After defeats by Brading Town and Moneyfields in the last six days, Cowes Sports returned to winning ways with a 3-1 success against a beleaguered Brockenhurst side, who had five players cry off from their Island trip. Elliott Day intercepted a back pass
NEWPORT IoW could have taken a major step towards Ryman 1 survival by beating second-to-bottom Ashford Town at St George's Park. Instead they were held 0-0 by the Kent side, who remain six points behind them with a game in hand. Port boss John Linington
In the quarter-finals of the Isle of Wight Gold Cup, a 20-yard strike from Chris Bridges on 53 minutes and another by Dave Greening five minutes from time saw Newport triumph 2-0 at East Cowes Vics.
NEWPORT IoW could have taken a major step towards Ryman 1 survival by beating second-to-bottom Ashford Town at St George's Park. Instead they were held 0-0 by the Kent side, who remain six points behind them with a game in hand. Port boss John Linington
NORTHEND and Lyndhurst do battle at Follands Park tonight (7.30) for the right to face Locksley Sports in the final of the Southampton Senior Cup on April 21. Hampshire League high-flyers Lyndhurst, who recently mauled county rivals Broughton 8-1, take
WESTON Park have reached the last eight of the English National Schools Trophy. The Southampton-based school will play in the southern area semi-final against Thomas Hardye school from Dorchester tomorrow. The tie was set up after a 5-0 drubbing of John
A FISH 'n' chip fanatic is celebrating after winning a year's supply of his favourite fried food. Alex Vine, 17, of Sandys Road, South Ham, Basingstoke, won the prize after helping the Trawlerman, in Chineham, grab a place among the best chippies in Britain
A GROUP of local stargazers is busy putting the finishing touches to a marathon bid with a difference. Armed with sophisticated telescopes, bags of enthusiasm and plenty of hot drinks, the Basingstoke Astronomical Society is planning an all-night party
ONE of the UK's biggest commercial property agents, with hundreds of business clients in south Hampshire, has gone into receivership. Upmarket estate agency Chesterton, which deals in commercial property and homes worth more than £500,000, called in company
A RESCUE package is under way to save one of Hampshire's oldest printers from going to the wall with the loss of 32 jobs, the Daily Echo can reveal. Business recovery experts have come up with a compromise plan that would see scores of creditors across
FORMER BTCC Production Class championship runner-up Alan Blencowe is flying the flag for Barwell Motorsport in the SEAT Cupra Championship. It's the third year running that the 27-year-old Salisbury driver has competed for Barwell having enjoyed BTCC
ROMSEY driver Eric Bailey will be looking to defy his 55 years and prove he's a MINI marvel when he launches his 2005 motorsport season at Goodwood next Monday. The Romsey company director will be driving his 133bhp Works MINI Cooperin anger for the first
LYMINGTON & New Milton leapt to the top of the SWL Division 1 table last night with a 2-0 home victory against Alton Town. But manager Ian Robinson was in no mood for celebrating. "It was a very lacklustre and flat performance," sighed Robinson, pictured
HAMBLE shattered Trojans' dreams of being crowned unbeaten Hampshire/Surrey Regional League champions with a vital play-off boosting 2-1 win at Satchell Lane. The result means that Trojans still require another six points from their remaining three games
THREE of Hampshire's best have been charged with the responsibility of scoring England's goals in an Under-16 international tournament in Barcelona at Easter. City of Portsmouth pair Mike Russell and Andy Petts, left to right in picture, left, will partner
SOLENT'S hopes of staying in Division Two of the National League are still in the balance. They travelled to the Midlands where they defeated Milton Keynes 3-2 but lost 3-1 to Leicester. Against Milton Keynes Solent struggled at first and lost the opening
In the quarter-finals of the Isle of Wight Gold Cup, a 20-yard strike from Chris Bridges on 53 minutes and another by Dave Greening five minutes from time saw Newport triumph 2-0 at East Cowes Vics.
