HAMPSHIRE’S promotion credentials were put to the test as bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire continued to turn the form book upside down at Grace Road. Leicestershire captain Matthew Hoggard (4-27), Alex Wyatt (3-35) and Wayne White (3-45) bowled Hampshire
The England and Wales Cricket Board has made Danny Briggs unavailable for Hampshire's last two LV County Championship matches, following his inclusion in the World Twenty20 squad. Briggs, who has only played four four-day matches all season, will miss
AFC Totton got their season up and running by salvaging a last-gasp 1-1 draw against Chesham United at the Testwood Stadium last night. Set-piece maestro Ryan Hill buried a stoppage time free-kick to atone for an earlier mistake by centre-back
BLUE SQUARE BET SOUTH Eastleigh got their first Blue Square Bet South point on the board last night with a much improved performance at home to Hampshire rivals Basingstoke Town. But while manager Ian Baird was pleased to flush Saturday’s 3-0
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in a last-ditch bid to save three care homes threatened with the axe. The county council is planning to close Cornerways in Kings Worthy and two others in Gosport and Fleet. Union activists last night joined with
FIVE great dramas, snippets of the beautiful game, performance and international work and festive fun are all promised during the new season of theatre at The Nuffield . In RSC Young People’s King Lear, from September 12 to 15, a royal family gather
I wasn’t surprised to read that Which? has concluded ‘free’ banking costs a fortune. The fact is, nothing in the commercial world is really free. If you buy one and get one ‘free’, it may be true that you pay the same if you only purchase one but
The agent of Bologna's Gaston Ramirez has been quoted as saying the Uruguayan international's proposed £12m move to Saints has collapsed. Oscar Betancourt said that negotiations between the clubs had failed and that Saints were now switching their
POLICE are hunting for a man who fled into woodland when they raided a cannabis factory in Southampton . Acting on a tip-off, officers raided the home in the quiet cul-de-sac of Petworth Gardens, Lordshill shortly after 12.15pm today. They
Embarrassing pictures showing Prince Harry and a young woman naked in a hotel room have been published on the internet. The images of the royal were taken in Las Vegas where the third in line to the throne was enjoying a private break over the
They just want answers. The heartbroken son and daughters who weren’t told their father had died and been cremated until two months later have raised a string of concerns about what happened the night he drowned at a Hampshire marina. A coroner
A GROUP of friends were attacked by youths and their pitbull-type dogs as they walked through Riverside Park in Southampton . Police say the attack on the four men was unprovoked. Two 19-year-olds needed hospital treatment for facial injuries
SHAMELESSLY self-styled party king Paul Sperring was last night revelling in his notoriety from his paradise hideaway. Holed up in Miami, he has now posted a stream of comments on his open Facebook page after the “party to end all parties” landed
An Arsenal footballer was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving just a couple of miles from the club's training ground. It is understood that Andre Santos, 29, from Sao Paulo in Brazil, was apprehended by officers who noticed a car being driven
MANCHESTER City captain Vincent Kompany believes his side have proved their champion team spirit remains intact after their win over Saints. City needed to come from behind against Nigel Adkins ’ men to get their Barclays Premier League title defence
GASTON Ramirez’s potential record move to Saints has taken another twist. The protracted transfer saga is still not complete despite more talks between Saints and his Italian side Bologna. Sources in Italy maintain that the clubs are more or
DETECTIVES are hunting a rogue trader who they believe is targeting elderly residents in Locks Heath and Warsash. Three pensioners, aged between 68 and 86, say they have been offered unnecessary roofing work. One resident was even approached
AN elderly woman has died four days after a crash on a Hampshire road. The 83-year-old, from Fareham , was the front seat passenger in a Honda Civic which collided with a Ford Fiesta on Portsdown Hill Road on Friday. Ambulance crews rushed
A DOCTOR has told an inquest how he believed a sailor who shot himself was suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome following the death of a friend who died in the same way. GP Dr Adrian Hamilton also told Portsmouth Coroners Court that he
TWO people arrested on suspicion of murdering pensioner Delia Hughes were last night released on police bail. Tim Tritta, 37 and his girlfriend, Crystal O’Dell, 29, were being questioned by officers investigating the killing of the
A PLUMBER was warned he faces prison after 39 cannabis plants were found at his Chandler’s Ford home. Southampton Crown Court heard that drug experts estimated the minimum yield of the skunk cannabis amounted to 1kg. Prosecutor Robert Bolton
A HAMPSHIRE company director who sexually abused seven girls is behind bars after he was confronted by one of his devastated victims ten years after his crimes. Shamed Neil Townsend only handed himself into police when he feared his sordid secret
