Hampshire manager Giles White has challenged his side to continue their good four-day form against county champions Durham this week. The Hawks suffered a third successive Natwest Pro40 defeat against title hopefuls Somerset yesterday.
Alan Pardew thanked the Saints fans for helping him come through a difficult return to Charlton. The Saints boss was the centre of attention on his return to The Valley and, as expected, came in for a wealth of abuse from his former supporters
Hampshire all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has been added to the England one-day squad as cover for injury doubt Luke Wright. Wright was hit on the toe while batting against a bowling machine at the National Cricket Performance centre in Loughborough
POLICE were called to a Hampshire estate when up to 70 youths turned a party into a near riot. Residents have told how their street became a “no go zone” for hours by the teenagers at a house party nearby. They say the youngsters
VT FC hope to have Southampton’s fan base all to themselves on Saturday week (September 26) for the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. Dave Diaper’s Zamaretto Division 1 South & West leaders have been drawn at home to Oxford City of
SHELLEY Jory has only just completed her first season in P1 racing, the Southampton woman is already trying to get ready for the next. Jory spent the weekend competeting in the final Powerboat P1 grand prix in Sircausa, Sicily. Her all-woman
AN attempt to set a new world record for the most people sending a message in semaphore fell just short of the target at the PSP Southampton Boat Show. Record-breaking Hampshire sailor Mike Golding was joined by Southampton Mayor Liz Mizon to lead
IT was “go, go, go” in the New Forest as one of the world’s most celebrated sports commentators took the microphone to describe some unusual high-speed sporting action. Veteran motorsport commentator Murray Walker, pictured, swapped the streets of Monaco
HUNDREDS of women turned out for a moonlight walk around Southampton Sports Centre at the weekend. Dressed with luminous headgear, as fairies and bananas, about 350 women took part in the moonlight walk for Naomi House children’s hospice.
A jury will today consider its verdict in the case of a motorcyclist who is accused of riding dangerously at double the speed limit on a major Southampton road alongside his cousin who crashed and died. Martin Cook, 23, of Blackbushe Road, Lordshill
THE world’s fastest man has assured a Hampshire sailing crew who have set off on an epic round the world race they will do well – because their boat is named after him. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt said Jamaica Lightning Bolt, one of ten
MYSTERY will forever surround why a man who was due to inherit millions came to commit suicide in a South-ampton hotel room, an inquest heard. Kenneth Osakwe was found dead in a room at the Etap hotel in May having drunk a litre of antifreeze, Southampton
IAN Baird has always prided himself on his loyalty to his players. But even he struggled to defend the events of another sorry Saturday as Eastleigh slumped to a 5-1 Blue Square South defeat at Newport County. Out of six Saturday games this season
A TUDOR re-enactment team is set to entertain visitors to Winchester City Mill next weekend. The National Trust venue is remembering its historical links with the Tudor monarchy on Saturday and Sunday with the help of the Hungerford Household
THE world’s fastest man has assured a Hampshire sailing crew who have set off on an epic round the world race they will do well – because their boat is named after him. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt said Jamaica Lightning Bolt, one of ten yachts which
NEVER has a theme been more apt. Bestival’s year of the spectacular was just that. A record 43,000 revellers came to outer space, also known as Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight for the 2009 space-themed extravaganza.
LORD Digby Jones was the guest of honour at HSBC bank’s International Dinner at Lainston House hotel near Winchester. The former trade minister and chief of the CBI offered a personal take on the major global developments in business today. In a wide-ranging
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Queen Mary 2, passenger, 0630, 46; Hoegh Transporter, ro/ro, 0800, 43; Beaumaris, cargo, 1030, 108; CMA CGM Orfeo, carrier, 1130, 207; APL Washington, carrier, 1930, 206; Bremen Express, carrier, 2130, 207.
UP to 300 green jobs could be created on the Isle of Wight in the next five years by a technology company. Cowes-based Vikoma is looking for government backing to start producing cutting edge biomass energy machines, in a move which could propel the
MOST people’s idea of a Sunday afternoon party in the garden would involve a barbecue, a game of swingball and music from a couple of speakers on an extension lead. But that was not for Charles Burnett III. Instead, the American millionaire
YOU can’t always get away from your troubles, they sometimes come along for the ride! TERESA RUMSEY, Lymington
I AM writing on behalf of the Meningitis Trust to thank Ringwood and District Anglers Association for holding their annual ‘Steve Butler Memorial Carp Match’ early this month in aid of the charity. The weather during the 24-hour match was warm and sunny
REGARDING the allotments issue, surely the council’s latest Health and Safety offering is sheer agonising tripe and should not prevail over common sense and fair play. To think we call ourselves Homo Sapiens – wise man! What, I wonder, isthe Latin for
A Hampshire man incensed by the furore surrounding the 99p Stores sign in Lymington has started a petition gathering support for the store. The discount shop, which moved into the former Woolworths site in the High Street last month, has been
AROUND 30 new jobs are being created in Southampton with the opening of a new 99p discount shop tomorrow. The new 99p Stores in Bitterne will open in the old Woolworths building at 9am and is the latest in Hampshire this year after shops
LAST week, Animal Aid released footage taken secretly at three randomly chosen English abattoirs, which offers an unprecedented close-up of the true inner workings of typical British slaughterhouses. In the stun rooms, we filmed terrified sheep and
Adam Lallana was delighted with his first league goal for virtually a year – but couldn’t hide his disappointment that Saints’ wait for a first three points of the season goes on. The Saints midfielder produced a terrific near post finish to
HE was a loveable guy who would bring a smile or laugh to anyone who knew him. Southampton fitness instructor Sam Robson had a lust for life – and an enthusiasm for all things sport. But the 25-year-old’s life was turned upside down
Radhi Jaidi will play for Saints’ reserves at Swindon tomorrow night in a bid to prove his match fitness for Saturday’s visit of Yeovil. The Tunisian centre half was put on in place of Chris Perry for the closing stages at Charlton to add his
A SOUTHAMPTON charity has opened a new branch to help vulnerable people and families in need of extra support. Communicare in Southampton already helps 250 people every year through volunteers at their Shirley branch giving up their time to visit lonely
A LONG-running saga to improve a Winchester street has taken a major step towards being resolved. Residents in Grange Road, St Cross, had been waiting six years for the enhancements. Developer Cavendish and Gloucester’s scheme to build
THE transformation of Southampton’s schools is a step closer after the Government approved the city council’s vision for the future of education. Half of the city’s ten secondary schools are in line to benefit from the £80m promised to Southampton
ARTISTIC youngsters from two Winchester schools have teamed up to brighten a city subway. Pupils from Oliver’s Battery and St Peter’s primary schools painted their favourite Winchester landmarks and had them transferred to a passageway under
A LUXURY limousine that was owned and driven by Britain's wartime monarch failed to fetch a king's ransom at a Hampshire auction. The 1939 Lanchester Straight-8 was used by King George VI and other members of the Royal family, including the newly crowned
THE transformation of Southampton’s Schools is a step closer after the Government approved the City Council’s vision for the future of education. Half of the city’s ten secondary schools are in line to benefit from the £80m promised to Southampton
A LEADING Hampshire Liberal Democrat is urging his county council colleagues to adopt government guidance for people who are both deaf and blind. Baddesley division member Alan Dowden, right, who is the Lib Dems county spokesman for adult social care
