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Thousands take part in city's Sport Relief mile

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2:05pm Sunday 21st March 2010

THOUSANDS of runners took to the streets of Southampton today for the Sport Relief mile.

Vaccine could save children from swine flu

Andrew McCall

10:20am Sunday 21st March 2010

“EVERY death from swine flu is a tragedy and more so now we can prevent it with a safe vaccination.”

Lifeboat rescues windsurfer

11:50am Sunday 21st March 2010

A SAILBOARDER got into trouble in Southampton water near a popular country park.

On the run for Sport Relief

Francis Benali at Springhill School for Sport Relief

11:00am Sunday 21st March 2010

HAMPSHIRE has been awash with red and white as hundreds of people donned rival football kits and sprinted round the school field for Sport Relief.

Jo's Paris charity ride plea

9:10am Sunday 21st March 2010

AN Andover mother-of-three is sending out a rallying cry for one final push to help her reach her target of £1,300 in order to undertake a four-day 300-mile cycle challenge from London to Paris for Naomi House Children’s Hospice.

‘Pay? You’re having a laugh’

Southern Daily Echo

8:30am Sunday 21st March 2010

WHEN staff approached a prolific shoplifter and asked if he intended paying for wine he had selected, he replied: “You’re having a laugh.”

'Not spot' irony of fibre-optics boss

Jonathan Dorrington

5:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

HE’S the managing director of an IT company which provides fibre-optic cables for customers – but Jonathan Dorrington is unable to benefit from the same cables being installed by BT to deliver super-fast broadband because he lives in a ‘not spot’ area of Basingstoke.

Merityre's backing MENCAP

3:40pm Sunday 21st March 2010

MERITYRE has joined forces with Andover MENCAP to help it develop a vibrant community resource centre in the former Wellington Inn.

Investigation is 'a slow torture'

Councillor Phil Heath

1:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

“SLOW torture” – that is how the borough deputy mayor has described the process he is undergoing as he is investigated over complaints that threaten his chances of becoming mayor.

RAF pilot was shot between the eyes

Flight Lieutenant Ian Fortune

12:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

AN HEROIC pilot from RAF Odiham has described the moment he was shot between the eyes while flying a Chinook in Afghanistan.




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