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  • Fourth time lucky as Mayoress completes skydive

    WINCHESTER Mayoress, Denise Baker, completed a skydive from 12,000ft after three earlier attempts were aborted. A combination of bad weather and army training had previously thwarted the 79-year-old. The retired teacher's first attempt on July 11 was

  • COUNTY CRICKET: Soap opera of alpha males continues...

    Jimmy Adams opens up on Hampshire cricket. The Shane Warne/Chris Adams niggling aggro bit has been a regular feature over recent years, at times bubbling over into something a little more fruity, but last week's game (I believe) was just a simmering

  • CRICKET: Sparsholt’s title hopes impeded

    Southern Electric Premier League Division 3. Sparsholt (206) lost to Totton & Eling II (207-2). South African teenager Nico Raubenheimer scored his first century on English soil as Totton & Eling halted Sparsholt's Southern Electric Premier League Division

  • CRICKET: St Cross reaping the rewards of junior set-up

    Southern Electric Premier League Division 1. Hampshire Academy (185) lost to St Cross Syms (186-3). Home grown St Cross Symondians have ended the Hampshire Academy's three-month reign at the ECB Southern Electric Premier League summit. They beat the

  • TAG RUGBY: England wins First Contact World Cup

    With the Rugby World Cup looming and England getting ready to defend their title with Brian Ashton's team of versatile players, what better time to get the kids excited about rugby again. After days of rain and bad weather, Winchester Rugby Club was

  • GOLF: Fiona’s just two good

    FIONA Khan was just two' good at Stoneham Golf Club last week - setting what is believed to be an unofficial world record. Playing for Hampshire ladies' second team against Wiltshire, the 41-year-old covered the course's seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth

  • CRICKET: Third defeat in a row for struggling Fair Oak

    New Milton (150-5) beat Fair Oak (149 all out). Fair Oak's stop-start season continued with a third defeat in a row; their last win came at Bashley on June 2nd, but in fairness this was only their third game since then! Batting first, Oaks lost Tom

  • CRICKET: Much work for Trojans to do

    Southern Electric Premier Cricket League - Division 3. Trojans (55 all out) lost to Andover (56-4). Trojans went down to their eighth league defeat in a row when they lost by six wickets at Andover. The visitors batted first and opened with the father

  • CRICKET: Penalty points pile up for Portsmouth

    Southern Electric Premier League Division 1. Portsmouth are facing almost certain relegation from the ECB Southern Electric Premier League after being hit with a massive 87-point deduction for fielding two ineligible players this season. They were originally

  • A good old time had by all at garden party

    VILLAGERS stepped back in time at a special garden party in Bishop's Waltham. The Jubilee Hall in Little Shore Lane was transported back to the Victorian era when about 50 people turned up in fancy dress last Sunday. The event was organised by Georgina

  • Village wages war on plastic

    SWANMORE has followed Alresford's lead in trying to eradicate plastic bags from the village. The parish council and Winchester City Council representative, Cllr Frank Pearson, who is also the authority's cabinet member for the environment, are trying

  • Geoff resumes pioneer voyage

    DISABLED sailor Geoff Holt has resumed the latest leg of his attempt to sail solo around Great Britain. Mr Holt, 41, from Shedfield, is paralysed from the chest down, but is aiming to be the first disabled person to sail solo around the coast of the

  • CRICKET: Hambledon get back on track

    Southern Electric Premier League Division 3. Hambledon (214 all out) beat Hartley Wintney (184 all out). Hambledon travelled to Hartley Wintney looking to get their season back on track. Having won the toss and elected to bat, Hambledon got off to a

  • Alpacas on show

    A COUPLE who run an alpaca farm near Droxford are preparing for their annual open day. Karen and Peter Oglesby started keeping the Llama-like creatures around nine years ago and their herd now numbers about 70. Mr and Mrs Oglesby say alpacas are ideal

  • Winchester bands line up for Oxfam

    MUSIC promoter Rob Ball will once again be organising gigs as part of Oxjam, which raises money for the charity Oxfam. The Winchester Massive Oxjam 2007 takes place between Monday October 8 and Sunday October 14. This year Rob is looking for local

  • Open-air Bard and all that jazz

    ONE of the best-known of Shakespeare's comedies visits Winchester this summer, but with a slight twist. Twelfth Night opens with the line, "If music be the food of love, play on", and, in this production, there is a full, live jazz band who willingly

  • Summer washout a ray of sunshine for city tourism

    THE record bad weather has given a major and surprising boost to tourism in Winchester. Visitor numbers in the city are booming as people have avoided the seaside and the New Forest in favour of indoor attractions. Numbers visiting the Tourist Information

  • Cuisine or casual, it’s what you want it to be

    Louise Glyde winds down after a long day for dinner at the versatile Greens Restaurant & Bar in WickhamGREENS Restaurant & Bar is a fantastic venue simply because it is so versatile. Its relaxed and stylish atmosphere lends itself equally to winding

  • Change traffic to north-south

    SIR - It is interesting to note that the traders in Parchment Street are saying that they have had a downfall in trade since the traffic flow was reversed two years ago (Chronicle, July 26). I believe it is they who opposed the scheme at the time. Now

  • Sanctioning a slow demise

    SIR - I was horrified to hear of the proposal to change the structure of The Tower Arts Centre. My relationship with the Tower goes back to 1979, when as a student at Montgomery School, we were allowed to visit at lunchtimes. After leaving school I