FORMER Pompey favourite Guy Whittingham can't wait to see Portsmouth playing in the Premiership next season. Whittingham, the PFA regional coach for the south west, spent over six years in two spells with the south coast club after buying himself out
POLICE on the trail of the bin liner gang are appealing to householders not to make it a merry Christmas for the burglars who have struck more than 30 times in the past three months. Since October 1 there have been 33 raids on homes in the Hedge End and
Andover 0 Thatcham 0 ANDOVER are through to the quarter-finals of the JWL Cup but there was little in the way of festive cheer in the return leg of the second round on a bitterly cold evening at The Portway on Tuesday night. Leading 3-2 from the first
ANDOVER New Street continued to rocket up the Hants Premier table as they stretched their unbeaten run to 14 matches when two goals from recent import Jay Mann gave them a splendid 2-1 home win against Poole Town at Foxcotte Park last Saturday. Street
Today's Principal Arrivals: P&O Nedlloyd Torres, container, 0245, 207; CMA CGM Debussy, container, 0300, 205; Liban Car, ro-ro, 0300, 43; Terrier, ro-ro, 0500, 34/5; Black Watch, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Hoo Swift, general cargo, 0920, Dibles Wharf
PROTESTERS are set to bombard the government with a 14,000-signature petition if it shows signs of giving the go-ahead to a huge new container terminal in Southampton Water. They have also pledged to launch a human rights battle in Europe if ministers
ROMSEY & Totton leapt two places in the table after finishing fourth in the third round of the Speedo League at Fleet. The Boys 15/U relay team of Dan Lace, Marc Pinkney and Matt Tilbury brought in Jonathon Green from the lower age group to win two
The fifth round of the Hants, Wilts and Dorset Winter League on the Kennet and Avon Canal saw another tremendous performance by Eastleigh Match Group. Second on the day to Pewsey and District, they now hold a massive six-point advantage going into the
PROTESTERS are set to bombard the government with a 14,000-signature petition if it shows signs of giving the go-ahead to a huge new container terminal in Southampton Water. They have also pledged to launch a human rights battle in Europe if ministers
RESIDENTS who have raised more than £11,000 in aid of Lymington's Oakhaven Hospice have been rocked by the theft of a Father Christmas from their fundraising display. The eight households in the town's Kerry Close are also breathing a sigh of relief that
SOUTHAMPTON-based Ordnance Survey is this week celebrating the announcement of an outstanding fourth Charter Mark award. Britain's national mapping agency is one of only a handful of public bodies in the country to win four successive "awards for excellence
WITH a network of new £29 flights from Southampton International Airport due to take off in the spring, the city is set to hit back at low cost flights proposed from rival south coast Bournemouth Airport. The new routes are being established by FlyBE
Battered Hampshire defence contractor BAe Systems was given a show of faith by the government after winning two deals worth a combined £80m. The Farnborough-based group is currently embroiled in a damaging row over cost over-runs on £5 billion-worth of
SOUTHAMPTON'S night buses will be getting into the party spirit this month as drivers will be dressing up as jolly Santas. Southampton City Council's Nightlink service operates every Friday and Saturday night from midnight to 2.30am and ensures that all
SOUTHAMPTON residents can recycle their Christmas trees in a council initiative to help the environment. Trees can be left out with the normal rubbish to be collected by a specialist horticultural team. The trees will be chipped and turned into mulch
A WARSHIP poised to play a key role in the military build-up in the Gulf against Iraq is currently in Southampton. The amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean is at Marchwood Military Port taking on fuel and supplies. She is one of the warships earmarked by
THE MAYFLOWER'S panto has already made more than £1m - and it hasn't even opened yet! Ticket sales for Cinderella, which opens at 7pm tonight, have equalled those for last year's Dick Whittington and The Mayflower is hoping that it will do even better
A TEAM of eight men from Stannah Microlifts in Andover raised more than £4,000 for the Naomi House hospice in Sutton Scotney when they took part in the Three Peaks Challenge in June. The team of Glen Peters, Simon Mac-Donald, Ian Harris, Kevin Burrows
RAW talent spilled into the ring as Southampton teenagers donned mitts and enjoyed tuition from professional boxers. The youngsters from Swaythling were coached by the likes of Tony Cesay, Sierra Leone Commonwealth Games champion, and Southampton-born
PUPILS in Hampshire schools are performing above the national average in tests for 11-year-olds, published results have shown. The tests in English, maths and science have shown continued improvement in most schools. The county average was 242.1 and the
SANTA has spent the week touring And-over, waving and handing out sweets. The Andover Round Table procession has already visited children in Saxon Fields, Anna Fields, Floral Way, Burghclere Down, The Drove, King George Road, Anna Valley, Watermills Close
