Hampshire have a must-win Clydesdale Bank 40 game against Surrey at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday after losing at home to Somerset tonight. James Vince's brilliant 95 proved to be in vain as the Royals were bowled out for 178 in reply to Somerset's 228-
Tuesday at Cowes dawned with plenty of sun and light southerly winds that started to build at 0900, reaching 10-12 knots by the time of the first starts. Later the breeze increased still further, to give puffs of up to 16 knots by late morning, before
POLICE are tonight appealing for help to find a missing Southampton man. Jeff Johnson, 42, was reported missing by his family this afternoon. He is believed to be in the Newport, Carisbrooke or Parkhurst area of the Isle of Wight. Air and ground
RESERVE a new two-bedroom home in Winchester and you could receive more than £13,000 towards your deposit. Redrow is offering to gift customers 5% of the purchase price of selected homes at Abbotts Walk. For example on plot 30 a two-bedroom Lydgate
YOUNGSTERS from the Rose Road Association got a sneak preview of the stampede set to descend on Southampton next summer. The children took a visit to Marwell Wildlife – which is running the Daily Echobacked Go! Rhinos public art exhibition – in
SAINTS midfielder and Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis has promised a ''hungry'' performance in tomorrow night's friendly against Finland. Davis, who inherited the armband from Aaron Hughes when Michael O'Neill took over as manager, was one
THE port of Southampton has seen many an old seadog on the dockside over the decades, but none have been quite like Pudsey, the winner of television’s talent show, Britain’s Got Talent. Together with his owner, Ashleigh Butler, Pudsey stepped
Southampton ’s top brain injury expert has called for cycle helmets to be made compulsory. Dr Andy Eynon, director of major trauma at Southampton General Hospital, said it would not only save lives but would save taxpayers about £25,000 each time
Tim Bresnan sees no reason why England should miss former Hampshire star Kevin Pietersen in the crucial third and final Test against South Africa - and suggested Andrew Strauss might have an “even better side” at his disposal. Pietersen was dropped
I SHOULD think by now it is noticeable the earth is moving away from the sun. What would have been too much of an experiment to have tried another hour forward with clocks – eight weeks each way from the longest day. It is no good trying David
WITH the success of the Olympics proving we Brits can be strong, energetic and healthy it would be a shame to lose yet another local swimming pool. The Salt Water Baths in Lymington are under threat again. I hardly ever see any promotion for the
I WATCHED much of the Olympics and really enjoyed it. The one thing that annoyed me was the announcements were made in French before our English. Surely it should have been the other way around as it is Great Britain’s Olympics, not France’
I HAVE seen some of the letters recently about the Old Cemetery and would like to say how much I enjoy the cemetery as it is. It contains one of the few remaining areas of heathland vegetation left within the city boundary, outstanding flowery
ALTHOUGH I can sympathise with those responsible for the ‘ghost bike’ at Ipley crossroads on the Lyndhurst to Applemore road, I would seriously question their wisdom. After first seeing the bike I found myself actually questioning whether I had
RE the soldiers sleeping in car parks, I see that a spokesman, an anonymous spokesman, said: “Our armed forces who are used to living in austere conditions on operations are accommodated appropriately”. This, I suppose, means that G4S are accommodating
SHE thought she was losing her beloved horse before her very eyes. Victoria Wood was riding her beloved Molly in the New Forest when she moved off the road to avoid a lorry. Within seconds they were both sinking fast in a hidden bog which was
Hard-hit rail commuters face a greater-than-expected 6.2% hike in average fares in the new year after official figures revealed a shock rise in the inflation rate. The retail prices index (RPI) figure for July, which is used to determine how much
LIFE in Southampton in early Victorian times had its ups as well as its downs, and it seems everyone was affected, whether a leading businessman or an ordinary seafarer. The year 1840 saw the birth of Southampton as a major port, and with the
CHARLIE Jacob-Gray’s dream came true a few weeks ago. The 29-year-old from Gosport opened her own cake shop, making intricate designs for weddings, birthdays and other special occasions. As a result of a traumatic birth she only has full use
TODAY THE big race is the Britannia Cup. Introduced to rival the America’s Cup, this trophy is for the larger yachts in a competition of international significance. In support of soldier charity, Toe in the Water, the Black Knights Royal
AFTER 16 days of sporting triumph and glory in the Olympics , perhaps some people might have wanted to catch their breath. Not so the hardy sailors and revellers at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week who continued the party after Sunday night
THE opening races for the Victory Class at this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week have been met with the usual high class sailing despite the highly changeable conditions. Saturday’s race saw high dramas in the strong and gusty winds
MANCHESTER City’s assistant manager David Platt believes Carlos Tevez is back to his best. Tevez, pictured, missed four months of last season after a spat with boss Roberto Mancini and was tipped to leave the club, who play Saints on Sunday, this
ROBERTO Mancini hopes that keeper Joe Hart will return from injury in time to face Saints on Sunday. Hart missed Sunday’s 3-2 Community Shield victory over Chelsea with a back injury, and has also withdrawn from the England squad for tomorrow’s
SAINTS legend Matt Le Tissier admits the biggest surprise of Saints’ transfer dealings this summer is that they have not yet signed a new centre half. With just five days until the club’s opening Premier League fixture at defending champions Manchester
HAMPSHIRE’S rail-users could see their season tickets rocket by more than £1,000 in just five years, campaigners have warned. Embattled commuters will today learn by how much their annual fares will go up next year – with people travelling from
Detectives have released an e-fit of a man who indecently exposed himself to a pensioner in Eastleigh . The 68-year-old victim was walking her dog in Fleming Park when she was approached by the man, who was wearing a blue tracksuit with a white
One of Britain's biggest budget hotel operators, which has 18 sites in Hampshire, is considering offloading up to 50 of its least profitable hotels to help tackle a £500 million debt mountain. Travelodge, which recently opened a new hotel in Eastleigh
A MOTHER of five conned more than £90,000 from benefits agencies after duping them into thinking she was a single mum living alone, a court heard. Tracey Chard, 45, pocketed the cash for almost eight years – despite living with her partner Kevin
