POLICE have arrested a man after a raid on a suspected cannabis factory in Hampshire. Specialist officers and dog units were used to carry out the searches in Gosport as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of drugs in the town.
Winchester lost their say among the leading London 2 South-West sides when they were beaten at the weekend. They tumbled down the table from fourth down to seventh after a much-changed side, due to injury and absence, returned from KCS Old Boys 18-15
A TROJANS fightback was in vain when they were hit with a late interception try by visitors Battersea Ironsides. The Londoners raced into the lead with three tries within the first 20 minutes. But fly half Jack Rowlands gave his side hope when, against
FLY-HALF Rob Heighway was instrumental in Romsey’s 59-12 victory at Aldershot & Fleet which keeps them top of Snows Group Hampshire 2.Heighway got one of the leaders’ ten tries but was awarded man of the match for Romsey for his great distribution and
MICHAEL Carberry will be up against all-time greats including Brian Lara when he begins preparations for the KFC Big Bash with the Perth Scorchers. West Indies icon Brian Lara has been confirmed as the final member of a Legends XI, who will provide
BUSH Hill progressed to the last 16 of the Hampshire Intermediate Cup with victory at Widbrook. Goals from Liam Keites (57 mins) and Ronnie Spiteri (80 mins) gave the Southampton club a 2-1 success. Bush are now home to Hampshire Premier League
Quinton Shillingford MBE, Talent Development Coach for GB Boxing England has officially opened Richard Taunton Sixth Form College’s new Boxing Gym – a facility initiated by sports teacher Mason Newport after he read ‘Boxing: The Right Hook’, a parliamentary
SALISBURY FC will be away to another of last season's FA Vase semi-finalists in the third round.Steve Claridge’s side will make the trip to north Wiltshire to play Highworth Town on December 12 after a comfortable 4-0 win over AFC St Austell.Winger Daniel
HAMBLE Club warmed up for next weekend’s mouthwatering Hampshire Premier League clash with Baffins Milton Rovers by romping to a 4-0 win at Paulsgrove.Shane Flooks fired a 19-minute hat-trick as the reigning champions claimed their 14th win in 16 matches
ITCHEN Sixth Form College’s women’s football team has made a strong start to the defence of their English Colleges’ Under 19 national title.They won their first round tie of this year’s competition 13-0.Itchen have won the ECFA’s national KO Cup in each
THE rubbish-strewn floor, with the shabby, shivering, cast surrounding the audience, sets the mood for Jonathan Larson’s musical, based on Puccini’s La Boheme. A rollercoaster ride containing songs of love and loss, the impressively-confident Matt
A MAN has been seriously injured in a crash on a major road. The A31 from Winchester to Alton is shut after a collision between a van and a Land Rover. Police, firefighters and ambulances were called at around 12.30pm and the man was set to
SOUTHAMPTON is leading the way in undersea robot technology – a lucrative sector of the “blue economy”. A £3million centre to develop new technology for the growing marine robotics sector was officially opened by universities minister Jo Johnson
A CAR has gone over the edge of a cliff, closing the promenade below. The grey Honda Concerto - registered to a man from Ringwood - went over the cliff at East Overcliff Drive in Boscombe, Bournemouth. Emergency services are at the scene and
SOULFUL singer songwriter James Morrison includes Southampton on his 23-date UK and European tour next year. Following the release of latest singles Demons, Stay Like This and new Top Ten album Higher Than Here, he visits O2 Guildhall on March
CHILDREN everywhere are getting excited for Christmas.Families have been heading to watch as their town's lights are switched on and an abundance of festive adverts have hit our TVs.But as youngsters write down their Christmas wishes, thousands of good
A NAGGING headache can bring a lifetime of misery.Many sufferers wake up daily with a headache and visit doctors, opticians and continuously take painkillers in an attempt to tackle them.Angela Vulliamy from Park Gate was one such sufferer.And investigation
FOR Claire and Gary Carter, the foster placements they take in aren't coming to live with their family - they ARE their family. "It's not work, it's not effort, it's what our family is," says Claire simply. "If there wasn't someone staying
