It is disappointing not to be playing on what is apparently a perfect batting track at Stratford - but I have to do what is best by Cricket Australia. As a contracted player, it is not up to me or Hampshire when I play in the County Championship and,
WINCHESTER City have lost another of the mainstays of their 2004 FA Vase-winning side - and midfielder Lloyd Webber may not be the only one to go. Confirming that 24-year-old Webber, below, had left to join Conference South outfit Basingstoke, new City
IT was March 1942 and 18-year-old Beryl Bonney wanted to do her bit for the war effort and so she volunteered to join the National Fire Service (NFS) in Southampton. Beryl's uncle, John Griffin, who was a column officer in the NFS, had told her the organisation
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, roro, 0515, 30; Nagato Reefer, refrigerated, 0730, 104; P&O Nedlloyd Magellan, container, 1030, 206; Mediterranean Highway, roro, 1330, 40. Today's Principal Sailings: OOCL Fortune, container, 0200, 204; CFF
SOUTHAMPTON'S Ricky Cole and his shiny, yellow Corvette will be conspicuous by their absence in the Thruxton round of the British GT Championship on Sunday. For the rest of this year, Cole will concentrate on competing in some European Championship rounds
The best of British Formula 3 and GT drivers head for Thruxton on Sunday for what promises to be an outstanding day of motor racing. Young Kentish racer Mike Conway is locked in a furious fight with Brazilian Danilo Dirani and Estonian Marko Asmer for
More children than ever took to the water in the sixth Primary Schools Gala, sponsored by London & Henley, owners of The Brooks shopping centre in Winchester. With 300 children and a full gallery of supporters, the event was both exciting and noisy
IT WAS a bright start to the Hants & Dorset Championship season at Newport Regatta at East Cowes on Saturday. Though entries in the main fours events were lower than expected, it was encouraging to have two heats of men's novice fours coming to the
CHILDREN at New Milton Infant School have a fabulous new playground after transforming a piece of waste land. The Rainbow's End play area was crafted thanks to a team of dedicated mums and teachers who gave up countless hours to create the colourful masterpiece
CHILDREN'S play areas in one Hampshire town are set to become alcohol-free zones in a crackdown on antisocial behaviour. The booze ban is expected to be approved at tonight's meeting of Totton and Eling Town Council, which has received complaints about
HOLLYWOOD glamour, a glittering list of celebrities, flowing champagne and a gala VIP party is the heady mixture set to launch Southampton's latest luxury cruise ship, Sea Princess, tomorrow. Stars of screen and television, including Oscar-winning actress
TWO men were taken to hospital, one suffering from suspected head injuries, yesterday after their car collided with a traffic sign near the Six Dials area of Southampton. The accident happened at about 10.49am at St Andrews Road in the Nicholstown area
STUDENTS have been showing what they're capable off with a display of their work at Winchester School of Art. The exhibition was a celebration of the work of first-year students at the college, which is part of Southampton University. Painting, sculpture
MORE than 200 people packed into Winchester Cathedral for a memorial service for former Hampshire education boss Don Allen. Councillor Allen, who was a councillor for 16 years, died in February from long-standing respiratory problems. Hampshire County
YOUNGSTERS from Ranvilles Rangers Youth Football Club will be going for goal in their bid to raise funds for a children's cancer charity as well as boosting club funds this weekend. A family fun day is being held at the club's ground in Hook Lane, Hook
Southampton Running Club's hopes of making serious inroads into the British Masters' Road Relay Championships in Sutton Coldfield were hampered by late withdrawals. But their replacement runners did a brilliant job, holding the team positions while many
THERE were cheers all around as these pupils at Woodhill School, Chandler's Ford completed a playground marathon. It was raising funds for the charity Children with Leukaemia and each class was challenged to complete a sponsored task with 26 elements.
STEVE WIGLEY has left Saints - for the second time in six months. Wigley initially left St Mary's after being replaced as head coach by Harry Redknapp in December. He returned three months later, however, to take up his former role as academy director
CLASSIC car enthusiasts will be flocking to Beale Park this Bank Holiday weekend for the second Beale Park Classic Motor Show. With hundreds of gleaming classics, jumble, traders, children's rides, live commentary and lots more, the show has something
A TRIBUNAL which Hythe Ferry bosses hope will pave the way for a massive rates rise to be thrown out was adjourned yesterday. A Daily Echo campaign recently raised more than 15,000 signatures to save the service after owners White Horse Ferries revealed
A NEW series of books aimed at helping children deal with bereavement has been launched at a hospice. St Michael's Hospice, in Basingstoke, has published a new set of books to support youngsters whose close relatives have died from a terminal illness.
