Hampshire captain Shane Warne has warned England - beware 'The Slider'. Warne's Hampshire teammate John Crawley and the rest of the England squad fly out to Australia this week with the first Ashes Test scheduled for November 7 in Brisbane. And, after
Lymington & New Milton 0 - Crawley Town 2 Lymington & New Milton may be out of the FA Cup, but they are ready to give Eastleigh and company a run for their money in one of the most open Wessex League title races for years. Although outclassed
DANNY Gibbons has completed his move from Newport IoW to Bashley - and miraculously sprung from bottom to top of the Dr Martens Eastern Division. While the Islanders were dumped to the foot of the pile after an unlucky 3-2 home defeat by Fisher, buoyant
Winchester City boss John Robson watched his side maintain their 100 per cent record with a 6-0 win over Petersfield and then said: "We can play better than that." Two-goal Andy Forbes took his tally for the season to 18, opening the scoring with the
HAVANT & Waterlooville restored a smile to chairman Derek Pope's face by marching into today's fourth qualifying round draw of the FA Cup with a comprehensive 4-0 hiding of Evesham United at Westleigh Park. The forthright Pope has been critical of
JEWSON WESSEX League representatives Gosport Borough reached the end of the FA Cup road when they bowed out 3-1 at Bideford. Yet it had all started so well for Gosport when Neil Scammell fired them into a first-half lead - only for the Western League
SOUTHAMPTON Saints overcame atrociously wet conditions to score a 2-1 revenge victory over Brighton & Hove Albion yesterday in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. Having fallen behind following a misplaced pass from the hard-working Marie
A FLEET of vintage Green Goddesses has been put on standby for Hampshire should firefighters strike over pay at the end of the month. It is understood about a dozen of the vehicles, some of which are half a century old, have been assigned to the county
GBR Challenge won their third successive race in the Louis Vuitton Cup when they defeated Italian yacht Mascalzone Latino by 54 seconds at Hauraki Gulf today Titchfield's Andy Beadsworth has now won three out of four races since taking over the helm of
SOLENT Stars predictably fell prey to the Brighton Bears in last night's National Cup tie at Fleming Park - but their second defeat of the weekend was far from the demolition job that might have been expected. With 26-year-old former Bears guard Mark
Following a recent move to new warehouse premises, Southampton-based MultiKwik, a leading WC pan connector manufacturer, needed extra storage space to cope with its success. Romsey-based Spaceway assessed what was needed and specified new narrow aisle
THIRTY-THREE Britons were today feared to have been among the almost 200 people killed when two bomb blasts ripped through a crowded tourist resort on the Indonesian island of Bali. The Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said that 18 are confirmed dead and
IT was the wedding that hid the heartache. Bikers Debs Collins and Tim Neale had smiles from ear to ear as they tied the knot to loud cheers and whistling from friends and family. Laughter filled the autumn air as the happy couple emerged from Southamp-ton
A HAMPSHIRE motorcyclist has died after he was involved in a four-vehicle crash in Southampton. Christopher Parry, 32, was riding his Yamaha 600cc bike when he was in collision with a Peugeot car and two Renault vehicles in Queensway on Friday evening
A PUB landlord in Southampton is rallying behind the Be Safe, Be Sensible campaign. Popular student haunt The Hobbit, in Bevois Valley, Southampton, is the latest pub to display the Daily Echo's safety awareness poster. The Hobbit wants to raise awareness
A TERMINALLY-ILL Southampton teenager, devoting his last months to raising money for the hospice he attends, has been swept off to a star-studded night out in London by limo. According to mum Jan Lawler, Errol Matthews didn't roll in until 1am after travelling
BUSINESSMAN Tony Clifford couldn't believe his eyes when he started reading a story about a lost love letter in the Daily Echo. As he read the article something seemed familiar to him. The penny dropped - he realised that the writer of the mystery letter
THE speed limit on a road outside two Locks Heath schools will be reduced within the next few weeks to the delight of road safety campaigners. Traffic will be forced to stay within the 30mph speed limit along Warsash Road outside Locks Heath Infant and
