The first round of the Polemania qualifiers first round on Broadlands saw an unchallenged victory for Cormorants AC member Neil Tappin. He fished long pole at 14 metres down to the reed bed in peg 32 to take five carp and a few bits for 23lb 12oz on maggot
IT is getting tight to the finish of the Vendee Globe race with Cowes' Ellen MacArthur pushing hard on the lead of Frenchman Michel Desjoyeaux (PRB) as the pair head up the Atlantic for home. Cowes-based MacArthur, in her craft Kingfisher, has gained
It is 100 years since Queen Victoria passed away at Osborne House, her Isle of Wight retreat. ALI KEFFORD takes a look back at the great monarch's life... SHE DIED with her nephew German Kaiser Wilhelm II at her side, when the new century was just 22
Would-be Jacques Cousteau PAUL WATTS gets to grips with life under the ocean waves... There he was, kitted up, ready to help the British government out of a political spot .With his gripping hands, he placed mines against the destroyer's hull as sharks
AN investigation was launched today after a man died in a fire at his Hampshire home. The emergency services were called to a block of flats at Knightstone Grange, Hythe, shortly before 7.30am. They broke into a top floor flat of the Southampton Road
IT WILL be a case of life with the lions for a Gosport man after he won a Millennium Award from the environmental charity Earthwatch. Keith Percival, 52, a project officer with Gosport firm Groundwork, is travelling to the United States this spring to
PEOPLE living in West End, Horton Heath, and Bishop's Waltham can now benefit from evening bus services to Southampton. Hampshire bus operator Solent Blue Line has introduced the new services as part of its network changes, which came into effect on January
THIS picture shows the end of a bridge rescue drama which unfolded during Basingstoke's morning rush hour. Officers were called to a footpath bridge that crosses the dual carriageway between the Thornycroft and Winchester Road roundabouts at 8.20am on
HEADLEY put another dent in Ludgershall Sports ego as they beat them on their way back to the top of the table. King's Somborne and ABC United keep the pressure rising with fine home wins while RS Basingstoke Res were unable to raise a team against New
Andover 6 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 1 A BELOW par Bemerton side were no match for CFL sponsored Andover who notched up their 12th successive league victory - a feat last achieved in 1949/50. It was also their 16th successive win in all games, which overturns
LIKELY Formula One stars of the future will be fighting for honours when Thruxton hosts a round of the Formula Palmer Audi (FPA) series this year. The series that revolutionised motorsport last year, the championship run by former grand prix driver Jonathan
IT WILL be one of Southampton's secret gardens, used to hide a modern day fact of life. Landscapers are put-ting the final touches to Barratt Homes's new Park View development on the site of Southamp-ton's former Polygon Hotel. New residents who have
EASTLEIGH-based Norwich Union Healthcare (NUHC) has appointed David Rogers as its managing director and Richard Brewster as sales director. Mr Rogers joined Norwich Union Healthcare in 1996. He was NUHC's strategic and financial planning manager for two
CASH-STRAPPED Southampton City Council paid outside consultants £37,000 for just 40 hours work to investigate the future of a threatened nursing home. And from the outside consultants report social services chiefs concluded the best option for Northlands
A NEIGHBOUR of Hampshire DNA expert Helena Greenwood yesterday recalled hearing a muffled scream just hours before her body was found. Recalling the fateful day, in 1985, Douglas Perkins told a court in Vista, California: "I heard a sound I'll never forget
MORE than 70 employees at Southampton shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft (VT) have had their offers of voluntary redundancy accepted. Letters went out to workers - all involved in production at VT's Woolston yard - yesterday, but the figure was about 100
FORGET about the thin blue line - Hampshire's policewomen are battling against thin white shirts. Female officers have been concerned about the quality of new white blouses which are gradually being phased in as part of a new national police uniform.
