STONEHAM clubman Alan Mew will help make a piece of golfing history this week when he plays in the European Seniors Tour's first ever tournament in Egypt. The Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Seniors Open gets under way today, with former Hampshire champion
CHRIS Tremlett reckons his performance at Hove was not his best of the season - never mind his career. Tremlett's 6 for 44 against Sussex yesterday just pipped Billy Taylor's 6 for 45 against Gloucestershire as the best individual Hampshire bowling performance
IF YOU'RE thinking of selling your home, look objectively at the property. Making the most of your hallway This should welcome your guests rather than scare them off. The first impression you give your prospective buyer will encourage them to see more
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; Clonmore, container, 0630, 207e; Don Juan, vehicle, 0630, 39; MOL Progress, container, 0700, 205; Taiko, vehicle, 0830, 34/35; Shenandoah Highway, roro, 1230, 43; Bunga Raya Satu, container, 1700,
THESE are the fundraising celebrities who have been transformed by the magic and mystery of a Venetian masked ball in preparation for one of the region's most glamorous fundraising events. Transformed with the help of Southampton fancy dress store Just
TWO Southampton teen-agers will be putting their pedal power to the test when they take on a cycling challenge for charity. Ben Matlock, 17, and Alex Tong, 18, have been preparing for their epic 2,000km journey from Southampton to Rome to raise money
WINCHESTER'S Theatre Royal is reaching out to the more rural areas of the district. The theatre has now taken over management of the Winchester Rural Youth Theatre (WRYT). Workshops and classes will be available to youngsters in Denmead, Waltham Chase
ONE of Britain's biggest housebuilders is making a third attempt to win permission for a multi-million-pound housing scheme in Totton town centre. McCarthy & Stone submitted two previous proposals to transform a rubbish-strewn site in Water Lane -
SHADOW defence secretary Nicholas Soames fired a salvo at the ban on fox-hunting during a visit to the New Forest. Mr Soames said a future Tory government would create parliamentary time for a Private Member's Bill that would reverse the "mean-spirited
LIBERAL Democrats in New Forest East have highlighted the party's promise to scrap tuition and top-up fees for students. A poster promoting the pledge was driven through Totton on the side of a van that is making a nationwide tour of key constituencies
FORMER Doctor Who director Tristan de Vere Cole took a journey back in time when he opened the Augustus John display at Fordingbridge Museum. Television and film director Mr de Vere Cole is the last surviving offspring of the artist who was famed as much
THIS is a powerful, perceptive and moving play about marriage, its destruction and re-evaluation. Written by William Nicholson, the author of the wonderful Shadowlands, this excellent production features Mark McGann as Albie Steadman, a middle-aged doctor
A HAMPSHIRE charity is appealing for schools to get involved in their 5km 'walk for autism'. Hampshire Cricket Club's Rose Bowl ground at West End will provide the setting for the event which will see hundreds of youngsters and their families raising
OLD soldier Ron Childs was at art school before he was called up for service with the 5th South Staffordshire Infantry Regiment in the Second World War. He earned the France and Germany Star for his part in the invasion of Europe, but when he was demobbed
THESE are the fundraising celebrities who have been transformed by the magic and mystery of a Venetian masked ball in preparation for one of the region's most glamorous fundraising events. Transformed with the help of Southampton fancy dress store Just
A HAMPSHIRE dad is today recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the neck in a vicious assault. Colin Gover, 29, was targeted in the street outside his home in an attack which left a knife sticking out of his neck. Detectives investigating the attempted
THIS is just part of a haul of more than 300 weapons seized by police in Southampton in the past six months. Knuckledusters, machetes, batons, swords, Gurkha and kitchen knives are among the weapons soon to be broken up and scrapped. The majority were
ONLY five of Hampshire's 17 seats are up for grabs on May 5 because of Britain's unfair electoral system, campaigners warned yesterday. The Electoral Reform Society claimed the 'first-past-the-post' system meant 12 constituencies were already "foregone
A GRAND charity ball is the first event to find an alternative venue in the wake of the severe sickness bug that has swept through Southampton Football Club. Lawyers from Southampton-based College Chambers were due to hold the black tie event at St Mary's
ALL the glamour and glitz of a night out at a Hollywood premiere is coming to Southampton when the 77,499-ton superliner Sea Princess holds a special charity gala occasion. There will be dazzling movie-themed entertainment and even the chance to spot
FORMER Doctor Who director Tristan de Vere Cole took a journey back in time when he opened the Augustus John display at Fordingbridge Museum. Television and film director Mr de Vere Cole is the last surviving offspring of the artist who was famed as much
