COOKERY students at a Hampshire college teamed up with some of the best chefs in the industry to produce a special menu. Fareham College catering and hospitality students hosted a visit from the ‘Exclusive Chefs Academy’, a career development programme
STUDENTS from Sparsholt College lent a helping hand to Kings Worthy Primary School when a team went along to help maintain the school's woodland walk.The students, on the level one woodland skills course, spent five mornings helping to maintain the
NEARLY £1,000 of taxpayers’ money was used to controversially cut down trees being roosted in by starlings.The decision to fell the trees at Winchester Fire Station was made following complaints of the birds defecating on emergency vehicles and fear over
A NOT-for-profit scrapstore in Southampton is set to host an open day.Southampton Scrapstore, on Belgrave Industrial Estate, Portswood, will throw open its doors to members of the public on Saturday, March 17.The event will allow non-members to browse
A MAN arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in a city centre park has been released by police. Officers say the 28-year-old man remains under investigation. He was arrested yesterday as part of a police probe into a rape at Hoglands Park,
EASTLEIGH residents have the chance to enjoy circus classes. They are to be held at The Point theatre on April 8. No previous experience is necessary. Classes will be run at 10am and 2pm. To get involved call 023 8065 2333.
THERE were several winners from Southampton at the Energise Me Awards 2018 at St Mary’s Stadium. The annual awards ceremony, run by Winchester-based charity Energise Me, recognises sporting achievements across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
BUSINESS bosses, civic chiefs and developers will discuss the future of Southampton during a 'question time' event.The discussion, organised by networking company EG, is set to take place at the John Hansard Gallery on March 27.Panel members include
A major boost for jazz in the South has been announced as Turner Sims Southampton has secured over £315,000 in Arts Council England funding. Part of the University of Southampton, Turner Sims will receive the funds for an ambitious scheme to significantly
HAMPSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service is bidding to become the first emergency service in the country to be Makaton-friendly.The service says that it wants to follow in the footsteps of Romsey, which was named as the UK’s first Makaton-friendly town.Makaton
BOSSES of one of Southampton's biggest annual sporting events have extended the entry deadline.Organisers of the ABP Southampton Marathon say they pushed back the date due to a "flood" of late entries.The deadline was originally set for
Toys R Us is to shut all 100 of its UK stores after administrators failed to find a buyer for the collapsed retailer, resulting in the loss of 3,000 jobs.The toy chain appointed Moorfields Advisory to oversee an administration at the end of February but
ROADWORKS in a Hampshire village are causing major congestion in the area.A map published online by the Romanse traffic management system shows all the main roads in Lyndhurst highlighted in red.Work is taking place on the A35 at Emery Down and repairs
MOURNERS have gathered to pay their respects to the 'mother of Southampton', who has died aged 97. Mata Kuldip Kaur lived in the city for more than half a century and had at least 130 immediate family members, including 85 great grandchildren.
