NETMINDER Steve Briere will complete the Basingstoke Bison team for the coming ice hockey campaign. The 28-year-old signing from Winnipeg (pictured above) finished last season with Fife Flyers in the British National League after joining in mid-term from
Salisbury City are enjoying the view from the top of the Southern Premier Division after a hard-earned 2-0 home win over Merthyr Tydfil. Watched by a bumper 761 Bank Holiday crowd, City produced their fifth clean sheet from six league games against a
LYMINGTON TOWN opened their win account last night with a 2-1 victory at Poole Town, the club they pipped to last season's Division 2 championship. The visitors took the lead after half-hour when Danny Veal showed good close control before squaring the
Hythe & Dibden enjoyed a bumper Bank Holiday with two impressive away wins after starting the weekend bottom of the Division 2 pile. The Watersiders followed up Saturday's 2-0 win at Petersfield with a 2-1 success at Ringwood. Ryan Bartlett and John
Trojans overcame a middle-order collapse to beat Burridge by seven wickets and clinch runners-up spot in Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3. The Stoneham club appeared on course to win the championship itself until they suffered a shock defeat
BOSSES at a Chineham supermarket want to be allowed to sell alcohol 24 hours a day. Tesco, which is based in Chineham Shopping Centre, is applying to sell alcohol around-the-clock on weekdays for the benefit of people who prefer to do their weekly shop
STAFF at two NatWest branches in the Southampton area are celebrating their success in a national 'Customer Driven' competition, which has recognised their delivery of outstanding customer service. Southampton London Road and Lyndhurst branches beat off
STUDENTS on management programmes with Southampton City College Enterprises (CCE) have achieved a 100 per cent pass rate for the second year running. Richard Bright, from Southampton Container Terminals, is one of those who has passed with flying colours
A SPECIALIST construction company in Hampshire is on track for a £40m turnover after netting a wave of new contracts worth £5m. The new design-and-build orders for Dyer & Butler include a £2.5m catering facility for the Ministry of Defence near Weymouth
SHIRLEY SAC. A good variety of species were recorded during a shallow boat competition which included flounders, dogfish, plaice, mackerel smoothhound, scad, black bream and mullet. The day's heaviest fish was a 4lb smoothhound recorded by Richard Patterson
THE extent of the major disruption from gas maintenance work in Winchester will be outlined at a public exhibition today. Southern Gas Networks, formerly Transco, will be replacing gas mains within the city centre, starting on September 12. An all-day
THOUSANDS of residents in a New Forest town are urging health chiefs to scrap proposals to close their local community hospital. Fordingbridge Hospital is one of five facilities under threat from a controversial strategy drawn up by New Forest Primary
WINCHESTER'S political parties are gearing up for battle after the resignation of the city council's youngest councillor. Lib-Dem Robin Darbyshire, who represented Oliver's Battery and Badger Farm, has stepped down after moving to London. He was one of
Longer opening times and public entertainment has been granted to a Winchester inn under the new Licensing Act, despite concerns from residents. The Jolly Farmer, a Greene King pub in Andover Road, will be able to open from 10am-11.40pm from Sunday-Thursday
Alresford is battling it out to win the title of best market town in the country, but one resident feels it needs a good spring clean first. The town is fending off tough competition from Faversham, in Kent, and Lewes, in East Sussex, for the South-East
FAMILY and friends of a little girl who died from a form of meningitis are planning to take part in a bungee jump to raise money for charity in her memory. Freya Barstow was 19 months old when she caught the rare strain of pneumococcal meningitis and
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are set to extend the ban on drinking on the streets to River Park. An alcohol exclusion zone was introduced last month (July) making it illegal to drink in public across the city centre if asked to stop by a police officer. But
IT'S a long, hard, gruelling season in the Championship. Phase one is almost over and so far it's going pretty well. In this league, more than any other, if you're going to be in and around the top you are going to go through phases where you win a lot
