FOR once school pupils could be forgiven for getting lost on the way to lessons. Over the half term break Prince's Mead independent school for 3-11 year-olds moved location from their previous site in Edgar Road to Worthy Park House in Abbots Worthy.
A DEVOTED young dad is preparing to donate a precious gift that will give his daughter a fighting chance of survival. Simon Greenall says he didn't think twice about giving up one of his kidneys when doctors told him a transplant offered his three-year-old
A CAR PARK used by travelling Saints fans for home matches at the Dell is to be closed. Disabled fans and those driving to matches have used the car parks at Springhill Catholic Primary School, which is opposite the Dell, for around 15 years. The £2.50
CANDLES lit up the temple in Radcliffe Road, Southampton, to mark the annual Diwali ceremony and the start of the new year in the Hindu calendar. The event's main festivities took place on Sunday - equivalent to Christmas Day - followed by an evening
PENSIONERS have reacted angrily to news that state pensions will rise by just 75p. Chancellor Gordon Brown announced senior citizens would receive free TV licences and annual winter fuel allowances of £100. But the news came on the same day the government
MYSTERY is surrounding a painting by one of Southampton's leading artists after a restorer found an extra figure in it. Former Winchester mayor Jeffrey Smith sent the 19th century painting by William Shayer for restoration after owning it for 40 years
A BUSLOAD of friendship will soon be heading out to meet the young people of the Totton area. The bus has just been acquired by the Totton Streetwise project thanks to a lot of help from friends including the town's Ichthus charity shop in Rumbridge Street
HAMPSHIRE riders will make a three-pronged attack for title honours in next year's British Superbike Champion-ship. Fran Williamson, Jamie Morley and John Crockford have landed team slots for next season - and all three will be at the forefront of the
BIRD-nappers swooped on a Southampton home and snatched a flock of roosting canaries. The 25 birds, which included a young fledgling with only one eye, were stolen from an aviary in the back garden of Ray King's semi in Sholing Road, Merry Oak. He is
NOISY celebrations will go unchecked by Fareham's environmental health officers who plan to operate a reduced service during the new year festivities. A report to councillors is being prepared proposing no out-of-hours service from the morning of December
TORIES launched another bitter attack on cuts in services as Eastleigh councillors grappled with a reduced budget for next financial year. The Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury local area committee has seen its current spending slashed from £542,308 this
ALAN BALL'S frustration and disappointment at going down to a last-minute goal at Fulham is likely to be compounded by a fine for Pompey. Pompey arrived late at Craven Cottage and breathless after their team bus was stuck in heavy West London traffic
CHERRIES manager Mel Machin and Notts County boss Gary Brazil could be in hot water with the Football Association following last night's incident-packed FA Cup first-round replay at Dean Court. Machin and Brazil will both be reported to the FA by Premiership
Matthew Le Tissier is facing up to the possibility of going out on loan to rekindle his stop-start season. The idea of dropping down a division and pulling on another club's shirt is an almost unthinkable prospect for the gifted Saints star whose unique
SILVERSTONE have explained their sensational decision to switch the British Grand Prix from its traditional July date to Easter Sunday (April 23) next year. Roger Etcell, director of Silverstone Sport, explained: "For the first time in years the event
