Wayne Bridge is hoping to benefit from Ashley Cole's surprise promotion to the full England squad. Despite his lack of Premiership experience the Arsenal youngster has kept his Saints rival out of the England Under-21 side over the past year. But with
A HAMPSHIRE father has paid tribute to his daughter for her bravery in highlighting the dangers of sunbathing as she battled skin cancer. Anna West from Chandler's Ford lived life to the full and was keen to prevent others from getting the disease. The
A 15-YEAR-OLD youth remains in a serious condition after a high-speed car chase through Hamp-shire ended in a collision. The youth, a passenger in a stolen car, suffered head injuries in the crash, but is out of intensive care at Southampton General Hospital
HAMPSHIRE children discovered the fun of traditional toys at a craft workshop in Winchester. They got the chance to make their very own wooden toy at the Winchester Historic Resources centre in Hyde Street. It currently has an exhibition entitled, Childsplay
THE international cruise shipping industry, which has its UK centre in Southampton, is about to embark on a massive recruiting campaign for desperately-needed crew. Growing popularity for cruising, resulting in an almost continuous convoy of new vessels
TWO new crew members have been recruited to head-up operations at Action Stations, the £14 million new blockbusting Royal Navy attraction opening in May at Flagship Portsmouth in the historic dockyard. Senior technician Dave Francis and education officer
Despite the winter months creating some of the worst weather on record, Thruxton-based FAST Helicopter's fleet of executive charter helicopters has been busier than in previous winters. Corporate charter flying hours between November and January have
AWARDS for South Coast organisations with an interest in tourism were made at the annual meeting of Destination Southampton, at the city's Hilton Hotel to winners nominated by local and regional tourism businesses based on performance and standards of
Euro Sales Finance, the largest independent provider of sales finance to small and medium-sized entrepreneurial companies throughout the EU - celebrated the official opening of its Southampton office with a party attended by local business leaders and
EASTLEIGH residents are the latest to face an inflation-busting hike in their council tax charges. Councillors last night agreed to increase charges by eight per cent. Thousands of people whose homes fall into the band D category will have to fork out
DESPITE walking away from last night's Brit Awards empty handed, music legends lavished praise on Southampton's record breaking superstar Craig David. Craig, 19, had been nominated for six categories at the glittering gala awards, but was overlooked in
THE BOSS of map-makers Ordnance Survey (OS), one of Southampton's biggest employers, has remained tight-lipped on whether it is to be sold off. The government-owned organisation in Romsey Road, Maybush, which employs 1,250 staff, is the subject of a root-and-branch
A MOTHER has told in harrowing detail how she took the lives of her two severely-disabled sons because she could no longer cope. Melody Turnbull, 53, said: "I have brought them here and - God forgive me! - I have taken them away. I hope they forgive me
FORESTRY Commission officials are today deciding whether to turn one of the South's most popular beauty spots into a no-go area. Emergency measures to close car parks and caravan sites in the New Forest are under consideration in a bid to keep foot-and-mouth
A HAMPSHIRE father has paid tribute to his daughter for her bravery in highlighting the dangers of sunbathing as she battled skin cancer. Anna West from Chandler's Ford lived life to the full and was keen to prevent others from getting the disease. The
LYMINGTON & New Milton will be without suspended top scorer Leigh Phillips for tonight's heavyweight Jewson Wessex League clash with defending champions Wimborne Town at Fawcett's Field. Linnets are desperate to narrow the six-point gap on league
FORESTRY Commission officials are today deciding whether to turn one of the South's most popular beauty spots into a no-go area. Emergency measures to close car parks and caravan sites in the New Forest are under consideration in a bid to keep foot-and-mouth
AUTHOR and yachtsman Tom Cunliffe and his wife Roz certainly had a ticket to ride, when they travelled across America on their Harley Davidson motorbikes. The couple, from the New Forest, relived their 12,000-mile adventure as they signed copies of their
A pony was killed last night on the B3054 near Norley Wood crossroads. The road - which runs from Dibden Purlieu to Lymington - has one of the worst records in the New Forest for accidents involving animals. There was a slight drop in the number of animal
EASTLEIGH residents are the latest to face an inflation-busting hike in their council tax charges. Councillors last night agreed to increase charges by eight per cent. Thousands of people whose homes fall into the band D category will have to fork out
Saints have announced a pre-tax loss of £3.65 million for the first half of the last financial year. That is an increase of just over £2 million on the figure for the first half of the previous financial year but chairman Rupert Lowe (pictured below)
LEE CULLEN, 16, from Netley Abbey will be jetting off to Porto Santo on April 5 as part of the five-strong NFSA England team who are going to take on the rest of the world during the World Youth Shore Angling Champion-ships. Cullen is a member of Shirley
Hampshire PGA are planning a radical revamp of their annual overseas pro-am after entries for this winter's event fell to a record low. This winter's four-day event, which teed off at El Paraiso on the Costa del Sol yesterday, had just 13 team entries
LYMINGTON & New Milton will be without suspended top scorer Leigh Phillips for tonight's heavyweight Jewson Wessex League clash with defending champions Wimborne Town at Fawcett's Field. Linnets are desperate to narrow the six-point gap on league
PETER WARD still has a double vision in the major English Indoor BA championships after reaching the area finals of the singles and pairs. But although the Atherley international coasted through in the singles, he was the first to admit that he and partner
ATHLETES, netball players and golfers could be among the beneficiaries when a vision to upgrade the decaying facilities at Southampton Sports Centre is unveiled tomorrow night. The city's leisure chiefs believe that by selling or leasing the 7.1 acres
Christopher Brockman, commercial litigation partner at Portsmouth commercial law firm, Sherwin Oliver Solicitors, looks at the newest developments in cyber crime. The digital world is here to stay and access to e-mail and the internet is fast becoming
SOUTHAMPTON's new Park View apartment complex is the first new residential project in the city to be connected to a geothermal energy system. Developer Barratt Homes, who built the complex on the site of the city's once-famous Polygon Hotel, draws its
RADIO presenter Margaret Ho-ward will be fronting special concerts, celebrating the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi at Chichester Festival Theatre next month. Howard, well-known to classical fans as presenter of Classic FM's Howard's Way, will be introducing
THESE are just some of the parents and children who will never pass through the gates of a Hampshire school unless ways are found to beat a classroom crisis. A total of 24 families living within the school's catchment area have been told: "There is no
A SOUTHAMPTON teenager will spend his coming-of-age birthday behind bars - for assisting in robbing a martial arts enthusiast. Jason McGeorge, who will be 18 on Friday, had grabbed a sports bag after the victim Robert Horrigan was beaten up by an accomplice
The clock begins ticking today for hundreds of threatened jobs in the South as a powerful European committee starts discussions on a controversial directive to ban high-tar cigarettes. Daily Echo reporter Steve Rigley looks at the implications... "INTERNATIONAL
COUNCIL tax payers in the New Forest are going to have to find around £1 a week extra when this year's bills are finalised. Hampshire County Council and the Police Authority have settled their figures and New Forest District Council is due to finalise
A HAMPSHIRE school has been accused of destroying the case planners were preparing to put to a public inquiry next month. New Forest District Council says Durlston Court School, Barton-on-Sea, has done a U-turn over plans to build houses on one of its
RECREATION groups are appealing to their members to avoid going anywhere this weekend where they could risk adding to the foot and mouth outbreak. As the National Farmers' Union appealed to people to avoid going into areas where animals are grazing, New
Saints have announced a pre-tax loss of £3.65 million for the first half of the last financial year. That is an increase of just over £2 million on the figure for the first half of the previous financial year but chairman Rupert Lowe (pictured below)