WILDLIFE lovers are being called to help halt the decline of a bird in Hampshire.Experts are concerned about the falling number of the county's common nightingale – widely celebrated in literature and music for the beauty of its song.Now the Ornithological
Kelly Simm warmed up for the Commonwealth Games by winning her first British titles. The 22 year-old from Whiteley was crowned All Around (AA) champion at the 2018 British Championships in Liverpool. Southampton-born Kelly, who trains with
Comedian and former Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen has died aged 80, his agent said. His agent Patsy Martin told the Press Association: "He has sadly died." The Lancashire-born star was best known for the TV game show, which aired for 15 years
DEVELOPERS have launched a third attempt to bulldoze a Hampshire pub and replace it with housing.Taylor Grey Homes has spent months trying to gain planning permission to demolish The Silver Hind and build homes on the site.The first application was rejected
TWO people have been charged with drugs raids following a raid in Southampton.Police executed a warrant at a house in Northam as part of Operation Fortress, the force's drug crackdown campaign.Following the raid on Tuesday Billie Georgina Louise Gibson
A HEROIC chef put his own life at risk to rescue his elderly neighbour from a house fire.Brave Adam Hart, head chef at The Kitchen in Chewton Glen, entered the smoke-filled property to rescue the woman, who lives next door to him.The 30-year-old acted
TRAINS between Southampton and Portsmouth will be cancelled this weekend.It will allow Southern Western Railway engineers to carry out work on lines in the Fareham area.Bus replacement services will run between Southampton Central and Portsmouth on Saturday
A MULTIMILLION-pound upgrade to treatment works in Southampton have been rated "excellent" in a national building scheme. Southern Water's £5.5 million project to upgrade treatment works of Kent Road, St Denys, was given the rating in the national
A SURVEY has been launched ahead of plans to improve a Southampton library. Bosses at Cobbett Road Hub and Library, in Bitterne Park, want to update the facility, with a view to make it suitable for hiring. But in order to secure funding, library
IT IS the Hampshire pub that aims to become a hub for the community. Located on Botley High Street, The Bugle Inn has been run by Lorraine and Paul Carver since 2016. Paul, 55 and Lorraine, 50, both from Botley, said the pub is becoming a popular
People can learn more about the city's wildlife and butterflies in a walk.Organised by the Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery, the session will teach nature fans more about the environment they live in. It starts at 2pm on April 8 from the main gates
BELT up or face up to a £500 fine.That is the message from Hampshire police as it backs a national campaign to make sure drivers and passengers wear seatbelts. This week officers from the Joint Roads Policing Unit will crackdown on those not complying.The
ORGANISERS hope a new play park will be open tomorrow.The Friends of Lordswood Park group believe its new park at Puffin Close should be open for people to use after delays due to weather.In December, Friends of Lordswood Park released their vision of
Pennies and £50 notes could be scrapped because they are not used enough.Around six in 10 1p and 2p coins are believed to be used only once before they are put into savings jars - and around 8% are thrown away.The use of £50 notes in routine purchases
BUDDING cheerleaders can try out to become a new member of Liberty Pride Cheerleaders.The try out is taking place at Oasis Academy Lordshill, in Redbridge Lane, and is open to every regardless of age, gender or experience.It runs between 11am and 1pm
AN ICONIC house will open its doors on Sunday to let people see its gardens and display of daffodils. Townhill Park House Gardens will shop off an example of Gertrude Jekyll's gardens. Jekyll was one of England's finest garden designers and the
SOUTHAMPTON Amateur Radio Club is inviting people to its AGM next week.Discussing all matters of amateur radio, members of the South Hampshire Repeater Group will also talk about new developments in the field.Soft drinks, including tea and coffee are
A NEW date has been set for a Women's World Day of Prayer session in Millbrook.Initially scheduled to take place earlier in March, Colne Avenue Baptist Church will now be holding the service from 10.30am on March 23.The original date was cancelled
A PROPERTY in Swaythling could get a two storey extension after plans were submitted to Southampton City Council.Developers are hoping to build the extension at 176A Portswood Road to create a new workshop and office. The proposal is now being reviewed
A GARDEN in Bitterne will home a lock-up storage container for five years.Planning permission has been granted to the owner of 19 Elgar Road, allowing them to install the container for the temporary period in the rear of the property's garden.The
SAINTS are set to appoint vastly experienced Premier League boss Mark Hughes as replacement to Mauricio Pellegrino today. The one-time Saint, who made 60 appearances for the club between 1998-2000, is understood to have been in discussions with
Another shocking performance by Saints. What's happened to the team spirit? Just because Newcastle scored an early goal, doesn’t mean that Saints should just throw in the towel. Saints manager Pellegrino apologised for the teams performance. You have