THE first BMX event of 2001, due to take place last Sunday, was cancelled at short notice due to problems with concreting the site. The racing day, to be held at Charlton Sports and Leisure Centre, will now be rescheduled to another date after organisers
GLAMOUR was evident in the pit lane at Thruxton when former catwalk model Philippa Lett tested sports cars this week. Philippa is perhaps better known as one third of the 'Sisters of Murphy's' TV ads but she is also establishing a career as a TV presenter
WITH thousands of hours in his pilot's log book, self-taught artist Pete Williams produces brilliant aviation pictures. Now aged 55, a heart murmer picked up during a flying medical robbed him of his long-held job as a flying instructor. A job as a trainee
A DECISION on new tenders for bus services in Andover has been put off because not enough companies put in bids. Tenders were sought for 25 new contracts for the area, most of which is currently covered by Stagecoach. But at a meeting of Hampshire County
A JILTED boyfriend has been imprisoned after harassing and attacking his ex-lover when he discovered she was seeing another man. Julian Burley, 30, was jailed for kicking and breaking the teeth of Emma Largant in her home and for verbally abusing her
PEOPLE living in West End, Horton Heath, and Bishop's Waltham can now benefit from evening bus services to Southampton. Hampshire bus operator Solent Blue Line has introduced the new services as part of its network changes, which came into effect on January
PLANS to help boost West End businesses by giving the village centre a makeover have been approved. Steps are being taken by Eastleigh borough council's town centre manager and the owners of the premises leased to stores Netto, In Excess and The Place
CHRISTCHURCH AC have just landed the angling club scoop of the century after finalising an agreement with the owners of the Hampshire Avon Royalty Fishery, the country's most famous stretch of river, for a 20-year lease. The royalty stretch is, without
Swapping school life for wildlife is an adventure one Hampshire man undertook a decade ago. RON TOFT and ALI KEFFORD met up the man known as Mr Africa... THE female cheetah pads her way across the Serengeti. She's a finely tuned killing machine, which
Jenny Muncaster has put her tasty art on the walls of two local restaurants. TRACIE BEARDSLEY meets the artist who makes her work out of a meal... WHILE television chefs are teaching the country to put more art in cookery, Jenny Muncaster is inverting
MATTHEW LE TISSIER was the last Saints man to play for England back in 1997. As new England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson settles into his job, we think it's time today's Saints stars had international recognition. James Beattie is the Premiership's man-of-the-moment
MATTHEW Le Tissier has taken a strong first step on his latest come-back trail by scoring one and making another as Saints beat Brighton 4-2 in a reserve team friendly at Staplewood. After almost three months out with a recurring knee injury, Le Tissier
SCHOOLS in Chandler's Ford and Compton, near Winchester, are receiving artwork from Sainsbury's supermarkets as part of the Sainsbury's Pictures for Schools 2000 programme. Pupils from Compton Church of England School, and Merdon and Scantabout schools
MOTOR racing team manager and engineer Anthony Shaw, from Hatherden, will be taking an extra-keen interest in the exciting rounds of Formula One this year. The 28-year-old year-old is manager of the Manor Motorsport Formula Renault team which provided
ANDOVER Wheelers' Simon Foster has been showing signs of his old form in recent cyclo-cross races. Foster has had a string of good placings, which has seen him move up the rankings in the Wessex Cyclo-cross league. In recent weeks Foster has had three
Today's Principal Arrivings: Today's principal arrivals: Bunga Pelangi, container, 0100, 205; Waterway, general cargo, 0530, 47; Southern Carrier, ro-ro, 0630, 25 link; Tanabata, car carrier, 0700, 34/5; Delphinus, general cargo, 0730, 47; Estoril, car
A HAMPSHIRE Scout and Guide group which risked losing over a quarter of a million pounds of lottery cash looks set to stay quids in. Hedge End's 13th Itchen North Scouts and Wildern and District Guides have cleared the first hurdle on their way to meeting
PARISH councillors have vowed to get tough with young wreckers in a bid to cure a plague of vandalism which has been sweeping the Fair Oak area. They want to see a crackdown on rowdy gangs who have been intimidating villagers as they walk across the Shorts
SALISBURY-based vehicle information business HPI has been sold to mileage verification firm IMVA in a move which will see the new organisation expanding its Wiltshire base. Currently in Hull, IMVA will be moving its operations to Salisbury with the new
CHANDLER'S Ford-based convenience store group Alldays has sold 32 of its 671 stores to Costcutter Supermarkets, a rival convenience store group, for £1.35 millon. The stores provide about £15 million of annual turnover at Alldays.
