MORE than 1,000 runners braved the bad weather in Winchester to do their bit for a charity dedicated to improving people's breathing. The participants were taking part in the annual Race For Hope, to raise funds for the Wessex Medical Research's Hope
THE under-12 league champions from Basingstoke finished the season with their 17th victory in 18 outings. After a scoreless first session, Christian Rhodes broke the deadlock at 24:27, assisted by Monica Petrosino. Within a minute, Cameron Wynn added
GREAT Britain international Greg Owen, the Basingstoke Bison's top British goalscorer last season, has agreed to again pull on a Herd sweater for the coming campaign. The 24-year-old was joint second-highest points scorer for Great Britain in the World
THE Conservatives have triumphed in the battle for control of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Although the party failed to win an overall majority of seats in the local elections on May 4, they swept into power at the full council meeting on Thursday
STAFF and patients from the dermatology department at Basingstoke hospital donned their walking shoes to raise money for skin condition charities. About 20 north Hampshire people took part in the Walk for Skin in the New Forest in support of the British
SOUTHAMPTON bosses learned today (May 24) that the city is still on course to be the site of the south's east's only "large" casino. Civic chiefs have until December to convince the government that Southampton is the best city to site the casino. They
WHEN one of the biggest dance spectaculars in Southampton opens next month all eyes will not only be on the 120-strong cast but also on the 32ft wide backdrops made by students. The Power of Dance is a high-energy dance performance by 120 Jade Millington
SCHOOLCHILDREN will be targeted as part of a crackdown on knives in Hampshire. In line with the national campaign, a knife amnesty is being launched in Hampshire today in a bid to reduce the number of knife-related crimes. As part of the month-long campaign
TWO sucessful and popular local league tennis players, Julian Lance and Rhys Roberts, were remembered in an annual charity tennis tournament held in their memory at Hampshire Centrecourt. The event, organised by Sue Lance and Alison Pilcher, was well
BASINGSTOKE Town FC captain Jason Bristow has revealed he is to take on the club's football in the community role. The 25-year-old central defender says he is excited about continuing the superb work his predecessor Ernie Howe did in coaching the town's
Sir.-The postman delivered an envelope this morning containing a single item - it was my photo card driving licence. No note accompanied the photo card and there was no evidence whatsoever as to who had forwarded it to me or where it was found. I wish
A national survey has revealed that Saints fans are among the most likely in the country to NOT renew their season ticketfor 2006/07 due to the standard of football they watch. More than 200,000 season ticket holders across England will not renew next
BASINGSTOKE motorcycle racer Jennifer Crosby was named Rookie of the Day after gaining her first-ever trophy in the British Motorcycle Racing Club Clubman 400 Championship at Brands Hatch. The rider scored a fantastic second place in only her fourth-ever
MORE than 1,000 runners braved the bad weather in Winchester to do their bit for a charity dedicated to improving people's breathing. The participants were taking part in the annual Race For Hope, to raise funds for the Wessex Medical Research's Hope
A DUCK race is being held on the River Meon to raise money for Wickham Primary School. But these will not be any ordinary ducks, they will be a flotilla of 1,000 brightly coloured plastic ducks competing for glory. The Friends of Wickham Primary School
THE Totally Tennis under-12 girls' team completed their Davenport division fixtures in the National Junior Club League (NJCL) as unbeaten winners. Their latest match - against City of Portsmouth - was scheduled to be a home fixture, but the team from
POLICE have issued an e-fit of a teenage girl they suspect of snatching a bag from a pensioner in Eastleigh town centre. An 84-year-old woman was shopping in the Tesco store at 5pm on Saturday when she was distracted by two teenagers. She momentarily
A Hampshire school has been awarded £7,000 to become a business and enterprise college. Thanks to the extra government funding, Crestwood College, which already has business and enterprise specialist status, can now lead a network of schools to promote
A NEW £1m adult learning project was being launched today in Hampshire. The Jeffery-Machin Foundation has been set up following a bequest of almost £1m to the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) with the condition the money be spent on adult learning
Sir.-I am delighted to report that the magnificent sum of £841.28 was raised at a collection in Festival Place, Basingstoke, during Parkinson's Awareness Week. I would like to thank the shoppers for their generosity and the collectors for their time.
Sir.-I would like to thank the residents of South Ham for their vote and support during the recent elections. Many thanks to Councillor Phil Heath, my campaign manager, and his team for their hard work and support which, while unsuccessful this time,
Michael Wilde will next week face Saints fans to tell them about his brave new world. The Saints Trust have been told the majority shareholder has "provisionally" agreed to fly in from his Jersey base to attend a members' meeting next Thursday, June 1