He has left a lasting legacy. Those of the words of Romsey Male Voice Choir’s chairman Geoff Skinner paying tribute to a leading light with the organisation - Nigel Charlton who died with his wife in a helicopter crash in New Zealand. Nigel
AN ELECTION hopeful said he was left “seeing stars” after a leading councillor slapped him at a by-election count, knocking four teeth out.Mike Beggs is suing Penny Jackman for £7,500 and costs following the incident at the Lymington and Pennington Town
MORE than 20 architects are set to battle for the right to transform the area around a Hampshire railway station.Practices from across the country have expressed interest in Winchester's multi-million pound Station Approach scheme, providing offices,
A FESTIVAL will see scores of decorated Christmas trees and musical performances over two days.Television celebrity Dan Snow, a presenter on the BBC's One Show will officially open the Music and Christmas Tree Festival that includes around 30 trees decorated
What a hoot!A treat is in store for Hampshire birders this week - a pair of short eared owls has arrived in town. They have been spotted by keen twitchers who flocked to Test Lane to see them feeding.The medium sized owls with mottled brown bodies, pale
FIVE years after losing both legs in Afghanistan, powerlifter Micky Yule is aiming for Rio 2016. The Hampshire-based ex-serviceman is competing in Eger, Hungary at this week’s Para-Powerlifting European Open Championships. That is a key qualification
4:59pm #M27 Eastbound - Slow between J3/#M271 #Nursling and J7/A334 #HedgeEnd. — @ROMANSE 24 November
IT is the Hampshire youth group that has promoted co-operation, peace, democracy and equality to hundreds of children. Southampton Woodcraft Folk, a pioneering children's and young people's organisation, has celebrated its 90th birthday. Woodcraft
CHILDREN everywhere are getting excited for Christmas. Families have been heading to watch as their town's lights are switched on and an abundance of festive adverts have hit our TVs. But as youngsters write down their Christmas wishes, thousands
THE government has been accused of “bribing” Sir Ben Ainslie into building his America’s Cup sailing base in Portsmouth instead of Southampton. The Olympic sailor redeveloped a waterfront site at The Camber in Old Portsmouth after Whitehall contributed
FOLLOWING November’s opening of pizza and cider restaurant, the Stable, Grosvenor has announced that the commercial element of the arts complex in Southampton’s Cultural Quarter is now fully let. Five national brands will be opening at the scheme
JORDY Clasie does not want to be compared with Morgan Schneiderlin. Clasie was dubbed Schneiderlin’s direct replacement at St Mary’s after the Frenchman moved to Manchester United. The 24-year-old had an injury-plagued start to life at Saints
A HAMPSHIRE MP has called for Britain to fight alongside Bashar Assad’s brutal Syrian regime to defeat Islamic State (IS) terrorists. Julian Lewis, the Conservative MP for New Forest East, says the UK and its allies should join forces with the
HAMPSHIRE social workers doctored a report into the parents of five children taken into foster care as part of an attempted "cover-up", a judge has found. Judge Mark Horton claimed staff at Hampshire County Council lied on oath and distorted an
POLICE have backtracked after issuing a warning that Hampshire children were being contacted on social media ‘by ISIS’. Schools in the county and Isle of Wight said their pupils raised the alarm following the social media requests, which came from
HAMPSHIRE residents are being warned after it was revealed that a “significant number” of tumble dryers sold in an 11-year period could pose a fire risk. • For more information visit safety.hotpoint.eu or safety.indesit.eu or call the company on
A SAINTS star attended an event that celebrated the wide variety of African communities in Hampshire. Sadio Mane went to The United Voice of African Associations (TUVAA) event which celebrated different African cultures and shared them with people
POLICE have launched a manhunt after an armed robbery at a Hampshire newsagents. Staff were left in shock after two men went into the McColl's Newsagent shop on Beechwood Avenue, New Milton, and threatened employees with weapons before leaving
A LEARNER driver failed their test after accidentally taking a wrong turn and ending up on a Hampshire motorway. The incident happened on the M27 and was revealed by Hampshire Roads Policing Unit on social media. A statement on social media
