LEXUS has once again topped the JD Power and Associates UK Customer Satisfaction Study, claiming the 2006 Gold Award for an astonishing sixth successive year. The luxury car brand scored a total of 873 points out of 1,000 in the ownership satisfaction
THE success of he Auto-Trail product at the Surrey branch of Freeborn Motorhomes has brought its rewards Freeborn Motorhomes Hampshire has been awarded the franchise and the geographical area it covers greatly expanded. It brings the number of brands
THE FIRST World Championship event held at the Wiltshire circuit of Castle Combe during its 56 year history takes place next weekend the British round of the FIM World Sidecar Champ-ionship The 1.84-mile circuit is fast and sweeping with spectacular
BEAULIEU Motorcycle World (MCW) will have plenty to appeal to those who like their action off-road. MCW is introducing a new area of fun this year, the Quad Village. Quads of all sorts, including new releases and some very tempting bits of kit, will
Henry and Daphne plan to celebrate their first wedding anniversary by staying at the same northern seaside bed-and-breakfast in which they honeymooned, but with the arrival of Daphne's parents, enigmatic guests and vanishing belongings, this is an anniversary
This John Godber play was staged at HMS Collingwood, Newgate Lane, Fareham's plushly furnished Collingwood Club which, like the Millennium Hall there, is available for use by local theatre groups. With a bare stage, disco and strobe lighting and a smoky
THREE generations of one family owe their lives to neighbours and firefighters who rescued them after a blaze broke out at their home. The fire started in the downstairs lounge trapping the elderly grandfather, his daughter and granddaughter in their
NEW FOREST residents are being urged to have their say on a council plan to improve access to the countryside. The draft plan relates to the area of the New Forest National Park together with the surrounding coastal and urban areas. It is the fourth
SHE made history 21 years ago after her mum was told she could never have children. Now Hampshire's own miracle baby has not only proved everyone wrong she is all grown up and has just tied the knot. Trudy Lyons, 21, hit the headlines when she was
A WORKING men's club in the New Forest has been targeted by fruit machine raiders for the second time in a month. The burglars broke in through a window just minutes after the 50-year-old assistant steward locked up for the night and retired to her residence
DOZENS of people enjoyed the spectacle of model boats sailing on the lake as the Waterside Model Club celebrated its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion the club staged an all day event in the summer sunshine at the Gang Warily Recreation and Community
BUDDING Byrons and wannabe Wordsworths are being urged to enter this year's Waterside Arts Festival Poetry Competition. Poems can be on any subject, and up to 30 lines long. There are prizes for children up to 11, up to 16, and adults. Poems must be
VOLUNTEER whale and dolphin watchers are needed to scan the south coast seas this summer. Reports of dolphins in Brighton Marina and Portsmouth Harbour have already been logged by the Sea Watch Foundation, a marine conservation charity and research organisation
ONE of Southampton's best-known waterfront landmarks is being lined up for a possible £25m sale. The historic ten-acre Town Quay, familiar to tens of thousands of locals, is on the verge of being put on the market by Associated British Ports (ABP).
BRITAIN'S largest retirement home builder heaped praise on the army of suppliers that have helped it to top national customer satisfaction rankings. South coast giant McCarthy & Stone, which employs more than 1,000 people, showered plaudits on those
JOHN Jupp, pictured middle, played the Sir Alan Sugar hardman in a team-building exercise for team building giant Progressive Resources. The actor, employed by the Ringwood based company, ordered the staff seen here to raise as much money as possible
FIRMS in the south run the real risk of a trip to court if they allow staff to watch the World Cup on TV or desktop computers without a valid licence. TV Licensing is warning businesses they face a fine of up to £1,000 if caught offside'. It isn't the
MORE than 40 years ago a tradition that had lasted for many centuries came to an end in Southampton when the local fish market moved from its long-established home in French Street. A new fish market had been purpose-built at the old cattle market near
ARE you a ladette who longs to be a lady? Do you always wear jeans and drink pints with the boys, but secretly long to put on a frock and quaff champagne? To mark the arrival of the award-winning musical My Fair Lady, Living has joined forces with The
IT'S no more couch potato lifestyle for one Southampton family who have bravely signed up to a project to help them look and feel great this summer. Carolyn Vanstone, her daughter Elaine, 14, and son Andy, 17, have been given free platinum memberships
LIKE many mums, Nicky Carter knows only too well that changing a duvet cover can be a seemingly endless wrestling match but her new invention aims to banish those bedroom battles for good. Nicky's revolutionary duvet cover known as ZippityDuvet is
PUT yourself in Jack Singh-Brar's position. You're nine years old facing one of the toughest golf courses in Britain without even a caddy to help and you're taking on some of the top players in your age group in the country. No problem! The youngster
Dummer Golf Club's Pro-Am, sponsored by JOBS @ PERTEMPS, was won by Wickham Park's Dean Elder and his team of Paul Edney, Dean Elder (Snr), Keith Green and Dave Hall. Their 133-point haul was three shots better than South Winchester's Richard Adams and
Sixteen teams of seven ladies from golf clubs around Hampshire and Dorset took part in the Wellow Ladies' Spring Rally. Now in its 11th year, the rally was held in perfect conditions and, once again, Chevrolet Dealers Denkale Ltd sponsored the event.
