Eastleigh's players will not be going hungry this week after all. The threat of having their money docked worked wonders for the Ten Acres crew who won their stripes and their pride back with a terrific 2-1 victory at Folkestone Invicta. Manager Paul
New boys Winchester City are enjoying the sweet smell of six-cess at the top of the Sydenhams Wessex League. The City slickers' 6-3 victory at Bemerton Heath Harlequins on Saturday was their sixth successive victory and it moves them six points clear
THE biggest game in a depleted league programme saw Netley Central Sports leapfrog Ordnance Survey to go top of Division 2. It took just one goal to divide two hard-working sides, with Paul Myberg getting the decisive strike halfway through the first
Hampshire are trying to persuade batting prodigy John Francis that his future is at the Rose Bowl. Francis is out of contract at the end of this season and Somerset, who are coached by former Hampshire players Kevin Shine and Mark Garaway, have already
NOVELIST Jane Austen, radical journalist William Cobbett, characters from Dad's Army and the pioneering spirit of aviation giants R J Mitchell and Amy Johnson will be helping Eastleigh take a step back in time this month. Backed by the National Heritage
THE new general manager of a local charity knows better than most how important its work is for people who have had serious heart conditions. Gordon Haigh, who has taken over the reins at the Basingstoke and Alton Rehab Centre, first became involved as
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autoroute, ro/ro, 07.45, 210 link; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 10.00, 203; APL Pearl, carrier, 10.30, 207; HMS Goodwill, cargo, 13.30, 204W; Euro Melody, cargo, 15.30, 204E; Nobleza, ro/ro, 23.30, 201; Grande Mediterraneo, vehicle
COMPANIES in the south with .uk domain names need to actively renew them every two years or face disappearing from the Internet, warns the National Registry for .uk domain names, Nominet UK. More than a third of all UK businesses use a Web address ending
Patrick James and Ben Thomson both struck with two goals apiece as Lymington & New Milton whipped Whitchurch 7-0 at Fawcetts Field where Kevin James, Peter Smith and Kevin Reacord also netted. "Football-wise it was probably our best performance of
JOSHUA Bourke and James Scully-Syer dominated the Isle of Wight County Press junior tennis tournament - each with a hat-trick of titles. They won their own age group, but impressively won the singles title in the age group above them as well. Bourke,
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed some late summer sunshine at the Alresford Agricultural Show over the weekend. The family-themed event made its annual return to Tichborne Park on Saturday with more people then ever passing through the gates to admire the
IT might look more at home on the American range, but this ranch-style house for sale in the New Forest is rounding up a lot of interest. The Gatehouse is exclusive in design and rare in location - a newly-built house in futuristic style in the middle
Southampton Docks is to be at the centre of a safety review amid fears that commercial shipping containers could be turned into weapons of mass destruction. Hundreds of thousands of containers are shipped through the port every year. Now, just three days
CAMPAIGNERS from St Denys Church in Southampton are urging the government to demand fair trade for the world's poorer countries. Members of the church presented Southampton Test MP Dr Alan Whitehead with 52 cards signed by concerned Christians in the
A SOUTHAMPTON charity is going wild by auctioning off a selection of safari photographs to raise money. Wessex Heartbeat has been given access to the photographic library of Mick Mockler, the New Forest based African safari guide, and will be turning
JAZZ singer Janet Seidel will be making an appearance at Eastleigh's Concorde Club on Wednesday, September 17 - a year to the day since her storming debut performance. One of Australia's leading cabaret and jazz vocalists, Seidel was born in the outback
Hamble ASSC enjoyed an awayday win at managerless Brockenhurst with the Planemakers' boss, Larry Clay, admitting: "It was probably the right time for us to play them, we were very disjointed with seven players out. "It was not our best performance, it
THE biggest game in a depleted league programme saw Netley Central Sports leapfrog Ordnance Survey to go top of Division 2. It took just one goal to divide two hard-working sides, with Paul Myberg getting the decisive strike halfway through the first
TWO men are in hospital on the Isle of Wight after a road accident in Newport. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the single-car smash, which happened shortly after 6pm on Saturday on Whitehouse Road. The red Mazda RX7 was extensively damaged in
Bembridge Lifeboat's coxswain has retired after 40 years of protecting lives at sea. Martin Woodward bowed out on his 55th birthday. In retirement, Mr Woodward, of Beach House Lane, Bembridge, will spend more time travelling and on stepping up his diving
FINAL preparations are under way at a Fareham charity for a Royal visit tomorrow. A purpose-built respite unit for the charity KIDS is due to be opened by the Earl Of Wessex, Prince Edward. The centre is the first of its kind for the charity and will
AFTER the success of last year's fundraiser to build a sensory garden, organisers didn't think twice about staging another fun day at The Meadows hospital to raise cash for another good cause. More than £1,000 was raised last year, which enabled the sensory
A HOMELESSNESS crisis in Eastleigh is sending council costs through the roof - with this year's borough budget for bed and breakfast accommodation already used up. Now civic chiefs are being warned that the situation is likely to get worse and housing
A POPULAR Eastleigh publican and former town carnival queen who raised thousands of pounds for charity has died three days after her 66th birthday of cancer. Val Livermore and her husband Harry kept the Leigh Hotel in Leigh Road for 18 years until 1995
THEY started off by answering a call to spruce up the Chandler's Ford-based Hampshire and Isle of Wight area office of Marie Curie Cancer Care. But now three Ford apprentices are hoping to undertake a sponsored sky dive to raise cash for the charity.
