Lee-on-the-Solent's James Ablett defeated Weybrook Park's Andrew Cloke at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the Hampshire PGA Short Course Championship at Ampfield Golf Club. Ablett, pictured right, took victory after Cloke failed with
SOUTH Winchester's Chris Quinn successfully defended the Senior Ladies' English Close Amateur Championship when she beat Rozalyn Adams 3&2 in the final at Handsworth. The Hampshire ladies team member said of her victory: "I am absolutely thrilled,
The duo dubbed 'The Sahara Brothers' by Lymington & New Milton's player-coach Jimmy Sheppard ended their goal drought in spectacular style last night. Lee Chudy scored twice and former BAT marksman Richard Gregory, pictured above, weighed in with
Former Bashley boss Trevor Parker is making a surprise return to management with Wessex 1 strugglers Brockenhurst. Badgers' chairman Dave Stansbridge has confirmed that the experienced New Milton-based Parker - once Hampshire's most successful non-League
Alain Perrin was jeered by Portsmouth fans following their shock collapse against League One strugglers Gillingham at Priestfield. The Gills reached the third round after an extra-time strike from Andrew Crofts, with the hosts also scoring through Darren
Wigan boss Paul Jewell felt his fringe players missed an ideal opportunity to impress last night. Jewell, pictured, made 11 changes to the team which drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough in the Premiership on Sunday - but the Latics needed an 86th-minute strike
NOTTS skipper Steven Fleming has defended his Kent counterpart David Fulton in the wake of some stinging criticism from Shane Warne. And Fleming, who was leading Notts out at the Rose Bowl in the final championship match of the season today, described
HAMPSHIRE manager Paul Terry has ruled out an approach for South African seamer Nantie Hayward. The county have also been linked with Lancashire's left-handed opening bat Iain Sutcliffe. Terry confirmed: "We are looking for a top-order batsman and a strike
THE cutting-edge Hampshire firm that uses insects' own hormones to defeat destructive pests has won a £52,000 research grant. It is hoped that the hormone system could make for greener farming and help developing countries to produce more food without
The Cosworth Caterham Masters is set for a dramatic finale after Lee-on-the-Solent racer Jon Barnes and his teammate Luke Stevens claimed victory in the tenth round of the championship at Dijon last weekend. Just eight points now separate Barnes and Stevens
TWO former students from the University of Winchester are opening a new dance studio in the city after being inspired by their degree course. Jenny Rooney and Sarah Hughes, pictured, graduated this summer after studying choreography and dance. As part
A CONSERVATIVE sha-dow minister travelled to the New Forest to add his support to the Save Our Community Hospitals campaign being backed by the Daily Echo. Health spokesman Dr Andrew Murrison is fighting similar plans to close cottage hospitals in his
YOBS who broke into a church building have been exposed to potentially lethal asbestos dust, the Daily Echo can reveal. Their families could now be at risk after the gang of youths smashed up a machine used to suck up particles of the dangerous material
A CONSERVATIVE sha-dow minister travelled to the New Forest to add his support to the Save Our Community Hospitals campaign being backed by the Daily Echo. Health spokesman Dr Andrew Murrison is fighting similar plans to close cottage hospitals in his
A HUGE spider with eight eyes, snails, leaf insects, a four-inch-long caterpillar and a giant millipede. These were among the creepy crawlies that captivated youngsters as the Bugs' Life Roadshow hit Hamble Primary School. Naturalist Gordon Farr brought
STEAM engine fans will be flocking to the Mid Hampshire Railway's Watercress Line this weekend for their annual autumn steam gala. The event will see dozens of steam engines taking to the popular tracks over the course of the three-day gala, including
PEOPLE are heading to Winchester today to hear more about the groundbreaking work being done in Hampshire to help children with mental health problems. Hampshire's Children's Trust, the first and only child and adolescent mental health services trust
A HAMPSHIRE woman has scooped a prestigious prize at the UK's top amateur gardening event after basing her work on the county's landscape. Jennifer Hirsch, from King's Somborne, near Stockbridge, picked up a silver award at last week's National Amateur
THE government will today publish latest figures showing how many pupils played truant in schools across Hampshire and Southampton during the last school year. It's the first time the information, which has been submitted by individual schools to local
A BEGINNERS' guide to tracing your family history will be held in Winchester later this week, with advice from the staff at the Hampshire Record Office. The event is aimed at giving people an insight into how family trees are drawn up and what sources
APATHY among residents means dogs will continue to run free and foul on a popular village recreation ground. Just three per cent of residents took the time to respond to a survey by Whiteley Parish Council, which proposed the introduction of a by-law
EASTLEIGH police are hunting a moped rider after vandals hurled large rocks through the windscreens of two cars on the town's Bird Aviary estate early today. Raiders targeted a Renault Clio in Magpie Lane at about 3.30am and a Honda Civic in nearby Raven
KEVIN Caplehorn has fulfilled a lifelong career ambition, but the Chandler's Ford Golf Academy professional is certainly not resting on his laurels. Having recently returned to the academy after a 12-year absence, a dream has become reality for the 31
MACDONALD Botley Park Hotel manager Gordon Riddell puts the finishing touches to the venue's £6.5m refurbishment project The four-star hotel has undergone a major refit adding 30 new rooms, a new conference centre, bar, restaurant and air conditioning
A WINCHESTER drop-in centre for homeless people has unveiled its plans for a new building in the city. The Trinity Centre wants to relocate to the site of the former Red Cross building at Durngate. Only three people turned up to the exhibition on Saturday
Relegation from the Premiership to the 'Fizzy Pop' League was bad enough. But last night a teenager called Giles Coke heaped more misery on sorry Saints. Three months after being sent down to the Coca Cola Championship, Mansfield midfielder Coke's first
PRECIOUS mementoes from a love affair on board ill-fated Titanic, mirrored in the blockbuster Hollywood movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, have fetched £34,000 at auction. An anonymous UK buyer outbid an American collector in a frantic
ANDREW Greenleaf celebrated his 23rd birthday a few days early by winning one of the biggest races of his career. The Winchester & District Athletic Club turned 23 today and he was in a party mood after a sizzling victory in the heat at the New Forest
B&Q warehouse supervisor Mark Goodman, pictured, raised £2,500 by walking from the store where he works in Leicester to the company's headquarters in Chandler's Ford. He covered the 150 miles in just five days to raise money for Headway Portsmouth
Harry Redknapp blasted Saints' youngsters for a "passionless" performance after they crashed out of the Carling Cup at lowly Mansfield. Midfielder Giles Coke scored the only goal in the 69th minute as a Saints side including four teenagers in Nathan Dyer
