Today's Principal Arrivals: Maersk Teal, ro/ro, 0330, 34/35; Tagus, vehicle carrier, 1630, 43; Nedlloyd Africa, container carrier, 2100, 205; Kindred, general cargo, PM, Dibles Wharf. Today's Principal Sailings: Hyundai Highness, 0500, 205; Seven Seas
Eastleigh Team Mosella's Dave Self won the evening and Sunday match at Stoneham, making it three in a row after taking the honours at Broadlands in midweek. Drawn on the island in the evening match on the Bottom Lake, Self took 23lb 13oz consisting of
PIRRIE PARK were celebrating a trophy double following the Southampton and District Men's BA Championship finals at Atherley. Colin Stark established a substantial lead but eventually had to come from behind to stifle the miraculous comeback of Andy Anderson
The richest ever fishing individual event at Lord Romsey's Longbridge Lake takes place this Sunday with the final of the 2003 Nigel Turner/Thomson's Wealth Management Series. All summer, anglers have enjoyed some spectacular fishing in the nine heats
ARROGANT, out of touch and undemocratic. Those are the charges levelled today against Southampton's ruling Liberal Democrats after they ignored a crushing vote and vowed to push ahead with plans for fortnightly rubbish collection across the city. Opposition
SAINTS and England star James Beattie helped kick off the launch of a group's debut album. Opera outfit Amici joined the striker at the club's training ground in Marchwood to promote their new CD, The Opera Band. The five members of the group, which includes
HUNDREDS of workers at a Hampshire train care depot today face fresh uncertainty over their jobs. Their company, French engineering giant Alstom, is already on the brink of financial collapse because of a £3.4 billion debt. But now the European Commission
FAMILIES living near a Hampshire hospital have launched a campaign against NHS plans which they claim will create a traffic nightmare outside their homes. Health chiefs have embarked on a multi-million-pound scheme to redevelop Tatchbury Mount Hospital
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy who won a competition to name a pond near his home officially opened the new-look beauty spot this week. John Batterson, a pupil at Townhill Park Infant School, unveiled a plaque bearing his suggested name for the new spot - Cutbush
IT WAS chocks away for Southampton's Mayor Councillor Parvin Damani when she helped launch the Royal Air Force's "Wings Week" appeal at Southampton's Bargate. The mayor took control of a replica Spitfire - the Southampton-designed and built aircraft which
HEALTH bosses have launched an investigation after a Southampton father tried for more than 45 minutes to contact an emergency out-of-hours GP on a Sunday. Allan Blakey, whose son Simon, 20, was vomiting violently, was eventually forced to dial 999 when
SCIENTISTS at a water company in the south have been given top marks by a government watchdog. Southern Water routinely tests for more than 100 substances to ensure the region's supplies are up to scratch. The Drinking Water Inspectorate audited one of
EMPTY properties in Test Valley are to be used to help address the pressing need for new housing. The council's social well-being portfolio holder Cllr Marion Kerley said: "There are quite a lot of properties vacant for long periods. They can sometimes
A PONY who was thought to have been crippled with arthritis has recorded a second national triumph for a mother and daughter team from Over Wallop. Tommie Badham has recently ridden Paddock Scallywag to become the reserve novice equitation champion. And
THE recent fly plague didn't deter Collingbourne Ducis and Everleigh residents from turning out in force for the annual church fete. All the money raised - a grand total of £1,900 - will go towards modernising St Andrew's Church. The dog and flower shows
Andover will be hosting a Hampshire Farmers' Market on Sunday in the High Street. September is National Farmers' Markets Month when shoppers can celebrate all that is special about 'home grown food' by enjoying the very best of local produce direct from
London League - Division 2 South Tunbridge Wells 22, Winchester 13 ALTHOUGH they kept going and kept trying until the very end, Winchester were eventually turned inside out at the picturesque St Mark's Recreation Ground last Saturday. And with their team
POLICE are hunting a man who has made repeated attempts to snatch children in the area after he threatened a teenage girl with a knife and tried to bundle her into the back of his car in Tidworth this week. The 15-year-old was walking to school along
CRIME levels in the Tidworth section have increased for the first time in several years says the area's police section commander Paul Oatway. The first six months of the policing year, which starts on 1 April, looks set to show an increase of 20 per cent
FA CUP: 1st Qualifying round Metropolitan Police 2, Winchester City 3 WINCHESTER City's romance with the FA Cup continued as they survived a late onslaught to squeeze past their Ryman League opponents last Saturday. City reaped a £3,000 financial reward
