Teenager Tracey Wilmont produced the most emphatic club championship winning performance of the summer at Worldham Park. The 15-year-old took the title by 33 shots! She carded 156 for 36 holes followed by Jean Teuton with 189 and Cathy Fennell with 191
Hampshire Cricket are expecting a record Rose Bowl crowd of more than 9,000 for its first one-day international - and most of the tickets have already been sold. Former Hampshire star Heath Streak is set to captain Zimbabwe against South Africa in the
Paul Merson looks set to leave Premiership newcomers Portsmouth - with tabloid speculation today linking the former England midfielder with a move to Second Division Walsall! Another newspaper report says relegated West Brom turned down the chance to
ONE extra extra was the difference between Bashley winning the New Forest Presidents' Cup and Calmore losing it. It was a bizarre finish to a nailbiting match. Scores were tied with both runs totals and wickets lost exactly the same but, after cup organiser
Newly-promoted Eastleigh have added to their Dr Martens Eastern Division armoury by signing Fleet Town's skipper and defensive rock Rob Marshall. Although the appointment of former Fleet boss Mark Dennis as director of football will undoubtedly have swayed
A WINCHESTER mum is facing the threat of jail for not sending her daughter to school - even though she says she is doing everything she can. The 39-year-old has pleaded not guilty at magistrates court to breaking the Education Act by not ensuring her
A DEVELOPER has launched a campaign to build across a swathe of Winchester countryside, revealing how it wants to develop Barton Farm. This is the first time Winchester people can see in detail how CALA Homes envisages its scheme for the farmland on the
DOCTORS' surgeries will be hit by "utter chaos" if plans to build another 300 houses at Totton are approved, it has been claimed. Medical facilities are failing to keep pace with an explosion in the number of homes springing up in the town, say councillors
CREATIVE thinker John Tusa will be a guest speaker at the literary lunch on Thursday, held as part of Winchester Festival. The former member of the Newsnight presenting team and now managing director of London's Barbican Centre will be talking about themes
LISTENING to John Julius Norwich talk about his famous parents, you could hear the love in his voice. Towards the end of his lecture, as he read a piece written by his mother Lady Diana Cooper, his voice faltered and cracked with emotion. The capacity
AN ACCOUNTANT sent chilling threats to Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead in which he threatened to "take up arms" if he was not allowed access to his children. Christopher Harrigan, 40, hand-delivered a letter to the Labour MP's Southampton office detailing
DOZENS of voluntary arts groups across Southampton say they are facing a cash crisis because of council cutbacks. Friends of Flautissimo, a youth orchestra group, Southampton Books for Children and Southampton Lace-makers are among the groups under threat
YOU don't have to be young to become a star. A great-grandfather from Hampshire has been crowned the South's most talented entertainer over 60, after scooping top prize in the Southern Area Final of the Yours Silver Stars Talent Contest. John Simmons,
FAME Academy star Ainslie Henderson made his first performance after the TV show for students at Southampton's Itchen College. The BBC talent show contestant wowed a packed crowd by playing a track from his forthcoming album and his single Keep Me A Secret
AS STAFF at the Lockswood Surgery in Locks Heath are celebrating their tenth anniversary, they decided to mark the milestone by taking part in Race for Life. The fundraising annual event, which raises millions for cancer research, is also in its tenth
SIPPING a glass of red wine on a balmy evening, listening to mellow jazz a stone's throw away from Winchester's historic cathedral - it doesn't get much better than this. This really was a good value evening and for £20 a head there was great music, tasty
DEVELOPERS have been told not to waste the time of Eastleigh Council or neighbouring residents by putting in a third planning application for flats on a controversial site in Chandler's Ford. Councillor John Caldwell sent the message to Pinedene Homes
The keel-laying of Southampton's superliner of the future, the 85,000-ton Queen Victoria, will take place in Italy this week. This major maritime milestone in the construction of the next generation of Cunard vessels is one of the most significant events
Former Southampton favourite, SS Norway, better remembered in the port as SS France, is making a slow crossing of the Atlantic under tow following an engine room explosion in Miami. The venerable liner, which first entered service in February 1962, is
Reverend Michael Williams, the Mission to Seafarers' port chaplain in Southampton, will be the Sea Sunday preacher at Holy Trinity Church in Christchurch next Sunday. Sea Sunday is the day when the church remembers and prays for seafarers, her families
Brett Ormerod rejoined his Saints teammates for the first day of pre-season training this morning and admitted: "This is a big season for us." The Lancashire hotshot, who weighed in with nine goals last campaign playing alongside James Beattie in the
Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has challenged former Saints striker Kevin Davies to prove his critics wrong and earn a permanent move to The Reebok Stadium. The 26-year-old striker, who was released this summer after his St Mary's contract expired following
Tony Weld, Hampshire's 2nd XI scorer since 1982, will chalk up a very special century at the Rose Bowl on Thursday. South Africa's clash with Zimbabwe in the NatWest Series will mark his 100th international as a scorer. "It's going to be a memorable day
BASHLEY are again bemoaning their luck after landing tricky ties in the early stages of the FA Cup and FA Trophy. In the FA Cup preliminary round on August 30, Barry Blankley's men must clock up the miles to fellow Dr Martens Eastern Division outfit Dartford
Newly-promoted Eastleigh have added to their Dr Martens Eastern Division armoury by signing Fleet Town's skipper and defensive rock Rob Marshall. Although the appointment of former Fleet boss Mark Dennis as director of football will undoubtedly have swayed
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0030, 201 link; Hual Oceania, ro/ro, 0400, 40; Hual Triton, ro/ro, ro/ro, 0630, 34/35; Oceana, cruise ship, 0645, 106; P&O Nedlloyd Kobe, container, 0700, 207; Autosky, ro/ro, 0730, 25 link; Aalsmeergracht
BASHLEY are again bemoaning their luck after landing tricky ties in the early stages of the FA Cup and FA Trophy. In the FA Cup preliminary round on August 30, Barry Blankley's men must clock up the miles to fellow Dr Martens Eastern Division outfit Dartford
SOUTHAMPTON time trialist Glenn Longland (Antelope RS Holdings RT) recalled his glory days of yesteryear by racing to a near ten-minute victory in the Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers "100" in Dorset. Longland's victory came shortly before Robert Hurd (RCS
THE varied talents of members of Hampshire Sculpture Trust are on show in Winchester until the end of the month. Traditional bronzes, stones and clays are displayed close to more conceptual exhibits such as rows of children's shoes and a pile of plastic
A HAMPSHIRE MP was flying out to Iraq today to take up his duties with the Territorial Army. New Forest West member Desmond Swayne - a major in the TA - will be based at the headquarters of 3 UK Division in Basra. Mr Swayne, who has been assigned an administrative
THE wife of the prime suspect in the Hannah Foster murder inquiry will not face criminal proceedings. Hampshire police today confirmed Shalinder Kaur, 33, would not be charged in connection with the disappearance of her husband, Maninder Pal Singh Kohli
A HUGE clean-up operation is under way at Southampton General Hospital after a burst pipe sent sewage cascading through the ceiling above Burger King. Two members of the public were splashed by the liquid, which is said to be foul water, as they waited
DOZENS of voluntary arts groups across Southampton say they are facing a cash crisis because of council cutbacks. Friends of Flautissimo, a youth orchestra group, Southampton Books for Children and Southampton Lace-makers are among the groups that are
IT'S back with a vengeance - and worse than ever. By the end of the week bosses at Ford could have spent £80,000 trying to stamp out the foul smell plaguing thousands of people living near the firm's Hampshire factory. But there's no guarantee the nasty
PRICE wars between budget airlines took a new twist today when a firm paid a flying visit to Southampton airport. Ryanair bosses parked a giant adtrailer near the departures entrance to tell passengers they were at the wrong site for bargain fares to
WHETHER it's e-mailing friends or surfing the Net, Hampshire residents can now make the most of free IT facilities following the installation of 286 computers terminals at Hampshire County Council's 54 libraries. The terminals have been provided by the
STUNNING guitarist Larry Miller seems to be much bluesier these days. There's still a lot of outright rock in his act though, and he still enjoys whipping up an audience. From the moment he came on stage and ripped into Mr Mango he had the crowd with
STAFF at a Hampshire dental surgery missed out on a decent pay rise because a young receptionist was carrying out a string of deceptions, it has been revealed. Bosses at the surgery say they could not afford to give workers a good increase because of
ISLE of Wight heptathlete Kelly Sotherton is under orders to abandon plans to quit multi-eventing in favour of a switch to the 400 metres hurdles. The 26-year-old came of age in Tallinn, Estonia last weekend, clocking up a massive personal best of 6,059
One of the world's most exclusive and luxurious cruise lines has hinted that Southampton Docks could soon be seeing more of the company's vessels. Crystal Cruises, which operates at the top end of the industry, is, in the future, aiming to raise its profile
Hollywood legend Julie Andrews sent a blizzard of colour, confetti and streamers blowing across Southampton when she named the world's newest luxury cruise ship in the city yesterday. The celebrated superstar, who set the hills alive with The Sound of
CRYSTAL Serenity is 68,000 tons of unashamed luxury with passengers travelling in the top-of-the-range cabins even having their own butler to look after them throughout the voyage. The ship is designed to appeal to those who demand the best in accommodation
