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  • Tears of joy as hotel boss is cleared of poisoning

    A HAMPSHIRE hotelier cried tears of relief as jurors found her not guilty of trying to poison her head chef. Lilian Robson, 66, walked free from Southampton Crown Court after being accused of trying to poison David Belfield for ending a relationship with

  • Dead motorcyclist named

    A MOTORCYCLIST from Hampshire who died following a road accident in north Dorset has been named by police. Robert Charles Tate, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at 7pm on Wednesday. Police said Mr Tate, a customer support

  • Woodward drops legal threat to millionaire

    SIR Clive Woodward has confirmed he is no longer pursuing legal action against Andrew Strode-Gibbons. But that did not prevent Saints' director of football having a pop at the New Forest property millionaire who had threatened to orchestrate a buy-out

  • Oil pollution threatening lives of swans

    ENVIRONMENT chiefs have launched an investigation after 35 swans on the River Itchen were left coated in oil a week after an identical spill. Animal welfare officers in Southampton have been forced to move an entire flock of 40 swans away from the affected

  • Sock it to them, says charity

    A HAMPSHIRE charity wants the entire county to go silly sock crazy for one day next month in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for autistic adults and children. Whiteley-based Hampshire Autistic Society has launched its first ever Silly Sock Day to coincide

  • Tributes paid to popular rector

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a Hampshire clergyman who has lost his battle against leukaemia. The Rev Terry Abernethy rector of Beaulieu, Exbury and East Boldre, died in Southampton General Hospital, with his wife Sue at his side. Mr Abernethy, who was