England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has said that many of the new caps that played in last night's 3-1 defeat to Australia could be included again in the future. Eriksson, who changed his whole side - including Saints striker James Beattie - at half time
SHANE WARNE is determined to clear his name quickly so that he can return to South Africa for a final World Cup hurrah. The legendary Australian leg-spinner decided to return after it was revealed in Johannesburg on Tuesday that a sample given to the
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EASTLEIGH manager Paul Doswell has another ex-Saint in his sights. The ambitious Jewson Wessex League leaders are keeping tabs on frontrunner Nicky Banger, who is growing frustrated on the subs' bench at Conference outfit Woking. Doswell confirmed: "We're
In a bid to create a piece of historic drama students at Peter Symonds College have delved into the past and are now looking to set the record straight about the Winchester riots of 1908. Andrew Napier reports... IT has gone down in legend as a semi-comic
COMMONWEALTH champion Pete Waterfield claimed two golds and a silver while competing for Southampton Diving Academy at the British Diving Championships held at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. Ten members of the Southampton club
Adam Sears took the notable scalps of seasoned match campaigners Rich Allen and Dave Higgins in a peg-to-peg battle on Stoneham Top Lake in the latest Eastleigh Club fixture on the venue. The Top Lake fished extremely well for the time of the year with
PALMERSTON will be gunning for two titles during the finals of the English Indoor BA Championships at Northampton. Pat Rye and Neil O'Donovan will fly the flag for the Fareham club in the mixed pairs after a convincing 26-7 area final victory over Daphne
THIS is the moment when a granny is pulled to safety after she saved her three-year-old granddaughter from drowning in a Hampshire harbour. Maggie Gillings, sprawled out exhausted on a pontoon, allowed herself a smile of sheer relief after rescuing little
A POLITICAL row has blown up in the New Forest over the amount of funding the district council gives to local citizens advice bureaux. This financial year, the five bureaux across the Forest - at Fordingbridge, Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood, Totton
SOUTHAMPTON-based Bowman Power is spreading overseas with the appointment of a new agent in Italy. The new company, Jucker Energia, will be working on the new energy markets being created within the European Union. In particular it will be focused on
A YOUNG asylum seeker murdered in Southampton had been imprisoned and tortured by the Taliban, it emerged today. Murder squad detectives revealed the 22-year-old had fled his native Afghanistan after suffering horrific beatings which had left him permanently
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of an Afghan asylum seeker in Southampton are appealing to a group of men who had a fight with an Asian man in the city on Saturday night to get in touch so they can be eliminated from a murder enquiry. Officers are keen
A SOUTHAMPTON racing yacht was involved in the rescue of two men after their boat capsized 20 miles south of The Needles. Solent Coastguards scrambled their helicopter around 8.45pm yesterday after picking up a signal from an emergency beacon. The two
THE leader and cabinet of Hampshire County Council have agreed what they describe as a 'budget for recovery' - recommending a council tax rise of 15 per cent to make up for losses in government grant and to protect services. Government funding has been
A GROUP dedicated to improving the environment of a Southampton housing estate are urging residents to get involved. The Thornhill Tidy Team are working on projects all over the neighbourhood. First-time volunteer Colette Frost-Bridges cannot wait to
DOZENS of caravans could be released onto the residential streets of Tidworth and Ludgershall after planners refused permission for a garden centre in Ludgershall to continue to house them. Now members of Tidworth Parish Council are worried about the
PUPILS at St Mary Bourne Primary School only had an hour, yet they managed to raise more than £165 for the BBC's Blue Peter Appeal at a special bring and buy sale recently. The children asked head teacher Sally Jenkins if they could organise an event
SOUTHERN Water has reassured 58,000 customers in the Andover area that its water supply was unaffected by a diesel spillage at its depot in River Way last month. There were fears that the water supply had been contaminated following the leak. But rigorous
HAMPSHIRE Constab-ulary has applied to change Overton's former police house into a private dwelling. Permission is being sought from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to turn the Winchester Street offices into a single house, which will then be sold
IT'S an ambitious project and Winton School teacher Peter Donkor knows he'll have his work cut out. But it has become a dream and passion of his to build a school back in his homeland of Ghana, which will offer free education to 90 of the poorest youngsters
