JUSTIN ROSE rekindled memories of Royal Birkdale 1998 as he eased himself into contention for the 130th British Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes. A two under par 69 on day one left the 20-year-old from Hook in Hampshire high on the leaderboard
A LAST-ditch bid to lure supermarket giant Waitrose from Chandler's Ford into Eastleigh town centre was last night sunk by Eastleigh council's executive cabinet. Tory leader Councillor Godfrey Olson wanted to draw Waitrose's attention to its strategy
THE leader of Basingstoke's Age Concern group says it is facing a brighter future after bouncing back from a disastrous year. At its annual general meeting at the Civic Offices, members discussed the findings of the 2000/2001 report which shows a dramatic
Today's Principal Arrivings: Loyal Partner, general, 0500, 109; Autotransporter, vehicle carrier, 0630, 105; maersk Teal, ro/ro, 0630, 40; Oriana, cruise ship, 0630, 106; APL Coral, container, 0700, 106; Talabot, ro/ro, 0730, 43; Hockenheim, vehicle carrier
TWO former cricketing brothers have both been chosen for international tours - with British baseball teams. Michael Trask will be leaving later this month to go to Japan with the Great Britain juvenile team. Elder brother Ryan will go to the USA next
THE FUTURE careers of Basingstoke Town's young players are set to receive the best possible guidance after the club announced this week that Steve Richardson would be taking charge of the youth set-up at the Camrose. Richardson (pictured), who is currently
TIM HYDE of Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow was the winner of Tadley Runners' annual summer 10k road race on Sunday. He clocked 33min 8sec for a clear win over Lee Christmas of Stroud AC (35:0). Third was Martin Price of RNAC in 35:9. Second home was
AN ARDENT search to find the south's top secretary reaches its climax today as nine finalists wait to discover which of them carries off the coveted Secretary of the Year Award. BBC South television presenter Sally Taylor is due to reveal the winner of
"Methought I was enamoured of an ass." Titania's sentiment is one many people will sympathise with from their own drunken midsummer nights out. But the poor woman really was in love with a donkey - or at least a man who had been turned into one. If you
A HAMPSHIRE heroin addict continued to commit a catalogue of motoring offences after causing the horrific crash that killed her ten-year-old daughter, it emerged today. And yesterday it was revealed that a legal blunder means Jane Boyd, pictured above
A SHOW dedicated to Britain's halcyon days as a world leader in the manufacture of cars, trucks and steam engines has rolled into Netley Marsh - and more than 30,000 visitors are close behind. The seven hundred exhibitors began trickling into Meadow Mead
PROPOSALS to hold a conference in Southampton, to decide how the city can claim the title of cruise capital of Europe, failed to win backing with councillors on Wednesday. Labour and Tory councillors voted against the Liberal Democrat move - saying it
IT WAS the moment hundreds of schools across the south have been waiting for - and the presentation of the Daily Echo minibus didn't disappoint. Thousands of you took part, gathering together more than 500,000 tokens for your local schools in a bid to
HAMPSHIRE fire chiefs have vowed to keep closer tabs on spending after the county's fire authority's bank balance was hit hard last year. More cash than expected had to be spent on building repairs and recruiting more staff in a 12-month period from April
Blackbird now at midnight in confusion, Sings to the well-lit street's misleading glow. Stars that once at night burned in profusion, Now his from is by city's hectic show. Deep in the night the roaring lorries hurry, Torn apart the ancient peace we knew
Get live on-screen coverage from the Swindon v Saints game. In association with our sister sites, www.thisisstfc.co.uk and www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk you can view the latest action from the match on your computer this weekend. The page will be constantly
All the films on general release in Hampshire this week - reviewed and rated... ANIMAL ATTRACTION (12)**Based on Novel Animal Husbandry - Odeon Cinema, Southampton. BLOW (18)***Based on a True Story Starring Johnny Depp & Penelope Cruz Odeon Cinema
AFTER announcing all but three members of her all-female Nautor Challenge crew on Amer Sports Too, Hamble skipper Lisa McDonald is now charged with the task of bringing them up to speed before the Volvo Ocean Race starts in September. It will be a tough
