MATT TAYLOR put his St Mary's handball behind him by scoring his first-ever Premiership goal. Left-back Taylor, in his 100th appearance for the club, cancelled out Malcolm Christie's 35th minute opener - and erased the memory of Saturday's FA Cup defeat
HAMBLE ASSC remain rooted to the foot of the Sydenhams Wessex League table after a disappointing 3-0 home defeat by Cowes Sports. Although the Isle of Wight club do not travel particularly well in midweek, they ran out comfortable winners at Folland Park
Manager Louis Savage blamed individual errors as Fareham twice lost the lead in a 2-2 home draw against the old enemy BAT. In another physical battle between the sides, Town got their noses in front through new signing Lee Paul and a James Crawford (penalty
CAUTION was the key word for Lymington & New Milton last night as they moved to within six points of Wessex leaders Winchester City with a workmanlike 2-0 win at Downton. Crucially, the New Forest club have three games in hand over the defending champions
HAMPSHIRE'S youth team have booked themselves a date at Eastleigh next month in the semi-finals of the FA County Youth Cup. After beating the odds to pull off a 3-1 victory at Birmingham on Saturday, Bill Caine's young guns will be in last-four action
LET'S face it, if the previous work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone - namely one foul-mouthed show called South Park - hasn't impressed you, you're not going to be queuing up to see their new Supermarionation satire. Using the latter technique developed
THE end is near for a group of four Basingstoke post offices facing the axe, with two set to close this week and another following within a fortnight. In December, Post Office Ltd announced plans to close its branches in Queens Road in Brookvale, Kings
Today's Principal Arrivals: Grande Anniversa, roro, 0445, 202; Lembitu, roro, 0530, 30; Nagato Reefer, refrigerated, 0800, 104; CMA CGM Rossini, container, 0800, 206; Shenandoah Highway, roro, 1100, 201; CFF Seine, roro, 1630, 30; Jetstream, cargo, 1830
A FINANCIAL scandal involving gigantic bonuses at the Swedish parent company of one of Southampton's biggest employers today took a new twist. Skandia, which is based in Stockholm and is independent of the £1 billion UK arm headquartered here, has been
SOUTH-BASED Portman Building Society returned a record set of results, unveiling a ten per cent growth in its assets to £15.5 billion. Record new mortgage volumes at £3.6 billion were 24 per cent up on the previous record high in 2003. Portman claims
EASTERN Airways is to launch a new service to Aberdeen direct from Southampton Airport. Currently travellers have to stop at Newcastle en route, but from March 14 flights will go direct from £70 return. Keith Watson of Eastern Airways said: "We are proud
EASTLEIGH dropped another place to fourth in the Ryman Premier play-off race with a 2-0 defeat at Billericay on Saturday - and added three more names to their seemingly endless injury list. Keeper Wayne Shaw had to be substituted by Lee Webber after smashing
CAUTION was the key word for Lymington & New Milton last night as they moved to within six points of Wessex leaders Winchester City with a workmanlike 2-0 win at Downton. Crucially, the New Forest club have three games in hand over the defending champions
BASHLEY took a raw, young side to Folkestone Invicta in the Bryco Cup last night and were slightly unfortunate to lose 2-1. With a combination of work commitments and injury ruling out Richard Gillespie, Andy Culliford, Paul Gazzard and Gary Langrish,
Brockenhurst are breathing easier these days after banking seven points from their last three games. "It's our best return of the season," smiled relieved player/manager Graham Kemp, who defied ankle problems to help the Badgers to a 2-1 home win over
GEOFF Butler rated Bashley's 0-0 draw at league leaders AFC Wimbledon as "our best display of the season by a mile." The Foresters have featured in their fair share of high-scoring thrillers this season, but for former Norwich City defender Butler, Saturday's
Read it, blink, rub your eyes and then look again at what must surely rank as one of the greatest upsets in the 19-year history of the Wessex League. Down-and-apparently out, table-proppers Downton, battered 6-1 by fellow strugglers Brockenhurst just
FA Vase heroes Lymington & New Milton comfortably accounted for Hamble ASSC 4-1 at Folland Park after a hat-trick of assists by Ben Thomson saw them romp into a 3-0 lead inside 25 minutes. Darren Powell was the beneficiary after five minutes with
"A 1-0 battering" was how BAT boss Andy Leader described his team's 1-0 success away at Christchurch. Their match-winner came after 50 minutes, when a Paul West corner was flicked on by Dave Marden for Richie Gregory to crash the ball home.
