SAINTS handed out a footballing lesson to Portsmouth's youngsters last night at St Mary's. A Saints team in which every player had Premiership experience proved far too strong for a Portsmouth side made up of youth team players aged between 15 and 20.
COACH Nicky Banger witnessed a side of Eastleigh he never wants to see again in last night's 3-0 Ryman surrender at Worthing. After holding strong for an hour, Paul Doswell's men were guilty of poor marking from a corner, allowing Matt Russell to head
WOBBLING Winchester City had another prized piece of silverware wrenched from their grasp by Thatcham Town last night. Less than three weeks after coming a cropper in their defence of the FA Vase at Bridgwater, Neil Hards's men have blown their chance
INTER Northam steamrollered Magpies & Woolsbridge 7-0 to go through to the semi-finals of the County Junior B Cup. It was suitable revenge for the League as Magpies had already knocked out two of its sides in earlier rounds. A brilliant free-kick
ANDY LEADER watched his BAT side come of age last night as Gosport Borough's Wessex League title train was derailed 1-0 at Southern Gardens. With just one defeat since the start of the year - and that against league leaders Thatcham - manager Leader suspected
SAINTS handed out a footballing lesson to Portsmouth's youngsters last night at St Mary's. A Saints team in which every player had Premiership experience proved far too strong for a Portsmouth side made up of youth team players aged between 15 and 20.
THERE are only two days left for the people of Basingstoke to make their views known on the designs for a new local landmark. Residents have until Friday to submit their comments on the plans to mount the famous Thornycroft factory clock on the Thornycroft
THERE are only two days left for the people of Basingstoke to make their views known on the designs for a new local landmark. Residents have until Friday to submit their comments on the plans to mount the famous Thornycroft factory clock on the Thornycroft
Today's Principal Arrivals: Link Trader, cargo, 0430, 102; CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; Humboldt Rex, refrigerated, 0530, 104; P&O Nedlloyd Newark, container, 0600, 205; Sea Eagle, cargo, am, 107; Cervantes, roro, 1630, 105; Lembitu, roro, 1830, 30;
HAMPSHIRE defence group Chemring's pre-tax profits have risen by 13 per cent to £13.3m. The company, which employs 800 people at its Whiteley HQ and sites in Portsmouth, Salisbury and Derby, specialises in making chaff to confuse missiles and stop them
A LATE Fyffes Leicester goal robbed Trojans the chance of picking up a precious EHA Women's Premier League point at Stoneham Lane. They looked to be weathering sustained late pressure from the Midlanders but, four minutes from time, conceded a penalty
A CHANCE to see Winchester Cathedral as it was in medieval times has been taken up by scores of people as part of the ancient building's annual open days. The 800-year-old cathedral's 556ft nave - the longest in Europe - has been stripped of chairs and
WINCHESTER campaigners are worried by fresh plans for a phone mast near another school. O2 wants to put up a 15-metre mast close to St Swithun's girls' school in Alresford Road on the eastern edge of the city. The deadline for objections is this Friday
NEW research has revealed the true extent of pregnancy prejudice in Britain's workplaces. Each year, about 30,000 working women are sacked, made redundant or leave their jobs due to pregnancy discrimination, according to alarming new research findings
Boogie Nights 2, The Mayflower, Southampton DESPITE its cringe-inducing tackiness, there is something about the 80s that is as annoyingly addictive as a Rubik's cube. Everyone has their favourite moment. Mine? Bullseye. The classic TV quiz show hosted
A HEARTBROKEN Hampshire couple have launched their own protest after a council cemetery inspection declared their daughter's grave unsafe. Clementine Easton Lamb died five months after her premature birth. She is buried in Ramalley Cemetery, Chandler's
UNIONS today accused cash-strapped Southampton hospital bosses of rubbing salt into the wound after advertising for a new personnel director - with a salary of up to £95,000. The move comes shortly after the Daily Echo revealed the hospital was making
SCORES of former employees of Vosper Thorneycroft queued up at an open day in Woolston to tell their tales of life at the shipbuilders. Patiently they waited, many clutching old photos, certificates or memorabilia, for their chance to talk to a historian
THE DAILY Echo is backing a scheme aimed at reducing car crime in Southampton. In line with the national trend, older vehicles are most likely to be stolen by thieves in the city so Southampton police have joined forces with the Daily Echo and the city
