A NEW radio club at a college on the edge of the New Forest is putting its pupils on course to qualify for trips around the world's airwaves. Applemore College, near Hythe, launched the club last month, thanks to support from the experienced operators
Saints 0 - Fulham 5 SOUTHAMPTON Saints' dream of making a second WFA Cup final inside three years was blown sky- high by a side sitting two rungs below them on the women's football ladder. But this was no 'David slays Goliath' cup shocker. Fulham, the
Hamble ASSC were hit for six by Bemerton Heath Harlequins, who scored four second-half goals to run up a resounding 6-0 scoreline at Folland Park. Bemerton, beaten in their last two matches, built on an early lead through Carl Jones and changed round
THE South Hampshire Indoor Cricket League title has returned to Winchester KS, as they pipped holders BAT Sports 'A' to the championship by the narrow margin of just three points. The county capital's club strangehold on south coast indoor cricket was
FRUSTRATED by the wet weather, King Edward VIs school's cricketers are off to the Mediterranean sun for their pre-season training. Tony Paul leads a squad of 13 players from the Southampton school, who fly to Malta on a four-match tour on Thursday April
A new chapter has opened in the history of Bishop's Waltham Cricket Club who have relocated to Albany Road. The new ground has a larger, flatter outfield, and a purpose-built square, which will have been laid for nearly two years when the first match
A MAJOR investment to transform an old Royal Navy base into a housing and leisure complex will be ready to host the Tall Ships race, a councillor has pledged. Although work has not yet started on the £50m scheme to bring Gosport's Royal Clarence Yard
A TEENAGE roller-hockey fanatic from Black Dam was visciously beaten as he walked home from school on Friday afternoon. Eric Talmey, 16, of Gainsborough Road, was chased by a gang of four youths who kicked him and beat him with ticks. Eric (pictured left
Peterborough Pirates 2, Basingstoke Bison 2 THE BASINGSTOKE Bison produced a great final period comeback against Peterborough Pirates on Saturday, sharing four goals with the home side in the play-off semi-final first leg. After two periods of the game
A DECISION is set to be taken this week by the Forestry Commission over the continued closure of its woodlands in Hampshire and Dorset. All the Crown lands controlled by the Commission in the Forest and in Dorset were closed on March 1, but the position
Sandown & Shanklin were comfortable 38-8 winners of the Hampshire Caffrey's Bowl Final against Fordingbridge at Sandown yesterday. A try in the fourth minute, gifted to them when the Fordingbridge fly-half, Angus Reid, froze after knocking-on behind
SOLENT Stars went down fighting in the NBL Conference at Coventry Crusaders on Saturday night. In a high-scoring shootout, they struggled to find their form in the first half but rallied to nearly win the match in the last quarter, finally going down
A ROMSEY resident has seen at first-hand how much difference Comic Relief makes to poverty-stricken people around the world. Ann Rispin, of The Harrage, travelled to the slums of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia - where each person earns the equivalent of 10
CORPORATE finance experts in Southampton have completed their 50th deal, just three-and-a-half years after opening in the city. DHD Corporate Finance has worked on deals worth more than £35m since setting up in Southampton, it has opened a second office
THEY died in the most terrible circumstances. Now calls are growing for a memorial to be put up for the four brothers and sisters who lost their lives in an arson attack by their twisted uncle. The semi-detached property where the youngsters were found
THEY watched their mother fall victim to skin cancer - and now twins Becki and Liz Eales hope they can help prevent others suffering the same fate. The girls have launched a fundraising campaign in Hampshire in memory of Pauline, who died last year at
A WORLD-FAMOUS Japanese "bullet train" today began its 10,000-mile sea journey from Japan to Southampton on its way to the National Railway Museum in York. West Japan Railway offered the 54-tonne Shinkansen, which travels at speeds of up to 300km per
THE FUTURE of Hampshire's arts - including multi-million-pound plans for a cultural quarter in Southampton - has been plunged into doubt. Southern Arts - the body that issues grants in the region - will be abolished by the Arts Council under a radical
BUS CUTS are looming as funds for subsidising public transport across Hampshire begins to run dry - just weeks after the budget was fixed. In February, the county council added an extra £100,000 to its £4.5million subsidy budget to help keep uneconomic
TAXI drivers fearing for their livelihoods are considering legal action after council bosses agreed a second successive hike in licence fees. Members of Fareham Hackney Carriage Association are not ruling out bringing the town to a standstill in protest
A FURIOUS tenant has accused a Hampshire council of trying to influence a crucial vote on the future of housing. Thousands of people in Fareham will be affected by the outcome of a ballot next month over whether to move their homes from council control
ONE of the first portable televisions is still in good working order and tuned in at a Hampshire workshop. The Sixties TV was known as the T-Vette and its maker Philips was proud of it because it could be taken in the car or caravan and be worked off
SAINTS LEGEND Terry Paine says Glen Hoddle can carve his own niche in Saints history if he sticks around. Paine co-hosts the African continent's top TV football show and says that even from the far-flung shores of South Africa, it's easy to see the transformation
HAMPSHIRE villagers who lost a landmark legal battle to halt a luxury housing development are taking their case to Europe. Residents of Totton were stunned when a government inspector ruled against their bid to protect land behind their homes by registering
HAMPSHIRE hold their AGM today, one described by chairman Rod Bransgrove as "the most important in the club's history." Members will be asked to change the whole constitution of the club and turn it into cricket's first private limited company. The move
CENTURIES of military control of Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport, ends this week when Haslar comes under NHS management. But it does not signify the immediate closure of the military hospital. A Haslar spokeswoman said it was a technicality, involving
MEMORIES of service in a Hampshire Royal Navy ammunition depot dedicated to the serious business of arming warships returned to civilian workers when the base was reopened at the weekend as a family attraction. Children excitedly fiddled with buttons
BASINGSTOKE supermum Hazel Stenson has received a spectacular Mother's Day thank you. The mum-in-a-million was invited on top day-time TV show Trisha to hear her daughter Angela - a Basingstoke driving instructor - thank her for supporting her when she
FARMERS throughout North Hampshire are being hit both financially and emotionally by the foot-and-mouth crisis, according to helpers manning a special advice line. The Samaritans have recognised the farmers' plight and set up the Hampshire Rural Helpline
A DEAD patient's grieving family have slammed a decision to grant struck-off Basingstoke GP Narumanchi Sai Baba a fresh hearing. Dr Baba, who had more than 2,000 patients in the town, was banned from practising by the General Medical Council in January
A SMOKE detector saved the lives of a family when a fire broke out in their Basingstoke home while they were sleeping. Although the family escaped the blaze, it took firefighters more than half-an-hour to rescue the family's five-year-old white German
Today's Principal Arrivings: Camira, container, 0700, 204W; Autofreighter, vehicle carrier, 0800, 201/2; Gran Bretagna, vehicle carrier, 0800, 202; Hyundai Baron, container, 1000, 206; Autosun, vehicle carrier, 1800, 46; Roro Sarawak, ro/ro, TBA, 30.
