TOP yachting firm Marine Pool opened two new stores at Cowes, Isle of Wight, at the weekend. Vicky Crump, the European offshore circuit racing champion, officially opened the performance yachting wear store at 16 High Street, Cowes. Another store, offering
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS: Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Velazquez, vehicle carrier, 0500, 30; Sutter, general, 0700, Marchwood; Hyundai Commodore, container, 0730, 205; Tanabata, vehicle carrier, 0730, 34/35; Wani Swan, dry bulk, 0830, 36; Autoracer
NOTORIOUS gangland killer Reggie Kray is on a week-long visit to the Isle of Wight, to see his sick brother. The 66-year-old Kray twin is staying at Parkhurst prison while he visits older brother Charlie, a patient at St Mary's Hospital. Charlie Kray,
TIMES may have changed, but Bishopstoke's Riverside is a place still popular for a leisurely stroll to escape the hustle and bustle of life. In this view, taken around the turn of the last century, two public houses can be seen. But although the Anchor
THE days of picking up a pony for the price of a pint at the New Forest sales are officially over. Under new rules, buyers will have to pay at least enough for a decent pub lunch for two to secure a foal. A minimum ten guinea bid - £10.50 - is to be introduced
IT was nearly 40 years ago that rock 'n' rollers Heinz Burt and Dave Donnelly set off from Hampshire on a train trip they hoped would take them on the fast track to fame. Heinz went on to become a household name with the Tornados, who made pop history
BRENTFORD 0 - CHERRIES 2 MEL Machin has hinted he could be tempted to blood the latest crop of Cherries youngsters after seeing his side finally end their lingering relegation fears. Cherries moved into tenth place in Division 2 after Claus Jorgensen's
EVERYONE in the South will be able to check out what Chancellor Gordon Brown has in his shopping trolley for Budget Day tomorrow, but will there be any real surprises The Chancellor has already prepared us for many of the proposed tax changes in his November
A PARTIALLY-sighted pensioner was knocked to the floor in his own home for just £20. Now police are becoming increasingly concerned about rising violence used by doorstep fraudsters targeting Hampshire's pensioners. In just three weeks conmen have preyed
A BRAVE mum has leapt into action to help a charity for the disabled after it was targeted by thieves. Beverly Kelly, from Maybush, Southampton, took part in an assault course used for training rugby players in a bid to raise money for the Rose Road Children's
CAMPAIGNERS are planning more legal action to block controversial plans for an extension to Winchester's park-and-ride site if a pending judicial review fails. Local residents claim they have three additional legal actions up their sleeve to prevent a
STUDENTS from Southampton demonstrated they could give the cast of hit movie Brassed Off a run for their money with their efforts in the penultimate day of the city's music festival. The youngsters, from Tauntons College, wowed the judges with their renditions
A SOUTHAMPTON engineer has devised a revolutionary system to help monitor patients with serious head injuries. Dr Richard Penson, based at Southampton Institute, has spent ten years developing the technology, which he believes can help diagnose a range
Glenn Hoddle was today linked with the manager's job at Celtic with a national newspaper claiming he was being lined up for a summer switch to Parkhead. But Hoddle's right-hand man John Gorman said: "It is just the papers again. It is the first time I
SAINTS 2 - ASTON VILLA 0 Glenn Hoddle paid glowing tribute to the character of his his Saints players as they bounced back from their seven-goal crushing to end Aston Villa's 12-game unbeaten Premiership run. The 2-0 win completed a league double over
JAMES RICHARDSON and Tony Hill brought national titles back to Southampton after returning triumphant from the National Schoolboys Boxing Championships. The pair, from Southampton Golden Ring ABC, made it a day of double glory as Hill clinched a first-ever
CREWE 1 - POMPEY 3 THE PRESS seats high on the back row of Crewe's new stand opens up a great view, including that of Jodrell Bank. The radio telescope's giant dish scans the great void of space for the merest hint that there may be something Out There