THE Friends of Whitchurch Primary School (FOWPS) are holding a race night next Friday to raise funds for the school. The event, which will be held in the main hall from 7.30pm, is based on a day at the races. A series of horse races will be screened through
TEST Valley Borough Council has issued a reminder to homeowners to clear watercourses on their land, preventing the risk of flooding with high winter rainfall. Watercourses have to be kept running freely and clear of obstructions. When ditches and streams
TIDWORTH and Lud-gershall libraries are helping people to explore the world through the touch of a button - by providing free broadband access to the internet. New computers have been installed in both libraries and each one is now wired up to the information
PROTESTERS have sought legal advice on how best they might proceed in their fight against the mast. A solicitor has suggested residents' rights may have been breached under the Human Rights Act 1998. And in a letter to Test Valley Borough Council planning
RETIRING Brown Owl Cilla Mitford was presented with a cake and many thanks from her brownie pack after 18 years dedicated service. As a full-time nurse anybody would think that Cilla's life would be busy enough, but for nearly two decades she has given
Alresford bounced back after last week's double loss to record a double victory against Fleet. The recent encounters between these two rivals have been real crowd-pleasers and this was no exception Spectators were treated to another thrilling spectacle
SAINTS fans were glowing with pride on Wednesday night when striker James Beattie kicked off on his debut for England against Australia at Upton Park, writes Greg Boughton. But that was about as far as the celebrations went, as the hosts were dumped on
Hamble Aquatics spread themselves far and wide last weekend. Fifteen of their youngsters competed in the first-ever Swindon Tigersharks two-day A-Grade open meet, and 12, who won 27 medals between them, at the Quays on Sunday in City of Southampton's
THE FIRST of a series of open-air chat rooms to stop youngsters hanging around street corners opens this week in Gosport. There will be six modern, funky open-sided youth shelters in the borough. The first is being unveiled at Elson Recreation Ground
CHANDLER'S Ford's new railway station is on line for a summer time opening despite fears that it could be knocked off track by cutbacks. Eastleigh council leader Keith House sought reassurances after the Strategic Rail Authority announced that its Rail
ANGRY allotment gardeners are calling on Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to back their fight to stop a massive Eastleigh town centre redevelopment plan wiping out their plots. Plots which gardeners have cultivated for decades could disappear under
WORK is about to start on the construction of Southampton's new cruise ship of the future, an 85,000-ton super vessel that will arrive in the city in just two years' time. The first in the next generation of cruise ships, the Cunard vessel, with a price
James Beattie's first 45 minutes in an England shirt didn't go quite as he'd hoped, but with only one half in which to try and prove himself it was never going to be easy. There wasn't too much wrong with his performance, in fact it was one of the highlights
SAINTS striker Marian Pahars has undergone a second operation on his injured ankle to try and resolve the problem. Pahars has been out since mid-November and had a first op a month ago but the pain has not gone and Swedish surgeon Christer Rolf, professor
EASTLEIGH manager Paul Doswell has another ex-Saint in his sights. The ambitious Jewson Wessex League leaders are keeping tabs on frontrunner Nicky Banger, who is growing frustrated on the subs' bench at Conference outfit Woking. Doswell confirmed: "We're
Will Kendall's World Cup Diary Through the mire of politics and the whiff of scandal that has so far cast a cloud over the ICC Cricket World Cup, some people may have not noticed that the tournament is actually under way. Not only is it under way, but
Eastleigh (Fleming Park) swimmers won 23 golds, set 19 meet records and captured the trophy for top visiting club at the City of Southampton meet. Six of the club's swimmers picked up top girl/boy awards - Sebastian Willcocks (10), Oliver Summers
UNIVERSITY students starred when the City of Southampton swimming club held their third sprint open meet, getting among the 48 records broken. Students Chris Jones, John Audis and Tom Ward, all City club members, took first, second and third places in
BRAVE Mark Atkins broke TWO fingers but still boxed his way to a memorable victory. The Shirley-based Golden Ring youngster was up against it in his first bout since Christmas against Bristol's Mark Robbins. But he showed huge heart to overcome the injury
SOLENT are still top Division 3 West of the Men's National Volleyball League after two tough five-set victories over Plymouth DML Activate and Thames Valley Vultures at Sandhurst. The only downside of the day was a potential season-ending ankle injury
New Forest National Park Inquiry: Day 29 THE ARMY'S top man at Marchwood military port has appealed for the zone around the UK's main defence supply dock to be excluded from the proposed New Forest National Park - to safeguard its vital security role.
