TO mark a new sponsorship programme with Andover Cricket Club, chartered accountants Langdowns have presented the club with a colourful display hoarding for the London Road ground. This season, as well as a large number of adult teams, the club is running
ZIPPO'S Circus, based in Winchester, has been judged a winner in the BT Reading Challenge and awarded £2,000. Zippo received his award from Bill Cockburn, far left, the group managing director of BT UK, and Charles Clarke MP, second right, under secretary
RESIDENTS of a Hampshire village are asking police to stop encouraging traffic onto alternative routes away from the dance festival at Cheesefoot Head. Itchen Valley locals say they needlessly endured a huge increase in vehicles on the B3047 pointed away
HAMPSHIRE captain Robin Smith has demanded his players show more responsibility as they face a major test of their ambitions against defending champions Leicestershire. Coming off the back of heavy defeats at the hands of Yorkshire, the sight of Leicestershire
UNVEILED - it's the long-awaited first peek of the new Saints shirt for next season. The kit has been kept a secret in recent weeks building up towards the official launch on Saturday, July 3. But the shirt was displayed for the first time at yesterday's
WINCHESTER'S celebrity chef and owner of deli Cadogan and James shares with us an indulgent vegetarian option. Warm salad of new potatoes, raclette, cheese and red pepper INGREDIENTS 1 red pepper Olive oil 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Salt and freshly
SOUTHAMPTON is one of the great modern day ports, renowned as a centre for international trade around the world and with a reputation built on a strong maritime heritage going back over the decades. The fortunes of the city and that of the local people
THIS week's pet looking for a home will certainly present any potential owner with quite a challenge. But while four-year-old Rosie may occasionally walk on the wild side, she's really a softy at heart. Rosie, a black domestic long- hair cat, has a seen
ENVIRONMENTAL engineering company Vikoma International has bought up Conder Products in a deal that could lead to more jobs in Eastleigh. Conder was formerly part of the Winchester-based Abbotts Barton Group, and operates from a manufacturing plant at
ISLE of Wight-based aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has won a £3 million order from China for three 16-passenger, triple-engined Trislander aircraft. Domestic operator China Northern Airlines selected the Trislander, similar to those which fly on
SOUTHAMPTON University students have hit out at organisers of their annual summer ball - after a bar ran dry half way through the event. Students had to wait more than 50 minutes in hot, cramped conditions at the Poole Arts Centre even to get a bottle
THE biggest music event in the South was better than ever - that was the pop fans' verdict as they gathered in their tens of thousands to see top names perform in Southampton's summer sunshine. A crowd of 40,000 flocked to the city's Common yesterday
FORMER Rolling Stones rock legend Bill Wyman wouldn't have it any other way. While his former pals, including front-man Mick Jagger, sent 65,000 fans wild at Wembley Stadium with their hit songs, Bill was starting up 35 minutes later in a somewhat smaller
BROADCASTING bosses are being urged to approve a TV revolution in Southampton and the New Forest. Two companies have asked the Independent Television Commission for permission to launch a string of community-based channels in south-east Hampshire. Solent
FIVE Southampton University students are appealing for businesses to sponsor a scientific expedition to South America. The five have already won a pledge of support from television's Really Wild Show presenter Chris Packham for the expedition, which is
IT WAS pyjama-party time at Fareham library - with readings of scary stories by library assistant Kathie Candler to Rose Powell, ten, Catherine, nine, Michael Heggarty, 11, and Matthew Dent, eight. The s-s-s-shivering session was held to encourage youngsters
SURPRISE victories for two fringe parties over-shadowed a night of Tory resurgence in the South East's Euro elections. The anti-Europe UK Independence Party won one seat, sending Nigel Farage to Europe with 9.7 per cent of the vote and the Green party's
PLANNERS in the New Forest have waived the rules in an effort to save a listed cottage in dan-ger of collapse. Mill Lane Cottage in Mill Lane, Minstead, has been on the district council's list of threatened buildings for more than ten years. Now plans
TEENAGE Western Australian prodigy Luke Ronchi cracked 130 - the highest individual score this summer - as Bashley beat Old Tauntonians & Romsey by 67 runs. That made it five straight wins for Bashley and stretched their lead at the top of the Peter
POOLE Pirates new star Mark Loram won the World Championship Overseas Final with a 15-point maximum at King's Lynn last night. This was Loram's third major title success this season, having won the British Final at Coventry and then the Swedish Grand
JUSTIN Rose fired a closing five-under-par 65 to finish fourth on his Challenge Tour debut in Austria. In a week when he made his first cut as a pro - Rose had missed 20 on the European PGA Tour follow-ing his fourth place finish at last year's Open Champion-ship
HAMPSHIRE convincingly laid the Chesham bogey in Saturday's Middleton Cup encounter with a superb 128-105 triumph over Buckinghamshire. Peter Kemp's men captured 19 points, which added to the 22 they gathered the previous Saturday against the Isle of
STANDING in the corner shop buying her cigarettes and morning paper, Terri tries to recall the advice given to her by her counsellor and GP. She can feel the eyes of the -shopkeeper, his wife and two -customers behind her boring into her head. Today is
WHAT should I wear That question is a day-to day dilemma for most of us. But imagine being faced with this problem when you've got to face 100,000 people. How can you possibly decide on the right outfit when you're meeting your heart-throb Gary Barlow
HAMPSHIRE'S famous double herbaceous borders will be at their best when the gardens at Bramdean House open for the public tomorrow. The 15ft-wide mirror image borders, which stretch upwards away from the house, were created by Victoria Wakefield over
The Jolly Farmer Country Inn, Warsash. FISH has always been my passion. Sadly my partner isn't keen. These days I rarely get the chance to enjoy a fishy feast. So when a friend suggested a fishy evening I simply couldn't resist. The problem was finding
ROSE Todd unfolded two handwritten A4 pages of notes as she settled down to talk about her bright son Sam's forthcoming appearance on stage in Southampton. Rose, a mother-of-three, from St Helens on the Isle of Wight explained she wanted to make sure
EVER noticed those little black arrowheads on road maps which indicate very steep hills Well, they tend to take on added significance when the family saloon is hauling a caravan - and I wasn't best pleased to learn I had missed one in the fold of the
LIVING in a cul-de-sac doesn't suit everyone but those who do choose such a road for their home know that they are not going to be troubled by passing traffic. Similarly, cyclists seeking quiet roads know that ones that lead nowhere are going to be quiet
EVEN the fireworks were an encore when the South's season of outdoor concerts in the grounds of stately homes had a magnificent start at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, again conducted superbly by the masterful Edward
WORKERS from a Totton computer firm have ridden their bikes through France and high into the mountains above Switzerland's Lake Geneva to raise a thumping £5,000 for a Hampshire charity. Staff at 2GL took part in the Swiss Challenge, which was organised
