In Port Today's Southampton arrivals: Sophia Britannia, container, 0300, 204; Goodwood, vehicle carrier, 0530, 201; Victoria, cruise liner, 0600, 106; Figaro, ro-ro, 0730, 34/35; Ocean Spirit, vehicle carrier, 0900, 43/44; Sir Tristram, military, AM,
A STORE detective tried to hire a policeman to murder his ex-fiance after she jilted him, a court was told yesterday. Paul Newman also claimed a man from the North of England had shown interest in carrying out the contract killing, the jury heard. Reformed
FIREFIGHTERS have received an RSPCA commendation for rescuing a cat from the top of a 60ft tree in a Southampton cemetery. Crews from Hightown station Green Watch were called to save the mischievous moggie, called Rizzy, who spent up to three days in
A RELIGIOUS community is taking its fight to convert Allbrook's Old School Theatre into an education centre to Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, John Prescott. The Itchen Valley Education Trust, a charity linked to the
PUPILS from Tankerville Special School in Eastleigh were bowled over with the chance of a free Christmas lunch. Ten youngsters aged between ten and 17 enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, courtesy of the town's Banister Park Indoor Bowling
WINCHESTER planners have refused to reconsider the controversial development of a new service station on the M3. An appeal for a "rethink" has come from prospective parliamentary Tory candidate Andrew Hayes who has condemned city councillors for approving
A HOUSING scheme at Milford-on-Sea has been thrown out after furious objectors claimed it would further "disfigure" the cliffs. Emlor Homes had applied for planning permission to demolish a seafront house at Westminster Road and replace it with a block
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THE winners of Tuesday's Hampshire Senior Cup tie between Newport IoW and holders Aldershot have a home quarter-final awaiting them. They have been drawn against either Totton or Fleet who meet at Testwood Park on December 21. Hampshire Senior Cup - quarter-finals
NEWPORT have released one of the heroes of Tuesday's magnificent FA Umbro Trophy triumph over Enfield. Long-serving frontman Clifton Soares has joined up permanently with former Port manager Steve Mellor at Wokingham Town where he has just spent a month
BYSTANDERS on the shores of Southampton Water may have worried they were hallucinating after spotting Darth Vader at the helm of a yacht. With Princess Leia on the bow and R2D2 working winches, it looked like a scene from an alternative Star Wars movie
ALAN BALL'S departure means a clean slate for the Pompey players at Sunderland tomorrow. Ball's assistant Kevin Bond and former Arsenal full-back Bob McNab face the daunting task of trying to plot an upset against Peter Reid's Premiership high-flyers
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METAL polish is top of the shopping list for these two Waterside athletes - both look likely to have plenty of silverware to clean. Toni Withers, 16, and Pete Fields, 18, are Totton College students, and both are in the top flight of their chosen sports
SOUTH coast pub retailer Eldridge Pope is celebrating success in business with a boost in profits and plans for future growth. Chairman Christopher Pope said that the Dorset- based company increased sales and profits, in a year when competitors had found
THESE imaginative youngsters staged a Christmas play with a difference - starring roadworkers! They donned hard hats and wore obligatory checked shirts for a stint of work. Then it was time for a tea break - and a read of yesterday's news-packed Daily
THE parents of a five-year-old Hampshire girl are mourning the sudden death of their only child from a one-in-a-million virus. Emily Paterson died of blood poisoning brought on by a type of streptococcus virus that a doctor said was a one in a million
A FIGHT is on to save an ancient Hampshire village pond from being choked to death by rampaging weeds. Sobert Heath Pond, which is at least 200 years old, is slowly being swamped by parrot-feather weed and Australian swamp stonecrop, members of the Pond
UNDER-FIRE civic chiefs can't back out of a controversial firework display - because it would cost £95,000 to cancel it. City council bosses in Southampton would have to pay the full costs of the fireworks if they cancelled the event because of public
WORLD CUP winner Alan Ball, the only one of the Boys of '66 in football management, has had enough of the game. Ball was still mixed up after his dismissal yesterday from the Fratton Park hot seat to gather his thoughts, but his wife Lesley said: "That's
