Salisbury City powered three points clear at the Southern Premier summit last night with a performance that bore the hallmark of champions. Nick Holmes's men pulled out all the stops to win a titanic top-of-the-table showdown 3-1 at King's Lynn - and
No wonder they are looking so happy! Trojans 2nd XI have just clinched promotion from the South Open Premier League, Division 2. They won 13 of their 20 matches to finish runners-up behind Woking and will be promoted into Open Division 1 next season to
Members of Sarum Triathlon Club should be motoring this season after joining forces with the Sparshatts Group. The car company is backing the Salisbury-based club which is doing its bit to promote the popular triple-disciplined sport. Club treasurer Derek
James Purchase and Ian Hissett took the blue ribbon Senior K2 trophy in the Waterside series of canoe races on Sunday. Having won through four gruelling races in 12 hours eight minutes, they now progress to the 125-mile Westminster marathon race in a
A COMMUNITY group has had to resubmit plans for a £700,000 hall, pictured, after increasing the height of the building - by just 18 inches. Lymington Community Association has been told to reapply for planning permission after council chiefs were told
THREE Romsey choirs are coming together for a unique collaboration to perform Bach's masterpiece the St Matthew Passion. The Romsey Choral Society will be joined by the Romsey Singers and the boys from Romsey Abbey choir to perform this major work, traditionally
IT HAS been the longest fight in their history but now members of a top Southampton boxing club are into the final round of a four-year bout to win new training facilities. City planners have at last given approval for a new gym for the Golden Ring Boxing
ONE of the country's most senior Liberal Democrat politicians has denied Southampton is a "city in crisis" over yob culture. Party president and recent leadership contender Simon Hughes visited Southampton yesterday to help kick-start the Lib Dems' local
HAMPSHIRE has been hit by a hosepipe ban - but so far only in the north of the county. More than 300,000 homes in north Hampshire and bits of Berkshire and Surrey have been affected - the first time such drastic measures have been needed in 11 years.
SOUTHAMPTON may have lost its latest bid to gain an ice rink but a nearby village has acquired the next best thing. Marchwood Sports and Social Club has hired a synthetic rink for the next two months. Made of the same material as plastic chopping boards
YOUNGSTERS had the chance to be commandos during a 1940s theme day. They were able to dress up in Army fatigues, listen to stories about the Blitz and mess about on a commando course at the event at Fort Nelson, Fareham. Councillor Sean Woodward, leader
THE future of the Itchen Navigation has been secured thanks to a major award from the National Lottery. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £1.6m towards the rejuvenation of a ten-mile stretch of waterway from Winchester to Southampton. The
There is more than enough youth and experience in the England squad to make a huge impact on this summer's World Cup finals. The arrival of British summertime has whetted the appetite for a competition that is all the more exciting because it is in Europe
WHEN SARAH Cutler went travelling in South Africa she expected to come back with a wonderful tan and some great memories. But instead her social conscience has been pricked and life for Sarah, 26, will never be quite the same. Back home in Lyndhurst she
Andy Forbes'S scoring drought is well and truly over. After a mid-season lull, the Eastleigh marksman was back to his goal-hungry best in last night's 4-1 Conference South victory at home to Weston-super-Mare. The former Winchester City goal ace, below
Trojans are eyeing a second consecutive England Hockey Harrod UK Trophy triumph after beating Gore Court 6-1 to clinch a place in next month's final. A four-goal Paul Hilton salvo, coupled with a brace by Chris Wiseman, sent Trojans into the final against
Eastleigh & Oakland's Swimming Club scored a triple team success in the national biathlon qualifying competition at Aldershot on Saturday. Fourteen members of the club took part and the under-11 boys' team of David Fisher (second and the fastest run
MOTORISTS taking a break at a Hampshire service station were treated to the bizarre sight of an angry giraffe trying to escape from its transporter. Officers rushed to the Bucks service station on the A303 at Barton Stacey near Winchester, yesterday afternoon
THE future of the Itchen Navigation has been secured thanks to a major award from the National Lottery. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £1.6m towards the rejuvenation of a ten-mile stretch of waterway from Winchester to Southampton. The
A FAMILY whose home was hit by a van which had been set on fire by yobs said last night they did not believe they had been deliberately targeted. Carole Kerswell and her children told the Daily Echo that it had been pure chance the blazing vehicle, pictured
Driver suffered minor injuries after lorry overturned A LORRY driver escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle overturned on a busy Hampshire roundabout. Emergency crews were called to the Rushington roundabout in Totton yesterday afternoon after
A BRIGHT sun always shines when they play and they haven't lost a match this season. The success of Southampton's amateur football club FC Poland, is enough to make any Saints board member jealous. But despite playing an active role in the city's Polish
HE has only just returned home after discovering the true source of the River Nile. But Neil McGrigor is already planning his next expedition. The fearless Hampshire explorer intends to swap the heat of Africa for the cold of the Arctic and complete the
SOUTHAMPTON is one of 27 places locked in a race to become the casino capital of the UK - offering visitors more than 1,000 gaming machines with unlimited jackpots. The city has made a formal bid to host the UK's only giant Las Vegas-style casino. If
THOUSANDS of local government workers in Hampshire are planning a second one-day strike later this month in protest over government plans to reform their pensions. Workers are planning to down tools again on Tuesday, April 25, over the government's proposals
SOUTHAMPTON'S junior wardens are to take to the airwaves again to encourage the community to look after play equipment in public places. Ayesha Choudhry, 13, Antonia Dunleavey, ten, and Isabel Sims, 11, were due to visit the studios of Unity 101, the
POLICE officers from a Hampshire community plagued by antisocial behaviour have been granted permission to activate a dispersal order. Council chiefs from Fareham agreed to the measures, which will allow officers to move on and discipline groups of youths
BOTLEY'S All Saints Church will be the setting for a spring concert of woodwind music on April 22, starting at 7.30pm. The clarinet quartet Clarisma will be providing a wide range of music. Tickets available on 01489 782445, at Etikett and Bottles of
UNDER FIRE Saints chairman Rupert Lowe has come out fighting - claiming it is not in the interests of the club for him to step down. The beleaguered Saints chief called for unity and said he believes his departure would only bring "instability at the
UNDER FIRE Saints chairman Rupert Lowe has come out fighting - claiming it is not in the interests of the club for him to step down. The beleaguered Saints chief called for unity and said he believes his departure would only bring "instability at the
