FLEET Town have made the Isthmian League Division 1 sit up and take notice by unveiling former England winger Andy Sinton as their player-coach and football development manager. The ex-QPR, Spurs, Sheffield Wednesday and Wolves wideman joins the north
PILES of soggy tissues and hoards of wailing women were revealed by the end lights when I went to see this film. Yes, it's cliched, and yes, it's probably one of the less romantic pictures I have seen, but, boy oh boy, does it obviously work those tear
POLICE hunting two young thugs who stabbed a woman while she was walking her dog in Basingstoke have issued this e-fit of one of the suspects. The 30-year-old woman was stabbed as she walked through woods behind Hatch Warren Retail Park at about 8pm on
An original recipe from Titanic. 750g asparagus tips, rinsed Boiling salted water tsp saffron threads tsp boiling water 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar tsp Dijon mustard 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp soft brown sugar Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
ABOUT 1,000 Hampshire Marks & Spencer staff face a second month of uncertainty after retail tycoon Philip Green was given a deadline to bid or back off. The future of the shopping centre stalwart has been the subject of furious speculation ever since
HAMPSHIRE double act Scott Wilkinson and Gary Burt are again showing up well in the British Sidecar Motocross Championship. Last year's runners-up are currently fourth in the 2004 standings after scoring a brilliant second overall in Wales last weekend
HAMPSHIRE rally driver Steve Hendy was back in the points at the weekend when he piloted his Ford Escort WRC to a class win in the national Jim Clark Memorial Rally. Hendy and co-driver Alan Davies took an early lead in the asphalt rally, based in the
NURSES in Winchester have swapped their medicine for makeup and trainers as a reward for their hard work. Discounts and fitness activities are being given as a reward to staff working for the Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust by the city's higher education
A HAMPSHIRE schoolboy who was found hanged at an exclusive Hampshire school cried after taking the blame for buying alcohol only hours earlier, an inquest heard. Nicholas Wroe, 16, helped smuggle vodka into Stanbridge Earls School by taping bottles to
A FATHER'S momentary error while driving on a family holiday in Florida resulted in the death of his six-year-old daughter. Amisha Joshi was strapped into the back of the family's Pontiac car when a Ford van ploughed into the side of the vehicle. The
A MAN is fighting for his life today after being stabbed last night in a Southampton street. Officers were called to Priory Road in St Denys, where they found the victim with life-threatening knife wounds to his chest. Paramedics took the 30-year-old
PLEASE save our centre! That was the impassioned plea from community group leaders at Lordshill Community Centre in Southampton when they came face-to-face with council officers. The emergency meeting was called after Southampton City Council, who own
HUNDREDS of affordable homes are to be built in Southampton after council chiefs agreed to spend £3.3m to ease the housing crisis. Local housing associations will spend the money, along with a further £20.3m of government finance, on 921 affordable homes
TEAM Solent have climbed to third in the British Men's Athletics League Division 4 with just one match remaining. Third place at Kingston-on-Thames leaves them needing to win a crunch promotion decider at Abingdon on July 31 and hoping that second-placed
DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott could have the final say on whether Eastleigh Council is allowed to build homes on allotments which plot holders have cultivated for years. Eastleigh's allotment wars have reached Westminster with the Conservatives'
ROY "Chubby" Brown returns to The Anvil for one of his notorious live appearances on Tuesday, July 20, at 7.30pm. Roy "Chubby" Brown is without doubt one of the most successful British comics of recent times. Rude, crude and hilarious, "Chubby" Brown
PORTSMOUTH chairman Milan Mandaric is to open transfer talks with Greece Euro 2004 hero Angelos Basinas. Basinas, 28, had an outstanding tournament in Portugal, crowned by taking the corner which produced Greece's winner in the final against the hosts
A COUNCILLOR has quit a carnival committee after a foul-mouthed tirade against a children's motorcycle display team was accidentally broadcast over a public address system. Steve Broomfield launched the verbal volley to a colleague over a handheld radio
Southampton liner Titanic will be resurrected at a science festival today. An audience at the Edinburgh International Science Festival will be among the first members of the public to smell the perfume, which was found near the wreck of the liner in 2000
