HAMPSHIRE'S James Wade claimed another title with an 8-2 victory against Ronnie Baxter in the final of the Blue Square UK Open Scottish Regional Final. Wade, playing in his second final of the weekend at the Magnum Centre in Irvine, was in simply irresistible
DRIVING to Gloucestershire on a cold and misty Sunday morning in October, the hazy view couldn't disguise the beauty of the Cotwolds. We drove through delightful chocolate box villages, along twisting and turning roads dipping down steep valley roads
INSPIRATIONAL Kevin Harcombe has gone from busking on the streets to basking in glory after being named the best primary school head teacher in the country. The head of Redlands Primary in Fareham was presented with the award at a ceremony tonight for
SAINTS manager George Burley praised his patched-up defence, as Stern John's third goal in two games led them to a 1-0 victory over Cardiff this afternoon. John struck the only goal in the 15th minute with a clinical first-time shot, but Saints had
A MAN has handed himself in to police after a nationwide appeal to find a suspected sex offender who is featured on the Crimestoppers UK Most Wanted website, Northumbria Police said. The North East force issued the appeal over the weekend to trace a
Baddesley Park B played host to AFC Redbridge at Hunts Farm in Division 6. Due to injuries and holidays Baddesley were forced to play with only eleven fit players. Redbridge seemed to dominate the first half which saw them head into for the interval
A MAN who died after he was assaulted by a gang of teenagers in Hampshire was the victim of a "completely unprovoked attack", police said today. The 32-year-old sailor from Goa in India had just left a hotel with a 29-year-old colleague in Fawley when
Stern John's crisp first-half strike gave Saints three fortuitous points and ended Cardiff's unbeaten away record in the Championship at St Mary's this afternoon. George Burley's side were beaten play-off semi-finalists last season and moved to within
THE son of a Southampton vicar could be about to follow his father into the ministry. When Craig Philbrick starting working as a verger at Winchester Cathedral he said it was "a job with a pay cheque at the end of the month". Now he says that it is
A GROUP of Hampshire teachers has made a huge contribution in raising the quality of education in Ugandan primary schools. Backed by the Diocese of Winchester and Hampshire County Council, they spent four weeks in Uganda carrying out a project using
A POLICE summit on how forces across Britain are tackling the issues of equality and diversity is to be held in a Southampton Hindu Temple. The big debate will be held at the Vedic Society Hindu Temple on November 8. It is being linked with the Festival
HE believes he is the man to lead the Liberal Democrats on a green crusade - and he aims to lead by example. Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne already drives an eco-friendly Toyota Prius and has a wind turbine on his roof to reduce his carbon footprint. But does
A MURDER inquiry has today been launched after a 32-year-old man collapsed and died following a fight in Fawley yesterday evening. He was assaulted after leaving The Falcon Hotel in The Square with a 29-year-old man sometime between 9pm and 10pm. The
IT covers 70 per cent of the Earth's surface and could hold the cure for some of our most terrible diseases from cancer to AIDS and MRSA. But we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about our oceans. Despite its importance for human survival
HUNDREDS of former BAT workers in Southampton may be able to claim thousands of pounds of compensation for damage to their hearing, according to lawyers. Workers from a former Southampton cigarette factory are being urged to come forward amid claims
A TEENAGER who injured a woman with a glass in a pub toilet has narrowly avoided a jail sentence. Samantha Symes, 19, attacked Lucy Rackham in Winchester, the city's crown court heard. Symes, a mother of one and a part-time trainee chef, struck a pint
A SOUTHAMPTON takeaway has been fined £200 for continuing to trade outside the permitted hours. Best Kebabs in Lodge Road was given permission by the city council to serve food from 11am to 11pm Monday to Saturday. Southampton Magistrates' Court heard
