SMALL firms in Southampton are to get practical help to deal with business regulations. The promise of quick access to the best sources of advice and information was given by John Denham, MP for Southampton Itchen to the Federation of Small Business.
PUB retailer Eldridge Pope has completed a £145,000 investment in six superior en suite letting bedrooms at the Stanmore Hotel, Winchester. The development of first floor accommodation within the Stanmore at Pitts Corner, is part of a massive investment
Today's principal arrivals and departures Today's principal arrivals: Connemara, general cargo, 0200, Container Terminal; Repubblica di Roma, ro-ro, 0830, 202; Hual Ingrita, vehicle carrier, 1130, 40; Stolt Kestrel, am, St Helens; Julia, general cargo
THE Royal Family's favourite sculptor, Warsash's Ian Brennan, is to feature in a week-long TV documentary later this month. The Channel 4 programme, Collector's Lot, will show the process of making a coronet for new members of the Most Noble Order of
RUSH-HOUR traffic ground to a halt on the M27 near Southampton this morning as controversial roadworks finally got under way. By 7am long tailbacks had built up along the eastbound carriageway at Rownhams services as drivers queued to join the M3. Police
FARMERS and growers have reaped the benefits of higher incomes - thanks to a series of special markets held in Winchester during the summer. Local stores have also revealed their takings soared by 30 per cent on the days when the farmers' markets were
PLANS for a massive new incinerator on the edge of Southampton have taken a step forward. It comes after Hampshire County Council granted planning permission for an energy from waste burner at Chineham, near Basingstoke, yesterday. Now, a similar plant
THE RAILWAY Children could return to Hampshire as the Watercress Line is seeking to take school children off buses and put them on the rails. The new scheme would see pupils travelling to and from secondary school by train between Alresford and Alton.
FITZROY SIMPSON fears his days at Pompey could be numbered and he's not prepared to let the grass grow under his feet. Simpson is out of contract at the end of this season and has already been told by manager Alan Ball that any negotiations on a new deal
JAMES BICKHAM swaps his Somerset cowshed twice a week to attend a Southampton finishing school. But this one is slightly different to the sort that turns out well-heeled young ladies. The finishing school Bickham attends is Jack Bishop's professional
SOUTHAMPTON-based insurance group Skandia Life has unveiled a new agreement to sponsor Cowes Week for the next three years, in a deal worth £1.5 million. The company has been the main sponsor of the annual world famous sailing regatta since 1995. Skandia
Today's foreign exchange rates Austria 20.95chillings Belgium 61.44 francs Canada 2.30dollars Cyprus 0.85 pounds Denmark 11.42 kroner Euro 1.56 euro France 9.99 francs Germany 2.98 deutschmark Greece 501.31 drachma Holland 3.36 guilders Ireland 1.20 punts
GENERATIONS of children have all dived for cover behind the sofa when the haunting sounds of that familiar theme tune began blaring from the corner of their living-room. Yes, for those of us who have grown up with the Doctor, 25 minutes of hiding was
GOLDEN-hearted fundraisers have used cash from the national Gold Heart Appeal to buy nearly £8,000 worth of equipment for a Totton special school. Local representatives of the Variety Club of Great Britain and Tesco - who run the annual appeal - visited
THIS is the house that Craig built! The highly des res has been helping raise money for a vital Hampshire charity, and it was given pride of place in the front window of Pearsons, the estate agents in The Hundred, Romsey, who used their skills to drum
FRUIT importers claim their workers have nothing to fear from giant creepy-crawlies hiding in bunches of their finest imported bananas. The claim by Southampton-based Geest Bananas is not a case of arachnophobia gone mad, but comes after a supermarket
LOCKS Heath residents are using state-of-the-art technology in their fight to preserve a threatened woodland and wildlife habitat. They are presenting a 500-signature petition to the Mayor of Fareham, Councillor Roger Price, at tonight's council meeting
PAUL Wykes needed just one hour and 20 minutes and only four of the nine available frames to book himself a place in the last 32 of the Liverpool Victoria UK Championships at Bournemouth's BIC yesterday. He completed an 9-3 victory over Gary Wilkinson
For the second year running, Hampshire's Nick Weal came within an ace of becoming British tennis champion - despite being ranked only 40th in the country and having to qualify for the competition. Beaten in last year's final by Danny Sapsford, Weal was
ATHERLEY hope the triumph of their triple over a renowned East Dorset threesome this week will be a lucky omen for the Denny Cup showdown between the clubs on Saturday (10am). With wins already over Isle of Purbeck, Victory and Worthing, Atherley are
FORGET the Spice Girls! When it comes to Girl Power no-one socks it to 'em better than eight-year-old Eve Selby. Soccer-mad Eve is believed to be the first - and only - girl to score against the boys in this year's newly-formed Eastleigh and District
