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  • Redknapp to leave Spurs

    David Moyes is the odds-on favourite to become the next Tottenham manager following Harry Redknapp's reported departure from the club. Former Saints boss Redknapp held talks with chairman Daniel Levy today amid claims the 65-year-old would

  • Redknapp to leave Spurs

    David Moyes is the odds-on favourite to become the next Tottenham manager following Harry Redknapp's reported departure from the club. Former Saints boss Redknapp held talks with chairman Daniel Levy today amid claims the 65-year-old would

  • Premier League's domestic TV rights sold for billions

    The Premier League have sold their domestic live television broadcast rights to Sky and BT for a total of £3.018billion. Sky have bought five of the seven available packages for the seasons 2013/14 to 2015/16, totalling 116 matches per year. BT have

  • German beer festival scrapped

    IT was due to be a funfilled festival with steins of beer, sumptuous sausages and schnitzels served by staff in lederhosen. But a four-day German Beer Festival due to start tomorrow has been dramatically cancelled – because organisers claim

  • Havant suspend assistant boss New

    HAVANT & Waterlooville have suspended assistant manager Sean New – just a month after recruiting him from AFC Totton. New, an integral part of Stuart Ritchie’s eight successful years at the Totton helm, was the natural choice to join him at

  • Hants announce squad for Twenty20 opener

    Hampshire have named a 14-man squad for tomorrow night's big Friends Life t20 opener against Sussex at Hove. Royals: Adams, Carberry, Vince, McKenzie, Katich, Dawson, Maxwell, Ervine, Mascarenhas, Wood, Bates, Briggs, Kabir Ali, Griffiths.

  • King named in GB Olympics squad

    HAMBLE’S Dani King has been named in the GB cycling squad for the London 2012 Olympics. Along with Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, and Wendy Houvenaghel, she has been chosen for the endurance events. David Millar was today named in the

  • Three arrested over suspected £740,000 tax dodge

    THREE Hampshire businessmen have been arrested on suspicion of a £740,000 tax fraud. The suspects, aged 64, 54 and 38 were arrested in simultaneous raids at three addresses in Southampton on suspicion of VAT and Income Tax fraud estimated

  • Police launch hunt for missing woman

    Police have launched a hunt for a missing Hampshire woman. Officers say Katharine Blakey is vulnerable and have issued an appeal for help in finding her. The 42-year-old from Gordon Road, Fareham, was last seen at home on June 12.

  • Wife of cliff fall victim still fighting for life

    A Southampton woman was today fighting for life in hospital after surviving a horrifying 60ft cliff fall that killed her husband. Lorraine Scurr was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital for treatment to multiple serious injuries she suffered

  • City marks Bike Week with a series of events

    A SERIES of bike rides designed to encourage people to get back in the saddle are being held in Southampton to mark National Bike Week. The three evening trips next Monday, Wednesday and Friday, which all start at 6.30pm, have been organised

  • Concert go-ahead for Ageas Bowl

    THE home of Hampshire cricket has been given the green light to stage major live music events. The Ageas Bowl – formerly known as the Rose Bowl – has permission to host four concerts in two years at the 35,000-capacity stadium in West End. World-famous

  • Dog walker mugged

    A MUGGER on a bike struck on a Winchester estate targeting a woman walking her dog. The 53-year-old victim was walking on the Black Alley behind Longfield Road, Winnall, when the cyclist approached. As he passed he grabbed a bag containing a

  • Tahir included in SA squad

    Former Hampshire star Imran Tahir has been included in an unchanged South Africa squad for their tour of England later this summer. The former Pakistan A leg-spinner qualified for the Proteas through his South African wife and has played seven Tests

  • Point makes space for new artists

    THE Point theatre in Eastleigh is looking for its next intake of artists to join its celebrated Associated Artist scheme. This year’s programme builds on The Point’s notable work in supporting graduate and emerging artists and companies. Entitled

  • First free live music staged at Lime Wood

    NEW Forest hotel Lime Wood will be staging its first free live music session on Sunday. Smoked and Uncut presents Live At is the second event staged by the five-star hotel’s parent company, the first being a successful free music evening at

  • Midnight Tango, The Mayflower

    WITHIN a kick, a flick and a gancho we were instantly transported to the steamy and sultry world of the Tango. Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are back at Southampton’s Mayflower theatre by popular demand with their

  • Roxan hits the right note at Green Finch Gardens

    Roxan Construction has an uncanny knack of launching developments at the right time and at the right price. Green Finch Gardens at Spring Road in Sholing is a case in point where as the show apartment nears completion for the launch in mid-June, half

  • Redknapp rejects Spurs exit rumours

    Harry Redknapp has denied speculation that he has resigned as Tottenham boss, describing the rumours as ''scandalous''. Redknapp was moved to discredit a wave of speculation in which it was claimed he had quit with a year still to run on his Spurs

  • Future of city's oldest pub in doubt

    It is Southampton's oldest pub and one of its most historic buildings. But the future of the Red Lion has been plunged into fresh doubt after plans to safeguard the decaying building by adding eight guest rooms were rejected behind closed

  • Three cut free from car after motorway crash

    THREE people have been cut free from a car after a motorway smash. The trio, none of whom was wearing a seatbelt, were in a black Audi hatchback which was in collision with a Saab hatchback on the M27 at Eastleigh. Police closed one lane of the motorway

  • We can mash Swedes - Oxlade-Chamberlain

    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain believes England have the quality to ''damage any team'' during Euro 2012 providing they also adhere to the basics of hard work and physically matching their opponents. Arsenal winger Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first competitive

  • Thief flees with £6,000 wedding rings

    POLICE are appealing for help after wedding rings worth almost £6,000 were stolen from a jewellers. The theft happened when a man walked in to Robert Alan jewellers in New Milton and asked to try on the rings. After trying on a few he snatched

  • Hotel to stay despite 1,000 homes plan

    A HOTEL in Hampshire has vowed to remain open, even though it is set to be surrounded by more than 1,000 new homes. Macdonald Hotels, which owns the four-star Botley Park Hotel near Boorley Green, says plans are in place to sell the golf course

  • Plans to move register office to library

    COUPLES seeking a register office wedding may have to whisper their vows very quietly if a council goes ahead with its latest costcutting plan. Civic bosses are considering selling off Romsey Register Office at Hayter House and relocating it

  • Orphaned albino wallaby raised by keepers

    A YOUNG albino wallaby is doing “all white” after being lovingly raised by keepers after the death of her mum. Little orphan Annie was kept warm under spotlights and slept in a hessian sack as a substitute for her mum’s pouch. Now she is hopping

  • Police chiefs back merger plans

    HAMPSHIRE police have cleared their first hurdle in amalgamating key backroom services into a joint venture with the county’s fire brigade and county council. Under the proposal, HR, finance, payroll, procurement and occupational health will be

  • Pub boss steps up security after raid

    A PUB boss has been forced to step up security following a terrifying raid by robbers brandishing samurai swords. Stephen Hammond described the holdup as “very frightening” and said he and his staff had been left “extremely shocked” after three

  • Rodriguez tipped for England future

    SAINTS’ new signing Jay Rodriguez has the ability to become a fully-fledged England international, according to the striker’s mentor. Ade Akinbiyi played with the 22-year-old hotshot at Burnley and now acts as an advisor for him. He believes £7m Rodriguez

  • MP calls for Hamble gravel plan to be scrapped

    Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has called for Hamble to be ruled out as a site for a giant gravel pit. The former Energy and Climate Change Secretary, pictured, said the impact of noise, dust and heavy traffic from a quarry on local residents and