STOCKBRIDGE missed out on a game on Saturday, when a burst pipe in the tea-hut rendered the Rec unplayable - and they fared little better on Wednesday night, when their game against Horndean was abandoned due to floodlight failure! Frustratingly, just
CUSTOMER deliveries have not yet begun, but Nissan's 350Z Roadster has already won its first European accolade. It was awarded the "Cabriolet of the Year" gong at the Geneva Motor Show. The jury of international automotive journalists voted unanimously
A DOMINANT performance by Winchester helped them take a three-goal advantage to Privett Park for the second leg of the Hampshire Senior Cup semi-final. The reigning FA Vase and Wessex League double winners are now strong favourites to face either Aldershot
WESTON Park Boys School are through to the southern final of the English Schools Trophy after a gutsy 3-2 victory over Dorchester's Thomas Hardye yesterday. The Southampton Year 11 youngsters fell behind early on but levelled through Jamie Barron's header
A DOMINANT performance by Winchester helped them take a three-goal advantage to Privett Park for the second leg of the Hampshire Senior Cup semi-final. The reigning FA Vase and Wessex League double winners are now strong favourites to face either Aldershot
HAROLD (John Cho), an investment banker, shares an apartment and a love of weed with Kumar (Kal Penn), a slacker medical student. One night, they decide to go and get some burgers from a particular chain - but the nearest one is in New Jersey, so they
THE severe problems created by the diarrhoea and vomiting bug featured prominently in my discussion with the chief executive of the North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust when I made one of my regular visits to the hospital last Friday. Hopefully, the "deep
MOTORISTS faced rush-hour chaos after a huge water main burst, sending more than 350,000 litres of water gushing onto the road in just half-an-hour. The 16-inch main - situated under West Ham Roundabout at the entrance to Basingstoke Leisure Park - split
HUNDREDS of youngsters splashed the night away at Basingstoke Aquadrome on Saturday at the launch of a new series of SAFE dance events organised by the borough council and the police. SAFE (Safe And Friendly Environment) is a community safety initiative
Today's Principal Arrivals: CMA CGM Bellini, container, 0130, 207; Autofreighter, roro, 0200, 201; Nedlloyd Europa, container, 0415, 206; Lembitu, roro, 0530, 30; Tampa, roro, 1500, 34/35; Nordsee, cargo, 1900, 204w; Olympian Highway, roro, 1900, 202
ABOUT 900 staff at the Southampton branch of John Lewis are to share in an annual bonus equal to more than seven weeks' pay. The bumper bonus, which also applies to staff at the group's supermarket offshoot Waitrose, comes on the back of a 24 per cent
IT'S THE big one for championship-chasing Trojans, who head across the waters to title rivals Sandown & Shanklin with one thing on their minds - winning the league! Victory at The Fairway for the side three points clear at the helm of Hampshire One
Test Valley Borough Council is backing a new scheme to encourage eating and drinking outlets to become completely smoke-free before government legislation forces them to in 2008. Work has started to find pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes who want to
A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to build a state-of-the-art nursing home at Valley Park has finally been give the green light. And people are already booking places at Brendoncare's development at the corner of Shannon Way and Knightwood Road - before builders
WINCHESTER civic chiefs have given plans for a flagship £7 million super-library the stamp of approval. The lending library in Jewry Street is to be refurbished and turned into a discovery and cultural centre with an art gallery, lecture hall, museum
SIX community groups in Winchester are to benefit from small grants as part of a series of handouts by civic chiefs. The grants come from Winchester City Council's Community Chest Grants Scheme and bring the number of groups supported by the scheme to
NEW research from www.confused.com, the UK independent car insurance search site, has revealed that young and old drivers alike are most likely to be heavily penalised by insurers for speeding convictions. While a 30-year-old with three speeding convictions
NEW research from www.confused.com, the UK independent car insurance search site, has revealed that young and old drivers alike are most likely to be heavily penalised by insurers for speeding convictions. While a 30-year-old with three speeding convictions
THE latest innovative ideas from smart are transparent, as two new style concept cars are shown for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. Called "cool & cosy" and "hot & tropic", the cars were designed to show how plastic body panels in their