Hunt Johnston & Stokes is holding a golf day on Thursday, June 29 at Quindell Golf & Country Club, in aid of Hampshire Deaf Association to raise vital funds. Enter a team of four and enjoy 18 holes at one of Hampshire's finest golf clubs. The day tees
Southampton teenager Max Brick, 13, who trains at the Quays Eddie Read Swimming and Diving Complex, qualified to represent Britain at both World and European Championships this summer with a stunning performance at the ASA British National Junior Elite
Superb double-figure bass have started to make their presence felt locally. Paul Herriott from Hythe got in on the action when he went afloat Lymington based boat Tomkat II, skippered by John Skeggs to a mark off The Needles. Herriott used a small joey
BAT Sports are back in their customary top-table ECB Southern Electric Premier League slot after an emphatic 114-run win over Portsmouth at Southern Gardens. It was their fourth successive victory and, with Bashley (Rydal) and Hursley Park both losing
Shane Warne believes there is more to come from Headingley hero Jimmy Adams. Adams faces Nottinghamshire at The Rose Bowl (11am, tomorrow) full of confidence after leading Hampshire to the third biggest successful run chase in the county's history against
It's three out of three for Lymington, who have emerged the early pacemakers in Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2. They won by eight wickets at Old Tauntonians & Romsey, who prop up the table after a bleak losing start. Charlie Forward (45
Alex Senneck smashed 81 off 45 balls as South Wilts piled up 266-4 to beat Alton by 54 runs at Lower Bemerton. South Wilts had batted themselves into a strong position with Tom Morton (35) and the more sedate Paul Draper (39) sharing a 73-run start.
BASHLEY are leading the chase to re-sign their former skipper Craig Davis from Salisbury City. The New Forest club, who sold Davis to the Whites for £15,000 less than three years ago, were at the front of the queue when the 24-year-old was transfer-listed
MYSTERY surrounds the identity of the wealthy men said to be willing to invest in Saints on condition Rupert Lowe is forced out of St Mary's. Both prospective chief executive Jim Hone and rebel director Paul Thompson have indicated that big money investors
Southampton Amateur Gymnastics Club have been told they have less than two weeks to pack up and leave the base it has used since 1978. For 28 years, up to 350 members of the 700-strong club, many of whom have learning disabilities, have met and competed
IF you believe in old wives' tales then these little boys must be the luckiest children in Hampshire. Their mum was amazed when she set them a challenge to find a four-leaf clover in a park near their home. Brothers Morgan and Edward Bannister did not
HAMPSHIRE model Lucy Pinder helped kick-off an extraordinary soccer challenge for a Southampton-based charity. She donned an England shirt to launch Kick4Life a drive to set a record for footall juggling in Germany as David Beckham and the rest of the
SUPERMAN, Robin Hood and a bunch of cavemen could be seen pedalling across Hampshire's country lanes at the weekend. A group of fundraisers in fancy dress raised more than £1,000 for the Alzheimer's Society by taking part in a charity bicycle ride.
IF YOU happen to be walking past the Croft Tavern near Hythe do not be alarmed by the six-foot inflatable man who will greet you outside The Son of Gary' means no harm, he is just one of the many decorations manager Jeff Hatton has adorned his pub with
SPANISH infrastructure group Ferrovial is on the verge of winning a four-month takeover battle for Southampton Inter-national Airport owner BAA with an 11th hour bid worth £10.3 billion. The world's biggest airport operator, which also owns Heathrow
EXTRA police officers will start patrolling Hampshire's airports and ferry ports this week in a bid to stop football thugs travelling to Germany for the World Cup. Officers will be at Southampton International Airport today to ensure nobody who is subject
THREE generations of the same family were rescued by neighbours and firefighters after a fire broke out in their Hampshire home this morning. Neighbours managed to rescue a mother and her daughter by putting a ladder up to the bedroom where they were
VOLUNTEER whale and dolphin watchers are needed to scan the south coast seas this summer. Reports of dolphins in Brighton Marina and Portsmouth Harbour have already been logged by the Sea Watch Foundation, a marine conservation charity and research organisation
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Maris, cargo, 0330, 204; Autoracer, roro, 0530, 201; APL Germany, container, 0730, 206; Arroyofrio Dos, roro, 1730, 201; Boheme, vehicle, 1830, 34/35; Yeoman Bridge, bulk, pm, 109 Today's principal Southampton
