WHILE big guns Tiger Woods and Ernie Els struggled, Justin Rose shot one of the few sub-70 final rounds to finish tied eighth in the Bay Hill Invitational. The Englishman's 69, to go with earlier scores of 70, 70 and 71, earned him more than $160,000
Lee-on-the-Solent's Rob Edwards and El Paraiso's Daniel Westermark tied for first place in the Hampshire PGA's Costa del Sol Pro-Am. Edwards, left, shot a final round of two under par 69 to tie with Westermark (71) in the four-round event played on Spain's
Thanks to an Arctic wind of gargantuan proportions this beautiful game frequently became very ugly. Comrades, backed by the breeze, took only three minutes to storm ahead, Shaun Swift lifting the ball over the advancing keeper. Both men between the sticks
AFC Totton aim to overturn Winchester City in the Sydenhams Wessex League Cup at Testwood Park tonight - and then dedicate victory to their injured defender Lee Thorne. The 21-year-old right-back suffered a double leg break in last week's semi-final first
DRIVERS who flout the rules on bus lanes in central Winchester could soon risk being hit with fines. Transport bosses are poised to use mobile closed-circuit TV cameras to clampdown on rogue drivers who use roads reserved for public transport. Hampshire
A POPULAR village fete will return to the Waterside for the first time in seven years this summer. Residents in Marchwood are working hard to resurrect the event which folded in 1999 due to a lack of volunteers. Fete co-ordinator Councillor Ron Vango-Fisher
THE fact only 19,202 turned up for this match was an indictment on Saints' season. The fact that with 15 minutes left a third of them had gone home, was even sadder. At the start of the season, with optimism high, if you had guessed the attendance for
STATISTICS can sometimes be misleading - but put into context they always tell a story. Two goals in the last eight matches certainly tells a tale for Saints, a very frustrating one. But put into context there have also been four clean sheets in that
LOOKING for positives when things seem bleak is not easy. But at Saints there is still one - George Burley. Even with things going wrong on and off the pitch, everybody must remain strong and invest their faith in him to get it right. His pedigree as
HAPPY NEW YEAR. After the disaster that was 2005, there are few Saints fans that won't be glad to see the back of it. It's hard to imagine how it could have gone much worse, but now it's a case of looking to the future rather than the past. That is the
EX-SAINT Neil Shipperley stuck the knife into his former club last night as the Blades continued their push for the Premiership. Veteran Shipperley's solitary strike on 55 minutes was enough to freeze Saints out of contention on a cold night and ruin
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WHEN Hayley Smith was told she had cancer, the teenager made a list of all the things she wanted to do before she became too ill to enjoy them. Since then her family and friends have been pulling out all the stops to grant all her wishes. Hayley has been
MUMS-TO-BE in Hampshire have been welcomed back to the Romsey Birthing Unit, which has reopened after closing four months ago. Health chiefs at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust closed the maternity unit due to a lack of midwives and an increase
STAFF from a Hampshire firm swapped their office clothes for much cheerier attire to raise £3,000 for charity. The workers, from TML Financial Solutions, Fareham, donned the colourful garments as part of a fun event to raise the cash for the Rainbow Centre
IT was his first deck bath in eight weeks and he enjoyed every minute of it. Solo yachtsman Adrian Flanagan who is circumnavigating the globe via the polar regions, has been basking in some warmer climes since rounding Cape Horn. In his latest dispatch
STAFF and regulars at a pub have collected more than 500 signatures to keep it as a watering hole. The Crowns in Totton started business for more than a century ago. The current owners of the Crowns in Totton hope to start a new chapter in the pub's long
A DANGEROUS stretch of road in Alresford should be fixed by summer, civic chiefs have promised. The problem centred around the railway bridge in Jacklyn's Lane, which is too narrow to safely allow both car and pedestrians or wheelchair users to use it
A GOVERNMENT planning inspector will hold an inquiry on April 6 into a controversial application to build 14 new homes on the Waterside. Southampton-based Fore-man Homes lodged an appeal after New Forest Council rejected its planning application. They
Hi there and welcome to the latest update from The Property Explorer Pop Academy HQ. This week saw a well-fought final at Park View Junior School, where the victors won by 1 point over the second place act. Congratulations to Chloe Wildish, Chaniece Thomas
Hi there and welcome to the latest update from The Property Explorer Pop Academy HQ. This week saw a well-fought final at Park View Junior School, where the victors won by 1 point over the second place act. Congratulations to Chloe Wildish, Chaniece Thomas
BOSSES at Hampshire County Council are to press ahead with plans for a new school in Whiteley despite not owning the land. Council chiefs have until the end of May to produce plans for a new single-form entry primary school - or lose a £4m government
HEDGE End's local community radio station, Skyline 102.5 fm, is offering its listeners a free lunch. All they have to do is serve up the name of a shop or tradesman who has done that little extra for the community and not asked for any reward. It is part
ANY calls from England rugby for a knight in red and white to save them from the peril it currently finds itself in may fall on deaf ears. Saints director of football Sir Clive Woodward today quashed increasing suggestions that he is being lined up by
DUNWOOD Manor club professional Heath Teschner is hoping to be right on the pace for his next big event - but he'll be pounding the streets rather than long drives. Teschner is running in the Totton 10k road race on April 2 and will be raising money for
BAT have snuffed out rumours that they are set to groundshare with Wessex 1 rivals AFC Totton next season. The Tobaccomen have been left high and dry by last week's announcement that British American Tobacco are set to close down their Southern Gardens
There was plenty of local interest during the third round of the Isac pegged open league. Former England junior team member Sam Deathe from Sholing not only won his section but came second overall in the event, staged between Highcliffe and Avon Beach
THE Isle of Wight Islanders had mixed feelings after their first match of the season at the weekend. They travelled to Newport (Wales) only to be beaten 47-42 by the Newport Wasps. But they were happy with their performance. "The future looks bright.
