THE sun smiled and so did the faces of hundreds of people at the 132nd Burseldon Regatta. Mucking about on boats in the river has rarely been so much fun. Punters in the beer garden of the Jolly Sailor on the edge of the River Hamble watched a succession
Ever fancied running away to join a fair? Behind the glitter and laughter the work can be very demanding... Everyone is familiar with the sights and sounds of the funfair. The smell of the hotdogs, the music blaring out, lights flashing as people scream
SPORTS-mad youngsters in Southampton got the chance to tackle the big boys when a local rugby club opened its doors to encourage the city's children into sport. More than 50 youngsters from three city schools took part in the training day with the Southampton
TENNIS ace Josh Goodall has defied the odds to enjoy the best summer of his young career. The Basingstoke ace reached the semi-finals of last week's national under-18 championships to follow up an excellent display at junior Wimbledon where he reached
I remember the white wave Of the spreading tablecloth drenching my knees, Being ramrodded into a high-backed dining chair. I didn't dare breathe on the damask. My hair had been wrenched Into a chocolate box ribbon; Lavender satin or pink and white check
TALKING HEADS have lined up the most respected duo in folk music for a special gig at the Southampton venue early next month. Martin Carthy and his wife Norma Waterson take the stage for an acoustic set on Tuesday, September 3. Well known to Southampton
Sixty-eight-year-old Tommaso de Simone showed that age is no barrier in powerboat racing when he and his Italian Super Classic 40 Team won the World Offshore Racing Endurance Championship at the Honda Cowes Classic series . Their title followed a storming
King of Shaves won this year's Honda Formula 4-Stroke 130hp offshore powerboat championship title in spectacular style on Saturday. The race was the penultimate one in the 2002 season, raced at the prestigious Honda Cowes Classic Powerboat Festival -
THE 'Little Brother' of the world's toughest yacht race set sail from the Solent at the weekend for the start of a transatlantic challenge. Friends and family joined wellwishers at Ocean Village in Southampton yesterday morning as the vessels set off
The early rugby campaign starters all gained valuable match practise and victories to boot in a mixed bag of pre-season fixtures ahead of the opening gambits of cup and league next weekend. Havant and Winchester played out three segments of 35 minutes
A merger between the two Guildford rugby clubs during the close season has saved two Portsmouth-based sides from relegation as the fixtures for the new season are unveiled. Near-neighbours Guildford & Godalming and Old Guildfordians, who were both
Prominent Eastleigh Rugby Club administrator Dr John Sneezum was unveiled as the Hampshire Rugby Football Union's 22nd President at the Annual General Meeting in Winchester. Halifax-born Sneezum, 70, relieves the popular LeRoy Angel, after the former
With many people's favourites, United Services, having returned to the London Leagues courtesy of the Guildford merger, the race to the title of Hampshire One champions is as open as it has been for some time. On finishing third last season, Guernsey
Cottle and Austen Electric Circus, Southsea Common, Portsmouth H Now in its 30th year, the Cottle and Austen Circus has left behind its modest beginnings in a flower show marquee, to become an all-singing, all-dancing,breathtaking spectacular. With a
IT'S the Formula 1 of the nautical world and it's coming to Cowes this weekend. Described as a festival of speed on water the Honda Cowes Classic is the longest-running offshore power boat race in the world. With more than 90 high-speed vessels entered
