David Balcombe showed why he is the leading wicket-taker in the country as Hampshire set up a tense last two days against Glamorgan in the LV County Championship. Balcombe finished with 4 for 91 as Hampshire dismissed Glamorgan for 327 at
JUSTIN Rose made a blistering start in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth today. The Hampshire ace shot five-under par round the West Course to put himself one behind the early leaders. Rose came within inches of moving into a tie
A PASSENGER jumped from the deck of a ferry as it was docking this morning. The incident happened on the Red Falcon, operated by Red Funnel, as it docked in Cowes at 11.45am following a sailing from Southampton. The man threw a cigarette
POLICE are hunting a pervert who has twice flashed himself at children in Southampton. Detectives are linking two incidents of indecent exposure in the city within the last week, and are appealing for help tracking the man down. On both
Nick Barmby has lost his appeal against the decision to sack him as Hull manager. Tigers chairman Assem Allam has today backed the verdict of vice-chairman and son Ehab Allam to dispose of Barmby's services earlier this month. Barmby was initially
Goal-line technology is to be tested at England's friendly against Belgium at Wembley on June 2. The Hampshire-developed Hawkeye system will be installed at the national stadium for the match, which will be Roy Hodgson's first home game in
Fabrice Muamba could make a return to playing professional football, according to FIFA's medical chief. Muamba's recovery from a cardiac arrest that saw his heart stop beating for 78 minutes has stunned doctors, but it is still uncertain whether he could
Howard Webb has spoken for the first time about the match in which Fabrice Muamba collapsed and warned players that feigning injury could risk tragedies taking place in the future. Webb, who said Muamba's heart attack and recovery had had a lasting impact
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is preparing to set a deadline for manager Roberto Martinez to decide his future after admitting the club is currently in limbo. The Spaniard is one of the leading contenders for the vacant Liverpool job and has been given
AN ALLEGED victim of a family of travellers who are accused of keeping vulnerable men in slave like conditions has told jurors he never had the opportunity to leave. Victor Romain told Southampton Crown Court how during the time he was at the camp at
HAMPSHIRE beauty Laura Michelle Kelly, left, has stepped out on to the red carpet at Cannes to promote her first lead movie role. The musical star was joined by singer Ronan Keating at the French Riviera film festival. The pair are the stars of
AS drinks go, they do not come much more pricy than this – and you definitely wouldn’t want t buy a round. With a price tag of £42,000 a bottle of whisky has become one of the most expensive drams in the world. Although buying the bottle may have
England Under-21 midfielder Henri Lansbury believes West Ham can do well next season as they return to the Barclays Premier League after a season in the second flight. Lansbury, 21, spent last season on loan at Upton Park from Arsenal and feels Sam
Saints have reportedly offered in excess of £6m for Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez. Nigel Adkins failed in his pursuit to sign the highly-rated forward during last summer's transfer window, but it appears the club have now gone back in
A further 3 three bedroom homes have just been released at the Miller Homes’ Admirals Wood development at Sarisbury Green and one of them has already been sold. “This is in our fabulous crescent and these ‘Mayflower’ house styles are 1,192 sq.ft which
BRIT-NOMINATED acoustic guitar virtuoso Newton Faulkner has announced a UK tour this October. The feel-good musician, who has sold more than one million albums in this country alone, will be performing at Bournemouth O2 Academy during the 14
MICA Paris burst onto the music scene in the 80s with the release of her platinum-selling album So Good. She has had hits including My One Temptation and Where Is the Love, while also enjoying a successful career as a TV and radio presenter
A man has this morning appeared in court charged with the murder of a Southampton crane driver whose body was found in a burnt-out car. Arben Lleshi, 25, from Southampton spoke only to confirm his name when he made the appearance before Southampton
A DRIVER was caught by police having a shave while at the wheel of his car. The motorist was spotted by officers during a week-long clampdown on motorists who flout the law by not paying attention while driving. Officers who were filming drivers
Henrietta Knight has announced her retirement, the three-times Gold Cup-winning trainer said on her website. Knight, 65, will give up her National Hunt licence to spend more time with her husband, Terry Biddlecombe, who suffered a stroke last October
WITH reference to the new bus timetables, I would like to make the following observations. If the bus company had tried they couldn’t have produced a more complicated timetable. Fair enough to alter the times and routes but why change all the numbers
The attack on the ducks in Hythe by a gang of morons has sickened me to the core. It also concerns me that these thugs have obviously had no parental guidance whatsoever. How anybody could even consider harming such beautiful defenceless creatures
I HAVE just visited the new SeaCity Museum and I thought it very good. Southampton has very few attractions and this was badly needed. Now we need to sort out the Spitfire, maybe we could build another bit to the Civic Centre for that. Better still
THE CRITERIA used by Audrey Morrison (Letters, May 11) to judge the quality of food at Southampton General Hospital (SGH) must be pretty low. I have just returned home after three weeks in that establishment. In every other respect, diagnostically
