Corhampton's Katie Thompson and teammates Hannah Barwood (Knowle) and Rachel Connor (Manchester) were runners-up in the team section of the Scottish St Leonards Under-16 Strokeplay Championship. They were beaten by one shot by Scotland (300), who rallied
Jamie Moul shrugged off the nightmare of a four-putt to win the Selborne Salver at Blackmoor on Saturday, beating Suffolk county colleague, Lawrence Dodd, in a play-off. Both men had returned two-round totals of 136, two under the card. But it took a
Gosport Borough have done Havant & Waterlooville a huge favour by lending them towering keeper Mark Brown for tonight's huge Conference South fixture at Cambridge City (7.45). With the play-offs within touching distance for Ian Baird's men, Hawks
With two weeks to go until their season starts Hythe & Dibden Cricket Club are desperately looking to recruit more players for their under-15 age group. "As a club we have more than 60 colts turn up every Tuesday evening for training but unfortunately
Variety was the key during the Rovers Tackle midweek pegged catch-and-release open at Stokes Bay. Plaice, flounders, rockling, whiting, pout, smoothhound, bass, dogfish and a thorneback ray were recorded and Chris Clark from Lymington landed 19 fish,
HAMPSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has become the first in the country to sign an agreement with the National Trust that will safeguard the county's heritage. It will see the fire service paying closer attention to historic buildings, training staff in
A HAMPSHIRE couple lost their home and everything they owned when thieves snatched their £17,000 caravan. John Yandall and his wife Beryl have been left devastated by the theft - the third caravan taken from the same area in the past week. Mr Yandall,
PLANS to build a 50ft wind turbine in the grounds of a Hampshire house are likely to be blown away today. Members attending the first meeting of the New Forest National Park Authority's planning committee will be urged to reject the energy-saving scheme
IT was one shot in a million. Wildlife photographer Dennis Bright has been capturing the splendour of birds from all corners of the world for 20 years but even he couldn't believe his luck when the elusive osprey appeared. A career built on sitting, waiting
WINCHESTER Cathedral is using some of the fee from hosting film-makers to debunk the Hollywood blockbuster The cathedral was paid a reported £20,000 to allow The Da Vinci Code to be filmed in the historic building last autumn. The Mayor of Winchester,
COME rain or shine, they were going to thoroughly enjoy themselves - and unlike last year's miserable conditions, spring burst upon the scene for more than 50 youngsters and their families at a Hampshire adventure park. To cap it all, they arrived in
HAMPSHIRE girl Kira Meldrum, who suffers from leukaemia, is facing fresh hope for her future after a miracle match bone marrow donor has been found. The transplant is six-year-old Kira's best chance of beating the disease after her cancer returned following
ILLEGAL anglers in Hampshire are being targeted by Environment Agency bosses over the May Day bank holiday in a crackdown on people fishing without a valid licence. The net will be closing in on people who fish illegally as enforcement teams step up their
AN influential group of MPs will investigate overhauling the way major transport projects are funded following the failure of Hampshire's multi-millionpound tram scheme. The Commons Transport Select Committee will study proposals to boost local councils
ENERGETIC youth was the focus of a new gallery of work by young Hampshire artists. Standing off the wall of the D@rt arts centre in Wildern School, Hedge End, Arran Mackintosh's large scale mural is striking as the central piece of the community arts
A GROUP of Hampshire schoolchildren will be taking part in their own World Cup football challenge as they attempt to set a new record. Sixty pupils at Toynbee Secondary School in Chandler's Ford will be teaming up with the South Coast England Fans, one
NEW Romsey Golf Club captain Brian Saunders kept on the straight and narrow when he officially teed off his season at the helm with the customary driving-in ceremony on Easter Sunday. Under the full glare of the media spotlight and watching club members
Hampshire Under-18s overcame the odds to win the South west Counties Cup - the Mick Parry Memorial Trophy - with a top team performance. Facing holders Wiltshire on their own pitch at Devizes Town FC, Hampshire's passing game was restricted by the dry
Shaun Udal reckons Dominic Thornely is the ideal overseas signing. Thornely and Michael Carberry will make their home debuts at four and five for Hampshire against Sussex at The Rose Bowl tomorrow. Australian Thornely scored 31 during the rain-affected
POLICE leaders and supporters of Hampshire Constabulary are celebrating after Home Secretary Charles Clarke announced that it is to remain as a stand-alone force. The Gazette's "May the Force be with us" campaign, which was backed by Hampshire Constabulary
IN front of 16,000 boxing fans Southampton heavyweight Colin Kenna suffered his second defeat on the bounce, this time to Ukranian Oleg Petrov. But Kenna was given a rousing reception by the German crowd in Mannheim who witnessed him go five of the allotted
Some of Southampton Diving Academy's top divers put in an impressive performance at the 2006 Arena Diving Champions Cup in Stockholm. Leading the way was Stacie Powell, with her first senior international medal - in the women's 10m synchronised event.
A NEW free guide to Hampshire's best produce has been compiled as a means of promoting the local economy. The handbook entitled Producers of Food, Drink and Craft from Hampshire has been put together with £1,500 sponsorship from Hampshire County Council
THE CHAMPAGNE corks were popping after campaigners won their battle to save a popular watering hole from the wreckers' ball. Regulars at The Saints pub broke open a bottle of bubbly after planning bosses threw out a controversial scheme to knock it down
A MOTHER and her two children jumped out of their car minutes before it burst into a huge fireball on a busy Hampshire motorway. Catherine Boog, 42, noticed thick smoke billowing out of her Ford Escort as she was driving along the M271 after collecting
The world's biggest cruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, which is due to arrive in Southampton on Saturday will be a real knock-out. For the first time on a modern-day cruise ship passengers will be able to try their hand at boxing, an increasingly popular
HAMPSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has become the first in the country to sign an agreement with the National Trust that will safeguard the county's heritage. It will see the fire service paying closer attention to historic buildings, training staff in
FORMER TV presenter turned businessman Khalid Aziz has turned his talents to helping another worthy cause. Mr Aziz, who worked for TVS in the 1970s, is now supporting the Trinity Centre which helps the socially excluded in Winchester. In the past Mr Aziz
NEW police powers have come into effect in a Hampshire village plagued with antisocial behaviour. Police have the power to move on any groups of two or more whose behaviour may be seen as threatening or alarming to the people of Stubbington. If groups
Peter Madsen has ended his Saints loan spell and returned to Cologne. The Danish international striker, who in January joined on loan until the end of the season, has gone back to Germany after being told he would not be signed on a permanent deal in