HARROW Way Community School in Andover has become the first in the country to trial a new reading scheme. Leading English teacher Carol Wood has been chosen as the year eight representative for the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE
A TEAM of eight men from Stannah Microlifts in Andover raised more than £4,000 for the Naomi House hospice in Sutton Scotney when they took part in the Three Peaks Challenge in June. The team of Glen Peters, Simon Mac-Donald, Ian Harris, Kevin Burrows
POLICE in Stockbridge are hunting thieves who snatched an antique clock worth £6,500 from the town's Bakhtiyar Gallery. The late-18th century timepiece is 47.5cms tall, made of white marble with moon hands and Roman numberals. It is inscribed with the
A £100,000 flood prevention programme at Appleshaw and Redenham has been delayed because of contractual problems. The investment programme was announced in October by Hampshire County Council as part of an £11.5 million county-wide flood prevention programme
HAMPSHIRE County Council has earned a place in the top category among the most dynamic and innovative councils in the country, in the Government's first tables of performance for all 150 county and unitary councils. The Comprehensive Performance Assessment
WHITCHURCH traders have reported a successful turnout for their Christmas shopping extravaganza on Saturday morning. The town centre was decorated in a festive theme and shop staff dressed up for the celebration event, which featured a host of attractions
BOROUGH councillor for Stockbridge ward Cllr Daniel Busk is considering his future following a vote of no confidence in him from parish councillors in the village last month. The Conservative Test Valley member attended the December meeting of Stockbridge
"IF I can't have you no-one will." That was the chilling promise made to Stephanie Hancock, 22, by her partner Philip Caswell, who yesterday admitted her murder. She was strangled, battered and stabbed at her Hampshire home. Winchester Crown Court heard
AIR traffic control bosses were fending off claims today that the Swanwick centre has been hit by more technical problems. In the latest revelation an un-named air traffic controller claims that there have been several occasions when communications between
WORK is to start on developing another of Eastleigh's major industrial sites early in the new year. Today, for the first time, the Daily Echo can unveil an artist's impression of what homes on Sir Joseph Causton's former printing works will look like.
Valley Park vandals have struck again carving up a churchyard memorial bench and smashing a notice board. Using penknives the youths caused £200 damage to the bench that's been in the grounds of St Francis Church, Valley Park, Chandler's Ford, since it
Chris Marsden today previewed Saints' trip to struggling Leeds at the weekend and insisted: "Anything can happen." The midfielder insists Saints have to forget Leeds' horrific home form when they face them at Elland Road on Saturday. Under pressure Terry
Winchester City boss John Robson last night lost his first game since taking charge of the Abbots Barton outfit and admitted: "It's a horrible feeling." Robson had helped the ambitious Hampshire League side win 39 and draw two of their previous 41 league
Hampshire Cricket officials have completed a deal to host THREE one-day internationals at the Rose Bowl over the next four seasons. A round-robin match between South Africa and Zimbabwe has already been confirmed for July 10, 2003. And now four more international
NO changes at the top in the HSA Youth League in the last of the games before the mid-season break but many of the teams playing at under-15 level face a busy second half, especially the Tidworth-based Clarendon side with them having played only one league
Winchester Flyers 0 ,Andover NS Ladies 0 AFTER the previous week's six-goal drubbing by Shanklin in the county invitation cup Street Ladies were struggling to get a side together but team manager Mike Warwick turned things around by shuffling the pack
Five Bells 1, Exchange 0 Wallop pub side Five Bells won through to the last eight of the North Hants Sunday John Ward Cup when defeating Winchester pub team Exchange in a tense game with the all-important goal come late in the second half from Neil McArthur
Thatcham Town 3 Andover 1 AN uncharacteristic lack lustre showing brought an abrupt end to Andover's seven-match unbeaten run in the JWL at Waterside Park last Saturday. Arguably the Lions overall run of just one defeat in their 16 previous games had
The first houses were built 15 years ago and today a community is emerging in Whiteley - but there is still some way to go. Clare Kennedy reports... MOST communities take hundreds of years to develop with homes, schools and transport links built to meet
Bashley 2 - Winchester 1 Winchester City boss John Robson last night lost his first game since taking charge of the Abbots Barton outfit and admitted: "It's a horrible feeling." Robson had helped the ambitious Hampshire League side win 39 and draw two