The recent changes to the scheduling, routes and numbers of First Bus services in Southampton has been a shambles! No advance notices were posted at the bus stops or buses, and the Number 4 route going to Totton was changed to Number 10,
I WAS sickened to read of the yobs who thought it fun to catapult and kill the ducks at the beauty spot in Hythe. When the police catch them and I hope they do, what will they get? A smack on the hand and told not to do it again. They should be
WITH the hundredth anniversary of Titanic and reading all the papers and TV programmes, my Nanny saw that Millvena Dean was born on February 2, 1912, 100 years ago and was the longest survivor of that very sad tragedy. I was also born on Febrary
While parked in a one of our DIY store car parks I observed one customer unload the contents of his trolley into his small van. This completed he then just pushed the trolley into another parking space next door, the only one vacant. The trolley
WHERE I live in the Thornhill area, Medwall Green and Tatwin Crescent in particular, we are very fortunate in having the mobile grocery vans call. We have six calls a week and the staff are so friendly and will bring articles to your door if you
WHAT is it with bureaucrats who appear to only know to use the “iron fist” and when, having done so, find their actions appear in the local media, immediately back-pedal and attempt the “velvet glove” approach? Surely they should be able to understand
SOUTHAMPTON City Council (SCC) and the police agree students and young people can have fun clubbing around Bedford Place till 4am; it’s a lively area. When young people come out of clubs, they are hungry. A kebab supplies a cheap, nutritious
I SEE that the Chinese have been given the task of building a replica of the Titanic which will not be held together with rivets or coal powered. How on earth can it be called a replica if she is built and powered any other way? I suggest the
I HAVE lived in the Bassett and Swaythling areas of Southampton most of my life (80-plus years) and would like people to know we have some really good independent shops. When Ginny and Stuart moved out of the area, we could have lost our local
THOUSANDS of pounds could be spent researching the viability of a new bypass for a Hampshire village – despite transport bosses already ruling it out. Eastleigh Borough Council will decide tonight if around £50,000 should be set aside for an
THREE care homes run by Hampshire County Council have been earmarked for closure as part of a shake-up of elderly care. County chiefs are proposing to shut Cornerways in Kingsworthy near Winchester, Addenbrooke in Gosport and a care home in
MP Chris Huhne's partner Carina Trimingham has lost her privacy and harassment claim against Associated Newspapers. Her affair with the former secretary of state for energy and climate change became public in June 2010, with Mr Huhne leaving
ON Tuesday he was delivering a body blow to Southampton’s cruise industry. Fast forward 24 hours and shipping minister Mike Penning was in Southampton, on a luxury cruise ship, enjoying a free lunch with royalty. It was Mr Penning who made the
A man was taken to hospital last night after an accident on a Hampshire motorway. Firefighters were called to take the roof off a car that had crashed on the M3 southbound between junctions nine and ten, near Winchester. Police say that
THE remarkable achievements of Hampshire’s top businesswomen were celebrated at a prestigious new Daily Echo-backed awards. The finalists in the first ever Southampton Venus Awards gathered at Grand Cafe, in Terminus Terrace, for a glitzy ceremony
QPR captain Joey Barton was yesterday handed a 12-match ban by the Football Association following his red card at Manchester City on the final day of the Barclays Premier League season. It is the highest Football League suspension since Saints
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner is continuing his search for Alex McLeish's successor with Norwich manager Paul Lambert the new favourite with bookmakers. Lambert was reluctant to talk about his future last night and would only say "I'm delighted at
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined for comments made on Twitter about Sky television commentator Nick Knight. Pietersen took to the social networking site to criticise former England opener Knight during the first Test against the
POLICE are looking for a burglar who was disturbed at a house in Holt Close, Wickham between 2.30pm and 2.45pm on Tuesday, May 15. A neighbour saw the man take a spade from the shed to try and open a door. The neighbour shouted at the man, who immediately
A MAN arrested in Italy by detectives hunting the killer of a Hampshire crane driver whose body was found in a burning car has been charged with murder. Arben Lleshi was flown back to Britain yesterday afternoon – 12 days after being arrested
A BUS driver was caught driving through a red light in Southampton. Tony Ray drove a First single decker bus through the light two seconds after it changed to red, Southampton Magistrates Court was told. A camera was triggered as the bus, that was empty
A Winchester man who admitted possessing illegal pornography has received a three-year community order. Ian Jones, 26, of Cliff Way, Compton, had pleaded guilty to having 26 indecent images on his computer Judge John Dixon at Winchester Crown
A FAREHAM man has denied causing grievous bodily harm to another man during an incident in January this year. Charles Binstead, from Cyprus Road, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Southampton Crown Court and will now stand trial on August 22
IMMIGRATION officials swooped on a Southampton business after receiving a tip-off illegal workers were being employed there. A team of 11 Border Agency officers descended on the clothes manufacturer in Newtown yesterday as part of a pre-planned
