COUNCIL staff will carry out unannounced spot checks on bars and restaurants to enforce the smoking ban. Local authorities have been given government cash to train new enforcement officers and raise awareness of the law change on July 1. They are working
A FERRY officer accused of manslaughter of three sailors due to gross negligence has indicated that he will deny the charges. The three were found dead after their yacht disappeared off the Isle of Wight . Michael Hubble, 61, attended a preliminary
THE closure of Portsmouth naval base would lead to 11,300 civilian jobs being lost across Hampshire, according to a new report. A Ministry of Defence review is currently considering the future of Britain's three main naval bases - Portsmouth, Plymouth
GRIEVING widow Julie West has finally discovered her husband was at the centre of a health investigation at Ford's Southampton factory. A face-to-face meeting with the company's health services director on Friday confirmed that Jim West - who died in
CAMPAIGNERS have won their battle to save the only historic building in a Hampshire village. Linden Homes has done a U-turn and halted demolition work on the former Blackfield Infant School following a demonstration by scores of placard-waving villagers
PASSENGERS on Hampshire's biggest low-cost airline can now have an online flutter while they reserve tickets over the Internet. Flybe, which operates scores of daily flights from Southampton International Airport, has launched a gaming option on its
