Saints manager Jan Poortvliet questioned a number of refereeing decisions after his side lost 3-0 to Manchester United in the FA Cup third round. Referee Mike Riley sent off striker Matt Paterson for violent conduct in the first half and then
Saints were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United this afternoon following a controversial refereeing performance from Mike Riley. Sir Alex Ferguson's side were more than aided by the benevolence of Riley who sent off Saints' striker
Isle of Wight-based sailor Jonny Malbon said today he is "devastated" at having to abandon his bid for the ultimate yachting prize, the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race. Malbon, 34, from Cowes, had been confident of completing the gruelling
Former England captain David Gower believes Kevin Pietersen will win his power struggle with coach Peter Moores. Pietersen and Moores are widely reported to have been at loggerheads over a host of issues, with matters coming to a head over the selectors
THE case of a Hampshire scientist whose body was riddled with cancer when he died 20 years ago could help Britain’s cold war atomic bomb test survivors’ case for compensation. Stuart Ellis, who worked as a senior scientific officer aboard HMS Diana
HAVING surfed a wave of initial hype that crashed on the shores of overblown expectations, nu-baggy Brumbeat merchants The Twang are on the verge of returning for more. And Bournemouth fans will be among the first to hear the band’s new material when
Isle of Wight sailor Jonny Malbon said today he is ''devastated'' at having to abandon his bid for the ultimate yachting prize, the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race. The 34-year-old, from Cowes, had been confident of completing the gruelling
A SAILOR said today he is ''devastated'' at having to abandon his bid for the ultimate yachting prize, the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race. Jonny Malbon, 34, from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, had been confident of completing the gruelling
ONE of the oldest churches in Southampton is to get a major makeover which will preserve it for future generations. Parishioners of the historic St Mary’s Church at South Stoneham have launched a once-in-a-generation restoration project, which will
Hampshire glamour model Lucy Pinder will find out tonight if she is to be the first celebrity to be up for eviction in the Big Brother house. The 25-year-old from Winchester went into the Channel 4 reality programme on Friday night with ten
THE High Street was abuzz with activity. Huge crowds flocked to the shops as they began slashing prices even before Christmas. Deep discounts of up to 90 per cent appeared to lure out many shoppers after a slow start to the month for retailers. But while
THE stark statistics speak for themselves. “Rough sleepers” – the most visible section of Hampshire’s homeless population – are four times more likely to die from unnatural causes, such as assault and murder. Fifty per cent of them are also alcohol
BY THE time you read this I will no longer be a journalist. I will have ended my 22-year association with newspapers to concentrate on my parallel career as a hypnotherapist. Like thousands of other workers across the south, I picked up a redundancy
No one will ever forget the Asian tsunami which struck on Boxing Day four years ago. The earthquake under the sea killed more than 230,000 people in 11 countries around the Indian Ocean. It claimed the lives of 151 people from the UK. Indonesia, India
SHE must have been the youngest “bishop” in the country. Nine-year-old Ophelia Wells was given the honour of swapping places with the Lord Bishop of Portsmouth Kenneth Stevenson during the festive season. The schoolgirl, from Gosport, was an honorary
A NEW project is under way in Thornhill to help disabled people get the most out of life. Our Live, Our Health, Improving Our Life Chances, was one of the initiatives residents voted at an X-factor style health meeting. The first session at Thornhill
