AS an old friend of the Sydenhams Wessex, the last thing John Ward wants to see is clubs being picked off by rival leagues. So it was out of concern that the former Hants FA chairman urged Wessex officials to fight their corner and ensure the SWL
SOUTHAMPTON AC’s 16-year-old multi-eventer Amaya Scott earned two podium places as part of the England team competing at the World Schools’ Championships in Nancy, France. In her first event, the high jump, Scott cleared 1.69 metres to take second
England Under-21s suffered more penalty semi-final heartbreak against Germany after Nathan Redmond's miss sent them out of Euro 2017 tonight Julian Pollersbeck saved the Saints winger's spot kick as Germany won 4-3 on penalties following a 2-2
Only 13 overs were played on a soggy second day of Hampshire and Somerset’s Division One Specsavers County Championship clash at the Ageas Bowl. Gareth Berg dismissed Marcus Trescothick in the 54 minutes that were possible. The former England
Firefighters battled a blaze at a derelict warehouse in the New Forest. Crews from Redbridge, Hightown, St Mary’s and Totton are at the building in Jackie Wigg Gardens in Totton. The fire caused ‘quite a lot of smoke’, which has alerted residents
A 20-year-old man has been jailed for three years and four months after admitting to committing 16 burglaries in a four month period in Southampton. Macauley Bowers, of no fixed abode, was convicted with the aid of DNA evidence collected at the
From our sister paper The Reading Chronicle. This video contains images some may find distressing. THIS is the moment a pedestrian miraculously walked away from a serious collision after being hit by a bus. The man was walking down Gun Street
A Hampshire man has been jailed for more than two-and-a-half years for threatening to kill a teenager and her unborn child. Steven John Bird, 26, of Brahms Road, Brighton Hill, Basingstoke, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a pregnant 17-year-old
A MAN who stole a £10,000 necklace from a victim in Andover has avoided a prison sentence. David Goodeve, of Steer Road, Swanage, was instead handed a community order by magistrates last Thursday. The 37-year-old indicated a guilty plea for
A man has appeared in court charged with causing the death by careless driving of a 13-year-old boy when he crashed a £1.2 million Ferrari. Matthew Cobden, 38, of Long Lodge Drive, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates'
A 21-year-old man has been charged following an alleged assault at a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning. Troy Mitchell, of Medina Court, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following an investigation into the incident
POLICE have released an E-fit image of a man they want to identify after a girl was indecently assaulted.As previously reported, officers are searching for a man who kissed a 15-year-old girl on the face, neck and shoulder near the River Park Leisure
FROM the Jam are celebrating 35 years since the release of The Gift, The Jam’s sixth and final album with a special series of shows.The band, featuring former The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton, legendary vocalist and guitarist Russell Hastings and drummer
A man was rushed to hospital after being seriously assaulted by a gang. Police say a blade may have been used in the attack after the 20-year-old was taken to St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight. He was treated for cuts to his head after being
Promoted Langley Manor could barely buy a run or snare a wicket in May – but they’ve hit form since with four straight British Gas Southern League Division 2 wins. Their latest victims were promotion hopefuls Hartley Wintney, who were rushed out
SOUTHAMPTON’S first Family Orchestra will take place this weekend. The debut concert follows six months of free, open-access, family music workshops around the city from Southampton Music Hub and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.The Family Orchestra is
Like Justin Rose, who looked up to the heavens to thank his late father Ken after sinking the putt that would earn him the US Open, Harry Ellis was looking upwards when he claimed the 122nd Amateur Championship, earning him a spot in next month’s Open
A RESCUE operation was sparked after a jet skier and water skier fell into the Solent. Cowes RNLI lifeboat, a coastguard helicopter, a Southampton harbour launch and onshore coastguards at Hillhead were involved in the search at about 9pm on Monday
Gabriella Taylor is determined to “just go for it out there” as she bids to make it through to this year’s Wimbledon. The Southampton teenager is due on court later today to play her first round match at the qualifying competition for the 2017
SAINTS legend Rickie Lambert's future at Cardiff City is in doubt after Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock admitted the striker may struggle for game time. With Kenneth Zohore and new signing Danny Ward set to be Warnock's first choice forwards
A BRAND new stage production of Edith Nesbit’s classic tale The Railway Children will steam its way into Southampton this autumn. Published in 1906, the much-loved novel has since been adapted for the stage and screen a number of times, most famously
Arts organisations will receive £109 million funding over the next four years it has been announced. A total of 103 galleries, studios, and arts companies will be given the Arts Council England cash, with £7.6 million going directly to Southampton
Former Eastleigh manager Chris Todd admitted he was 'mystified' that Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale was not considered for the Saints job. Tisdale, a former Saints player who played 17 times for the club, was linked with the job at St Mary's
LIVERPOOL have avoided punishment by the Premier League for their 'illegal approach' of Virgil van Dijk. Saints reported the Reds to the league after numerous press reports suggested that Van Dijk was ready to move to Anfield. No contact
HAMPSHIRE is set for torrential rain this afternoon - and could even see thunder and lightning. The Met Office has issued a weather warning and says that says that heavy rain will begin at 1pm today and last until 6am on Wednesday morning.
