MAKING nest boxes for a real-life dormouse project is the half-term holiday challenge being set at the Swanwick Reserve Study Centre. Being held on Tuesday, February 25, it is one of a series of half-term events being organised by the Eastleigh-based
A BEETLE Drive is being held in Southampton to raise money for the building fund of the Methodist Church in Manor Road, Woolston. The event, on Saturday, February 15 at 7pm, includes a raffle and light refreshments.
"Perf's Pedal" - the name given to the first road race of the season when it was introduced to the sporting calendar in 1964 - returns to the 8.5 mile Oweslebury circuit between Winchester and Bishop's Waltham this Sunday. The 54 strong entry, including
SOME of the top tennis talent in Britain will be heading to David Lloyd Leisure, Southampton next week for the latest big LTA challenger event. British number one Elena Baltacha will be seeded third for the women's event, with fellow Brits Julie Pullin
Sue Lowther will be making the trip to the Embassy Gold Cup finals in the singles events but just lost out qualifying in the pairs. Competing in the county competition, Lowther defeated Laura Power 3-0 in the final but lost out in the pairs. Jill Field
COACH Mark Scott is pleased to see that Solent Stars are tightening up their defence. His biggest concern, however, is that they are not making the most of possession when they get it. He said: "We are hustling our opponents better and forcing them to
A PAIR of Southampton cinema workers celebrated the release of the hit film Daredevil by raising money with some daring stunts of their own. Paramotoring, abseiling and trapeze-jumping were among the death-defying acts performed by fundraisers Mark Southern
IT WAS the final chapter of a love story marred by tragedy. Scores of family and friends - many on motorbikes - turned out to say a fond farewell to brave cancer victim Tim Neale as he was taken to his final resting place. The 35-year-old, who married
HAMPSHIRE shops have reported a promising start to the Daily Echo's Give Them Hope campaign. Green buckets have been placed on shop counters all over the county in a bid to collect foreign coins and notes from Waterside to Winchester to be turned into
ADOPTION services in Southampton are today celebrating a major landmark with the 175th child being placed in the care of a local family. Since the adoption service began in 1997 adoption figures have risen dramatically - achieving on average 30 placements
THE Environmental Health Department at Fareham council will come under the spotlight during an open evening organised by the Fareham and Gosport Friends of the Earth. Gary White will talk about the department's work at St Vincent College in Gosport on
WINCHESTER City Council planners are to decide several housing applications in the Meon Valley area. They involve an outline application for a detached property and garage on land adjacent to Little Woodley, Titchfield Lane, Wickham. A detached three-bed
MEASURES to save Fareham's grass verges from parked cars and cyclists are to come into force in the coming weeks. Fareham Borough Council has published an order banning the parking of vehicles on verges on more than 20 roads in the town. The order also
SOLENT Stars cadet men stand on the brink of glory after fighting their way through to the National Cup final with a 96-54 victory at Ilkeston. They are still waiting to hear who they will play in the final but, with a strong and talented squad, they
NEW Forest District Council is aiming to improve car parking for the disabled - by asking disabled people what needs to be done. The council is asking people with disabilities to visit its car parks with its officers and suggest any possible improvements
THE New Forest group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds meets at Lyndhurst Community Centre on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Hamish Murray will give an illustrated talk on the wildlife of Durlston Country Park. Doors open at 7pm and refreshments
A HAMPSHIRE mum has hit out after a pharmacist's mistake nearly caused her to give her 12-week-old baby ten times the correct dose of antibiotics. Sam Hooper left a prescription for the medication with Pharmacy Direct in Weston Lane, Woolston, Southampton
EVERYTHING bar the kitchen sink has to go . . . from cuddly toys to the cars standing on their driveway. Hedge End couple Brian and Fiona Peters are selling all their worldly goods and heading for a new life on the other side of the world. However, they
A BREAKDOWN mech-anic suffered a head wound after being assaulted with a meat cleaver while working on a van in Southampton. The RAC mechanic, 25, was tending to the vehicle in Mandela Way, Shirley, when a group of youths approached him. He came under
THE FAREHAM Art Group has a number of spare places at its Thursday workshops. The group meets at St John's Church Hall in St Michael's Grove from 7.30pm until 9.30pm every fortnight. For more details call Dennis Dunn on 023 8040 4067.
Basingstoke & Mid Hants' Amanda Proctor completed a full house of victories at Bournemouth to lift the Leisure Pursuits Hampshire Cross-Country League title for 2002/3. The 31-year-old, who was due to represent Hampshire in the Reebok Inter-Counties
SOCIAL action will be encouraged at a special meeting with the Bishop of Guildford. The Rt Rev John Gladwin, chair of Christian Aid, will host the day to celebrate, encourage and enable social action for the Church on March 22, between 10.30am and 3.30pm
IT should be the biggest day of his life - but today James Beattie is focused only on Saints' match against his former club Blackburn. The 24-year-old is this evening set to realise every footballer's dream and be named in Sven-Goran Eriksson's England
Saints defender Claus Lundekvam is warning his teammates to beware the wounded team when they take on Blackburn at Ewood Park today. Rovers' were suffering midweek FA Cup defeat at Sunderland in a penalty-shootout while Southampton booked their place
A FORMER West End resident and crew member of White Star Line's Titanic has had a road named after him more than 90 years after he perished in a watery grave. Thirty-five-year-old Jim Jukes, who lived in Moorgreen Road, sailed as a greaser on the Titanic's
