Hampshire Hawks' first Twenty20 Cup campaign ended with a fourth straight defeat against favourites Surrey Lions at The Rose Bowl last night. For a while, it looked as if Hampshire might produce one of the the shocks of the tournament so far but Surrey
SELF-CONFESSED killer Richard Markham has told jurors how he hit a drinking friend on the head with a hammer before dismembering him in a fit of rage - but he maintained the fatal blows were struck in self-defence. Giving evidence on the sixth day of
A record two-day crowd of 23,000 watched South Africa's Alan van der Merwe and England's Danny Watts eclipse the brilliant young Brazilian Nelson Piquet at Castle Combe. The best the son of the former world champion could manage was eighth and ninth places
Hampshire racing driver Sam Hancock was chosen by Classic Team Lotus to drive in last weekend's Tribute to Ayrton Senna meeting at Donington Park. Former Formula Palmer Audi star Hancock actually got to drive the Team Lotus 97T which was Senna's old car
THE Hampshire Motocross Club raised around £12,000 for the Leukaemia Busters charity through their event at Fobdown Farm, Alresford. Some of the top bikers in the south of England were among the 150-plus competitors for a tournament now in its seventh
THE hunt to find the killer of Southampton teenager Hannah Foster has turned to India. Hampshire police have a prime suspect, but they find themselves frustrated spectators, reliant on police in the northern Indian state of Punjab to track down Maninder
Lymington & New Milton boss Ian Robinson believes the arrival of new signing Ben Thomson will be music to the ears of the Fawcett's Field faithful. Robinson, who has captured Thomson from his former club AFC Totton, said: "It's all about road sweepers
THERE were surprises at Coalporters Regatta, led by the host club's R Smart, P Rogers, S Stubbs, J Caffrey (stroke) and Hillary Morris (cox) who broke BTC domination of the junior fours. Ryde also pushed BTC's seniors to their limit in the twice-around-the-course
THIS is the massive crane a petty thief from Winchester risked his life climbing, not once but twice - to steal goods worth less than £30. The 70ft tower crane on the Sarum Road has been put in place by Cove Construction Ltd as they build 14 new flats
WINCHESTER's drugs drop-in centre has moved from its temporary home to its permanent base. Ruperts is now operating in the former vegetable shop in Bridge Street after a year at Durngate House. The centre aims to tackle the city's chronic drugs problem
SOUTHAMPTON's airport could do with improvements, the Trades Union Congress has said. New runways should also be built at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted so that the UK remains at the heart of future air travel in Europe and secures tens of thousands of
EASTLEIGH Borough Youth Theatre is preparing for its busiest summer yet - with three different theatre projects for budding actors. Renowned for its annual summer shows produced in a week, this summer's main production is Steven Berkoff's mythologically-inspired
A FAMILY of five face being thrown out of their home - because their housing benefit has not been paid for six months. Lee Annell, his pregnant wife and their three children are victims of the crisis at Southampton City Council's benefits office that
A SCHEME that aims to give Southampton children a better start in life will open its new headquarters tomorrow. Workers at Sure Start Central, which has already helped 400 families in the past two years, will see their first base at Northam Community
IT was a little girl's special day that could easily have started with tears. Young Leah Harcourt, who turns two today, has had to face her birthday without the one big present she had wished for. The tot's mum Gemma Brett had splashed out almost £100
CURRENCY detection dogs have helped customs officials seize more than £675,000 across the south east in the past six months. Introduced by HM Customs and Excise in May 1999, the dogs are now well established as part of the UK's detector dog pro-gramme
IT HAS taken more than 16 years but Eastleigh's former Church of the Resurrection has finally received a new roof. Ever since a disastrous fire swept through the Grade II listed building it has been known as the "church without a roof." Workmen have been
PLANS for an 18 room hotel at a popular seaside pub, which boasts one of the most breathtaking views of the Solent, were attacked on the first day of a public inquiry. Bosses at the Osborne View pub in Hill Head are appealing against a decision to deny
SIMON Fricker bounced back from an injury-wrecked season to head a healthy Team Solent medal haul at the South of England Track & Field Championships in Portsmouth. The 27-year-old strongman came good with a 50.95-metre discus win, which not only
SOUTHAMPTON City's juniors soared to the top of the Wessex Young Athletes' League with runners-up spot in their final match on the Isle of Wight. But whether Tim Hall's youngsters stay in pole position depends on the final round of matches in two weeks
MANY New Forest Juniors were involved in the New Forest Schools Track and Field Championships at Bournemouth. In the under-13 girls section, there were wins for Chloe Foot (Hardley) in the 100m, Gemma Willett (Hardley) in the 200m and Tiffany Markham
Multi-eventer Chloe Foot proved her versatility with a double victory for New Forest Juniors in their final Southern Electric Wessex Young Athletes' League fixture of the season at Poole. The youngster won the A-string high jump with a 1.25 metre leap
NEW FOREST JUNIORS are celebrating the inclusion of five of their athletes in the Hampshire team for next month's English Schools' Track & Field Championships. Hayley Pointer (Noadswood), Cassie Gear (Hardley), Hollie McManus (Hounsdown), Mandi Foote
A TRAVELLERS' invasion of a plot of land near upmarket homes in Fair Oak has sparked a flood of protest from local residents. Six caravans were yesterday occupying a strip of land between Blackberry Drive and Fair Oak Road on a site destined to house
SAINTS have played down transfer speculation linking them with a bid for German striker Oliver Bierhoff and West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas. Bierhoff, as mentioned in Monday's Daily Echo, announced his retirement from football after scoring a hat-trick
ASSOCIATED British Ports (ABP), owners and operators of Southampton docks, is expecting a three per cent increase in underlying operating profit in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2002. Details are contained in ABP's six monthly
