To mark National Pregnancy Week, LIVING hears from Hampshire mother Stacy Dawkins about how the birth of her daughter helped ease the pain of the past... This is Stacy's story "I have Insulin Dependent Diabetes. I have had this for nearly 23 years. I
Migraines affect ten per cent of the population of the UK - or six million people - but they are often still dismissed by many as just another headache. Migraine Awareness Week aims to change that perception... DEBILITATING, frightening and much misunderstood
LYMINGTON & New Milton boss Ian Robinson has seen at first hand that Sittingbourne's position at the foot of the Southern League Division 1 East is deceptive. As his Linnets troops prepare for a five-hour trek to Kent tonight following Saturday's
IT looks as though Pete Moore will be persuaded to stay on as Christchurch manager- even though he cannot give the job his normal level of commitment for the time being. Moore, pictured above, was seriously contemplating standing down after Saturday's
HAMPSHIRE Cricket chairman Rod Bransgrove has spoken of his ten-year vision for the county. A hugely satisfactory summer has seen Hampshire establish their place in the top division of both the County Championship and National League. And Bransgrove,
WESSEX League table-toppers Gosport Borough squeezed through to the next round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 away win at Herne Bay. Ian Rew scored the first and Neil Scammell snatched a 94th-minute winner.
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Black Prince, passenger, 0730, 101; Morning Mercator, ro/ro, 0730, 43; NYK Lyra, container, AM, 207; Berlin Express, container, PM, 207 Today's Principal Sailings: NYK Lyra, container, AM, 207;
Thanks to his sister, Matthew Pardoe-Williams, 28, spotted a gap in the market when it comes to storing unsightly and smelly recyclable material at home... CONVERT, the name of our bins, makes recycling easy and makes it look good - that's always been
THE AVERAGE married couple is now paying £1,550 a year more in living costs than in 2002, according to new figures. Huge rises in mortgage payments, council tax, national insurance and utility bills are to blame for the increase, according to a study
IF IT wasn't so serious, Eastleigh's Paul Doswell would have cracked up laughing at the farcical manner of Saturday's 2-1 Ryman Premier defeat at Hendon. According to the Sparshatts Stadium boss, video footage of the two goals Eastleigh conceded would
After their FA Cup exertions against Whitehawk on Tuesday evening - they won on penalties after an exciting 4-4 draw - AFC Totton returned to Sussex on Saturday and came away with a highly creditable 3-1 victory over Peacehaven & Telscombe. "We were
Romsey Town returned to winning ways with a battling 3-2 victory at Fawley. Paul Smith gave Romsey a half-time lead after he converted a Simon De'Ath cross, only for Dave Downie to equalise for the Oilers. De'Ath then netted twice to give the visitors
MATTHEW BARNEY is expecting the fight of his life after getting the chance to add a European crown to his world light-heavyweight title. The Southampton boxer returns to the ring on Friday after 11 months inactivity when he takes on Worksop's Simeon Cover
POPPY Appeal stalwarts in Winchester have issued their own desperate plea for an organiser to run its vital fundraising. Yesterday the Daily Echo reported that the Royal British Legion stood to lose thousands of pounds because it could not find a person
TIME is running out for an Alresford Beaver group that will close unless a new leader is found in the next few days. The group of 18 boys, aged between six and eight, are desperate for someone to take charge of their weekly dose of fun and games. Their
A COUPLE and their teenage daughter dashed to safety early today as fire ripped through a New Forest pub. The blaze broke out in a flat above the 17th century Old Mill Inn at Lime Kiln Lane, Holbury, shortly after 3am. Landlord Gary Rhys, his wife Ros
=SHE may have once instructed us to "take that look off your face", but with any luck Marti Webb will give audiences permission to smile when she returns to The Mayflower this autumn. The actress and singer has been announced as the star of West End hit
HEALTH chiefs in Hampshire spent a staggering £56m treating illnesses linked to smoking in just one year, the Daily Echo can reveal. New figures show 32,967 people received treatment for medical conditions caused by smoking cigarettes in 2002-03 - at
IT is the ultimate council house exchange. For years, the 30 or so residents have lived peacefully in a quiet Eastleigh close. Despite being far from nuisance neighbours, the group is about to be evicted to make way for a new housing development. Eastleigh
IT'S not something residents in Hampshire see every day while relaxing in their back gardens. But according to countryside rangers it's a sight becoming more and more common to city dwellers across the county. These two roe deer, pictured above, were
TRAVELLERS who invaded a protected New Forest common should be gone by Thursday after land bosses served an eviction notice on them. More than 30 caravans pulled on to Half Moon Common, off Blackhill Road, near Wellow, on Saturday, telling locals they
