BAT go into tomorrow's home game against Fareham Town with another age-defying ex-Saint preparing to climb on board. Defender Steve Baker, whose decade at The Dell began back in 1978, is coming out of retirement to sign for the Southern Gardens side.
In one of the closest matches of the America's Cup competition so far, Chris Mason, from Winchester helped GBR Challenge in "Wight Lightning" defeat the French boat "Le Defi Areva" by 13 seconds on October 5th. This was a great moment for British sailing
Strong winds and injuries marked the start of the return leg in Challenge Transat 2002 from Boston to Southampton. But favourites BG Group, who won the first leg from Southampton to Boston, experienced two major setbacks when skipper John Burfitt took
Today's Principal Arrivals: Black Prince, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Hual Tramper, ro/ro, 0630, 40; CCNI Potrerillos, container, 0900, 204; P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci, container, AM, Con Term; CMA CGM Baudelaire, container, AM, 207; Nedlloyd America, container
TWO Hampshire youngsters have been selected to represent Britain in the Mirror World Championships in Tasmania next January. Ned McNulty (14) and Tom Hodkinson (13), from Hill Head Sailing Club, will be part of the British Team GBR competing in the championships
Paul Brotherton and Mark Asquith squeezed 49er rivals Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes into third place during the first weekend of the RYA 49er Gold Series at Hayling Island Sailing Club. Morrison and Rhodes won the Red Bull Tide Ride as more than 200
Richard Mason, 14, from Lymington will compete at the Volvo Musto Optimist end-of-season championships 2002, at Draycote Water Sailing Club, Warwickshire this weekend. Richard is just back from New Zealand, where his father, Chris Mason, is part of the
MAJOR efforts will be made to cut down noise made by building and operating a huge new dock on Southampton Water if it goes ahead, a public inquiry has been told. The inquiry into plans for a new container terminal between Hythe and March-wood heard yesterday
Third from bottom and with just a single win from four starts, Basingstoke are in need of a major injection to their National Division Three South season, and they could find it against the Cornish reds of Redruth who visit Down Grange. Four sides share
A MAJOR clean-up was put into operation at Fawley Refinery early yesterday when a huge pipe sprang a leak and 100 tons of crude oil came gushing out. The incident happened shortly after 2am, but a spokesman for Esso Petroleum stressed that prompt action
FAREHAM company KomPutroniques has won orders for more than £150,000 of electrical control panels. The orders are for local companies in thin film technology and water industries. Managing director Kevin Parsons, said: "The last few months have been very
THE ULTIMATE tale of dual personality comes to Portsmouth this week. Portsmouth-based theatre company Dramatis Personae bring their own version of Mary Shelley's classic novel to the stage, putting a new spin on the story. The tale has been taken out
IT'S NOT every film that can successfully make the transition from screen to stage. But the London Classic Theatre Company's version of The Killing of Sister George breathes new life into the sixties classic. The play centres on June Buckridge, the middle-aged
HOW do we know whose reality is real? Maybe the seemingly mad person has a firmer grip on reality than the sane. This is the problem addressed by Group K in their innovative reworking of Gulliver's Travels. Presto! or The Secret Life of Swift and Gulliver
A HAMPSHIRE mother whose four-and-a-half-year old son has been abducted by his Turkish father has vowed to get him back. Tracey Cetin, 31, from Romsey, has already travelled to Turkey to try to secure the return of tug-of-love son Josh. In a desperate
TAXPAYERS across Southampton and Hampshire could see their bills rocket by almost a quarter if new government proposals are given the green light. As well as the 23 per cent hike in tax, drastic cuts to services could be on the cards across the region
THE mother of murdered South-ampton jeweller Ricky Haywood today renewed a £50,000 reward to catch his killer. Phyllis Haywood, 73, pledged to pay out the huge sum to end the 13-year hunt for the gunman who shot her son in cold blood in the flat above
SOUTHAMPTON MP and government crime minister John Denham has backed Hampshire police to beat the burglars plaguing the city. City residents' associations had called on Mr Denham to hold urgent talks with Hampshire Chief Constable Paul Kernaghan after
IT WAS 25 years ago that legendary musician John Otway had a hit in the charts. After reaching number 27 with Really Free his other 21 attempts to get back into the charts struck decidedly flat notes. The veteran rock 'n' roller was in danger of becoming
WHEN it comes to live performances you can't be sure whether you're going to get the good, the bad or the indifferent. Van's live shows seem to veer between run-of-the-mill and stunning almost every night, and you never quite know how you're gonna catch
BLUES Band legends Paul Jones and Dave Kelly bring their guitars to Winchester on Tuesday for an evening of chilled out acoustic blues. Both are lead singers in the hugely popular Blues Band and Paul, of course, is also a BBC Radio Two DJ, regularly presenting
