A stunning century from Derek Kenway brought Burridge their first Southern Electric Premier League Two win of the season at Paultons – just as it seemed they were slipping to another defeat. With just 10 overs left and another 85 runs to find Kenway opened up, dissecting the field precisely and all the time getting [...]
A big crowd turned up at The Hollow on a blustery Sunday afternoon to see an entertaining Southern Premier League Twenty20 clash between Sarisbury and St Cross. After the league clash the day before in Winchester in which Sarisbury triumphed, St Cross were after revenge in this first round game. Sarisbury batted first again with [...]
Sarisbury kept up their unbeaten start to the Southern Electric Premier League Three season with their fourth successive win at St Cross Symondiams in Winchester on Saturday (May 28). What could have been a one-sided match – with the home team yet to record a win this season – was anything but with a pulsating [...]
The mother of a former Titchfield schoolboy killed while serving in Afghanistan has paid tribute to her son’s legacy of hope. Royal Marine Sam Alexander and Lieutenant Oliver Augustin were killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Loy Mandeh area of the Nad-e Ali district in Helmand province last Friday. Sam, [...]
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth has paid tribute to worshippers in Park Gate in what is likely to be his last visit to their church. The Rt Rev Crispian Hollis led worship at St Margaret Mary Church in Park Gate at the weekend to mark the 25th anniversary of the Knights of St Columba [...]
Detectives have launched an investigation after thieves tried to steal the cashpoint machine from the Halifax Bank in Locks Heath shopping centre. A group of thieves were trying to remove the machine from the wall of the bank in the early hours of Thursday morning (May 26) when they were disturbed and fled from the [...]
Sarisbury recreation ground has been protected for future generations as part of a special scheme to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year. The Allotment Road ground is one of four in Fareham borough to be given the special protection as a Queen Elizabeth II Play Area. Fareham Borough Council has been working with the [...]
Pub staff in Locks Heath are putting on their school kit this weekend to raise money for severely disabled children. Workers at the Lock Stock and Barrel pub are hosting a number of games and a school disco to raise money for specialist school equipment for pupils at St Francis School in Fareham. Barman John [...]
Girls from Locks Heath Swim Squad fought off tough opposition at the National Biathlon Championships to be crowned champions. The team, consisting of Emma Trotman, Rhian Johnson and Ellie Fletcher, won the top spot in the Youth D Girls category at the competition in Birmingham. They showed their strength as all round athletes by not [...]
A chairman has been elected for the board of Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to provide a voice for business in the region. Doug Morrison, Director of the Port of Southampton, was proposed the board’s chairman at a meeting in Fareham. Mr Morrison said: “I’m thrilled to be nominated, everyone supported me immensely. There are [...]