When Dr Robert Ballard explored the wreck of the Titanic on July 26th, 1986, he discovered hundreds of wine bottles scattered all over the ocean floor. While the corks of the still wine bottles had imploded under the ocean pressure, the majority of the
CHANDLER'S Ford karting champion Chris Derrick and his teammates James Locke and Matt Angus filled the podium places in the NKRA Formula Blue Class at the Clay Pigeon circuit in Dorset. Six-times Matchams champion Derrick was a heat winner at Clay Pigeon
SOUTHAMPTON Dolphins finished second in the Isle of Wight Sprint Gala. Every swimmer from the Shirley-based club achieved at least one pb, with only one exceeding the maximum time and receiving a speeding certificate. Grace Mwakisunga, 10, slashed seven
The Full Monty, The Mayflower, Southampton ADAPTING a hugely popular and successful film for the stage was always going to be a gamble. But if the audience reaction at last night's opening show of The Full Monty was anything to go by, it's one that's
A HAMPSHIRE mum today takes her campaign to Parliament to see the doctors who killed her partner struck off. Southampton MP John Denham will ask ministers to investigate why two hospital doctors responsible for the death of a Southampton patient were
FAST food managers from McDonald's restaurants across Southampton turned their hands to community action when they took part in a massive litter-pick. Eight McDonald's bosses joined more than 20 councillors and Southampton City Council workers to clear
DESPITE fielding a strong girls' team, a lack of boys cost New Forest Juniors dear as they trailed home sixth and last in the Wessex Young Athletes' League at Basingstoke. Apart from Oliver Tabard's win in the under-13 boys' 80 metres hurdles (14.6 seconds
PAUL STURROCK hopes new signing Mikael Nilsson can help his midfield to attack - by defending. The Saints boss has already earmarked the Swedish international, pictured, as a wide left or right sided midfielder to hold things together, allowing others
THE ROSE BOWL'S second one day international might simply be a dress rehearsal for the Natwest Series final. But managing director Nick Pike still expects another memorable day for a record Rose Bowl crowd. Brian Lara's West Indies side will warm up for
AMBITIOUS plans to restore one of Southampton's most historic buildings move a step closer today. Planners are set to discuss a scheme this Tuesday. The plan is to replace railings around Holyrood Church's Chancel and the memorial to the Titanic tragedy
Britain and the US have signed a treaty to protect the wreck of the Titanic, which sailed from Southampton, from looting. The treaty would set up regulations to control visits to the site, located in international waters about 225 miles off the coast
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0030, 201 link; OOCL Qingdao, container, 0230, 207; Le Castellet, ro/ro, 0230, 201/2; Caribbean Highway, vehicle, 0330, 43; MOL Advantage, container, 0345, 206; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Jingu Maru,
A MENU from the first meal served on board Titanic fetched £45,000 at auction, a world record for memorabilia from the ill-fated Southampton liner. The menu from Titanic's first class restaurant is signed by the ship's Fifth Officer Harold Lowe. It was
An original recipe from Titanic. Madeira syrup 25cl Madeira 15g sugar Pear Tartine 4 comice pears 200 ml water 200g sugar 2 squeezed oranges 1 vanilla pod Puff pastry for pear tartan Sliced smoked duck breast 1 Mix ingredients of Madeira syrup until thick
First Course Canaps a l' Amiral Oysters a la Russe with vodka, lemon and hot sauce White Bordeaux, White Burgundy or Chablis (especially with oysters) Second Course Consomm Olga Cream of Barley Soup Madeira or Sherry Third Course Poached Salmon with Mousseline
As Titanic slipped under to a watery grave beneath the Atlantic two Southampton seamen watched in horror. Keith Hamilton recalls their stories Nothing is more powerful than the words of those who were actually there as Titanic sank below the cold waters
It seems all liners are made abroad these days. But one dining room in Southampton has become a mini shipyard where an exact replica of the Titanic is being painstakingly constructed by Ron Woodward. Ron, 77, has been working on the model for two years
A UNIQUE collection from the Titanic bought for just £102 last month is likely to fetch up to £50,000 at an auction. The archive, which includes a White Star Line staff badge, a steward's leather memo pad case, a pocket watch and a postcard, originally