UZMAN AFZAAL wasn't the only one to lose his way on a crazy day's cricket at the Rose Bowl. There were more navigational problems than Little Red Riding Hood in deep dark wood as Hampshire eventually emerged from a day on which 15 wickets fell, 223 ahead
MURDER victim Valerie Tallett should have been back at her family's Basingstoke home the day she died. Her heartbroken parents have told how she planned to spend last weekend with them. But hours before Ron and Sylvia Tallett were due to see their daughter
A MUM is launching a marathon fundraising effort for a new ward at Basingstoke hospital in memory of her daughter who fell victim to cancer. Jane Hall, from Little London, aims to raise £75,000 half of the cost of a 10-bed chemotherapy unit which will
A LEADING councillor has vowed the Basingstoke Labour Party will bounce back after fire tore through its South Ham club. The suspected arson attack saw 30 years of history go up in smoke and completely gutted the ground floor of the extended popular social
MP ANDREW Hunter joined Kempshott residents as they protested against plans to erect a 15-metre mobile phone mast in the heart of their community. More than 30 residents, supported by local councillors, gathered by the junction of Buckingham Parade and
AFTER announcing all but three members of her all-female Nautor Challenge crew on Amer Sports Too, Hamble skipper Lisa McDonald is now charged with the task of bringing them up to speed before the Volvo Ocean Race starts in September. It will be a tough
PARISH councillors are to mount a DIY effort in a desperate bid to crack down on juvenile troublemakers in Fair Oak... by buying a CCTV system off-the-shelf. Councillors are turning to B&Q for a £100 camera, because they are fed up with waiting for
LONG before anyone had even heard of dysfunctional families, Viv Nicholson's warring tribe was a classic example. The Castleford pools winner, whose turbulent life story is currently entertaining audiences at The Mayflower, had a far from harmonious relationship
IT'S the biggest talent show on television and one Hampshire girl has had stars in her eyes since walking through those famous doors. For Leanne Fielder, a pupil at Mountbatten School in Romsey, her appearance as singer LeAnn Rimes on ITV's hit show Stars
A SELF-CONFESSED alcoholic who committed a string of offences begged magistrates to lock him up after admitting biting a shop manager who threw him out of his supermarket. Antony Cripps, 21, got his way when he was jailed for six months. Cripps pleaded
SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL closes its doors for refurbishment this month, but has already secured some top names to make next season's calendar go with a bang. The Black Crowes were due to play the final gig of this term last night but cancelled at the last
SOUTHAMPTON gets swinging this weekend with the annual Festival of Live Music. The festival, which is organised by the Southampton branch of the Musicians' Union in conjunction with Southampton City Council, features performances in a wide variety of
IWAN Thomas faces his moment of truth at 9.04 at Crystal Palace on Sunday evening. The British Grand Prix is his last chance to pin down a 400 metres individual berth at next month's IAAF World Championships in Canada. Although the Southampton one-lapper
A SELF-CONFESSED alcoholic who committed a string of offences begged magistrates to lock him up after admitting biting a shop manager who threw him out of his supermarket. Antony Cripps, 21, got his way when he was jailed for six months. Cripps pleaded
A MYSTERY policewoman from Hampshire has scooped more than £57,000 at bingo. The lucky 30-year-old, who wants to remain anonymous, is sharing the money with her mother and grandfather. She is single and lives in Boyatt Wood, and was playing with her mother
IT WILL play to packed houses, but on the evidence of this film, the Jurassic Park franchise has clearly run out of steam. Bereft of story, even the computer animation that dazzled us in the first film now looks over-familiar and the whole thing has an
TELEVISION producer Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) seems to have it all - great job, loyal friends and an incendiary romance with dashing executive producer Ray Brown (Greg Kinnear). Jane's world is turned upside-down when Ray dumps her. In spite, she begins
DIRECTOR Mel Smith owes a huge debt of gratitude to his casting director Kate Rhodes James. Were it not for the electric pairing of Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack, this comedy thriller would be a dull affair indeed. Casualty nurse Shannon (Driver) and
