Hursley Park cricket is mourning the death of Keith Tug' Wilson, who played for the club for three decades from the late 1960s and into the 1980s and whose funeral service is at Romsey Abbey today, 2pm. A typically fearless right-hand bat and medium-pace
ATHERLEY and Banister Park go into the new year head to head at the top of the Trisham Trophy Hampshire League Division 2. Only half a point separates them and who will be champions could become clearer when they meet on Saturday, January 13. Certainly
ERIC Brierley was the last-gasp hero when Palmerston snatched a tie against East Dorset in the Bramley Bowl Hampshire League Division 1. The two shots he gained with the final wood of the match squared matters at 4-4 (86-86) though his effort was not
AS a farmer's wife Norma Morris is used to the great outdoors. And it doesn't get more outdoor than the Great Wall of China. In May, 56-year-old Norma, of Brambridge near Eastleigh, will be setting off on an adventure of a lifetime. The five-day trek
AIR cadets in Eastleigh are celebrating after a hat trick of Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Cadet Matthew Etheridge and cadet corporals Paul Atkinson and Emma Russell from the 1216 - Eastleigh - Squadron Air Training Corps are the first members to successfully
ORGANISATIONS and charities in Lymington got a boost with a £2,645 donation from the local Waitrose supermarket. Waitrose has supported several organisations that benefit youth. Lymington Sea Scouts can now refurbish five patrol cook boxes with a £500
POLICE have hailed a "ring of steel" they set up around Newport on the Isle of Wight, as part of a major crime crackdown, a big success. Operation Girdle saw 144 vehicles randomly stopped at checkpoints set up at major routes in and out of the town during
YOUNG people in Hampshire can bolster their earning power by more than £1,000 a year straight after college or school with the right work experience. That's the finding of the county's Learning and Skills Council which took part in a national survey
A DAZZLING firework display will light up Southampton's night sky signalling the departure of the legendary Cunard liner, Queen Elizabeth 2 on her Silver Jubilee round-the-world voyage next week. Every year for the past quarter of a century QE2, pictured
PRISON officers at Winchester prison are to be issued with special safety' knives in an attempt to reduce the number of inmates committing suicide. The knives will be carried by all officers on cell patrol and will be used to cut down any prisoners trying
A MOTHER-and-son team hopes to become a winning combination after transforming a Hampshire pub. Since taking over The Prince Consort in Netley Abbey just under two months ago, Bernie Morrison and her son Alistair have spent £300,000 on its refurbishment
A BAG snatching thief attacked a woman as she pushed her trolley around a supermarket. The woman, 63, was stunned when the man grabbed her handbag, from her trolley. There was a tussle and the thief would not let go. He put his hand to her face, and
THE Jaguar XK has been crowned Car of the Year and GT of the Year at the 2006 Top Gear Awards. This is the first time Jaguar has received this prestigious accolade from the UK's biggest-selling motoring publication. The awards in London were presented
THE image of six soldiers raising the flag at The Battle Of Iwo Jima, fortuitously captured by photographer Joe Rosenthal, turned around the Pacific War for America, re-igniting national pride at a time when public opinion was turning against the conflict
THE Junction in Southampton's city centre is usually busy with traffic as it forms the meeting place for main thoroughfares Commercial Road and Above Bar. However more than 80 years ago it was different as the photograph right, taken in the 1920s and
THE producers of Channel 4's programme 100 per cent English also need to "move on'', as Richard Grant puts it (Echo online, December 18). I was asked to participate in the programme, along with a number of other members of the Campaign for an English
FINALLY the penny drops. Southampton City Council Cabinet member for the communities and regeneration, Councillor Liz Mizon, says "It is extremely difficult to get money spent that quickly", and goes on "We now have to spend the money as quickly possible
RICHARD Grant (Letters, December 18) is absolutely right the English race is indeed inter-laced with the blood of other nations, the same can be said of most countries throughout the world. What is wrong, and I think this is where he misses the point
I URGE anyone who has been subjected to illegal bank charges in the last six years to act now to reclaim every penny that their bank has applied to their accounts. The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Act 1999, re-affirmed by The Office of Fair Trading
SAT NAV technology designed to make life easier for drivers is making life harder for rural people. People living in towns and villages near Winchester are complaining that satellite navigation systems are misdirecting drivers onto unsuitable roads.
