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  • Man found dead in Southampton named by police

    POLICE have confirmed the name of a man found dead in Southampton. Barrie Thompson was discovered dead at an address in Woodmill Lane on Sunday, May 24, 10 days after being reported missing. The 51-year-old’s car was found at Woodmill on Saturday

  • Ten arrests after gunshots at beauty spot

    TEN people have been arrested after gunshots were fired at a Hampshire beauty spot. Police are continuing to investigate following a serious public order incident at Portsdown Hill on Sunday, May 24 at around 5.20pm. Armed officers were deployed

  • Wickets for Bird on Hants debut

    JACKSON Bird has taken his first wickets for Hampshire - and could make his first-team debut this weekend. The Australian fast bowler has been unable to play for Hampshire since arriving six weeks ago, due to a neck injury. But the 28 year-old

  • Sholing Vase hero signs new Gosport contract

    SHOLING always knew that FA Vase hero Mike Carter had the potential to cut it at Conference South level – and they weren’t wrong. The midfielder made such an impact for Gosport Borough last season that he has been rewarded with a new two-year deal

  • Couple accused of £1m tax fraud at nursery

    A HAMPSHIRE couple carried a tax and National Insurance fraud worth almost £1m at a nursery, a court has heard. Jurors at Southampton Crown Court heard how ex-husband and wife Michael and Marina Scott failed to provide HMRC with documents showing

  • Motorcyclist killed in road crash

    A MOTORRCYCLIST died after being involved in a collision with a van. Police are investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the A3055 Cowleaze Hill, Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, that happened on the afternoon of Sunday, May 24. Shortly

  • Former Totton loanee gets England call-up

    BOURNEMOUTH’S former AFC Totton loanee Baily Cargill has been named in the England under-20s squad for the Toulon Tournament which kicks off in France tomorrow. The 19-year-old could potentially follow in the footsteps of Cherries boss Eddie Howe

  • No verdict in brothers' terrorism trial

    The jury has been discharged in a trial of two brothers accused of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism. Tuhin Shahensha, 27, and Mustakim Jaman, 23 - brothers of a British man who died while fighting in Syria - were accused at Kingston

  • Sophie's in with a shot for World Youth Championships

    SOPHIE Merritt was not among the medallists at the 2015 Hampshire Track & Field Championships. Yet her weekend could hardly have gone better. With qualification for the World Youth Championships top of her priority list, the Southampton

  • Colombia calling for Shirley sprint ace

    OLI Bromby was a man in a hurry at the 2015 Hampshire Athletics Track & Field Championships. With July’s World Youth Championships in Colombia calling, the 17-year-old Southampton AC sprinter had no time to waste at Portsmouth’s Mountbatten

  • Southampton's ‘future stars’ cast for Oliver! musical

    Principal casting has been announced for the upcoming Mayflower Summer Youth Project production of Oliver! which runs from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August. Thomas Norman from Romsey plays the title role of Oliver, Sam Wood from Fareham plays Fagin, Georgia

  • Puppet class aims to make you think big about drama

    Local theatre company Unexpected Places, and drama class provider Acting UP, will be running two free puppetry workshops for their local community thanks to funding from O2’s Think Big programme.Artistic Director Rosanna Sloan said;“This is a great opportunity

  • Hampshire B&B crowned one of ‘funkiest’ in UK

    A HAMPSHIRE bed and breakfast is celebrating after being named one of the funkiest in the country.When it comes to all things funky, The Pig in the Wall, in Southampton, is officially the second best in the UK, beating off competition from scores of other

  • Plea to industry leaders to cut business crimes

    CAPTAINS of industry across Hampshire are urged to report business crimes as part of a new strategy by police chiefs who are pledging a crackdown.Officers from Hampshire police have announced a commitment to cracking down on business crime in the county

  • Winchester architecture firm brings home international awards

    AN ARCHITECTURE firm with offices in Winchester has reported a stellar week taking home three awards from the USA and two in the UK.In Texas, Hyde Street-based Adam Architecture and its urban design branch, Adam Urbanism, was handed a Congress for the

  • REVIEW: Absent Friends, Theatre Royal, Winchester

    Halfway through a 17-theatre national tour, this Alan Ayckbourn gem delighted a Winchester audience. Set during a middle-England afternoon tea party in 1974, this hugely enjoyable play – Ayckbourn’s 14th in a current total of 79 – is an astute

  • Hampshire student nails first prize in prestigious competition

    A HAMPSHIRE carpentry student has nailed first place in a prestigious competition.City College Southampton student Louis Hixon-Denton gained the top spot in the popular CITB SkillBuild 2015 South East regional heat and is now planning for the final later

  • Forest firms to be showcased at special business expo

    FIRMS in the New Forest are being offered a unique chance to showcase their products at a mass get together of business bosses.New Forest Business Expo – the first event of its type to be held in the district – aims to attract firms from a wide range

  • Bosses urged to step up for enterprise partnership

    THE Solent Local Enterprise Partnership is looking for some of the South's business leaders to become directors. The organisation, responsible for putting together long-term plans to boost the South's economy by channelling more than £150m of Government

  • 'Cool' Britannia to lead cruise industry into bright future

    AT the heart of the success of P&O’s remarkable new cruise ship Britannia, says the company’s head man, lies the fact it is now acceptable to find all things British as cool and desirable. It is a bold statement from David Noyes, Chief Executive

  • Driver threatened with bolt croppers by robber in Southampton

    POLICE are hunting a thug who threatened a Southampton motorist with a pair of bolt croppers. The 28-year-old man was in his car reversing into a parking space on Earls Road, Portswood, when a man walked behind his vehicle, making him brake sharply

