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  • Four trapped in vehicles after motorway crash

    FOUR passengers have been trapped inside their vehicles following a huge pile-up on a major Hampshire motorway. The crash, involving at least eight vehicles, happened in between junction 12 and 13 of the M3 shortly after 8pm. At least one of the passengers

  • Bland struggles to tame East Course monster

    RICHARD Bland followed up an opening 68 with a three over 74 on Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club's monster 7,590-yard East Course to slip from tied 13th to outside the top 50 after today's second round of the Joburg Open. However, the Southampton

  • Ex-Saint Oakley signs for Leicester

    Leicester have completed the signing of Derby captain Matt Oakley for an initial £500,000. The former Saints midfielder is Foxes boss Ian Holloway's sixth signing this month and goes straight into the squad for tomorrow's Coca-Cola Championship clash

  • McGhee - I don't want to leave any resentment

    Motherwell manager Mark McGhee has promised the club he will not accept the vacant Scotland job without the support of everyone at Fir Park. McGhee is understood to be on a four-man SFA shortlist to become Scotland manager, alongside Saints boss George

  • Bill actor Jeff reassures fans

    HAMPSHIRE actor Jeff Stewart today moved to reassure his fans, saying he was "progressively improving" after slashing his wrists on being told he was to be axed from The Bill. In a statement, he said: "I love being an actor. My work as an actor is very

  • Jams predicted after lorry overturns

    MAJOR traffic delays are expected this afternoon after an articulated lorry overturned at a busy Hampshire motorway junction. The accident happened on the roundabout at junction nine of the M3 north of Winchester at about 3pm. Police are currently trying

  • Redknapp departure getting closer?

    Newcastle were today closing in on their man as they stepped up efforts to lure Harry Redknapp to St James' Park. Redknapp did not attend Portsmouth's scheduled pre-match press conference, leaving the club's training ground at Eastleigh as the media

  • Death could not keep devoted couple apart

    THEY had been married for more than 60 years and when death took Doris Hobley, Eddie simply couldn't go on. The heartbroken widower, 84, suffered a fall and passed away just six days after his 86-year-old wife. The couple had been married for 63 years

  • School wants a steel fence around it

    SECURITY is being stepped up at a Hampshire school in a bid to prevent intruders entering the grounds. Priestlands School, in North Street, Pennington, is planning to erect a 6ft steel fence along its boundary with a wood that has been opened to the

  • Man accused of double murder delays plea

    A WINCHESTER alleged double murderer has delayed entering pleas because a further medical report is needed. James Conan, 64, is accused of the murder of partner Kirsty O'Connell, 21, and their son Patrick, four, at their flat in Woolford Close, Stanmore

  • Legendary Cowes race re-introduced

    The most famous endurance race in powerboating - the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes (CTC) - will be reintroduced to the sporting calendar in 2008. Powerboat P1 Management Ltd, organisers of the Powerboat P1 World Championship, will host the event over the Bank

  • Redknapp: No Newcastle contact yet

    Harry Redknapp today responded to reports that Newcastle are poised to make a formal approach to Portsmouth in a bid to make him their new manager by insisting there has been no contact from Tyneside. Redknapp is thought to be the number one target

  • Anger mounts over post office closures

    HAMPSHIRE County Council leader Ken Thornber has responded angrily to this week's announcement that 61 post office branches in the county will be axed from next month. As reported, following a six-week public consultation that saw thousands of signatures

  • Police on the march over pay

    HUNDREDS of police officers from Hampshire are going on the march in their fight for a fair pay deal. About 300 people from all ranks within the force are expected to take part in a national rally in London on January 23. That equates to about ten per

  • Parking penalty changes are fine for some

    THERE is good news and bad news for erring motorists in Winchester. The city council is due to bring in different levels of fine for different offences. The bad news is that drivers parking on yellow lines will get higher penalties; the good news is

  • Family to sue over Kelly's 'avoidable' death

    THE family of a young woman who died of the same rare condition as her mum and aunt is preparing to sue Hampshire health chiefs. Today coroner Keith Wiseman concluded a three-day inquest by saying Kelly Hutchings died from "a cerebral haemorrhage in