COLIN French scored four as Trojans returned to winning ways with an 8-1 mauling of Hampshire/Surrey Regional League strugglers London Edwardians at Battersea Park. The Regional League leaders had opened their new year programme with a nine-goal romp
HAMPSHIRE fire bosses have moved to reassure Winchester residents following news that the service has drawn up secret plans to relocate its station. Yesterday the Daily Echo revealed proposals to move from North Walls to Easton Lane in Winnall, with its
AN inquest into the death of a woman who was killed on a road near Winchester - sparking local residents to call for tighter safety measures - will be held today. Mother-of-four Anna Stilwell was killed when she was hit by a car on a stretch of road in
DISGUSTING scenes have sparked complaints about the "abysmal" standard of litter collection in a New Forest town. Civic leaders at Totton have accused New Forest District Council of failing to comply with its legal duty to keep the parish clean. Under
ROADS bosses have come under fire for plans to install traffic lights near a busy level crossing at Totton. Critics claim the lights would increase congestion caused by the Junction Road gates, which are closed to traffic for a total of 20 minutes every
AT LAST - the image Southampton has been waiting for. This is the first artist's impression of Southampton's longed for public ice skating rink and multi-million-pound arena which is due to be built in the centre of the city. Construction work on the
A BRAVE Hampshire teenager fighting back from horrific injuries sustained in a tragic car crash has taken her first steps unaided. Christina Corp was given half an hour to live just days after suffering life-threatening head and pelvic injuries in a horror
SPEED cameras will be put on a Hampshire motorway for the first time in a bid to stop motorists speeding through roadworks. Drivers will face a fine of £60 and three penalty points if they are caught travelling at more than 50 miles per hour through the
AN OUTREACH worker for the elderly has backed the Daily Echo campaign to protect Hampshire's pensioners saying old people deserve to feel safe in their own homes. Dawn Parker, outreach development worker for Southampton Voluntary Services who is in charge
TEN Hampshire schools were today described as "outstanding" in the annual report by the Chief Inspector of Schools David Bell. They are among 393 chosen nationwide that were visited by inspectors from Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education - during
BRIAN McFadden will be performing in Hampshire as part of his first solo UK tour. The former Westlife singer will be entertaining fans at Portsmouth Guildhall on May 31. The 24-date tour is Brian's first since he left boy band Westlife last year to concentrate
Read it, blink, rub your eyes and then look again at what must surely rank as one of the greatest upsets in the 19-year history of the Wessex League. Down-and-apparently out, table-proppers Downton, battered 6-1 by fellow strugglers Brockenhurst just
FA Vase heroes Lymington & New Milton comfortably accounted for Hamble ASSC 4-1 at Folland Park after a hat-trick of assists by Ben Thomson saw them romp into a 3-0 lead inside 25 minutes. Darren Powell was the beneficiary after five minutes with
A HAMPSHIRE soldier was among those who died when an RAF Hercules crashed in Iraq. It is still unclear why the plane plunged into the desert last Sunday with ten UK servicemen aboard. All of them are missing believed killed including Acting Lance-Corporal
A BRAVE Hampshire teenager fighting back from horrific injuries sustained in a tragic car crash has taken her first steps unaided. Christina Corp was given half an hour to live just days after suffering life-threatening head and pelvic injuries in a horror
WHITELEY Community Responders have warned that their potentially life-saving service will fold if they don't get vital funding soon. According to team responder, Dave Crowther the crucial amenity that provides emergency medical treatment before paramedics
