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  • Poetry winners announced

    WE'RE delighted to announce that the poetry category has now been judged, and the winners notified. First prize (£150) went to 14-year-old Natasha Webb for her poem Sailing into Hope. Second prize (£75) went to Enid Marshall for Waterborne and third prize

  • DAY 53: Wildlife provision 'too little and too late'

    "TOO little and too late" is English Nature's assessment of plans by Associated British Ports to lessen the blow of their proposed terminal on the wildlife of Dibden Bay. Bird expert Allan Drewitt took the hot seat on Day 53 of the planning inquiry into

  • In Port

    Today's Principal Arrivings: NYK Andromeda, container, 0300, 207; Sirius Leader, ro-ro, 0530, 43; Aurora, passenger, 0645, 105; Madame Butterfly, vehicle, 1230, 34/5; Triton, cargo, 1300, 102/3; Global Harvest, refrigerat, 1800, 104; Grande Scandinavia

  • Ferry is back in business

    HYTHE ferry is back in action after a five-day shutdown caused by rough weather. Services had to be suspended after a freak gust of wind sent the ferry Hotspur IV crashing into the 120-year-old Hythe Pier. No one was hurt, but pier supports known as piles

  • Jubilee Marking the Silver Jubilee

    THE Queen received a scroll containing the congratulations of Southampton people to mark her Silver Jubilee year. Various events took place throughout Hampshire during 1977, including a Grand Jubilee Fair in Eastleigh and Southampton's Jubilee parade.

  • Angus has race all his own way

    The presence of Southampton Running Club for their first run of the season boosted the men's field in the second race of the Road Runners' 10 series to 190 runners - and they were quick to underline their dominance with ten runners home in the top 23.

  • Tween-age favourite

    CLARE KENNEDY meets the Hampshire mother-of-two who is the voice behind the Tweenies... SHE'S probably got more fans than Oasis and Kylie Minogue put together. And guess what - you've probably never even heard of her. She's the voice of Bella from the

  • Cutting it on the frontline

    Pasquale Ernesto Spacagna survived Southampton's Blitz to go on to take part in the D-Day landings. ALI KEFFORD met an ordinary wartime hero... AS the German bombs rained down on Southampton, a solitary figure ran from street to street. It was one of

  • Dimi plays a starring role despite Hants defeat

    Dimitri Mascarenhas failed to inspire Hampshire to a second B&H win in three days - but only just as they lost by six wickets at Sussex. Mascarenhas, right, was the surprise inclusion in the Hampshire side, coming in for the injured vice-aptain Will

  • Smith sure of double win

    Hampshire skipper Robin Smith is adamant that his side can still make the Benson and Hedges Cup quarter finals. Smith takes his side to Essex tomorrow with a win a must if Hampshire are to have any hope of a top-three finish. But Smith is still confident

  • Ellen Of The Waves

    A pyramid of light beneath the clouds. Like any one of us, the tiny boat Marks out a course beneath the sky - Vast columns of light, demolished by gloom - And a leaden expanse, the unmarked time We memorialise, give value to. Like any one of us? There

  • WORLD CUP NOD FOR ANDERS

    England's opening World Cup match could feature two Saints players after it was confirmed that Anders Svensson will be travelling to Japan and South Korea with Sweden. The Saints midfielder could line-up in the Saitama Stadium opposite Wayne Bridge who