Researching your family tree is a fascinating pastime but it is usually done through the male line. Now author Margaret Ward can show how to discover your female ancestry... A fascination with tracing her family history led Margaret Ward to embark on
BASED on the massive-selling children's book of the same name, this highly original film tells of Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf), who is falsely accused of stealing and sent to Camp Green Lake to dig holes by order of the mysterious Warden (Sigourney
UP TO 30 people at Meridian Broadcasting's studios in Southampton are to see their jobs absorbed elsewhere under the mammoth £4.5 billion Granada-Carlton merger. The new single ITV company has been tasked with making savings of at least £55 million, and
HAMPSHIRE-based Vear Building Services has completed a £500,000 contract on one of HSBC's flagship branches in London. Vear, which operates out of Chandler's Ford near Southampton, has provided air-conditioning, ventilation and electrical installation
SOLENT Stars women ran out emphatic 99-31 winners over Leicester Riders in the first round of the National Trophy. Catherine Brownsell returned from injury to make an instant impression with some great defence and two early fast-break baskets and, by
A HAMPSHIRE man who was left paralysed after a Valentine's Day road tragedy has won a multi-million pound compensation package. Timothy Sanders was left paralysed from the neck down after he was hit by a driver using a hands-free mobile phone. The keen
FURIOUS and frustrated residents have criticised Esso Fawley Refinery bosses for failing to solve a noise nightmare that has blighted their lives for almost two years. The company has admited that the £2m it invested in a new silencer has failed to stop
HUNTING enthusiasts in the New Forest are threatening to break the law. Members of the New Forest Hounds say they will carry on hunting if the government forces through an anti-hunt Bill. They have postponed their opening meet of the season to attend
Review: Madame Galina - Battle Star Galactica, Lighthouse, Poole LIGHTHOUSE'S burgeoning reputation for presenting alternative and innovative shows can only be enhanced by this fabulous one-man/woman tour de force. Madame Galina's very existence, especially
A husband went through his wife's paperwork only to discover photographs of her marrying another man. Yesterday Liton Miah's wife Joli was jailed for three months after she admitted bigamy. Mrs Miah, 24, moved to England from Bangladesh in 1997 shortly
SOUTHAMPTON teen-agers made it a fourth record-breaking year on the trot when they again posted the city's best ever GCSE exam results. The announcement follows Hampshire's that scholars there had also beaten all previous years' performances. The city's
THERE'S a whole lot of shaking going on at Exbury Gardens as boys and ghouls come out to play for Hallowe'en. The Exbury steam trains are to get a scary re-vamp, and the new ticket in-spectre has come straight from Dracula's castle in Transylvania. The
FOLK singer Maddy Prior will be getting music fans in the mood for Christmas with a special appearance in Salisbury in December. Maddy and her Carnival Band will be casting a Christmas spell when they make a return visit to Salisbury City Hall for a celebration
THE fiancee of a missing hiker from Portchester has suffered two weeks of distress after wrongly being billed £2,800 for a rescue helicopter used to hunt for him. Marilyn Burt's nightmare ordeal, which started after Jeffery Moore, 37, went missing while
FRED Olsen Cruise Lines has launched its worldwide cruises brochure for 2004/5. It details cruises on the line's three ships, Black Watch, Black Prince and Braemar. Two of the world cruises begin and end in Southampton. For more information go to the
Saints striker Marian Pahars was dealt a blow on the road to recovery from long-term injury last night. The Latvian went off after 80 minutes when the Reserves lost out 1-0 to Charlton. It was the first action since August for Pahars who has not played
FORMER Saints striker and Bristol City boss Joe Jordan is backing ex-Scottish international colleague Gordon Strachan to avoid a cup upset tonight. Bristol-based Jordan, who played at The Dell in the mid-1980s, feels Saints' extra quality will take them
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Anvil, October 16 ALTHOUGH the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are based in the proverbial British seaside town, under the baton of Marin Alsop they are anything but provincial. Ms Alsop has been principal conductor
A young Hampshire woman whose body was ravaged by anorexia nervosa has beaten the illness and is planning her future. Debbie Hart tells Kate Thompson how she overcame the eating disorder... DESPERATELY ill and weighing about six stone, Debbie Hart knew
Having worn glasses permanently for the last five years, Lynne Line was thrilled when she heard about a new procedure which could rid her of them for life. She tells EMMA JOSEPH about her refractive eye surgery... WHEN Lynne's son announced in 1999 that
Jon Barnes is on track to complete a five-man presence on the European Tour in 2004. The man from Hamble competes in stage two of the qualifying school in Spain on Thursday buoyed by a tremendous performance in stage one last month. Barnes qualified 12th
THE FA Cup dream may be over, but livewire striker Paddy James has ensured his goal-grabbing exploits with Lymington & New Milton will live long in the memory of his old school Testwood. The 22-year-old from Totton was voted the FA's national player