THE New Forest is the second most expensive National Park in England and Wales to buy property, according to a recent survey. Knight Frank, a residential and commercial property consultancy firm, found the average detached properties and selling
Firefighters were called to a large outbuilding blaze last night. Two crews from Romsey Fire station were called to Foxes Lane in West Wellow at 9.40pm last night afterreports of a wooden storage building on fire. Firefighters worked for almost
A TAXI was destroyed in a fire near a Southampton industrial estate. A crew from St Mary's fire station were called to Belgrave Industrial Estate at about 9.30pm last night after reports of a vehicle on fire. Pictures from the scene show smoke
PLANS have been approved to overhaul the bus station in Winchester city centre.It has been agreed at Winchester City Council planning meeting that the former bus maintenance workshop would be demolished this summer.Following demolition, there will be
TENANTS of a Southampton estate are angry over a controversial decision to pay them a four-figure sum to hasten a major regeneration project. Residents of Townhill Park, currently undergoing a £100m regeneration, claim that Southampton City Council
A HINDU Hampshire father was left disappointed after his son’s school planned to serve a sacred animal for the “Taste of India” day. Stoke Park Infants are hosting a “From Around The World Day” each day this week to teach the pupils about other
City doctors are to use a groundbreaking device which could prevent sight loss in children. Clinicians in Southampton are among the first in the UK to trial a new device that allows them to perform vital eye and brain tests on young patients at their
NEW figures reveal the number of Southampton children home schooled by their parents has risen 25-fold in ten years, or 2,327 per cent. The massive hike means the city has the highest increase in England of parents who choose not to put their children
A HAMPSHIRE woman has been told to shut her dog kennels because she does not have permission to run the business from her council-owned property. Niki Laidlaw, who runs Kollie Cove Dog Rescue in Fareham, has been told by the borough council that
Saints are hopeful that Sam Gallagher will sign a new contract with the club and report for pre-season ready to fight for a first team place. The rangy 21-year-old striker spent last season on loan at Blackburn, and impressed as he managed
IT’S the £25 million project that councillors say will transform the city for cyclists. But one Southampton MP has said the money set aside for the Southampton Cycle Network should be “re-prioritised” in the light of health and safety in tower blocks.
STUDENTS from across the county flocked to a landmark Hampshire building for their leavers’ services accompanied by some rather un-ewe-sual guests. More than 1,600 year six pupils from 60 Church of England schools attended Winchester Cathedral as they
THE Verderers are offering a £5,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the conviction of hit-and-run drivers who injure of kill New Forest livestock. The move follows a series of fatalities this year. The hit-and-run scheme previously
TRIBUTES have been paid to a young family man who was killed in a North Wales crash. Karl Ronald Hibberd, a 28-year-old biker of Harefield, was involved in the accident on the B4501, also known as the Evo Triangle, on Saturday. After colliding
A NEW report out this week reveals that 55 per cent of people from Southampton will be holidaying in Great Britain over the next few months, splashing out on average £470.50 on their annual break.These findings have been revealed in Travelodge’s annual
IT’S the biggest increase in the country for home education. As reported Southampton has seen a massive hike in home schooling – with 267 children now being taught at home instead of just 11 registered with the city council in 2006. But for
FOR many, being told that you have a rare form of cancer is the sort of news that would shatter your world.Aged 35, with a young daughter, Shanna Dymond would have every reason to ask, ‘Why me?’.Having previously lost her dad to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
A HAMPSHIRE man is retiring after staying in the same job at the same location for 50 years.Michael Lees has worked as a saw machinist at Moorside Road in Winchester since 1967.The 64-year-old’s co-workers say he has only taken one day off sick in the
A STUDENT nurse has been celebrated for her "outstanding work." Sarah Tipping from University of Southampton received the national award from charity Cavell Nurses' Trust - and it comes with a £1,500 grant to study dementia care in Australia
HUNDREDS of residents enjoyed an afternoon of music and fun in Eastleigh. More than 280 people took part in the Fabulous 40s afternoon at the Concorde Club on Sunday. Music inspired by the 40s and 50s entertained participants who also had the opportunity
OO-ARR me hearties! It wasn’t your average church fete. A Southampton church held the first of its twice-yearly fundraisers – and managed to dodge the rain. Neighbours, parishioners and church-goers donned their finest eye patches, cutlasses and wooden
EMERGENCY services rushed to a Southampton estate after reports of a man threatening to jump from a balcony. Police officers and firefighters were called to Millbrook Tower at around 8.39pm yesterday, after concerns were raised for the welfare of a
A Hampshire teenager has been left with cuts and bruises to hit face after he was hit with a bottle. The 17-year-old was attacked after he was surrounded by a group of 20 boys/men at a party in the Strawberry Fields area of Warsash. The victim's
Drivers faced delays of around two hours on the M3 after a body was discovered. Police were called to the scene at around 4.50am on Monday, but it is believed the man's body had been there for a number of hours and had not been discovered due to overnight
A Hampshire school is warning parents to be alert after a string of incidents involving a white van following pupils. Merdon Junior School, in Chandler's Ford, has sent out a warning and asked people to keep an eye out for any suspicious behaviour
A RUNAWAY dog caused chaos on Winchester High Street. A black greyhound, which was originally tied to a chair outside West Cornwall Pasty, got spooked and ran down the street and hurtled into an innocent bystander yesterday morning. The greyhound
HAMPSHIRE all-rounder Liam Dawson believes the pink ball creates boring cricket. Dawson (53) passed fifty in the Specsavers County Championship for the first time this season after digging in against Somerset. He helped put on 84 in 34.2 overs for
