EIGHT batsmen bagged ducks as BAT Sports 2nd XI crashed to 32 all out and a nine-wicket defeat against Hampshire League County Division 1 championship contenders Bournemouth II at Chapel Gate. John Barnes, Pete Biddlecombe and Sam Walker were the only
BISHOP'S Waltham openers Rob Bailey and Mike Barrett set a club record first wicket partnership of 240 against Ramsdell in their County IV fixture. Having lost the toss and being invited to bat, both Bailey (125) and Barrett (115 no) scored centuries.
A strong team of 32 swimmers from the City of Southampton Swimming Club returned from the Hampshire County Development Champion-ships at Waterlooville with a string of top results. Between them they brought home 13 awards, 78 top ten placings and over
SPORTS CENTRE - holders of the Hampshire triples title - stayed on course to retain the trophy with a 19-13 victory over Banister Park in the Central Division finals. Playing at Atherley the trio of John Keat, Richard Shelley and Martyn Sekjer always
THE Hampshire teenager who launched an arson attack against TV reporter Martin Bashir has become an eco-warrior prosecuted for trying to disrupt work on a controversial park-and-ride scheme. Oliver Tate, 18, pleaded guilty yesterday to criminal damage
DISABLED rights groups today demanded that hundreds of people in line for a surprise parking fine refund should donate the money to charity. More than 600 people who illegally parked in Southampton's disabled bays will get their fines refunded following
NEIGHBOURING sex shops have been given the go-ahead by civic chiefs to sell hard-core pornography in Southampton. A Taste Of Amsterdam and Hidden Assets, both in Millbrook Road West, will now be allowed to sell R18 films - a classification reserved for
YOUNGSTERS have been honoured for their achievements in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. Forty young people who secured gold status were praised for their efforts at the event at The Great Hall in Winchester. The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire Mary
SOUTHAMPTON medical research charity Hope is more than £600 better off, thanks to the efforts of some fruity fundraisers. Mary Brennan, from Lyndhurst, raised £423 after inviting 60 guests to her home for a strawberry tea and Barry Hoult, of Micawber
BUDGET difficulties faced by Kennet District Council may affect Ludgershall and Tidworth residents in the next financial year. The council estimates they will receive £153,000 in additional money from the Government with the rate of inflation adding over
NORTH West Hants MP Sir George Young is backing schools in their concerns over the impact the miscalculation of central funding is having on their finances. The governors and headteacher of Winton School in Andover wrote to education secretary Charles
SHIPTON BELLINGER couple Gordon Measures and Jean Randall have proved that you are never too old to find new love. The same vicar who held a supper party where Gordon, aged 69, and Jean, aged 70, first met each other socially, will be marrying them tomorrow
CHILDREN suffering from the after effects of the Chernobyl disaster have paid a visit to Andover to experience life in the UK. The trip has given ten Bellarussian children the chance to eat a varied diet and drink clean water, commodities taken for granted
YOUNG engineers from John Hanson School in Andover and Testbourne School in Whitchurch have signed up to take part in a course that explores the different types of engineering while experiencing life with the Army. The Trident courses, hosted by the Royal
Hampshire interest centres on a familar figure in next week's Open Championship JUSTIN ROSE heads the Hampshire interest in the 132nd Open Championship, which gets under way at Royal St George's, Sandwich, on Thursday (17th). The 22-year-old Hook professional
YEAR six pupils from Clarendon Junior School in Tidworth have been presented with DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) certificates after completing the 14-week course. DARE mentor Pc Viv Phillips has been meeting the children for an hour each week
A SPECTACULAR catwalk show was one of the highlights of Cricklade College's student art exhibition running this month. Some 43 outfits were designed and created by art, fashion and textiles students and were displayed during the show to an invited audience
FAME hopeful Luke Shearer from Andover is one of five finalists fighting the public vote next week to replace Maximum Bob and become Power FM's new roving reporter at the south's radio station. The 23-year-old battled against hundreds of wannabe stars
New club develops at Whiteley THE Whiteley Oaks club is beginning to make a mark after being part of the scene in that fast growing corner of Hampshire for the past 2 years. Set up in November 2000, the club aims to introduce the sport to new players
DOZENS of children wrapped the NSPCC's £300,000 building in Tidworth with a giant ribbon and then cut it to declare the family centre officially open last week. The NSPCC Ashdown Centre in Station Road has been built to provide support to several hundred
Nab Tower at the double The bleak and rusty concrete Nab Tower east of the Solent is not a beautiful edifice but it is certainly a useful and popular turning mark for racing. On Saturday (July 5th) the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Nab Tower Double attracted
A PAIR of clever Fareham teenagers are celebrating success after winning a science and technology challenge day staged at Fareham College for schools across Fareham and Gosport. Neville Lovett pupils Julie Goodhall, 14, and Erin Edwards, 14, beat off
