SOUTHAMPTON'S Matthew Blackey suffered a dismal final day in the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters at the Forest of Arden. The Hampshire man began the final round tied fourth after rounds of 70, 68 and 70. But his hopes of a big cheque were dashed
HAMPSHIRE'S cricketing bosses have bowled their maidens over and out, disbanding the women's league after team numbers dwindled to just three. But female cricketers are fuming. They say they were hit for six by Hampshire Cricket's apathy towards an all-female
A devastating spell of left-arm swing bowling by Dan Goldstraw sent Calmore Sports spinning to a humiliating 210-run defeat by BAT Sports in the Totton derby at Southern Gardens. BAT's formidable 263-9 declared set up the biggest winning margin in the
Hampshire's Academy team bounced back from the disappointment of the previous week's eight-wicket thrashing by BAT Sports to end Bournemouth's unbeaten three-match ECB Southern Electric Premier League start at Chapel Gate. Lawrie Prittipaul, currently
HANDS off! That's the message from hundreds of angry villagers who are campaigning to save an internationally renowned pub from the hands of property speculators. Residents of Hamble say that they will fight all the way to stop Linden Homes converting
A DOCTOR is hoping his completely revised plans to provide Old Basing with a modern surgery will receive the backing of objectors and planning chiefs. Dr Tony Weaver last week lodged a new application to build the surgery and a pharmacy in Milkingpen
BASINGSTOKE will be one of the first towns in the country to be subjected to tough new rules on the licensing of bouncers in pubs and clubs. A new national body, the Security Industry Authority, is set to take over responsibility from local authorities
A BRICKLAYER from Basingstoke has told how he had a lucky escape after his car was attacked by rock-throwing louts. Dominic Napolitano was one of six motorists who were fortunate not to be killed or badly hurt after their vehicles were targeted by vandals
OAKRIDGE West ended their first season in the Basingstoke and District Saturday League with a piece of silverware in the trophy cabinet after winning the Peter Raynbird Cup. Oakridge were born out of last season's Hampshire division two side Hadleigh,
JUSTIN Rose flew out to America last night admitting he is still waiting to find the spark that will ignite his season. The 22-year-old left the Forest of Arden in Warwickshire delighted with his final round of 67 but a little frustrated with his overall
ONE hundred and twenty-five teams contested a two-day youth six-a-side football tournament run by Oakley FC where Hatch Warren carried off two age-group trophies. North-West Hampshire MP Sir George Young, the Oakley club president, presented some of the
BASHLEY look set to lose ace marksman Paul Sales to big spending Dr Martens League new boys Eastleigh. Eastleigh boss Paul Doswell, who guided the Southampton based outfit to Wessex League glory last term, confirmed that a deal had been agreed with their
SOUTHAMPTON rowing clubs were at the Games to give youngsters a rare chance to find out if they fancy taking up the sport. Officials from Southampton Amateur Rowing Club and Southampton Coalporters Club set up some rowing machines for youngsters to try
YOUTH hockey in Hampshire is growing all the time, and the Games mirrored that view. Mike Ward, the chairman of the Hampshire Hockey Association for 26 years, was having a great time at Aldershot. Not only were the lots of youngsters playing the sport
GIVING youngsters with disabilities a chance they've rarely had before in life, and giving them the confidence to take any interest further. That's the main message event organiser Sharon Hall was keen to impart as she talked about the inaugural Hampshire
FIREFIGHTERS prevented a Winchester school from going up in flames early this morning following a blaze already described as suspicious by Hampshire fire chiefs. The blaze, in a temporary classroom at the Henry Beaufort School in Harestock, started shortly
PETER Symonds College students have received boosts to their plans for a gap year before university. Twenty-nine students have received bursaries to help towards their plans for the year off. Most will work on environmental, conservation and educational
MEMBERS of Alresford's business community are getting up even earlier to meet and discuss local issues. The town's chamber of commerce has launched a retailers' breakfast of bacon butties and strong coffee, on offer at 7.30am tomorrow. Local businesses
PLANS for a new accommodation block and office building at Tile Barn Outdoor Development Centre in Brockenhurst have been given the go-ahead - and the camping centre will now be able to house young people whatever the weather. Hampshire County Council's
SMARTIES all round. Pupils at Abottswood School, Totton, were given educational books as well as tubes of sweets when they visited their local Asda store. The 250 packets of Smarties were lapped up by the kids but the exercise had a serious purpose as
THE new head of Southampton police was named today as Chief Supt Paul Stickler. An officer with Hampshire Constabulary for the past 25 years, the 45-year-old takes over from Graham Wyeth, who was promoted to assistant chief constable territorial operations
IT should have been a time for celebration at a Hampshire children's charity. The multi-million-pound Rose Road centre was due to be graced by royalty and formally opened by Prince Andrew last week. Then a mystery blaze three months ago reduced the dreams
Gene Pitney - The Anvil, Basingstoke ONE of the most unusual and distinctive voices of 1960s pop music entertained a packed, rapturous audience. Gene Pitney may now be sixty-two, look a little frail and choose to hit lower notes than he used to, but he