A COMING-of-age tale for the Sixth Sense's Haley Joel Osment. He plays an introverted boy who is left on the doorstep of his pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles (Michael Caine and Robert Duvall), who have lived rather crazy lives. Expect heart-warming
A PETITION with more than 1,000 signatures was being handed over today as the campaign was stepped up to keep Hamble lollipop man Tony Williams and his two Newfoundland dogs on patrol. Gentle giants Alfie and Lulu are regular fixtures at the pelican crossing
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0130, 201 Link; Lykes Innovator, container carrier, 0530, 204; Takasago, vehicle carrier, 0630, 34/35; Hual Oceania, ro/ro, 0800, 40; P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam, container carrier, 1100, 205; OOCL Chicago
MORE than 300 seasonal jobs are up for grabs in the regional stores of high street giant Marks & Spencer. A recruitment drive is under way at the retailer's flagship store in Hedge End, as well as Winchester, Fareham, Southampton, Andover, Salisbury
THIS managing director is all smiles after seeing his bed-making company take a successful leap towards national brand awareness. Mark Croll was instrumental in a sexy image for Millbrook Beds, which employs more than 500 people at its site at Calmore
MOVEMENT in the south's licensing market is providing opportunities for entrepreneurs and niche operators looking to make their mark in the pub trade. Licensed property expert Kevin Marsh, an associate director with FPDSavills in Southampton, says the
COLIN KENNA is hoping to continue his boxing comeback with a show in front of his home Southampton fans. The Lordshill heavyweight looked better than ever on Sunday when he took out the disappointment of his first-round defeat by Michael Sprott on Stoke's
SURE-SHOTS Colin Monk and Paul Hogan travel north next week to try and bring back the Winmau World Masters title to Hampshire once again. Basingstoke-based Monk beat all before him in 1996 to secure the Masters' crown, which has been won by all the darting
SUPPORT is widespread for Winchester civic chiefs' idea of selling their offices and build a new headquarters in the city centre, at almost no cost to the taxpayer. Last week we revealed the council was considering selling off its scattered offices and
A husband went through his wife's paperwork only to discover photographs of her marrying another man. Yesterday Liton Miah's wife Joli was jailed for three months after she admitted bigamy. Mrs Miah, 24, moved to England from Bangladesh in 1997 shortly
A HAMPSHIRE man who was left paralysed after a Valentine's Day road tragedy has won a multi-million pound compensation package. Timothy Sanders was left paralysed from the neck down after he was hit by a driver using a hands-free mobile phone. The keen
A ROW over whether two teenage arsonists who caused millions of pounds damage to a Hampshire school should be named and shamed will be raised in Parliament. Romsey MP Sandra Gidley has pledged to quiz Home Secretary David Blunkett over why the 17-year-old
A SHOP that raises money for people suffering from multiple sclerosis officially opened its doors in a spectacular fanfare of colour. Volunteers from Team Spirit marched along Shirley High Street in wacky costumes entertaining shoppers before joining
SO what does it take to be a hero? Look no further than the host of community award winners who have been honoured over the past eight years thanks to the Daily Echo-backed Power FM Local Hero Awards. Last year's winner of the Daily Echo award was David
STAFF and students returning for a new year at Southampton Institute can now sign up to an innovative cash-less system for food. Aramark, which holds the catering contract at Southampton Institute, has introduced Quik Pay, which is open to all students
Teenage hairdresser Carley Jellif today became the first contestant to be kicked out of the Human Zoo game. The 19-year-old from Hilsea, Portsmouth, was voted out of the game by radio listeners and left the Zoo this morning. On day seven of the game Carley
ANGER has greeted the news that four urban post offices are to close on the Isle of Wight. Pan Post Office in Newport, Gurnard Post Office, Oakfield sub-post office and Avenue Road post office, in Sandown, are all to close in a plan postal chiefs say
IT'S a tradition that has seen people partying in the village's streets since before almost all of yesterday's revellers grandparents were even born. But people at the Titchfield Carnival showed that in 120-years the event that has grown into the biggest
A PARTIALLY-sighted Eastleigh woman has made an 11th hour plea to stop hundreds of homes being planted on her allotment. Tonight Sue Dixon's hopes of keeping hold of her South Street garden plot, which she has lovingly tended for more than six years,
CIVIC chiefs have unveiled £1.5m plans for a sports hall and pavilion providing state-of-the-art accommodation for clubs and groups in Eastleigh. The project would see the demolition of the existing 30-year-old pavilion and other storage buildings at
GRAEME SOUNESS is refusing to apologise for Saturday's bust-up with Saints first-team coach Dennis Rofe - and is also expecting to escape punishment from the FA. The FA are studying a video of the fiery scenes at the end of Rovers' 2-0 defeat at St Mary's
A POWERFUL tale of the human heart by one of the greatest masters of theatre, the opera Ion is coming to The Anvil. Once again giving Basingstoke audiences the chance to experience a world class performance, it is composer Param Vir's treatment of Euripedes