POMPEY manager Harry Redknapp has made Croatia captain Boris Zivkovic his third signing of the summer. Zivkovic, 27, arrives on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen, having agreed a four-year £3m contract. Pompey chairman Milan Mandaric said: "It shows
Lymington & New Milton boss Ian Robinson believes the arrival of new signing Ben Thomson will be music to the ears of the Fawcett's Field faithful. Robinson, who has captured Thomson from his former club AFC Totton, said: "It's all about road sweepers
Nick Pike, Rose Bowl plc's managing director, has described the county's Twenty20 campaign as a huge success - off the field at least. A bumper Rose Bowl crowd of at least 6,500 watched Hampshire's 19-run defeat against Twenty20 favourites Surrey last
THE LATEST shots in the battle to save an internationally renowned Hampshire pub will be fired tomorrow. Shadow chancellor Michael Howard will be in Hamble tomorrow with Eastleigh's prospective Tory parliamentary candidate Conor Burns to hear residents
VANDALS have left a junior rugby club with a £7,000 bill and a race against time to replace equipment to start the new season in September. Fire-raisers torched a container holding all Hamble Rugby Football Club's training and playing equipment, leaving
A ROUND the world yachtsman who gave up sailing after being diagnosed with arthritis is battling back to be ready for his first professional race. Lee Gallacher is preparing for the Admiral's Cup next month in the Solent where he will be competing against
Today's Principal Arrivals: Hual Trinity, ro/ro, 0430, 40; Caronia, cruise ship, 0630, 38/9; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 1200, 201 link; Cap Finisterre, container, 1800, 204; P&O Nedlloyd Mercator, container, 2100, 205; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 2359, 201
John Reynolds gunned the Verwood-based Rizla Suzuki team to their first Superbike win of the season at Brands Hatch. The former champion, pictured, just lost out after a terrific scrap with the dominant Shane Byrne in the first of the races on the grand
Rob Collard swept to an Independents Cup double in the first-ever British Touring Car Championship meeting at Rockingham Motor Speedway. After claiming maximum points in his Collard Racing Vauxhall Astra in both 25-lap races, the Hampshire ace dramatically
YOUTH overcame experience when Swaythling Babes outshot Old Shirley to win a hard-fought encounter 29-24. It was never going to be easy for Babes, taking on the power and experience of Old Shirley, who looked the better team at the start. It took the
HOURS of training are starting to pay dividends for City of Southampton swimmers Charlotte Slater and Nicholas Edwards. Competing in the 12-year age group at the Southern County Age Group Championships at Crystal Palace, Slater swam a national qualifying
WORK on Winchester's new park-and-ride scheme was halted for a second day running yesterday after fears of a health and safety breach by contractors. Heavy machinery was said to be operating within yards of youngsters who had gathered at the site at Bar
SHOPPERS and traders are reeling after a shock announcement that one of the New Forest's most popular markets is to close next week. Traders setting up their stalls at Hythe Market yesterday were horrified to learn that the operator, Enterprise Markets
Princess Ida, Southampton Operatic Society, The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton This version of a lesser-known Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera has modernised lyrics, 1950s costuming and great style. It pokes gentle fun at education for women, telling the
Far from the Madding Crowd, Lighthouse, Poole ADAPTATIONS of novels are strange beasts. Occasionally they can enhance the original but more usually, as in this case, they reduce a work of art into a lame exercise of hampered storytelling. There are many
THE father of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, the chief suspect for the murder of Hampshire teenager Hannah Foster, has declared that his son is innocent. Speaking to Meridian TV last night, Kohli's father claims his son flew to India to visit his mother who
EXTRA payments to staff at Southampton City Council will cost £5m this year. City bosses will have to shell-out £2.5m in compensation pay backdated to April 2001. A further £2.5m will be paid as the result of a pay deal negotiated between city chiefs
A GRANNY who sparked a row after refusing to move back into her Southampton home following lengthy repair work was today settling into new accommodation. Flo Giblett had spent three-and-a-half years living in the house next door to her own property in
COUNCIL tax could rise and community projects be put on the back burner - thanks to the mindless actions of a group of yobs. Parish councillors in Swanmore say valuable funds are being used up repairing damage caused by vandals. More than £1,000 has already
IT WAS once an important centre for rope making and a French admiral was imprisoned there after the Battle of Trafalgar. Bishop's Waltham is steeped in history and now some of its secrets have been revealed in a new booklet. Entitled Discover Bishop's
WINCHESTER & District AC's men, pictured, have been crowned kings of the Hampshire Road Race league for the second year running. But the success didn't stop there for the cathedral city club. Their men's B team also finished as champions while the
EASTLEIGH'S army of angry allotment gardeners were on the march again yesterday. They beat the same warpath from the Woodside Avenue allotments to the civic offices where more than 5,500 protest letters were delivered in more than 20 buckets. This latest
IT HAS taken more than 16 years but Eastleigh's former Church of the Resurrection has finally received a new roof. Ever since a disastrous fire swept through the Grade II listed building it has been known as the "church without a roof." Workmen have been
THE most powerful man in the global cruising industry says Southampton based Cunard and P&O Cruises are on course for a strong and exciting future in the city. Micky Arison, chairman and chief executive officer of the vast Carnival Corporation empire
VT (Vosper Thornycroft) Shipbuilding has handed over HMS Severn, the second of the Southampton built River Class offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy, in a ceremony at Portsmouth. HMS Severn will follow the first-of-class HMS Tyne, also constructed
