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  • Totton lad helps England win Six Nations

    DAVID Sisi provided some Six Nations consolation by helping England win the Under-20s Championship. The London Irish number seven, who comes from Totton, helped defeat Wales 28-15 in Colwyn Bay, denying the home side the Grand Slam while ensuring

  • Lord's heartbreak for Hampshire club cricketers

    SARISBURY Athletic have been beaten in the final of the ECB Indoor Club Cricket Championships at Lord’s. They lost by two wickets in the penultimate over to South Wales-based Margam. Sarisbury lost two wickets in three balls in the opening

  • Lambert 'still pinching himself' after vital Saints win

    Rickie Lambert admitted he had to pinch himself after scoring a dream goal against his boyhood club, Liverpool. The striker’s deflected free-kick in Saturday’s 3-1 win was yet another moment for the 31-year-old to savour in his career. Lambert

  • More than 300 people Wrap Up and Run

    HUNDREDS of fundraisers braved the pouring rain this morning to take part in Southampton's first ever Wrap Up and Run event. Despite the wet and muddy conditions, more than 300 runners and walkers took to Southampton Common for the 10k challenge

  • Cars spin off motorway in heavy hail storms

    HEAVY hail storms caused four cars to spin out of control along a Hampshire motorway last night. Firefighters from Fareham were called to junction 9 of the M27, at 7.20pm, after four motorists got into trouble on the westbound carriageway during

  • Lightning bolt starts house fire

    A LIGHTNING bolt sparked a fire in the roof of a Hampshire home last night. Fire crews from Winchester and Eastleigh were called to Octavia Hill, in Stanmore, just before 7pm, after a home was hit during the thunder storm. Those inside the

  • Third of March rainfall comes down in 24 hours

    PARTS of Hampshire have been deluged with almost a third of their average March rainfall in just 24 hours. Heavy showers are set to continue at least for the next few hours, forecasters have warned. Met Office experts said it is likely that

  • Saints - on this day in history, March 17

    Saints On This Day - March 17 1951: Saints 5 Grimsby 1 Saints romped to their first Division 2 win in 10 games as they trounced bottom placed Grimsby at The Dell with goals from Frank Dudley (2), Eddie Brown (2) and Eric Day. 1954: Saints 0 Walsall

  • Sarisbury into ECB indoor final

    SARISBURY Athletic are through to the ECB Indoor National Club Championship final after beating Kent side Betteshanger Colliery Welfare (BCW) by 18 runs in this morning’s semi-final. Matt Journeaux (35no) and Peter Hammond (25) top scored in their

  • England's struggles frustrate Saker

    England's bowlers were collectively short of their best as bad weather and a bland pitch conspired against them at the Basin Reserve. James Anderson's dismissal of Peter Fulton was the tourists' only success as rain limited day four of the second

  • Chris Huhne's ex-wife moved to open prison

    THE ex-wife of former Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has been moved to an open jail. Vicky Pryce, 60, was jailed for eight months on Monday after a jury found her guilty of perverting the course of justice for taking speeding points for Huhne in 2003

  • Carberry runs in vain for Hants

    Hampshire Royals will play Northants in tonight's Plate final after losing by seven wickets to the Yorkshire Vikings in the Barbados Cup  A 45-ball 42 from Michael Carberry was in vain as the Royals suffered a seven-wicket defeat. Carberry’

  • Police commissioner to unveil four-year plan

    HAMPSHIRE’S Police and Crime Commissioner is set to unveil his four-year plan to keep our communities safe. Simon Hayes, who was elected in November, aims to improve frontline policing to deter criminals, place victims and witnesses at the heart

  • Final push needed to complete hospital children's unit

    YOUNGSTERS in Southampton suffering from brain tumours and head injuries are now being treated in a specialist world-class unit that will ensure they get the very best care. The first phase of the Smile4Wessex’s Children’s Neurological Centre at

  • New tour guides needed in Southampton

    SOUTHAMPTON’S army of tourist guides is in urgent need of reinforcements. Southampton Tourist Guides Association (STGA) is looking for new team members to show visitors around the city’s most famous sites and share its stories. With the number

  • Church handed £95,000 for repairs

    WORSHIPPERS at a Southampton church are celebrating after being awarded a £95,000 grant for repairs. St Denys Church has been standing in the heart of a Southampton community for more than 120 years but the Grade II-listed church in Dundee Road

  • Hampshire's top Catholic welcomes new Pope

    THE head of the Catholic church in Hampshire believes Pope Francis I is the right man to lead the faith out of its troubles. Bishop of Portsmouth, the Right Reverend Philip Egan said that although the new Holy Father is 76 he will bring energy