THE young Einsteins of Marchwood Junior school agree with Ofsted inspectors that science is one of their school's top strengths. Pupils celebrated a successful Oftsed inspection by gathering in the school's dedicated science hut which has played a vital
STUDENTS at a Waterside college went global for the day as part of their contribution to Fairtrade fortnight. Year 9 pupils, aged 13 and 14, at Applemore College in Dibden looked at how they can help improve the lives of the producers in developing countries
FISH4JOBS is officially the UK's most visited online recruitment site, with more than 1.3 million users every month, according to a new survey. That's nearly 300,000 users more than its closest rival. Simon Devitt, managing director of fish4jobs, identified
As 23,000 pampered canines prepare for Crufts, we meet the Hampshire woman who is Best in Show judge... FOR just four days the eyes and ears of millions around the world will be focused on the UK. The canine kingdom will come to a virtual standstill as
What's on stage in the south next week. JIM Davidson presents a comedy show strictly for adults at Portsmouth Guildhall tomorrow evening. An Evening With Jim Davidson has sold out across the country since the tour began back in December. The Portsmouth
AMATEUR dramatic groups in Hampshire are gearing up to compete against each other in The Totton Festival of Drama - taking place for the first time in its long-awaited new home - the Hanger Farm Arts Centre in Totton. Stage One of the All England Theatre
THE wife of a leading councillor says she knew nothing of his plans to build another house in the garden of their Hampshire home. Ann Estlin only found out about the scheme when the Daily Echo told her - even though the application had been lodged by
THE father of a man who was shot dead in the United States will make an emotional trip next month to the place where his son is buried. Colin Paddon, 66, who lives in Southampton will fly to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to pay his respects at the grave of
OLYMPIC hero Dame Kelly Holmes, will be naming the latest Southampton-based cruise ship Arcadia at a gala event in the city next month. Bosses at P&O Cruises have confirmed the double Olympic gold medal-winner will be in the city to name and officially
ROMSEY School has become a specialist maths and computing school, after government bosses gave the go-ahead for the new status. It means more computers for classrooms - and by 2007, 70 per cent of teachers will be using state-of-the-art interactive white
SAINTS star Olivier Bernard joined forces with Daffy the Daffodil and Yellow Pages staff to promote the Marie Curie Cancer Care's annual Great Daffodil Appeal. The charity is hoping to raise about £45,000 in Hampshire through the appeal, which involves
TO celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday the Chantry Shopping Centre invited school children to get their pens, pencils, crayons and paints out and become portrait artists. Mother's Day Portrait Competition entry forms and a teacher's project pack containing
TIDWORTH councillors have voted for the community to become an official town as of 1 May this year. Former parish council chairman Humphrey Jones said the move would help distance them from the 'Vicar of Dibley' image of parish councils and assist in
GARRISON Commander of Tidworth Colonel Carron Snagge is determined to improve the derelict Zouch Parade shopping area which has been declared a danger to children. Only one shop is now in full commercial use and the buildings have continued to deteriorate
BRITAIN'S best-loved tenor, Russell Watson, performs a special one off concert at the Guildhall in Portsmouth on March 26. Affectionately known as The Voice, Russell is one of the world's biggest selling classical music artists with three multi-platinum
A DOMINANT performance by Winchester helped them take a three-goal advantage to Privett Park for the second leg of the Hampshire Senior Cup semi-final. The reigning FA Vase and Wessex League double winners are now strong favourites to face either Aldershot
FLARES, ABOVE BAR STREET, SOUTHAMPTON FLARES is unique compared to any other nightclub in Southampton. Why? It's the only nightclub dedicated to the 1970s. The music and the lay-out are dedicated to the decade and it seems that the bar staff even live
TENACIOUS Hampshire rockers Rolling Dog, pictured, bring their feral riffs to The Joiners on Thursday night for a night of bruising indie muse. The Portsmouth band are busy recording material for a new album having played a triumphant sell-out gig at
What's on in the south next week. Noel Davies noel.davies@soton-echo.co.uk AN evening of freewheeling and exuberant music is on offer at The Anvil in Basingstoke tomorrow night. Africa 05 Live features three African divas who have joined forces with South
