Southampton artist Sarah Misselbrook uses her own body to create dramatic sculptures in materials as varied as household soap and white chocolate. She talks to KATE THOMPSON about her work, her motivation - and what she personally goes through to create
Matt Blackey was flying high in Finland yesterday after two scintillating rounds of golf in the Talma Finnish Challenge. The 30-year-old Hampshire golfer roared into a two-shot lead over the rest of the field after a second round 68 left him 11 under
This collection of stories is the sequel to Girls' Night In and Boys' Night Out from 30 best-selling authors. Here the likes of Nick Hornby, Marian Keyes and Cathy Lette all aim to give people the big night out of the title. There's hardly a dud story
The daughter of Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman takes the reader through her journeys around Britain on horseback which, in the shadow of her breast cancer, is also a memoir of her family and her life. It's a fascinating read, beginning with her early
AN outstanding performance by double Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie secured the Finn world championship title with a race to spare at the regatta held in Greece last week. After securing the gold medal at Sydney in 2000 in the Laser class, Ben joined the
THE HAMBLE based Farr 30 Too Steamy returned from Ireland with a first in the IRMb class - a notable result for an amateur crew testing their skills against the likes of Lisa and Neal MacDonald, recently returned from the Volvo Ocean Race. Nick and Anne
RYA Team GBR sailors Pippa Wilson (16) from Lymington and Jenny Marks (17) have won the gold medal in the 29er girls' class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Canada. Racing had been tight all week. The British girls sailed a near-perfect
HEAVYWEIGHT boxer Colin Kenna gets married in a fortnight - and has been warned not to pile on the pounds during his honeymoon! Manager Jack Bishop has told his fighter he must run every day while on holiday in Mexico to keep in shape for a planned contest
Good weather and close racing provided competitors, supporters and holidaymakers with an excellent days sport at Swanage Regatta on Saturday. Once again it was the senior divisions that had the crowd out of the deckchairs. BTC A seniors, P Neale, P Williams
Five out of five from the spot for Saints Michael Svensson was the sinner turned Saint. He scored at both ends as Southampton defeated Oxford 5-3 on penalties at the Kassam Stadium last night after the pre-season friendly finished level at 3-3. The tall
BOOKINGS for the maiden voyage of Cunard's 150,000-tonne Queen Mary 2 from Southampton have almost sold out - just a day after being offered to the public. So great has been demand that the early-booking discount offer for this first sailing has been
IT WAS a lucky sweep for a syndicate of cleaners at a Hampshire college after they discovered they had won £250,000 on the National Lottery. The seven women who work at the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Alton are celebrating after matching all five numbers
Saturday, August 3 Cowes Yacht Haven DJ with live music featuring The Drifters. Wight in Bloom, Northwood House 1100 - 1400, by invitation. Contact: 01983 823829 Swinging 60s, Northwood House Non-stop rocking and rolling with chart-toppers Mike Pender's
A brilliant satire on celebrity and the media, Sleb centres on the murder of an international pop star, Felix Carter. He is killed when Chris Sewell, a famous ad sales executive with a drink problem, forces his way into his home, wielding a gun. Chris
THE 420 National Championships at Hayling Island made a good start this week with local crews performing well. Island sailors and recent Flanders Youth Regatta Champions Oliver Dix and Philip Laski are lying 11th. Also competing are Micky Boughton/Joanna
Download this special Skandia Life Cowes Week free desktop wallpaper for your computer. Echo photographer, Andy Scaysbrook, captures the excitement, colour and spectacle of the world famous yachting event. The wallpaper also contains a handy calendar
FIVE Members of City of Southampton Swimming Club took part in the Solent Open Water Swimming Championships at Calshot Beach and produced some amazing results. Jamie Cole (Jaffa) age 11, Natasha Day age 12 and Erin Marshall age 14 took part in the Junior
ENTRIES are now being accepted for the county junior closed tennis championships. The event, organised by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Lawn Tennis Association, will be held from August 26-31 at the Aldershot Tennis Centre, Princes Avenue, Aldershot
HAVE YOUR sun tan lotion, sou'wester and Oakley sunglasses poised because today is the day thousands have been waiting for - the start of Skandia Life Cowes Week. Today spectators will flock to the Isle of Wight for the beginning of the iggest and best
HAVE YOUR sun tan lotion, sou'wester and Oakley sunglasses poised because today is the day thousands have been waiting for - the start of Skandia Life Cowes Week. Today spectators will flock to the Isle of Wight for the beginning of the iggest and best
