BAT produced arguably their best performance of the season to sink form side Andover 2-1 at Southern Gardens last night. Ironically the Tobaccomen hit top gear just three days after stalling badly in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Downton. "We've gone from
Ian Mancey warmed up for Winchester City's FA Vase date at Burgess Hill by scoring for the 12th match in succession - then had stitches put in a head wound. Mancey was replaced after 25 minutes last night, having suffered a deep cut during a clash of
THE family of missing Hampshire schoolboy Dan Nolan has today, on his 16th birthday, unveiled a 6,000-name petition and details of a legal bid to force a new investigation into his disappearance. Mum Pauline will personally deliver the hefty document
The latest news from Laura... "I flew out to Miami on Monday 20th January with Laser Sailors, Paul Goodison, Dan Holman & Mark Howard. We entertained the nine-hour flight with 4 movies, 2 magazines and lots of food! I had to split from the boys in
Today's Principal Arrivals: OOCL Shanghai, container, 1400, Con Term; Autoline, ro/ro, 1400, 201 link; Trinidad, ro/ro, 1530, 34/35; Mogami Reefer, refrigerat, 2200, 104; Stadum, general, PM, 47. Today's Principal Sailings: APL Ireland, container, 0630
MOTORCYCLE road-race star John McGuinness is stepping down from the World SuperSport Championship to ride for a Southampton team this summer. The two-times TT winner and former British champion, pictured, has joined the Swanwick-based Chrysalis team,
WATCHING as thousands of British troops leave their loved ones behind and head out to the Gulf ready for war brings a lump to the throat of Margaret Plumridge - and leaves her with a slightly sick feeling in her stomach. For although no one in Margaret's
NEW calls have been made for a Lyndhurst bypass that would take thousands of vehicles out of Hampshire's worst summer bottlenecks. Mark Oaten, one of the county's four Liberal Democrat MPs and chairman of the Lib Dem Parliamentary Party, went on a fact-finding
FORESTRY Commission bosses are planning to axe 200 camping pitches in the New Forest in a scheme that also safeguards the area's biggest show. Camping in the Forest is set to undergo a massive shake-up as the commission struggles to satisfy the rival
THIEVES have targeted New Forest-based charity the Countryside Education Trust, stripping out more than £2,000-worth of tools and equipment used to teach 10,000 students a year from all over the south. Devastated staff at the CET say the break-in at their
COWARD classic Present Laughter is the next production from acclaimed Romsey theatre group Raods. The comic play, about a well-known actor going through a mid-life crisis, is performed at the Plaza Theare, Romsey, from March 18 to 22. Tickets are available
THE capatin of Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior today denied his blockade of Marchwood Military Port breached local bylaws. Argentinean Daniel Rizotti pleaded not guilty at Southampton Magistrates' Court to two charges of obstructing navigation
SOUTHAMPTON'S council houses are in line for a huge £21m makeover. Today thousands of tenants across the city were celebrating the news that the city is about to undergo its biggest council house facelift in 15 years. The government cash, which will be
IT'S one league Southampton did not want to win! The city has always prided itself with being placed higher than rivals Portsmouth, but in the TV licensing league it could benefit from suffering something the Saints haven't in more than a quarter of a
THE family of missing Hampshire schoolboy Dan Nolan has today, on his 16th birthday, unveiled a 6,000-name petition and details of a legal bid to force a new investigation into his disappearance. Mum Pauline will personally deliver the hefty document
JUMPIN Jaks is giving would-be singing stars another chance to win pop glory - just like Fame Academy contestant Chris Manning. The bar at Leisure World, Southampton, is taking part in another national This Is Your Moment talent competition, which was
FAREHAM'S Citizens Advice Bureau is tackling the problem of a lack of National Health Service dentists in the town after being inundated with complaints. Staff at the CAB are compiling evidence based on people's experience in the area when trying to find
THE contribution made by women to the Royal Navy's work is uncovered in a new exhibition of historic photographs. The display, at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, looks at the role of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during the First
THIS is how developers see the future of the site of Chandler's Ford's former Ashdown Arms public house and the next-door disused garage and filling station in Hiltingbury Road. Devine Homes has applied to Eastleigh council for planning permission to
MATTHEW Kennerley has been promoted to the position of Southampton docks' new assistant port manager. In his new appointment, 36-year-old Mr Kennerley will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the docks, which are owned and operated by Associated
Saints striker James Beattie has committed his long-term future to the club on the same day that teammate Kevin Davies revealed his St Mary's career may not be dead. Beattie, the Premiership's second highest scorer this season with 16 goals, put pen to
Anders Svensson is predicting a different type of game to the one at St Mary's in tonight's FA Cup fourth round replay with Millwall. And the Swedish midfielder believes that the change of styles may well suit his side. "I think it will be a different
Two young sailors from Hill Head Sailing Club have returned from competing in the Mirror World Championships in Tasmania with their best ever performance. Ned McNulty (14, from Curdridge, Hampshire) and Tom Hodkinson(13, from Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
James Mcclean Mackenzie died when Japanese warplanes torpedoed a British warship convoy in the Second World War. His Hampshire niece discovered the last letters sent by him to his mother. RON WAIN reports... FEW could imagine her grief as she pored over
Eastleigh intend to appeal over Jimmy Anderson's dismissal in last night's 4-2 Jewson Wessex League Cup win over Wimborne Town. The Ten Acres side went safely through 5-3 on aggregate and travel to title rivals Lymington & New Milton next Tuesday
The Jewson Wessex League have expressed their shock and sadness over the death of one of the most well-respected figures in local football. Tom Lindon, who served for eight years on the JWL committee - six of them as secretary - died at his Winchester
TRUECARE United were all smiles after winning the United Kingdom's first-ever five a side tournament for adults with learning difficulties. The New Forest-based side only lost twice in their 20 matches played at the Kickers Indoor Centre in Eastleigh.