  • Cancer diagnosis brings best friends even closer together

    TOBY Cooke was just 19 years old and looking forward to starting university when he found out he had a rare form of cancer. A few months earlier, whilst on a family holiday to Alton Towers, Toby had discovered a lump in his left hand. After first

  • Emergency services called after 'reports of someone falling'

    EMERGENCY services including the air ambulance have been called to The Bickerley in Ringwood. A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service said they were called at 10.42am to the area after reports of a person that had fallen. An ambulance

  • Film favourites sparkle at spectacular charity walk

    Stars sparkled this weekend at the MoonWalk London, as 15,000 women and men power walked through the city at midnight in decorated bras, raising money and awareness for breast cancer. The fabulous bras on show reflected the Saturday Night at the

  • Ferry service suspended for four hours

    PASSENGERS were late for work today after the Hythe ferry service was suspended for four hours. One of the vessels was undergoing its annual service and the other broke down, leaving rush-hour commuters stranded on both sides of Southampton Water

  • Efit released after couple racially abused while dog walking

    POLICE have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after a couple were racially abused in Hampshire. The couple were walking along the footpath behind Churchward Gardens in Hedge End when a man walking a grey coloured dog started

  • Vouchers connect city firms to faster service

    (NOTE: Use with panel)THREE Hampshire firms are among the first in the country to get thousands of pounds of Government cash to boost their broadband.Corrotherm, Lawson HIS and the CSA Recruitment Group were the first Southampton firms to win vouchers

  • Being British is suddenly very cool says P&O top man

    At the heart of the success of P&O’s remarkable new cruise ship Britannia, says the company’s head man, lies the fact it is now acceptable to find all things British as cool and desirable.It is a bold statement from David Noyes, Chief Executive of Southampton-based

  • Thousands flock to see titans of trucking world

    THOUSANDS of people from across the region came to a Hampshire motor museum to gasp at behemoths of the motoring world.Beaulieu’s National Motor Museum was the scene for the third annual Truckmania event where families were entertained with monster trucks

  • Changes to trail spark campaign

    PROTESTERS marched through the streets of a Hampshire village to show their opposition to changes to a bridleway.They oppose the revamping of the trail that runs ten miles from Wickham to West Meon along the line of the old Meon Valley railway.The demonstrators

  • Scientists question the evidence on muscle loss

    EMBARGOED until 00.01am, Wednesday May 13CURRENT evidence about what leads to muscle loss in elderly people has been questioned by scientists at the University of Southampton.While some studies show that diet and exercise can prevent muscle loss in old

  • Celebrating 20 years of retail work

    A NEW FOREST retailer is celebrating two decades serving groceries at the heart of his community.Mike West bought the village shop, Netley View Post Office and Stores in Fawley Road in 1995 because he was keen to be his own boss.Since then it has been

  • Boruc signs for Bournemouth after Southampton release

    SAINTS have announced that six players - including Artur Boruc and Jos Hooiveld - are being let go by the club. The annual released list also features Cody Cropper, Omar Rowe, Jake Sinclair and Chris Johns. All six players see their contracts

  • £3.4m price for a chunk of farmland

    A CHUNK of Hampshire farmland has gone on the market with an asking price of £3.4 million.BCM, based at Sutton Scotney, is marketing 283 acres of arable land between Winchester and Alresford in the upper reaches of the Itchen Valley.The Grade 3 land has

  • Homes venture could be under way next year

    A NEW Southampton City Council venture designed to lead to hundreds of new city homes could be up and running next year.Labour council housing chief Warwick Payne said the proposed Development Company could be ready to go next year, with the Townhill

  • Dog breeder takes lead on university course

    A SOUTHAMPTON dog breeder has been picked out by her university as one of the most aspiring students due to her passion for rural life.Jo Blakely was selected from more than 2,000 students by Harper Adams University in Shropshire as student of the month

  • Cars destroyed by fire in Southampton

    TWO cars were destroyed in a blaze in a Southampton street. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire, which also saw a van damaged in Wellow Close. Firefighters were called out to the road in Harefield at 4.15am. The cause

  • Boat drifting after running out of fuel

    COASTGUARDS are currently helping a vessel which ran out of fuel off the South Coast. The crew of the motor sailor called the coastguard at 5.52am when they were off St Catherine’s Point on the southern end of the Isle of Wight. Both are said

  • Scientists question the evidence on muscle loss

    CURRENT evidence about what leads to muscle loss in elderly people has been questioned by scientists at the University of Southampton. While some studies show that diet and exercise can prevent muscle loss in old age, researchers have found that

  • Crunch time for £150 million city centre redevelopment

    THE controversial firm behind a £150million city centre revamp could be ditched in just over a week after civic chiefs rejected an extension to their development deal. Winchester City Council snubbed an offer from developer TIAA Henderson Real

  • Fonte: Southampton are at a crossroads

    JOSE Fonte believes Saints are embarking on a huge summer in their history, with the club needing to decide if they want to commit to climbing higher in the table. Saints have just finished their finest ever Premier League campaign, reaching 60

  • Red and white send off for mourned Saints fan

    MOURNERS will dress in red and white when a 20-year-old Hampshire dad who died suddenly is laid to rest. Popular Josh Payne’s sudden unexplained death has left his community stunned. Now his family has asked people to dress in Saints football

  • Alderweireld wants future resolved quickly

    TOBY Alderweireld is hoping for a swift resolution on his future, admitting he will miss Saints if he has to go. The Belgium international has proved to be a simply magnificent signing, establishing himself as one of the most highly-regarded centre