HARBOUR bosses have agreed an inflation-friendly rise in the taxes paid by mooring holders on the River Hamble. Charities, youngsters and those living on the river are to enjoy tax breaks aimed at keeping them afloat. But a clutch of traditional discounts
Braintree Town 1 Basingstoke Town 1 BASINGSTOKE Town will try to book a place in the third round of the FA Trophy for the first time in their history. On Saturday, Basingstoke produced an excellent performance to force a replay after drawing 1-1 at Braintree
It was not pretty or full of flowing rugby but, for Millbrook, it brought to an end their disastrous run of form and moved them back into mid-table in Hampshire Division One. But, despite recording a 20-10 victory over Hamble, who are still trapped second
SUNSET Boulevard star Faith Brown teamed up with mayor Chris Kelly to launch red balloons to mark the start of World Aids Day on Saturday. The balloons, which were released on the steps of Southampton Civic Centre, were intended as a symbol of hope for
TOURISM and farming in the New Forest would struggle to cope with a repeat of the foot -and-mouth crisis, according to a new report. Another major loss of commoners' livestock could see the collapse of the landscape's delicate eco-system, while a host
THE FATE of a controversial scheme for 250 homes on the borders of Warsash and Locks Heath will be decided by a government minister. Stephen Byers has directed that the application should be referred to him instead of being dealt with by the council because
SAINTS were today closing in on signing £1.75m Blackpool striker Brett Ormerod in a bid to boost their increasingly desperate survival battle. Yesterday's dismal 2-0 defeat at Everton was their tenth in just 14 Premiership games this season - the highest
If only the PFA hadn't called off the proposed strike for this weekend, a lot of misery would have been spared! The small band of travelling fans could have stayed home in the warm instead of suffering and shivering through another desperately disappointing
THE future of a popular folk music festival that brings in thousands of pounds to Fareham and Gosport is under threat. Gosport and Fareham Easter Festival organisers have had their bid for a £5,000 grant from Gosport Borough Council rejected. Now Gosport's
They decided to tie the knot in the middle of a gunpowder store at Gosport's Explosion! museum. Family and friends from as far afield as Scotland attended the bash to see the couple wed. Grace, 27, of Windsor Road, Cosham, commented: "We weren't to keen
PHILIP HOBBS never considered himself good enough as a jockey to ride in the Hennessy Gold Cup but he certainly knows how to train the winner of the Newbury showpiece. While all the ante-post hype surrounded fellow Somerset trainers Paul Nicholls and
SOLENT STARS were left hurting by a demoralising 97-93 defeat by the Teesside Mohawks on Saturday. The post-match inquests at Fleming Park Sports Centre went on late into the evening as Stars surrendered potential match-winning situations through what
GREASE is the word at The Mayflower, Southampton, next year when the smash hit musical returns to the theatre. The show, which sold out when it played at the venue last year, will be returning to The Mayflower for one week from May 20. Since it opened
CYCLISTS on their way home from work are running a gauntlet of terror as they come under attack from gangs of boys hurling bricks and bottles. A number of the riders have already had to switch routes home to avoid running into the children, some as young
A DEPRESSED Southampton dad killed himself because he could not afford to buy a computer for his gifted schoolgirl daughter this Christmas. Police found the body of tragic Gyles Morton, 42, in woodland close to the M27 following a two-day search after
THEY may be young, but they certainly know a thing or two about making good music. Young Blood, a sprawling jazz band made up solely of teenagers, will be showing off their talents at Forest Arts Centre, New Milton later this month. Based in Bournemouth
The Human League , The Anvil, Basingstoke THEY may be famous for their pioneering use of electronic musical technology, but on the opening night of their UK tour an unco-operative computer nearly brought The Human League's show to a shuddering halt. Ironically
A NEW Forest binman has been seriously injured by a razor-sharp object put into a bin bag by a thoughtless resident. Nathan Long had been working as a refuse collector for New Forest District Council for just four days when he picked up a black bag with
