HAMBLE sailor Ian Southworth cut short his honeymoon to win a national championship. Southworth triumphed in the J24 National Championships in his boat Hedgehog the third time he was won that particular title. His new wife Catrina Clarke cheered him
Ellen MacArthur lined up for her latest race yesterday. She was on the start line off the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes for the beginning of the Cowes-St Malo race. Her crew includes two Frenchmen boat captain Loik Gallon and Offshore Challenges
Thirty nine boats from the 13 teams and seven nationalities have been busy with their final preparation and practising on the Solent for Monday's first races in the 2006 Rolex Commodores' Cup. Crews competing in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial
SOUTHAMPTON sailor Mike Golding and his crew onboard Ecover last night broke the race record when winning the St Nazaire-St Malo event around the coast of Brittany. Golding, below, and co won the classic 284-mile race in one day, 8 hours, 48 minutes
Yacht designer Jeremy Rogers helmed his Contessa 26 "Rosina of Beaulieu" to win the Gold Roman Bowl in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. The team was very much a family affair with his two sons, Simon looking after the sail trim
THE celebrations continued for Mike Sanderson yesterday when he skippered Amro One to victory in the Volvo Ocean Race in-port race in Portsmouth. It was his fourth in-port race win in six attempts, in addition to having already won the overall Volvo
RECORD breaker Dee Caffari has signed up for the Round the Island race on June 3. The Southampton-based sailor is the sport's latest female superstar after becoming the first women to sail solo around the world against the prevailing currents and winds
THERE were emotional scenes in Portsmouth last night as ABN Amro Two finally crossed the finishing line in leg seven of the Volvo Ocean Race. The young crew of international sailors, led by French skipper Sbastien Josse and including Southampton navigator
ABN AMRO Two's future participation in the gruelling Volvo Ocean Race is in doubt after the death of a crew member. Dutchman Hans Horrevoets was swept overboard in the early hours of yesterday morning and failed to regain consciousness after being
AFTER a battling 74 at The Berkshire, Bramshaw pro Emma Weeks will be bidding to succeed where Justin Rose, Richard Bland and Matt Blackey failed by playing in the British Open this year. The 27-year-old, who earlier this month broke the Broadstone
John Crawley is on the verge of making Rose Bowl history. Crawley beame only the second Hampshire batsman to score more than 1,000 championship runs in a season since the move to The Rose Bowl when he plundered 1,246 last year. But he will reach
Saints are offering fans the opportunity to watch their team in style this season at a massively reduced cost. The club are offering their remaining executive boxes for this season for just £63 per person, per game for the full season. Prices are
Bournemouth boss Sean O'Driscoll has confirmed his interest in taking Saints striker Leon Best on loan. Best is competing with six other strikers for a first team slot at Saints and is likely to find his first team chances limited this season. He
Kelvin Davis will make his Saints debut at Bristol City tonight as George Burley gears up for a more "physical" pre-season tester. The 29-year-old keeper who joined last week from Sunderland for £800,000, will play a part at Ashton Gate (7.45pm).
A HAMPSHIRE hotel is back in business just over a year since it was struck by a bolt of lightning. The 124-room Holiday Inn at Titchfield was struck by a violent electrical storm. Its timber roof frame burst into flames and in the drama 30 guests, mainy
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autotransporter, roro, 0001, 203; Margeret B, container, 0530, 206; La Surprise, roro, 0530, 105; Maersk Teal, roro, 0530, 34/35; Le Castellet, roro, 0730, 201; OOCL Atlanta, container, 1330, 207; Global Leader
A HAMPSHIRE hotel is to receive a money-spinning boost from one of the world's most upmarket fashion labels following an image makeover. Suits-to-scents empire Hugo Boss is taking over the entire Old Lodge in Gosport during Skandia Cowes Week. Hugo
IT'S GOOD to talk communication is vital to any business. But one Hampshire company is on a mission to ensure that effective communication doesn't go out of the window in high pressure situations. Set to be launched by Winchester-based Grahame Robb
ONE of Hampshire's largest employers is to pump millions of pounds into giving its DIY stores a new look as part of a plan to revive the ailing chain. B&Q, which employs 1,200 people at its split-site UK headquarters at Chandler's Ford, along with hundreds
MAJOR changes to the way business leases are drawn up should help de-mystify the lettings process but need to be approached with caution. Craig Powell, from national chartered surveyors Humberts, made the comments following new rules introduced by the
Pewnie wydaje Ci sie, ze w ciagu dwch lat nie mogly zajsc jakies wielkie zmiany. Jednak przechadzajac sie przez Southampton, trudno nie zauwazyc eksplozji 'polskosci' Wystarczy przespacerowac sie ulicami, by uslyszec rozmowy w jezyku polskim, zobaczyc
PUNKTY DORADZTWA: Biuro Porad Cywilnych (Citizen Advice Bureau) Pomaga zainteresowanym rozwiazac ich prawne, finansowe lub inne problemy, poprzez zapewnienie bezplatnych, niezaleznych i poufnych porad. 3 Kings Park Rd, Southampton Tel: 023 8022 1406
CIVIC chiefs have been forced into an embarrassing U-turn over plans to backdate increases in care charges for the elderly. Southampton City Council social services bosses caused outrage among the 1,000 pensioners who received letters warning that the
A CRICKET team has been forced to find another ground after a traveller invasion again threatened to hit its fixture list for six. Capital Cricket Club is facing a second headache in 12 months after a dozen caravans and about 20 other vehicles got
COASTGUARDS rescued the crew of a sinking yacht after it ran aground on the Hampshire coast and started taking on water. Lymington Coastguard Rescue Team was called to help Shockwave, a 46ft racing yacht that was making its way to Southampton after competing
Miedzynarodowy jezyk pilki noznej mwi sam za siebie. Stworzenie nowego zespolu pilki noznej dla dzieci napawa nadzieja na lepsza przyszlosc dla polskich dzieci w Southampton. Glwnym celem organizatorw jest integracja mlodziezy rznych kultur zarwno na
THE EU WELCOME PROJECT Udzielajacy pomocy nowoprzybylym czlonkom Unii Europejskiej do Southampton. Projekt powstal z inicjatywy Urzedu Miasta Southampton oraz Parafii Kosciola Katolickiego w miescie. Pracujacy dla projektu Dave Adcock jest zawsze do
Jak znalezc lekarza? Aby znalezc lekarza w poblizu miejsca zamieszkania mozesz: n zajrzec do lokalnej ksiazki telefonicznej (Yellow Pages) dzial lekarze (Doctors, medical practitioners) n zapytac przyjacil lub sasiadw, do ktrej przychodni (doctor's
DLA wiekszosci nastolatkw dorastajacych w Southampton najwiekszym zmartwieniem sa zazwyczaj zadania domowe, kieszonkowe czy nadazanie za najnowszymi trendami. Jednakze dla nowo przybylej grupy mlodziezy, jezyk i kultura tego miasta sa calkiem obce.
