A HAMPSHIRE mining company has sparked a gold rush in Turkey after unearthing the precious metal there. Stratex says the gold strike in south west Turkey looks like a previous find in Peru which yielded 1,000 tonnes of gold. The Eastleigh based
SOUTHAMPTON health chiefs today recalled 24 patients for blood tests after a former worker was diagnosed with HIV and hepatitis B. Bosses at the city's hospitals have sent out letters asking them to call a hotline and attend clinics to be tested for
THE husband who killed his wife then buried her body in a shallow grave in Hampshire woodland was today jailed for life. Judge Guy Boney QC today sentenced Michael Gifford-Hull to life spending a minimum of 15 years and 332 days behind bars. Gifford-Hull
A motorist was beaten unconscious after stopping his car to avoid running over two youths who were fighting in the street. One of the youths leapt on to the bonnet before kicking the vehicle, denting the bodywork and wrecking one of the wing mirrors.
A MULTI-million pound makeover for what was one the UK's first hypermarkets trigged off a shoppers' invasion at Chandler's Ford yesterday. Within an hour of the doors opening at Asda's Bournemouth Road store the car park was almost full and there were
A YOUNG woman aged 19 has been raped in Southampton City Centre. It happened at the weekend in or around the West Quay Retail Park area at about 1am on Sunday morning. Details were not released until last night. Now police are appealing for witnesses
Kevin Pietersen is hoping England and Australia continue the friendly rivalry which made last year's Ashes series such a compelling spectacle. The two teams are preparing to meet again down under, with the Australians looking to avenge England's thrilling
George Burley is desperate to make a loan move for an experienced and proven striker to help solve his Saints goal woes. The recent rib injury to top scorer Grzegorz Rasiak and illness to David McGoldrick has left Burley with just TWO fully fit frontmen
Darren Powell will play his first game in seven months in a behind-closed-doors reserve team friendly today. The big centre half has been out since Easter Monday after injuring his posterior knee ligaments against Millwall. He has been missed as
Bartosz Bialkowski is hoping to celebrate a new four year deal by winning back his place in the Saints team. The 19-year-old keeper has declared himself fit and ready for action whenever required after recovering from cruciate ligament reconstruction
TWO kittens are lucky to be alive after being shoved in a carrier bag and dumped beside a Hampshire road. The tiny creatures were abandoned in the middle of nowhere in an act condemned as "barbaric" by the New Forest couple who found them. Roger and
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are warning of "tough" financial decisions as they wrestle with next year's council tax. The city council is beginning to draw up plans for managing the budget and setting a council tax figure to be finalised in spring 2007.
CRICKET legend Ian Botham has thanked the people of Southampton for bowling him over with their support for his latest UK charity walk. The former England Test star rolled into Southampton on October 15 as part of his 11th charity walk. Generous supporters
TWO keep fit enthusiasts were shocked to find their vehicles had been clamped in the car park of the Southampton gym where they were members. Fitness First members Daniel Nash, 21, and his pal Guy Holloway, 25, had to shell out £120 each to free their
A CHARITY football match has raised more than £500 for the head injuries unit at Southampton General Hospital. Former Saints star Steve Baker and George Prost - Southampton FC's youth academy manager - were among the players who took part in the match
TV PRESENTER Debbie Thrower has achieved much success serving the public as a journalist. Now she is also turning her work to serving God in the villages around Alresford. She has recently been licensed as a Reader in the Church of England at a ceremony
