AFC Totton winger Mark Osman struck twice in his side's 2-0 Sydenhams Wessex League win against VT FC last night. Osman, right, helped continue AFC Totton's excellent away form with both goals in five second-half minutes as Stuart Ritchie's side closed
Trojans are facing their toughest weekend so far with a Slazenger Women's League visit to Division 1 leaders Birmingham University preceding a testing EHA Cup third round task against Bowden Hightown at Stoneham Lane on Sunday (12.30). They warned up
It's suddenly crunch time for Winchester, whose unbeaten South Premier League Division 2 leadership disappeared with a 3-1 defeat by Gore Court in Sittingbourne. The city club, who had won their opening four matches since last season's heady Regional
THE petanque was of a high order at the regional doubles championships held in Fareham. Loren Butt and Julie Beckett (Shedfield PC) played exceptionally well to beat Richard Greeves (Racing Club PC of Basingstoke) and Richard Baker (Crondall PC) 13-12
Michael Lumb believes he can win the county championship with Hampshire. Middle-order batsman Lumb, 26, completed his move from Yorkshire yesterday and reckons he can win his second championship winners' medal, and earn an England call-up, next season
Hampshire manager Paul Terry will take charge of the England team for one match during this winter's Ashes tour. Terry, who made his England Test debut against the West Indies in 1984, is orchestrating England's 14-man academy squad in Perth this winter
HAMPSHIRE Autistic Society will be holding the regional premiere of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, on Wednesday, November 15, at the Apollo Cinema in Fareham's flagship Market Quay development. Now fundraisers at the Whiteley-based charity are
THIRTY-seven elderly and vulnerable residents at a care centre in the New Forest will have to be moved out after county health chiefs decided to close their home. A day care centre attached to Stocklands Older People's Home in Calmore will also face
FAREHAM'S Community Safety Partnership has developed a pack to help parents who are experiencing the challenging period' of their child's adolescence. The pack includes: A Parentline Plus leaflet Got a Teenager? with advice on how to support your teenager
FAREHAM residents have been slow off the mark in wanting a voice in their future healthcare. They are being uged to be members of the proposed Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. All residents aged over 14 in the borough of Fareham are eligible
FAREHAM residents have been slow off the mark in wanting a voice in their future healthcare. They are being uged to be members of the proposed Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. All residents aged over 14 in the borough of Fareham are eligible
YOUNG Hampshire athletes took part in a Toddlerthon' to raise money for charity at the Three Tuns pub in Bransgore. The 20 youngsters took part in an egg and spoon race, braved an obstacle course and took part in a number of races as they raised an impressive
She is the author who wrote such classics as Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park and this month, Southampton will be celebrating the arrival of Jane Austen to the city 200 years ago. To mark the occasion, a special day of events will be held in and
EGGS and flour thrown in Hallowe'en pranks caused misery for hundreds of callers to Hampshire's non-emergency police number last night. It turned out to be one of the busiest nights for the six-month-old service with a total of 904 calls taken throughout
A MOB of up to 30 yobs launched a terrifying racist attack on two young friends as they waited for a bus. The gang pelted the pair with stones and bricks as they tried to run to safety. Today one of the victims told the Daily Echo she felt lucky to
GHOSTS and ghouls took over one busy Southampton office and made for a spooky Halloween working day. Employees at insurance company Zurich Municipal swapped their suits for fancy dress. Devils, pumpkins, Frankensteins, witches and cats all descended
THOUSANDS of Hampshire workers were left without Internet and e-mail access yesterday for more than seven hours. More than 100 businesses in the south of the county were electronically cut off from the outside world after two underground cables were
MUSLIMS have been in Britain for a long time, so why is the veil now causing such controversy? Anyone who chooses to live in this country should conform to the British way of life. Too many immigrants, including asylum seekers have been allowed to remain
IT appears to me that one very important issue has been overlooked in the veil debate, security. Some weeks ago I was in a crowded store and turned to find myself facing someone dressed all in black and veiled. My first thought "let me out of here". This
The wretched war was over, Dark winter brightened to spring And above the saluting headstones The birds began to sing. Bells pealed from each parish - They tolled in happy relief, But the poppies from the field lay dead And told of endless grief
I AM writing to raise your awareness of a cruel and brutal disease which has struck many families across the UK, including my own. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a little known neurodegenerative disease, but which is at least as common and as
A RECENT survey by BT shows that the government is seen as the worst group of listeners by 56 per cent of children and young people in the UK, followed by local councils (47 per cent) and high street shops (44 per cent). An independent survey of over
AFTER watching David Cameron's closing speech to the Conservative conference I wish to point out a few things. In his speech he stated that when he is accused of having no substance what people mean is that they want him to go back to old policies. To
CONOR Burns (In My View, October 24) is another Tory having a knock at UKIP members and supporters. He states that his party is opposed to joining the euro and the European constitution, yet on the other hand decries UKIP for their stance on the EU.