CONTINENTAL market traders brought a touch of "ooh-la-la!" to Ringwood yesterday. Held in the town's historic Market Place and in The Furlong Centre, the event marked the end of a long cold winter. Nearly 30 traders from France, Germany, Spain, Italy,
SAINTS may not have taken any points at Reading last night - but they could at least take some heart. In a team that has been changed so many times this season, three more debutants were introduced by George Burley ... taking the total number of players
YESTERDAY was not a great day to be a Saints fan. Not only was there the frustration of seeing no further players arrive before the transfer window shut, but the team lost again, robbed by a staggering late penalty decision. At the start of the transfer
GEORGE BURLEY is not so much tinkering with Saints as virtually starting again. The new boss is certainly stamping his mark on the batch of players he has inherited. When he took over he reckoned there were 32 professionals at the club, and that that
IT MIGHT only be temporary but George Burley did Rupert Lowe a big favour last night - and did himself and his squad the world of good, too. Saturday's dismal defeat against Ipswich and the anti-Lowe protests that followed marked one of the lowest points
YOU GET the impression that at Saints right now something has got to give if things are to get any better. After relegation, the sale of the best players and a relegation struggle in the Championship beckoning, you could almost be forgiven for thinking
IF EVER there was a case for Saints deciding to sell Theo Walcott, we have seen it in the last few months. Before the hate mail comes flying my way, let me explain. In Walcott, Saints have an incredible talent. He has searing pace, that, dare I say, Thierry
THE FA CUP - the most magical cup competition in world domestic football. Also the most cliched. The romance of the cup, David v Goliath, giantkilling, the form book goes out the window - just some of the phrases you hear at this time of the year far
FOR DEXTER Blackstock, a new year looks like bringing new hope. The promising young striker, who impressed so many when he burst onto the scene with a Carling Cup hat-trick last season, has not enjoyed the best of times of late. Though he is probably
IT WAS hardly the start dreams are made of, but perhaps yesterday we at least got the slightest glimpse of life under George Burley. Hopefully not the result, not even the performance, but the team. Although the defence was ravaged by injuries, the youthful
IT WAS hardly the start dreams are made of, but perhaps yesterday we at least got the slightest glimpse of life under George Burley. Hopefully not the result, not even the performance, but the team. Although the defence was ravaged by injuries, the youthful
A YOUNG Hampshire father has died after an early morning car crash near Gloucester on his way back from a day out at the Cheltenham Gold Cup races. Max Jones, 33, pictured above, was killed when the car he was driving left the A38 near Whiteball Hill
HAMPSHIRE'S police chiefs have praised the support of residents who backed their campaign to keep the county's police force independent. A Home Office announcement that Hampshire would not be forced to amalgamate with neighbouring forces, including Thames
HAMPSHIRE is next in line to have hosepipe bans and other restrictions unless there is prolonged and heavy rainfall in the next few months, water bosses have warned. The news comes less than 24 hours after water companies in the south announced they were
A BUSY Hampshire road has been highlighted as a pollution blackspot that could risk people's health. Unacceptable levels of nitrogen dioxide emitted by traffic have been detected on pollution monitors on the car-clogged stretch of Gosport Road in Fareham
THREE new minibuses have been added to the fleet at the Eastleigh Voluntary Transport Scheme. However, volunteers are urgently needed to drive them. Drivers need to have a clean driving licence and a cheerful disposition. If you can help, call Eastleigh