IT WAS 65 years ago that a somewhat bewildered bunch of youngsters arrived by train at Eastleigh station. They were wartime evacuees and the Gosport schoolchildren had never been parted from their families before. Eastleigh provided a safe haven away
ALMOST 100 people turned out to enjoy the glorious sunshine in a Southampton vicar's garden, as they took part in a parish family fun day. Members of St Mark's Church, off Victoria Road, Woolston, enjoyed a barbecue, bouncy castle, tug-of-war contest
SIZZLING Stockbridge stormed three points clear at the top of the Division 2 table after retaining their unbeaten record with a sparkling 5-2 success at Hythe & Dibden. All the damage was done in the first half as the visitors romped into a 4-0 interval
JAZZ veteran Humphrey Lyttelton is sure of a big Eastleigh welcome when he pulls into town next month. Humph, pictured above, and his band will be headlining the international jazz night at The Concorde Club in Stoneham Lane on Wednesday, October 6. For
IT WAS 65 years ago that a somewhat bewildered bunch of youngsters arrived by train at Eastleigh station. They were wartime evacuees and the Gosport schoolchildren had never been parted from their families before. Eastleigh provided a safe haven away
A PROJECT to record the memories of Portchester people for the future has been launched. Portchester in Living Memory, the brainchild of members of the Portchester Civic Society, has come about thanks to a £17,300 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
EASTLEIGH civic chiefs are being asked to support the preparation of a special planning blueprint aimed at preserving the character of parts of leafy Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury. With developers continuing to identify opportunities to maximise the
IT WAS 65 years ago that a somewhat bewildered bunch of youngsters arrived by train at Eastleigh station. They were wartime evacuees and the Gosport schoolchildren had never been parted from their families before. Eastleigh provided a safe haven away
SAINTS' forgotten man Jo Tessem is back in contention at St Mary's. The Norwegian was frozen out under previous boss Paul Sturrock and it looked certain he would return home, where Lyn Oslo had expressed an interest. But, since Steve Wigley took over
GRAEME SOUNESS will be hoping for a happier ending second time round at St Mary's when he takes charge of his first game as Newcastle manager against Saints a week on Sunday. It was only a few weeks ago that Souness brought his Blackburn side to the south
GORDON Strachan is hoping he won't be offered the Scotland national team job just yet. The former Saints supremo last month indicated he would jump at the chance to manage his country and speculation raged that he had already been sounded out by the Scottish
ANDERS SVENSSON was the happiest of the Saints contingent who were on international duty at the weekend. The midfielder played all 90 minutes of Sweden's 7-0 romp at home to Malta in their opening World Cup qualifier on Saturday night. St Mary's colleague
Back on the Southampton estate they call home, Olympic silver medallist Pete Waterfield and his girlfriend Tania Graves are getting used to being famous. Kate Thompson finds out more... HAVING a quiet drink together is proving a little difficult these
WINCHESTER School of Art's MA Degree show opens on Thursday - and there are some exciting and challenging pieces on show. Kate Thompson finds out more... A NAKED woman concealed in a wall cavity, a film installation showing eye surgery and a motorbike
GOLF is booming - and Hampshire is one of the main counties for playing the sport in England. Today Daily Echo golf reporter Bob Brunskell starts his tour of 50 of the top courses in Hampshire. We'll feature a course every week for the next 50 weeks to
LOCKS HEATH continued their rapid rise up into fifth spot after reeling off a third successive victory with a 3-1 home win against Andover New Street. Pete Lines netted his fourth goal in as many games to put Heath in front on 40 minutes after Andy Ricketts
IT'S not something residents in Hampshire see every day while relaxing in their back gardens. But according to countryside rangers it's a sight becoming more and more common to city dwellers across the county. These two roe deer, pictured above, were
A HAMPSHIRE company is today at the centre of a bitter row over whether it replaced workers who asked to be paid the minimum wage. Industrial Rubber of Fareham, which makes rubber components used or seen by millions of people, is accused by the general
WITH just over a week to go until the winners of this year's Daily Echo-backed Hampshire Business Awards are announced, we profile the finalists in the running for this year's KPMG Company of the Year award. Tony Cottam, senior partner at KPMG's south
A WAREHOUSE and distribution centre on the Nursling Industrial Estate has come onto the freehold market at a price of £4.5m. The site at Unit 40, Oriana Way was previously being offered on a new lease but has now been put on the permanent transfer list