TONS of aid donated by Hampshire families is languishing in a warehouse in the Maldives - eight months after the Boxing Day tsunami struck. Clothing, toiletries and toys have failed to reach the hundreds of displaced families because of a tense political
THE SOUTH bathed in glorious sunshine over the bank holiday weekend helping to attract bumper crowds to scores of events across the region. Temperatures reached a seasonal 24 degrees celsius along the coast of Hampshire. As the final week of the school
FUNDRAISERS ensured that a healthy football rivalry between Southampton and Portsmouth continued this season by staging a money-spinning match in aid of a Hampshire charity. Teams made up from staff and regulars from Brass Monkey pubs in Fareham and Southampton
THE second annual Scarecrow Festival was held at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest. The unusual event, in which scarecrows could be found dotted around the beautiful grounds, celebrates the fact that 1970s TV show Worzel Gummidge was filmed near the gardens
ATTACKS against ambulance crews in Hampshire have plummeted - bucking the national trend. Hampshire Ambulance Service has been reporting less violence and abusive behaviour against its staff at a time when national statistics show assaults are soaring
COUNCIL bosses want to start monitoring traffic on a busy Hampshire road after receiving a petition calling for traffic calming measures. More than 140 people signed the petition calling for a pedestrian crossing and possibly safety cameras in Park Lane
EASTLEIGH residents are being warned to be on their guard after doorstep burglars struck at the home of a pensioner. Police are hunting a pair of thieves who carried out the so-called distraction burglary at the home of a 79-year-old woman. The victim
ORGANISERS of this year's Bishopstoke Carnival are expecting a record-breaker when the grand parade takes to the streets on Sunday, September 11. A spokesman said the parade had attracted its largest ever entry. It is due to assemble in the service road
TEENAGE dinghy sailor Sophie White has had an outstanding summer at national and international competitions. The QMC student has linked up with a new partner this season after switching successfully to the two-handed 29er class in 2004. White and fellow
THE MEN'S athletics team of Basingstoke and Mid Hants AC are the new champions of the Southern League after completing a 100 per cent record of success at their six meetings this summer. The triumphant team are now gearing up for a play-off match at Abingdon
Landford Stone Limited is to sponsor the Hampshire PGA's Strokeplay Championship, to be played at Royal Winchester Golf Club on Wednesday, September 7. It's the first time that Landford Stone, the largest provider of bathroom and kitchen worktops in natural
SAM Hutsby quickly overcame the disappointment of his first-round exit in the British Boys Championship to be a star on German TV. Playing as part of the three-man under-18 England team, the 16-year-old, pictured left, came second in the Harder German
KEVIN PIETERSEN will be walking out at Lord's this weekend as part of Hampshire's C & G Trophy final XI. England coach Duncan Fletcher has given permission for him and Warwickshire pair Ian Bell and Ashley Giles, left, to play on Saturday ahead of
HAMPSHIRE star Simon Katich has been fined 50 per cent of his fourth Ashes Test match fee. Katich was docked $6,250 Australian dollars (about £2,500) after being found guilty of dissent following his second innings dismissal at Trent Bridge. Replays of
A £3.1 BILLION takeover bid for the financial services giant Skandia, that employs 1,700 people in Southampton has taken a new twist. South Africa's largest insurer, Old Mutual, spent the weekend in intense negotiations with Sweden's company, it emerged
MORE than £59,000 has been raised for charity by the Silicon Cup yacht regatta, held at Cowes and organised by the boss of a carrier bag firm near Southampton. The event has been running since 2000, and this year the money will go to the NSPCC, Dreams
Children walking to school could be in danger if plans to allow private parking at Winchester City Football Club get the go-ahead, claims a city councillor. Liberal Democrat, Sue Nelms, fears that children from the Abbotts Barton estate, who walk along
COUNCIL tax bills could rise by twice the rate of inflation, with cuts in council jobs and services, it is feared. Hampshire County Council has issued the stark warning because it says central Government funding will not be enough to meet its spending
IF there is a team in the Championship this season with a midfield as good as Saints, then I can't wait to see them. Premiership quality in the Championship - that's the best way to describe them. And the rest of the side aren't doing too bad either.
