Andover boss Howard Goddard has finally won his two-year chase for towering targetman Michael Jackson. Goddard has been pursuing the strapping 6ft 4in striker, pictured left, ever since Jackson made his name with King's Somborne in the Hampshire League
Matt King produced his best competitive bowling figures as Bashley (Rydal) threw a massive spoke in Havant's bid to retain the ECB Southern Electric Premier League championship crown. The Bashley captain took 6-41 in 12.5 overs as the defending champions
Winchester's popular winter indoor six-a-side cricket league at River Park is on the brink of folding - because the local district association can find no one to run it! Clubs were told this week that if no volunteer is found in the next two weeks, the
BASINGSTOKE'S MP says the Government is failing in its pledge to reduce arson in schools, according to official figures obtained by the Conservatives. Andrew Hunter told The Gazette of his concern over the fact that schools are frequently a prime target
A WINCHESTER grandmother is hoping it will be third time lucky after staging another 24-hour vigil in protest against plans to put a phone mast in her street. Karen Barratt, 60, of Byron Avenue, Fulflood, is just one of scores of local residents who want
NETLEY Marsh Scouts and Guides combined once again with St Matthew's Church, Netley Marsh, to stage their annual village fair and carnival on Saturday. Winners in the non-group float category were Netley Marsh Infant School with their Netley Marsh Legendary
DRIVERS have been warned to expect long-term disruption following the start of a £1m scheme to rebuild a crumbling Waterside road. Contractors employed by Hampshire County Council have started a ten-week contract to repair part of Jacobs Gutter Lane,
FIVE years ago these four Hampshire men were frontline firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and the wreckages of car crashes. Then their lives were shattered when they were suspended and subsequently sacked following allegations of bullying
IT was the day that a country town came to life. The easy-paced atmosphere of Romsey was blown away over the weekend as the market town revelled in the annual Beggars Fair. Like Topsy, it grows and grows and this year's extravaganza was bigger and better
SOUTHAMPTON'S city centre community got together for a celebration in the sun at the sixth annual St Mary's Festival. A colourful procession with schoolchildren carrying stars and rockets they had made with the help of local artists paraded through St
MOTHER nature certainly smiled down on a fun day held at a Southampton school. The sun shone throughout St Monica Infant School's summer fair which took place in the grounds of the Bay Road, Sholing, school yesterday. Children, parents, grandparents and
A GOVERNMENT minister has singled out a small Hampshire primary school for praise over staff organisation. School standards minister David Miliband congratulated Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School, Winchester, for its progress in introducing
DRIVERS have been warned to expect a long period of disruption following the start of a £1m scheme to rebuild a crumbling Waterside road. Contractors employed by Hampshire County Council have embarked on a ten-week contract to repair part of Jacobs Gutter
STRIKING bus drivers in Fareham - who are paid almost £1.50 an hour less than their Southampton colleagues - have warned of more pickets. First bus services ground to a halt on Saturday when a 24-hour picket line was set up at the Hoeford depot on Gosport
HAMPSHIRE'S meagre medal haul at the English Schools' Track & Field Championships was more to do with injuries and adverse weather conditions than a worrying drop in county standards. That was the hope of Eileen Williams, chairman of the Hampshire
A YEAR after the launch of Eastleigh's Biodiversity Action Plan, campaigners are are still wild about the rural areas. The action plan, dubbed Wild About Eastleigh, was compiled as a local response to back agreements made at the Rio Earth Summit seeking
SCHOOL'S nearly out for summer - and police in East-leigh are ready to put into operation plans aimed at reducing youth nuisance problems during the lengthy holiday period. More patrols at known hot spots, anti-social behaviour co-ordinators and a vehicle
Simon Katich's highest National League score for Hampshire was not enough to stop the Hawks slumping to a first defeat in five one-day league games yesterday. Katich's 56, his third half century in five National League games, and an unbeaten 45 from Nic
