SHANE WARNE has spoken of his disappointment after failing to go past Muttiah Muralitharan's world record. Warne and Muralitharan are now level on 527 wickets after Hampshire's captain took 4 for 69 on the last day of Australia's drawn Test match against
QUEEN Mary's College has been rated as one of the best in Hampshire by the Learning and Skills Council. The Basingstoke college is among 10 in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight that have been given an excellent rating - the highest number from any region
THE arson attack on waste-collection vehicles serving the borough of Basingstoke and Deane could be an opportunity for a shake-up, a prominent councillor has suggested. Tory borough and county councillor Phil Heath has suggested now is the time to improve
A MENU from the first meal served on board Titanic fetched £45,000 at auction, a world record for memorabilia from the ill-fated Southampton liner. The menu from Titanic's first class restaurant is signed by the ship's Fifth Officer Harold Lowe. It was
THE HAMPSHIRE private members club which recently launched a £50 cocktail has found high spending high rollers thin on the ground and has gone into administration. "Internal management difficulties" are also said to be behind the decision by the £600-
DEFENDING champion Nick Williamson is having his work cut out in this season's Toyo Tyres Modified Production Saloon Car Championship. The Southampton driver has won his last three races at Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Snetterton but still trails Gareth
WINCHESTER residents claim they are being terrorised by local children throwing crab apples at their homes. People living in The Valley, Stanmore, say more than 200 apples have smashed into their flats during the last week. Resident Chris Perry, 58, a
A PAIR of Winchester schoolgirls travelled to London to interview a top politician and businessmen at an IT conference. Victoria Cahill and Victoria Weston, Year 8 pupils at Kings School, were delighted to be invited to attend the Skills Strategy -- One
A NEW battle in looming over controversial plans to build 40 homes on the edge of a New Forest village. Fenchurch Residential Limited has lodged an appeal after the district council rejected its latest application to redevelop a former artificial insemination
Girlfriends - Portchester Players' Community Centre, Portchester. THIS musical drama is about the role of the WAAFs in the Second World War. A sub plot concerns a love story played out against the uncertain background of war. The scene is set by a long
CASES of potentially-fatal "superbug" infections have soared at Southampton hospitals, new figures reveal. The number of hospital-acquired MRSA infections at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has risen from 53 cases in 2002-03 to 62 in 2003-04
HEALTH chiefs have launched an investigation after a grieving husband criticised the care his wife received before her death. Gordon Dedman, 57, who works for British Gas in Southampton, claims there is still a big question mark over why his wife Carol
HIS portrayal of the Titanic tragedy centred on a doomed love affair played out by two Hollywood superstars. While the blockbuster sent Leonardo DiCaprio's and Kate Winslet's status soaring it also re-ignited a worldwide fascination with the ill-fated
DAZZLING dresses, smart suits and lavish limousines. That is how hundreds of teenagers have been celebrating the end of school in Hampshire. Over the past few weeks dozens of proms for year 11 students have been held in school halls, hotels, on boats
CIVIL servants based at the Office for National Statistics in Titchfield are bracing themselves to hear how many of their 1,100 jobs are to be lost from the area. It comes after ONS chief executive Len Cook spoke out in May to quell job loss fears among
HE came from a dynasty of Eastleigh funeral directors whose history can be traced back to the late 1800s. Stanley Rogers, who for more than 40 years ran the family firm of A H Rogers & Sons, has died. He was 84. He was a popular figure in the town
SAINTS have been forced to issue yet another statement on James Beattie's future as one of the strangest transfer stories for many years rumbled on. Chairman Rupert Lowe and manager Paul Sturrock again put on a united front to insist that talk of a £6m
EGYPTIAN striker Mido has explained why his potential move to Newcastle fell through. The 6ft 3in Saints target, who is great in the air and primarily left-footed, was wanted by United. But Mido turned down the move because Sir Bobby Robson was unable
DAVE ROBERTS proudly shows off his trophy at St Mary's after being named Premier League Groundsman of the Year. It was the third time that Saints and Roberts, pictured, had been nominated for the prestigious trophy and it proved to be third time lucky
DIMITRI MASCARENHAS put his England disappointment behind him to set up a Twenty20 showdown against the Kent Spitfires at the Rose Bowl. Mascarenhas, the hero of Friday's Sky-televised win against Sussex, starred with bat and ball to keep Hampshire's
PAUL Terry was delighted with his side's best Twenty20 batting display so far. Hampshire manager Terry has been demanding an improvement with the bat and he got from his players last night. He said: "Putting runs together has been our Achilles heel until
WORKERS at Sainsbury's distribution depot in Basingstoke have been told that plans to move to a brand-new facility at New Greenham Park have been put on hold. Many of the 900 staff at the Houndmills depot were told yesterday morning that the supermarket
