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CONTROVERSIAL plans to rebuild the ill-fated liner Titanic have been slammed as distasteful and insensitive by a survivor of the 1912 tragedy. Millvina Dean, 87, of Woodlands, Southampton, says any attempt to create another Titanic would be "an awful
CHAMPAGNE corks were popping after a Hampshire garden company scooped a top design award. Hambrooks Landscapes won this year's competition for creating the best small garden landscape. Husband-and-wife team Norman and Mary Hambrook, who run the Curdridge-based
A DEMOLITION order on Father Christmas's grotto has been put on ice. Parish councillors at Fawley walked into a storm when they decided to knock down a bus shelter in the village square after residents had complained about nuisance caused by teenagers
WINCHESTER got into the Christmas spirit last night with the official turning on of its lights. The mayor and mayoress Allan and Nan Mitchell did the honours with the help of four children who had won a competition to help them. They joined the mayor
TROJANS lay their unbeaten Hampshire League 1 record on the line against at Stoneham Lane tomorrow in their toughest exmaination of the season so far. They face a United Services side who are title material themselves despite having already lost once
Saints were today rushing through the signing of Molde utility player Jo Tessem in time for tomorrow's sell-out home game against Tottenham. After a week of painstaking negotiations they agreed a fee of £600,000 for the 27-year-old who was flying from
POMPEY boss Alan Ball this morning snapped up Manchester City's Michael Brown on a month's loan - and the midfielder could be plunged straight into the side for tomorrow's Fratton Park clash with Crewe. Ball moved quickly to sign the 22-year-old who arrives
Paul Jones is aiming to crown a memorable week with a clean sheet at home to Tottenham tomorrow. The Saints keeper was this week named as the Welsh Footballer of the Year ahead of Ryan Giggs and Charlton winger John Robinson. It was voted for by the Welsh
A LEATHER jacket worn by Barbara Windsor in EastEnders is top of the lots in a special charity auction to raise money in aid of a young Southampton amputee. The black jacket with gold lapels is one of more than 100 items of pop, TV, sport and theatre
In Port Today's principal arrivals: Oriental Bay, container, 0400, 204; Victoria, liner, 0630, 106; La Loire, container, 0930, 205; Dependent, am, 36; Pelayo, am, 205; Humbergracht, general cargo, 2130, 107; Hannover Express, container, 2300, 206; Atlantic
TWO lifeboat coxswains are responsible for the boat-building success of the year, creating more jobs on the Isle of Wight. David Lemonius, of the Yarmouth lifeboat and Bob Snow, deputy coxswain of the Freshwater lifeboat, have taken orders for ten of
SOUTHAMPTON General Hospital has been hit by an outbreak of the potentially lethal MRSA superbug. A dozen patients at the hospital are currently being treated after being struck down by the bug. The patients have been isolated in the E5 surgical ward
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build more than 2,000 homes on the outskirts of Winchester have started to divide conservation groups. The Bishop's Waltham Society says the plans for Barton Farm should go ahead - because they would ease the pressures in Winchester's
A CONTROVERSIAL swipe-card scheme could end the motoring misery of Whiteley residents if Hampshire County Council approves the idea. A report suggests that Leafy Lane could be re-opened - but with rising bollards controlled by people who live in the Leafy
A MEON VALLEY heritage group has backed the controversial plans for housing development in North Winchester. Watchdog organisation The Bishop's Waltham Society says the extra housing would ease pressures on Winchester's Southern Parishes and Micheldever
WORRIED residents are stepping up their campaign against plans for a huge new incinerator near Southampton. It comes after planning permission for a similar scheme at Chineham, near Basingstoke, was approved by the county council. Hampshire Waste Services
BROCKENHURST people will be asked if they want a £5 million bridge to take traffic away from the level crossing which cuts across their village. Local MP Julian Lewis has offered to present a petition to Parliament on Brockenhurst's behalf, asking for
The search for the next Tim Henman or Virginia Wade began in Southampton yesterday - backed by cash from the Lawn Tennis Association and a helping hand from France. The French are already World soccer champions and Rugby Cup runners-up. But they can also