LANDLORD Mick Mills is counting the cost of a 'generous' customer who stayed at the weekend. The man booked into the Amport Inn on Friday evening and explained how he was related to a family who used to own the inn. "Over the weekend he built up a rapport
A PETROL bomb attack on a parish councillor's home in Little London near Andover on Sunday night has been linked by police with a killing in West Brompton in south west London. A man in his 60s was arrested in Hampshire following the fire but both Hampshire
AT LEAST another 1,500 dental patients will be taken on by a Fareham practice after it won approval from planning chiefs for an extension to new premises. Private dentist Titchfield Dental Health hopes to ease the area's dental crisis by nearly doubling
WORRIED residents in Portchester have been assured their homes will not have to make way for a planned multi-million-pound project to turn the M27 into an eight-lane superhighway. Highways bosses say no extra land will be needed to widen the motorway
ROLE play was firmly fixed on the timetable at a Chandler's Ford school. Pupils at St Swithun Wells Primary School celebrated Book Week by dressing up as their favourite book characters and taking to the catwalk. It involved the school's 150 pupils, aged
OLYMPIC hero Dame Kelly Holmes, will be naming the latest Southampton-based cruise ship Arcadia at a gala event in the city next month. Bosses at P&O Cruises have confirmed the double Olympic gold medal-winner will be in the city to name and officially
HARRY REDKNAPP has revealed his dream - Premiership survival and an FA Cup final appearance! The Saints boss has never taken a team beyond the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in his distinguished managerial career, but has a chance to do so tomorrow night
JO Tessem's Saints career has ended. The Norwegian midfielder/striker has returned to his homeland on loan at Lyn Oslo for the rest of the season. He is expected to sign a three-year contract when his St Mary's contract expires at the end of this season
PAUL SMITH has been praised by England's acting goalkeeping coach - and is being tipped for future international stardom by those who know him best. The 25-year-old goalkeeper has been outstanding for Saints in recent weeks, giving Harry Redknapp a welcome
HAVE you bought a Volkswagen Golf only to discover that your expanding waistline means it no longer fits? Help is at hand in the more voluptuous shape of the Golf Plus - a sort of elasticated waistband version of the Golf. When you've overindulged at
RIDING motorbikes is in the blood of teenager Daniel Rosamond as he follows in his father Philip's footsteps after first sitting on a bike at the age of two. Always around bikes as a young boy, he was soon riding on the moto-cross scene, but this year
BRILLIANT yet unconventional LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) feels responsible for the deaths of a young mother and her child during a tense hostage situation. He resigns his high profile position and takes a job instead as the chief of police
Films showing in the Hampshire region until 30th December. THE AVIATOR (12A) Martin Scorsese's lengthy biopic of reclusive industrialist Howard Hughes, paints a vivid and sumptuous portrait of the Hollywood golden age. Leonardo DiCaprio is incredibly
RATHER than just having a spin around the block, serious buyers will be given the chance to keep a Vauxhall demonstrator for three days to see how it could fit into their lives. "We know how good our cars are. Journalists have confirmed what we know and
FOLLOWING its phenomenal success in the West End, the 75th anniversary production of R C Sherriff's Journey's End comes to Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from next Monday until Saturday, March 19. Directed by David Grindley - whose credits include
IT HAS just been confirmed that comedian Russell Brand will be in The Forge at The Anvil on Friday, March 18, at 8pm. Brand made his theatrical debut, aged 15, as Fat Sam in Bugsy Malone. He then attended the Italia Conti Stage School and began performing
CAPTURING the authentic essence of true Indian cuisine is a task many curry houses struggle to fulfil, but at Kuti's diners will not be left disappointed. The popular restaurant in the heart of Southampton's upmarket eating and drinking area is hard to
A team of pupils from Norman Court Preparatory School, West Tytherley, were thrilled to meet former England Rugby Union coach Sir Clive Woodward OBE after finishing U11 runners-up at the country's leading schools' rugby tournament. More than 3,000 spectators
Romsey Town recorded their first win in four home games to beat Amesbury at the Bypass Ground. The game with their mid-table opponents was evenly poised until a curling Simon Woodley free-kick on 60 minutes swung the game in Romsey's favour. Romsey boss