IT has been eight long weeks since Southampton FC proudly announced they would host England's Euro 2004 international against Macedonia. And yesterday the wait felt like it was nearly over as Sven-Goran Eriksson's team of superstars finally arrived in
TOTTON tormentor Martin Whiddett celebrated his return to his old Alton Town stamping ground with a superb hat-trick to ease Ian Robinson's unbeaten side to a 4-1 away-day success. Whiddett had opened the scoring after 35 minutes when he managed to get
South coast football stars of the future are set to benefit from a link-up between the FA and McDonald's that aims to create 8,000 new coaches in the next four years. The scheme, which is designed to 'coach the coaches', is being backed by World Cup winner
DETECTIVES are continuing the hunt for Eastleigh's serial attacker, who has targeted two women on the same footpath between Shakespeare Road and Parham Drive at the town's Boyatt Wood Estate. The first attack happened ten days ago when a 17-year-old student
THOUSANDS of people in one of Hampshire's newest communities are to be asked if they want their own grassroots local authority. Six hundred residents of the Valley Park area near Chandler's Ford have already signed a petition asking for their own parish
DROPPED Southampton stopper Paul Jones is confident he will keep his Wales shirt - despite being frozen out by Gordon Strachan. The 35-year-old keeper is in line to earn his 27th cap against Italy at the Millennium Stadium on Wednesday night. And he hopes
Nursling overcame stubborn Mottisfont opposition in the day's top Premier clash. Paul Odam finished off a Liam Dyer cross to score the only goal of the game. Botley Village got back to winning ways with Gordon McKeen scoring both in a 2-0 defeat of Fair
THERE'S a new place to raise a glass in town today as Basingstoke sees the opening of its latest pub. The new watering hole is on the site of an old coaching inn - The Maidenhead Inn - in Winchester Street at the Top of the Town, and has taken on the
HAMBLE'S fearless yachtswoman Emma Richards has set sail on the latest leg of her lone venture to conquer the world. Emma is the sole British competitor in the Around Alone race which will be covering 28,755 miles in the world's roughest and most remote
Today's Principal Arrivals: Tanabata, ro/ro, 0700, 43; APL Coral, container, 1100, 206; Neptune Aegli, ro/ro, AM, 25 link; Nordsee, container, AM, 205W; Orion Leader, ro/ro, 2000, 43; Euro Phoenix, container, PM, 204W; Heike, container, PM, 204E. Today's
ENTREPRENEURS with an innovative business idea for the marine sector that needs funding to get it off the ground are being invited to learn more at a dedicated seminar in Southampton this week. Business Link Wessex is holding a series of free awareness
WARDENS are to patrol city streets in a bid to stamp out yob rule in Southampton. A new team of street wardens will walk around roads and estates across the city to help crack down on youths terrorising neighbourhoods. It follows a series of revelations
A SOUTHAMPTON family has been left reeling after a city taxi firm charged them £100 when their two-year-old daughter was sick in the back seat. Shana Andrade and her mother Lisa were on the final stages of an eight-hour journey from Belfast, Northern
STAFF at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust will find themselves drying their hands on a new type of disposable towel, in a bid to cut running costs of the organisation. The trust, which is having to tighten its belt urgently because of a predicted
SOUTHAMPTON motorists were greeted by the sight of 1,000 in-line skaters after French and English families accepted an invitation to "skate the city". People who took part in Euroblade 2002 yesterday included about 500 enthusiasts from Southampton's French
CHARITY workers are being warned about the threat to their own organisations posed by fraudsters and conmen. Charity regulator the Charity Commission has said that despite the good work that many charities do, they can still become targets for unscrupulous
MASSIVE housing plans for Eastleigh's former Pirelli factory site are helping to give a £400,000 boost to the town's sporting life. For the bumper package of improvements for Fleming Park are being funded through development contributions negotiated with
RUPERT LOWE has spoken of his ambition to bring more England internationals to Southampton. The Saints chairman said he was proud and delighted that St Mary's had been selected to host this Wednesday's Euro 2004 fixture between England and Macedonia.
