Saints’ Championship campaign has received a huge boost - without Nigel Adkins’ team kicking a ball. Brighton, Derby and West Ham could all have knocked Saints off the top of the table tonight but all three suffered disappointing results. Brighton
THE controversial consultation that threatens the future of children's heart surgery unit in Southampton was “deeply flawed” and “shot through with legal error”, the High Court was told today. The accusation was made by a QC for the Royal
VIRGIN Media has completed the first stage of its ultra-fast broadband network for Southampton. The project is one of the first in the country and will place Southampton among the top cities in the UK for broadband service. Sholing,
Ben Ainslie is on the shortlist to win the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year. Southampton’s Dee Caffari is also a finalist for the female International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Rolex World Sailor of the Year award. Victory this
Retail giant Marks & Spencer was fined £1 million today for failing to protect customers, staff and workers from potential exposure to asbestos during refurbishment at one of its stores. The management was found to have been more concerned
Former Hampshire batsman Kevin Pietersen has been recalled for England's limited-overs trip to India but James Anderson has been left out of the squad. England have five one-day matches against the world champions followed by a solitary Twenty20 match
A HAMPSHIRE woman has become one of the first people in the country to have regenerative surgery. Liz Coveney is one of only a handful of people to have the treatment to repair cartilage damage in their knee. The 50-year-old mum-of-one
Defence giant BAE Systems confirmed today that it is cutting almost 3,000 jobs at sites across the country, mainly in its military aircraft division. The firm ended days of speculation by giving details of a huge redundancy programme, saying
DENNIS Potter’s memorable drama has adult actors playing seven-year-olds roaming the Gloucestershire countryside in 1943, squabbling, joking and occasionally giving way to the terror inspired by the war going on around them. Director Kay Baker
FIRST night sound and lighting issues sadly marred what was otherwise a fine production by John-Paul McCrohon of Harper Lee’s set-book, the ultimately tragic tale of racial prejudice in 1930s Alabama. With a fair smattering of youngsters in the
ART Asia is set to celebrate thirty years in Southampton with performances by 30 Ragas in 30 days during October. Musicians will be popping up throughout the month in various locations across the city, including Bitterne Market, Ikea and on a
AS we slip into autumn, Bishopstoke Players’ new production, set in a Portuguese time share, has a more summery feel. A comic tale of misunderstanding and mistaken identity, it featured the double booking of the villa and the interference of
JAMES Beattie has opened the door for a return to Saints, revealing he would “love” to rejoin the club. The striker is currently a free agent, having been released by mutual consent from his contract at Scottish champions Rangers. That has left the
A PASSER by raised the alarm when he saw a car on fire in Bridge Road, Bursledon, early today. The engine compartment of an Audi A4 parked on a verge outside the owner's home was severely damaged. Firefighters from Southampton's Hightown station spent
THE controversial consultation over plans which threaten the future of Southampton’s specialist children’s heart surgery unit will be challenged in the High Court today. The judicial review by the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, challenging
HAMPSHIRE wildlife expert Chris Packham has defended the culling of elephants and deer and urged cat owners to be more responsible. The Autumnwatch presenter, 50, who has sparked controversy in the past by calling for parents to have fewer
A ROYAL Navy ship named after Southampton is destined for the scrapyard. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Type 42 Destroyer HMS Southampton, currently based at Whale Island, Portsmouth, has been sold. The warship was decommissioned
A Southampton radio station has launched its own appeal to help flood victims in Pakistan. Awaaz FM is collecting donations to provide shelter, food and drink to help the more than five million people blighted by severe monsoon rains and flash
A DEVELOPER behind plans for an 800 home estate is bidding to increase the number of part buy homes by 40 per cent because it is so difficult for house hunters to get a mortgage. When the massive development in Abbotswood, Romsey, was granted planning
BAE said the job losses were likely to be: 899 at Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire 51 at Christchurch, Dorset 78 at Farnborough, Hampshire 74 at Filton, Bristol 81 at Frimley, Surrey 26 at Great Baddow, Essex