THE public has the chance to see how the Silver Hill 2 scheme is evolving in Winchester.City councillors meet on Monday March 19 to hear the latest on the blueprint for the scheme, now officially known as the Central Winchester Regeneration.A new plan
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “lovely, caring and generous” man who died after a late-night crash. Ben Ghafoor, 25, was driving a Vauxhall Corsa on Winchester Road, Chandler’s Ford, when it left the road and crashed into a tree near Peverells Wood
Renowned British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's finest scientific minds, has died at the age of 76, a family spokesman said. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning. In a
UK five piece The Fallen State are delighted to announce the release of single Nova – featuring vocals and guitar contributions from Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson – ahead of their UK tour, which includes a date at The Brook on March 29. Whilst
Some of the UK’s best touring comedy theatre and circus comes to Southampton this May, with a radical retelling of one of Shakespeare’s classics, an award-winning comedy love letter to the 90s and a breath-taking experience that pushes the limits of gravity
IRISH singing stars The Dublin Legends suffered a huge loss late last year when guitarist and founder member Eamonn Campbell passed away while they were touring Holland. The late Dubliners musician died at the age of 70 following a short illness. And
A SUPERMARKET giant will relaunch a public consultation into plans for a new store in Southampton – after admitting residents were not given enough notice to attend the last meeting. Lidl says letters informing residents of plans for a new store
“WITHOUT him, I wouldn’t have my son.”A cardiac surgeon has been praised for his life-saving surgeries on a four-year-old Southampton boy.With a speciality in paediatric and congenital cardiac surgery, Markku Kaarne has been nominated as a Hospital Hero
AN OPEN day bringing together some of the area's most promising medical researchers will take place in Southampton.The day, organised by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), will take place Holiday Inn Southampton, Herbert Walker Avenue
COMMENT SAINTS need a firefighter manager and Mark Hughes is the nearest the club can get to appointing one at such short notice. The 54-year-old might not command the same reputation as Sam Allardyce or Tony Pulis for helping clubs avoid the
IT HAS been one of the most talked about and most controversial plans in Southampton’s recent history. The proposals have attracted more than 90 letters of objection, sparked a campaign and even been at the heart of a £15,000 council probe.
A SERIAL burglar was jailed for a raid on a Hampshire home after one of the stolen items was spotted on sale online.Officers tracked down Christopher Woodcock after an advert for an expensive trial bike, taken during the burglary, appeared on Gum Tree.During
THOUSANDS of people have backed a campaign to create a green belt to protect Hampshire countryside at risk of development. More than 9,000 people have already backed the campaign, amid fears Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester could eventually
MORE than 12,000 people in Southampton are at risk of blindness, kidney disease, stroke and heart disease - and the numbers are only going up. Research led by Diabetes UK has revealed that the number of city residents diagnosed with diabetes has increased
A HAMPSHIRE-BASED business has won a prestigious regional award for the fourth time.Investment management firm Brooks Macdonald was named the winner of the Citywire Wealth Manager Regional Star Award for the South East. The awards, which celebrate the
A SOUTHAMPTON GP surgery has teamed up with a jobs programme to help people with health conditions get back into work.Adelaide Surgery, on William Macleod Way, Millbrook, will support Solent Jobs Programme with the project.It aims to help people without
MARK ‘Sparky’ Hughes is about to become a manager at Saints for the second time. Hughes, who was named Wales manager while still playing at The Dell, came to Saints for the first time in 1998 in the twilight of his career. By then the Welshman
SAINTS are set to appoint vastly experienced Premier League boss Mark Hughes as replacement to Mauricio Pellegrino today. The one-time Saint, who made 60 appearances for the club between 1998 and 2000, is understood to have been in discussions
SNOW has been forecast in Southampton this weekend. Ice and snow brought chaos to Southampton and Hampshire at the beginning of the month - and poor conditions could be set to return. The BBC's weather forecast for the city says light snow
A SOUTHAMPTON man was found dead in his car several days after taking a cocktail of drugs. John Martin Grimshaw’s body was discovered outside his Romsey Road flat by his friend and landlord, Jane Pratt. Ms Pratt, who described the 46-year-old
The funeral service takes place today of the woman dubbed the ‘Mother of Southampton’. More than 1,000 people are expected to pay their respected to Mata Kuldip Kaur. Kuldip Kaur had lived in the city for more than half-a-century, had over
A SUSPECT has been arrested after a 26-year-old woman was raped in a park in Southampton. The 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape and is in police custody at this time. The arrest comes after the woman, 26, was approached