HUNDREDS of runners will be under starter's orders for the B&Q Eastleigh 10k Road Race. Now in its 21st year, the popular event, which is on March 13, provides local people with a chance to run alongside international athletes around the streets of
WINCHESTER & District Athletic Club have reached a new landmark. For the first time they supplied the winning women's team at the South of England Cross-Country Championships in London. The race was held at Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath where
BLOCKBUSTING proposals that could provide a multiplex cinema for Eastleigh's film-starved fans have made a major leap forward. Armed with pop corn, the town's new generation of cinema-goers could be taking their seats in the nine-screen cinema by the
SAINTS fans have applauded Harry Redknapp's transfer window dealings. Redknapp has made a name for himself as one of football's great wheeler-dealers and last month managed to sign virtually half a new team. That was despite working on a limited budget
SAINTS fans will enjoy seeing Henri Camara's contribution to their club's relegation battle. That's the verdict of Southampton-based Celtic fan Ritchie Martin, a founder member of the Scottish giants' fan club based on the south coast. "I reckon he will
OLIVIER BERNARD is set to make his Saints debut at Birmingham tonight - but could easily have been lining up AGAINST Harry Redknapp's men at St Andrews. The 25-year-old joined Saints on a free transfer from Newcastle on transfer window deadline day. But
CLIDDESDEN Road is one of Basingstoke's premier residential areas - and its large semi-detached Victorian homes give it plenty of character and kerb appeal. One of those houses is now on the market for the first time in eight years with estate agents
WHEN The Permanent Way played at the National Theatre last year, sell-out audiences were moved to laughter and tears. Now the critically-acclaimed production comes to Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, prior to an international tour. In 1991, before an
THE multi-award-winning hit West End comedy Stones In His Pockets comes to The Corn Exchange in Newbury as part of a national tour next Tuesday and Wednesday. When a major Hollywood film studio descends on a small village in rural Ireland, the demand
THEATRE Royal Winchester presents The Ugly Eagle, a family show for children aged three and over, on Monday, February 14, and Tuesday, February 15. The show is a magical mixture of Hans Christian Anderson's The Ugly Duckling and the African tale Fly Eagle
GOSPORT Borough boss Mick Marsh has praised Sydenhams Wessex League title rivals Winchester City for their help in smoothing over the transfers of midfielder Kevin Brewster and defender Dave Goss to Privett Park. After Winchester's shock 4-3 defeat at
BASHLEY took a raw, young side to Folkestone Invicta in the Bryco Cup last night and were slightly unfortunate to lose 2-1. With a combination of work commitments and injury ruling out Richard Gillespie, Andy Culliford, Paul Gazzard and Gary Langrish,
BOROUGH councillors commendably wished to support the Asian Tsunami Appeal, but I am relieved that they are not pursuing their idea of making a donation from borough funds. The legal advice which deterred them is almost certainly correct. Local authorities
Winchester's 2-2 draw at AFC Totton supplied further evidence that the champions may be losing their grip on the crown Midfielder Matty Monk fired Totton into a fifth-minute lead and, when the Stags later came under the cosh, it was Nathan Golden who
TWO goals in the last 15 minutes secured Totton - who are unbeaten at home in the league this season - a 2-0 victory over Hamworthy United at Testwood Park. A Mark Osman right-wing delivery was slotted away by Scott Bundy for Totton's opener and, ten
FEARLESS Calshot Winter Track League leader Ryan James was a victim of his own bravery this week writes Martin McCrossan. The winter league has seen James go from strength to strength and he is being tipped as a rider who could go places in the sport.
