HAMPSHIRE League will run with 15 clubs next season after a mass exodus to join the Sydenhams Wessex League ranks. Only six teams from last season's Hampshire League will compete in the new county set-up and two of those are the reserve teams of Netley
This week's best-selling paperbacks supplied by Waterstone's for week ending 29 May 2004. 1 (1) The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime (Adult Edition) by Mark Haddon 2 (2) Brick Lane by Monica Ali 3 (6) Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre 4 (4)
Today's Principal Arrivals: NYK Sirius, container, 0030, 207; Silver Pearl, cargo, 0200, 108; CFF Solent, roro, 0530; 25; Grand Mercury, roro, 0530; 43; QE2, passenger, 0630, 38/9; Oceana, passenger, 0700, 106; MOL Precision, container, 0900, 206; Euro
SHE died at the hands of her brutal boyfriend in a murder which stunned a close-knit Hampshire community. Now the tragedy that ripped apart the family and friends of Joanne Guy is being turned into a positive drive to help other women break free from
A HAMPSHIRE motorcyclist was critically injured in a horrific crash in which a car towing a horsebox burst into flames. The motorcyclist, who has not been named, suffered multiple injuries when he collided with a Mercedes 4x4 on a sharp bend near Buckler's
SCHOOL closure plans will force us into cars. This was the Walk to School Week message from angry mums and dads at two Romsey schools facing the axe. Passing cars hooted in support as about 35 parents from Romsey Infant and Junior schools lined Cupernham
IT was a spontaneous and unexpected gesture. A young Dutch woman and her boyfriend spotted the two Normandy veterans sitting in the shade away from the heat of the day. Almost embarrassed, she cautiously approached them, intrigued by the row of medals
THERE were plenty of runs at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday evening but not one of them had anything to do with cricket. Hampshire's cricket headquarters was a welcome new venue for the popular Road Runners Ten series which is staged throughout the summer
IT'S A sign of the times that second and fourth positions in the Premiership are no longer acceptable with some of the bigger clubs - certainly not Liverpool or Chelsea who look set to install new managers. The case of Claudio Ranieri has been well documented
IT STRUCK me watching the Champions League final how little experience the respective coaches had. Didier Deschamps has been at Monaco just three and a half years while the much-heralded Jose Mourinho of European champions Porto actually started out as
I'VE borrowed a broomstick and cloak from my mother-in-law for next Tuesday night when I'm attending an advance showing of the latest Harry Potter film The Prisoner of Azkaban. And you can join me at The Screens in Winchester where it is being shown in
AFTER his death 12 years ago, Trevor Percy-Lancaster's paintings fell into the wrong hands. Today they are back with the rightful owner... THEIR gentle beauty helps explain the passion surrounding the recent extraordinary court battle over their ownership
PLACES in Hampshire's junior representative cricket teams will be up for grabs for almost 500 aspiring youngsters, who will be putting their school textbooks to one side to play in four separate age-group festivals during next week's half-term break.
NEWPORT FC have announced they will be staying at their St Georges Park ground for at least another two years. The financially troubled Isle of Wight club have struck an initial two-year deal to lease the ground from South Coast Leisure, with Newport's
ONE of the skills of a good writer is to be able to make familiar things strange and new to the reader. Martin Brindle, 50, is co-director and performer with Hand to Mouth Theatre which has been based in Southampton for 20 years. The company has performed
NIGERIAN BORN ADICHIE has previously been shortlisted for the 2002 Caine Prize for African writing and is currently shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize. Her debut novel is an emotive insight into the life of a young girl living in Nigeria at a time
JAMES FREY'S autobiographical account of his time in a Minnesota rehabilitation clinic marks the launch of a bold and talented literary voice. A Million Little Pieces is a compelling book that shows immense depth and is so deep and raw it could easily
This week's best-selling hardbacks supplied by Waterstone's for week ending 29 May 2004. 1 (-) Being Jordan by Katie Price 2 (1) Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss 3 (-) The Slippery Slope: Series Of Unfortunate
TIME is running out for anyone wanting to nominate famous sights to be included on Southampton's own version of the popular board game Monopoly. City landmarks such as St Mary's Stadium and WestQuay shopping centre are expected to be immortalised on the
D-Day veteran Jim Bellows stands alone on a cliff above the Normandy beaches in silent tribute to the thousands of men who gave their lives to liberate Europe. The 87-year-old was a signaller with the Hampshire Regiment who sailed from Southampton and
GEORGE Scriven reflected about life and death in war. "There's no great skill in survival," the octogenarian explained. "It's your instinct to survive. Yes, being a regular soldier did help to a point - experience enabled you to recognise dangers. But
JIM Bellows clambered on to the bridge of his LCT (landing craft tank) as it neared Normandy in readiness for the D-Day landing. What he witnessed, he will never forget. "The sky was filled with planes. Bombers were coming over in waves. Wherever I looked
YOU never know who is going to drop in at Southampton's Talking Heads. The venue is a mecca for local musicians but no one expected to see Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates, pictured, who turned up at the Portswood music venue. The occasion was a special
Full list of placings and finishing times 1 RODRIGUEZ Lee New Forest 2 OLDEN Chris New Forest 3 MOSLEY Phil New Forest 4 GREGORY Mike Winchester 5 HARDCASTLE Ian Winchester 6 DAVIS Pete Soton RC 7 PERRY Jason Winchester 8 OMAR Adam Winchester 9 WRIGHT
Full list of placings and finishing times 1 POINTER Hayley Hardley 2 ADAMS Lizzie Romsey 3 SLEATH Sue Hardley 4 MORGAN Jane Hardley 5 WALTERS Gail New Forest 6 RHIMES Sara Eastleigh 7 TEW Donna Eastleigh 8 TURNER Hannah Lordshill 9 BLANDFORD Nikki Soton
THE largest ever entry for the British Masters Road Relays Championships at Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham saw Southampton Running Club take themselves to new levels in the face of fierce competition. The Over-50 men's team competed over six legs of
THE Winchester to Salisbury Mitre Tri triathlon takes place on July 11. Supported by holders Southampton Triathlon Club, the event is expected to meet its limit of a record 300 pool starters or 500 in total. It comprises a 600m swim in Winchester, 40K
DAVID Beckham is never out of the news and caused another stir this week when he joined his England team-mates in Sardinia. When he lived in England, it was difficult towards the end for the press to get any interviews at all. Now he is in Spain, the
I COULDN'T help notice that Scotland and Wales between them had 20 players drop out for their friendlies this week against the likes of Estonia and Norway. But I was very impressed to see that Northern Ireland had a quota turn up for their games in the
AS THE transfer window rumour mill cranks into full flow Saints have been linked with two more players in whom they have no interest. The latest names being thrown around are Boavista striker Ricardo Sousa and Leeds' injury-troubled hitman Michael Bridges
