Festive cheer comes early for Town. Romsey Town 2, Shaftesbury Town 0. THREE impressive new signings and a sixth victory in their last seven home games gave Romsey a dream start to December. The new men, Dave Egerton and Danny Tcpan from Hamble Aeroscape
Fielder's fumbles best to forget. Mottisfont 1, Hayling United Reserves 2. Mottisfont were finally able to go ahead with their delayed third round tie after the awful weather of the previous two weeks with a tough tie against Hayling United Reserves
With the tag line: Run, wade and crawl - eight-mile off road challenge - Have you got what it takes?' The Grim Challenge is an eight-mile cross country race which takes place in Aldershot on the land the Army use to perform their tank training and testing
Michelmersh and Timsbury Cricket Club recently held their annual presentation dinner at Wellow Golf Club following a season of stability. The year began with the future of the club in doubt amid uncertainties over the availability of the cricket facilities
BANNISTER Park Bowling Club, Eastleigh, has been a breeding ground for good young players in recent years and they want to keep up the tradition. The club runs regular Saturday morning sessions, from 9am, with qualified coaches for youngsters who want
Dramatic late score gives Winchester the winner. Winchester 12, Tottonians 9. Derek Manning may have played better games for Winchester but he will never score a more dramatic or more valuable try than he did at Nuns Road last Saturday. His injury
Winchester 2, Trojans 4. Trojans drilled a hole in Winchester's South Premier League, Division 2 promotion chances and, at the same time improved their own prospects, with a 4-2 victory at Kings'. The third defeat in four matches has left Winchester
Bognor defeat triggers changes at Silverlake. It was a bad day for Eastleigh as their leading striker of the late 1990s Brian "Pasty" Green passed away having been ill with leukaemia, and they also suffered their most comprehensive defeat of the season
Sydenhams Wessex League - Division 2 - Otterbourne 2, Overton Utd 1. Overton provided the opposition when Otterbourne last played a league game before the monsoon season began. On that occasion the men from North Hampshire triumphed but this time Otters
Hamble's Stuart Gates is within touching distance of fulfilling his dream of a professional contract with Chelsea, through Sky television's Football Icon. 2 soccer talent show, writes Mike Vimpany. The 17-year-old former Barton Peveril and Hamble Community
A number of Winchester & District Athletic Club's aspiring endurance athletes made the lengthy trip to Sefton Park, Liverpool recently to compete in the second leg of the biggest UK series of races on the cross country calendar. This event had the added
After losing to first division side Bristol in the EVA Knock-out Cup, SGTV Solent Men found themselves travelling the 175 miles to Stowmarket in the Shield competition last weekend. Thankfully they were able to return with a 3-1 win under their belts
Winchester Gymnastics Club was only established a few months ago, but they are already training their new squad. The club offers children an opportunity to take part in recreational gymnastics giving them access to an activity that will keep them fit
THERE just isn't enough parking in Winchester, says Brian Orange. The MD of Orange Chemicals, of Staple Gardens, says the main reason he doesn't get many visitors is that it can easily take 40 minutes to find a space. But that hasn't stopped the family-owned
A TODDLER tried in vain to fend off his drunken, depressed father in a frenzied knife attack that killed him, an inquest heard on Wednesday. Nathan Tamar, who was just 14 months old, had small wounds to his hands which the pathologist described as something
ONE of Hampshire's longest-serving and most successful head teachers has announced his retirement. Peter Jenner, head of Westgate School, Winchester, since 1983, has told parents he is leaving in August. In a newsletter to parents, Mr Jenner, 62, said
With a new bassist has come new inspiration for The Bullycats. The five piece from Winchester have recorded two new songs at Valley Studios, based in Winnall, and are off on a mini tour of the south of England in the New Year with Brighton-based band
The Joiners in Southampton was recently host to Winchester favourites The Bullycats and they rocked the place as usual and showed off two new songs. Also in the line up were three piece metal band Inept, and Chichester based indie band Sallyforth.
WINCHESTER and Eastleigh hospital bosses have clamped down on sending patients for private treatment, in a bid to cut costs. The trust, that runs the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and Andover War Memorial Hospital, is striving to save £11m by April
THE fight against crime in Hampshire has been dealt a blow after the Government slashed more than 200 police support officers in the region. Hampshire Constabulary's Assistant Chief Constable for territorial operations, Simon Cole, said the force was
MARTIN Tod has been chosen to keep the Liberal Democrat flag flying in Winchester when Mark Oaten stands down at the next General Election. The party chose Mr Tod, who lives in Newbury, to fight for the parliamentary seat which Mr Oaten said he will