THE FUTURE of the former Vosper Thornycroft site in Southampton is to be overseen by a cross-party steering group of city councillors. Members of the Southampton Council's Cabinet are due to agree membership of the new group at a meeting today. The redundant
England will definitely qualify for the European Championship finals - but I would play James Beattie every time. It was a fantastic result in Macedonia on Saturday evening and you have to give Sven Goran Eriksson credit for making the changes that were
SAINTS two international goalkeepers Paul Jones and Antti Niemi, who are disputing the number one jersey at St Mary's, will both be first choice when Wales take on Finland on Wednesday in a crunch Euro 2004 qualifier. Jones lines up for Wales and Niemi
SAINTS' new recruit, Neil McCann, scored one goal and played a part in the other two as Scotland improved their Euro 2004 qualification chances. Scotland survived the shock of a Julian Johnsson equaliser after McCann had spectacularly volleyed them ahead
STONEHAM'S Richard Bland carded a third consecutive level par 71 to finish a solid 23rd in the latest European Tour event - keeping his hopes of maintaining his card for next season alive. His four-round total at the Omega European Masters, held at Crans-sur-Sierre
At the World Cup, Sven-Goran Eriksson stood accused of not fiddling enough while England burned in the heat of Shizuoka against Brazil. In Macedonia, however, the England coach again answered those critics who had accused him of tactical inertia and uncertainty
BASHLEY will not be rushed into appointing a successor to departed manager Barry Blankley. On the evidence of Saturday's handsome victory, they are doing just fine under the temporary charge of former player Ricky Haysom, who returned to the club in the
Fabulous Fareham smashed the perfect record of Andover at Cams Alders as they tamed the ten-man Lions 4-1. The home side took the lead on 26 minutes when Dave Rowe crashed home a stunning 30-yard shot and things went from bad to worse for Andover moments
Gosport Borough made it four wins out of four following their battling 1-0 victory at BAT who are still searching for their first point. Gosport assistant manager Gary Lee said: "It was a good win and I'm pleased with the overall performance, we had to
Hampshire League newcomers RS Basingstoke caused the shock of the day in the first round of the Trophyman Cup by upstaging Premier Division Amesbury 2-0 at the Whiteditch Playing Fields. RS chairman Mike Davis was about the only man who wasn't surprised
The top flight has been rocked by news that Blackfield & Langley Res may be forced to withdraw following their failure to land a manager - a great shame since they had only just won promotion. They have plenty of quality players signed on and it is
Hampshire's hopes of a first trophy in 11 years were blown away by Lancashire Lightning at the Rose Bowl yesterday. Winning promotion to the National League by beating glamorous Lancashire in front of a bumper home crowd would have helped heal the wounds
Nic Pothas has urged his Hampshire Hawks teammates to believe they can still win promotion to the National League's first division. Wicketkeeper Pothas, who top-scored for third-placed Hampshire with 58 yesterday, could not stop Lancashire Lightning ending
HAMPSHIRE made Worcestershire battle before they could celebrate celebrate promotion to the First Division of the Frizzell County Championship on Saturday. In the end, Worcestershire made it by defeating Hampshire by 101 runs at the Rose Bowl. Chasing
BASINGSTOKE health chiefs are gearing up for a big national change which will allow patients to choose where they have their operations. Over the course of next summer, patients likely to be waiting more than six months for non-emergency operations will
INTERNATIONAL construction and support services group Mowlem has posted excellent half-year trading results. Mowlem, which has a strong regional base along the south coast, reported pre-tax profits up 14 per cent at £16.5m, maintaining the substantial
MAGNET, the kitchen and bedroom supplier and installer, has called on City College Enterprise, the business consultancy of City College in Southampton, to train its staff. The company has just booked six courses over the next five months with City College
Eastleigh's players will not be going hungry this week after all. The threat of having their money docked worked wonders for the Ten Acres crew who won their stripes and their pride back with a terrific 2-1 victory at Folkestone Invicta. Manager Paul
They could not have wished for a more encouraging start to their season, but that is what Southampton received as they produced a stunning performance to almost shut out neighbours Tottonians. In their final preparation game ahead of their London Division
New look Winchester started their London Division Two South challenge in the best possible fashion with a workmanlike 16-8 victory over Beckenham. With a number of new players making their debuts, it made the result all the more pleasing for the county
