Geoff Wheeler, veteran member of Esso Fawley SAC, had a grand day during the Lymington & District SFC open boat competition, boating a 4lb 14.75oz wrasse to win the £1,000 prize for the best specimen fish. Wheeler, who has been fishing for more years
News and results from the Hampshire region. FORD SPORTS SAC: Keith Warner from Totton romped to victory during the latest shore competition held at Hill Head where he used a whole squid fish in just a couple feet of water to tempt a 9lb 7oz bass. John
FINAL qualifying for the Open Golf Championship is very much a hit or miss business but Salisbury's Gary Emerson seems to have got it down to a fine art. He'll go into the weekend hostilities on the Lytham courses looking for his SIXTH qualification in
HIGHWAY chiefs are warning that a £1m road repair project will result in almost six months of traffic chaos. Disruption will begin next month, when the county council starts to transform the A36 Salisbury Road between Totton town centre and Calmore industrial
Hampshire Young Cricketers begin their challenge for the ECB Under-17 Youth Trophy against Devon in a two-day fixture starting at the Rose Bowl Nursery ground on Wednesday (11am). The Hampshire side includes thee players from Locks Heath, who reached
THE sight of a fire engine whizzing past on its way to save lives has always been a vision to catch people's imagination. From childhood fantasy to adult fascination, the vehicles that take firefighters to the scenes of a blaze have turned people's heads
Hampshire's former British number one Chris Wilkinson gives his verdict on a memorable Wimbledon final. If ever there was a time in tennis when a match could be declared a draw, yesterday's men's final should have been it. Before the match, Pat Rafter
CHAMBERLAYNE Gymnastics Club in Weston has returned from the first county tumbling championship, held in Andover, with four County champions. Alex Hall, competing in the novice B category, won gold in the male tumbling competition, with team-mate Joshua
A GROWING number of entrepreneurs in the south are setting the pace for new business start-ups in the country and has prompted plans for the region to open its second business incubator. Accommodation is specially geared for small fledgling business organisations
Cyber crime may be on the increase, but the solution could be on the doorstep for Hampshire companies by calling in specialists in information security systems. Andrew Ferrier, head of business adviser KPMG's newly established service at Southampton,
The latest Hampshire Food Festival attracted cuisine lovers from far and wide. This was held at various venues across the county and gave both local people and visitors to Hampshire the chance to taste, buy and find out about the wealth of fine food and
This year's Fastnet yacht race is to be sponsored by Swiss watch manufacturer Rolex. It has signed a deal with the Royal Ocean Racing Club which organises the gruelling race from Cowes, to back the next three events. Peter Rutter, commodore of the Royal
ONE of Hampshire's finest residential, sporting and farming estates, St Clair's Farm at Corhampton, is up for sale at around £7.5m. The 964-acre farm has the classic ingredients of a country estate with a substantial principal house, shooting lodge, estate
SOUTHAMPTON-based Meachers is celebrating double success at the recent Transport Management Awards. Managing director Bob Terris was presented with a lifetime achievement award for his "outstanding contribution to the transport industry" and the firm
THE full extent of the crisis in the NHS in Hampshire is today laid bare. Hospital bosses have taken the extraordinary step of urging GPs to stop sending people to hospital and they may ask ambulance services to take patients further afield because they
PASSERS-by might be forgiven for thinking the circus had come into town. Motorists stared, bemused, as a clown, with bright ginger wig, cycled vigorously through the streets of Southampton yesterday. But there was a serious reason for the bizarre scenes
EDUCATION chiefs in Southampton are investigating amalgamating city schools to beat plummeting pupil numbers. The Redbridge, Millbrook and Lordshill areas are affected and bosses will start talking to parents, teachers and governors from this autumn term
AN unsung Titanic hero who risked his life to save others has finally been given the recognition he deserves. For almost half a century Walter John Perkis has lain in an unmarked grave in a Southampton cemetery, along with his wife Phoebe and son Robert
It wasn't just the handsome haul of 16 medals and four internationals that delighted Hampshire Schools' AA chairman Eileen Yates on her return from the English Schools' Track & Field Championships in Exeter. Even more important in her book was the
ISLE of Wight swimmers played their part in hauling the island up the medals table at the IX NatWest Island Games. David Russell, 29, led the way on the Isle of Man with a gold in the men's 200m butterfly and a bronze in the 200m individual medley. Russell's
AN ASBESTOS removal worker has been fined one of the highest penalties for disturbing a bat roosting site. Animal conservation officers hailed the conviction of Gerard Higham and the £1,500 fine for disturbing a bat nursery roost in Hampshire as a great
EASTLEIGH College is celebrating the success of its artistic students with a fascinating showcase of their creative skills. City and Guilds creative craftwork - ranging from embroidery to calligraphy - came under the spotlight in a three-day open event
Saints are close to completing a move for Spanish whizzkid Jacinta Ela Eyene. The highly-rated 19-year-old striker is currently away at the European Youth Championships in Finland. But he is expected to complete a Bosman free transfer from Espanyol at
ONE of Hampshire's top politicians has accused government officials of rushing through plans to turn the New Forest into a national park. New Forest East MP Julian Lewis has pleaded with the Countryside Agency to give people more time to have their say
OIL giant Esso has hit back at calls by The Body Shop for motorists to stop using its filling stations. The women's and men's toiletries and cosmetics chain announced this week that it is backing its Boycott Esso Campaign. Esso's parent company ExxonMobil
Every week shipping editor KEITH HAMILTON takes a voyage back in time to recall a ship from Southampton's past The 24,700-ton Northern Star, was only 13 years old when she was withdrawn for breaking up. She was victim of dramatic changes which also greatly
HAMPTWORTH are again hosting the Wiltshire Open and this year's event promises to be bigger and better. It has been extended from 18 to 36 holes to be played between August 31 and September 1. The premier event in Wiltshire will have a great build up.
