Hampshire director of cricket Tim Tremlett is adamant that Alex Morris still has a part to play next season. Ed Giddins' arrival and Shane Warne's return has strengthened Hampshire's bowling resources considerably and a fully fit Morris in 2003 would
CUP games took centre stage last week in the NHL with Vernham Dean providing the highlight with their 3-1 away win against JWL basement boys Whitchurch United last Thursday night at Longmeadow in the opening round of the North Hants Senior Cup. In the
TO WIN football's major trophies these days you need more than 16 world class players, you need a whole squad bristling with talent. Liverpool proved last night that they have exactly that, but Saints still remain a fair way away. That's not to try and
A THUMPING 31-6 victory by Janet Mudd's rink carried Palmerston through to the second round of the Vivienne Trophy - and left arch rivals Havant shell-shocked. Havant won the three other rinks thanks to Dorothy Hallet (26-11 against Jean Evans), Joan
ATHERLEY - maximum winners against Palmerston on day one - continued their flying start to the Hampshire League Division 1 season by crushing reigning champions East Dorset 7-1 (84-64). The rink of Colin Stark, Peter D Ward, Tony Nixon and Dave Archibald
Fifteen-year-old Mountbatten schoolboy Carl Bevan from Romsey has outwitted one of the country's largest carp that resides in a local club water with a magnificent 47lb 14oz mirror. Due to club rules, the name of the water can't be named. But everyone
Hansfords are starting to look as though they have the measure of the opposition in the Avon Valleys Winter League. The Hansfords match group turned in another solid performance, which saw them finish second on the day to Sarfix Farnborough on the Kennet
South coast law firm Lester Aldridge has announced the appointment of a new head of marketing. Helen Prosser joins from a national firm of solicitors and will work as part of the management team in developing the firm in what is an increasingly competitive
ONE thousand new jobs will be created on the south coast if Southampton shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft (VT) wins a major slice of a multi-billion pound aircraft carrier contract. There could also be a big extra bonus for Southampton, despite VT moving
THIEVES have marred the launch of Winchester's week of remembrance by stealing three poppy collection boxes. The city launched its period of remembrance on Tuesday with a simple ceremony outside the cathedral. Derek Green, chairman of the Royal British
POLICE have had sightings of the escaped killer of Southampton teenager Shaun Fitzpatrick, back in his old haunts in the city. Patrick D'arcy, 20, pictured, has been spotted in several locations in Southampton and in the New Forest since absconding from
THOUSANDS of Muslims in Hampshire marked the start of Ramadan last night with special prayers. The ninth month in the Islamic calendar was celebrated at mosques across the region during the evening. Hundreds of people in Southampton descended on the Razivia
AN Andover shelter designed to provide an informal meeting place for youngsters has been so badly vanalised it's been demolished - and removed. The shelter, erected at Smannell Road by the council with financial help from the police, had been popular
ONE of the south's leading theatres has pledged its support to ensure more people are aware of their personal safety. Southampton's Mayflower Theatre is displaying the Daily Echo's Be Safe, Be Sensible awareness posters in its box office. The 2,298-seat
WHITCHURCH puppy walker Brenda Holmes is hanging up her lead as she says farewell to her fourth dog. Brenda, of Broadway, has been voluntarily walking puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind for five years but has decided Eric will be her last as it's becoming
BUSINESSES are being urged to play their part in making Andover's Christmas lights switch-on an event to match last year's spectacular success. And their generous community spirit will be highlighted in the Andover Advertiser every week until the end
CRICKLADE College's first open evening for prospective students has been a great success. The evening gave visitors the chance to look around the college and see the range of courses and subjects on offer. Principal Dr Tom Johnson said: "The evening was
DEPUTY Mayor of Test Valley Pat West says she felt privileged as well as humbled and grateful to have seen soldiers from 22 Engineers actively engaged in rebuilding work in Kosovo. Mrs West was in the war-ravaged province at the request of the Perham
BRITAIN'S Army needs to recruit 15,000 soldiers every year so its soldiers have taken to the streets of Andover in a bid to get more youngsters to sign up for a life in uniform. As part of Operation Southern Soldier, soldiers from the Army Air Corps have
THE first in a series of public exhibitions gets under way this week setting out where future development could take place in the Andover area. The draft plans are part of Test Valley Borough Coun-cil's proposals for the Borough Local Plan, a key planning
