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  • incinerator plan has sparked major opposition

    A CRUCIAL decision on a massive £30 million domestic waste incinerator in Hampshire was being taken today. The county council's planning and transport committee meets in Winchester to discuss plans submitted by Hampshire Waste Services for a huge dome-shaped

  • Hodd to throw book at Hassan

    SAINTS boss Glenn Hoddle is set to throw the book at Hassan Kachloul after getting sent off in a stormy end of to a match which Leeds manager David O'Leary accused the Dell crowd of influencing referee Paul Durkin. Kachloul got his marching orders for

  • Parker looks to old boys for experience

    TREVOR Parker is banking on two of his Bashley old boys to provide Eastleigh's youngsters with a guiding light in the New Year. Postman Jeremy Stagg should become more regularly available once the Christmas rush is over and striker Leroy Whale is ready

  • Duane shows promise but Stars lose again

    SOLENT stars missed a good opportunity to kick-start their disappointing season but remain winless after crashing to another home league defeat. Their 81-87 loss to struggling InterBasket London at Fleming Park leaves Mark Scott's team bottom of the National

  • Amputee faces long wait to gain his mobility

    ALL Hampshire pensioner Gordon Sennett wants for Christmas is a wheelchair. Without one he faces being a prisoner in his own home during the long winter days. Last September he had his cancerous foot amputated in a successful operation at South-ampton

  • Hamble soar back to fitness

    GIANT-KILLING will be back on the Hamble ASSC agenda now that the squad is returning to peak condition. The Planemakers have lost their way a bit since pulling off shock early-season wins over Wimborne and Fleet, but that's hardly surprising considering

  • Three up front does trick for Totton again

    THE New Forest and Waterside are celebrating a twin-assault on today's fourth-round draw of the FA Carlsberg Vase. Buoyant Brockenhurst are through to the last 32 for the first time in their history thanks to a thumping 5-2 win over Biggleswade Town in

  • NOT AGAIN!

    HUNDREDS more homes could be at risk as the flooding misery across the South continues. With yet more rain on the way, action is being taken to give residents some warning of floods, but many commuters faced difficult journeys today. The main Ringwood

  • Pay-outs after rail delays

    RAIL giant Virgin has promised to pay compensation to passengers affected by a series of delays on a 15-hour train journey from Edinburgh to Southampton. The 06.20 service from the Scottish capital eventually pulled into the South Coast city just before

  • Abuse case duo lied for cash, say lawyers

    TWO men who accused former Saints boss Dave Jones of child abuse were lying to claim compensation, fresh evidence shows. Four serving prisoners made statements to Mr Jones's lawyers, saying the men boasted in jail that they were going to commit perjury

  • Third man charged with murder

    A THIRD man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Southampton computer enthusiast Richard Hughes, pictured. Justin Biles, 26, of Irving Road, Maybush, appeared before Southampton magistrates on Thursday and was remanded in custody for seven

  • Crunch day in bid for big new burner

    A CRUCIAL decision on a massive £30 million domestic waste incinerator in Hampshire was being taken today. The county council's planning and transport committee meets in Winchester to discuss plans submitted by Hampshire Waste Services for a huge dome-shaped

  • Still Crazy - after all these years

    "I AM the god of hellfire and I bring you . . . fire!" Arthur Brown, the man who lit up the charts with that hot tune way back in 1968, will be melting the stage at Winchester's Tower Arts Centre on Friday. The 60s' line-up of the Crazy World of Arthur

  • Winchester fall foul of the referee

    Winchester undid their good work of the last two weeks with an apathetic performance at Cambridge that contributed to a 31-15 loss. Playing against a strong wind in the first half, Winchester succeeded in giving away numerous penalties that allowed Cambridge

  • 'Abysmal' Linnets in giveaway

    LIVID Lymington & New Milton manager Derek Binns branded his side "a bunch of schoolboys" after watching them throw away a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 to Stotfold in the FA Vase. With a little more than 20 minutes remaining, the Linnets were seemingly home

  • In God she trusts

    Hit comedy The Vicar of Dibley is yet again destined to rake in one of the highest audiences on TV over the festive season. But how does real life as a female vicar compare? Fiona Griffiths finds out from Vanessa Foreman - teacher-turned-trainee vicar

  • incinerator plan has sparked major opposition

    A CRUCIAL decision on a massive £30 million domestic waste incinerator in Hampshire was being taken today. The county council's planning and transport committee meets in Winchester to discuss plans submitted by Hampshire Waste Services for a huge dome-shaped

  • Missed penalties rued by Millbrook

    Romsey squeezed home 8-5 in their Hampshire League 1 game at Millbrook to end a run of four consecutive league defeats - but it was an extremely close run thing and would have gone the other way had Millbrook kicked their goals. Five penalty and one conversion

  • Campaign's bid to grow base

    GOSPORT is hoping the Ministry of Defence will concentrate engineering training for all the armed services in one of the town's Royal Navy bases. Under the Ministry of Defence strategic review, campaigners seeking to retain Gosport's military Royal Hospital

  • Engineer made employer fund rival business

    A SOUTHAMPTON company was conned into paying for goods which its £27,000-a-year engineering manager had ordered for his own firm, the city crown court heard. Nigel Withington, 52, set up Hedge End Engineering and undercut his employers, Abbey Air, for

  • Missed penalties rued by Millbrook

    Romsey squeezed home 8-5 in their Hampshire League 1 game at Millbrook to end a run of four consecutive league defeats - but it was an extremely close run thing and would have gone the other way had Millbrook kicked their goals. Five penalty and one conversion

  • Winchester fall foul of the referee

    Winchester undid their good work of the last two weeks with an apathetic performance at Cambridge that contributed to a 31-15 loss. Playing against a strong wind in the first half, Winchester succeeded in giving away numerous penalties that allowed Cambridge

  • Brilliant Blues take advantage of away day with round dozen

    It was the House that Carl built which helped Sky Blues lay the foundations of their convincing victory in the first round of the Under-11 Subsidiary Cup. A waterlogged pitch saw Sky Blues decide to surrender home advantage at Aerostructures in Hamble

  • Reacord's a winner

    Totton 3 - Horsham 1 Totton survived an edgy finale to march into the last 32 of the FA Carlsberg Vase with a 3-1 win over Ryman Division 2 outfit Horsham at Testwood Park. Two up through Kevin Reacord and Aaaron Cunningham, they were put under the cosh

  • Wheelchair top of Christmas wish list

    ALL Hampshire pensioner Gordon Sennett wants for Christmas is a wheelchair. Without one he faces being a prisoner in his own home during the long winter days. Last September he had his cancerous foot amputated in a successful operation at South-ampton

  • Marwood set to become City boy

    BASHLEY'S disenchanted, young striker/midfielder Chris Marwood has switched camps to Salisbury City. The Hythe-born lad, 19 last month, turned down a contract at Bashley earlier this season because the New Forest club could not guarantee him a regular

  • Beats wins it - Kach sees red

    Saints 1 - Leeds 0 This valiant victory should have been remembered for James Beattie's seventh goal in six games to confirm his re-emergence as a striker of real pedigree. Instead, his classy 42nd minute strike and a battling team display were eclipsed