REGULATORS have proposed reducing the amount the Hampshire-based company running air traffic control can charge for its services over the next five years. If accepted, the new charging regime from the Civil Aviation Authority would mean a cumulative reduction
SOUTHAMPTON-based building services company CLC Group is celebrating a string of success with the award of three major new partnering agreements worth more than £2m and the opening of a new branch in Watford. New contracts with The Guinness Trust, Swaythling
ROMSEY & Totton had to settle for fourth place in the Hants & South Coast Minor League meet at The Quays - despite a blistering start to the gala. In the opening ladies open 100m breaststroke event, Jenny Whitley finishing third in 1.23.04. But
Lee Cullen showed why he is an England Youth team member by winning the latest open shore competition organised by the Yeovil club at Chesil Beach. The 20-year-old apprentice boatbuilder from Netley, pictured right, tempted 14 dogfish with ragworm tipped
WINCHESTER residents will soon have the chance to see exactly what developers propose in the massive city centre redevelopment. Civic chiefs and the developer Thornfield Properties are staging a public consultation to show their ideas for the £100m scheme
POLICE in Winchester are advising motorists not to leave their satellite navigation equipment in their cars overnight following a spate of break-ins across the city in recent weeks. Two such incidents have been reported to police in the past two days,
THE agony continues for the family of a Hampshire man languishing in an Indian jail. Gwen Waters from Portchester is still waiting for news of her husband's release after his latest court hearing yesterday was adjourned. Her husband Lieutenant Commander
HEALTH bosses at a Hampshire primary care trust have launched a strict financial recovery plan in a bid to balance the books after annual losses of £6.4m. Fareham and Gosport Primary Care Trust (PCT) ended the last financial year in March with the massive
THE search is over! Glamorous Debbie Clayton was crowned Miss Southampton 2005 last night after beating off competition from 19 other finalists. The 20-year-old from Milford on Sea emerged victorious from the hotly-contested beauty pageant held at NV
COUNCIL workers were due to go back to magistrates to demand an eviction order if a group of travellers had not moved on from a Southampton sports club by today. The travellers were served with a notice to quit the site of Southampton Sports Club in Millbrook
YOUNGSTERS from Ranvilles Rangers Youth Football Club will be going for goal in their bid to raise funds for a children's cancer charity as well as boosting club funds this weekend. A family fun day is being held at the club's ground in Hook Lane, Hook
THE first-ever Totally Tennis Junior Coaching Award scheme has just been completed with students returning to the indoor centre for the second stage. The course, which has been devised by Totally Tennis director Nigel Long, is open to applicants from
BE prepared, Harefield residents - the chances are that you will be contacted by one of your local councillors within the next few months. Southampton City Council's deputy Tory group leader Councillor Royston Smith has pledged to personally get in touch
SOUTHAMPTON is set to become a part of the Pete Doherty revolution. The most talked about and controversial rock star of recent time will play The Joiners in Southampton on Friday with his band Babyshambles. There were frenzied scenes the last time the
TITCHFIELD pianist and composer Charles Timberlake will headline an evening of music and conversation in St Peter's Church, Titchfield, on June 8, from 7.30pm. In his home church of St Peter's, Charles will be playing a variety of his own compositions
TOTS in need of a cooling dip will be in for a treat this summer after the Stokes Bay paddling pool underwent an extensive makeover. Youngsters were disappointed last year when the pool, just along from the Pebble Beach Cafe on the seafront, was forced
Points were hard to come by for New Forest Juniors' small band of athletes in the National Junior League meeting at Basingstoke. However, there were wins in the women's match for Fern Parker (400m, 60.3) and Sasha Mucci (1500m, 5.02.4), while Susan Roberts
TEACHERS, nurses, and other key workers now have a greater chance of getting a foot on the property ladder after Eastleigh Housing Association announced plans for 1,300 extra affordable homes. The new homes will be built over the next four years, although
Jason Dodd plans to extend his superb career after being released following 16 years of loyal service with Saints. The Dell legend has been told that his contract will not be renewed when it expires at the end of June and he is free to leave. As reported
Graeme Le Saux has finally announced his retirement from football. The 36-year-old former England international saw his Saints contract run out at the end of the season and has unsurprisngly decided to hang up his boots. Saints midfielder Matt Oakley
THE Year 7 rugby team from Testbourne Community College, in Whitchurch, surpassed all expectations by winning the Emerging Schools under-12 final at Twickenham recently. The tournament is the world's biggest youth rugby event, giving 40,000 children from