EASTLEIGH are wheeling out the big screen so their fans don't miss out on the big match down the road at St Mary's tomorrow. The Ryman Premier Division promotion-pushers need all the support they can get for a crucial home clash against Leyton, who are
FORMER England and Essex cricket captains Graham Gooch and Nasser Hussain were special guests at the Relate Solent Grand Ball held at Rookesbury Park School in Wickham. The event raised funds for charity Relate, the UK's largest provider of relationship
JAMES L Brooks has a way of making you warm to objectionable people - he gave us Homer Simpson and Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets). But not even he can save Deborah Clasky (Tea Leoni), the neurotic, selfish, narrow-minded, self-obsessed
TOUGHER action by the Irish Government has been one of the reasons why Basingstoke has suffered from more unauthorised encampments by travellers, a borough and county councillor has claimed. Cllr Phil Heath told a Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
SOUTHAMPTON Airport's largest carrier, Flybe, has been voted the most popular UK domestic and France-bound airline in a Holiday Which? survey. Asked which airlines readers would recommend to their friends, Flybe was voted top in both domestic and France-bound
EASTLEIGH are wheeling out the big screen so their fans don't miss out on the big match down the road at St Mary's tomorrow. The Ryman Premier Division promotion-pushers need all the support they can get for a crucial home clash against Leyton, who are
HOPES of survival for Southampton are running low as just three games remain in London Four South-West and they make the tricky journey to KCS Old Boys without their skipper Marcus Coffin. Coffin is the only change to that defeated by Alton in the Hampshire
A retired police traffic officer, Nick Tolliday has joined the Baddesley Council campaign to get police to enforce speed limits vigorously particularly in Rownhams Road, Rownhams Lane and Botley Road. In a letter to his former employers Mr Tolliday, who
The Romsey School is celebrating this week as the government announced that it has been awarded specialist school status in maths and computing. The new status means it will develop new maths and ICT courses, and help other schools in the area to develop
MORE than 20 developers or property owners in the Test Valley could have planning permission taken away from their projects as the Borough Council battles to meet Government targets. Members of the Borough's Southern area planning committee heard last
HAMPSHIRE'S transport chiefs are throwing people living in Test Valley's rural villages a lifeline - a new tailor-made bus service. The Romsey area Cango demand-response minibus service will take to the road this summer. Transport officials have pencilled
BUYERS made the Astra Britain's best selling car in February - despite the launch of some very high-profile rivals, including the Ford Focus. Official figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 4,703 Astras found new
FREEBORN managing director Andy Jones (left) and company founder Mike Freeborn celebrate the silver jubilee. UP to 10,000 motorists in the Hampshire area are in with a chance of buying their next new car at cost price. It's all part of the 25th anniversary
THE Goodwood Festival of Speed is to be held on June 24, 25 and 26 this year and the Earl of March has commissioned Peter Hearsey, the automotive artist, to create a spectacular image to use for the poster that features the festival for 2005. This year
The UNIQUE play Skinny Dipping is directed by Robin Belfield, who won a coveted Channel 4 directing bursary 18 months ago. He spoke to What's On's Hayley Dunlop about how he is making a splash in Southampton... I DON'T think there are many plays that
THERE are not many plays that can boast about winning more awards than any other play in history, or a hugely successful 18-month Broadway run. However, from April 12 The Mayflower in Southampton stages a production that can lay claim to both of these
A HAMPSHIRE businessman, who was found dead in his Rolls-Royce, had a row with his wife the night before. The information was revealed yesterday as an inquest was opened into the death of 53-year-old Norman Carlton who, it is understood, ran the Call
A DEVELOPER has finally been granted permission to build homes on a former school site after reducing the size of the plan. It was the fourth time that developer David Price had brought the application for the St Christopher's School site in Tamarisk
STAFF at a Southampton pub will lose their hair and gain pounds for Comic Relief today. Kitchen staff at The Bellemoor pub are having have their heads shaved and assistant manager Dave Tedridge will be opting for the smooth look when he gets a full body
