A GOSPORT resident has fought his own one-man campaign against vandals who wrecked a Canadian war memorial at Stokes Bay. Patrick Sheehan has paid an undisclosed amount to have the damaged war memorial restored as a tribute to the thousands of Canadian
A RECORD-breaking fundraiser helped put a smile on the faces of young cancer patients at Southampton General Hospital. Swaythling Working Men's Club went all out to beat its previous records when it held a bank holiday charity day. The club was hoping
SCORES of residents may be thousands of pounds out of pocket with the mysterious closure of a Hampshire double glazing firm. Heat Seal Windows and Conservatories has gone into administrative receivership. Staff tried to contact customers in a bid to stop
ARCHEOLOGISTS in Winchester may have discovered the burial site of King Alfred, but one last mystery remains - who does the pelvic bone belong to Discovered in September, it has still yet to be analysed at a laboratory in Oxford to see if it dates from
TRAFFIC-calming measures that have given West End residents the hump for many months are to be modified. Speed restriction cushions and "build-outs" were provided along Telegraph Road, West End Road and Upper New Road early last year to reduce accidents
HIS job may be chauffeuring the Mayor of Southampton's posh stretch Rover, but for a week, Ralph Gillingham will have to rely on Shanks's Pony. Luckily, the grandeur of his surroundings will make Ralph forget his aching feet. He's walking 110 kilometres
Hamble Old Boys appear to be the Jekyll and Hyde team in Hampshire League Division 1 this season. In their previous match, the Old Boys had thumped Alton 7-1 but at Hamble last weekend they slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Petersfield despite dominating
JAMES TAYLOR was Havant & Waterlooville's hat-trick hero in a see-saw 3-3 Premier Division draw against fellow promotees Margate at West Leigh Park last night. After a goalless first half, the drama began on 64 minutes when Gillingham loan striker
Saints have begun moves to organise a work permit for Latvian winger Imants Bleidelis before they decide whether to sign him. Manager Dave Jones is keen to avoid a repetition of last season's farce which saw the Department of Employment twice refuse a
CELEBRITY chef James Martin cooked up an award at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital on Monday. The Ready Steady Cook chef was at the hospital in Winchester to present it with a Heartbeat Award designed to promote healthy eating. The hospital's St Catherine's
MEET the gang 'cos the boys are here - the boys to entertain you! It could be the signature tune of the Eastleigh and Chandler's Ford Gang Show which has been running bi-annually for the last 40 years. But a call is now going out to members of the very
STUDENTS from Southampton University have come third in a world challenge race for solar cycles held in Australia. The SunSurfer bike, developed by nine engineering graduates, completed the gruelling 1,434km route from Alice Springs to Adelaide in a time
THOUSANDS of spectators flocked to Titchfield on Monday night to make the village's last carnival of this millennium a huge success. A winding procession of floats, walkers, groups and individuals made circuits around the village, cheered on by crowds
AN IRON Age settlement discovered in the middle of a huge Hampshire housing estate is expected to attract worldwide archaeological interest. Experts called in to probe the site in Chandler's Ford have contacted English Heritage and the area could now
THERE ARE times when Alan Ball must feel like a man trying to walk up a down escalator. No matter how much effort he puts into trying to move forward, he's standing still, not going anywhere. The bare statistical difference between the two sides might
LIKE father, like son! Mitch Godden is keeping the family name up in lights in Southern Centre Grasstrack racing. When the Salisbury Motor Cycle and Light Car Club staged the Southern Centre Auto Cycle Union Grasstrack Championships at Finkley Manor Farm
