ROBIN SMITH, Hampshire captain, owner of 62 England Test caps and a winner of three domestic titles, surveyed the jubilant surroundings of the Rose Bowl yesterday afternoon to declare: "This ranks right up there as one of the best moments of my career
A BASINGSTOKE family doctor has been struck off for the second time after being found guilty of lying to cover up his neglect of a bed-ridden pensioner. The Professional Conduct Committee of the General Medical Council ruled that Dr Narumanchi Sai Baba
FAREHAM'S role as a centre of high technology excellence was confirmed with the backing for a Start innovation centre at Segensworth East. The council's economic development committee is supporting the creation of the centre which will be incorporated
A TEENAGE store assistant dived onto the bonnet of a car to save himself after giving chase to shoplifters. Jon Noble, 19, ran after the two thieves after they walked into a One Stop convenience store, in Ashdown Road, Chandler's Ford, and grabbed a box
Three As Training, a specialist training provider has joined forces with the Pertemps Group, the national recruitment specialist. Pertemps owns 25 per cent of the company, now known as Three As Pertemps Training. The new partnership is expected to deliver
ON Wednesday, June 6 we reported on the collapse of the court case against Solent yacht salesmen Roger Moon and Paul Heys. The pair, who ran Hamble based broakerage firm Yacht Sales Limited, were accused of fraudulent trading. We wish to clarify a number
A NUMBER of local anglers figured well during the first of two Wessex Division heats of the NFSA Champion of Champions shore competition held at Hengistbury Head. Smoothhound provided some excellent sport with no fewer than 40 hounds being recorded. These
A YOUNG mother has told how she watched in horror as her two-year-old daughter toppled down the stairs of a double-decker bus. The incident happened after Sarah Marshall, 25, of Simons Close, Chineham, hopped on to the number nine bus outside her mother's
THE NEW school term will see a frontline attack on the problem of bullying being spearheaded by schools in Basingstoke. Harriet Costello, Cranbourne and Fort Hill Community schools will be taking the lead in the initiative and The Vyne Community School
Just one of 16 in the country, Sparsholt College has received a new award to mark its excellence Sparsholt College, near Winchester, has been selected as one of the first 16 Centres of Vocational Excellence (Cove) in England. The college, which enjoys
Farmers and growers in Hampshire have taken new steps to combat the crisis in the rural economy by setting up their own limited company. The company, Hampshire Farmers' Markets will take over the running of the very successful Hampshire farmers' markets
Local people who need to improve their skills are set to benefit from a £2m injection of funding from the Learning and Skills Council for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The council has recently been appointed as a co-financing organisation for the European
SCOTT McDonald's late strike prevented Saints' 4-0 win at Newport becoming strictly B-Movie material. The Aussie pocket-poacher netted Saints' fourth goal, adding to a first-half brace from James Beattie and a goal from Imants Bleidelis. It was another
THE WORLD'S oldest pier train is back in action following repairs to the 120-year-old Hythe Pier. White Horse Ferries Ltd was forced to take the famous electric train out of service after part of the pier failed a safety check. Hampshire County Council
A THRIVING Basingstoke tennis centre has suffered at least £20,000 worth of damage - but the management face hurdles in their bid to make it more vandal-proof. Totally Tennis, which runs the facility at the War Memorial Park on behalf of Basingstoke council
A CASH injection of £42 million is to be ploughed into the battle against homelessness by Basingstoke council between now and 2005. The plan should deliver 1,000 new social housing dwellings over a five year period. "This is a very substantial programme
Today's Principal Arrivings: Le Castellet, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; P&O Nedlloyd Magellan, container, 1230, 207; Torrent, general, 2000, 107. Today's Principal Sailings: APL Spinel, container, 0800, 205; Le Castellet, vehicle carrier, 1000
Delays still dog the state-of-the -art air traffic control centre at Swanwick. Keith Hamilton takes a look at the latest moves to get the centre off the ground INTENSE pressure is now increasing for the UK's long delayed new air traffic control centre
Southampton firm Sterling Travel Management has successfully organised a global training programme for a major multi-national financial institution which has allowed them to demonstrate the full potential of their in-house specialist conference and event
