PORTSMOUTH have confirmed they are interested in re-signing Fulham defender Kit Symons on a free transfer, although he has not yet been approached. The 30-year-old has only made four appearances for Jean Tigana's side after falling out of favour at the
ILLEGAL strike action is threatened by Hampshire police officers if Government plans to cut their overtime get the go-ahead. The proposed police reforms, set out by Home Secretary David Blunkett, will also lead to hundreds of policemen quitting the force
The First World War, as told in surviving postcards from the time, is the subject of a new exhibition at Romsey Heritage Centre. The exhibition was launched to coincide with Remembrance Day commemorations, but will remain on display throughout the winter
LYMINGTON marine navigation company Yeoman has unveiled its first satellite navigation service for cars, which uses a conventional mobile phone. It claims its VoxNav system is the first service in the world that enables drivers to access route planning
TEENAGER Suni Bolina scored one of the goals of the season as Trojans thrashed Southampton 5-1 to strengthen their position at the top of Hampshire League Division 1. Receiving the ball on the halfway line, Bolina rounded three Southampton defenders at
TROJANS Ladies' team know exactly what they want for Christmas - someone who can score goals! Their goalless draw with Bradford summed up the first half of the Stoneham season. Excellent in defence, but sadly lacking in front of goal. "We've got the best
SEVEN promising Havant players were in the Hampshire squad which won six of its seven matches to complete an unbeaten season as Southern Counties under-19 champions. Southampton duo Ally Brown and James Millar also featured in the squad, together with
LONG-SUFFERING residents in a Hampshire village are set to get their wish for speed limit reductions to be extended. Chilworth Parish Council fought for years to have a 40mph limit installed on Chilworth Road and 30mph limits on other roads in the village
UNWANTED theatrical costumes have been given a new lease of life by a Fareham mental health charity. A giant penguin and a pantomime horse are just two of the 6,000 costumes donated by King Alfred's College in Winchester to Skillploy. The charity's hardworking
Patients from Fareham and Gosport who need to have orthopaedic operations will be flown to Germany under a new pilot scheme. The first batch of patients could be sent in the new-year according to health authority chief executive, Penny Humphris. She told
ONE young girl's artwork is helping to sell Christmas cards for her school and also adorns a building society's official festive greeting. Hannah Smith, 10, from Abbotswood Junior School, Totton, came first in a competition that was open to all 706 of
A CHANDLER'S Ford company is offering a reward of up to £2,000 in a bid to track down burglars who broke into its premises in Electron Way and unsuccessfully tried to crack a safe. Intruders used a sack trolley to move the safe at APW Electrical and broke
PARENTS have been promised that they will be fully consulted before any decision is taken on the future of Beechdown Primary School. Hampshire County Council revealed last week that options for the arson-hit Brighton Hill school included being rebuilt
BASINGSTOKE council is tonight due to grant planning permission for the town's first "car-free" development. Planning officers have recommended the council's development control committee grant permission for a block of flats in the town centre - with
THE big time beckons for a six-year-old girl from Basingstoke as she prepares to finish making her first movie. School girl Sian Tucker, of Wootton St Lawrence, was selected from hundreds of hopefuls to star alongside American actress Winona Ryder in
Today's Principal Arrivings: Hyundai General, container, 0700, 206; Turandot, ro-ro, 0730, 34/5; Le Castellet, ro-ro, 1300, 201 link; Rotterdam Express, container, 1400, 205; Alianca Europa, container, 1900, 204; St Elmo, ro-ro, 2130, Western Docks; Gerd
A FORMER carpet fitter who claimed he was fired for refusing to work on Wednesday nights has won a bitter legal battle against his old employers after they refused to pay him six weeks' wages Pensioner Mike Whitehouse said he was devastated after returning
MENINGITIS Research Foundation aims to save lives in the south this winter with a 30-second radio information commercial, launched this week. The Christmas-time campaign, fronted by foundation patron Dr Hilary Jones, focuses on the speed with which meningitis
WESTON Park's wonder girls will be cruising into the unchartered waters of the National Netball League Division 1 next season. Fuelled by two successive promotions, they miraculously claimed their place among the English elite at the first time of asking
WINCHESTER and Fareham Nomads have both won promotion to the Speedo Premier League. The two south coast clubs stepped up to the top flight after finishing first and second in their final round gala for South Division 1 West in Haslemere. Winchester won
GEOFFREY Durham may not be as well known as his celebrity wife. But thanks to his wit, charm and sleight-of-hand, he has made sure that he is not only known for being Mr Victoria Wood. He is currently touring the country with his highly successful one-man
The Spanish flamenco spectacular Carmen will be dancing its way into The Mayflower next spring. The show, performed by the Sevillian theatre group, La Cuerda, will be performed at the theatre from March 12 to 16. The show includes flamenco dancing, a
COUNCIL Tax in Southampton looks set to rise by 5.2 per cent and at the same time the city faces millions of pounds worth of cuts to services. The city council was unwilling to reveal the extent of the tax hike, but the Daily Echo has seen a leaked memo
A CAMPAIGN to get royal approval for Southampton to have its own Lord Mayor has been launched at the city's Civic Centre. The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Mary Fagan, was joined by the city's mayor, Councillor Chris Kelly, as well as leaders from the
FORMER world darts champion Les Wallace will spend Christmas and the new year behind bars after being jailed for four months today. Wallace, 39, of Midanbury Broadway, Midanbury, South-ampton, had admitted dangerous driving and being twice the drink-drive
An unbeaten three-match run has improved Hamble Old Boys' prospects of avoiding relegation from the Hampshire/Surrey Regional League. But Winchester's ambitions of reclaiming their lost South Premier Division 2 status is fading. Hamble collected a valuable
SOUTHAMPTON citizens will be on their marks, getting set and going when they take part in a huge street party in the build-up to next summer's Commonwealth Games. The city will be put through its hospitality paces during the Queen's Jubilee Baton Relay
Brett Ormerod has been tipped for Premiership stardom with Saints as he prepares to complete a £1.75 million move from Blackpool. The 20-goal striker had a medical last night and was today finalising the deal to become Gordon Strachan's first cash signing
Gordon Strachan has a cunning plan to boost Saints' chances in tonight's FA Youth Cup tie at Coventry - he is staying away. It would have been the first time he had been back to Highfield Road since being sacked as Sky Blues boss in September. But Strachan