NEWPORT IoW could have taken a major step towards Ryman 1 survival by beating second-to-bottom Ashford Town at St George's Park. Instead they were held 0-0 by the Kent side, who remain six points behind them with a game in hand. Port boss John Linington
ANDOVER'S former champion Gary Catt has a seven point lead in the Formula A class of the Renault UK-sponsored British Karting Championships following a highly entertaining opening round of the season at Three Sisters Circuit near Wigan. The 2003 title
WINCHESTER'S historic youth hostel will close at the end of the summer season, the Daily Echo can reveal. Manager Laurence Garvin, pictured above, said the building would shut when its lease expires in September. Now plans have been unveiled by the Youth
PLANS to knock down Hampshire police's Winchester headquarters and replace it with 300 homes have received a cautious welcome. The police have proposed a redevelopment of its Romsey Road headquarters and a relocation to a new site in the M3 - M27 area
The first of the two finalists in the Advertiser Cup was decided when Figheldean C entertained Wolversdene A in what promised to be a well balanced match. So it was as Jonathan Leach picked up the first game over Phil Cook. Paul Humphrey then levelled
BOSSES of a Winchester private school will share a possible seven-figure sum when the school is sold to developers. The 130-pupil Nethercliffe School in Hatherley Road, Fulflood, will close on July 14 after 90 years. Headmaster Gordon Whitfield said in
Andover 5 Wimborne 4 Andover managed a thrilling victory against a side just above them in the table, in what was a very open game. With two of their most attacking players missing they were delighted with both Moore and Hacker returning to the side.
HIS journey is not quite as long, fast, dramatic or record-breaking as Dame Ellen MacArthur's. However, gutsy lung cancer sufferer Nick Baker says he can now fully appreciate how amazing her achievement was. Nick, from Owslebury near Winchester, has just
One of darts most popular exponents, Rocket Ronnie Baxter the current PDC world ranked number six, will be making the journey from the Brewers Arms in Cirencester to compete in this year's classic. Full story and picture in Friday's Andover Advertiser
A NEW Forest school has been described as "very good" by inspectors, two years after it moved on to a new site. Pupils at Our Lady and St Joseph RC Primary School in Lymington were found to have a very good quality of education. The Ofsted inspection
SOUTHAMPTON City Council bosses have defended their decision to offer salaries of £110,000 for two top management posts. The council is on the hunt for a resources executive director and a children's service executive director - both offering six-figure
ABOUT 40 people crammed into a public meeting to object to plans for the extension of a family home in their neighbourhood. Residents of Portswood claim that joining the two houses in Blenheim Avenue to create one large house would be out of character
SOUTHAMPTON could become a smoke-free city within three years. More than 20 organisations have signed up to Southampton's first smoke-free charter, pledging to rid tobacco smoke from their premises by 2008. On national No Smoking Day, health chiefs have
POLICE talked a man down from the top of a Southampton building after he threatened to jump off. It took more than four hours for officers to talk the man down from the scaffolding of a former nurses' accommodation block at Southampton General Hospital
DETECTIVES have called for more tests in their bid to find out how a Hampshire businessman died in the boot of a Rolls-Royce. A full forensic investigation and a post-mortem have failed to establish the precise cause of Norman Carlton's death. Now police
LORRIES blockaded the entrance to a supermarket depot in Nursling in protest over unpaid bills. Drivers from Wild International haulage firm parked their heavy goods vehicles over the entrance to Tesco's depot on the Nursling industrial estate yesterday
ALTHOUGH no longer a national league club, Richmond still draw great respect within the rugby community. With so much history to their proud name, having formed in 1861 and been one of the founding clubs of the RFU a decade later, they are opposition
SYNTH-POP legends Human League and rising stars of American indie rock The Bravery have been announced as headliners at this year's Homelands Festival near Winchester. Human League are best known for their seminal dance classic Don't You Want Me, which
Bognor Regis Town 2, Basingstoke Town 1 A DISJOINTED Town display looked like yielding a point on the south coast until Kevin Murphy hit an unstoppable free-kick with just five minutes left to play. It came from a debatable decision, which referee Smith
IT has been an uphill struggle, but finally plans for the first stage of a new £1m football training complex in Fareham have been submitted to council planners. AFC Portchester has patiently reworked blueprints for its dream new clubhouse and facilities