England Test players Richard Dawson and Robert Key have been included in a 14-man squad for the National Academy tour to Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Elsewhere in Rod Marsh' s party, Warwickshire's Ian Bell returns after recovering fitness following a stress
A GRIEVING father finally hopes to lay his daughter to rest today nearly four years after she died from a lethal cocktail of heroin and cocaine. Godfrey Cadman of Fleet End Road, Warsash, was today in London to hear the inquest into the death of law graduate
More news from Laura... Coconut Grove Yacht Club hosted the Europe & Mistral Class for the first Grade One Olympic Class Regatta 2003. Krysia & I arrived on Sunday in her big American style van with one boat on the roof, one inside the van &
Eastleigh intend to appeal over Jimmy Anderson's dismissal in last night's 4-2 Jewson Wessex League Cup win over Wimborne Town. The Ten Acres side went safely through 5-3 on aggregate and travel to title rivals Lymington & New Milton next Tuesday
Ian Mancey warmed up for Winchester City's FA Vase date at Burgess Hill by scoring for the 12th match in succession - then had stitches put in a head wound. Mancey was replaced after 25 minutes last night, having suffered a deep cut during a clash of
Bashley's Barry Blankley has been named Dr Martens Eastern Division manager-of-the-month for January. A record of four wins and one draw last month saw the Foresters race towards the Eastern summit and they now sit just four points behind leaders Salisbury
Trojans' season has reached the crossroads. If they win Saturday's Hampshire/Surrey Regional League clash at Woking and beat London Edwardians in the EHA Trophy on Sunday, the world could be their oyster. Lose them and Trojans season - in terms of silverware
Gwen Silvester had a bright idea in 1982 - to start a netball club in the Boyatt Wood area. She took direct action by knocking on doors - and the response she received quickly led to Crestwood Netball Club being formed. Now the club, renamed Swan Centre
Two young sailors from Hill Head Sailing Club have returned from competing in the Mirror World Championships in Tasmania with their best ever performance. Ned McNulty (14, from Curdridge, Hampshire) and Tom Hodkinson(13, from Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
CONTROVERSIAL car parking charges in the New Forest could rear their ugly head again this summer. New Forest District Council is set to make an embarrassing U-turn after a specially commissioned report concluded that the return of car parking charges
THE father of murdered Hampshire builder Paul Booth has made a desperate appeal to find his son's killers - because he is dying. Mick Booth wants to see the gang who brutally attacked his son and left him for dead brought to justice so that he can die
LOW-cost airline Flybe, due to expand services from Southampton International Airport next month, could help salvage the plans of tens of thousands of the south's travellers who have seen their flights from Bourne-mouth thrown into chaos. It was with
Numerica's Southampton office is set to strengthen its team with the appointment of Malcolm Lay as the new head of its financial services department. He joins the business from Opus Consulting, formerly part of C E Heath until a management buyout four
"I DECIDED when I was 13 that I really wanted to be a movie star," says Michael Rickwood. He may not have reached his goal yet, but the 26-year-old Southampton actor is at least on his way, with a burgeoning stage career to his name. Michael, who grew
14 GREENPEACE protesters were detained yesterday after they entered Marchwood's military port and chained themselves to tanks and trucks awaiting transport to the Gulf. The group is now expected to face legal action from both the government and from Southampton's
OBJECTORS to the opening of a new sex shop in Southampton will descend on the Civic Centre today to hear if council bosses will grant a trading licence. The controversial licence application by Darker Enterprises Ltd to open a shop at 131 Above Bar has
THE SUCCESS of Hampshire schools has been highlighted by a strong showing in the chief inspector of schools' annual report on quality, which is published today. Top inspector David Bell has singled out 14 Hampshire schools and colleges and three from
DETECTIVES in Southampton have smashed one of the city's biggest-ever stolen cycle rings. Investigations are continuing after officers at Shirley CID recovered up to 50 bikes in a raid at a home in the Millbrook area. This week detectives are putting
A SOUTHAMPTON school was transformed into a sea of colour and dance during auditions to find new local cheerleading talent. Liberty Pride Cheerleaders took on 18 new recruits following a two-hour audition at Millbrook Community School on Sunday. The troupe
WHEN Lee-on-the-Solent residents heard their dilapidated street lighting was going to be upgraded they were 'de-lighted'. But that was short-lived when plans revealed the installation of ten more lights along the quarter-of-a-mile stretch of road. Not
DESPITE a committed and exciting run from Team Solent's 1500 metres international Angus Maclean, Southampton University's men finished just outside the long course medals at the BUSA Cross-Country Championships. On a bright, sunny day at Oxford's South
CAMPAIGNING Fair Oak residents have failed to stop Eastleigh council giving itself the planning green light for a controversial £500,000 youth centre and multi-use hall to be built in their back yard. A huge contingent of householders from the Brookfield