A HAMPSHIRE great grandmother's family certainly had lofty ambitions for her 92nd birthday celebrations - feeding giraffes at Marwell Zoo. Bonnie Dubois has been totally besotted by the animals since childhood and was delighted with the visit to the zoo
STAFF at a New Forest dental surgery have got winning smiles on their faces after receiving a top award for their dazzling floral displays. Mackenzie Mackenzie & Associates in Lymington are well-known in the area for the fabulous flowers outside their
A HAMPSHIRE woman who was helped by the children's support service ChildLine is looking to return the good deed by setting up a local fundraising group. The children's telephone helpline had only been running for a year when 14-year-old Jo Oldbury first
Ricardo Fuller celebrated his first Saints goal last night - and immediately said he wants Harry Redknapp to sign another striker. The Jamaican international put in his best performance to date in the 1-1 draw with Coventry. Fuller capitalised on an error
Eastleigh went down to a controversial defeat at the Sparshatts Stadium yesterday. Manager Paul Doswell was forced to field an unusual line-up due to a spate of injuries, writes DAN KERINS. But the Spitfires can feel hard done by in a Nationwide Conference
HAVANT made it two wins inside three triumphant days by bringing Conference South title tips Lewes down to earth 1-0 at Westleigh Park. New strike signing Rocky Baptiste notched his first goal for the club, but manager Ian Baird felt Hawks should have
Ventnor have retained the Southern Electric Premier League Division 2 title after over-turning a 15-point Alton advantage in the last two matches of the season. They finished the season two points ahead of Alton and clinched the title with a five-wicket
DRIVERS and business people in north Hampshire are starting to feel the pinch following the recent hike in fuel prices. Petrol and diesel prices are now at their highest ever in the UK - and it has come as a crude shock to many vehicle owners in Basingstoke
BUDDING Richard Bransons and aspiring Alan Sugars are needed by Wessex Heartbeat, which wants to give YOU money. The Wessex Cardiac Centre support charity wants the region's best business brains to get to work on ways to raise money for its mission to
SHOPPERS in Winchester were serenaded by the musical vibrations of a saw at the weekend. The saw was being played by busker John Gale on Winchester's High Street, with Mr Gale accepting requests from dozens of bemused youngsters. Mr Gale, 52, said: "I've
HUNDREDS of people flocked to a New Forest village for some good old-fashioned bank holiday fun yesterday. Visitors to Brockenhurst Village Carnival and Fete basked in glorious sunshine at the annual event held to raise money for local charities. The
CHART-TOPPING band Athlete came to Winchester to perform a special acoustic gig on Monday. The band played to an awed crowd of Power FM competition winners at the Bishop on the Bridge pub in Bridge Street. The radio station, based on the Segensworth Industrial
TRADERS at Winchester's King's Walk antiques market are worried that some shoppers might think they have closed. Their building is due to be demolished as part of the £100m Silver Hill Renaissance project, which aims to breathe new life into the area
CITY centre businesses will be able to find out more about essential gas main works which could affect them over the next few months. Southern Gas Networks, which is carrying out the mains replacement works, is holding an exhibition at Winchester Guildhall
THE title of Sir Clive Woodward's autobiography is simply Winning! The exclamation mark is there for a reason. Winning! is when everything - collective and indivdual performances, preparation, result - all fall into place. Winning (no exclamation mark
TAKE eight tonnes of sand, a net and a couple of posts and instantly you have transformed a Hampshire pub into a beachside sporting arena. Regulars at the White Horse pub in Otterbourne took part in a beach volleyball tournament bathed in glorious sunshine
IT HAS always been regarded as very much the gentleman's game. And so it is not surprising that there is a strict code when it comes to dressing up for a day at Lord's - the spiritual home of cricket. Sponsors of the C& G final have issued some useful
READY! Aim! Fire! Those three words resonated around Fort Nelson at the weekend when the complex threw open its doors to children of all ages. More than 3,000 people passed through the gates over the bank holiday to witness dramatic re-enactments, vegetable
HARRY REDKNAPP has refused to criticise chairman Rupert Lowe for failing to back him financially. The transfer window slams shut at 5pm tomorrow and the Saints boss revealed he doesn't expect the club to spend any money on fees before then. Redknapp has