A HAMPSHIRE company employing nearly 800 people has been shortlisted for a major national award celebrating British manufacturing excellence. Portchester-based Schefenacker Vision Systems is a finalist in the logistics and supply chain category of The
THERE were no tea-cups being thrown around the Bashley dressing room in the wake of Saturday's nerve-jangling FA Cup win over Camberley Town. Although the Foresters almost contrived to throw away a two-goal lead, manager Geoff Butler kept the lid tightly
BROCKENHURST pulled off a FA Cup preliminary round shock with an impressive 2-1 victory away at Ryman League Division 1 high-flyers Burgess Hill Town. The Sussex side triumphed 2-0 at Grigg Lane in a pre-season friendly but the Badgers gained their revenge
Lymington & New Milton face the unenviable task of a long haul to Sittingbourne tomorrow after the two sides drew 1-1 at Fawcetts Field. The Kent side took the lead from the penalty-spot after 13 minutes with the Linnets replying right on the stroke
BAT booked their ticket for the next round with a 3-0 home success against Egham Town. Defender Dave Marden headed home at the far post from an Andy Chance cross to give the Tobaccomen a 35th minute lead. They extended their advantage on 70 minutes when
SIZZLING Stockbridge stormed three points clear at the top of the Division 2 table after retaining their unbeaten record with a sparkling 5-2 success at Hythe & Dibden. All the damage was done in the first half as the visitors romped into a 4-0 interval
LOCAL anglers dominated the second of the two Portland Breakwater open competitions, which produced a win for Malcolm Stote from Lymington with a 23lb 7oz catch. Included in Stote's haul was a 3lb 6oz wrasse which also scooped the pools for the day's
WINCHESTER phone mast campaigners have launched a new offensive. Residents, who have fought the plans for Byron Avenue for more than three years, are now battling proposals for an enlarged 20-metre mast at nearby Sarum Road. Hutchison 3g wants to replace
TODAY is D-Day for one of the biggest summer shows in the New Forest. Totton's two-day carnival will fold unless a large number of new volunteers step forward at a make-or-break meeting in the town tonight. The popular event is facing a crisis because
POLICE and coastguard officers were yesterday searching for an elderly man who went missing from a residential care home in the New Forest. Ralph Shawcross, pictured, 89, was last seen at Hordle Cliff House, Milford on Sea at 8pm on Sunday. Staff discovered
"HOW bona to vada your dolly old eek!" Come again? If that sentence strikes you as a little nonsensical, you're probably not familiar with polari, the secret gay language of the 1950s - or Round the Horne, the 60s radio show that popularised it. Julian
FOUR men were arrested under the anti-terrorism Act after police swooped on a residential street in Southampton early today. Officers from Hampshire police's force support unit descended on a semi-detached property in Kenilworth Road, Polygon, just after
A Hampshire cancer sufferer who donated a kidney and gave up his bed to help save the life of his ex-wife must wait to see if council housing chiefs will be given permission to evict him from his home. Kind-hearted Brian Munson faces an uncertain future
POLICE are hunting a gang of youths who attacked a man after throwing objects at his car as he drove through Southampton. Objects rained down on the 46-year-old's car as he travelled along Canute Road forcing him to pull over. As he got out of the car
FA Vase holders Winchester City also triumphed away at Ryman League 1 opposition as they turned over Corinthian Casuals 3-0. Darren Powell opened the scoring on six minutes with a far post header from Liam Green's flag kick. City grabbed a second before
The unluckiest man of the day must have been Alton Town striker Steve Poulton. He netted a hat-trick in their tie against Ryman League 1 outfit Met Police but still finished on the losing side as the Police scraped home 4-3.
HAMBLE ASSC have now leaked 29 goals in their opening six games following their 6-0 drubbing at Thatcham. Strikes from Mark Green and Adam Campion gave the Berkshire side a 2-0 interval lead. Geoff Neville bagged a third before a hat-trick by Ian Davies
A TEENAGE girl was the victim of a daylight sex attack just yards from her school gates in Fareham. Now the head of Cams Hill school has issued an urgent safety warning to all of 1,000 pupils after the attack on the 15-year-old. The assault happened as
A UTILITY firm has been ordered to pay out more than £11,000 in fines and costs after polluting a Hampshire river with raw sewage. Waste poured into the River Meon when a sewer near Bridge Street in Titchfield burst last November. More than 100 fish were
PLANS to include a dental surgery on a new housing estate have finally been abandoned after a year-long search for a dentist proved to be like pulling teeth. Space on the 149-home Barratt Homes development behind Hedge End's Botleigh Grange Hotel had
SIR CLIVE Woodward is today expected to confirm he will not take up a significant role at Saints in order to fulfil his dream of leading the British Lions to New Zealand next summer. Having resigned as England coach last week, speculation has been rife