BASHLEY will not be rushed into appointing a successor to departed manager Barry Blankley. On the evidence of Saturday's handsome victory, they are doing just fine under the temporary charge of former player Ricky Haysom, who returned to the club in the
COLIN Kenna is determined to turn being on the end of a devastating first round knockout into a positive. The Southampton heavyweight hope was floored from a big left-hook by Reading's Michael Sprott at Bethnal Green's York Hall last month after just
THE Fraud Squad has been called in to look at allegations of criminal maladministration over the controversial park-and-ride extension in Winchester. Detectives in Winchester have passed on the case to the Netley-based squad to look into allegations of
DEVELOPERS in Winchester have released the first pictures of the planned new eco-centre to be built at Bar End in Winchester. The brick and glass two-storey structure has been designed to fit in with the local scenery and to be as unobtrusive as possible
MORE concern has been expressed over the oil strike on farmland near Winchester. Pentez Oil has discovered the largest land-based oilfield in Britain for the past 20 years at Matterley Farm, near Alresford. The find is within the proposed boundary of
MEMBERS of a longstanding family from the Winchester area have been united with their American cousins to celebrate their roots. Last Friday 19 members of the Diddams family from southern England met ten Diddams from the US at the County Record Office
PLANS for a huge new dock on Southampton Water have been dealt a last-minute blow by the port's biggest container terminal shareholder. Southampton Docks operator Associated British Ports wants to build a £750m container terminal at Dibden Bay. It argued
FLORAL tributes have been placed at the spot where a New Forest father was killed in a road accident. The man who died has been named as Steve Cooper, 42, of Cedar Road, Hythe, who is understood to have been walking home when the accident happened. Mr
WHEELCHAIR users took to the paths of the New Forest over the weekend as part of a fundraising drive to mark national Multiple Sclerosis Week. The event, called Chariots of Fire, saw the participants cover sponsored routes through the Forest at Brockenhurst
A MUSICAL that doesn't have big over-enunciated show tunes comes as something of a welcome surprise. Set in the north of England, this is a refreshingly modest show, with songs that are catchy without being showy. Based on the book of the same name by
A STINT of modelling for a have-a-go feature in a Hampshire magazine has led to 19-year-old Kylie Perry being named Miss Southampton. Now the stunning blonde teenager from Hedge End will be representing the city at the Miss England finals in London on
THE countdown is on for Southampton's Boat Show spectacular and organisers are bracing themselves for a record turnout. The ten-day bonanza kicks-off this weekend with a host of new attractions on display alongside favourites from the past. Bosses believe
Meningitis Research Foundation has just distributed thousands of wall planners - a FREE life-saving resource - to university students in Southampton. Most students will have had the vaccine protecting them against Group C meningitis and septicaemia, but
EAGER young apprentices have embarked upon an exciting new scheme to learn a trade with the help of Southampton City Council. Twelve young men, aged 16 to 19, were welcomed on to their new apprenticeships by Southampton City Council chief executive Brad
THE SEARCH is on for community mums and dads to help families growing up on the Thornhill estate in Southampton. A recruitment day is being held at the Healthier Thornhill Centre, Hinkler Road, on Friday. Part-time workers are needed to help parents with
New boys Winchester City are enjoying the sweet smell of six-cess at the top of the Sydenhams Wessex League. The City slickers' 6-3 victory at Bemerton Heath Harlequins on Saturday was their sixth successive victory and it moves them six points clear
CAMERAS to catch troublemakers in Bishop's Waltham are to be installed for the first time in the village. The introduction of three CCTV cameras around the Meon Valley village has come in the wake of serial nuisance Victoria Tunnicliffe being banned from
FRIENDS and family of missing hiker Jeffrey Moore left for the Austrian Alps yesterday in a bid to find him. The group of seven left Portchester in a two-car convoy to make the trip to the alpine resort where the 37-year-old was staying with his fiancee
A QUESTION mark is still hanging over the future of Bishopstoke's Mount Hospital which is on one of the village's prime sites. Earlier in the year a campaign was launched to safeguard facilities and services currently offered for the elderly in the wake
PLANS for a huge new dock on Southampton Water have been dealt a last-minute blow by the port's biggest container terminal shareholder. Southampton Docks operator Associated British Ports wants to build a £750m container terminal at Dibden Bay. It argued
Southampton Docks is to be at the centre of a safety review amid fears that commercial shipping containers could be turned into weapons of mass destruction. Hundreds of thousands of containers are shipped through the port every year. Now, just three days
