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  • Blake's heaven! Mark joins Eastleigh

    Ex-Saint Mark Blake has thanked Eastleigh for giving him his first sleepless night in years. It wasn't worry that kept the 37-year-old awake, but the excitement of hopefully seeing out his career playing Ryman Premier or even Conference South football

  • Vicar's fury at teen tricksters

    TEENAGERS operating a doorstep trick have been blasted by a Fair Oak clergyman. The vicar of Fair Oak, the Rev David Snuggs, has issued a warning following reports that youngsters posing as charity collectors have been knocking on doors in the Fair Oak

  • In Port

    Today's Principal Arrivals: Lembitu, roro, 0030, 30; P&O Nedlloyd Jakarta, container, 0400, 204; Kagu, cargo, 0400, 107; CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; Black Prince, passenger, 0700, 101; Black Watch, passenger, 0700, 38/9; Gran Bretagna, vehicle, 0730

  • Cancer charity to benefit from cruise ship fireworks

    A CRUISE ship is set to light up the skies over Southampton to help local people living with cancer. The Saga Rose will be staging the free firework display from a barge moored in the Solent on Friday as she sets off on her eighth round the world cruise

  • Woolies blames sales on DVD flops

    FEARS of a tough Christmas for UK retailers are starting to be realised after high street giant Woolworths reported "disappointing" sales over the festive period. In the four weeks to Saturday, Woolies said like -for- like sales from its core estate of

  • Blake's heaven! Mark joins Eastleigh

    Ex-Saint Mark Blake has thanked Eastleigh for giving him his first sleepless night in years. It wasn't worry that kept the 37-year-old awake, but the excitement of hopefully seeing out his career playing Ryman Premier or even Conference South football

  • Cyclo Cross - Cream rises to top on fast course

    Having been awarded A Category status and a round of the National Cyclo Cross Series in October, the promoters of Sunday's Southampton City Cyclo Cross were keen to impress and they certainly came up with the goods. Promoted by Crabwood Cycling Club,

  • Dream couple

    GLITZ, glamour and talent - Jamie and Louise Redknapp are one of the most recognisable of celebrity couples. She is a multi-million selling pop star, he is a Premiership footballer - and together they seem to have it all. Now, as James Beattie, Southampton's

  • Psychic swindle

    TRADING standards officers in Hampshire have warned against a mail shot from a woman claiming to be a psychic. County and charity leaders have also condemned the leaflet as a "malicious" attempt to con vulnerable people out of their money. The leaflet

  • Climb every mountain

    A HAMPSHIRE teenager is due to set off tomorrow on an epic adventure that will take him a step closer to the record books. Rhys Jones, 18, will make his second attempt to reach the peak of South America's highest mountain, Mt Aconcagua, which stands at

  • Cancer patients brush up on art skills

    TWELVE works of art made by cancer patients have gone on show at Southampton General Hospital's oncology centre. The pictures were made by the day care creative arts group at Countess Mountbatten House, West End, with help from Hampshire artist June Heap

  • Board talk rubbished by Malone

    David Malone has dismissed rumours that he is back on board at Wessex League champions Winchester City. But the wealthy businessman admits he is seriously considering a return to the FA Vase holders - less than two months after quitting as director of

  • Scrummy sight!

    IT TOOK a lot of courage and more than a few bottles of wine, but rugby playing ladies from Fareham and Gosport have got their kit off for a saucy charity calendar. The sporting lasses from the women's rugby team peeled off and posed to stump up cash

  • Vicky to head up new nursing home

    Vicky Biggs will be heading Hampshire County Council's first new nursing home set to open in Fareham. The 40-year-old will be responsible for as many as 100 nurses, carers, kitchen, laundry and domestic staff at one of ten homes being built across the

  • Jamie: I'm up for fight

    Jamie Redknapp is hoping his move to Saints will revitalise both him and the club. The 31-year-old midfielder, who has 17 England caps to his name, joined up with his dad Harry and his new teammates for the first time yesterday after agreeing to join

  • Davenport lured by Jamie words

    Calum Davenport has admitted he was convinced to join Saints by the persuasive powers of Mr Redknapp - Jamie Redknapp, that is. The 22-year-old centre half has joined from Tottenham on loan until the end of the season and is in line to make his Saints

  • Test-driving the Nissan Murano

    THE Nissan Murano - named after an island in the Venetian lagoon - is the latest addition to the manufacturer's impressively long roster of off-roaders. Indeed, the company now boasts so many models that it is starting to sub-divide them into three different

  • Interviewing... Mike Gatting

    FORMER cricket captain Mike Gatting bowled over shoppers when he visited WHSmith in Basingstoke to sign copies of a hilarious new collection of sporting anecdotes. Gatting, whose infamous spat with Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana stopped a Test match for

  • When it's right, why wait?