SOUTHAMPTON-BASED youth arts development agency Artswork has launched the country's first national Youth Arts Directory. The directory gives details of funders, organisations, practitioners, partners, training, qualifications and other resources, as well
HEALTH chiefs were today urged to keep their promise to build a community hospital in Fareham. The plea came after Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic Health Authority began discussions about possibly delaying the project to save costs. As reported
IT was Eastleigh's tourism unit that inspired Jenny Schwausch to launch a bed and breakfast business. Now she is angry that the unit could become one of the sacrificial lambs as the council's budget-makers wield the knife to keep council tax increases
ALL of today's German compact executive cars possess an aura of infallibility, but the five-door A3 Sportback is well up on the stairway to hatchback heaven. It has the same wheelbase as the three-door A3, yet has extra inches (about 7cm) at the back
TODAY we continue our countdown to The Gazette Sports Awards in March as Graham Merry focuses on another five sportsmen and sportswomen nominated for the title of The Gazette Sports Personality of the Year. JASON BRISTOW - football: The 24-year-old centre
ESTATE agents cannot be sure if an end-of-terrace town house in Basingstoke is late Victorian or early Edwardian. The Worting Road house (pictured above) was built in 1901 - the year that Queen Victoria died - and it has now been refurbished to be a stunning
THEATRE O bring their new show Astronaut... a domestic odyssey to The Corn Exchange on Wednesday, March 2, at 7.45pm, prior to a season at The Barbican in London. Astronaut is a play about faith, opportun-ity and conquering gravity. It is the story of
ANDY LEADER watched his BAT side come of age last night as Gosport Borough's Wessex League title train was derailed 1-0 at Southern Gardens. With just one defeat since the start of the year - and that against league leaders Thatcham - manager Leader suspected
KEVIN PIETERSEN was stepping back into the international arena this afternoon with praise from England coach Duncan Fletcher ringing in his ears. The 24-year-old Hampshire batsman has been a massive plus of England's current one-day series against South
THIS remake of John Carpenter's 1976 celebrated thriller has received its own share of rotten reviews, so I understandably trod towards Ster Century cinema with a lot of apprehension and not much enthusiasm. But in a week when supposed big-hitters Ocean's
STATISTICS on school truancy have been published. They make interesting reading. In some areas, truancy has soared in recent years. In others it has fallen. Basingstoke performs reasonably well, but there is some cause for concern. The number of secondary
A MAJOR road improvement scheme for a part of Basingstoke that will have to cope with the pressure of thousands of new homes has been put on hold. Local councillors have expressed concern that the combined £3.5million scheme for improvements at the A33
POLICE are hunting for a gang who tried to ram-raid the Co-op store in Hook. The robbers fled empty-handed after targeting the shop in Grand Parade, Station Road, early last Wednesday, but they caused extensive damage which meant it remained shut until
JOB losses could be on the horizon for Basingstoke warehouse workers after a leading town manufacturer announced it is closing its West Ham site. The Grafton Way warehouse is due to close in September after Johnson & Johnson - famed for its baby and
APW WORKERS who lost tens of thousands of pounds when the Hampshire company's pension fund collapsed have backed calls for a windfall tax on banks to compensate them. Transport and General Workers' Union boss Tony Woodley, pictured, has called on Chancellor
SOUTHAMPTON corporate finance firm Fanshawe Lofts has just completed the acquisition of luxury arts and greeting card company Prime Arts for an undisclosed sum. The firm, which specialises in the niche £1m to £50m turnover market, was acting on behalf
TOP Hampshire business people are wanted to sit on the board of a new social enterprise in Southampton. Called RISE Community Development, the business is a cornerstone of the exit strategy for the Outer Shirley Regeneration programme, which ends in March
COACH Nicky Banger witnessed a side of Eastleigh he never wants to see again in last night's 3-0 Ryman surrender at Worthing. After holding strong for an hour, Paul Doswell's men were guilty of poor marking from a corner, allowing Matt Russell to head
ANDY LEADER watched his BAT side come of age last night as Gosport Borough's Wessex League title train was derailed 1-0 at Southern Gardens. With just one defeat since the start of the year - and that against league leaders Thatcham - manager Leader suspected
AFTER grabbing the overall lead in the 16-week Calshot Track League just two weeks ago, Ryan James has clinched the title in emphatic style. James, of the Primera Bournemouth team, has made a name for himself in the winter leagues with strong performances