SAINTS star David Prutton has made an unlikely bedtime confession. The 23-year-old footballer is an Enid Blyton fan. Prutts, currently serving a ten-match ban after shoving the referee during Southampton's 1-1 draw with Arsenal in February, was asked
TICKETS are on sale for TV legend Des O'Connor's show, which arrives at The Mayflower in Southampton on June 26. The popular chat-show co-host, who has won almost every TV award at least once, is visiting the theatre as part of his 13 date UK tour, and
THE exciting collaboration Fiddlesticks arrives at the Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton today. The show is a combination of the talents of Madeleine Mitchell on the fiddle with Ensemblebash's unique West African styles of drumming. Performing pieces
Sydenhams Wessex League - Div. 3: Colden Common 6, Clanfield 1 COMMON opened up a priceless gap of nine points over nearest challengers Farnborough with two big home wins this week. But although Common are in the driving seat, fourth-placed Hayling are
A FINAL list of candidates who are due to fight the general election on the Isle of Wight has been submitted to the council's returning officer. They are: Mark Chiverton, Labour; Edward Corby, Independent; Anthony Rowlands, Liberal Democrat; Mike Tarrant
SEVERAL new recruits gained valuable experience for New Forest Juniors in the opening Wessex Young Athletes' meet of the season at wet and windy Poole. But, predictably, it was the club's more familiar names that produced the day's outstanding performances
A CONCERT hall at a Chandler's Ford School has scooped another design accolade with a commendation in the 2005 Civic Trust Awards. The £2.7m, 400-seater auditorium at Thornden School was opened in May 2003 and has already earned an award for the best
SHE is back home. The 76,152 ton luxury cruise ship Aurora arrived in Southampton docks yesterday after completing a £27m major refit in Germany. The P&O Cruises vessel has undergone ten weeks of work at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, during
ALL the glamour and glitz of a night out at a Hollywood premiere is coming to Southampton when the 77,499-ton superliner Sea Princess holds a special charity gala occasion. There will be dazzling movie-themed entertainment and even the chance to spot
ALL hands on deck for a great party atmosphere! All inclusive tickets are now on sale for the gala Sea Princess namimg celebration and can be obtained from Barnardo's the children's charity that will benefit from the event. Guests will be able to embark
IT'S going down to the wire. The most closely-fought relegation scrap in years last night took a series of dramatic twists and turns - and finished with just TWO points now separating the bottom FOUR teams. Saints slipped back into the bottom three after
THEY may be thousands of miles away from home, completing a gruelling cycle challenge, but three local men still found time to support our campaign to save the Hythe Ferry. Vaughan Pyne, Ian Webb and Jonathan Coppack left the Waterside last November to
WIGHTLINK Islanders were beset by injuries as they lost 57-36 at King's Lynn last night to miss out on the bonus point. Ex-King's Lynn rider Craig Boyce top scored with 20 points, Ulrich Ostergaard contributed seven and Krister Marsh six. Now the Islanders
IT WILL be a case of old against new in the Southampton FA Senior Cup Final. Southampton League side Locksley Sports take on Hampshire League side Lyndhurst FC in the showpiece event at Southampton's St Mary's Stadium on Thursday and both clubs have very
BISHOP'S WALTHAM and Netley Under-15s, the two teams who had their Tyro League Cup Final cancelled by the league, are preparing to receive the "superstar" treatment. The Daily Echo revealed last month how the league called off the Trophyman Cup final
HAMPSHIRE Schools' U16 girls have matched the boys' achievement of reaching the ESFA NUT Inter-County Competition final. They got through with a 3-1 victory over Kent Schools at Wellington Sports Ground - the third semi-final between the sides in four
CHRIS TREMLETT produced a career-best performance for the second time in six days - then set his sights on an England one-day call-up. Tremlett took 6 for 44, including 5 for 9 in 26 balls, as Hampshire had the better of the first day of their championship
REGARDLESS of whether or not you work from home, a small study area is a useful addition to a property. Most of us have a computer to make a space for, or we need a quiet place to sort out our bills and other paperwork. We have to be realistic about the
A WAR of words has broken out between banking giant HSBC - a big employer in Southampton - and a leading union over pay. Amicus fired the first salvo by launching an advertising campaign against the bank, which employs more than 1,000 people in the city
A COMPANY near Southampton that develops and makes number-plate recognition systems has been given royal recognition of its own. PIPS Technology, which employs 27 people locally, received the UK's leading accolade for business innovation - the Queen's
STAFF at a recruitment company in Southampton pledged their support to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Relief. The staff from Adecco Recruitment Consultants in Above Bar, Southampton, gathered to promote a five-a-side football tournament in aid of the
WHEN youth rock radio station brand Kerrang! decided to bid for the Solent FM radio licence they wanted a celebrity to navigate its campaign. In a surprise move, Kerrang, famed for its association with heavy rock bands, has signed 64-year-old famed round-the-world
