John Crawley flies out to Australia for his third Ashes tour tomorrow insisting: "We can bring back the Ashes." Crawley, 30, has twice been on the receiving end of Ashes drubbings Down Under, having toured Australia in 1994/95 and 1998/99. But this time
JEWSON WESSEX League representatives Gosport Borough reached the end of the FA Cup road when they bowed out 3-1 at Bideford. Yet it had all started so well for Gosport when Neil Scammell fired them into a first-half lead - only for the Western League
BAT muscled their way into the top five after strikes from Danny Boere and Dean Platt saw off Fareham 2-0 at the Sports Ground. "I'm very happy," smiled BAT boss Andy Leader. "We've put in a good solid performance today and got the three points we needed
Quite how Gosport & Fareham did not secure victory well before captain Simon Burns' third try in three games at the death of their match at Sevenoaks is something of a mystery to all involved. However, win they did and they stay second behind Tunbridge
A witness has claimed to have seen missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler with two men not far from where her body was found. The sighting occurred less than an hour after her disappearance. Surrey Police say they are also looking for three cars and a white
Today's Principal Arrivals: Trader, general, TBA, 33. Today's Principal Sailings: Autotransporter, ro/ro, 1000, 201 link; APL Coral, container, 1200, 206; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, PM, 203; Colonel Templer, research, TBA, 104; Crystal Ray, vehicle carrier
Neil Armstrong has stacked up a collection of sprint and hillclimb titles with a car he uses to take his children to school! Plans to race an Integra Type R were put on hold for a year as the Southampton motorsport ace dusted off his tried and trusted
They are committed to an environmentally-friendly way of life and even sign a contract pledging their support. Vicki Green looks at a new way of living... THE government expects that about 1.3 million new households will have to be accommodated in the
THE two men at the helm of a public inquiry into plans for a new dock on the shores of Southampton Water are quietly making sure that they do their job thoroughly outside of the inquiry hall as well as on the inside. Southampton Docks operator Associated
DANNY Gibbons has completed his move from Newport IoW to Bashley - and miraculously sprung from bottom to top of the Dr Martens Eastern Division. While the Islanders were dumped to the foot of the pile after an unlucky 3-2 home defeat by Fisher, buoyant
After just 12 league matches, Hamble ASSC are only one point shy of last season's paltry 16-point haul following another impressive victory - a 2-1 verdict at Brockenhurst. "I believe that games are won in the changing room," said Hamble manager Larry
Tottonians remain in second place and unbeaten in the division, but they could still do a lot better, according to their vice-captain and county lock Ali Ramus. They were certainly happy to stretch the winning run to four with a 31-7 triumph over Old
Romsey's Hampshire Division One match with Guernsey, that the home side won 22-17 on Saturday, could be scrubbed from the record and have to be replayed after the game was technically abandoned just before half-time. With Romsey leading 10-7 just ahead
A LITTLE thing like a broken leg won't be a setback for long to budding netball star Zahra Clark. Zahra's a bit of a determined character and she's set on being back in action within six weeks of the injury suffered in Saturday's Southampton League match
WESSEX League champion, Stuart Bowers (Hargroves Cycles RT) made it two out of two when he won his second cycle-cross race of the new season at Basingstoke. This victory was made sweeter by the presence of South of England champion, Jody Crawforth (Team
AN investigation was under way today into a blaze yesterday which swept through seven beach huts at Calshot and caused damage estimated at tens of thousands of pounds. Police were also looking into a series of break-ins and one attempted arson at six
ON Hold Services, which makes programmes of music and messages for company telephones, retail outlets and websites, has won the Small Business of the Year Award for Basingstoke. "How a business sounds over the phone, in a shop, or on a website gives a
The Misanthrope, Theatre Royal, Winchester ALCESTE (Jonathan Keeble) is a self-appointed crusader against insincerity and takes a perverse delight in telling the truth, however harsh, at every opportunity. He opens a can of worms for himself, though,
Winchester Dramatic Society, Chesil Theatre, Winchester. IN the medieval and atmospheric Chesil Theatre (previously and still recognisably the 12th century St Peter's Church) Winchester Dramatic Society present 1890s New York City in this assured adaptation
WHEN ST MARY'S stadium welcomes the England team tonight, it will also be the scene of an emotional return to the UK for members of North Korea's famous 1966 World Cup team. The team - there are seven surviving members - has never been back to the West