ARCHIMEDES, the father of mathematics, had his "eureka" moment while relaxing in the bath. Sir Isaac Newton, who discovered gravity, had a similar flash of inspiration when an apple fell off a tree and landed on his head in an orchard. Now some of the
A QUICK-THINKING 82-year-old woman managed to stop a would-be distraction burglar getting into her home by following Daily Echo-backed advice. After reading the tips to stay safe in our On Your Guard campaign, the elderly woman refused to let a bogus
A PROJECT for homeless and vulnerable young people which caused mayhem in Tidworth when it opened has now won praise, plaudits and a £250 grant from the parish council. Eden House, housed in the former rectory and run by the Salisbury based Alabare Christian
VETERANS who sailed on the dangerous wartime supply convoys to Russia have reacted with anger at the plan to give them a badge rather than a proper medal to mark their wartime efforts. The idea of a badge was unveiled by Prime Minister Tony Blair at a
BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Councillor Alison Wall is spearheading a campaign to stop Royal Mail from closing Whitchurch delivery office. Since Royal Mail announced a proposal to move the town's delivery office to the Basingstoke branch Cllr Wall has
FLAMBOYANT pop duo Erasure perform a sell out gig at the Portsmouth Guildhall on Sunday night. Keyboard wizard Vince Clarke was one of the founding members of the groundbreaking group Depeche Mode and went on to form Yazoo with Alison Moyet. When Moyet
BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council has launched a new website to help Whitchurch parents who are thinking of going back to work. A new One Stop Shop website gives people wanting to learn something new, get a new job or change career, all the information
A NOTICE outside Andover's Guildhall advertising for more neighbourhood wardens reads 'Missing - community spirit'. But some of it was to be found inside the Guildhall on Saturday afternoon - even if it was for a different cause. Andover artists gave
VOLUNTEERS can make a difference at a working party on 19 March and help create jobs for adults with learning disabilities. Giving up a couple of hours on a Saturday morning will play a crucial part in helping to get the Boaz Project off the ground. The
TWO Bridge Motorcycles employees have been laid off following the closure of the company's showroom in Andover's Station Approach, but rumours that the business was closing have been dismissed. Bosses are in dispute over the lease with the landlord and
THIS year's Southampton Music and Drama Festival closes tonight with a grand finale at its new spiritual home, Thornden Hall, Chandler's Ford. The two-week long festival opened last Monday with the choir competition section and since then over 2000 people
RATHER than just having a spin around the block, serious buyers will be given the chance to keep a Vauxhall demonstrator for three days to see how it could fit into their lives. "We know how good our cars are. Journalists have confirmed what we know and
HAMPSHIRE County Council could pull the plug on a plan to drill for oil close to homes - because it owns the land, the Daily Echo can reveal. County leader Ken Thornber has the power to kill the scheme before it even starts going through the normal planning
FREIGHTLINER port staff and drivers at Southampton docks have voted by four to one to strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. The RMT union said it balloted workers, including those at Felixstowe, because the company tried to "divide, intimidate
PAUL SMITH has praised the influence of Antti Niemi on his goalkeeping career - but admits he would look forward to the chance of facing FA Cup holders Manchester United. The 25-year-old has won widespread plaudits having deputised for Niemi in recent
IN Hitch, a romantic comedy set in the fast-paced modern world of hi-tech dating services, every man has the potential to sweep the lady of his dreams off her feet. "He just needs the right broom." So says cool, self-assured date doctor Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens
A TERRACED cottage in the country town of Alresford is for sale. With a price guide of £355,000, the property stands at the end of a private drive in West Street. It is in a terrace of three homes, which were converted from a former malthouse about 16
THE much-loved classic Arsenic and Old Lace comes to the New Victoria Theatre, Woking, from Monday, March 21, until Saturday, March 26. In a quaint Victorian house, two genteel and kindly sisters of a certain age have been perfecting their elderberry
CAPTURING the authentic essence of true Indian cuisine is a task many curry houses struggle to fulfil, but at Kuti's diners will not be left disappointed. The popular restaurant in the heart of Southampton's upmarket eating and drinking area is hard to
