RACHEL LAMB talks to a former Hampshire SAS soldier who has seen some of the world's most explosive conflicts from the eye of the storm For 25 years he was a member of Britain's secretive SAS regiment but now Peter Ratcliffe has broken rank by laying
THE case against a man accused of living off his girlfriend's earnings as a prostitute has collapsed. Vernon Lester, 54, denied the charge at Portsmouth Crown Court, and prosecutors decided not to proceed after the court heard from ex-girlfriend Heidi
Great Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson became queen of the track with her fourth gold as Britain look set to smash through the 40-gold medal barrier at the Paralympic Games in Sydney today. With just over a day to go to the finale of 11 days of competition
HOSPITAL bosses have refused to comment on their on-going investigation into the death of a patient who died of the MRSA superbug. Ernest Wilde died from the infection at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) after going there for an operation
POLICE in Winchester are warning people not to give out their credit card numbers over the phone. A woman had her handbag stolen from an office in St Clement Street, Winchester. The thief then rang the woman and conned her in to giving him the necessary
Ali Kefford spent the day with one of Winchester's most diplomatic residents, Dick Wilkinson, the new Director of the Americas. THERE must be people less arrogant than Dick Wilkinson, but none immediately springs to mind. He's not a particularly tall
To take a short walk, lunch at a pub and a wander round the ancient church of a Hampshire village is still one of the great pleasures of life. Local author Barry Shurlock recommends some of Hampshire's finest spots to enjoy a stroll. THE River Itchen
TEDDY Sheringham completed a quickfire hat-trick either side of half-time to give Manchester United a resounding win. United were sent on their way by a slip from Paul Jones who allowed a tame effort from Andy Cole to slip through his legs early in the
Half time scores from the top clubs in the South Manchester Utd 2 - Southampton 0 Stoke 2 - Bournemouth 0 Portsmouth 1 - Birmingham 0
GARAGE raiders made off with £170 worth of power and hand tools after targeting an address in Neilson Close, Chandler's Ford. Included in the haul was a tool box, an electric screwdriver, a sander plus 20 hand tools including chisels, spanners and a saw
SOLENT Stars are not standing idle despite a weekend breather from competitive basketball. They will be using the break to play behind-closed-doors matches against local opposition, giving them a chance to work team-plays and assimilate new arrivals Gareth
Hampshire's swimmers have taken Britain's biggest inter-county swimming event by storm - powering to their first-ever victory by a huge margin. And with consistency the key, local trio Julia Beckett, Josh Sweeney and Alex Savage each medalled in both
WINCHESTER Tories are proposing a local champion for the elderly to look after the interests of older people. Freddie Allgood, the Conservative leader, is asking the city council to appoint a member of the Cabinet to make sure that the needs of older
Hat-tricks came at the double for the ladies of Southampton Hockey Club's second team as they romped to an 11-0 win over Middleton and Bognor. Liz Walker and Jenny Kimber were the three-scoring heroes with strikes from Nicki Le Bas (2), Kay Whittingham