BANK w Southampton jest pierwszym w miescie, ktry zdecydowal sie na ulatwienie zycia Polakom chcacym skorzystac z jego uslug. Wszystkie piec oddzialw banku Barclays' w miescie oferuje obecnie ulotki w jezyku polskim, majace na celu ulatwienie trudnego
Koscil Katolicki wklada duzy wysilek w pomoc dla rosnacej spolecznosci Polakw chcacych osiedlic sie w nowym miescie. Poniewaz wiekszosc Polakw to zagorzali katolicy, znalezienie miejsca kultu krtko po przyjezdzie jest priorytetem dla wielu z nich. Wazne
OKOLO 50 Polakw i Polek bylo obecnych na specjanym wieczorze zorganizowanym w celu powitania ich w ich nowym domu w Southampton. Celem spotkania bylo ulatwienie wyzwania jakim jest przeprowadzka do obcego miasta. Odbylo sie ono w szkole St Mark's CE
A MASSIVE search and rescue operation costing thousands of pounds was launched after a group of youngsters were reported in trouble after jumping off a bridge. Coastguards requested the launch of helicopters, inshore and offshore lifeboats and a land-based
THREE pubs in the city have been fined by police for serving alcohol to children. Officers carried out the operation in Winchester with help from three volunteers, aged just 15 and 16. Ten premises were tested and three served alcohol to the under-age
Carnival man dies aged 52 A STALWART of a popular Hampshire carnival has died. Barry Alford, pictured, discovered on the eve of the Eastleigh Carnival two years ago that he had cancer. It failed to stop him from making sure that carnival week continued
Centrum Spolecznosci Polskiej ("Polish Community Centre "), utworzone w 1966 roku, miesci sie w samym centrum Portswood. W budynku znajduje sie popularny "Klub Polski", gdzie czlonkowie moga sie zawsze czegos napic, zjesc i porozmawiac. Centrum, zlokalizowane
ZNAJDZIESZ tu wszystko, od bestsellerw, poprzez biografie, ksiazki dla dzieci az do ksiazek kucharskich. Calkiem nowa partia polskich ksiazek to nowy nabytek bibliotek w Southampton. Jest juz pewne, ze beda rozchodzic sie jak cieple buleczki. Polska
CITY COLLEGE St Mary Street, Southampton Oferuje kursy angielskiego dla studentw z rznych krajw chcacych udoskonalic swoje umiejetnosci jezykowe. Wiecej informacji mozna uzyskac w dziale informacji i uslug studenckich w kampusie na ul. St Mary Street
A HAMPSHIRE hotel is back in business just over a year since it was struck by a bolt of lightning. The 124-room Holiday Inn at Titchfield was struck by a violent electrical storm. Its timber roof frame burst into flames and in the drama 30 guests, mainy
A TEENAGER who died when she slipped on to a live rail line was the mother of an 18-month-old daughter, the Daily Echo can reveal. Sam Cook, 18, was electrocuted as she was taking a short cut home to Hedge End after a night out. Today her devastated
SIX people were taken to hospital last night following a fire which destroyed one flat and damaged two others. The injured were taken to Southampton General Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation although none were believed to be in a life threatening
A HAMPSHIRE legal practice has been suspended following top-level concerns about its operations, the Daily Echo can reveal. Smith & Co is being wound down by The Law Society after concerns about the way the business, which deals with issues such as conveyancing
BUS services in Hampshire face further cutbacks this year, the Daily Echo can reveal. Nine services, including the Countywide Winchester to Basingstoke route, the Solent Blue Line 7a Bishop's Waltham to Southampton Sunday service, and First's Fareham
TENS of thousands of spectators were due to descend on the New Forest today for the start of the area's biggest annual event. The New Forest and Hampshire County Show, held at New Park, Brockenhurst, is expected to draw about 100,000 people over the
FIFTY Southampton schoolchildren were lucky enough to tickets to a very special street party. Pupils from St Monica Infant School in Sholing and Ludlow Infant School in Woolston were invited to enter a painting competition to celebrate the 40th birthday
HEALTH bosses have appealed for a new home for a mobile screening service aimed at detecting breast cancer as early as possible. The unit previously had a base outside the Allders furniture store in Winchester Road, Shirley, Southampton, but now needs
