COUNTY chiefs are set to spend up to £10m over five years on a remote alarm system for vulnerable pensioners living in their own homes. The “telecare” system could be fitted into thousands of homes across Hampshire in a bid to keep pensioners
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IT was one of the first acts of her long and historic reign. When Queen Elizabeth II took the throne 60 years ago, she soon confirmed university status for the Southampton University College. Since then, the institution has gone from
AS the Volvo Ocean Race finish line draws near, Ian Walker is looking forward to returning home to Warsash after the most dramatic eight months of his sailing career. So eventful has Walker’s second circumnavigation of the globe been he could
A FREIGHT firm in Southampton has seen staff numbers rocket after multi-million pound improvements to the rail network between the city and the Midlands. DB Schenker Rail UK has had to relocate to bigger offices within the Port of Southampton
HAMPSHIRE-based BAE Systems today handed over the first of three ocean patrol vessels to the Brazilian Navy. The defence giant signed a £133m deal to supply the ships, originally built for Trinidad & Tobago, for maritime security roles. Amazonas, the
West Brom head coach Steve Clarke admits securing goalkeeper Ben Foster on a permanent basis was a top priority after the 29-year-old today completed his permanent move from Birmingham. Foster has made the switch from St Andrew's for an undisclosed
The body of a man has been found on a beach after he was last seen going into the sea, according to police. The 29-year-old was first reported missing after a fisherman spotted him getting undressed near Fort Cumberland in Eastney, Portsmouth, yesterday
HAMPSHIRE sailors on board one of the Royal Navy's newest warships have made a sea pilgrimage to the spot where their namesake ship sank during the Second World War. The Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond visited the spot 60 miles north of Crete where the
Scores of residents have been left without power after a transformer exploded in Southampton. Homes in The Polygon area of the city were affected after the transformer blew up at around 1.40pm. Fire crews from St Mary's were called to
IT’S nearly time to get on your bikes. There are now just two days to go until this year’s Sky Ride Southampton, with thousands of people expected to saddle up and take to the streets of the city on Sunday. More than 10,000 cyclists
A FERRY company which was forced to cancel services between Southampton and the Isle of Wight due to overrun maintenance works insists the problems are now resolved. Earlier today Southampton City Council urged motorists to avoid an area
THE families of two firemen who died fighting a towerblock blaze fear they were “forgotten”, their barrister has claimed during the inquest into their deaths. The barrister representing the relatives of Red Watch firefighters James Shears and
THE first ever Southampton Open Studios Trail gets under way tomorrow. This offers a chance to visit working artists studios in Southampton and see the creative work being made there. The studios are open this weekend and next weekend from noon to
MOTORISTS are facing traffic misery this afternoon after a giant tree crashed down across a busy road in the New Forest. Police were called out after receiving reports that a 60ft silver birch had fallen on the A35 at Holmsley, between the Tea Rooms
A BRAVE teenage girl forced a burglar from her home by confronting him with a knife. The 15-year-old was upstairs in the house when the man broke in through an insecure door. Police described how she had crept downstairs after hearing someone
COME and join us for our big celebration. That is the message from the University of Southampton as it gears up to throw open its doors to the public to celebrate its own diamond jubilee this weekend. The institution is holding a special open
THEY are the social networks that are part of everyday life for thousands of Hampshire children. But for many youngsters, websites and mobile phones are creating a world where they cannot escape the torment of classroom bullies. Now a crackdown
SAINTS may have to splash out a British record fee for a goalkeeper if they are to land Jack Butland. Birmingham have already rejected a £6m offer from Saints for the 19- year-old and are adamant they will only sell one of the most highlyrated
THE festival season got under way last weekend with a definite splat at the Isle of Wight. The Island festival saw muddy scenes usually associated with Glastonbury. That festival isn’t on this year but plenty more are. This weekend
TV star Chris Evans handed over the keys of his treasured multi-million pound collection of Ferraris to strangers in Hampshire today. Chris auctioned off a scenic road trip in his luxury sports cars for Children in Need raising £1.5 million
AFTER a sell-out debut show in 2010 with Invaders of the Boogie Box at Itchen College, a street dance school from Southampton is set to smash the stage this weekend. Street Beatz Dance Academy, who train across the city, has recently performed
THOUSANDS of young people across Hampshire are still without a job or education, new figures show. Opposition politicians leapt on data revealing a rise in the teenage dropouts – but ministers insisted the crisis was “nothing new”. Across Southampton
Firefighters rescued a young woman trapped in her car last night. Two crews from St Mary's were called to Southampton City Centre after a BMW collided with a Peugeot. The woman driver of the Peugeot in her late twenties was freed from the Peugeot
ONE of the iconic shows of American musical theatre comes to Southampton this week. Following a hugely successful short tour in 2009 Cape Town Opera brings its production of Porgy and Bess to The Mayflower from Tuesday to July 7. Porgy
It’s hard to understand why it has taken almost 70 years since the end of the Second World War for Britain to et around to honouring the hundreds of thousands of bomber aircrews that risked their lives and in so many cases paid the ultimate sacrifice
As a survivor of the Isle of Wight Festival – no, I don’t camp, but I still think I deserve the campaign medal – I feel sufficiently qualified to comment on the whole mud-soaked debacle that saw thousands sleeping in their cars on jammed roads
Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry is expected to be out for up to seven weeks with a knee injury. Carberry will undergo an operation to remove torn cartilage this weekend, having seen a specialist yesterday afternoon. The 31-year-old
The wealthy jeweller’s son found guilty of murdering Hampshire student Emily Longley in a jealous rage is to appeal. Elliot Turner, 21, was jailed for a minimum of 16 years last month after he was convicted of strangling the 17-year-old Brockenhurst
IMMIGRATION officials raided an upmarket Indian restaurant in Southampton just after it opened last night. UK Border Agency officers swooped on Coriander Lounge in the High Street as it was serving customers. One officer stood guard
STAFF at Marwell Wildlife are celebrating a new addition to their troop of white-faced Saki monkeys. The baby, who is just under two weeks’ old, was born as part of a European Endangered Species Programme. Shelly Parkes, animal collection
The Verderers will not withdraw their consent for plans to divert an ancient New Forest stream using 10,000 tonnes of imported gravel. The group has rejected calls to veto the £250,000 scheme, which aims to return the artificially straightened Latchmore
POLICE are urging vigilance after a string of attempted house break-ins in Southampton. A resident returned to their home in West End Road, Bitterne, to find signs of an attempted break-in sometime on Wednesday between 8.40am and 12.15pm. Across the
