space extension to the car park should start early in the new year. Andrew Haines, managing director of South West Trains, who
RECORD river levels brought flooding despair and traffic chaos to the western side of the New Forest yesterday. Ringwood, Fordingbridge and other communities in the Avon valley were swamped after the river burst its banks with a vengeance. At Ringwood
PLANS to give a New Forest sports complex a £2.2 million facelift have been given the go-ahead - despite fierce opposition to the scheme. An application to build new facilities at Lymington Re-creation Centre has been awarded outline planning permission
A place in the last 32 of the FA Vase beckons for five Jewson Wessex League clubs next weekend - and at least four of them will fancy their chances of being in the fourth round draw. AFC Totton, Cowes Sports, Lymington & New Milton and 1992 trophy
AFTER what seems like an eternity of relentless rainfall throughout the Forest the Met Office are forecasting yet more rain and experts from the Environment Agency have issued flood warnings all over the region. Joanna Hunt from the Environment Agency
The growth of the New Forest Junior Athletic Club is gathering pace. Founded in September last year, the club have just been accepted into the Southern Electric Wessex Young Athletes' League for the coming track and field season. "This development will
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a robber got away with several hundred pounds in coins in an early morning raid in Eastleigh town centre. The raider walked into The Altis Snooker and Social Club in the High Street and tied up a 34-year-old
A DISPUTE has arisen over a planned ornamental arch at Kams Palace Restaurant, 1 Bridge Road, Park Gate. Fareham planners rejected Mr K Ng's scheme for the arch, but he has appealed against the decision and a Department of the Environment, Transport and
DETECTIVES are appealing for help in catching a man who tried to entice a boy with sweets. Parents are warned by police to be extra careful about strangers acting suspiciously near schools and play areas. The eight-year-old boy was approached by a man
LADS from Waterside Gym Club enjoyed success at the Boys Competition, at Portsmouth School of Gymnastics. For some of the boys this was their first competition away from home, however, it did not stop them from winning medals. In Grade 8, there were passes
NEW FOREST Junior under thirteen girls team completed their third fixture in the Wessex league at Hurn Bridge on Sunday. First home in 22nd place was Hayley Poynter (Blackfield), Charlotte Marsden (Lymington) was 30th and Lizzie Edwards (Totton) came
MILFORD Cricket Club, which has been playing on the village's recreation ground since 1895 (a long innings!) has been awarded a grant of £4,872 under the National Lottery's 'Awards For All' scheme. The grant is to fund the building of two all-weather
All the films on general release across Hampshire this week, listed and rated... THE 6TH DAY (15)***: Action-thriller, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as man who is mistakenly cloned - UGC Cinema, Ocean Village, Southampton, Odeon, Salisbury; Odeon, Southampton
ABOUT halfway through this pedestrian action romp, Arnie self-mockingly utters "I might be back".It's symptomatic of the whole sorry mess - uncertain, wobbly and erratic. Under director Roger Spottiswoode, Schwarzenegger flits between self-parody and
HASSAN KACHLOUL has been fined a week's wages by Saints in the wake of his red card against Leeds. He said: "This is the first time I've ever been sent off in my career and I certainly intend it to be the last. "The match had been played in a hard but
Matthew Oakley with his weekly insight about Saints. Our win over Leeds was just what the doctor ordered after two disappointing results in the league. We owed you, the supporters, something after a miserable day against West Ham - and the team produced