SHOPWATCH retailers in And-over are working with Pubwatch and Andover Police to provide a radio communication link aimed at deterring shoplifters and protecting customers this Christmas. The growing Shopwatch scheme currently has 30 shops involved along
A BALLOON released by Grant Langfield to help launch the HELP! Campaign in Andover travelled 55 miles before coming back down to earth in Chipham, West Sussex. His balloon was one of 1,000 released but his travelled the longest distance, winning him a
HUGE numbers of building workers may have to be housed in special camps at Perham Down when a military building programme costing hundreds of millions of pounds gets under way in Tidworth. Project Allenby will see a massive rebuild the Army's accommodation
YOUNGSTERS from Blenheim Hall Youth Club in King Arthur's Way took up a jubilee challenge from Hampshire County Council Youth Service and staged a concert of 50 years of great music. A cast of 24 young people, musicians and youth work staff performed
CATERING manager Jan Carter has hung up her apron after 27 years of serving school meals at John Hanson School. Jan, aged 60, retired from the post as half term arrived and received a fond farewell from colleagues. "I'll miss the ladies but I won't miss
THE leader of Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Shirley Smart, has officially opened a scheme of major improvements in the North Walk area of Ryde seafront. The works include improved pavements built at a higher level to improve views over the sea walls
IT MAY just be a mound of earth but for Shedfield residents it is causing a mountain of problems. The idea is simple - protecting part of the village common from travellers by putting mounds of earth along the perimeter. In practice the siting has proved
RESIDENTS in two villages near Eastleigh could be forced to bury their loved ones as far away as Winchester after revelations that the local cemetery is almost full. Council chiefs say space is running out fast at Fair Oak and Horton Heath Cemetery -
ONE thousand new jobs will be created on the south coast if Southampton shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft (VT) wins a major slice of a multi-billion pound aircraft carrier contract. There could also be a big extra bonus for Southampton, despite VT moving
"We're called Testwood United, and that's the key to this club: we do things together." That was the view of Testwood United chairman Euan Webster, who has stuck by his Tyro League club through thick and thin for fourteen years. It's clear right from
ANDOVER champion powerlifter Robyn Brown returned from Helsinki in Finland this week with a tenth World Powerlifting Championship crown. Temperatures in the Finnish capital were as low as minus 14f on the eve of the championships, which were held in a
New Street U14 'B' 1, Hatch Warren 2 Andover New Street Under-14's 'B team produced their best performance of the season and were unlucky to go behind midway through the second half. Kirsty Wise finished well to level the scores but Hatch Warren won the
Brockenhurst 2 Andover 6 ANDOVER, having lost both home and away to Brockenhurst in the JWL already this season, went to Grigg Lane last Saturday with a point to prove in their Hants Senior Cup second round tie. Justin Bennett led the way with his second
Stockbridge 1, Ringwood Town 6 STOCKBRIDGE crashed out of the Hants Senior Cup last Saturday after a nightmare second round tie with Ringwood. "We never really got going," summed up manager Barry Andrews. 'Bridge got it back to 2-1 with a goal from Paul
Whitchurch United 0 Blackfield & Langley 2 WHITCHURCH were left four points adrift at the bottom of the JWL after losing last Saturday's bottom-of-the-table clash with Blackfield & Langley at Longmeadow. But Whitchurch manager Brian Drury said
Conrad Humphreys is delighted to announce the support of Motorola who are backing him in his efforts to win the 2002 Route du Rhum. Dave Floyd, Director of Motorola's Office of Leadership for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), who is co-ordinating
ISLE OF WIGHT record-breaking yachts-woman Ellen MacArthur, pictured above, will return to sea alone this weekend for the first time since her Vendee Globe triumph. Cowes-based MacArthur is one of the favourites to win her class in the Route de Rhum solo
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autotransporter, ro/ro, 0030, 201 link; Aurora, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Century Highway No 3, ro/ro, 0630, 40; Roger, general, 0700, 33; Don Quijote, vehicle carrier, 0730, 34/35; Alianca Brasil, container, AM, 204; Bravery
ANGUS Maclean is reverting to the cross-country route to bring his middle distance times down next summer. After focussing on the indoor circuit last winter, the 22-year-old 1500 metres ace from Curdridge is switching back to great outdoors which, the
THE New Forest's traffic-clogged capital of Lyndhurst is set for more long years of waiting for a bypass or major road improvements. The plans by the village's county councillor Mel Kendal for a relief road to reduce traffic tailbacks on the A35 the A337
