Two members of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club have been nominated and short-listed for the prestigious annual Raymarine/YJA Yachtsman of the Year Award. In the 50-year history of the award's nationwide nomination process, it is unique that two finalists
CHRISTMAS peace and tranquillity was substituted for bargain mania across Hampshire yesterday as tens of thousands of people braved the first day of shop sales. More stores than ever before opened their doors as retailers battled to raise their sales
Residents in a Hampshire village had to survive part of Christmas without power. A power cut left as many as 50 homes in Waltham Chase with no electricity from Sunday night until Christmas Day afternoon.
Well, thats that for another year. So much build-up with everything focused on 'Christmas' then its over in a flash. I think the thing that 'drives' christmas is the familiarity:- Getting the tree decorating the house the carol services getting the
THEY couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present. A handful of Hampshire couples had an extra special delivery on Christmas Day as they became proud parents. But celebrations at Lymington Birth Centre were tinged with sadness as the Christmas
THE Major was in charge of Southampton's "heavy brigade'' of Charlie, Peg, Bill, Violet, Silver, Kitty, Tom and Ginger who, once upon a time, could be found at their home in Villiers Road, Shirley. These were the last of the corporation horses that were
WHEN drivers from all over the country got together in Hampshire they got behind a remote control rather than a steering wheel. About 120 radio control car enthusiasts descended on Wickham Community Centre for the qualifying round in the national
ALMOST a thousand years of history continued in the New Forest yesterday as hundreds of people gathered to watch the annual Boxing Day hunt. Despite changes in the law making it illegal to hunt foxes, around 50 riders took to the fields around Brockenhurst
BRRRR! They must be crazy. It was with gritted teeth and tensed muscles that ten barmy bathers went for a Boxing Day dip in the sea off Weston Shore. For the last 15 years the outing has been a tradition in Weston organised by the Scouts. Yesterday,
DETAILS of the Anvil's spring season have been published and an excellent programme of cutting edge comedy, small group jazz, opera and ballet will be coming to Basingstoke next year. The first concert to get the new year under way is the traditional
THIS is the first glimpse inside the New Forest's brand new £36m community hospital. The 107-bed three-storey building on the outskirts of Lymington will soon be filled with the bustle of patients and staff as it opens it doors to the public. Lymington
A Hampshire youngster enjoyed a right Royal Christmas during a visit to relatives. Four-year-old Anna Jackells found herself the envy of young girls around the world when she came face to face with Prince William. Anna, from Chandler's Ford, met William
AS soon as they had unwrapped their Christmas presents three Eastleigh students were packing their bags and heading for Kenya. The 16-year-olds, Florence Hamshare, Kathy Whittington and Jess Bonham are starting their new year by helping to build facilities
DONATIONS from the people of Winchester are helping to save lives in the Philippines. Members of Winchester Rotary Club collected more than £1,000 for disaster relief charity ShelterBox to fund and distribute aid boxes packed with survival equipment
THE Friends of Eastleigh Museum will be hearing about West End in the Great War. That is the title of a talk being given by Steve Broomfield on January 2 at the Eastleigh Museum, starting at 7.30pm. For members the admission is 50p and visitors £1.
IT'S BEEN a while since we've had a good old moan about a referee, but as a Christmas treat why not? Of course, we at the Daily Echo run a Respect the Ref campaign so it should be pointed out this is analysis rather than mindless criticism. The majority
MY local authority (Eastleigh) is rightly proud of its achievements in recycling. However, our green bins can become contaminated with general waste. At this point the concept that was at the very foundation of local government - public service, civic
THE mother of a Hampshire student jailed for drug smuggling in India hopes her daughter is spending her last festive season behind bars Daisy Angus, 26, is serving a ten-year jail sentence after being found guilty of smuggling 10kg of cannabis in a
LIKE many others, I was amazed by Romsey MP Sandra Gidley's comments, not only about children's sports days, but about youngsters playing team sports in general. School sports days give excellent opportunities in a friendly but competitive way (do we
ROMSEY MP Sandra Gidley claims that her call for the axing of sports days and competitive sports in schools, for fear of discouraging children from exercising as adults, has been misconstrued. Her comments have caused a great deal of consternation in
IT was a foregone conclusion that those who previously left their vehicles in car parks while they were are at work were not going to pay £25 or £30 per week for the privilege of doing so. Therefore they now park on the roads (Letters, December 12).
CONTINENTAL goods will be on offer at the Friday market in Southampton this week. Polish organic food, Mediterranean olives, European cheeses, Fairtrade items, old fashioned confectionery and New Forest sausages will all be on sale at the market in the
DELIGHTED Matthew Cooper beams after receiving a Christmas present from Southampton communications agency, the Remarkable Group. He was just one of several youngsters at the Rainbow Centre in Fareham, who were given gifts by the company. Rather than
HAMPSHIRE based cruise giant Carnival UK is to launch a £10m sales campaign to attract passengers in 2007. It is the biggest campaign in the history of Carnival UK, which encompasses four of the UK's biggest selling cruise lines - P&O Cruises, Princess
Today's arrivals: Pacific Spirit, vehicle, 0330, 40; Maveric, refrigerated, 0430, 104; Autotransporter, Ro/Ro, 0630, 201; Oriana, passenger, 0630, 106; Nedlloyd Barentsz, container, 0730, 206; Toronto Express, container, 0800, 204; Eglantine, Ro/
A HAMPSHIRE family escaped a blaze at their home after being alerted by a smoke alarm. The four adults and four children fled the house and alerted emergency services after an alarm went off upstairs. As many as 25 firefighters from stations at Totton
WOMEN workers at a Hampshire department store have been issued with alarms after a spate of terrifying run-ins with beggars in a multi-storey car park. Staff at Debenhams in Southampton have reported several episodes as they leave work and return to
IT MAY not be a traditional Christmas pantomime but the new Cbeebies Live Fantasy Circus currently touring the UK has all the magic a children's show needs. As an avid viewer of the Cbeebies channel we thought it would be the perfect show for my two-year-old
JASON Dodd celebrated a late Christmas present after his Spitfires' 1-0 Boxing Day win at fellow strugglers Basingstoke yesterday lifted them out of the relegation zone. Eastleigh got the reward for their first-half efforts when Andy Forbes popped
George Burley was fuming with referee Richard Beeby after he decided not to send off keeper Scott Flinders in the 1-1 St Mary's draw with Crystal Palace. The Saints boss had no complaints over the 25th-minute sending off of Kenwyne Jones for pushing
Two members of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club have been nominated and short-listed for the prestigious annual Raymarine/YJA Yachtsman of the Year Award. In the 50-year history of the award's nationwide nomination process, it is unique that two finalists
A HAIRDRESSER fears he is the subject of a personal vendetta as his property has been vandalised four times in the last month. The latest attack saw the windows at Alan Babey's hairdressing salon in Hamble vandalised leaving egg-sized holes punched in
THERE were two reasons to be celebrating this Christmas for one lucky Southampton couple. Leonard and Edith Smith of Millbrook celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary yesterday and insist they are still happily married after all these years. For
IT was once a refectory for Cistercian monks in the New Forest. Later it was adapted to accommodate important guests to Beaulieu Abbey. Now the Domus, a building at the 11th century abbey, will provide an alternative venue for couples wanting to tie
