Liz McCombe is set to re-impose herself among the pick of Hampshire's women golfers after spending the last five years picking the cream of UK golfers for the national squads. The Hockley veteran has now relinquished her jobs as chairman of English selectors
WAYNE BRIDGE should be fit for Monday's televised game against Ipswich at The Dell despite missing tonight's England Under-21 clash in Albania. The Saints defender pulled out of the squad last week with a groin injury but is responding well to treatment
Today's Principal Arrivings: Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Montlhery, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; Roro Sarawak, ro/ro, 0730, 30; Black Watch, cruise ship, 0830, 106; Geco Bluefin, research, 0915, 38. Sailings: Hyundai Baron, container,
Despite having just endured the wettest 12 months on record, an Environment Agency report concludes that "water is a scarce resource" in Southern England. The report goes on to say that unless urgent action is taken soon, the south could even find itself
CORPORATE finance experts from Fanshawe Lofts have secured the acquisition of the Southampton-based precision engineering company LJS Precision Products. The company, which has sites at Millbrook and Totton, has been sold by the retiring shareholders
A SPECIALIST in economic development and business competitiveness has been appointed by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) as co-ordinator of its recently formed Marine Industries Taskforce. Fraser Nash, formerly a manager with Dorset Training
A highly-targeted, environmentally-friendly method of pest control is the result of painstaking research and development by a group of Southampton-based scientists who have set up a company called Exosect within the Enterprise Hub recently opened by South
SOUTHAMPTON accountancy firm Burnett Swayne is warning firms that the burden of more red tape could create new difficulties for them to handle. John Chase, a partner at Burnett Swayne, says new changes in April include including stakeholder pensions,
UK employment minister, Tessa Jowell, has praised the efforts of a Southampton company to help to reduce the nation's dole queue. County Locksmiths Security (CLS) from Shirley is among thousands of employers and one of 416 in Southampton who have pledged
A HOLIDAY of a lifetime led to a successful business for a Hampshire couple, and frequent trans-Atlantic flights to sunny Florida. Like many parents Craig and Diane Hill decided to splash out on a special vacation and introduce their two girls Jade and
Shoosmiths solicitors will again be a delegate at a top-level event for human resources directors from some of the UK's largest companies when The HR Forum, a three-day event on Oriana, sails from Southampton in May. Partners David Bickford, from Shoosmiths
"Hoddle, give us a wave" - but not one goodbye. This is the plea from the Saints fans, players and club officials. With Glenn Hoddle being the talk of the town I felt it was the time to remember some of the highs and lows of this season - you never know
A SICK Hampshire youngster who claimed he wanted to die after undergoing 300 operations has now decided life is worth living. Danny Bond's change of heart comes after the Daily Echo highlighted his plight and he was bombarded with dozens of goodwill messages
SHE IS a cheerful cockney who has brought joy to hundreds of disabled children and adults by teaching them to swim. Now 83-year-old Jean Hawkins has become one of Eastleigh's Citizens of Honour. She moved to the town when she was a teenager and has devoted
EASTLEIGH borough has been hit by a wave of vandalism with cars and property being targeted. In the worst outbreak vandals are believed to have used a dart-like instrument to pierce the walls of tyres on 20 vehicles in the Itchen Avenue and Bracken Crescent
A SOUTHAMPTON waiter who raped a French woman in a park has been told he faces a long prison sentence. A jury at Winchester Crown Court was deadlocked over whether Abdel Talaoui, 33, carried out a second rape and an attempted rape on the 21-year-old at
THE death of a young dad who disappeared on a night-time fishing trip off Southampton is believed to have been a tragic accident. Police today said there appeared to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Wayne Lowe, whose body was pulled
A TOP New Forest huntsman has been sent to prison for eight weeks for punching another man in the eye. Paul Woodhouse, who is a professional huntsman with the New Forest Foxhounds, had denied hitting Damien Malcolm in a flare-up outside his kennels. But
The St Dismas 10K Road Race enjoyed one of it's best ever turnouts in its 17th year - boosted by the power of the Internet. Numbers were buoyed by a group of Dutch sailors who had scanned their computers for local running events and stumbled upon the
A COURIER company has told an Ampfield businessman that it will not deliver to him because his address has the word "farm" in it. Peter Todd, owner of Computechplus, bought the old farm to run his computer hardware business. But when he tried to get a
THE Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum will throw open its doors tomorrow, welcoming its first visitors in almost four weeks. The famous gardens closed on March 1, due to concerns over the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. The decision has cost
LILLIE Bakery and Tea Room is an institution in Stockbridge providing a welcome break and a warm atmosphere to locals and tourists alike - as well as hundreds of home-made jams, chutneys and sweets for souvenirs. But owner Robert Wilson said foot-and-mouth
THE Jewson Wessex League look set to succumb to the inevitable by extending the season into the first week of May. Although no definite decision will made until the next full management committee meeting in a fortnight's time, league chairman Norman Cook
HAMPSHIRE chairman Rod Bransgrove slammed the structure of English cricket as "outdated, out-moded and useless," as the club created history yesterday. Hampshire members voted to convert the club into cricket's first limited company, and other counties
A SPACESHIP will be landing in what promises to be a spectacular show at Chandler's Ford on Saturday. Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre's Crestwood Group is staging two performances of the musical Out of this World. Directed by Sally Dwyer, it has a cast
THREE Highland cows grazing in the grounds of Hedge End's Botleigh Grange Hotel and Conference Centre forced the postponement of a money-spinning team-building charity day. The hotel and local company Progressive Resources joined forces to plan a team-building
Compassion in World Farming is calling for an urgent rethink of the strategy to control the spread of foot and mouth. The Petersfield-based farming welfare organisation is also demanding an immediate end to the unnecessary slaughter of thousands of animals
Southampton's global reputation as the main centre of the UK's multi-million pound cruise industry now looks safe for decades ahead. Key factor in ensuring the port's future role in generating millions of pounds annually for the region is the decision
Despite the winter months creating some of the worst weather on record, Thruxton-based FAST Helicopters' fleet of executive charter helicopters have been busier than in previous winters. Corporate charter flying hours between November and January are
FUNDRAISING by Whitbread has netted £38,800 for the Rose Road Children's Appeal, with events such as football matches and fashion shows contributing to the funds. Whitbread's regional community affairs director Martin Sykes said the company had set itself
The economy is slowing down, but not falling off a cliff, Institute of Directors members have been told by their Head of Policy, Ruth Lea. More than 60 Hampshire and Dorset members were addressed by Ruth Lea at the Museum of Army Flying, at Middle Wallop
RETIRED teachers are being called back into the classroom to plug gaps in Southampton schools hit by teacher action. City education chief June Bridle, pictured, said the council had also appealed to teachers who recently changed career to come back and
EASTLEIGH borough has been hit by a wave of vandalism with cars and property being targeted. In the worst outbreak vandals are believed to have used a dart-like instrument to pierce the walls of tyres on 20 vehicles in the Itchen Avenue and Bracken Crescent
SHE IS a cheerful cockney who has brought joy to hundreds of disabled children and adults by teaching them to swim. Now 83-year-old Jean Hawkins has become one of Eastleigh's Citizens of Honour. She moved to the town when she was a teenager and has devoted
WAYNE BRIDGE should be fit for Monday's televised game against Ipswich at The Dell despite missing tonight's England Under-21 clash in Albania. The Saints defender pulled out of the squad last week with a groin injury but is responding well to treatment
ALTHOUGH the exclusion zone around the nearest confirmed foot-and-mouth case is across the county boundary, Test Valley traders have known for weeks that the district was under siege. Many have reported a drop in business of more than a third on last
