Justin Rose stormed into contention for the Volvo Masters title at Valderrama yesterday. The 22-year-old Hampshire player was in a tie for second place going down the last but like Thursday, the tight dog-legged finishing hole, with its intrusive cork
Commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, Peter Rutter, has announced the Admiral's Cup 2003 event will now be run from Cowes and not Dun Laoghaire, in Ireland. Earlier in the year, it was felt that the event needed a fresh look to continue its appeal
In the South Atlantic, Emma Richards from Hamble has had her fair share of problems completing the Torbay to Cape Town leg of this solo round the world race in Pindar. Placed second, 243 miles behind the leader and with over 2,000 miles to the finish,
Solent sailor Stuart Childerley was well ahead on points after the third race of five in the Etchells World Championships taking place in Auckland. With a long start-line, picking the correct end was critical. Stuart wisely chose the left and more pressure
Today's Principal Arrivals: NYK Antares, container, 0600, Con Term; Aida, ro/ro, AM, 202; Autosky, ro/ro, PM, 201/2. Today's Principal Sailings: OOCL Malaysia, container, AM, 207; Tellus, vehicle carrier, PM, 34/35; Autosky, ro/ro, PM, 201/2. Fuel movements
OLYMPIC prospect Vanessa Hobbs came back from the Speith Cup competition in Austria with three medals draped around her neck. The Dynamo School of Gymnastics star, pictured right, helped Great Britain to team gold along with Emma Prest and Amy Dodsley
Hampshire will be looking to collect their second win bonus next week when they are hosts to visitors Cheshire at Cowplain Social Club. A super start to the season has seen Hampshire beat Cambridgeshire and hold Lancashire to the draw. Now they must look
RADICAL plans to transform Southampton's Vosper Thornycroft site into a prime waterside location move a step forward next week. A planning blueprint has identified the area for industrial uses, homes, shops and leisure facilities. It will become vacant
BLIND and partially sighted people from across Hampshire have shown charity bosses how angry they are at plans to sell off their guide dog training centre. At a three-hour meeting behind closed doors, they heard the chief executive of Guide Dogs for the
HAMPSHIRE'S best-known television gardener is backing a Christmas appeal for children's charities. Romsey's Charlie Dimmock has put her tools back in the potting shed for winter to appear on a set of Yuletide cards aiming to raise money for the National
A Hampshire grandmother fears the government may be making the same mistakes with mobile phone masts as it did with asbestos - by ignoring the potential health risks. Angela Brett, 59, from Winchester claimed the authorities knew about the dangers of
A NEW FOREST teacher is hoping to achieve one of the tallest orders of his life. Andy 'Stilts' Walker - pictured on the left with pal Jonathan the Jester - who works at the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in New Milton, plans to stilt-walk for ten hours
UNION bosses have demanded urgent talks with city chiefs ahead of a mass staff rally. The large-scale meeting is due to be held at the council chamber on November 28 when hundreds of angry council workers will discuss what the unions have called the worst
Commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, Peter Rutter, has announced the Admiral's Cup 2003 event will now be run from Cowes and not Dun Laoghaire, in Ireland. Earlier in the year, it was felt that the event needed a fresh look to continue its appeal
Agustin Delgado has opened his heart for the first time since his controversial return from the World Cup to admit it was mistake to play in the tournament - and dedicate his first goal on Wednesday night to the fans of Southampton. El Tino, as he is
GORDON STRACHAN yesterday acknowledged Agustin Delgado's growing cult status at St Mary's. The Saints boss said everyone at the club was delighted to see him score his first goal in the game against Liverpool on Wednesday. "The club enjoyed Agustin Delgado's
A team of researchers from St George's Hospital Medical School studied the lung function of more than 2,500 men aged from 45 to 49, and found that good lung function was associated with high intakes of vitamins C, E and beta-carotene. Interestingly, when
SOLENT Stars have been warned against complacency after finally ending their run of defeats. The note of caution has been sounded by their new American signing Dominique Jones in the wake of last week's 100-93 home success over Manchester Magic, which
SOLENT Stars' junior and cadet men scored impressive victories over their old adversaries London Towers in the RAF Careers National Basketball Leagues last weekend. But there was frustration for the club's cadet women, who narrowly failed to gain their
Hampshire's two Embassy representatives will be among 16 players heading for Holland in what could be a major warm-up for the 2003 world event. Only Roland Scholten will not be at the Embassy, playing instead at the PDC World Championships. Each group
BRAVE Holly McGuinness has given her teenage brother the greatest gift of all - his life. When he was diagnosed with a rare medical condition, the only solution was a bone marrow transplant. Ross McGuinness has now undergone the life-saving operation
DETAILS of this year's star-studded award ceremony to honour the south's unsung heroes have started to emerge. The celebrity bash will be held at Southampton's De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel where nominees and special guests will gather to pay tribute to
A Southampton woman has completed an epic bicycle ride across Vietnam to raise money for a children's charity. Former Southampton University student Rachel Burrows has just returned after finishing a ten-day, 420-mile journey from Ho Chi Minh City to
SHOPPERS are checking out a new-look store in a Southampton district. The Co-op in Weston Lane, Weston, has unveiled a £200,000 refit to make it more customer friendly. Manager Richard Pead said: "It's been completely changed around here, the last refit
Apples are usually associated with Pork dishes but try out this recipe of Beef and Apple for a change. Ingredients 500 grams beefsteak, cubed 100 grams butter 1 onion, diced 6-8 shallots 2 tablespoons plain flour 400 ml water 100 ml red wine Four bayleaves
Saints came within seconds of breaking their two-game losing streak as Andy Cole netted a 90th-minute equaliser for ten-man Blackburn this afternoon. Saints had created chance after chance and their visitors were only kept in the match by a string of
Four of RYA Champion Club "Warsash S.C.'s" Optimist Flotilla members have grabbed places on merit in the RYA South Zone Development Squad for 2003. Out of all the clubs in the south, only Lymington managed the same number of places, this is a fantastic