VICTOR IMISEEV enjoyed a clean sweep of major titles as the Kings Volvo Southampton table tennis league celebrated its biggest and best season for decades. With a thriving youth coaching scene, table tennis in the city is currently enjoying something
HAMPSHIRE'S Liberty Trophy team will be under new management next season when Julian Haines and Graham Standley stand down after four seasons at the helm. Boss Haines and right-hand man Standley will officially relinquish control during the county's annual
THE DAILY ECHO'S BOWLS PAGE is launching its own National Recruitment Week to try to boost the numbers playing the popular and highly skilled game. As in many other participation sports, fewer people are playing, but English Bowling Association chief
THE Cormorants Club match fished at Longbridge Lakes saw great weights - especially as the competition followed several nights of frosts. Clive Egerton drew the golden peg 34 on the canal worth £300 and duly won with a cracking 109lb 11oz bag of carp,
FOUR Southampton Karate instructors will represent the United Kingdom in the Karate World Cup in October. Sisters Jaymi Vine and Kerry Farmer, Jaymi's husband Sean and Kerry's boyfriend Dan Bowers will travel to Australia as part of the England team to
A CRUCIAL battle line in the defence against infill developers in Winchester has passed the first hurdle. Civic chiefs in the city have agreed a new policy aimed at protecting one of the city's most prestigious areas. Chilbolton Avenue was highlighted
A BRIGHT new exhibition has opened at Winchester's Guildhall Gallery. Entitled Vivid, the exhibition features works by artists Caroline Snowdon, Suzanne Caster, Hilary Goodman and ceramicist Juliet Neale, pictured left. The artists are based in Newbury
AN ancient tradition is being resurrected in Winchester for May Day. Local musicians are offering the chance to hear May Day carols, traditionally sung to herald the start of spring. The venue is unusual. It's at the top of the tower at Winchester Cathedral
RADIO 2 presenter Jeremy Vine has been revealed as the host of this year's A Place to be Proud of Awards. Mr Vine, a former news reporter and well-known voice of radio, will be making the journey to Basingstoke for the awards ceremony on Tuesday, June
The School for Wives by Moliere, Nuffield Theatre IT'S SEVENTEENTH-century French farce, not that you'd know it. Such is the strength of the Nuffield's heavily reworked version of L'Ecole des Femmes it buzzes with all the fun, wit and pathos Moliere intended
A FAMILY support group which helps parents in Southampton get back to work is threatened with closure. Choices 4 Families was set up three years ago to give mums and dads in Weston, Woolston, Sholing and Merry Oak confidential support when they are experiencing
A LIFESAVING group that has taught people vital skills for more than 60 years is facing closure because council leisure bosses have increased pool hire costs by 50 per cent. Southampton Lifesaving Club, which meets every week at city council-run Oaklands
QUIFF rockers The Bravery make their Southampton debut in November when they visit the Guildhall as part of their recently announced UK tour. The group, originally from New York, have only been together for just over a year, yet their self-titled, debut
JENNY HYDE has just returned from the CSI International show jumping competition held in Pune, about 3 hrs south of Mumbai, India. Great Britain won the team bronze medal, with Jenny, from Brook in the New Forest, riding alongside Sarah Coughlan from
PLAYTIME has been spoiled for dozens of youngsters at a special school in Hampshire after vandals broke in and smashed their toys. Equipment worth hundreds of pounds including toy cars and a Wendy house was ruined during the attack at St Francis School
YOUTHS in a sprawling Hampshire village will soon have their own caf to hang out in, after complaints of boredom. Whiteley has expanded over the past few years and now has hundreds of youngsters living in it - but nothing for them to do. Concerned parents
VILLAGERS were able to have their say as plans to give Hamble a major facelift were unveiled to the public. High Street and Rope Walk have already been re-surfaced and refurbished through Hampshire County Council's Regeneration of Older Urban Areas Scheme
A DEAL to provide five-star development for the elderly has been signed by health chiefs in a bid to replace services that were axed when Bishopstoke's popular Mount Hospital closed last year. Health bosses had said The Mount - which primarily cared for
HAMBLE Lifeboat hopes to launch a new £200,000-plus state-of-the-art high-speed rescue craft in August. The rescue service, which is one of the busiest in the country, is fitting out the new 30ft flier at its boathouse on Hamble foreshore. Last year,
WARDENS could soon be patrolling the yachting mecca of Hamble in a bid to crack down on a catalogue of youth nuisance, vandalism and graffiti that is plaguing the village. Hamble Parish Council is currently looking at setting aside funding to pay for
SAINTS keeper Antti Niemi has backed Danny Higginbotham to play a major role in Saints' survival bid. The uncompromising defender made his first start for over a month in Tuesday night's win over Bolton and helped solidify a leaky-looking Saints defence