WITH such an important date at St Mary's tonight you'd hardly think he'd have time to put his feet up. But Saints legend Matt Le Tissier - guest of honour at tonight's England v Macedonia Euro 2004 qualifier - found a moment to help out a Hampshire charity
A HAMPSHIRE taxi driver suffered agonising injuries when he was punched in the face by an angry passenger. The 40-year-old was knocked unconscious during the vicious assault outside a house in Avenue Road, Southampton. Police said the attacker had been
HAMBLE'S fearless yachtswoman Emma Richards has set sail on the latest leg of her lone venture to conquer the world. Emma is the sole British competitor in the Around Alone race which will be covering 28,755 miles in the world's roughest and most remote
The greatest post-war trend-setter in liner design was Shaw Savill Line's 20,203-ton Southern Cross, which entered service in 1955 on the Southampton to Australia route. Nearly half a century later the ship, now named OceanBreeze, is still in service,
FREQUENT power cuts left some shops and banks in darkness along Fareham's West Street yesterday as contractors worked throughout the day to restore electricity. The Abbey National and HSBC suffered intermittent power cuts, leaving customers unable to
AN EASTLEIGH driver had a miracle escape early today when her luxury car plunged off a sliproad bridge and landed in gorse next to a motorway. Firefighters called to the scene at Chilworth estimated that the S-Type Jaguar travelled about 30 to 40 feet
WAYNE BRIDGE is not the only Saint involved in international action tonight. Paul Jones is almost certain to keep the goalkeeeper's jersey for Wales against Italy in one the biggest matches ever held at the Millennium Stadium. The Saints 'keeper, dropped
Agustin Delgado returned to training yesterday for the first time in seven months but is unlikely to be fit for Monday's clash with Aston Villa - the side that Stuart Gray, the man who signed him, now coaches. The controversial striker has not played
MATTHEW Le Tissier is set to prove the doubters wrong by signing on the dotted line for Eastleigh on Saturday. After all the summer hype that surrounded his link with the Jewson Wessex League club, the 34-year-old Saints legend has made only a half-hour
West End's Jon Barnes missed out on the national Caterham Supergraduate Championship by just three hundredths of a second in the Caterham Festival at Brands Hatch. The teenager, having his first season in the championship after a successful career in
Robbie Matthews's tenth goal of the season last night has established Eastleigh as proud, new leaders of the Jewson Wessex League. Paul Doswell's title favourites leapt two points clear of AFC Newbury after coming through a tough examination 1-0 at wet
Eastleigh climbed into second place in the table following their 5-0 demolition of Blackfield & Langley at Ten Acres. Boss Paul Doswell purred: "It was a very good win and we're playing some lovely football at the moment as well as picking up the
Global warming might seem like a problem that only governments can tackle, but there's plenty you can do to help, too... Helping to combat environmental damage can be as simple as changing a lightbulb. If every home in the UK changed one lightbulb to
TOTTON tormentor Martin Whiddett celebrated his return to his old Alton Town stamping ground with a superb hat-trick to ease Ian Robinson's unbeaten side to a 4-1 away-day success. Whiddett had opened the scoring after 35 minutes when he managed to get
BRITISH boxing great Lloyd Honeyghan rates Southampton's Matthew Barney as "an outstanding talent". Honeyghan is promoting Barney's Southern Area title defence at Elephant & Castle on Sunday against ex-Jamaican Olympian Chris Membard. And the former
A WOMAN from the Fording-bridge area was killed in a four vehicle pile-up last night. The 26-year-old victim, who has not been named, died when her Peugeot 106 was involved in a crash on the A354 at Thornicombe - between Blandford and Puddletown - in
NEW FOREST Citizens' Advice Bureau has celebrated news that it can keep its benefits and debt specialists for another 18 months. A second contract has been awarded to the area by the Legal Services Commission, which means the New Forest can continue to
RUSSELL Butler, a drummer with B Company 1ST Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (The Tigers), is one of many soldiers from north Hampshire who have served as part of NATO's multinational Kosovo Force (KFOR). He has passed his driving test
GROWING demand for flights from Southampton to the north-east of England is to result in more services from the city's airport. South coast travellers heading to Newcastle will have an even greater choice of flights when British Airways increases it operations
FOOTBALL'S coming home to Southampton tonight as England take on Macedonia in their Euro 2004 qualifier. A record-breaking 32,000 crowd is expected to flock to the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium. It is the first time in 101 years that an England
SOUTHAMPTON pop fans can get up close and personal with heartthrob boy band Blue when they appear at a city nightclub. The band are giving local fans the chance to get a sneak preview of their live show before embarking on a nationwide tour. The group