THREE months after leaving city-centre offices for larger shopfront premises in Upper Shirley, Southampton, Clean-fresh has launched a new maid cleaning service and has its eyes set on further expansion. "This proud moment doesn't come a day too soon,
ONE of Southampton's best-known hotels is to close within the next seven weeks after it was sold to a property developer, the Daily Echo can reveal. Up to 30 jobs are to go at Highfield House Hotel in Portswood while scores of people who had booked for
DOCTOR Who never seemed to have much trouble defeating the Daleks, despite them being his most dangerous enemy. But maybe that was because he only ever faced two or three of them at a time. If the legendary TV time traveller knows what's good for him,
SOUTHAMPTON schools are celebrating after achieving the best-ever city results in this year's GCSE exams. Four of the city's top students have been honoured with crystal trophies for posting results in the top five of marks scored by any student in the
WHEN Sam Edwards was just three-months-old he underwent major surgery at Southampton General Hospital to repair multiple holes in his heart. But now, 18 years on, Sam can lead a full and active life just like any other teenager - as he proved when he
ARSON attacks in the run up to bonfire night have been the worst for years, according to Andover firefighters. From Saturday to Wednesday there were 19 deliberately set fires in the Roman Way, River Way and Cricketers Way areas. Most of them involved
POLICE are to target the A338 with hand-held speed cameras in a bid to reduce traffic speeds along the whole length of the road between Salisbury and Marlborough, Tidworth Parish Council heard. When asked about the chance of there being a camera in the
FOUR young Andover friends were also involved in rescuing a man who had fallen face down into the River Anton near Andover's Cricklade College last week. Brooke Sullivan, aged 11, Chelsey Palmer, aged 12, Jodie Palmer, aged 10, and Karina Davies, also
POLICE are warning motorists not to park on the newly-enhanced Upper High Street. Officers are looking through CCTV footage to identify the owners of vehicles which have already parked there illegally and could now issue official warnings to drivers.
HAMPSHIRE County Council is developing new ideas to help schools raise standards in English for Key Stage Two pupils. The standard of English in Hampshire schools, although above the national average, has remained static for the last two years, as it
CHILDREN from across the area were treated to lots of fun and games when they visited the Museum of Army Flying in Middle Wallop recently. Half-term children's activities included a drawing competition, dressing up, a treasure hunt and access to the museum's
WINCHESTER and Central Hampshire Community Health Council (CHC), the patients' watchdog body, will be holding its next meeting in public in the Guildhall, Winchester on Monday at 7.30pm. The guest speaker will be Richard Samuel, assistant chief executive
WHEELIE bins are expected to be given to thousands of homes in the Kennet District for the first time to help meet the council's statutory obligation to recycle more waste. The council, along with Salisbury District, is one of the few remaining which
A LEADING DIY chain will create 200 jobs on the Isle of Wight. Chandler's Ford-based B&Q will open a new warehouse store in Newport next June. The new out-of-town store will replace the smaller superstore which is currently open nearer the town centre
A CENTURY-OLD painting of an Isle of Wight property once owned by the celebrated English poet Lord Tennyson went unsold at auction on Tuesday. Despite pre-auction speculation that the picture, estimated to be worth between £8,000 and £12,000 would be
WORRIED staff at an Isle of Wight wildlife centre have turned to a toy bird to p-p-perk up their penguins. A colony of baby birds were so nervous of their new surroundings they refused to explore and spent days in a frightened huddle. Concerned keepers
THE SOUND of maroons willl once again mark the beginning and end of the two-minute silence held in Newport and Ryde on Armistice Day next Monday. The firing of the maroons will take place from the roof of County Hall in Newport and from the Esplanade
AGUSTIN DELGADO scored his first Saints goal last night - but saw his team crash out of the Worthington Cup to a 3-1 defeat at Anfield. The £3.2m striker cooly levelled early in the second-half before goals from El-Hadji Diouf and Milan Baros took Liverpool
A PUBLIC meeting to discuss the problems in the Northam Stand at St Mary's will be held in Southampton tonight. There have been several flashpoints this season with fans ignoring and protesting against the ban on standing. The authorities have taken a
A VIRTUAL version of the Saints team which allows fans the chance to show Gordon Strachan a thing or two will hit the shops this week. Every fan fancies themselves as the perfect boss and Southampton: the Official Management Game allows them to control
