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  • Brickbats for the bouquet rustlers

    EVERY spring, Helen Douglas enjoys the spectacular views of hundreds of daffodils on the roadsides around her home. But now she has declared a one-woman war on the flower rustlers who are stripping Fair Oak of its floral glory by grabbing illegal bouquets

  • Hundreds say 'farewell, dear Billy'

    HUNDREDS of people turned out yesterday to pay their final respects to popular Southampton businessman Billy Collins who has died of cancer aged 53. The funeral service at St Edmunds RC Church at The Avenue was attended by throngs of family members and

  • PETS - Fab five want to become top dogs

    TALENTED dogs that were taken in by a Hampshire adoption centre are to compete at top dog contest Crufts. The five were all found homes by the Blue Cross animal welfare charity, which has its local base in Bubb Lane, West End, and they will be competing

  • Dog treats could put lives at risk

    PEOPLE'S lives could be at risk from poisonous dog chews and treats imported from overseas, fear officials from Southampton Port Health Authority. Nearly one in 12 consignments tested by the authority over the last two years have been refused entry into

  • Who killed our friend Emma

    THE best friend of Hampshire teenager Emma Holley, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident, has appealed for her killer to give himself up. Emma Rose said she had been devastated by her friend's death and urged the driver to "give in to his conscience

  • PoW's diary tells of secret agony

    IT IS a harrowing catalogue of death, unearthed to tell the secret history of suffering that befell British prisoners held in the Far East during the Second World War. Now this unique record, detailing how over 500 PoWs perished in Japanese captivity,

  • Gift of love for Guides

    A HEDGE End Guide Unit, which faced closure because of a leadership crisis, has won a reprieve. There were fears that St Valentine's Day could have been the last meeting for the 3rd Hedge End Guides. Guide chiefs went on radio to make an SOS for leaders

  • Fumes found out

    CARS in Southampton were stopped to have their pollution levels check ed in a bid to improve air quality in the city. The Vehicle Inspectorate, in partnership with the city council, carried out random checks on cars at Redbridge roundabout. Of the 250

  • Warm welcome for a new Archbishop

    THE appointment this week of a former Southampton Catholic priest as leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has been warmly greeted by catholics in Hampshire. On Tuesday, The Most Reverend Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was announced as the

  • THE INNER CITY WILL BE SAVED

    CITY chiefs have pledged to rescue a threatened multi-million pound inner city facelift - by doing it themselves. Southampton's historic St Mary Street has been earmarked for a £14 million revamp which would see run-down homes and shops replaced by townhouses

  • Waste boss raps groups over burner

    THE MAN behind the controversial Marchwood incinerator has accused local pressure groups of misinformation. The Environment Agency is considering the application by Onyx (Hampshire) Ltd to build the £30 million energy-from-waste incinerator at Marchwood

  • JUDGE GIVES HIS VERDICT

    ROBIN SMITH has erased the recent past to look towards a brighter future. The Hampshire captain's differences with the club over the appointment of new coach Jimmy Cook is now forgotten and 'Judge' Smith says: "I said my piece and the matter is now dead

  • Your chance to dine out with Kev

    ENGLAND manager Kevin Keegan will take time out from his Euro 2000 preparations to return to his old stamping ground and head up a Sportsman's Dinner at Southampton Guildhall. Keegan will team up with three former Saints colleagues - Jimmy Case, Alan

  • Rejuvenated Elkins back in Pirates fold

    Poole have recalled Pirates' asset Justin Elkins into their first team squad for the coming Elite League season even though the Salisbury-born racer did not enjoy the best of luck while on loan with Reading and Edinburgh in the Premier League last year

  • Darren tunes up for world date with Irish double

    Darren Mew continued his strong build-up to the World Short-course Championships with a double victory during a high-class invitation meet in Lisburn, Ireland. The Isle of Wight star won the 50m and 100m breaststroke - the two events he will swim at the

  • The Really Wild man grows up

    The spiky, blonde, electric-shock style hair-cut that put the wild into his wildlife programmes is long gone. Chris Packham, now with neat dark hair, casually dressed and tanned from a wildlife lecture abroad, has moved onwards and upwards. At 38, one

  • Spring is in the air

    SPRING flowers mark the start of the growing season in a colourful sequence, repeated without fail each year. First the snowdrops, then daffodils, anemones and narcissi, and finally a gorgeous tidal wave of bluebells. After the gloomy winter months, these

  • Colleges win recruitment right

    FIVE colleges in the South have won the right to recruit students onto higher education courses through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. They will be able to compete with traditional universities for courses starting in autumn 2001. The