SWEDISH telecoms company Telia has turned to Fareham company Telsis to expand its network to meet demand from Swedish television and broadcast organisations and other customers. Telia claimed a world record for handling telephone mass voting when it answered
HAVE you ever felt like a fly on the wall intermittently buzzing in and out of the action before retreating to the comfort and safety of the perimeter? Road is exactly like that. Audience interaction is all part of the drama yet at times it is safer to
THE University of Southampton has received a £28m injection to achieve scientific excellence. As part of a £1 billion government investment in university science research the grant was announced yesterday by science minister Lord Sainsbury. The city's
THEY came in their hundreds to see Saints' golden boy hit the pinnacle of his career thus far. But, James Beattie's moment of glory was overshadowed by one of the most humiliating England defeats in recent history. The unfancied Soceroos of Australia
AN £18m project aimed at reducing waiting lists for hospital treatment in Hampshire has been give the seal of approval. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic Health Authority bosses gave the thumbs-up to provisional plans for a two-site Diagnostic and
ORGANISERS of a huge music donation campaign are driving ahead in their bid to raise cash for good causes. They are hitting the road to pick up the scores of CDs, tapes and vinyl that has been collected across the city for the past three weeks. People
WHEN a government department approved Test Valley Borough Council's plans to change the look of Andover High Street many expected them to crack on with the work this spring. There were some that even believed the materials had already been bought and
COMMUNITIES at risk from flooding along the River Bourne will get more warning of problems in future, it was revealed at a meeting of Tidworth Parish Council. At a meeting convened by the parish council with the Environment Agency, Wessex Water, district
TWO members of the Andover VIPs (Visually Impaired People) were congratulated by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire following their recent wedding. Mary Fagan presented the couple with a bouquet of flowers on behalf of the group, which she was visiting
CHINA Crisis are a band who contrasted sharply with their mid-Eighties New Romantic contemporaries. But unlike some of those glamorous groups, the intense and often political pop outfit are still on the road. Fronted by founder members Gary Daly and Eddie
TIDWORTH Leisure Centre is launching a new hi-tech leisure card for its customers. The new cards, which store information electronically, will enable users to book courses and lessons by phone and to opt for alternative courses if first choices are fully
CAMPAIGNERS against the Balksbury Hill mast have discovered there have been two 'mirror-image' cases in other parts of the country recently where a phone company has won permission to construct a telecommunications mast because the application ran over
TEST Valley Borough Council planning chief Madalene Winter says there were two errors that resulted in Orange getting permission to build a mast at Upper Clatford by default. Planning councillors rejected an application to construct a mast on Balksbury
ANDOVER record stores are selling out of copies of Michael Jackson's albums following his controversial appearance on an ITV documentary last week. Our Price in the town has been told by its head office to expect more deliveries as hundreds of copies
A DREAM scheme to build a multi-million pound arts and concert complex in Andover received an important boost when most councillors backed the idea in principle. Test Valley councillors attended a working party towards the end of last month to discuss
Luckless Solent Stars were left to rue a series of injuries that upset their bid to complete a league double over south coast rivals Worthing on Saturday, writes David Ogilvie. After Trevor Donaldson pulled out of the match due to a training accident,
A COMMISSION for Health Improvement (CHI) report published last week has found a desperate need for improvement in the service provided by the Hampshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. During a routine inspection in September 2002, inspectors found that
A SOUTHAMPTON racing yacht was involved in the rescue of two men after their boat capsized 20 miles south of The Needles. Solent Coastguards scrambled their helicopter around 8.45pm yesterday after picking up a signal from an emergency beacon. The two
THEY went from door to door, house to house, delivering posters and leaflets. With battlelines firmly drawn the residents of the seaside town of Lee-on-the-Solent, backed by the Daily Echo, are on the march with their defiant rallying call. The town had
HENRY Cort Community School has been awarded specialist status, putting it in line for an extra £600,000 of government funding. The 1,020-pupil Fareham school is to become a sports college with much-improved games facilities and a state-of-the-art seminar
