HAMPSHIRE will hand a debut to India Test star Ajinkya Rahane when they play their first first-class match on the Isle of Wight for 57 years. The historic match at Newclose, which starts tomorrow, will see Hampshire up against England’s Stuart
JAMES Vince made a run-a-ball 33 as England continued their smooth World Cup preparations with a 54-run win against Pakistan at Headingley. In their final one-day international before the tournament opener against South Africa on May 30, Eoin Morgan
FIREFIGHTERS rushed to the New Forest after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing. The light aircraft made what the pilot described as “a text book landing” when the engine cut out and the aircraft was forced to land in a remote area
POLICE have released a CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a bank card was stolen. Officers say the stolen card was used at the Welcome store in Liberty Quays, in Southampton city centre on the evening of Thursday May 2. They have now released
EMERGENCY services rushed to a Southampton river this morning after reports that two people were seen in the water. Police, fire, ambulances and coastguard crews were all called to the River Itchen under Northam Bridge at 5.07am after concerns
HUNDREDS of Hampshire residents took part in an annual racing event with weekend - with a twist. The Donkey Derby 2019 took place at Eling Recreational Ground near Totton and saw dozens of people take part in a range of activities despite the showery
THOUSANDS of dogs and their owners flocked to Hampshire this weekend to take part in a huge festival just for them. Dachshunds, dalmatians and dobermans alike descended on the Pylewell Park Estate in the New Forest for the UK’s first Dogstival.
CIVIC chiefs are being urged to approve plans to enlarge an 18th century pub which occupies an historic corner of the New Forest. An application to build a single-storey extension to the Jolly Sailor at Ashlett Creek, Fawley, has been submitted
COUNCIL bosses have welcomed a call for tougher sentences for fly-tipping. Latest analysis from the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals no-one convicted of fly-tipping in England since the Government introduced new guidelines in 2014 has
AN inquest has opened into the death of a homeless man from Southampton. Winchester Coroner’s Court heard 30-year-old Ricky Vaughan died at Southampton General Hospital on May 12. The brief hearing heard Ricky was taken to hospital by ambulance
A SOUTHAMPTON man has been jailed after stealing items including candles, cheese and fish oil tablets from five different stores. Southampton Magistrates’ Court heard how Simon Albert Ryan Barnes’ offending took place over a period of more than
AN UNDERPASS at one of Southampton’s busiest roundabouts is set to shut. Civic chiefs have been given permission to close the underpass, which links the Redbridge Roundabout to a pathway near West Way Nissan showroom. City traffic bosses say
A HAMPSHIRE murderer jailed for life in March has been back in the same court, to be sentenced for aggravated burglary. Charlie Cooper, who turned 20 last Saturday, was jailed for four years for two burglaries in 2017, the year before he murdered
IT was good to meet up with two of my Saints apprentices at the League Managers’ Association dinner – fresh from taking Sheffield United back into the Premier League. I host a table next to John Barnwell, my fellow life vice-president (the LMA
THE Alzheimer’s Society and Southampton groups have joined forces to host a dementia festival this summer. The event will take place on May 25 in Palmerston Park and will feature live music from Bob Pearce, Soul Sounds and the Alzheimer’s Society
