KIRSTY TAYLOR will be getting some vital practice in Guernsey next week before her big European professional golfing baptism in Tenerife. Hampshire's rookie tournament professional from Overton is taking part in a 36-hole pro-am in the Channel Islands
KIRSTY TAYLOR will be getting some vital practice in Guernsey next week before her big European professional golfing baptism in Tenerife. Hampshire's rookie tournament professional from Overton, pictured, is taking part in a 36-hole pro-am in the Channel
Tony Mount has worked miracles to haul Newport out of the Dr Martens Premier Division bottom four ahead of another crunch basement battle at home to Hinckley United tonight (7.45). But even he realises he would be fighting a losing battle trying to get
JIMMY ADAMS and James Tomlinson, two of Hampshire's rising young cricket stars, produced stunning performances for their respective university sides in the season's opening county warm-up matches. Adams hit centuries in each innings to help Loughborough
LESS than a year after a spectacular blaze swept through their boathouse the Netley Sea Scouts are back riding on the crest of the wave with a new building. Last June's arson attack engulfed the waterfront building in Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, and
Environmental activists are due to protest against the Dibden Bay Terminal development plans at Associated British Ports' annual meeting in London. ABP, the Southampton Docks' operator, is planning to build a world-class container port on reclaimed land
FAIR OAK'S Peter Francis found himself the victim of an upset at the Winchester Junior tournament. The 12-year-old is coached by former British number one Chris Wilkinson. He had gone into the prestigious tournament in form after beating two higher-ranked
Today's Principal Arrivings: Autoline, ro/ro, 0600, 201 link; Autosky, ro/ro, 0800, 43; Don Juan, vehicle carrier, 0800, 34/35; Jaynee W, tanker, AM, 22; Arabian Breeze, ro/ro, AM, 40; Tamerlane, ro/ro, AM, 43; Grande Spagna, ro/ro, 1330, 105; Hyundai
PORTSMOUTH froze on the biggest day of their season to miss out on automatic promotion - and the day got progressively worse for coach Ian Chandler. His side looked like fish out of water in what could have been a sink or swim match as they lost out 18
TOTTONIANS finished off a fine season with an excellent third place in London Division 4 South-West and they will be keen to improve next term. Their highest ever placing in the league was clinched as they hammered relegated Farnborough 51-22, while Farnham
Britain could face a repeat of the "fridge mountain fiasco" with new rules on recycling electrical items, Hampshire and Isle of Wight MEP, Roy Perry, has warned. A new EU directive means that all electical equipment with a battery or cable will have to
Hampshire County Council's new £230,000 resource centre for people with learning disabilities, The Grove, has just opened in Kings Worthy, near Winchester. The service is being provided from remodelled buildings of the former Kings Worthy Day Centre,
THE starriest Nuffield cast in years was assembled at The Nuffield, Southampton, this week for the theatre's production of Three Sisters. The Chekhov play, about three female siblings who miss the days of their youth in Moscow, has been revived by the
LEGENDARY rocker Bill Wyman returns to The Anvil, Basingstoke next month for the fourth year running. Bill will be fronting his band The Rhythm Kings, whose ranks include such renowned musicians as Georgie Fame, Albert Lee, Martin Taylor and Beverley
A CRIME-busting hero dashed out of his house in the middle of the night wearing just a dressing gown to catch a burglar. Lee Cuederc was having trouble sleeping when he got up and looked out of the window to see Robert Butchart coming out of a neighbour's
Tricksters who claim they are searching for a lost cat have been targeting elderly residents in the central Eastleigh area. Police are warning pensioners to beware of the young burglars who distract their victims by stating they are searching for a lost
She has a reputation for being one of the most friendly and popular cruise ships afloat but now Southampton's 63,524-ton Arcadia is set for a new career in the Mediterranean. Under a dramatic shake-up of its business P&O Cruises is re-shaping its
The flagship of the British merchant marine, Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 is back in Southampton at the end of her annual world cruise on Thursday to begin her season of transatlantic crossings to New York. P&O Cruises' superliner Aurora will be alongside
MATT OAKLEY walked gingerly down the side of the pitch at Saints' Staplewood training ground yesterday, clutching a brown envelope containing x-rays and admitted: "It doesn't look good right now." The Southampton midfielder was clattered into by Charlton's
AT 86 years old, Southampton's Norman Jones has been honoured with one of the top awards in south coast sea angling. The Vosper SAC member has been presented with the much sought-after Peter Merritt Award, which is presented by the Wessex Division of
THE first round of the four-a-side Neptune League held along the Milford Shingle bank produced some excellent sport with the Lymington club romping to victory with 14lb 5oz. The Lymington team comprised Steve Moore, Malcolm Stote, Mark Jones and Chris
HAMPSHIRE golf star Justin Rose is backing the English Golf Union and the English Ladies Golf Association in their grass-roots initiative to introduce more people to the game of golf. After last year's successful 'Free golf coaching for beginners', would-be
VENTNOR'S Marcus Militello was in winning form at the Ryde Tennis Club's recent tournament. The 12-year-old defeated Connor Grant, 9, from Ryde in the under-12s final, winning 6-1, 6-3. Militello took the first four games until Grant held serve in the
THERE was very little to be played for in the Hampshire Leagues, with the promotion and relegation matters decided barring the play-off induced drops. But Southampton, who have their own play-off in a fort-night's time against Surrey 1 runners-up KCS
Some 25,000 people in the UK suffer from Neurofibromatosis, yet the majority of the population has never heard of the condition. EMMA BARNETT talks to one Hampshire woman living with the genetic disorder FOR almost the first 20 years of her life, Janet
The Royal Hampshire County Hospital have adopted a 'real nappy' policy and all new born babies will be placed in cotton washable nappies, free of charge. The traditional 'terry square' nappy secured with a large safety pin has been replaced by a new shaped
A new business operation, Island Solar, is planning to establish a manufacturing base on the Island, producing state-of-the-art solar panels using the latest technology from America. The business says it has chosen the Isle of Wight for good business
THREE drivers escaped a motorway pile up on the M3 at Eastleigh with minor injuries today - thanks to the morning rush hour. The weight of traffic on the busy road meant that vehicles were moving at a relatively low speed during the peak drive-to-work
EASTLEIGH voters go to the polls on May 2 to decide who will wield power in the civic offices after the biggest borough council election since 1974. Usually, the council is elected in thirds. But this year, all 44 seats are up for grabs and when nominations
High-ranking diplomats will be among the VIP guests at the official commissioning of the Southampton International Vehicle Terminal in the city's Eastern Docks later this month. The ambassador of Sweden, Dr Mats Bergquist and the Norwegian ambassador,
MATTHEW LE TISSIER, who plans to retire from football next month, is considering an offer to carry on playing - for Jewson Wessex League side Eastleigh. The 33-year-old announced recently he would bring an end to his 17-year career with the Saints next
TITANIC survivor Millvina Dean unveiled a plaque in Southampton yesterday to mark the 90th anniversary of the ship's sinking. The 90-year-old, who was just nine weeks old when the liner struck an iceberg in the Atlantic, lost her father in the tragedy
Victory for X-Parrot, Big Boys Toys and Scooby III The fourth race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Spring series on Sunday 14 April saw a light westerly breeze increasing to around 9 knots. The Race Management Team set the Committee Boat off Netley