After just 12 league matches, Hamble ASSC are only one point shy of last season's paltry 16-point haul following another impressive victory - a 2-1 verdict at Brockenhurst. "I believe that games are won in the changing room," said Hamble manager Larry
New Milton & District maintained their high-scoring trend by demolishing Hamble 39-6 with five tries in the last quarter. It was a very controlled performance by the Foresters, especially in the second half after they were twice reduced to 14 men
ONE of Fareham's longest serving councillors has been fined £300 after admitting defrauding his own council. Fareham magistrates heard how former planning chief Hugh Pritchard falsely claimed both housing and council tax benefits from the public purse
SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has revealed he is considering playing Wayne Bridge AND Ashley Cole for England against Macedonia tonight, writes Jeremy Wilson. The Swede admitted the left side of midfield remains his main selection headache ahead of the St Mary's
Pensioner Sylvia Sharpe, 83, recalls her lucky escape in the Southampton Blitz during the Second World War... SEPTEMBER 1940 - it was the time that Hitler thought he was going to wipe out the Supermarine Aviation Works in Southampton, which produced the
A CRUNCH meeting that could seal the fate of Beech Down Primary School is set to take place on Friday. The Hampshire School Organisation Committee, which was set up three years ago and is made up of five separate groups, will meet to consider education
BASINGSTOKE Aquadrome is the latest big name to lend its support to the St Michael's Hospice Mad Hair Day extravaganza. Staff are looking forward to the big day - October 25 - when everyone is being encouraged to sport weird and wonderful hairstyles.
BASINGSTOKE MP Andrew Hunter has paid a moving tribute to his devoted wife Jan after she lost her courageous battle against cancer. The 54-year-old mother-of-two died on Sunday morning in Newbury hospital. Her husband, the MP for Basingstoke for the past
MATTHEW Le Tissier is set to prove the doubters wrong by signing on the dotted line for Eastleigh on Saturday. After all the summer hype that surrounded his link with the Jewson Wessex League club, the 34-year-old Saints legend has made only a half-hour
Lymington & New Milton 0 - Crawley Town 2 Lymington & New Milton may be out of the FA Cup, but they are ready to give Eastleigh and company a run for their money in one of the most open Wessex League title races for years. Although outclassed
Eastleigh climbed into second place in the table following their 5-0 demolition of Blackfield & Langley at Ten Acres. Boss Paul Doswell purred: "It was a very good win and we're playing some lovely football at the moment as well as picking up the
NO A-level students at Brockenhurst College have had their marks boosted in the aftermath of the exam grading scandal. About 250 students had been anxiously wondering if they would benefit. But yesterday, the college reported none had been affected. The
THE Royal Shakespeare Company visit Portsmouth next spring as part of their latest UK and international tour. The world-famous group will be performing The Merry Wives of Windsor and Coriolanus at The Mountbatten Centre from April 22-26. For tickets -
HAMPSHIRE cricketers are in mourning after it was revealed popular Winchester player Mark Parker was a victim of the Bali bomb blast. The New Zealander had played cricket for St Cross Symondians for the last three seasons, and was vital in winning the
FOOTBALL fans were today urged to arrive early for England's crunch European qualifier in Southampton. A capacity crowd of just over 32,000 will be cheering England on at tonight's clash with Macedonia at St Mary's stadium. It's the biggest sporting event
DEVOTED England fans endured chill winds and constant drizzle in a fruitless wait for a glimpse of their heroes outside Southampton's De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel. Despite a tight security cordon around the building, up to a hundred of the national team's
POLICE sectioned off part of Southampton city centre yesterday afternoon after 60mph winds dislodged 60ft scaffolding. Emergency teams were sent to the Ferryman and Firkin pub in High Street at about 2pm. Hampshire Technical Rescue Unit staff and building
DETECTIVES in Southampton today insisted they are winning the war against burglars despite a "blip" in recent crime figures. Police blamed the start of the new academic year for causing a sharp rise in the number of break-ins reported across the city
A HAMPSHIRE firefighter has won one of the country's top trainee awards. Southampton International Airport firefighter Katie Stubbs has become the British Airports Authority Fire Service Top Recruit for 2001. Katie, 27, from Fareham, began her career
BUDDING scientists were given a taste of how their school lessons translate to the world of work when they took up a challenge to design a horsebox for a Ford Transit van chassis. The challenge was set up by Eastleigh-based education and training group
