JUSTIN ROSE made his debut in the US Open yesterday - and slumped to three-over-par at the turn before blitzing the back nine to finish level. Rose struggled with his accuracy off the tee on the outward half at Olympia Fields near Chicago but came home
Hampshire manager Paul Terry has told his players to enjoy playing in front of the club's biggest crowd since 1950 when the Twenty20 Cup begins with tonight's televised clash against Sussex. A sell out crowd of more than 9,000 will be the biggest in the
THE FAMILY of a teenager fighting for his life after a fracas in a Hampshire village were today keeping a bedside vigil. The 17-year-old was taken to South-ampton General Hospital following the trouble in the grounds of West End Youth Club. Today the
HE WAS seen as a young prodigy. Maverick sailor Rob Greenhalgh, the one-time half of the Greenhalgh brothers sailing pair in skiff racing, has come of age and is sweeping the board. Southampton based Rob, together with brother Peter and Dan Johnston swept
WITH a blistering forecast promising winds of Force four-five, possibly six or seven, the fleet in the final day of the Chartering International IRC Championships passed a very tough test of their sailing skills. As the competitors set off from the start
Lymington's double Olympic medalist, Ben Ainslie, swept the board at the Finn Europeans held in Marstrand, Sweden this week. There was no need for the Team GBR sailor and current defending European Finn champion to compete on the final day and he was
Victory for Great Scott II, Reckless Rat, Santana 2, Glass Onion and Zoum! The sixth race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Twilight series was held on June 5 and saw a south-westerly breeze touching eight knots. The Race Management Team set a two-lap
A crew of 15 students from Southampton Institute gave a fantastic performance in the prestigious French National Open Mumm 30 Crews Championship, which took place in the French town of Le Harve at the weekend. The crew comprised students from France,
John Crockford is out of Sunday's World Supersports Championship motorcycle road race at Silverstone. Padgett Honda have not taken up their wildcard entry because they want to do some development work on the bikes before the next round of the British
IT APPEARS that Daily Echo feature writers are not designed for speed. We're not aerodynamic in appearance and our arms thrash about a bit when we accelerate beyond walking pace. In fact, after considerable reflection sitting on the sofa with a large
A TASTE of things to come was the message from performers in Winchester, as the build-up to one of the UK's biggest street festivals gets under way. The Winchester Hat Fair is now in its 29th year. It attracts thousands of visitors to the city with the
WINCHESTER residents are belatedly drawing up the battle lines to oppose plans for a controversial hostel in their street. People in Highcliffe are unhappy that a hostel for ex-offenders is earmarked for a garage block in Fivefields Road. Last night more
COUNCIL chiefs in the New Forest are taking legal action in a bid to evict travellers who have invaded an area of public open space. Several families have occupied land near the junction of Monkton Lane and Briarswood Road, Totton, in a move that has
Richard Digance was one of the most recognisable faces of light entertainment in the 80s and 90s - and then he disappeared. ANDREW WHITE finds out why the comedian-guitarist is now staging a comeback... RICHARD DIGANCE admits he isn't looking forward
THE ANVIL has got a spirited show for dance-lovers this week. The international smash hit show features traditional Irish Dance alongside Latino Tango, Flamenco and Salsa, performed by the world champion dancers of the Irish International Dance Company
A snowboarder plunged to his death off a cliff while completing a world tour of ski spots. Twenty-five-year-old Nicholas Baudains, of Northfield Road, Ringwood, was working as a holiday rep when he stumbled over a cliff edge at a luxury winter resort.
