ATHLETE follow the release of their moving new single Black Swan Song with a Southampton University date. Expect plenty of live tracks from the Ivor Novello-winning four piece’s fourth album Black Swan. The South Londoners have sold more than a
THEM CROOKED VULTURES – THEM CROOKED VULTURES Supergroups seem to be the order of the day at the moment. Much like Hollywood’s obsession with superheroes these creations are springing up willy-nilly in an attempt to maybe pencil the participants
A SQUAD of ghostbusters will tonight be starting a full paranormal investigation on a historic Hampshire museum. The Raven’s Wing team, who will be equipped with herbs, potions, pagan artefacts, claim they can sense spirits. They will
IT’S official. I am old. When you only own one of NME’s top ten greatest albums of the decade, you know you’re no longer down with the kids. And I can only count Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, which comes in
A YOUNG girl escaped after she was grabbed by a man who wanted her to come with him, police have said. The 10-year-old was on her way to school yesterday morning in Totton when she was approached by a man. The girl was walking alone
First published in the Pink on November 14, 2009 WHO is it that we, as football fans, really expect to carry the can for mistakes – and the glory for success? The difference in the club now and what it was just six months ago is unbelievable.
First published in The Pink, November 14, 2009 THIS WEEK, lifelong Saints fan Herbie Taylor was immortalised in a painting (right). Trust me when I say there are few more deserving than Herbie. His passion for the club is nothing short of remarkable
FATHER Christmas just couldn’t resist hitching a ride on the Rio Grande train when he dropped in on Paultons Park to inspect the preparations for the festive season. Accompanied by one of his trusty elves, he has sacks full of presents for his
FOLLOWING the success of a series of steam day trips from Southampton this summer, heritage rail operator The Railway Touring Company has announced that it is to run two Christmas steam specials from the city next week. Historic locomotive 34067
THERE’S no need to panic about what gifts to get your family and friends, the BIC’s Christmas Gift Show, the perfect family event, has got the festive season all wrapped up for you. To be opened at 10am tomorrow by Chris Jarvis from Cbeebies, you
THE Highways Agency is ready for severe weather in the winter months ahead – and asking road users in the south to play their part in keeping the region moving. An agency survey of road users found that more than half of those surveyed had encountered
RELY on Volkswagen Group’s SEAT Spanish division for sunny colours and extrovert characters among the conservative Teutonic silvers, greys and blues favoured by VW customers. SEAT aimed for Alfa Romeo appeal with eye-searing paintwork and sporty
BBC Solent has been criticised after a radio presenter played a clip of Meg Ryan faking an orgasm during a show broadcast during the school run. Steve Harris, presenter of the drivetime show on Radio Solent, played the ten-second recording
IT is durable, robust and can tackle any road, no matter how tricky: the Volkswagen Amarok will have to prove those claims from January during the world’s toughest rally. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the “official supplier” to the Dakar
VAUXHALL’S Corsa is set to outsell any other sub-125g/km model range in the UK next year thanks to significant efficiency gains in its engine line up. Better still, from next April buyers will benefit from zero VED on all non-VXR manual Corsa
STUDENT boozing in Southampton city centre should be brought under control using Government laws on antisocial behaviour, Cabinet minister John Denham said last night. The Communities Secretary and Southampton Itchen MP urged the city council
TWO cruise passengers have been arrested after an attempt to smuggle cocaine through Southampton docks. Customs officers seized around one-and-a- half kilograms of the drug from the liner Black Watch, pictured. The cocaine is said to have
ALAN Pardew has admitted there is no place for Marek Saganowski in his vision of Saints. The Polish international has not even made the bench over the past couple of months. That is a far cry from his desperation to move on from Saints
A SOUTHAMPTON entrepreneur has opened her second shop selling “previously loved” clothes just seven months after being made redundant. Sarah Lehneis looks set to become one of the biggest winners of the recession with her plan to help hard-up
HE had just experienced the happiest moment of his life. But just three months after marrying, a Hampshire Army medic’s world has been shattered. Sergeant Simon Harmer lost both his legs after triggering an improvised explosive device
A SOUTHAMPTON entrepreneur has opened her second shop selling “previously loved” clothes just seven months after being made redundant. Sarah Lehneis looks set to become one of the biggest winners of the recession with her plan to help hard-up
THE first ship being built by defence giant BAE Systems in Hampshire for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has been formally named after the islands’ capital, Port of Spain. Employees at Portsmouth naval base, including hundreds
DEAN Hammond welcomes Norwich to St Mary’s tomorrow having already been part of a side that has thrashed the Canaries 7-1 this season. But the midfielder, who helped Colchester win 7-1 at Carrow Road on the opening day of 2009/10, is fully
A COURT has heard how a baby was taken to hospital days before doctors uncovered his catalogue of horrific injuries. The tot, who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffered fractured ribs, haemorrhaging around the brain and had more than 20
FIFA have said they will not allow a replay of the match between the Republic of Ireland and France, following Thierry Henry's handball. Henry's double handball in the build up the the French goal which gave France an aggregate 2-1 win has
HAMPSHIRE chairman Rod Bransgrove has spoken to Shane Warne about a Rose Bowl return next year. Australian spinner Warne captained the Hawks between 2004 and 2007 and could be in line for a Twenty20 return in 2010. Bransgrove admitted
health bosses want to cut the number of contraception clinics in Southampton despite the city having one of the south’s highest teenage pregnancy rates. They plan to reduce the number of sexual health and contraception clinics from nine
Passion and commitment to transforming the landscape of the county has seen a Hampshire man scoop one of the highest accolades in the industry. Norman Hambrook, managing director of Hambrooks in Titchfield, has received the Horticulture Week
SHOPPERS at a Southampton supermarket can help support sick children who stay in hospital over Christmas with a special gift appeal. A decorated trolley has been placed in Sainsbury’s, Shirley, for customers to drop off any extra toys and games
IF you believe the stereotypes, then they are not usually out of bed until noon, but two dozen students defied their doubters by turning out to help clear litter from several streets in Stanmore, Winchester. Undergraduates from the University of Winchester
A SOUTHAMPTON company’s fundraising efforts have raised nearly £600 for blind or visually-impaired people in the city. Staff from PR company Trimedia have done a ten-mile walk around Sparsholt and held two cake sales at Carlton Crescent in Southampton
Genre: Platform Platform: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Nintendo Classification: 3+ (PEGI) Nothing says Nintendo more than the most iconic gaming character of all time. Whenever anybody talks of moustached brothers wearing caps
Genre: Platform Platform: Sony PSP Publisher: Sony Classification: 3+ (PEGI) From the bloodstained departure lounges of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, to the beautifully peaceful worlds of LittleBigPlanet, never have I
Genre: Sports Platform: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Ubisoft Classification: 3+ (PEGI) I must confess that have the balance of an over-indulging drunkard participating in a sobriety test. It’s really that bad, and so the very
