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A FAREHAM man will find out what "to be a pilgrim" really means when he walks 155 miles along an ancient route for charity. Maurice Shergold, 62, a retired teacher, of West Downs Close, set off from Winchester Cathedral, yesterday, destined for Mont St
A HAMPSHIRE jeweller accused of conning a vulnerable pensioner out of a Titanic watch worth thousands of pounds bragged to a colleague that it was a "nice little nest egg". Kim John Webb, 41, told fellow watchmaker David Olden that he recognised the date
Eastleigh Mayor Jane Welsh has set the wheels rolling on a new breed of borough bus. She launched Solent Blue Line's new fleet of easy access low floor double-decker buses. Eight new distinctive, yellow and blue Lolyne buses are set to take to the roads
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to clean-up a New Forest accident blackspot are celebrating victory with the unveiling of a new zebra crossing. Two years after the injury of a ten-year-old girl sparked anxious residents to demand the crossing on Blackfield's notorious
HISTORIC features in a Hampshire pub were saved in the nick of time - thanks to a truly "local" councillor. Ward councillor Paul Jenks rushed to the aid of his local pub, The Junction in Southampton, when he heard new owners Greene King wanted to give
Saints are facing an injury and illness crisis for Saturday's clash with Arsenal at The Dell. Kevin Davies, Stuart Ripley and former Gunner Luis Boa Morte are all doubtful with knocks which forced them to miss last night's goalless draw at Manchester
Today's principal arrivals: Oriana, passenger liner, 0130, 106; Le Castellet, ro-ro, 0330, 105; Hoechst Express, container, 0500, 206; Arcadia, passenger liner, 0630, 38/9; Lembitu, ro-ro, 0700, 25; Setubal, ro-ro, 0730, 201; Triumph, general, 0730, 107
Echo shares 3i 787 -15 AB Ports 313 Abbey National 995 -12 AIM 227 -10 Alldays 59 Allders 155 -6 Alliance & Leics 796 -16 Allied Zurich 736 +2 AMEC 238 -3 Avon Rubber 566 -1 BAA 640 -4 Bass 800 +1 British American 518 -4 Blue Circle 487 -13 Beale
THE innocent little girl in her best white dress looked as pretty as a picture when she lined up for a school photo with her Hampshire classmates. But little did the class from the 1920s know that they were brushing shoulders with a future Russian spy
SAINTS have secured the deal to fulfil their £30 million stadium dream. It was announced today that the club has the funding to press ahead with its plans for a state-of- the-art stadium in the heart of Southampton. The deal includes selling the current
A MAJOR row over the use of barriers by footballers at a popular recreation ground has split a Winchester village. Furious residents claim the barriers, required by law for the Colden Common Football Club to play in the Hampshire premier league, are an
Younes El Aynaoui continued his remarkable rise by reaching the quarter-finals of the Samsung Open at Bournemouth yesterday. The third seed, who last year rose 400 places in the tennis rankings, looks likely to become the first Moroccan to reach the world
Kevan James, who announced his retirement from the first-class game last week, raised £440 for his benefit fund from the bowls friendly against the host club. Many of the cricketers showed immediate skill on the indoor carpet. But one of the stars was
POOLE returned to the top of the Elite Speedway League after their 53-36 home win over reigning champions Ipswich. Having taken the bonus on aggregate from the Witches 96-86, the Pirates are now one point ahead of Peterborough but need another away victory