  • Grieving parents to visit scene of son's death

    THE heartbroken Hampshire parents of the 37-year-old man who died outside a club at Port Solent will tomorrow visit the scene of the tragedy. Peter Lawrence, who lived at Titchfield Common, died last weekend in an incident outside the Lloyds No 1 Bar

  • You could win a free healthy eating cook book

    Many of us have good intentions about becoming healthier. But as well as being a time of year when people tend to focus on healthy eating, they do not necessarily want to spend hours in the kitchen preparing dishes. So to help people keep their motivation

  • Don't blame immigrants

    YOUR correspondent with a very large bee in his bonnet responds to almost any problem by deriding immigrants newly arrived in this country with out regard to the facts. If you accept this version of events as true, perhaps it can be explained why unemployment

  • Happy memories

    WHAT wonderful memories your Heritage page (December 29) brought back to me. My mother, Mrs Lilian Hayes, played the piano for these shows and my brothers Bob and Jim and I took part. It was such a close commmunity, the mums all made the costumes and

  • City is being flooded with montrosities

    THANK goodness someone has come up with a better idea than a Spitfire standing on its end. Quite ridiculous for such an iconic symbol. The Soaraway design is so inspirational and should it be possible to place it in Mayflower Park or, better still, on

  • Sainsbury's did needy children proud

    I WOULD like to thank the staff and customers of Sainsbury's, Shirley, for their incredibly generous donation of toys for the the Child Health Unit at Southampton General Hospital. The presents donated were distributed by Santa to needy children in Southampton

  • Thanks to everyone who helped the Prince's Trust

    ON behalf of The Prince's Trust in the south-east, I would like to thank all volunteers, staff, supporters, charities and ambassadors that have worked locally for the charity and have helped nearly 3,000 of the region's disadvantaged young people last

  • Encouraging more police special constables

    MORE police on the streets is something I think most people in Southampton would welcome. Southampton's Conservative councillors want to do all we can to support the police. We have proposed scrapping council tax for special constables, to encourage

  • Offering French nuclear aid

    I FIND it rather interesting to read that French President Sarkozy is offering help to build and finance nuclear facilities in Libya, Morocco and Middle East countries. Presumably this is at the behest of the European Union and not merely French foreign

  • LOST

    Did anyone find a camouflage fleece last week at Fleming Park, if so could they please contact judy.wallas@btinternet.com to arrange its return.

  • The X factor

    THE new BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe making its debut at next week's North American motor show in Detroit heralds the dawn of a new era in motoring. Never before have the elegant flowing lines of a coupe been combined with the powerful presence of an

  • Head-turners

    WOMEN hoping to attract male attention should get behind the wheel of a classic convertible, and be able to drive it well, according to a survey from evecars.com. The women's car website polled a cross-section of men to discover which cars they'd be

  • Icon of safe driving

    SUBARU has released the first official photos of the all-new, third-generation Forester, a total redesign of the award-winning crossover utility vehicle (CUV) that will debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next week and

  • Drivers warned to check those tyres

    THE National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) has called on small business car users to take a more responsible attitude to tyre maintenance after a damning survey issued this week showed more than 70 per cent of vehicles in this sector were running

  • Blind club facing closure

    A CLUB for blind people in the New Forest is under threat of closure after the entire committee quit. The Lymington branch of the Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind is facing a bleak future with nobody to run it after its seven-strong committee

  • HEDGE END RANGERS 6 ASIDES

    The Hedge End Rangers 6 asides will be held on the week end of 28th & 29th June 2008 at Norman Rodaway playing fields on Heath House Lane. For an application form please contact either Richard or Annette Bauck on Tel No. 01489 787793.