A LETTER written by a Titanic passenger which was used as a bookmark for years was sold at auction yesterday for £13,000. The A4 page was sold still in its envelope, bearing a penny stamp and postmarked only three days before the liner struck an iceberg
IT could be the most expensive bookmark in history. A letter from a passenger on board Titanic is expected to raise up to £20,000 when it goes under the hammer next month. The true worth of the folded A4 piece of paper only came to light when Christian
DEMAND from US military chiefs for materials that confuse heat-seeking missiles helped Hampshire defence group Chemring to post a 35 per cent hike in profits. Whiteley based Chemring sold products worth more than £22m to the US Department of Defense during
FORMER King Edward VI student Rob Moore is on his way to Athens after being selected for the Great Britain Olympic hockey team. Moore, 23, who made his GB debut only last month, plays for Teddington in the EHA National League, having cut his teeth locally
CIVIC leaders in Winchester have agreed to go ahead with plans to reverse the traffic direction on a notorious city centre rat run, despite fears it will lead to more traffic elsewhere. The experimental plans will see the flow of vehicles along Parchment
DARK, dirty and smelly - you usually have to be absolutely desperate to step inside one. Public toilets have a bad name, except if you live in the New Forest. The building might not be on a par with the Sydney Opera House, but public conveniences in Brockenhurst
A GROUP of disabled people are threatening to boycott this year's New Forest Show in protest at the "exorbitant" cost of visiting the event. Members of the Southampton Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society say the cost of entering the showground and
HIGHWAY chiefs in the New Forest are taking action to prevent long-distance commuters clogging up a town centre car park. A large number of spaces at Ringwood's long-stay parking area are taken up by people using it as a park-and-ride facility. Council
FACE masks and large sculptures were among the items on display when Totton College's art department held its fifth end-of-year show. Students taking GCSE and HNC courses were among those whose work was represented. David Carter, head of art and design
Buying locally produced food and drink can boost Hampshire's economy, increase tourism, and be good for your health too! Anne Smith is proud to be local. She is the manager of Beaulieu Choco-lates, an enticing chocolate shop, rich with the smells of cocoa
A COUNCILLOR has quit a carnival committee after a foul-mouthed tirade against a children's motorcycle display team was accidentally broadcast over a public address system. Steve Broomfield launched the verbal volley to a colleague over a handheld radio
SOUTHAMPTON'S main railway station is to undergo a £305,000 facelift this summer. The forecourt, platforms, waiting room and toilets at Southampton Central will all be refurbished by the end of August. South West Trains and Southamp-ton City Council are
A HAMPSHIRE hotel is going back 200 years in time to help local cancer patients. The newly-refurbished Dolphin Hotel in Southampton High Street is hosting the Jane Austen summer ball to boost funds for the Dave Wellman Cancer Trust. Guests at the glittering
FRESH from their appearance at Glastonbury, Show Of Hands - the 2004 winners of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Live Act - delighted the sold-out venue. The material is a modern accessible mix of folk, roots, pop, and British country music. Vastly experienced
VANDALS have wrecked a Fareham sports ground for the third time in three weeks. Site managers are still counting the cost of the latest incident at Wicor Recreation Ground in Cranleigh Road, Portchester, but say damage in the two previous attacks alone
STAFF at Fareham and Gosport Primary Care Trust (PCT) have been given a resounding thumbs up in an independent healthcare report. The glowing Healthcare Commission document, published today, praises the quality of care received by patients. Inspectors
LIKE most clubs in the south, Team Solent's women's squad was stretched to the limit last weekend. Not only did they have to divide their resources between the UK Women's League fixture in Coventry and the Southern Women's League in Guildford, but they
A BATTLING mum who took her plea for a home into the council chamber and urged civic chiefs to build more houses for those desperate to get a roof over their head has been officially welcomed as one of Eastleigh's newest councillors. Jenny Head, 29, won
DRAMA, romance, intelligent comedy and high farce - four ingredients of great theatre - are encapsulated into one production by top playwright Neil Simon at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre. London Suite, from July 19 to 24, presents four disparate episodes