SAINTS boss Gordon Strachan admits he is facing an anxious summer wait before knowing whether Marian Pahars will be ready to relaunch his career at St Mary's. Pahars managed just five senior starts, plus four as a substitute, last season because of an
SAINTS have been linked with a move for Nottingham Forest striker Marlon Harewood. A Sunday tabloid speculated that Saints boss Gordon Strachan is interested in the 22-year-old forward. Harewood's name was mentioned as a possible transfer target for Saints
THE fate of Hampshire's ambitious supertram project will be sealed after council leaders hold crunch talks to thrash out who will pay the project's spiralling costs. A united all-party Portsmouth City Council delegation was travelling to Winchester Guildhall
A NEW development is taking shape on the skyline of Portsdown Hill - but it's nothing more than a blot on the landscape, according to residents. Villagers in Southwick have been complaining in their droves about the scale of the building currently under
EASTLEIGH mayor Councillor Glynn Davies-Dear is hoping that Wimbledon fever will soon sweep across the town after officially opening the new tennis courts at Fleming Park Leisure Centre. Speaking after he cut the ribbon at the centre, the mayor said:
PASSENGERS due to board the luxury Southampton-based cruise ship Caronia have been warned they could risk catching a nasty bug. Hundreds of holidaymakers expecting to leave for the Baltic on Wednesday have been sent letters saying they could catch a 24
IT should have been a time for celebration at a Hampshire children's charity. The multi-million-pound Rose Road centre was due to be graced by royalty and formally opened by Prince Andrew last week. Then a mystery blaze three months ago reduced the dreams
BASHLEY look set to lose ace marksman Paul Sales to big spending Dr Martens League new boys Eastleigh. Eastleigh boss Paul Doswell, who guided the Southampton based outfit to Wessex League glory last term, confirmed that a deal had been agreed with their
John Crawley scored his first Hampshire century for almost a year as the Hawks won their fourth National League game of the season at the Rose Bowl yesterday. Former Lancashire star Crawley's 101 was only his second National League hundred and his highest
Wessex League clubs dramatically voted former chairman Alf Peckham back into the hot seat at the League's Annual General Meeting held at Ten Acres yesterday. Peckham, who has served the League since its formation back in 1986, had originally stood down
Paul Terry cannot recall a day to compare with the last day of Hampshire's championship match against Durham at the Rose Bowl. Hampshire are now bottom of Division 2 after taking 12 points from their fourth rain affected draw of the season. A draw seemed
SOUTHAMPTON teenager Emma Nuttall has a sporting ambition far higher than many of her peers - she wants to referee in the men's football World Cup! And the 15-year-old has a bright future ahead of her if she continues to progress. Emma, pictured, was
THE FLOAT wheels may no longer be turning but a Hampshire village's carnival capers are still in full spin. For the first time in its history - stretching back nearly 30 years - Netley Abbey Carnival was without a float for its grand parade. Over the
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to turn a former Old Basing hardware store into a Chinese takeaway has still to be decided. Members of Basingstoke council's development control comittee met on Wednesday to discuss planning officers' recommendation to allow the conversion
HUGE crowds were drawn to Basingstoke's Down Grange over the weekend as the 11th annual Basingstoke Kite Festival became a sky-high success. An estimated 15,000 people visited the event to see a wide variety of kites, such as bird-kites, a large dragon
A THREATENED Basingstoke bus service route has been spared the immediate axe - but its survival is still far from certain. On Friday, Stagecoach bosses told a delegation of borough councillors they will not suspend their decision to cut the number nine
Today's Principal Arrivals: CEC Faith, container, 0900, Marchwood; Medea, car carrier, 0915 34/35; APL Coral, container, 1030, 206; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 1130, 203; Euro Phoenix, container, 1230, 204; Autoline, ro/ro, 1330, 201/2; Angela J, general,
ADAM Tompkins of Tadley Town has been banned for 112 days and fined £50 for head-butting. His suspension, handed out in recent Hampshire FA disciplinary findings, starts on September 1. Nicholas Holder (John Burton Enterprises) picked up a 56-day ban
TOTALLY Tennis players Matthew Church, 12, and Claire Andrews, 14, won the first stage of the Road To Wimbledon Challenge held last week at Totally Tennis. Church won two matches to reach the final where he overcame fellow squad player Luke Miles 4-6,
CHARL Willoughby showed Basingstoke and North Hants just what they have been missing by taking 6-29 to lead his side to their first league win of the season. The visiting Henley batsmen simply couldn't cope with the left-arm South African's red-hot display
KRIS Kin landed one of the biggest on-course Derby gambles when, backed from 14-1 down to 6-1, he swooped late to give rider Kieren Fallon a second success in the premier classic and trainer Sir Michael Stoute a third. Supplemented into the race at a
CHAMPAGNE corks were popping in north Hampshire over the weekend after a horse trained by Kingsclere's Andrew Balding landed one of the five top prizes in the flat racing calendar. Three-year-old filly Casual Look, ridden by Martin Dwyer, romped home
THE Prime Minister is reported to be eager to sign Britain up for the single European currency but people in Hampshire seem less sure that the euro in their pockets would be a good thing... JUST one in five people in Hampshire want Britain to scrap the