Waterside Theatre Company, Waterside Theatre, Holbury THE star of this panto is, unsurprisingly, a grandfather clock - and yes, a mouse does run up it at the stroke of one. A lot else besides happens in this lesser-known, cleverly staged panto. Several
A HAMPSHIRE soldier was among those who died when an RAF Hercules crashed in Iraq. It is still unclear why the plane plunged into the desert last Sunday with ten UK servicemen aboard. All of them are missing believed killed including Acting Lance- Corporal
PENSIONERS, companies and those on the breadline will face increased hardship if plans by Southampton city chiefs to charge more for council tax, parking and meals on wheels get the go-ahead. Civic leaders are proposing above-inflation rises that would
PATIENTS recovering from serious head injuries at Southampton General Hospital will now be aided by a sensory garden - thanks to some generous Hampshire gardeners. Two green-fingered workers from the Hillier Garden Centre at the Harold Hillier Arboretum
KIND-HEARTED schoolgirls who took part in a sponsored silence have helped to collect about £120 for victims of the tsunami disaster. Gemma Cromar, 11, Daisy Wheeler, 10, and twins Raman and Aman Sandu, also 10, kept their lips sealed for six hours to
HAMBLE ASSC remain rooted to the foot of the Sydenhams Wessex League table after a disappointing 3-0 home defeat by Cowes Sports. Although the Isle of Wight club do not travel particularly well in midweek, they ran out comfortable winners at Folland Park
HUNDREDS of runners will be under starter's orders for the B&Q Eastleigh 10k Road Race. Now in its 21st year, the popular event, which is on March 13, provides local people with a chance to run alongside international athletes around the streets of
TODAY we continue our countdown to The Gazette Sports Awards in March as Graham Merry looks at the next five sportsmen and sportswomen nominated for the title of Gazette Sports Personality of the Year. SIMON BUCKLAND - rugby: The pacey back was Basingstoke
ANDOVER clawed their way off the NatWest Under-16 Indoor Cricket League basement with dramatic last-ball wins over the Isle of Wight and BAT Sports. Chris Jackson hit the last ball of the match for six to give Andover a five-wicket win over the Island
Gosport Borough and AFC Newbury slugged themselves to a virtual standstill in the Wessex League Cup quarter-final. Action went on long into the night with Gosport eventually winning an epic battle 10-9 on penalties. "It was the longest game in the history
LYMINGTON Town manager John Pyatt was left scratching his head last night after their Sydenhams Wessex League Division 2 game at Bishop's Waltham Town was postponed. "How can you believe that they have two waterlogged goalmouths when it hasn't rained
Title-hopefuls Wimborne Town also notched up a win at Fareham Town but Magpies' manager Paul Arnold missed the win as he was laid up with a bad back. Stuart Cooper (25) headed Wimborne into the lead and two-goal Stuart Cannie edged them to within two
IT WAS Southampton FA B Cup semi-final day at Botley last Saturday with Spar Tec Wessex and Monks Brook emerging victorious from two games contrasting matches. The Spar Tec match was played in great spirit by two sides hell bent on enjoying themselves
A MAN who set up a cannabis plant production line in the attic of his Basingstoke home - complete with heat lamps and an irrigation system - has been given a community punishment order. Police officers who raided Marvin Rose's house in Coppice Mews, Winklebury
ACCORDING to former Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli "the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information". The Victorians knew it and it's every bit as true today. It's a tough world out there and only those in the know have the tools
Manager Louis Savage blamed individual errors as Fareham twice lost the lead in a 2-2 home draw against the old enemy BAT. In another physical battle between the sides, Town got their noses in front through new signing Lee Paul and a James Crawford (penalty
Alton Town and Brockenhurst shared the points and six goals at Anstey Road. Paul White (10) gave Brock the lead before the home side hit back to lead through Richard McCann (43) and Matt Rayner (60). James Guetling (62) levelled for the Foresters and
WINCHESTER'S answer to the Royal Shakespeare Company has taken to the stage at the city's Theatre Royal. Drama students from Peter Symonds College in Romsey Road put on a public performance of Edward Bond's Restoration as part of their AS Level coursework
Chameleon Theatre Company, Ritchie Memorial Hall, Chandler's Ford THE action of this panto, co-written by five Chameleon members, takes place in Karubi and then, in celebration of the company's 40th year, transports us to London in 1964, for most of the
Winchester's 2-2 draw at AFC Totton supplied further evidence that the champions may be losing their grip on the crown Midfielder Matty Monk fired Totton into a fifth-minute lead and, when the Stags later came under the cosh, it was Nathan Golden who
Alton Town and Brockenhurst shared the points and six goals at Anstey Road. Paul White (10) gave Brock the lead before the home side hit back to lead through Richard McCann (43) and Matt Rayner (60). James Guetling (62) levelled for the Foresters and
SENIOR citizens are already starting to book their places at a so-called "grey haven" in Chandler's Ford - even before the first brick has been laid. The multi-million-pound state-of-the-art housing paradise for the over-60s at Valley Park must still
OLIVIER BERNARD is set to make his Saints debut at Birmingham tonight - but could easily have been lining up AGAINST Harry Redknapp's men at St Andrews. The 25-year-old joined Saints on a free transfer from Newcastle on transfer window deadline day. But
