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  • FA Level 1 Coaching Course

    An F.A Level 1 Coaching Course will be held at Colden Common Park in Boyes Lane on the following dates: Monday 21st January 6:30 pm, Wednesday 23rd January 6:30 pm, Saturday 26th January 9:00 am, Tuesday 29th January 6:30 pm, Thursday 31st January 6:

  • The Big Dipper is a big gripper!

    EVER heard of Merthyr Mawr? No, nor had I until I turned up in the Mid-Glamorgan village on a cold Sunday morning in December. But I won't forget the place too quickly either. Merthyr Mawr is an idyllic little settlement, as picturesque as they come,

  • Couple's 42,000 mile African trek

    THEIR children feared they would be killed, but they called it their "gap year for wrinklies". When Southampton couple Carol and David Edwards decided to retire, the pair initially thought about taking a leisurely tour around Europe. Instead, 15 months

  • Judge gives youth final warning

    A SOUTHAMPTON teenager involved in a recreation ground fight has received a stern warning from the judge who spared him a spell in custody. Judge John Boggis QC told Ryan Brooks: "If you come back before a court again, you can never say you have not

  • Extra patrols after burglaries

    RESIDENTS in a Southampton neighbourhood have been warned to be extra vigilant after thieves struck three houses within days of each other. The burglaries, which all happened on West End Road, Bitterne, could be linked. Police have stepped up patrols

  • Body discovered in Hampshire home

    THE body of a 47-year-old woman has been found in a Hampshire home. Police were called to the address in Grange Road, Stamshaw, on Saturday afternoon, where they discovered made the discovery. Officers are treating the death of the woman, identified

  • Investment boost for schools

    TWO schools in Hedge End have been given an early Christmas present. Freegrounds Infant and Wildern Secondary are to benefit from building improvements worth nearly £1.5m. Councillor David Kirk, Hampshire County Council's Executive Member for Children's

  • Police investigate city centre rape

    HAMPSHIRE Police are investigating an alleged rape after a woman was discovered in a "distressed state" near a popular area of bars, clubs and restaurants. The 39-year-old woman left a restaurant in the Oxford Street area of Southampton at around midnight

  • Chef jailed for 18 years for rape of youths

    A HAMPSHIRE chef has been jailed for 18 years after he subjected two teenagers to prolonged sexual abuse. Paul Butler, 34, was convicted of 19 counts of rape, indecent assault and cruelty. Southampton Crown Court heard the cruelty charges involved Butler