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Salisbury City are right back in the Conference South title race. Last night's 2-0 home result over Cambridge City was a third straight league win for Nick Holmes's men, who have knocked Havant & Waterlooville out of fourth spot. It wasn't a classic

VT FC booked their place in the Sydenhams Wessex League Cup quarter-finals after battling back from behind for a 3-1 win at Alton Town last night. No sooner had they slipped into arrears than ex-Saints and Eastleigh midfielder Ryan Ashford levelled from

Nic Pothas believes Shane Warne will struggle to match the heights of Mushtaq Ahmed for Hampshire - because county umpires cannot read him. Sussex leg spinner Mushtaq has helped his county win two championship titles in four years by twice taking a

Hampshire's Michael Bates was one of four boys who spent a week at the ECB National Cricket Academy in Loughborough as part of The Daily Telegraph Scholarship scheme. The 16-year-old Lord Wandsworth College pupil was selected after winning a DT Scholarship

AFTER just one year of competing, pole vaulter Richard Humby been crowned South of England under-15 boys' indoor champion. Humby is one of five pupils from The Gregg School, Southampton, who have been taken under the wing of former Southampton City pole

Winchester's South Premier League, Division 2 promotion dreams are effectively over after a 3-2 defeat by Banbury. The result has left the city club seven points adrift of Maidstone and six behind Trojans. Winchester had enough chances to put the game

Solent Kestrels Under-13s are still on course for a play-off spot in the National League South 1. With six games to go, they are second in the table after a 95-30 extinguishing of Brentwood Fire II. Kestrels' team got off to a flying start with some

Winchester City Penguin Georgina Dymond came away from the Rushmoor Royals Winter Open Meet with half a dozen medals. The competition, held at Aldershot Garrison 50m swimming pool, was one of only a few long course meets that swimmers can take advantage

IT was a priceless piece of history of a Hampshire working men's club which was nearly lost forever. Historian Stan Roberts stepped in and saved from the bulldozer archives which painted a fascinating picture of the life and times of Eastleigh's Unity

IT'S an innovative scheme that will massively reduce the need for landfill but does the future of rubbish disposal in Hampshire lie in mini waste digesters dug into people's lawns? A pilot scheme in Fareham is aiming to prove just that with hopes that

RESIDENTS at a Winchester sheltered housing scheme have got the new year off to a flying start by raising £200 at an auction of unwanted Christmas presents for Naomi House children's hospice. Bee Derrick, manager at Richard Moss House, came up with the

GUARDIANS of the New Forest are being urged to prevent grazing land being fenced off by private landowners. The issue was raised at the Court of Verderers in Lyndhurst by the Commoners Defence Association (CDA), which represents the owners of the ponies

Former USA captain Claudio Reyna is expected to be unveiled as a New York Red Bulls player later today just 24 hours after being released by Manchester City. The Red Bulls have called a news conference for 1pm EST (6pm GMT) to make a ''major player

FORMER Saints defender Richard Dryden has been sacked by Tamworth FC. Dryden was the Conference National club's assistant manager while first team boss Mark Cooper has also been dismissed. The decision was reached by mutual consent following a

Tim Flowers is tipping Saints for automatic promotion from the Championship - after knocking George Burley's side out of the FA Cup. Now goalkeeper coach of Manchester City, Flowers believes his former employers present a stiff test in the fourth

A RISING young motocross star's future is in jeopardy after thieves stole his prized bike from his family's Hampshire home. Ten-year-old Kieran Whitlock's newly modified motocross bike was stolen from a locked garage in Cedric Close, Blackfield, as his

RESIDENTS of a South-ampton community are to see their streets spruced this week. Millbrook is getting the Crime Reduction and Environment Week (CREW) treatment as part of the city council and police's bid to improve communities in the city. The idea

PROTESTERS have labelled a group of leading politicians "gutless" after they declined to back residents' opposition to a controversial travellers' transit site in Southampton. Members of residents' groups from Swaythling were left "severely disappointed

Hi Tracy, I lived in 126 Heather road after your family, I was born there in 1971, however i dont remember my mother ever saying anything about the people that lived there b 4 us, I will ask my parents today ok, what was went to of happened to your parents

I am trying to find archive photos of Western Shores, in particular the beach hut area back in the 60\'s/70\'s, can you help or point me in the right direction? email_address: kathryn131064@yahoo.co.uk

Does anyone remember Lavinna or George Payne who lived in Jasmine Street Shirley in the 40\'s.Their son Edward was my grandfather.Lavinna\'s father was Phillip Hurst who kept a general store in Station Road Shirley in the 1800\'s. If there are any descendants

Former Saints trialist Mark Fotheringham is determined to make the most of his chance to earn a contract at Old Firm rivals Rangers. The 23-year-old has trained with Walter Smith's first-team squad this week and is eager to resume his career in Scotland

TWO men have been charged in connection with the hijacking of a brandy lorry near Winchester in November 2005. Police yesterday arrested eight people in Liverpool as part of enquiries into the kidnap of a French lorry driver and his consignment of brandy

All the rows regarding the Jade Goody debacle bring many issues to the fore, not just those of racism. Is it not a concern that all those people jumping on this "racist" bandwagon should be using the type of language to condemn Jade Goody that she used

I agree wholeheartedly with Mary Stonham (Letters, January 19). The show White Christmas is first class. My son and daughter-in-law came over from Malta early December and said they would like to see a show. They had hoped to see one in the West End

I was absolutely horrified to read that the council is planning to spend £250,000 on a green laser to improve the image of Southampton. Southampton citizens trust the council to make logical and intelligent decisions on how to spend money from SEEDA.