ROBERT Kerr, a partner at Winchester based Shentons Solicitors has welcomed the decision by the Patent Office to accept trademarks in respect of retail services. The Patent Office's decision has been prompted by the harmonisation of trademark law throughout
HUNT supporters across the South have today vowed to carry on the fight after MPs voted in favour of an outright ban on hunting with dogs. Last night, after a six-hour debate ,MPs voted by 387 to 174 for a ban on hunting with hounds, rejecting proposals
UP TO 30 staff are set to lose their jobs in the most severe cutbacks in the history of Southampton City Council. As the Labour-led executive battles to bridge the massive £22 million revenue and capital overspend predicted for next year, the harshest
Two defensive lapses meant Southampton first team crashed 2-1 against Portsmouth & Southsea despite dominating most of the match. Portsmouth went ahead after 20 minutes when a free-hit on the edge of the D was allowed broke to a player at the far
AN Andover pensioner who compiled her first scrapbook aged 16 has just finished cutting out stories for her 14th book on the millennium. Eileen Marriott, 79, began collecting information on the year 2000 in 1996 when she spotted the first mention of the
IT is in churches more than in great houses or over-visited ruins that I find English history at its most human and palpable. So said Alan Bennett in his book Interior Worlds: The Year 2000. The Churches Conservation Trust, which is charged with preserving
Consultations on a new-look Andover hospital are nearing completion with detailed plans due to be considered by the managing trust in the next few months. Andrew Liles, director of planning for Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Healthcare Trust which took
A PETITION is due to be handed to Test Valley Borough planners by residents in Grateley, furious at plans to site a mobile phone mast near their homes. More than 40 names have been gathered by resident Jon Cotterell, whose house in Station Road looks
MICHAEL BULL from Winchester won the under-14 plate at British Open in Sheffield. The talented teenager was one of three Winchester Squash Club prospects to travel north to compete against top juniors from as far away as Australia and Egypt. Bull, full
A HOUSEWIFE who fell asleep watching television in the early hours of Monday has a nasty shock to find a stranger in her living room. "She was asleep on the sofa and awoke to find a man rooting around by the television," said Det Sgt Paul Taylor. "She
A PETITION is due to be handed to Test Valley Borough planners by residents in Grateley, furious at plans to site a mobile phone mast near their homes. More than 40 names have been gathered by resident Jon Cotterell, whose house in Station Road looks
WILTSHIRE police are going dotty over Christmas trees. The force is encouraging the use of microdot technology in the battle against crime and a Christmas tree grower has been one of the first to benefit. "The theft of trees is an ever-increasing problem
PLANS to breathe new life into a group of redundant farm buildings in the New Forest have been scuppered by highway concerns. Members of the district council normally welcome applications to turn disused buildings in the Forest into potential sources
A MAN who assaulted his wife and a teenager, was tired and drinking too much when he lost his temper, a court heard. Robert Miller, 35, of Canons Barn Close, Portchester, pleaded guilty at Fareham Magistrates' Court to assault causing actual bodily harm
So many people are now flying in and out of Southampton, the city's booming international airport is to build a brand- new multi-storey car park. By the end of next year, the airport is expected to be handling at least one million passengers annually
MATTHEW Le Tissier has taken a strong first step on his latest come-back trail by scoring one and making another as Saints beat Brighton 4-2 in a reserve team friendly at Staplewood. After almost three months out with a recurring knee injury, Le Tissier
YESTERDAY'S training game was a fortnight too soon for midfielder Paul Hughes, now back with the club after a week's rehabilitation at Lilleshall following a persistent groin injury. He expects to resume full training in around 10 days while Dani Rodrigues
FAREHAM are within two points of the South Premier Hockey League leadership after wiping out a two-goal deficit to secure a dramatic 4-3 win over Old Cranleighians, writes Mike Vimpany. But coach Steve Godwin knows that they must improve their defensive