HIS portrayal of the Titanic tragedy centred on a doomed love affair played out by two Hollywood superstars. While the blockbuster sent Leonardo DiCaprio's and Kate Winslet's status soaring it also re-ignited a worldwide fascination with the ill-fated
NEW railings with a modern welded 'seagull' design will be part of ambitious plans to restore one of Southampton's most historic buildings. The scheme to replace railings around Holyrood Church's chancel and the Titanic memorial inside was given the official
Today's Principal Arrivals: Patriot, vehicle, 0430, 40; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Velazquez, ro/ro, 0600, 105; Montlhery, ro/ro, 0630, 201 link; Medea, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Asian Captain, ro/ro, 0830, 43; Arroyofrio Dos, ro/ro, 1130, 105; OPDR Sevilla
AMBITIOUS plans to restore one of Southampton's most historic buildings move a step closer today. Planners are set to discuss a scheme this Tuesday. The plan is to replace railings around Holyrood Church's Chancel and the memorial to the Titanic tragedy
Britain and the US have signed a treaty to protect the wreck of the Titanic, which sailed from Southampton, from looting. The treaty would set up regulations to control visits to the site, located in international waters about 225 miles off the coast
Southampton liner Titanic will be resurrected at a science festival today. An audience at the Edinburgh International Science Festival will be among the first members of the public to smell the perfume, which was found near the wreck of the liner in 2000
MORE than 160 drivers and riders will gather at Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb next Sunday for the third round of the Gates of Brockenhurst Hill Climb Championship and BARC Top Ten Challenge. Topping the bill will be Salisbury's own Karl Davison, who is
EASTLEIGH'S Shane Kelly continues to pile up the points in the UK-based ARP Formula 3 Championship. Despite a suspension problem during qualifying, he still managed to put the car fifth on the grid for the latest round at Brands Hatch - and he went on
OLYMPIC dreams have become reality for fairytale Fareham gymnast Vanessa Hobbs. The 17-year-old former Cams Hill School student has been confirmed as a member of the women's artistic team to compete in Athens. Hobbs's smile said it all after she sealed
PAST British Best All Rounder champion Ian Cammish (Sonic Cycles) has given his seal of approval to the Petersfield Bypass course. Cammish marked one of his rare appearances on southern roads with a sparkling time of 1hr 45min 34sec in the Wessex Veterans
A TEAM of nine youngsters, eight of whom train with Southampton Diving Academy, picked up one gold and three bronze medals in Graz, Austria in the international diving meet of the GAK-Wasserspringen club. The British squad took fifth position in the team
A THRIVING Totton church has unveiled plans to build a major extension that will treble its existing seating capacity. The number of people worshipping at Testwood Baptist Church in Salisbury Road, Totton, is said to have doubled in the past few years
IT was hailed as a golden opportunity to transform a waterfront site in Lymington. The closure of the Webb's chicken factory was a terrible blow to the town's economy, but presented civic leaders with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They were quick
VICTIMS of sex abuse whose cases were dealt with by shamed former judge David Selwood are today calling for sentences to be reviewed. They have contacted police worried whether their abusers have been given a fair hearing by the former judge who was yesterday
A TEAM of women who work for Customs and Excise have a special reason for joining the effort to raise thousands of pounds for cancer research this weekend. Thirty women from the Southampton office at Compass House in Maybush will be dedicating their effort
A SCHEME to safeguard our heritage coastline has been given the green light by environment bosses. Councillors have approved plans to protect 17 miles of shoreline owned by Hampshire County Council from the effects of erosion. The action was prompted
THE show has starred the likes of Jason Donovan and Phillip Schofield on the London stage. Now the pupils of Sholing Junior School will be in the spotlight when they perform Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. After six months of rehearsals
JOBS are definitely to go at Titchfield's Office for National Statistics. Civil servants based at ONS are bracing themselves to be told how many of the their 1,100 jobs will be axed. ONS chief executive Len Cook spoke out in May to quell job loss fears
THEY arrived in style to let their hair down and live it up. Stretched limo after stretched limo pulled up outside the Botleigh Grange Hotel, Hedge End, to drop off teenagers at the end of year prom. Once inside the hotel the ball gown-clad girls and
THERE were no phone calls to Robert Tobin's Old Basing home yesterday telling him to pack his bags for the Olympics. Instead the 20-year-old Southampton University student found out via the Internet that he had been selected for Britain's 4x400 relay
AN EASTLEIGH school has come top of the class after a rigorous 12 month long test. Crestwood Community School has been awarded the coveted Investor in People (IIP) status by Business Link Wessex. The award was presented by BBC South's Sally Taylor to
