BOSSES at Vosper Thornycroft in Southampton are braced for more disruption as 600 ship-workers at the Woolston site step up industrial action. An overtime ban comes into force at noon today and the five unions involved have announced a schedule of one-day
HAMPSHIRE is to host one of the world's largest ever celebrations of youth sport. The first youth "Olympics" will be held in Southampton in August 2000 - and will be one of Britain's premier millennium celebration events. More than 7,000 youngsters and
SAINTS have set themselves a triple target to ensure they move into their new ground at St Marys on schedule in August, 2001. The club aim to begin work on the site before the end of this summer to divert the many services underground. These include two
THE Southampton office of investment capital firm 3i has committed more than £50 million of funds in the last 12 months. "Despite the uncertain economic conditions over the last 12 months, we have had an exceptional year, with near record levels of investment
SOUTHAMPTON construction firm Mostlane is building business and sporting links with Poland. The Eastleigh firm has already bought a piece of land close to Kalisz which it plans to develop into a holiday complex and next week it is taking a team of youngsters
GOVERNORS of one of the South's top colleges have been forced to axe jobs and offer fewer courses under a sweeping survival plan. Southampton Institute's shake-up will lead to about 50 posts going among academic and sup-port staff. Eleven courses, seven
FANCY a large bowl of jelly fish, that is Well, marine expert Greg Wilde just couldn't wait to try his hand. The 21-year-old Isle of Wight expert emerged more or less unscathed after taking a dip in a tank full of jellyfish at Portsmouth Sea Life Centre
A DISTRAUGHT family forced to get rid of its dogs over a feud with neighbours now faces a second eviction threat. Mother-of-four Heather Sargeant is at her wits' end and claims that she is being deliberately "victimised" in a bid to drive her out of the
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner was being comforted by relatives today after he killed his wife in a freak accident at a supermarket car park. The 80-year-old man's common-law wife of 30 years died after the Maestro he was driving ran into her at the Lymington
HAMPSHIRE looked anything but PPP Healthcare County Champi-onship leaders as a sloppy performance in the field let Nottinghamshire off the hook on yesterday's opening day at Trent Bridge. Hampshire conceded no fewer than 73 extras to help Notts recover
IF the pressure of exams is playing on the mind of Melanie Purkiss, the 20-year-old psychology student from North Baddesley doesn't let it show. Two years ago the Team Solent sprinter made the athletics world sit up and take notice as a surprise 200 metres
EMMA Davies heads off to the land of fjords today intent on getting last weekend's "rubbish" run out of her system. Andover AC's 20-year-old Commonwealth Games semi-finalist has an 800 metres race lined up in Norway tomorrow and can only hope to improve
BEN AINSLIE will be gunning for a gold medal at this week's Spa Olympic Classes Regatta in Holland to confirm his standing as the World's top Laser sailor. At last month's French Olympic Week, Britain's World number one Ainslie and the Soling crew of