SANDRA Ashbridge's letter (January 20)complaining about Southampton's roads says it all. She rightly mentions Springford Road and Coxford Road. All across the Coxford Ward, Lordshill, Lordswood, Aldermoor and the city, roads are being neglected by the

THE CLOSURE of Southampton's King George V dry dock has seen millions of pounds of business move down the coast to its regional rival. An upturn in the market means Portsmouth ship repair firm Fleet Support Ltd is now reaping the benefits of being the

PROFITS at Hampshire anti-missile flare and ejector-seat component maker Chemring have shot up 66 per cent to £31m, from £19m last year. The Whiteley based firm, which employs 800 people in the UK, has £246m worth of future orders after getting a boost

Jade Goody does not represent England with her views, she represents only herself. She should be prosecuted for racism and her punishment should be deportation to India. There she would attend an educational course in which she would learn how to speak

THE pillaging of cargo from the continers washed ashore in Devon is typical of the behaviour that one expects to see in so-called 'modern' England. Where it appears there are a lot of people wanting something for nothing. What they are involving themselves

As much as I disapprove of Jade's uncontrolled outburst within the Big Brother house I feel sorry for her due to the media hype. The media should take some of the blame for the hatred generated. The large amount of coverage has influenced the way the

When John Reid dispatched British forces to Helmand province on a "peace keeping" mission he expected them to achieve their goals "without firing a shot". However, the reality is far different. Our troops are overstretched and lacking support. In a

I can't believe the hype over a TV programme which is an insult to the viewers' intelligence. I've never been able to watch a whole episode of Big Brother, as watching paint dry is far more interesting. As for racism, Jade Goody is a victim of a disadvantged

DISCUSSING the clash of personalities between Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty in Big Brother in the House of Commons, of all places, was too farcical for words. Is this country in such a good state of affairs that politicians have to comment on such poor

THE CLOSURE of Southampton's King George V dry dock has seen millions of pounds of business move down the coast to its regional rival. An upturn in the market means Portsmouth ship repair firm Fleet Support Ltd is now reaping the benefits of being the

BRITISH ports which, like Southampton's, fall into the hands of foreign companies risk being starved of cash or flogged to developers, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons Transport Select Committee published today says foreign ownership may create

Today's principal Southampton arrivals Yohjin, roro, 0130, 202; CMA CGM Ravel, container, 0400, 207; Don Juan, vehicle, 0630, 34/35; Autoroute, roro, 0930, 201; Marianne Schulte, container, 1330, 205; Nagato Reefer, refrigerated, 1415, 104; Margareta

THEY have been ringing through the town for centuries but for the next six months the chime of the abbey bells will be missing from Romsey. Crowds have gathered in Romsey Abbey to catch a glimpse of the historic bells as a major operation gets under

A SOUTHAMPTON electronics firm has been fined £5,000 after a teenager cut off the tips of two fingers while using a cutting machine. Southampton magistrates heard that the 16-year-old had been using a cable-cutting machine at St Cross Electronics when

A SMALL number of abusive parents at a Hampshire school Ringwood Junior School have forced the town council to close the car park at aneighbouring cemetery during pick up and dropping off times. Town bosses say they have been left with no choice but

ADAM Lallana and Bartosz Bialkowski play their first games since mid-November tonight when Saints host Brighton's reserves at Staplewood. A hugely-reduced reserve programme for Stewart Henderson's second string this season and bad weather have kept

GEORGE Burley has renewed his interest in Polish international Marek Saganowski. The Saints boss was keen to bring Grzegorz Rasiak's international colleague to Hearts during his time with the Scottish club in July 2005. Burley had a £350,000 bid

SAINTS are confident of taking around 2,000 fans with them to this Sunday's FA Cup fourth round tie at Manchester City. But the fact the tie has been switched to a Sunday has cost the club extra revenue. The two clubs will each take 45 per cent

George Burley has insisted that Gareth Bale WILL play in this weekend's FA Cup tie at Manchester City - his first game against Premiership opposition. When Bale was left out of the squad that beat Torquay United in the FA Cup third round earlier this

A GRIEVING family have spoken of the tragic loss of their daughter, killed when she fell 60 metres down a mountain in northern Spain. The parents of Katherine Stokes said they will never recover from the loss of their child. Miss Stokes, 29, of Bitterne

THEY are barriers which have existed for generations. Yet within just 100 pages, one Hampshire man believes he can break them down. The mastermind behind a new book covering an exhaustive range of issues, Hamid Samiy is determined to make a difference

THE victims of the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity will be recognised tomorrow. An exhibition in Southampton's civic foyer will mark Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day. The Rev Ian Johnson, the rector of Southampton, will lead the unveiling