Archive

  • More protection for our rivers

    SOUTHERN Water's programme of environmental improvements is being beefed up to protect the region's rivers and coastline. It has ploughed nearly £1 million a day into environmental schemes, and managing director Ronnie Mercer is ready to forge ahead with

  • Travel Pound

    Travel Pound Australia 2.56 dollars Austria 23.31 schillings Belgium 68.27 francs Canada 2.25 dollars Cyprus 0.96 pounds Denmark 12.61 kroner France 11.12 francs Germany 3.30 marks Greece 568.41 drachmas Holland 3.73 guilders Ireland 1.33 punts Italy

  • LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - WINCHESTER

    RESULTS Badger Farm Geraldine McKay (Lib Dem) 410 Peter Welburn (Con) 237 Shelagh Bird (Lab) 57 Majority 173 Hold Bishops Waltham Georgina Busher (Ind) 1,013 Alan Foster (Con) 469 Michael Chaplin (Lab) 114 Majority 544 Hold Boarhunt and Southwick Ken

  • FIRMLY IN CONTROL

    LIBERAL Democrats stayed firmly in control of Eastleigh council last night, cruising past the winning post to remain the biggest party with three results yet to be declared. The Romsey parliamentary by-election - which involved three Eastleigh wards -

  • Tories tighten grip in borough

    BUSINESS will continue as normal at Fareham Borough Council where the Tories strengthened their already tight grip. The town turned a deeper shade of blue as the Conservatives romped home, scooping five new seats, two from the Lib Dems and three from

  • LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - FAREHAM

    RESULTS Fareham East Peter Maunder (Con) 929 Bob Cox (Lib Dem) 687 Tim Brewer (Lab) 179 Majority 242 Conservative Hold Fareham North Andrew Bate (Con) 968 Doreen Baker (Lib Dem). . . . . . . . . 383 James Malizis (Lab) 123 Majority 585 Conservative Gain

  • Mayor loses as poll tide turns blue

    CONTROVERSIAL Liberal Democrat leader Peter Chegwyn was a high-profile casualty as jubilant Tories turned Gosport blue. The Conservatives became the largest single party on the borough council after picking up three seats in yesterday's poll. Among the

  • HODD: WE MUST WORK HARDER

    Glenn Hoddle is determined to coax two more strong displays from his tired troops to finish the season on a high. The Saints boss fully understands and shares the supporters' frustration at the two low-key displays since safety was achieved. But he has

  • Benali rises to challenge

    Francis Benali is hoping for the chance to help Saints establish themselves in the next bracket of the Premiership. Manager Glenn Hoddle has challenged the players to prove they can break the trend of traditionally fighting against relegation and that

  • Market gets a big boost

    FAREHAM Farmers' Markets will be bigger and better than last year, thanks to record bookings by stallholders. Last year's markets, held in West Street, were a roaring success, with some stalls selling out by 10am. And this year shoppers will be able to

  • Closure rumours scotched

    A NEW Forest firm hit by closure rumours has told customers: "It's business as usual." Bosses at PC Building Supplies in Shore Road, Hythe, have hit back at suggestions that the firm is in danger of closing. Rumours started flying after the district council

  • Labour loses city majority

    LABOUR'S seemingly unshakeable majority in Southampton has been swept away as, last night, Tories and Liberal Democrats fought back to seize seats across the city. Some 13 years of Labour rule vanished in a night as five seats fell - three to the Tories

  • In Port

    In Port Today's principal arrivals: Portlink Caravel, container, 0100, 205E; Cap Triunfo, refigerat, 0330, 104; Autorunner, vehicle carrier, 0630, 201 link; Hual Rolita, vehicle carrier, 0700, 40; Don Quijote, vehicle carrier, 0730, 34/35; Autoline, vehicle

  • Little headway on the long road back

    IT was a bad night for the Conservatives who hoped to begin the long haul back to power in Winchester. Their target was to win many seats they had lost in 1996 during the depths of John Major's unpopularity. Although the Liberal Democrats were defending

  • LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - EASTLEIGH

    RESULTS Bishopstoke Trevor Mignot (Lib Dem) 1,223 Ian Pemberton (Lab) 974 Steven Broomfield (Con) 500 Majority 249 Lib Dem hold Botley Neil Cummins (Con) 765 Rupert Kyrle (Lib Dem) 652 Philip White (Lab) 179 Majority 113 Conservative gain Bursledon Hugh

  • LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - GOSPORT

    RESULTS Alverstoke Peter John Gibson (Con) 786 Alexander John Bone (Lib Dem) 568 Brian Richard Forhead (Lab) 131 Majority 218 Conservative Gain Anglesey Aleck Henry George Hayward (Con) 1315 Clive Charles Pearce (Lib Dem) 476 Charis Andrew Jeffrey (Lab

  • Good start helps young

    DOZENS of parents flocked to an open day to find out how they could benefit from a £1 million boost for young children in a deprived area of Southampton. The project, called Sure Start, aims to give youngsters under four the best beginning in life by

  • D-day approaches for Barton Farm

    LEGAL action may be taken by a Winchester pressure group in its battle to prevent the development of 2,000 new homes on a prime greenfield site. The Save Barton Farm group has until the end of next week to decide whether to challenge the highly-controversial

  • Hampshire back in it with late wickets

    IF YOU were only able to see the last hour of the second day of Hampshire's PPP Healthcare County Championship match with Somerset, you would have missed the main event, but seen all the action. Hampshire staged a late-in-the-day show for those Johnnie-come-latelies

  • Looking trim for Wembley

    When it comes to style, Eastleigh Football Club are a cut above the rest. And the players' thoughts of a Wembley appearance tomorrow in the Carlsberg Pub Cup final has really gone to their heads as they proved this week by "doing a David Beckham". While

  • Pulis wants to finish off in style

    POMPEY boss Tony Pulis wants a carnival atmosphere to sign off the season at Fratton Park, but that won't give anyone licence to play like clowns. For the first time in several seasons Pompey supporters won't be anxiously looking at results elsewhere

  • Macarthur stands alone on ceremony

    Ellen Macarthur is now heading towards European waters as she makes her way home single-handedly to the Solent on board Kingfisher, her new Open 60 built in New Zealand. Having crossed the Equator for the first time, Ellen was forced to carry out the

  • Silk Cut sets sale for £m

    Hampshire yachtsman Lawrie Smith has sold his W60, which was named Silk Cut in the last Whitbread Race, to Swedish skipper Gunnar Krantz. The yacht, believed to be worth in the region of £500,000, will be used for training and corporate hospitality purposes

  • Sheriff and mayor coasted along for worthy causes

    THE HIGH Sheriff of Hampshire and the Mayor of Fareham put their best feet forward for charity. Mayor Roger Price and High Sheriff Valentine Powell went on a coastal amble from Fareham's civic offices to Portchester Castle. The walk was one of a series

  • Display captures yesteryear scene

    IT WAS about 400 years ago that the first farms and farm workers' cottages were built in Chandler's Ford and, even by 1850, the total population was under 200. Modern residents of the now flourishing area may be hard-pressed to imagine such scenes from

  • GIDLEY GLORY

    THE Liberal Democrats stormed to a shock by-election victory in Romsey today. Married mother-of-two Sandra Gidley became the new Romsey MP when she swept aside the Tory candidate, Tim Palmer, who seemed to be natural successor to tragic Conservative Michael

  • LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - SOUTHAMPTON

    RESULTS Bargate John Arnold (Lab) 1109 Michael Ball (Con) 477 Roger Blades (Lib Dem) 237 Len Lamb-Hickman (Ind) 36 Siobhan Ryan (Ind) 267 Mukhtiar 'John' Singh-Roath (Ind) 68 Majority 632 Hold Bitterne Matthew Dean (Con) 1007 Chris Kelly (Lab) 1026 Norman