HUNDREDS of mourners have attended the funeral of former city mayor Mary Key. People packed into St Mary's Church, in Southampton, for the civic ceremony yesterday afternoon. Council chiefs were present to pay tribute to the fiery politician and twice
THE south motorists should be charged for using the regions roads before 2025, a new report has claimed. Car users should have to fork out according to how busy the roads are, says the report. Backed by Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead and supported
The Isle of Wight festival begins tomorrow with Counting Crows taking to the stage on Sunday... EVEN if you can't name one Counting Crows song, chances are you know what at least one of them looks like. Lead singer Adam Duritz's Medusa-like dreadlocks
This will be the second year of the revived Isle of Wight Festival - 33 years after the curtain came down on the original event. Strangely the music and the fashions have come full circle, with 70s retro still very much the order of the day. Look at the
The Thrills are a familiar face on the south coast this weekend. GAYNOR EDWARDS talks to the band's keyboard player Kevin Horan... There's a real feel-good feeling to classic Americana - it's there in the poster art and it's there in the music of the
Awards should have gone to the following: Closest shave: Power DJ Des Paul's head - smooth as a baby's behind. Best jewellery: Ben from Intenso Project's big diamond earrings. Rockiest chick: Maria Wilson - the UK's answer to Avril Lavigne. Most minimal
CELEBRITIES are a lot like animals. When you spot a creature in the wild it's very exciting, even if you only get a fleeting glimpse of the rear end of a badger, but when you see them in captivity it's somehow less impressive. And the same is true of
THERE was some local success when the Poole Charities Offshore Powerboat event was held at the weekend. There were four races in the K Class for drivers aged 8-16, and one of them was won by 12-year-old Buster Hughes, from Southampton. Ben Pocknell, eight
ROMSEY lad Tommy Davies has his sights on bagging his first ever English Schools' medal when the championship finals take place at Sheffield next month (July 11/12). But the talented 17-year-old, who was crowned national indoor AAA champion over 3,000
TWO colleges in the Eastleigh area will each get a million-pound boost to put health, fitness and sport firmly on the timetable. Hampshire County Council leader Councillor Ken Thornber yesterday approved a £2.3m investment for Wyvern Technology College
Saints chairman Rupert Lowe has denied reports that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Marlon Harewood are set to join the club and that any transfer deals are imminent. After making a tidy sum of money through their successful FA Cup run this season, Saints have
Saints fans will be able to get their hands on a new home shirt in four weeks time after the club confirmed the release date for the new strip will be Thursday, July 10. The kit, which was worn for the first time in the final home game of last season
England and Manchester United star Phil Neville has singled out Saints fans for praise and believes the national team should keep touring around the country. Speaking before England's 2-1 win over Slovakia at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium last night
David Beckham might be leaving Manchester United for £30m this summer - but he could still find himself playing at St Mary's next season! After a storm of publicity over the past few months, Barcelona have agreed a fee with United for Beckham's services
SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe has admitted the uncertainty over the current television rights deal is preventing the club from long-term financial commitments. Lowe has admitted the club have not entered in contract negotiations with Anders Svensson as
Gordon Strachan's summer search for a new striker could see him look to France and a move for Tony Vairelles. The experienced 30-year-old hitman is out of contract with French champions Lyon and is unlikely to be retained, making him a free transfer.
England move to the next step along the road to Euro 2004 qualification on Wednesday desperate for a good result and almost as importantly an up-turn in form. Slovakia are not the world's worst team but should still be disposed off with relative ease
LIFE is never simple - especially where families are involved. Tension in the home is at the heart of Juan Jose Campanella's moving investigation of the complexities of modern life. At the age of 42, Rafael Belvedere (Ricardo Darin) is going through a
Films showing in the Hampshire region until June 19. A GUY THING (12A): See review ANGER MANAGEMENT (15): An easy going businessman is wrongly convicted of assaulting an air stewardess and finds himself on an anger management programme, where his treatment
WINCHESTER City have parted company with ex-Saint David Piper as the countdown begins to their first ever Wessex League season. Piper, who used to have his boots cleaned by England star Wayne Bridge at The Dell, is believed to be heading for Ryman Premier
Today's Principal Arrivals: MOL Performance, container, 0815, 207; Aegean Breeze, ro/ro, 1300, 201; Peninsular Bay, 1600, 205; Maersk Teal, ro/ro, 1830, 34/35; Auto Banner, ro/ro, 2030, 40; Tinka, container, pm, 205. Today's Principal Sailings: Nedlloyd
One of Royal Southampton Yacht Club's major short-handed offshore events, the Channel Triangle, started off Hill Head last Saturday. Taking a week to complete, the four-person 16 boats have raced to Deauville in Normandy, around the tricky Cherbourg peninsula