NO SACRIFICE is too much to raise funds for the cardiac unit which saved his life - according to Callum McCormack. But having his head shaved in aid of Wessex Heartbeat doesn't count as a terrible penance for the youngster from Hounsdown near Totton.
SOUTHAMPTON Spitfires have made a solid start to their defence of the Masterclass Seniors Club Classic four and six-man team championships. The six-man team of Peter Price, Howard Moxon, David Buckett, Peter Thompson, Patrick Burke and Jim Hayball beat
Senior students at a Gosport school are taking a lead in supporting friends who find themselves in trouble. The students at Bridgemary Community School have piloted an initiative called the Peer Support Project (PSP) in the school. The students, from
TWO Army physical training instructors from Hampshire are to test their own fitness by cycling across desert and mountain in aid of victims of sporting accidents. Private Martin Payne, 23, and Sgt Paul Harrison, 30, from the Royal Defence Medical College
Today's Principal Arrivings: Setubal, vehicle carrier, 0345, 105; Royal Princess, cruise ship, 0500, 106;Hual Trekker, vehicle carrier, 0530, 40; Montlhery, vehicle carrier, 0530, 201 link; Jaynee W, tanker, AM, 22; Southampton Star, refrigerat, AM, 101E
A BUSY programme of "Summer in the Park" activities begins at Manor Farm Country Park on Monday, July 23. The park near Bursledon will host six weeks of activities for families entertained during the school holidays, including boat trips on the River
A COACH-load of students on their way to school narrowly escaped injury when the bus they were travelling in collided with a car this morning. The accident happened about 8.30am on the A3057 between Romsey and Stockbridge. The students, aged 11-16, were
A HUSBAND found his wife slumped dead on the kitchen floor after she drank the equivalent of 31 shots of vodka. Mary Middleton, 57, was discovered on her back underneath a table with a half-empty bottle of vodka by her side, an inquest heard. A post-mortem
DETECTIVES investigating the serious sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl are appealing for two young men seen near the phone box where she made her 999 call to contact them. A motorist has told police that she remembers seeing a young girl in a phone
CLOSE friends of a Southampton man found dead in a hospital ward have demanded a public inquiry into the tragedy. And a national mental health charity has added its weight to the campaign. The call for answers comes after Alex Dadd, 41, was found unconscious
THESE are some of the disturbing images from a street fight in Southampton that took place in front of horrified children. Up to 30 youngsters enjoying a birthday party in the Above Bar McDonald's restaurant, suddenly found themselves watching a shocking
THE reputation of Hampshire's historic Lady with the Lamp is about to be demolished in a television documentary. Florence Nightingale, who inspired generations of nurses by her work with wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, is portrayed in the BBC
HUNDREDS of Hampshire young wannabes had the chance for a shot at stardom when they attended a film audition in Southampton. City-based Ocean Terminal Films held the auditions in Newtown and St Mary's on Saturday for a new film Silent Soul. The dramatic
LACK of throwers cost Team Solent their chance of making it two wins out of two in the UK Women's League Division 2 at Liverpool. Losing hammer specialist Helen Arnold to work commitments was bad enough, but Solent were hit again by Cathy-Ann Hill's late
THE NEWLY-ELECTED MP for Fareham has made his maiden speech to Parliament, calling the imposition of housing quotas in the area "madness". Mark Hoban laid into government targets for building new houses in Hampshire. The Conservative MP said: "More housing
HUNDREDS of Hampshire young wannabes had the chance for a shot at stardom when they attended a film audition in Southampton. City-based Ocean Terminal Films held the auditions in Newtown and St Mary's on Saturday for a new film Silent Soul. The dramatic
A 64-year-old woman who suffered 50 per cent burns in a blaze at her West End home was today still fighting for her life - although her condition had slightly improved. Margaret Quigley suffered second degree burns following the fire which wrecked her
