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  • Bill's big break in snooker war

    SNOOKER-loving senior residents of a quiet Hampshire village are celebrating after saving their treasured clubhouse from demolition. Widower Bill Foulkes and his pensioner friends were up in arms when told by Eastleigh planners that their new back-garden

  • OAP FLEECED BY CARE WORKER

    A RESIDENTIAL care worker has been jailed for six months for fleecing a mentally-ill pensioner out of £5,500 life savings. Mother-of-five Lesley Roshier conned 77-year-old Victor Heath into withdrawing the maximum daily limit of £100 from his post office

  • One-way road bid aims to cut traffic

    A ONE-WAY traffic scheme is set to be introduced on a busy Southampton road. Council road chiefs have recommended turning Grange Road, Shirley, into a one-way street between the junction of Romsey Road and a point immediately south of the plant hire depot

  • Trio on marks for charity challenge

    A TEAM of colleagues are taking to the starting line in a bid to raise money for a Hampshire children's charity. Andy Kirkpatrick, Barbara Proctor and Richard Davies, who all work for Alfred McAlpine Homes Southern Ltd in Chandler's Ford, are running

  • Murphy rings the changes at Totton

    WHEN Ian Robinson took over at the Totton helm four years ago he couldn't tempt people to sign for love nor money. No Jewson Wessex League player worth his salt would go near Testwood Park, such was the waft of decay surrounding the club. Robinson, a

  • O'Rourke gem seals Cowes win

    COWES SPORTS striker Jamie O'Rourke underlined just what the Islanders will be missing when he steps up a level to play Dr Martens League football for Havant & Waterlooville. The young striker grabbed a last-gasp goal to book Cowes' first-ever ticket

  • SAINTS HAVE HEART TO WIN

    Dave Jones is following the philosophy of the late great Bill Shankly as he battles to get Saints' season back on track. Shanks once told him: "Quitters never win and winners never quit!" and Jones vowed: "That is something I will never do!" The pressure

  • Innovators win research boost

    TWO Hampshire companies are celebrating SMART awards which recognise the South's success in the field of technology. Presented by the Department of Trade and Industry, SMART awards encourage innovative ideas with commercial potential and have this month

  • In Port

    In Port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Northern Coast, general, 0330, 107; Kapitan Vaga, general, 0630, Marchwood; Setubal, vehicle carrier, 0700, 201; Hockenheim, vehicle carrier, 0900, 207; OOCL Singapore, container, 1130, 207;Portlink Caravel

  • Travel Pound

    Travel Pound Australia 2.38 dollars Austria 21.65 schillings Belgium 63.48 francs Canada 2.30 dollars Cyprus 0.90 pounds Denmark 11.75 kroner France 10.32 francs Germany 3.07 marks Greece 520 drachma Holland 3.43 guilders Ireland 1.22 punts Italy 3,047

  • Upward trend of improving school

    TITCHFIELD Primary School has begun to really make its mark in the Fareham area. In the summer of 1999 our Year 6 children, who were about to leave us to start their secondary education, produced Titchfield's best ever set of SATs results. This earned

  • Let's all do the doggy paddle!

    IT CERTAINLY brings a whole new meaning to the term doggy paddle. Hydrotherapy is the ultimate rescue remedy for injured or unfit dogs - and it seems that for celebrity dog Bruno it takes the biscuit. The canine star of TV show London's Burning was testing

  • Computer games theft hits patients

    DISGUSTED hospital staff have rapped thieves who stole play equipment from a Southampton children's ward. The equipment - a Sony Play Station and three games worth about £300 - was taken during a busy afternoon at the G2 Ward at Southampton General Hospital

  • Motorway work to start again

    MOTORISTS were today warned of dreaded contraflow systems about to hit Hampshire's £5.1 million motorway roadworks scheme. Police urged drivers to keep their eyes peeled for changes in the carriageway which are likely to come into force on the M27 from

  • Fashion chain to pull out of centres

    A MAJOR women's fashion store is pulling out of Fareham and Winchester. After 64 years Hamells has decided to call it a day and is to close its store in Fareham shopping precinct on March 25. Its store in Winchester will also close. Hamells, whose headquarters

  • Let our children rest in peace

    A WHOLE area of Southampton is today rallying round a bid by two grieving families for urgent action to stop the sickening desecration of graves. More than 4,000 people have backed the plea from the families of tragic children Jodi-Marie Bennett and Megan

  • Portsmouth have the last laugh in friendly outing

    Southampton and Portsmouth made the best possible use of a blank league week and played a highly competitive friendly at Test Park in which both clubs took the opportunity to experiment prior to important league fixtures next Saturday. Portsmouth triumphed

  • VITAL WIN EASES THE PRESSURE ON JONES

    The knives were put back in the sheaths and the gathering vultures dispersed almost in disappointment as Saints answered their critics with a gritty victory. It was widely regarded almost as a formality that Dave Jones would become the first Premiership

  • It all adds up to fun with maths

    A SOUTHAMPTON school played host to a huge celebration of mathematics. Shirley Warren Primary and Nursery School was the venue for the exhibition, which involved children from every class and scores of parents. Visitors to the school got the chance to