  • Council digs up green space - without planning permission

    FOR residents in a quiet Southampton road it was a small green oasis to be proud of. In the summer children would play cricket, football and read books on the grass island in the middle of their cul-de-sac. But locals were left horrified after waking

  • RNLI's broadside after alert over ferry passenger

    A LIFEBOAT charity has called on Red Funnel to review the way it counts passengers on and off its vessels. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution said the company should conduct the review after a full-scale search for a missing passenger was launched

  • U-turn over bus cuts

    BUS users are celebrating victory after Southampton's ruling Conservative group scrapped plans to cut free bus travel for the elderly and disabled. The Tory U-turn - almost like something from an episode of 70s sitcom On the Buses - was also welcomed

  • Shock resignation of containers supremo

    THE top man in the UK and Europe for Southampton Container Terminals owner Dubai Ports World has shocked the shipping industry by suddenly resigning. Widely regarded as one of DP World's brightest stars, stunned staff were told of Patrick Walters'

  • Rolls-Royce soars

    SOUTH coast manufacturing success story Rolls-Royce has revealed that sales soared by 25 per cent last year, with more than 1,000 cars sold for the first time. Such is the success of the prestige brand that it is sparking a jobs boom just across the

  • Dock Movements

    Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Maersk Kawasaki, container, 0100, 207; Hercules Highway, roro, 0530, 43; Baltic Breeze, vehicle, 0630, 46; Baltiyskiy 102, cargo, 0630, 36; Freedom, vehicle, 0730, 38/9; Tortuga, vehicle, 0830, 34/35; Herm, container

  • Magpies to make move for Redknapp

    Newcastle are expected to make a formal approach to Portsmouth today for permission to speak to manager Harry Redknapp. The Magpies are ready to make the first move in their efforts to replace Sam Allardyce by contacting the south coast club about

  • Vandals cause rail disruption

    HAMPSHIRE commuters were facing disruption this morning when one of the county's rail routes was scrapped. There were no trains running between Fareham and Portsmouth after a vandalism attack. It is believed that vandals have damaged signals betweeen

  • Chemical alert at holiday camp

    A MAN was taken to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties after a chemical incident at a holiday village in the New Forest last night. A total of 22 firefighters were needed after reports of chlorine leaking within the plant room of Shorefield

  • Teenager cut from car after accident

    An 18-year-old had to be cut free from his car following a crash at the back of the Gang Warily recreation centre in Fawley last night. The accident happened at 11.09pm on Fawley Road and involved a Renault Clio that crashed into a tree. A red Vauxhall

  • MP turns detective to catch builder accused of conning his dad

    A HAMPSHIRE MP turned detective to catch a "rogue" builder who allegedly conned his vulnerable father out of thousands of pounds, a court heard. Julian Lewis, MP for New Forest East, grew suspicious after he was told large sums of money were being withdrawn

  • Bats could threaten hospital scheme

    PLANS to develop a community hospital could be scuppered by bats. The Fenwick Hospital in Lyndhurst was under threat of closure but has been saved with plans for extra day clinics and outpatient services which are already under way at the hospital, in

  • Hampshire stars told: Take more responsibility!

    HAMPSHIRE Cricket players have been told to start living up to their potential and take on more responsibility. The advice comes from former Australian Test opener Matthew Elliott, who knows English county cricket well from his time at Glamorgan and

  • Davies: I can see how desperate we are to go up

    ANDREW Davies completed his move to Saints and insisted the squad have the passion and commitment to win promotion. The central defender is adamant that George Burley's squad is "desperate" to regain the club's Premiership place lost three seasons

  • Baird: No more 'five star hotel' at Eastleigh!

    IAN Baird has placed four Eastleigh players on the transfer-list with the accompanying message that the Silverlake Stadium is "no longer an all-inclusive five-star hotel"! Goalkeeper James Pullen, centre-backs Karim El Salahi and Chris Collins and

  • Motorists warned of delays

    MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays in Eastleigh town centre as building work on the new cinema complex forces the partial closure of Wells Place for three months. From Monday the road, which runs alongside the northern side of the Swan Centre

  • Vandals cause £4,000 damage at Romsey School

    A HAMPSHIRE school is facing a £4,000 repair bill after vandals smashed windows over the winter holidays. Staff returned to The Romsey School after the Christmas break to find that 14 windows had been broken while the building in Greatbridge Road was

  • Popular landlord mourned

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Southampton landlord who has died following a stroke aged 74. Peter Smith spent more than 35 years in the licensing trade first running the Engineer's Arms in Northam before moving a short distance to the Prince