GLAMORGAN warmed up for tomorrow's County Championship match at the Rose Bowl by moving into joint-top spot in the National League Division One. Australian Jimmy Maher was the star of their eight-wicket caning of Essex at Sophia Gardens with an incredible
Calmore Sports captain Tom Pegler refuses to believe that all is lost in the Totton club's bid for ECB Southern Electric Premier League survival, even after a crushing 138-run defeat against the Hampshire Academy at the Rose Bowl. "We are only 19 points
BAT Sports plan to clean up their disciplinary act by getting inside the minds of the men in black - and giving referees the chance to get inside theirs. In a bid to bridge the widening gulf between players and officials, the Wessex club are inviting
Phil Ransley hit a boundary off the last ball to give improving Burridge a thrilling four-wicket win over Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 rivals Lymington at the Sports Ground. Zimbabwe one-day international medium-pace bowler Gary Brent
PLANNING officers at Hart District Council have recommended that a controversial plan to build 20 new homes in North Warnborough be given the green light, despite objections from residents. Developer Bewley Homes wants to build a mix of one-bedroomed
Today's Principal Arrivals: Jinsei Maru, vehicle, 0730, 43; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 0830, 203; Nordsee, cargo, 1030, 206W; HMS Portugal, cargo, 14.30, 207E; APL Pearl, carrier, 15.30, 205; St Elmo, ro/ro, 1730, 105. Today's Principal Sailings: NYK Antares
CHARITY fundraisers raised around £1,500 for Romanian orphans when they took to the streets in a seven-mile bed push. Fourteen volunteers for Hope and Homes for Children wheeled the hospital bed all the way from Micheldever to Winchester's Abbey Gardens
HARD-working health workers in Winchester and Eastleigh are to be rewarded for their efforts through a new Achievement Award scheme. Staff are being encouraged to nominate a deserving person or team working for the Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare
THIS year's Beaulieu village fete takes place on Saturday on the lawns of Palace House, starting at 2pm. The fete, held by permission of Lord Montagu, has the theme of "A Life on the Ocean Wave". Everyone is invited to dress in costume and also enter
SAINTS star Wayne Bridge is among 11 England footballers to sign up for a £1m villa on a luxurious island in Dubai. David Beckham, Jo Cole, Kieron Dyer and Ashley Cole have joined the St Mary's 22-year-old and put their names down for one of the apartments
A FORMULA 1 racing car was literally left standing by pedal-powered cars on the streets of Ringwood yesterday. While the static Minardi of F1 ace Jos Verstappen gleamed in the sunshine, teams of intrepid pedal-pushers contesting the Ringwood Pedal Car
THE increasing popularity of off-road vehicles has been recognised by the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, which staged its own 4x4 show at the weekend. Visitors to the two-day event had the opportunity to experience all the thrills and spills of off-roading
GLORIOUS Goodwood put giants in the shade yesterday with a global accolade for the star-studded tenth anniversary Festival of Speed. Ford and Vauxhall were celebrating their centenaries big time on the heraldic south coast estate over the weekend, which
PLANS to commemorate an aircraft which helped save the country and went on to become probably the best known fighter plane ever are set to take a huge step forward. Civic chiefs at Eastleigh want to commemorate the Spitfire just a few metres away from
THEY were dancing on the tables at the black tie bash held to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Southamp-ton's oldest school - King Edward VI. More than 600 old boys and friends of the school gathered at the Hill Lane site to mark the gala event in style
FRIENDS and family of a 15-year-old Hampshire boy have been left devastated after he was found hanged at his home. The body of Christopher Suter, from Portsmouth Road, Lee-on-the-Solent, was discovered by his mum at 4.30pm on Thursday when she returned
FUN-SEEKERS of all ages packed Fareham town centre for what organisers have hailed the best gala day ever - despite a strike by bus drivers. Stalls run by charity groups lined the street, local choirs sang, clowns on huge stilts mingled and hand-to-hand
POLICE hunting fire-raisers who torched two cars, a trailer and a garden fence at Bursledon are appealing for information from the public. A police spokesman said several fires were set at Batchelor's Green, Bursledon, during last Wednesday night. Firefighters
