A BIG increase in the number of patients at Basingstoke hospital suffering from asbestos-related lung cancer is expected by doctors, a consultant has warned. Dr Kevin McKinlay told directors at Basingstoke hospital that past exposure to the deadly substance
JURORS were yesterday considering their verdicts in the trial of two Basingstoke youths accused of carrying out a brutal attack on a teenager in South Ham. This week saw the final evidence and closing speeches in the trial of Sonny Pollock and Joshua
Today's Principal Arrivals: Aurora, passenger ship, 0700, 106; Feed Star, bulk, 1130, 33; Shanghai Express, carrier, AM, 207; Seven Seas Highway, 1600, 43; Cap Finisterre, 2359, Southampton Container Terminal; OOCL Freedom, carrier, PM, 206; Autofreighter
Hampshire student Jon Dee is one step closer to becoming a national Peugeot 206 Winter Cup rally driver after his notable performance during the first round of the ProSpeed Motorsport Rally Scholarship. He impressed instructors on both tarmac and gravel
As you may know, Zahra Clark, pictured above, has taken over from Clare Egerton in writing this weekly page. And Zahra admits: "I'm really excited about it. "This is the clubs' netball page, so I really want to have the details of what's going on at the
Hants and Dorset crews had to deal with the euphoria of victory and the bitter disappointment of defeat in one of the best Championship Regattas for years. BTC's senior men's four Mark Weaver, Paul; Lindley, Matt Bailey, Simon Bailey (stroke) Sarah Wardell
WINCHESTER City Museum will celebrate its 100th anniversary next month and it's inviting people to take part in a competition . The museum, located at the entrance to Cathedral Green, has brought the history and archaeology of the area alive for many
WINCHESTER MP Mark Oaten, pictured, has started a new service to allow constituents to text him with their views. People can lobby him on any issue simply by texting their message in the normal way to 07781 484661. He already receives more than 500 e-mails
SOUTHAMPTON Boat Show is home to what could be the next chart sensation - aspiring Pop Idol Katy Pullinger. The 23-year-old is soon to be splashed on TV screens across the nation as one of the final 50 hopefuls left in the talent show after a gruelling
A COACHING programme to find Southampton's next James Beattie has kicked off in the city. Coaches from Saints are running the scheme, which began this week at Butts Road Recreation Ground in Sholing. The weekly football sessions are open to girls and
ONE of Southampton's leading churchmen has called for a religious ceremony to be held at the same time as the start of the city centre's Christmas celebrations The Rector of Southampton City Parish the Rev Ian Johnson has called for the service after
IF YOU love beautiful furniture and china then you must not miss the opportunity to pick up a bargain at a house clearance sale being held today. Southampton couple Frederick and Patricia Norwood of Brighton Road, Banister Park are leaving behind their
STAFF at the Asda hypermarket in Chandler's Ford will be just tickled pink to hear from anyone willing to help them break the record for the world's biggest singalong tomorrow. Choirs, bands, budding singers, community groups - in fact anyone willing
A NEW term for Bishopstoke Youth Theatre gets under way tomorrow in a sparkling new venue. A major facelift at the Bishopstoke Community Association Centre in Church Road didn't deter the Bishopstoke group of the award-winning Eastleigh Borough Youth
Cherries 1 - Sheffield Wed 0 MAGNIFICENT Cherries hammered the woodwork four times before finally nailing promotion favourites Wednesday with a last minute winner. Bournemouth were simply awesome and the scoreine hardly does justice to a quite stunning
MODEST Lymington & New Milton boss Ian Robinson refused to take credit for the tactical wizardry behind last night's 5-1 win over Blackfield & Langley. With the Linnets trailing to a first-half Darren Curtis own goal, Robinson hailed skill-laden
It's an all-Hampshire battle in the up to 1400cc modprod sports car class on Sunday as the curtain comes down on another season at Gurston Down's Hill Climb venue. Ian Gaskell from Bordon in his Westfield SEi just heads another former Gurston champion
Rob Collard and Hampshire compatriot James Kaye will go hell for leather for the Independents Cup in the last two races of the British Touring Car Championship at Donington on Sunday. Collard, from Eversley, leads by just one point from Alton-based Kaye
FLEMING Park won the 37th Alderman Hammond tournament at the weekend. They beat Home James A in a closely-contested final 9-8 but were never behind and ran out deserved winners. The tournament traditionally takes place before the start of the winter league
A £21m reservoir scheme, designed to be beautiful as well as useful, has been officially opened on the outskirts of Totton. The Testwood Lakes project between the M27 and Calmore Industrial Estate can supply water to 200,000 people in Totton and Southampton
FOREST Arts Centre in New Milton is forming a new adult community choir for people in the New Forest area. Membership of the choir is open to both experienced singers and those with no experience but who would like to try singing, and who would enjoy
TODAY is B-Day for Southampton City Council over it's controversial rubbish collection plans. But those fighting the city council's proposals to replace weekly household collection with a fortnightly one have been urged: "Don't give up the fight". That's
FOR 25 years station cook Shirley Cole has made sure that Gosport firefighters have been well fed and watered. She has just received a certificate for reaching this culinary milestone in service. But instead of bubbling over with joy, the 48-year-old,
LEADING gymnasts have won funds to build a state-of-the-art sports centre at a Hampshire school. Pupils at Hamble Sports College will benefit from the £1.1m project along with nationally ranked members of the Dynamo School of Gymnastics. The centre has
A FORMER Saints star born and bred in Southampton who captained England's schoolboys as a youngster has died. Harry Lanham signed for the side from Norwich in the late 1930s, around the same period the club legend Ted Bates also joined. He became a Saint
WHEN staff at a Southampton school asked its pupils to come up with a design for a courtyard shelter they were not prepared for the resulting innovative idea. Pupils at St Mark's Junior School in Shirley designed an extraordinary shelter to cover the
THE south's glorious summer continues this week with temperatures remaining well above the norm for September. Hampshire has been basking in warm sunshine for the past few days and temperatures have been in the mid 20s. Forecasters predict the warm spell
WHEN it comes to "dry recycling," Eastleigh council already leads the country for reclaiming such items as plastic bottles, newspaper, junk mail, cardboard and cans. But thanks to a year-long pilot project and the efforts of people in Botley and Boorley
STUDENTS at Southampton Institute have denied their massive 3,000-strong city centre pub crawl will be boozy, saying the idea will actually promote sensible drinking. The students' union says the event, called The Big Pub Crawl, is merely a guided tour
THE date's been set, the route's been marked and most importantly of all, the carnival queen's been chosen. It's that time of year again for the final preparations to be made for the Titchfield Carnival which takes place on October 27. Organisers The
A WOMAN is battling to revive her local youth club at a time of life when most people are thinking of putting their feet up. Elsie Sparks who is 76 years old but so loves the club where she was a member as a teenager that she's determined not to see it
