You can do almost everything on the Internet these days. Kate Thompson speaks to a Hampshire businesswoman who has ditched her husband and is about to get hitched to another - and she's done it all online... JO WILD is a modern, 30-something career woman
Postnatal depression is traditionally seen as affecting women. But Southampton counsellor Adom Barnor says countless men also suffer from the baby blues... THE BIRTH of a child should be the best time of your life but, for some couples, the arrival of
Young Andrew Cloke has been hoovering up the honours on the Hampshire PGA tour. The Weybrook Park professsional carried off the trophy in the Patrons of the Hampshire PGA Junior Pro-Am at Cams Hall, then pocketed the biggest prize of his career at Corhampton
Southampton sizzled in scorching summer temperatures but it was time for cool thoughts of snow, ski slopes and winter sports as Southampton's low cost airline unveiled its latest routes from the city yesterday. Some of Europe's top skiing destinations
The demand for regional air links to Europe and domestic destinations has been underlined by major growth in passenger figures at Southampton Airport. Statistics from the airport show that passenger figures grew by a huge 78.6 per cent last month, compared
HI-TECH facilities available in Hampshire will be enhanced following Hampshire County Council's completion of the leasehold sale of six acres of its land to Chilworth Science Park. The land, which was formerly used as a tree production unit, has planning
LACK of funding could put the brakes on a Hampshire youth's motorcycle racing career before it has even left the pit lane. Pete Spalding, 16, from New Milton, has been competing in weekend races since March 2003 but his father claims they have struggled
THE HILL Head section has produced another huge smoothhound - thumping the scales down to 18lb 5.50oz. Mark Vardy, a 36-year-old driver from Fareham, is pictured with the huge specimen, caught in a midweek evening shore fixture staged by South Coast Tackle
WINCHESTER recreation bosses were so pleased by the success of a poll of children over new play equipment that they are staging another one. The city council asked children in Highcliffe back in June for their thoughts on proposed play areas on the estate
THE cost of clearing up after motoring litterbugs on the trunk roads and dual carriageways of the New Forest has soared to £1,000 a week. Members of New Forest Council's Cabinet have had to agree to find an extra £27,000 to meet new safety requirements
GUESS which Hampshire supermarket had to close because conditions inside got too hot for staff? It could only be Iceland. Workers at a Southampton branch, pictured above, of the frozen food specialists were left wanting to climb into one of their freezers
THIS is the face of the man on the run from a secure mental health unit who the police say should not be approached because he is dangerous. Shane Cooper escaped from Ravenswood House near Fareham on Sunday after smashing a window on the medium secure
THE CHEEKY Girls kept their cool as they met fans in Southampton yesterday for the launch of their debut album. More than 200 fans sweltered in the heat as they queued up in Woolworths to get a chance to meet the cheeky Transylvanian twins. The twins,
THE man currently challenging Daniel O'Donnell as the king of Irish crooners shows us what he is made of in Fareham this week. Dominic Kirwan returns for the fifth year running to Ferneham Hall, bringing with him special guest Loretta O'Sullivan. The
ELVIS fans can dance the night away to their favourite music at St Denys Arms, Portswood on Saturday. Members of the Southampton-based fan club Strictly Elvis are holding one of their regular get-togethers at the pub. Entertainment includes a performance
THIS is the face of the man on the run from a secure mental health unit who the police say should not be approached because he is dangerous. Shane Cooper escaped from Ravenswood House near Fareham on Sunday after smashing a window on the medium secure
HASLAR campaigners have issued a rallying cry for people to have their say on the £200m redevelopment of Queen Alexandra Hospital. Residents will be able to quiz health bosses at a public meeting to be held at Gosport's Thorngate Halls at 2.30pm on Thursday
The port's third, and newest, cruise terminal will be officially opened this week. It will strengthen the city's position as number one in the UK's multi-million pound cruise industry. Nearly 100 guests from the port community, cruise lines and city council
One of the world's most luxurious and exclusive cruise ships is to make her first ever visit to the port of Southampton next year. The 16,927ton, Silver Cloud is due make a turn-round call between voyages in the city's docks on Monday, August 30. Recognised
Captain Stephen Bligh is to be the next chief executive of the Southampton-based Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), one of the most influential jobs in the UK shipping industry. He will take over from Maurice Storey, the present head of the MCA who
AFTER the euphoria of the FA Cup Final, Rupert Lowe wants to build on the momentum by making a fast start to the Premiership season. The Saints chairman would desperately like to see his club break the tradition of recent seasons and insists the key will
A Southampton group is offering friendship and support to young people who have been in care... ARE YOU aged between 15 and 21? Have you spent some time in care and are now trying to stand on your own two feet? If so, a Southampton group called On the
SIMON KATICH has every incentive to keep piling on the runs for Hampshire - and that's the possibility of breaking into the mighty Australian team. The 27-year-old goes into tomorrow's County Championship match with Derbyshire at the Rose Bowl in some