FORMER British number one Chris Wilkinson believes the LTA are still failing to produce fresh tennis talent. Reacting to the surprise departure of Frenchman Patrice Hagelauer as LTA performance director on Tuesday, the Fair Oak star said: "I'm quite surprised
ROMSEY & Totton leapt two places in the table after finishing fourth in the third round of the Speedo League at Fleet. The Boys 15/U relay team of Dan Lace, Marc Pinkney and Matt Tilbury brought in Jonathon Green from the lower age group to win two
POLICE in Hampshire were called to five times as many road accidents this morning as they normally expect to deal with during rush hour. The icy conditions played havoc with drivers as cars were involved in 21 incidents throughout the county. One person
CHILDREN in Southampton are skipping school to help their parents with Christmas shopping it has emerged. A police and council crackdown on pupils playing hookey netted hundreds of youngsters - many with parents who said they wanted help with the shopping
IT STANDS almost 40 feet high and can be seen protruding into the Southampton skyline. Pointing towards the heavens and surrounded by an 800-strong shoal of swirling stainless steel fish the city's latest piece of public art has received a mixed welcome
HAMPSHIRE police have played Santa for a group of heartbroken pensioners and replaced all their stolen raffle prizes for their annual Christmas draw. The boxes of chocolates, baskets of fruit and bottles of wine were taken from sheltered accommodation
RADIO regulators are threatening prison for businesses which get involved with pirate radio stations. The Christmas crackdown from the Department of Trade and Industry comes just days after the Daily Echo revealed Southampton's only pirate radio station
TELLY quiz queen Anne Robinson may reduce many a grown-up to tears with her acid tongue, but a group of Southampton hairdressers plan to turn her into a big pussycat. The seven crimpers from Chique Hair & Beauty in Oakley Road, Shirley, will appear
WITH so many people decorating the outside of their homes with cheerful Christmas lights, the downside has been an increase in vandalism. There have been at least seven attacks on festive decorations in Andover during the past two weeks and police believe
ANDOVER police have warned busy shoppers not to succumb to temptation over the festive period and park illegally in the High Street. Community beat officer Sgt Dave Wright says that the High Street has become congested at various times of the day with
IN just three years Andover has plummeted from the fourth most profitable town in the country to 299th. According to statistics just released by Experian - the global information solutions company - Andover has crashed 162 places in one year. It was beaten
WORK on building a new school to serve the Collingbournes is expected to begin early in the financial year 2003-04 but the school may not open until September 2004 - a few months later than hoped for. The education department has advised Wiltshire county
ANDOVER MP Sir George Young has warned that big increases in council tax lie ahead, because of the changes in the formula the Government uses to distribute grant. Speaking in Parliament he asked for assurances there would be no steep increases in future
OVERTON Parish Council has agreed to set aside £4,000 in next year's budget towards the installation of CCTV in the village. Councillors heard discussions had taken place with representatives from the Hampshire Police Authority and village bobby Pc Paul
BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council has given the go-ahead for a 30-space overflow car park at Overton train station. Full planning permission has been granted for the land at Station Approach, which is already used as a temporary car park. But the
A HOUSE in Harrow Way has been turned into a winter wonderland to delight children and adults alike. For several years Fred and June Baker have been creating an ever more fabulous Santa's grotto in an extension at their home, ably helped by neighbour
VILLAGERS in Nether Wallop are having to do without one of their post boxes - after it was removed following a road collision. There are concerns that with the post box outside the Five Bells in Five Bells Lane missing, elderly residents will struggle
DOZENS of workers and shoppers in Andover have been parking illegally in the town's Lidl car park - while the machines which issue tickets to park there are out of action. The Andover Advertiser has received several calls from motorists aggrieved at being
DARIUS Danesh was named after a Persian King - but that isn't his only claim to fame. The Scottish singer is now a household name in his own right thanks to Popstars and Pop Idol. Despite failing to win either TV talent contest, Darius endeared himself
It's the purr-fect Christmas present for young pop fans - a date with girl group Atomic Kitten. The all-girl trio have just announced a date at Bournemouth International Centre for next November as part of their forthcoming national tour. Natasha, Liz
YOUNGSTERS from Eastleigh's Barton Peveril College made sure that Christmas came early for more than 80 local senior citizens with an evening of song and dance. Residents from sheltered accommodation in Cherbourg Road were treated to a Christmas party
