A FIRST-HALF Dave Allen strike secured AFC Totton a 1-0 win at Ringwood Town. Young goalkeeper Josh Cotton, filling in for injured Stags No1 Shane Murphy, had little to do in a game of few chances played on a bone-dry pitch. The deciding goal
EASTLEIGH continued their unbeaten pre-season with a 3-1 win at Bostik (Isthmian) Premier Division side Leatherhead this afternoon. They laid the foundations for victory with two goals inside six first-half minutes. Ex-Saint Oscar Gobern scored
HAMPSHIRE'S Justin Rose felt he had nothing to lose after scraping inside the cut on Friday and it freed him up to shoot the joint-lowest round in a Carnoustie Open. The Englishman on Saturday posted his best 18-hole score in a major with a seven-under-par
Hampshire (170-5) tied with Essex (170-8) Ravi Bopara was run out off the last ball as Hampshire tied a domestic T20 match for the fourth time. Needing two to win, Bopara failed to beat Colin Munro’s throw from square leg, though umpire Jeffrey
Saints’ first pre-season friendly on home soil ended in a 3-0 defeat to Derby. The Championship side, playing at Pride Park for the first time since Frank Lampard was appointed as manager, were the better team and good value for their victory.
TO MANY Sotonians it’s more than just a building - it’s a seemingly bottomless trove of happy memories, a place where emotions often ran amok - from sorrow to joy, awe to contempt. Now, after 29 years of inducing thrills, laughter and tears, Cineworld
A CRACK crew of workers will be scouring the roads in a bid to eradicate the city’s worsening pothole crisis. ‘Find & Fix’ teams, run by Balfour Beatty, are now hunting out potholes and filling them in as and when they find them. Southampton
A PADDLING pool in Eastleigh has reopened to the public after being vandalised. As previously reported, the paddling pool at Places Leisure Eastleigh was vandalised at the start of this month. Vandals tore up the pool’s rubber crumb lining.
THOUSANDS of thrill seekers have descended on The Common for an event that aims to raise vital cash for charity Children in Need, among others. Gung-Ho!, which involves competitors tackling huge inflatable obstacles, has been taking place on Southampton
FIRE crews rushed to tackle a blaze that broke out on Southampton Common on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters from St Mary's and Eastleigh fire stations raced to the scene, at Southampton Old Cemetery after a number of calls were received by emergency
CHRISTCHURCH have announced the departure of Fiona Clements as club chairperson after more than three years in the role. She gave her decision to the committee of the promoted Sydenhams Wessex Premier outfit at their annual general meeting last
SHOLING drew 1-1 with Winchester City last night – their third unbeaten pre-season game against Southern League opposition. After beating Blackfield & Langley 3-2 and Thatcham Town 2-1, Dave Diaper’s Sydenhams Premier Division fell into arrears
MORE than 30 retirement flats will be built beside one of the main roads in Lymington if the scheme is given the go-ahead. McCarthy and Stone is seeking consent to bulldoze three existing properties at Milford Road, Lymington, and replace them with
FIRST there was the 'Zebra Trail' and 'Rhino Trail'. And now a Bitterne cafe has created its own 'Lego Trail' to get families and youngsters outdoors, while also showing off the district. Bosses at Block Party Play Cafe, on West End Road, have
A HAMPSHIRE soldier who suffered horrific injuries in an “avoidable” explosion that killed two of his colleagues has called for lessons to be learned. Warrant Officer Stuart Lawson lost an ear and two fingers when a Challenger 2 tank blew up during
BOGUS car salesmen has been reportedly operating in Chandler's Ford. Hampshire Constabulary say a man in his 20s was trying to sell his car on eBay and was contacted by a potential buyer. Two men came to his house in Westfield Crescent at about
A HAMPSHIRE theme park has issued a warning to families over a scam circulating on messaging app WhatsApp. The scam claims to be offering five free passes to 500 families at Paultons Park. In a tweet, a spokesman warned: "This is not a genuine
SOUTHERN Vipers’ coach Nick Denning says this season’s Kia Super League is wide open as his side prepare to face Surrey Stars in tomorrow’s mouth-watering tournament opener at Guildford. It’s an early meeting of two of last season’s three finalists
SAINTS midfielder Oriol Romeu has described the chance to learn from Frank Lampard as “a gift” as he prepares to take on his former Chelsea teammate’s Derby County today. The Spaniard’s time with Chelsea coincided with the last few years of Lampard
A HAMPSHIRE councillor left facing an £86,000 legal bill after slapping a political rival has quit public life. Tory politician Penny Jackman, 53, has resigned from two local authorities and has also stood down from the organisation which runs the
A PLANNING battle in a Hampshire town has ended in victory for the applicant. An appeal was lodged after New Forest District Council rejected an application to turn a shop in Christchurch Road, Ringwood, into a home. Now a government-appointed
ONE of Hampshire’s most popular summer attraction got off to a sunny start yesterday. Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show, which continues at Meadow Mead Farm today and tomorrow, saw horsepower in many forms – from steam engines, veteran motorcycles
A FAMILY had the bus ride from hell after almost being locked in a depot over night after the driver failed to check that vehicle was empty. Martin Leigh says the experiences has given his daughters nightmares. The Leigh family from Gosport
WINCHESTER Cathedral Flower Festival returns this year with Illumination: A Festival of Flowers from 5 to 9 September. This year’s Flower Festival will feature a stunning array of flower arrangements inspired by the magnificent Winchester Bible, the
SOUTHAMPTON Football Club legend, Francis Benali, and renowned local chef, Jay Geddes, are once again teaming up to host a charity dinner cruise. The culinary event, on-board Dutch-owned Princess Caroline, will take guests on an evening tour of
Watching the World Cup I noticed the number of pundits compared to the old days has really gone up. It sometimes seems a bit of a competition between the broadcasters, and I haven’t been too impressed with most of them. There is one, Gary Neville
A NEW veterans’ drop-in centre is to open in Southampton next week. The new facility at Woolston Clinic in Woodley Road aims to meet the needs of all veterans who may be homeless, require access to health care, are looking to reunite with family
A MARGARET THATCHER government, Northern Ireland make it to a World Cup quarter-final and the release of iconic film 'Ghandi'; a lot has changed since a much loved caretaker took on his role. But now, after 36-years of service Ralph Payne has hung
A NEW bank has officially opened in Southampton. Metro Bank opened its new branch in Westquay yesterday. The festivities kicked off at 8am with stilt walkers, live music and face-painting. Southampton Itchen MP Royston Smith and Stephen Barnes-Andrews
A SHIRLEY amusement arcade could become a 10-bedroom housing in multiple occupation. Plans have been submitted to transform Richmond Leisure, on Shirley High Street, into the home, which would be facilitated by a two-storey rear extension to the
A dream home and idyllic lifestyle on the banks of the River Beaulieu could be yours for £5 million The multi-million pound property offers views over the Beaulieu River and Solent and is immaculately presented, set within manicured gardens and
AT New Park, Brockenhurst, a steady downpour began two hours after the gates the the 64-acre New Forest Show opened. Attendance was down by 5,500 on the previous year's record figure of 22,000. The parade of prizewinning New Forest Ponies and