Read the other day that only 18% of all statistics are correct... ...the other half are just plain wrong. Make you think
A HAMPSHIRE farmer is celebrating after becoming a pumpkin millionaire. As the witching hour approached last night, Peter Barfoot was clearing the last of more than one million pumpkins from 300 acres of land and shipping them to every major supermarket
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: OOCL Shenzen, container, 0830, 206; Shenandoah Highway, roro, 1030, 202; Asian Vision, roro, 1730, 43; Anja C, cargo, 2230, 36s; Nordsee, cargo, 2230, 205e. Today's principal Southampton sailings: APL Hong
Inigo Idiakez believes George Burley is the best manager in the Championship. Burley's Saints side are coming under pressure to pick up a couple of results in two home games this week - Wolves at St Mary's tonight and Hull at the weekend. After
AN INNOVATIVE care service dealing with bone and joint patients in the Southampton area has been chosen by the government to showcase the benefits of care in the community. It is part of Department of Health (DoH) plans that could lead to millions more
THE first official steps have been taken towards dramatic cuts in council services across Southampton. Finance bosses at the city council have formally launched a city-wide consultation on cutbacks and an inflation-busting rise in council tax. The blueprint
STAFF from a Southampton bank will be pounding the streets of New York this weekend to raise thousands of pounds for charity. A total of 19 amateur runners from HSBC are swapping suits for running gear to take part in the New York Marathon. The runners
THE Daily Echo can today reveal the extent of the goal famine which threatens to derail Saints' expected top six Championship challenge. As Saints prepare to host Wolves tonight at St Mary's, the club's main three strikers - Grzegorz Rasiak, Kenwyne
REDORD-breaking Southampton sailor Dee Caffari is to win an award for her outstanding courage at the Variety Club's 25th sporting awards today. Dee became the first woman to sail non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents earlier
EGGS and flour thrown in Hallowe'en pranks caused misery for hundreds of callers to Hampshire's non-emergency police number last night. It turned out to be one of the busiest nights for the six-month-old service with a total of 904 calls taken throughout
WINDOW cleaner Michael Cook has miraculously come back from the brink of death after plunging 20ft from his ladder and suffering life-threatening head injuries. Now the father-of-one's workmate is organising a huge thank you gesture to the Southampton
FAREHAM'S Community Safety Partnership has developed a pack to help parents who are experiencing the challenging period' of their child's adolescence. The pack includes: l A Parentline Plus leaflet Got a Teenager? with advice on how to support your
BUS operators have been warned they are in danger of "cutting their own throats" by demanding more cash from the deal to carry pensioners for free. New Forest East MP Julian Lewis says if companies are too greedy they face jeopardising Hampshire's countywide
DRIVERS are being warned of the dangers of drink- and drug-driving in the run up to the festive season. The Christmas Drink and Drug Drive Campaign by Hampshire police and the county council is launched today and is aimed at drivers who get behind the