FORMER Wimbledon finalist Olga Morozova has predicted that Hampshire could have a tennis champion of the future. The charismatic Russian, who famously defeated Billie Jean King and Virginia Wade before losing in the 1974 Wimbledon final to Chris Evert
IT sounds like a plot from a James Bond film, but staff at the harbourmaster's office at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight have uncovered a spying scheme hidden in smoke detectors on the ceiling. Two bugging devices were found as staff at the £1m centre carried
AN ABUSED Romford teenagers socio-sexual identity crisis sounds like it could be the subject-matter for a parody of a gritty Mike Lee movie. But AKA is actually based on the real-life experiences of director Duncan Roy. Set in seventies Britain, it follows
Hayling Island Sailing Club was the venue for over two hundred competitors from eleven countries last wekendcompeting in the Red Bull Tide Ride, so called since the event coincided with the most extreme tide of the year. The regatta involved skiff type
Gary Emerson's battle to keep his European Tour card took a turn for the worse at the 153-yard seventh hole at Saint-Nom-La-Breteche yesterday. The 38-year-old Salisbury golfer who needs a good finish in this week's Trophee Lancome to move into the top
BASHLEY have stepped up their chase for Newport IoW striker Danny Gibbons ahead of tomorrow's Eastern Division trip to Dartford. Having lost out on Lymington & New Milton marksman Leigh Phillips, the Foresters are homing in on 25-year-old Bournemouth
Adie Aymes has promised his Fleet players that he will not be a sergeant major in training - and he may even play! Hampshire wicketkeeper Aymes and former Saint Mark Dennis took charge of their first training session as Fleet's new managerial duo last
Hampshire director of cricket Tim Tremlett has revealed that Hawkeye will be used to help coach the squad next spring. Former Hampshire captain Mark Nicholas, Channel Four's cricket anchorman, has already used the 3D technology during his programme's
Age and maturity came to the fore in the annual Ancient Mariners' Race held by the Royal Southern Yacht Club on October 6th. The format demanded that no one under 40 years old could enter with the skipper needing to be at least 60. Basically, the older
Old boys were in evidence too for the Arrow Trophy run by the Royal Yacht Squadron last weekend, but on this occasion there was no minimum age requirement. Fifteen teams competed with former students representing twelve schools. Five fleet races on Saturday
A torn mainsail hampered Iain Percy and Stevie Mitchell at the Star European Championships at Genoa, Italy, this week, leaving them in 25th place overall. The pair, who last month won the world title after less then a year of competing in the Star Class
Disappointing results in the Louis Vuitton Challenger finals in Auckland have led to starting helmsman Andy Green being replaced on GBR Challenge's Wight Lightning. The decision to switch to the more experienced Titchfield yachtsman Andy Beadsworth for
It is a hugely important weekend for improving Winchester, who can claim a London Division One mid-table berth if they can beat an unpredictable Norwich side at Nuns Road tomorrow. The East Anglians, always one of the pre-season promotion candidates,
They were neck and neck throughout last season's Hampshire Division One season, before Petersfield finally clawed away from Southampton to take the championship and promotion. Southampton followed them via the play-offs and the pair meet once again -
If Romsey are to be classed as genuine contenders for honours this season, they must come through the harder Hampshire Division One fixtures, and one such game is this weekend as Guernsey visits the Sports Centre in the pick of the matches. Dave Wallace's
BASHLEY have stepped up their chase for Newport IoW striker Danny Gibbons ahead of tomorrow's Eastern Division trip to Dartford. Having lost out on Lymington & New Milton marksman Leigh Phillips, the Foresters are homing in on 25-year-old Bournemouth
THE owners of the New Forest's ponies and cattle have told a public inquiry that they believe its proposed National Park area should be bigger - and should include the town of Fordingbridge. Calls had earlier been made by Hampshire County Councillor Mel
MEMBERS of the Hampshire public are to be asked for their views on services to be provided at Lymington Infirmary. A proposal has been put together by the New Forest Primary Care Trust for the re-provision of services at the 19th-century facility and
WORK has started on a £7m development at Hampshire tennis and leisure mecca the Centrecourt Hotel at Basingstoke. This will result in an extra 40 jobs being created at the hotel. The Centrecourt is already a tennis player's dream, with five outdoor and
The Solent Enterprise Hub, part of the South East England Development Agency's network of focal points for innovation and entrepreneurial activity, has launched its website at www.solenthub.co.uk Billed as an essential resource for hi-tech business start-ups
SPIN-DOCTORS seem like a very modern phenomenon. But are these image-managers really a product of contemporary, brand-heavy, society? The Misanthrope, by Moliere, one of the great French playwrights of the seventeenth century, would suggest otherwise.