IN response to Echo Comment of December 18, I would observe that gobbledegook may be just annoying or it can be downright sinister. The use of complicated or of obsolete forms of English by professionals in the law and the church may have as its function
A MAJOR transport firm whose clients have included two US presidents has been taken over in a £1.8m management buy-out. Liphook based AMK, which specialises in wheel-chair friendly mini-coaches, was established 33 years ago as a single vehicle business
WESTQUAY in Southampton recorded its busiest day of the year yesterday as about 90,000 bargain hunters made their way through its doors. Anchor stores John Lewis and Marks & Spencer were among the retailers starting their festive sales at the shopping
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Hoegh Oceania, ro/ro, 0530, 40; Arroyofrio Uno, ro/ro, 0630, 201; OOCL Shenzhen, container, 0700, 206; City of Lutece, ro/ro, 0830, 202; Margareta B, container, am, 203; Sea Humber, cargo, 1330, 36S Today's principal
DEMOS from young local bands in the region have been pouring in, and The Tower has now announced the line-up for the heats for Winchester Battle of the Bands IV. Bands readying to battle it through to the final include Chemical Sunset, Sweet Chaos, The
SOUTHAMPTON could be chosen to lead the way in the government's fight against teenage yobs, the Daily Echo can reveal. The city could become one of the country's flagship areas after it was singled out for its positive work in the fight against anti-social
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a road crash on the Hampshire/Dorset border that left a woman seriously ill in hospital. A 43-year-old from St Leonards is in a "critical" condition in Poole Hospital after her BMW Z3 was in collision with a Jeep
The Club's 2007 Frostbite Series on Southampton Water is sponsored by MDL Marinas and looks set to be the only major race series in Solent waters at this time of year. The series is to be held on alternate Sunday mornings from January 7 and provides
ANGRY residents at a block of flats are demanding action to fix lifts that repeatedly break down. Residents of Castle House in Southampton city centre acted after 53 malfunctions in 63 days leaving people trapped in lifts and the elderly stuck indoors
SAINTS could face a novice goalkeeper when they travel to struggling Torquay United in the third round of the FA Cup tomorrow week. For the Gulls goalkeeper Nathan Abbey, an ever present in the league this season, today quits the club after failing
Charlton's new manager Alan Pardew is ready to strengthen his squad by convincing former Hearts star Steven Pressley to help them stay in the Barclays Premiership. Pardew will hold talks with the Scottish international, who Saints manager George Burley
England slumped to a humiliating innings defeat inside three days in the fourth Ashes Test today as Hampshire skipper Shane Warne narrowly missed out on another milestone in his final Melbourne Test. Having become the first cricketer in history to
West Indies legend Brian Lara has led the tributes to Shane Warne after the Hampshire captain took his 700th Test wicket. Warne rates Lara and Sachin Tendulkar as the best batsmen he has bowled to during his 15-year Test career - and the feeling is
St Mary's can expect to welcome more record-breaking attendances if the Saints feel-good factor continues. Saints attracted 30,584 fans to St Mary's for the 1-1 Boxing Day draw against Crystal Palace, their biggest crowd since suffering relegation
POLICE in Fareham are hunting a man who attacked an elderly man with a flying kick to the chest. The 79-year-old victim was returning to his car when he saw the attacker jumping on the roof and bonnet of the vehicle. When he asked him to stop, the thug
Pompey boss Harry Redknapp is not interested in signing Gareth Bale. Left back Bale made his Saints debut under George Burley four months after Redknapp sensationally returned to Fratton Park from St Mary's last December, and has now been linked with
THE Zone 14A final of the English Women's Indoor BA singles championship could be an all-Atherley affair. Ann Littlewood, of the Hill Lane club, is already through following a 21-15 semi-final triumph against clubmate Wendy Line and she could meet