THE sixth Southampton Airport Hampshire Youth Games were voted the best ever at the weekend. Almost 2,000 youngsters from across the county converged on the military sports facilities in Aldershot in a carnival atmosphere of sport. It was certainly the
KING Alfred's College in Winchester is hoping to become Hampshire's newest university. The higher education college is waiting to hear if its bid to gain the title has been successful. Assessors recently visited the college, which wants to be able to
NEW FOREST charity worker Roger Green - nearly killed in a flash flood while working on an irrigation project in Africa - has made contact with home after three weeks' silence. Roger's wife Sally said a "brief letter" had made its way to Lyndhurst via
BUILDING two cottages alongside the green fields near Dibden Bay would spoil the appearance of the countryside between Hythe and Marchwood, a planning inspector has ruled. Foreman Homes applied to New Forest Council for planning permission for a pair
PROPOSED changes to planning legislation could have "disastrous consequences" for tourism, it is feared. Local authorities' duty to consider the needs for tourism within development plans and controls could be cut or removed, warn operators. Sandy Balls
AT LEAST 16 people in south Hampshire have had their pension pay-out dreams shattered. They face financial heartache in the run-up to retirement after a profitable foreign company wound up its British pension scheme. South African wine exporter KWV, which
A SOUTHAMPTON design consultancy has sponsored a junior triathlon club in Hampshire with a funky new website. Members of Hamble's Chapel Tristars - who swim, cycle and run - can now log on to the Internet to find out training dates, venues and results
A YOUNG shop assistant has been left traumatised after being abducted in a busy Southampton street and sexually assaulted in nearby gardens. The 17-year-old was heading to a bus stop in Portswood after work when she was abducted. Detectives said the man
DETECTIVES are today stepping up the hunt for an arsonist who torched a house containing African asylum seekers. Police say they are "following several lines of inquiry" for the firebug behind the attack in Southampton. Ten men had a lucky escape after
PASSENGERS due to board the luxury Southampton-based cruise ship Caronia have been warned they could risk catching a nasty bug. Hundreds of holidaymakers expecting to leave for the Baltic on Wednesday have been sent letters saying they could catch a 24
EVERY time the A36 notches up another fatality, pubs along the notorious stretch of road feel the pinch as terrified drivers stay away. Jeni and Aart Noordijk, landlords at Plaitford's Shoe Inn, have told how they repeatedly warn drinkers leaving the
A NEW scheme to improve the state of student homes across Southampton has been launched by education and council bosses. The initiative, set up by the city council alongside the university and Institute, will see housing officers inspecting homes to make
A MAN'S income may be partly determined by the speed at which he grew in the first year of life, a Southampton-based study claimed today. Findings from a study of 4,630 Finnish men showed that those who were shorter than average at the age of one earned
THE sound of the Northumbrian pipes will ring out across the Solent on Sunday afternoon when folk star Kathryn Tickell plays an open-air concert at Southsea Bandstand. Like many of today's new breed of folk musicians, Kathryn comes from a musical background
THERE are only a limited number of tickets left for Van Morrison's pre-festival concert at the beautiful Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, on July 11. The evening concert is the official launch for Larmer Tree Festival 2003, which takes place the following
England move to the next step along the road to Euro 2004 qualification on Wednesday desperate for a good result and almost as importantly an up-turn in form. Slovakia are not the world's worst team but should still be disposed off with relative ease
THE STREETS of Bishop's Waltham came alive with colour and music on Saturday when a traditional summer carnival and fete was staged. Crowds lined the streets as a record number of floats processed through the village. The historic palace ruins made for
THE TOPIC of asylum seekers will be on the agenda of the annual meeting of local government authorities after Fareham council suggested it for debate. Leader Sean Woodward said he was delighted the motion had been accepted by the Local Government Association
IWAN THOMAS was left to reflect on the "weirdest race I've ever had" after failing to win the Loughborough International 400m. In high winds, the former European and Commonwealth Champion almost walked over the finishing line. Thomas, who quit his Southampton
THE athletics track at Aldershot saw hundreds of youngsters competing in all the usual disciplines cheered on by the colleagues on the sidelines. Some of the athletes were attached to recognised clubs, but others were trying the sport out for almost the
WORK has started on a major facelift aimed at transforming the notorious Hiltingbury Recreation Ground in Chandler's Ford into a leisure paradise. The first phase of the scheme is to provide much-needed improvements to the sporting facilities at the rec
IT'S miles from Wales and doesn't appear to be inundated with Welsh speakers. But a bank in Chandler's Ford is keeping a welcome in the hillside for ex-patriots from the Principality - although no one seems to know why. A sign on the counter of HSBC's
CONTRACTORS have started work on revamping the Eastleigh Council-owned play area next to the Townhill Farm Community Centre at West End. The £18,000 scheme - funded from the council's Hedge End, West End and Botley Local Area Committee's community investment