HUNDREDS of workers at a Hampshire train care depot today face fresh uncertainty over their jobs. Their company, French engineering giant Alstom, is already on the brink of financial collapse because of a £3.4 billion debt. Now the European Commission
A CHANDLER'S FORD school has started the new academic year with ten out of ten marks. An Investor in People award follows a rigorous review lasting almost a year. The Quality South East Assessment and Recognition Unit has been examining how Toynbee invests
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Refereeing standards in the top flight are proving something of a mixed bag again this season. A few refs are useless, some are alright - but most have such incredible strains and pressures placed upon them they are not allowed to be as good as they could
BASHLEY have hit back at the press coverage surrounding the departures of former manager Barry Blankley and his right-hand man Fraser Quirke. Nearly three weeks have passed since Blankley, right, quit the New Forest helm in defence of Navy striker Quirke
NEW MILTON carried off two trophies during the New Forest Men's BA finals at Lyndhurst - including the coveted singles championship thanks to Trevor Rock. In a roller-coaster game against Roy Hurst of Totton and Eling Rock trailed 5-0 after three ends
MARTYN SEKJER jetted out to Australia this week with the burning desire to become champion of the world. In what has proved to be the biggest bonus for winning the national singles title last year, the South-ampton Sports Centre skip will be flying the
LAST night's Daily Echo-backed regional premiere of The Italian Job was more than a Mini extravaganza. The gala charity evening, which included a screening of the film, a black-tie dinner and an auction, raised a five-figure sum for local charities The
NUISANCE behaviour among city youngsters could become the target of a major Southampton council crackdown. According to a council report, there is a "disproportionate level of fear of crime in Southampton, " with only a third of citizens feeling safe
HAMPSHIRE'S fire service is facing revolutionary changes following calls for modernisation during the bitter pay dispute earlier this year. At a fire authority meeting, members heard that "history is in the making" with the introduction of a new approach
A FOOTBALL fan who predicted David Beckham would captain England 25 times or more has won a £1,000 - seven years after placing a £10 bet. Beckham had not been captain even once when Fair Oak resident Paul Roberts took the 100-1 gamble with William Hill
CHILDREN and their parents spent the morning at Andover Early Learning Centre making a Thomas the Tank Engine for their next competition. Children can go to the Andover Early Learning Centre and pick up a competition form where they need to complete Thomas's
ANDOVER War Mem-orial Hospital has managed to cut its bed-blocking problem by 10 per cent in two months. The bed-blocking was caused mainly by delayed discharges of elderly patients. In July Winchester and Eastleigh Health Care NHS Trust chairman Barbara
AN historic building in Tidworth is under threat from the march of time and the malice of vandals - but steps are being taken to save it. St Mary's church in south Tidworth was declared redundant several years ago but the nearby St Mary's Mortuary Chapel
TRAFFIC police in Whitchurch say there were 41 collisions in their area reported during August - 28 of which resulted in 39 injuries. One fatal accident happened on the A342 at Penton Corner with the majority of other injury accidents occurring on the
THIS summer Kennet District Council's health department received more than 140 complaints from residents living in the Collingbourne Valley area about the fly nuisance. Health officers have found there are proven links between the agricultural practice
This is a difficult time of the season in any year, but September 2003 seems to have been rather more difficult than most. It's the time of the year when contracts are discussed and finalised for 2004, which inevitably means that some players will no
WHITCHURCH became the latest market town in Hampshire to undergo a healthcheck with a special information day at Whitchurch Silk Mill. Residents were given the chance to find out more about the Countryside Agency initiative, which looks at the environmental
RAILWAY bosses have reassured worried Fareham residents that a bridge with inch-wide cracks in the brickwork is safe. However, people living near Redlands Lane bridge claim that the fissures have widened over the hot summer months and are scared it will
A GROUP of pensioners who fear they may be turfed out of their homes have today been given a stay of execution. Eastleigh Housing Association has withdrawn an application to demolish bungalows in Pitmore Close, Allbrook, and replace them with blocks of
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