BAT are keeping faith with skipper Paul Masters in the Sydenhams Wessex League next season - despite his sky-high tally of bookings. The former Saints midfielder, who came through in the same Dell batch as brother-in-law Alan Shearer, saw yellow no fewer
WINCHESTER City have bad news for next season's would-be Wessex League promotion chasers - the FA Vase winners and league/cup champions have no intention of breaking up. Although team boss Neil Hards is steeling himself for a couple of losses this summer
Local cyclists have better opportunities than ever to compete in or watch bunched racing with regular events on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Bournemouth's Barnsfield Heath circuit, and Goodwood on Tuesday evening. Next Tuesday Crabwood CC are promoting their
Alex Dunkley produced a storming display to upset the odds with a 4-1 win over Mike Finn to power through to the last four of the Southampton Individual Snooker tournament. Playing at Chandler's Ford Snooker Centre, Dunkley slotted home a couple of 30
LOOKING along the Normandy coastline from the safe haven of 2004, it is difficult to imagine that 60 years ago tomorrow thousands of soldiers landed here. Today it is the beauty, peace and tranquillity that strike you as the water laps on to the sand
A HAMPSHIRE father is launching another bid for justice - more than 40 years after his son suffered brain damage through an injection. Roy Stokes is to travel to London to appeal for legal aid so he can continue the fight for compensation to help pay
THEY were once a common sight across hundreds of towns and villages in Hampshire. The traditional red phone box is as English as fish and chips and Morris Minor cars. Now, campaigners are battling to save the only public telephone kiosk in a remote New
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man needed hospital treatment following a late-night robbery in a Southampton park. The 48-year-old victim, who was drunk, was approached by two men in Andrews Park, near Charlotte Place Roundabout, who hit him
POLICE have appealed for the public's help following a hit-and-run crash on the Isle of Wight. Officers are keen to trace the driver of a dark green saloon which was involved in a collision with a red Nissan sports car on the A3020 at Cowes about 5.10pm
ASHLEY Swain's Olympic dream is in danger of being shattered by an untimely injury. The 23-year-old Southampton pole vaulter soared to equal second on the UK all-time indoor list during the winter by clearing 5.50 metres - just 15 centimetres shy of the
Andy Darnton has ruled himself out of the vacant manager's post at Bashley. The experienced defender is keen to get into coaching and management in the future, but prefers to concentrate on playing for the time being. Darnton, a veteran of 173 Bashley
DOZENS of Southampton youngsters and their families soaked up the early summer sunshine on a fun-packed family day in Weston. A steel band and a bouncy castle were just two of the attractions at SureStart's family day at Foxcott Close. Visitors were given
THE latest proud parents at Marwell Zoo near Winchester are firm believers that good things come in small packages. One of the park's newest arrivals is San Miguel, a baby pudu, the smallest breed of deer in the world. The tiny two-week-old tot will never
A CARING councillor has rescued hundreds of newts from the bulldozers. In a tiring three-day operation Jack Englefield ferried the amphibians from a pond that was to be filled in to the safety of his back garden. Now he has quit his position on Fareham
I had to watch England's game against Japan on the late, late show instead of seeing it live because I was busy with the Hampshire Autistic Society watching the new Harry Potter film. And when the second half of the football started, I thought Sven could
LAST Saturday I visited the wonderful Millennium Stadium for the First Division play-off final between West Ham and Crystal Palace. I was a guest of the Football League and it was nice to relax with no particular allegiance to either team - although I
