AN AMATEUR musician who was seriously injured in a road accident last year has gone through the therapeutic experience of composing an instrumental record - and now he hopes to release it to the public. Ryan Dewar, 24, has played the keyboard for eight
AN AMATEUR musician who was seriously injured in a road accident last year has gone through the therapeutic experience of composing an instrumental record - and now he hopes to release it to the public. Ryan Dewar, 24, has played the keyboard for eight
A NORTH Hampshire village is in the running to win another top accolade for being one of the nicest places to live in the UK. The picturesque village of Sherfield-on-Loddon has been invited to take part in the Calor Village of the Year 10th Anniversary
MOTORCYCLING: Three of the area's motorcycle short circuit racers left the NG Club meeting at Donington Park leading their respective class championships. Mark Russell (Warsash) competed on his Suzuki 600 and secured heat and final wins in the Streetstock
A magnificent match between two pretty equal sides saw the Isle of Wight Islanders suffer a 50-43 home Premier Trophy loss to Rye House at Smallbrook last night. The Islanders, heavily criticised for their home defeat by Somerset last week, put in a much
Trojans snatched a last-gasp penalty equaliser before beating City of Portsmouth 5-3 on 'flicks' and clinch a place in next Monday's (3.45pm) Hampshire Cup final against Havant at Chapel Gate. With less than a minute remaining, Trojans were trailing 2
Five Hampshire youngsters were in the South side which won the England Hockey Under-14 divisional championships for the fourth successive year. They won five of their six matches, scoring 27 goals, including a 9-0 demolition of the Midlands - a performance
VILLAGERS trying to reduce the number of heavy lorries rumbling past their homes have been given some high-profile backing. People in Beaulieu are worried that the daily flow of HGVs is taking its toll on old houses and historic buildings. Hampshire County
BIG differences in the demand for places at local secondary schools have been revealed in a Gazette survey. Certain schools in north Hampshire are significantly over-subscribed as pupils prepare for the leap from primary to secondary school in the autumn
A PEDESTRIAN has died after being hit by a double-decker bus as he crossed the road. The man was in Marsh Lane, Lymington, when he was hit by a Wilts and Dorset vehicle being driven towards the town centre, as reported in later editions of yesterday's
PLANNING chiefs have approved proposals to build a 50ft wind turbine in the New Forest. The New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) has given businessman Greg Davies the go-ahead to build the energy-saving device beside his seven-bedroom house in Loperwood
THE second week of the Easter break proved to be a great one for junior performance and Tournament 2 squad player Ross Catlin, who won the Boys under-12 title at the Winchester Tennis and Squash Club. Catlin, 10, played three one-set matches, winning
A STROLL around a Hampshire water garden coming into spring bloom raised much- needed cash for a children's charity. Longstock Park Water Garden, near Stockbridge, held an open day in aid of the Brave Hearts Children's Charity Association. The volunteer-run
JIM Dixon says he and his players will enjoy their well-earned two-month rest before returning for an intensive pre-season training to make sure they hit the ground running when the new 2006/2007 South-West One season begins. 'Stoke met Maidenhead on
Maidenhead 22, Basingstoke 19 AFTER a week's rest from rugby, 'Stoke travelled to fifth-placed Maidenhead and, with promotion hopes out the window, the visitors were looking to end the season on a high. Like so often before in the 2005-2006 season, 'Stoke
Basingstoke Town 1, Hayes 1 BASINGSTOKE Town got the draw and point they needed to guarantee Nationwide South football next season - but typically did it the hard way after putting their supporters through a roller-coaster ride of emotions during the
Hedge End race walker Nick Ball strode his way to another title last weekend. The talented teenager won the under-20 10k event around the perimeter paths of Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium at Race Walking Assocation's younger age-group championships. Ball
DOZENS of students received awards during the annual celebration evening at Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh. The event, held in the new college theatre, recognised the success of a selection of students who either completed their courses last summer
WELLA may have cancelled its sponsorship with the Bison, but it has formed a new sporting link-up in town after electing to sponsor the Cycle Club Basingstoke. The cash injection will help CCB in many ways, including helping team members, who will be
A NORTH Hampshire company and a leading South Korean politician heading a trade delegation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding detailing a strategic investment deal worth up to £5.7million over the next three years. The document was formally signed
Ex-Saint Ian Baird ruefully reflected on a black Tuesday for Havant & Waterloovile at Cambridge City last night. A 0-0 draw combined with the loss of their appeal against a three-point deduction means Hawks no longer control the destiny of the fourth
SCHOOLGIRL Charlotte Dobson designed a birthday card fit for the Queen - and last week she travelled to London to make sure it arrived in time for the monarch's 80th birthday. Eight-year-old Charlotte's jolly card was chosen to be presented to the Queen
THE two-day Gurston Hill Climb event near Salisbury provided racing action at the weekend. The Saturday competition was a round of the Paul Matty Sports Cars Championship for Lotus cars. Sunday's event was the first round of the Gates of Brockenhurst
AN unlikely collaboration between students and inmates at Winchester Prison is staging its third show. Fourteen female undergraduates from the city's university are working with 15 prisoners to put on the musical Oh What a Lovely War. Intensive eight-week
PLANNING chiefs are poised to determine the fate of a £750,000 dream house at the centre of a six-year wrangle. The New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) will decide if ex-nightclub owner Ken Duffy and his wife Jacky should be forced to demolish their
DANNY Wallace is alone. The former Saints star is moving through the streets of Deptford, in south-east London, on a grey, damp day, at the centre of a small crowd of family and friends. Well-wishers passing by applaud him, shake his hand and drop a donation
HOME sweet home! Theresa and Jason Gardiner of Southampton have finally brought their baby twins home, after having been separated from them by 70 miles for nearly two weeks. Former nursery nurse Theresa was forced to give birth to her two boys at a hospital
THREE spectacular firework displays will light up the night sky over Southampton's waterfront to celebrate the arrival of the world's biggest cruise ship this weekend. The new 160,000-ton Freedom of the Seas is due to berth at the City Cruise Terminal
A YOUNG Hampshire artist is looking for old television sets for his next piece of work. Arran Mackintosh, 18, an arts student at Fareham College, currently has an exhibition on display at the d.@rt Arts Centre at Wildern School in Hedge End. Arran is
ATHLETICS: Team Southampton runner Mike Gregory clocked an excellent 3.32.57 in his first marathon in London last Sunday. Other TS finishers: Tim Quickenden 2:57:42, Paul Whitcombe 3:00:42, Emyr Morgan 3:18:56, Sally Gilbert 3:21:10, John MacInnes 3:28
DETECTIVES are hunting two men who sexually assaulted a pair of teenage girls in a Hampshire alleyway. The victims were attacked as they walked down a dark path behind a small parade of shops. Police crime scene investigators have spent more than 24 hours
SAINTS clinched runners-up spot in the Premiership Reserve League South division for the second season running last night. They defeated rock bottom Norwich City 2-0 at Staplewood with goals from David Prutton, playing only his second match after a long
We want to hear what you were doing on May 1st, 1976, the famous day when Southampton won the FA Cup. Were you at Wembley joining the throng of Saints fans who headed to the twin towers? Did you watch the game on television at home with friends and neighbours