EASTLEIGH Council's Cabinet has rubbished a plea to drop a charge being levied on Chandler's Ford residents taking part in a pilot scheme to collect garden waste. Some councillors were left open-mouthed when recycling champion Councillor Louise Bloom
Darren Kenton admits he's already getting a torrid introduction to life in the Premiership. The 24-year-old, who joined on a free transfer from Norwich before the end of last season, has been on running duties with his new teammates for the past fortnight
Victory for X-Parrot, Big Boys Toys and Shakatak in Southampton Yacht Club's Spring Series Race 2 - Sunday 24 March 2002 The second race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Spring series on Sunday 24 March saw a south easterly breeze of 15 knots. The
The Hamble Warming Pan, organised by Hamble River Sailing Club and sponsored by Holt, was held over the weekend of the 16 / 17 March and attracted a total of 83 dinghies. The weather for the weekend was nearly perfect. On Saturday a gentle SE'ly breeze
Portchester Sailing Club has been actively encouraging junior sailing for a number of years. The development of a Junior Sailing Section with fully trained and qualified instructors has come to fruition in the last 3 years with endorsement from the RYA
ROD BRANSGROVE insists today's inaugural one-day clash at the Rose Bowl is the start of Southampton's annual appearance on the international cricket fixture list. The Zimbabwe v South Africa clash in the NatWest Series was being played out in front of
FORMER England stars Ian Botham and Allan Lamb boosted one-time international colleague Robin Smith's Testimonial yesterday. They were at the Rose Bowl for a Summer Lunch - the latest in a series of social events planned to celebrate Hampshire Cricket
The Hampshire Colleges Altham Trophy has been shared for the first time in its history - thanks to a dramatic run out off the last ball of the Rose Bowl final which produced a tie between holders Barton Peveril College and King Edward VI School. The teams
Ben Foxley was the hero of Basingstoke & Noth Hants' eight-wicket win over Andover in the Hampshire Cricket Board Under-13 Championship final at the Rose Bowl. The Brighton Hill pupil hit 30 not out after Basingstoke had lost two wickets for just
Today's Principal Arrivals: Vans Queen, ro/ro, 0215, 30; Cap Polonio, container, 0330, 204; Tampa, ro/ro, 0330, 43; Royal Princess, cruise ship, 0500, 106; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 0730, 25 link; Otello, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Black Pearl, general, 0800
DESPITE finishing their programme with a resounding 147-97 victory Hampshire failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Middleton Cup. John Plomer's men did not get the 22-point maximum they set out to achieve against the Isle of Wight but in the
SAINTS club captain Jason Dodd's family was rocked by tragedy after his father-in-law was found dead from knife wounds, it was revealed yesterday. Paul Bratt's body was discovered in the bedroom of his Whiteley home by his lodger, an inquest heard. Now
IT was a case of being shaken and stirred by laughter for audiences at Sherborne House School's latest drama offering Blunderball. All 37 children in Year 6 at the Chandler's Ford school were involved in the James Bond spoof, which was performed to appreciative
TRAVELLERS have moved on to fields used by Millbrook Rugby Club in Redbridge Lane, Southampton. About 15 vans moved on to the site at the weekend. It is believed that the travellers came from Poole in Dorset where large groups had been camped on a recreation
STAFF and pupils at Westgate School in Winchester are limbering up for Race for Life in Southampton on Sunday, July 20. Louise Fitzgerald, a communicator for deaf pupils at the school, explained that 11 staff and four girls will be taking part. "Half
ALL her life she has valued the pleasure of reading. Now 76-year-old Doreen Hay-ward of Swaythling in South-ampton is passing on her enjoyment to the next gen-eration. Twice a week she helps four youngsters improve their reading skills at Swaythling Primary
A TERRITORIAL Army soldier from Andover has just returned from serving with the Scots Dragoon Guards in Basra, Iraq. Katie King, aged 27, who is a member of the 128 Reclamation Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) based in Portsmouth
BERT and Mary Earney have few regrets about defying their parents and marrying - because they've just celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Despite the couple's parents having initial doubts, Mary married Bert in Dorset during the Second World
CULTURES collided as children from Hurstbourne Tarrant Pre-School performed in their play 'Across The Sea'. The children wore traditional dress from various countries - including Spain, China, France and North America. Pre-school leader Bernie Young said
Stuart is Easton's 'Chicken' Supreme! Burridge (193 for 9) beat Easton & Martyr Worthy (177 for 7) by 16 runs EASTON's league title challenge faltered at Burridge, last Saturday, but they made amends on Sunday when Stuart 'Chicken' Charman guided
NO ONE will ever know how a depressed father-of-two who went missing from his Swanwick flat met his death on the verge of a motorway. An inquest into the death of David Bolton, pictured, heard he most probably died of a heart attack but the results of
Matthew Le Tissier's magical number seven shirt is still not filled after Saints released their squad numbers for the coming season. Last year the Saints legend's shirt number was taken by Andrei Kanchelskis but his spell at St Mary's was unsuccessful