THE second running of the Round the Island race for the folkboat class, organised under the burgee of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club, was interesting to say the least. The weather forecast was for a typical June day, south-westerly force four-five with
TEENAGER Robert Tobin proved his guts in the gusts as he claimed the scalps of senior internationals Iwan Thomas and Mark Hylton when he won in the Aqua Pura match at Loughborough. The 19-year-old Basingstoke and Mid-Hants runner, from Old Basing, was
OH dear! Just as Winchester City Council is planning to drop King Alfred from its tourism logo, it produces a new civic yearbook. Guess who's on the front cover? Yes, right first time - it's Alfred! The publication of the new yearbook proudly emblazoned
SIMPLY the best! Three businesses in Hampshire walked away with accolades ringing in their ears after success in last night's Hampshire Business Awards 2003. Judging panel chairman Tony Cottam had an upbeat message for the black-tie dinner guests who
LIKE Marmite and Carry On films, caravans are one of those typically British things that you either love or hate. While some people like to forget about their day-to-day lives when they go on holiday, others prefer to take a microcosm of their home with
ONE of the problems with being a child is that you often have no say over decisions that affect you. Fifteen-year-old Kerry and her mother have moved to a council estate and Kerry hates it. She also hates her mother's new boyfriend. She meets a boy in
BOSSES at Southampton's Ford plant have assured thousands of workers and their families that their big birthday party will go on. Managers at the Swaythling Transit factory had their plans for tomorrow's giant celebrations thrown into chaos when the site
IT HAS stood the test of time for more than 700 years. Even a direct hit during the Second World War could not stop the sport on the world's oldest bowling green. But now the Southampton Old Bowling Green, which was founded in 1299, is threatened with
CONTROVERSIAL plans to berth a nuclear submarine at Southampton are likely to be approved by the city Cabinet next Monday. The Daily Echo understands that the beefed-up safety proposals - dubbed SotonSafe - are likely to be given the green light by the
A NEW centre to tackle teenage health problems will open in Southampton, thanks to a cash boost of more than £200,000. Pregnant teens, drug or alcohol-addicted youngsters and those simply seeking advice will be able to make use of the new Link centre,
SOUTHAMPTON is set to be spiced up this month with the city's first Asian festival. Organisers hope the free event will attract thousands of people to Hoglands Park for the mix of music, dancing and art. Leading Bollywood and Bhangra artists are expected
Starsailor play the Isle of Wight Festival for the second year running. Bass player James Stelfox talks to GAYNOR EDWARDS... There are limited opportunities to see Starsailor play live this summer. They are the only support to the Rolling Stones Twickenham
IT'S not often you get the likes of Busted, Melanie C, Girls Aloud and Mis-Teeq joining forces for an afternoon of non-stop live music. Not surprisingly, more than 50,000 pop fans flocked to Southampton Common last Sunday for the ninth annual Power in
A MAN who suffered severe head injuries in a brawl outside a Sarisbury pub has lost his fight for life. Police have named him as Paul Bowers, of Austen Gardens, Whiteley. The 32-year-old plant operator was pronounced dead at Southampton General Hospital's
BOSSES at Southampton's Ford plant have assured thousands of workers and their families that their big birthday party will go on. Managers at the Swaythling Transit factory had their plans for tomorrow's giant celebrations thrown into chaos when the site
IS THE end in sight for one of Southampton's best remembered and most spectacular passenger liners? Last month a devastating explosion ripped through the engine room of the 41-year-old SS Norway - better known in the city's docks of the 60s and 70s as
SAINTS would be among the losers if the current Premiership television rights deal is deemed illegal. That's the verdict of Hampshire MEP Chris Huhne, who has met the man at the head of the organisation investigating the Premiership's contract with Sky
SAINTS boss Gordon Strachan admits he is facing an anxious summer wait before knowing whether Marian Pahars will be ready to relaunch his career at St Mary's. Pahars managed just five senior starts, plus four as a substitute, last season because of an
SAINTS have been linked with a move for Nottingham Forest striker Marlon Harewood. A Sunday tabloid speculated that Saints boss Gordon Strachan is interested in the 22-year-old forward. Harewood's name was mentioned as a possible transfer target for Saints
Anders Svensson's agent has insisted that the Swedish midfielder is happy at St Mary's. Svensson was reported to be ready to quit Southampton after being substituted during the second half of the FA Cup final defeat against Arsenal last month. He has
ROMANTIC comedy has never been the most pioneering of film genres, but this lack lustre specimen adheres to the formula more rigidly than a painting-by-numbers kit. The hero, Paul, is one of those charmingly inept nice guys straight out of Jeeves and
IT TAKES verve and cunning, not to mention luck, for a film to genuinely surprise its audience with a final reel twist. The Usual Suspects and The Sixth Sense managed the feat with elan, and James Mangold's psychological thriller almost succeeds too.
IT HAS been almost ten years since Peter and Bobby Farrelly elbowed their way into Hollywood with Dumb & Dumber, a madcap road trip concerning dim-witted best friends Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels). As the unwieldy title