NORMA might sound more like a character in Coronation Street than a druid high priestess but she is the eponymous heroine of Bellini's classic opera. The opera tells the story of the Norma's tragic love for a Roman officer, Pollione. Norma's love is strong
CHESIL Theatre in Winchester opens its autumn season with a new director at the helm. Ken Spencer from Southampton who has previously acted, directed and designed sets for Maskers Theatre Company, is overseeing the group's latest production, The Heiress
ENGLAND fans have been warned not to fall foul of the football fakes at next week's crunch game against Macedonia in Southampton. The Football Association and Southampton's Trading Standards team are telling fans to be on their guard when buying England
GOOD sports are being urged to take part in the south coast's biggest in-line skating event this weekend Euroblade 2002 will play host to 500 skaters who are travelling to Southampton on Sunday from the city's french twin city Le havre. They will join
IT'S hot and saucy and in front of royalty - but it's all in a good cause. When the hunky cast of The Full Monty strip down at the Mayflower next month it will be as part of the Daily Echo's star-filled show to mark the tenth anniversary of Wessex Heartbeat
HAVING your tarot cards read or a healing will be the dish of the day when a 'psychic caf' opens in Southampton today. Allsorts Psychic Caf will open its doors in Carlton Place and on the menu will be tarot card readings, reiki, Indian head massage and
A HAMPSHIRE ceramics student has been mixing her artistic talent with her love of wildlife to produce an eye-catching piece. Eastleigh College higher national certificate student Jenny Tamblyn has produced a wall plaque depicting some of the wildlife
IF MCALMONT & Butler ever see a need to change their name then they should seriously consider The Odd Couple. For the partnership of David McAlmont and Bernard Butler is right up there with Chris and Billie and John and Edwina for strange couplings
IT'S NO exaggeration to say that drum & bass specialists Kosheen are from all over the British Isles. The bizarrely named trio of Markee Substance, Darren Decoder and Sian Evans come from Glasgow, Bristol and Wales respectively and are a household
IF YOU'RE a punkster looking for a good thrash this weekend then the Hobbit, Portswood is the place to be. Saturday sees nine bands from all over the country appear where punk, rock and a whole host of alternative styles of music combine in a day of musical
It was third time lucky for Southampton powerboat stars Richard White and Mark Keighley after they battled their way to the British Offshore Circuit Racing (OCR) title in Gibraltar last weekend. After seven months of competition, the Gibraltar Powerboat
THE owner of a hostel for the homeless and refugees in Fareham is to appeal against the council's refusal to let her expand her premises. Daphne Downes, of the Catisfield Hinton Hotel, had applied to convert two of her ground-floor empty shop units into
THE body of a man found washed up on a beach on the Isle of Wight has been identified as missing yachtsman Robert Saint. Detectives launched a search for the 70-year-old, pictured, after he disappeared from his home more than two weeks ago. His body was
A SERIES of "ghost" planes has appeared on air traffic control computer screens in the latest problem to hit the controllers' new £623m centre. Garbled radar data has led to some screens at the centre in Swanwick showing non-existent aircraft in the North
DETECTIVES hunting the Eastleigh serial attacker were today following up calls received from the public following the Daily Echo story. Two women were attacked on the same footpath between Shakepeare Road and Parham Drive at the town's Boyatt Wood Estate
IN a few days' time a part of Southampton will set sail from the city for almost certainly the last time leaving behind more than two decades of memories. The classic cruise ship Victoria is to say farewell to her home port severing a connection which
Southampton Independent Supporters' Association are planning to hold a crisis meeting within the next fortnight to discuss the standing problem in the Northam Stand at St Mary's. They will invite representatives of the police, the club, the Football Licensing
RUPERT LOWE has rubbished suggestions that controversial striker Agustin Delgado has suffered yet another injury set-back. It has been reported on various websites that the £3.2m signing has developed a problem with his teeth, which affects the nerves
Films showing in the Hampshire region until October 17. AKA (18) ***: Tells the story of disaffected youth, identity lost and found, and the search for love. - Harbour Lights Picture House, Ocean Village. BOAT TRIP (15) *: Comedy - Odeon Cinema, Southampton
I HAVE, in the past, had occasion to be critical about restaurant service; establishments where the quality of food has been excellent, but the standard of service has been poor. After my meal at the Titchfield Mill I can honestly say that they have got
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David is preparing to storm the British charts once more - after taking nearly two years out for American promotion. The mega-successful R&B singer, brought up on Southampton's Holyrood estate, has announced he will be
NESTLING in one of Hampshire's loveliest towns stands one of the county's least-heralded top-class restaurants. Broad Street Brasserie, formerly Caf Cresson, offers fine food with good service in a building full of character. What more could you ask for