HAMPSHIRE'S Nick Weal put on a brave face on the first defeat of his career by a player he coaches. Hertfordshire's Neil Bamford, 18, beat the Yateley-based player 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 in the second round before going on to reach his first final in the Girobank
BASINGSTOKE Town's stuttering season could gather new momentum this week as the team face two cup quarter-finals. Saturday's game at home to Maidenhead United in the Ryman premier division had to be cancelled due to the amount of water on The Camrose
THE BRITISH ice skating championships are returning to Basingstoke this coming autumn after a break of six years. It will be the fifth time the National Ice Skating Association has settled on Basingstoke in the local rink's 13-year life. NISA announced
Basingstoke 27pts, Barking 8pts BASINGSTOKE'S battle to avoid relegation from National Division 3 South gained extra momentum with an impressive win over high-flying Barking. 'Stoke never allowed the visitors to settle and had the game in the bag by the
A NEW Forest charity which has lost thousands of pounds because of the foot-and-mouth crisis is pleading for common sense in the battle against the disease. The Countryside Education Trust at Beaulieu is more than £18,000 down this month because of cancelled
BASINGSTOKE'S hopes of avoiding the drop from National League 3 South were given a further boost on Saturday with a highly impressive 27-8 home victory over Barking. There is still a long way to go, but consecutive home successes in the last two matches
HEDGE End Town Council is objecting to a planning application to extend the service yard of the B&Q Warehouse in Charles Watts Way. The DIY giant's proposal involves re-routing an existing water course, new fencing /landscaping, plus realigning a
SOUTHAMPTON II had a stiff task in overcoming Ventnor in their friendly at Test Park. The Hampshire 1 outfit had a big and competitive pack that ruled the roost for much of the game, but the Southampton side eventually gained the ascendancy in the latter
HEDGE End residents won't be getting all the fun of the fair on their doorstep this Easter holiday. Civic chiefs have turned down a plea from Hedge End's carnival committee chairman to use the town's Greta Park for a springtime funfair. Town clerk Vivienne
SOUTHAMPTON University scientists will embark on the largest ever clinical trial to discover if vitamin D injections can reduce fractures from falls among elderly people. Nearly 10,000 healthy senior citizens over the age of 75 will join in this pioneering
Macbeth, Salisbury Playhouse One of Shakespeare's darkest tragedies comes to life in this innovative production, directed by Joanna Read. The action takes place in the round, with a superb set that echoes the coldness and cruelty of the play. A drain
ONE of two men who vanished while on a fishing trip off Weston Shore more than two months ago is believed to have been found floating in Southampton Water. Police confirmed a body pulled from the city's eastern docks early yesterday was being linked to
THE foot-and-mouth epidemic has forced a leading charity to cancel a major Hampshire fundraising event for the first time in 36 years. Almost 1,000 people take part in the annual Wessex Walks to Winchester each year, raising around £15,000 for Save the
A SURVEY of a Hampshire tower block has revealed that 66 flats are now plagued by damp, compared with a council estimate of 15. Fed-up residents are also angry that housing chiefs failed to tell them what is going on, despite earlier saying they would
THEY were all amateurs, but the acts who appeared at The Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton could have given most professionals a run for their money. Pianists, orchestras, choirs, solo singers, speech and drama students and many others were represented
RESIDENTS who thought they had won the battle against plans for a new factory in Chilworth have been dealt a bitter blow. Just last week they were rejoicing after Test Valley councillors refused an application from a fibre-optic cable manufacturer for
SIN E, pronounced 'shin-ay', bring Irish music to Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham on Saturday. The innovative six-piece band features an unusual instrumental line-up including bagpipes and tabla. Female singer Taz Alexander gives the band a distinctive
MORE than 200 guests helped to make a charity ball a resounding fund-raising success for the Eastleigh mayor's appeal fund. The glittering event, which was held at Hedge End's Botleigh Grange Hotel, is one of the social highlights of the civic year. Mayor
SAINTS ARE among those clubs jostling for a ticket to ride into Europe. But is a place in the UEFA Cup a seat on the Euro Gravy Express? European football is a big draw, but it may not be the big, money-spinning exercise to make the £ signs light up in