    A DAVID Wilson-built house went under offer within five per cent of its £399,950 asking price - and before estate agents Poulters could launch the official marketing campaign. The house, in Humming Bird Court, Basingstoke, was on its first resale since

  • Board talk rubbished by Malone

    David Malone has dismissed rumours that he is back on board at Wessex League champions Winchester City. But the wealthy businessman admits he is seriously considering a return to the FA Vase holders - less than two months after quitting as director of

  • Village gives homes plan cold shoulder

    HOUND residents are hostile to plans for hundreds of homes in fields close to their village. Traffic fears dominated a public meeting to discuss plans for 600 homes on a 64-acre site west of Hamble Lane separating Bursledon and Southampton. Barratt Homes

  • Axe falls on post offices

    THE final axe is set to fall on three Basingstoke post offices next month in a move that a local councillor says will "devastate residents". The Royal Mail has announced its branch in Queen's Road, Brookvale, will shut down on February 1, followed by

  • Mother's shock at devastation

    A BASINGSTOKE mum has spoken of her shock and horror at the ever-worsening scale of the tidal wave disaster in her home country of Sri Lanka. Anne Thaventhran, who is originally from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, said she felt blessed that her cousins - who live

  • Early show of potential

    MANY of Britain's captains of industry demonstrated their leadership potential at school, a report revealed today. A survey of chief executives and board level directors of the country's top firms found that nearly 90 per cent had held at least two roles

  • Take care in the wintry conditions

    WATCH your step this winter. That's the message from Hampshire health bosses as snow, frost, ice and slippery conditions increase the risk of broken bones from taking a tumble. "Older people, through the ageing process, are more likely to fall than younger

  • An unusual invitation from Sparsholt College

    AN unusual invitation is being sent out to the people of Hampshire from the county's Sparsholt Agricultural College. The college is inviting people with an interest in nature to come and watch their flock during the day while the season's lambs are being

  • Pupils walk into new era

    IT IS not just a new year for children and teachers in one New Forest community. It is the start of a new era at a new school. Staff and pupils filled the hall of the new Waterside Primary School for a special assembly to mark the merger of Langdown infant

  • From Russia with love for Sleeping Beauty

    There will be an ice-skating treat at the Mayflower Theatre in February when Sleeping Beauty on Ice glides in to town. The Imperial Ice Stars will perform the romantic fairy-tale Sleeping Beauty at The Mayflower between February 15 and 20. With a breathtaking

  • Classic comedy is a Shaw-fire success

    ONE of Southampton's leading amateur theatre groups, The Maskers Theatre Company, will perform George Bernard Shaw's classic comedy Pygmalion at the Nuffield Theatre between January 18 and 22. Directed by Mollie Manns, Pygmalion follows Eliza Doolittle

  • Tsunami anguish for TV's Charlie

    HAMPSHIRE TV gardener Charlie Dimmock's mum may be among holidaymakers caught up in the terrifying south Asian tidal wave. Sue Kennedy, and her husband Robert, left, have not been in touch with family or friends in West Wellow, near Romsey, since the

  • Team wins award for research into asthma

    A TEAM of Southampton academics leading research into the causes and treatment of asthma has won a prestigious national award. Professor Stephen Holgate and his research team at the University of Southampton's School of Medicine picked up the academic

  • Fresh start for merged New Forest school

    IT IS not just a new year for children and teachers in one New Forest community. It is the start of a new era at a new school. Staff and pupils filled the hall of the new Waterside Primary School for a special assembly to mark the merger of Langdown infant

  • Fundraiser brought in thousands for charity

    HIS one-man charity raised more than £50,000 and brought sunshine to the lives of so many people. Eastleigh residents called him Father Christmas because of the joy he spread through his fundraising. Whenever there was a good cause that needed support

  • Library reopened

    THEY were queuing at the doors to see Chandler's Ford library turn over a new leaf after a four-month makeover costing £169,000. The main library has reopened after the first major facelift since it was launched in May 1983 - and locals were keen to get

  • Come on, show us some spirit!

    IT has been trying to create a new meeting place for Hiltingbury and Chandler's Ford for years. Now Hiltingbury Community Association is also desperate to breathe some community spirit into the area. The association has been the prime mover in plans to