EASTLEIGH civic chiefs have pleaded with Gordon Brown to help the borough's less well-off residents, whose pockets will be hit hard by rocketing water bills. Council bosses have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking him to come to the rescue
A STAFF member at a Chandler's Ford secondary school is facing an emotional return to her tsunami-hit homeland. Maths teacher Himaly Makewita, who has been at Toynbee School since September, is travelling to Sri Lanka for a two-week break with her family
SAINTS today launched an urgent inquiry into allegations that Spurs striker Mido was labelled a "shoe bomber" by home fans during Saturday's Premiership game at St Mary's. Witnesses claim the Egypt international, who Saints were keen to sign during the
MANCHESTER United fans arriving at St Mary's on Saturday should shake all the home fans' hands warmly. Because, unwittingly, it was us that started the wheels in motion that saw Alex Ferguson arrive at Old Trafford back in November 1986. And the rest,
HARRY Redknapp backed Saints' youngsters to win the FA Youth Cup after watching last night's demolition of his former club West Ham. Redknapp returned to the ground where he played in West Ham's FA Youth Cup winning team of 1963 to witness Saints' 4-1
SAINTS Under-18s last night sent out a chilling message to their FA Youth Cup rivals by trouncing West Ham 4-1 in the quarter final at Upton Park. Although Saints were already red-hot favourites before the tie to lift the prestigious trophy for the first
SAINTS boss Harry Redknapp is facing an anxious wait to see if he will be without HALF his first-choice side for Saturday's FA Cup clash against Manchester United. Redknapp could be facing a selection headache with almost his entire regular back four
NEVILLE Roach has revealed he turned down a move to Salisbury City because of his affection for Basingstoke Town and his burning desire to shoot the club back into the Nationwide South play-offs. The 24-year-old goal ace was recently the subject of two
In the quarter-finals of the Isle of Wight Gold Cup, a 20-yard strike from Chris Bridges on 53 minutes and another by Dave Greening five minutes from time saw Newport triumph 2-0 at East Cowes Vics.
LYMINGTON & New Milton leapt to the top of the SWL Division 1 table last night with a 2-0 home victory against Alton Town. But manager Ian Robinson was in no mood for celebrating. "It was a very lacklustre and flat performance," sighed Robinson, pictured
TWO charitable men are preparing to deliver 200 boxes of much-needed items to orphaned children in Eastern Europe. John Upshall and Philip Clarke, from Basingstoke, will drive the thousands of miles to Belarus at the end of month to hand out the gifts
A NEW website has been set up to help parents eager to return to work or learn new skills. Developed by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, the One Stop Shop site provides information including job vacancies both locally and nationally, tips for writing
A GROUP of local stargazers is busy putting the finishing touches to a marathon bid with a difference. Armed with sophisticated telescopes, bags of enthusiasm and plenty of hot drinks, the Basingstoke Astronomical Society is planning an all-night party
Today's Principal Arrivals: Galicia, vehicle, 0530, 25; Lembitu, roro, 0530, 30; Lia C, cargo, 0545, 36s; Olivia, vehicle, 0800, 203; Nagato Reefer, refrigerated, 0830, 104; OOCL San Francisco, container, 1330, 207; Le Castellet, roro, 1600, 201; Hual
HAMBLE shattered Trojans' dreams of being crowned unbeaten Hampshire/Surrey Regional League champions with a vital play-off boosting 2-1 win at Satchell Lane. The result means that Trojans still require another six points from their remaining three games
After defeats by Brading Town and Moneyfields in the last six days, Cowes Sports returned to winning ways with a 3-1 success against a beleaguered Brockenhurst side, who had five players cry off from their Island trip. Elliott Day intercepted a back pass
TWENTY-one divers from Southampton Diving Academy, where Olympic medalist Peter Waterfield trains, have taken part in a competition and walked away with 11 medals. The divers travelled to Plymouth for the Armada Cup and took two gold, six silver and three
SOLENT STARS produced a superb third quarter performance to win the Sureshot Junior National Cup for the first time in the club's history. Their 85-68 victory over Doncaster Eagles at the John Amaechi Basketball Arena in Manchester was just reward for
SOUTHAMPTON Gymnastics Club hosted the first competition to be held at their new dedicated gymnastics facility in Redbridge - despite the fact the building has not yet ben officially opened. The Sports Acrobatics Southern Region National Development Plan