Harry Redknapp's experience of top-flight football will be priceless in Pompey's attempt to establish themselves with the best. Saints' arch rivals start their Premiership campaign at home to Aston Villa this weekend among the favourites to be relegated
NIC POTHAS faces a late fitness test before finding out whether he can slap his gloves on again for Hampshire tomorrow. The wicket-keeper has not played since injuring a hamstring while scoring a century in the sensational championship win over Glamorgan
Salisbury City were involved in extraordinary scenes last night when their friendly opponents Team Bath marched off the pitch with almost half an hour still to play. The West Country side quit the game in protest after Whites substitute Wayne Turk came
HOTSHOT Stuart Cannie could be on his way to Newport IOW after the Dr Martens Eastern Division outfit entered a seven-day notice of approach for the Wimborne marksman. Cannie, whose devastating partnership with Gareth Barnes helped Paul Arnold's Magpies
CHARLIE VAN DER GUCHT, Hampshire's left-arm spinner, has decided to leave the county - two years after a serious road accident. The 23-year-old has made a courageous recovery after being in intensive care and breaking both his legs when he was hit by
Today's Principal Arrivals: Angela J, container, 0130, 207E; Hual Triton, ro/ro, 0830, 34/35; APL Agate, container, 1200, 205; Captain Nicolas M, general, 1500, 47; Bluebird, general, 1700, 102/3; Berlin Express, container, 2200, 207; Asian Beauty, ro
WHEN Barney Hobbs took over a fitness club in Hampshire three years ago this month, his critics gave the business 12 weeks before it went belly up. But they hadn't bet on the determination and attention to detail that marks the man out as someone who
Louise Russell and Lisa Allen who make up Russell Allen Recruitment are a very different kind of employment agency. With more than 20 years' experience between them in the recruitment industry in the Southampton area, they set out as the most dynamic
A MOTHER and daughter are glowing with success after taking on a restaurant bar at one of Hampshire's most picturesque spots. In just a few weeks of launching the R Bar and Restaurant at Hamble Quay, and generating 14 jobs, Elizabeth and Rachel King have
ALMOST 60 per cent of small business owners still expect to be working full time into their 60s, and some even longer, according to the latest NatWest Small Business Research Trust (SBRT) quarterly survey of small business. The latest report also finds
CYCLING was left basted but unbowed as record temperatures saw riders reaching for their drinking bottles even before they started racing at the weekend. The distance of one event was cut from 50 to 25 miles to avoid the risk of dehydration but no compassion
WINCHESTER'S Guildhall Gallery is holding an exhibition with an unusual theme - showing the importance of blood supply to the heart. The event, part of an ongoing national tour called 'A Picture of Health', is taking place until August 24. It is a display
THE two youngest competitors in this year's Atlantic Rowing Challenge have taken to the streets of Winchester to raise money for their chosen charity. Shoppers got a shock to see Alasdair McGregor, 26, and Andrew Vinsen, 24, standing in the High Street
ONE of the most influential advisory bodies in the New Forest is supporting an uneven power share on planning control when the district becomes a national park. The New Forest Committee - made up of councillors and other experts on conservation and Forest
SOAP star Lucy Benjamin will be swapping misery in the East End for magic in the Far East this Christmas. The EastEnders actress has been announced as the latest star to join the line-up for this year's Mayflower pantomime, Aladdin - The Adventure. Lucy
THEATRE professionals are to help Hampshire youngsters put on a play of their own this month. A series of workshops is being run in Whiteley, near Fareham, by Winchester's Theatre Royal from Monday until the following Friday. Youngsters aged between ten
A SCHEME to introduce once-a-fortnight waste collection for thousands of homes in Southampton has moved closer. City bosses have approved spending £100,000 this year on a sophisticated computer system which will co-ordinate the two-bin collection scheme
SOUTHAMPTON'S first citizen could be pulling on her dancing shoes and taking the floor by storm with the city's Over-50s. Yesterday the mayor Councillor Parvin Damani officially opened the Rendezvous - the traditional curtain raiser to the action packed
ALLOWANCES for Southampton councillors look likely to be frozen again this year. An independent panel is recommending that councillors receive increases that could see the city council's 48 members netting more than a third of a million pounds between
A NETWORK of recreational cycling routes has been developed across the region by Hampshire County Council and its partners. Many are off-road and ideal for family groups or those new to cycling. Detailed route leaflets are available from Hampshire County
YOUNGSTERS in Southampton worried about being bored over the rest of the summer holidays are invited to join a fun-packed summer play scheme. The project, which has been organised and funded by the Outer Shirley Regeneration Programme and Hampshire and
AMERICAN and British jazz stars join forces for the last night of the Concorde Club's Festival of American Jazz next week. Clarinettist Kenny Davern, guitarist Howard Alden and pianist John Bunch are joined by British musicians Alec Dankworth, on double
EASTLEIGH citizens began to party as the town's carnival fun got off to a sizzling start. The big top which had been the focal point for Eastleigh's first summer music festival was swept away to make way for the traditional carnival curtain-raiser and
THE aim of any Premiership manager is to make his team better. But having just guided Saints to their best Premiership position ever of eighth, Gordon Strachan knows there is now little room for manoeuvre. Virtually anyone predicting their Premiership