TROJANS and Hamble rattled in 31 goals between them as they marched to combined success in the Hampshire/Surrey Regional League and in the EHA Harrod UK Trophy third round. The pair remain in the thick of the championship race after Trojans whipped Old
GRANTS to dozens of hard-pressed charities have been frozen by Winchester civic chiefs. The five main recipients, Winchester Area Community Action, Winchester Citizens' Advice Bureau, Bishops Waltham CAB, Trinity Centre and the Hat Fair, only received
GUARDIANS of the New Forest have been frozen out of a vital selection process as the area prepares to become a National Park. The government has denied the Verderers any say in the appointment of six experts who will be key members of the New Forest National
MORE than 40 residents packed into a planning inquiry to decide if two illegal fences blocking spectacular views of the River Test should be torn down yesterday. They flocked to the hearing at Totton Civic Centre in protest against the 6ft barriers at
AN increase in parking charges at coastal car parks in the New Forest is under fire. Hourly charges will rise at three popular seaside car parks in Lymington and Keyhaven by more than 15 per cent. The price of annual season tickets for about 15 car parks
After yesterday's record-breaking round the world feat, Isle of Wight based Ellen MacArthur really is on the crest of a wave... AT the top of her sport and having reached fame in virtually every corner of the globe, Ellen MacArthur would appear to have
WELSH comic Rob Brydon, brings his hapless alter-ego Keith Barrett, to Bournemouth International Arena on June 30 for an evening of hilarious comedy and marital advice. Former chauffeur Keith, who first found notoriety in the award winning comedy, Marion
SOUTHAMPTON is to get nine new NHS dentists, the Daily Echo can reveal today. The new investment will help tackle a chronic dental crisis that has hit the city in recent years. The announcement could mean thousands more residents having regular access
VITAL grants to crime- busting schemes will be cut under a raft of money-saving measures aimed at keeping the cost of policing in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight down. An efficiency drive by the constabulary has been ordered in a bid to keep the increase
SOUTHAMPTON'S ruling Liberal Democrat Cabinet formally endorsed their budget plans on Monday. Cabinet members rubber-stamped proposals which could see council tax rise by almost five per cent in April. The planned 4.89 per cent rise would mean the cost
NINE new NHS dentists will set up in Southampton in a bid to tackle the city's chronic dental crisis, the Daily Echo can reveal. The announcement could mean up to 18,000 more residents having regular access to government-funded dentists on their doorsteps
WOBBLING Winchester City had another prized piece of silverware wrenched from their grasp by Thatcham Town last night. Less than three weeks after coming a cropper in their defence of the FA Vase at Bridgwater, Neil Hards's men have blown their chance
JOOLS Holland and The Bees have been confirmed as the first headline acts at this year's Larmer Tree Festival near Salisbury. This year's event runs from July 13-17, with tickets on sale now. The festival will open with two performances from Jools Holland
WHEN it comes to longevity in popular music, most bands pale into insignificance compared to The Drifters, who return to Fareham this February after their sell-out gig at the Ferneham Hall in 2003. The Drifters, pictured, were formed in 1953 and have
ELLEN MacArthur has been promised a hero's welcome when she returns to her home on the Isle of Wight. The Cowes-based sailor looks set to be given the Freedom of the Island - an honour only previously bestowed on Oscar winning film director Anthony Minghella
HUNDREDS of young footballers could miss out on their weekend kick-about as their pitch is demolished to make way for a new skatepark. Youngsters who play at Stubbington Recreation Ground will have to make do with only one full-sized pitch after the council
ROBBERS tied up a woman by her hands and legs after raiding an Eastleigh bingo hall this morning. Shop staff in the busy Leigh Road precinct raised the alarm after seeing the woman screaming for help as she leant out of the upstairs window of Leo Luxury
WORK is expected to start this week on a £190,000 scheme to install an extra 12 closed-circuit television cameras in Eastleigh town centre. The move will bring Eastleigh's extensive spy-in-the sky network up to 60 cameras - all linked to a main control
IT was one of the best kept secrets in footballing history and certainly one of the most surprising. The equivalent nowadays of Saints secretly nogotiating for and then securing the signature of David Beckham from Real Madrid. Pure fantasy. Kevin Keegan