FOR the fourth year running, Southampton Trailblazers Basketball Club are celebrating a cash boost from the RAF Careers Club Development Fund. Without it, club secretary Trevor Gill believes many local youngsters would lose out on their chance to get
After defeats by Brading Town and Moneyfields in the last six days, Cowes Sports returned to winning ways with a 3-1 success against a beleaguered Brockenhurst side, who had five players cry off from their Island trip. Elliott Day intercepted a back pass
ANDOVER'S top six ambitions took another kicking on Saturday when a seemingly impregnable half-time lead disappeared and they were forced to settle for a point at new boys Hamworthy. Full report in Friday's Andover Advertiser
Over Wallop 1 Branley Utd Res 2 aet Junior Cup semi-final OVER Wallop's run in the Junior Cup came to an end against a youthful Bramley Reserve side. Wallop lost playmaker Steve Durrans to illness just before the kick-off and keeper Mick Clark filled
Hampshire U14 continue their county development season with a match against Oxfordshire on Sunday at Andover RFC, kick-off 2pm. The Hampshire selection campaign started back in October with regional trials at venues in the south east, south west and central
The large field of 750 huddled at the start of the annual Winchester 10km race included nine runners from Andover. On another chilly Sunday morning punctuated by snow showers and blasts of icy wind, Emma Dunham was the best placed of the Andover AC runners
HIGHWAY chiefs have been accused of waiting for another tragedy before acting over road fears in the New Forest. The claim was made by some of the 150 residents who attended a public meeting last night following the death of pensioner Frank Harrison,
FORDINGBRIDGE Show will not be held this year but will go ahead in 2006, according to the show society's new president Melanie Wallace. Melanie took the reins at the society's annual meeting after Roger Pell-Stevens resigned the position, saying there
Today is National No Smoking Day and more than 20 organisations and agencies in the city have signed up to a smoke-free charter... JUST three years from now, Southampton could be a smoke-free city. More than 20 local organisations and agencies have signed
Love Shack, The Mayflower, Southampton TAKE two hugely successful pop stars and . . . erm . . . one not so successful one. Sprinkle generously with retro dance floor tunes, wow-factor ballads and plenty of good-looking dancers and top with dashings of
Love Shack, The Mayflower, Southampton TAKE two hugely successful pop stars and . . . erm . . . one not so successful one. Sprinkle generously with retro dance floor tunes, wow-factor ballads and plenty of good-looking dancers and top with dashings of
THEY ARE all winners! These are the women who make a difference to Southampton life - and they have been recognised for their enthusiasm and hard work. To mark International Women's Day the eight winners were invited to the city's civic offices to be
A CHARITY dedicated to preventing young people dying from a heart problem has been praised by New Forest MP Julian Lewis on its tenth anniversary. Cardiac Risk for the Young (CRY) wants anyone with symptoms of sudden adult cardiac death syndrome - or
TOTALLY Tennis coach Inga Sydorenko has successfully completed her first British professional coaching qualification. The Development Coach Award (DCA) is the first rung on the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) ladder. Ukrainian Sydorenko, who joined Totally
THE Southampton Festival of Music and Drama continued into its second week with the piano and vocal sections joined by strings, guitar, brass and recorder. The audience enjoyed a full range of classes from solos and duets to large bands, community choirs
BY day he is the sober-suited manager of one of Hampshire's busiest shopping centres. But Dee Buffone revealed his wild side when he was called up on stage to back 80s pop singer Toyah Willcox. Dee, 52, boss of Eastleigh's Swan Centre, was attending a
LYMINGTON & New Milton leapt to the top of the SWL Division 1 table last night with a 2-0 home victory against Alton Town. But manager Ian Robinson was in no mood for celebrating. "It was a very lacklustre and flat performance," sighed Robinson, pictured
FOUR WEEKS after Bishop's Waltham police complained that new closed-circuit TV cameras weren't doing a proper job - the problem has worsened. The system which was eagerly anticipated and was supposed to deter crime was branded "useless" by Insp Shaun
SAINTS can expect to face a Manchester United backlash at St Mary's on Saturday after the FA Cup holders crashed out of Europe last night. The FA Cup is United's last realistic chance of ending the season with a major trophy after losing 1-0 in Milan
SAINTS may be deep in a relegation battle, but that has not stopped fans from all over the world flocking to St Mary's. A group of Saints fans, including one from Texas and a large contingent from Finland, that know each other through chatting on the
