ALI SPARKES takes a look back at the history of BBC Radio Solent; from its roots back in the Seventies right through to the present day TENSELY awaited "secret" BBC plans for the reorganisation of broadcasting were announced this morning after months
One of Southampton's most successful home-grown basketballers will be passing on the tips of the trade to youngsters in Romsey next month. Thames Valley Tigers pro Mark Jackson is going back to his roots as the star coach in a three-day clinic held by
SHADOW education spokeswoman Theresa May went on a fact-finding mission through four Hampshire schools yesterday to identify issues for her education portfolio. The Tory MP visited Lockerley Primary School and Fryern Primary School and Thornden School
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The arrival of former Fareham Sacred Hearts hot shot Graham Lindsey, pictured, has co-incided in a dramatic upturn in Gosport Borough's fortunes. Borough hadn't won a single game before Lindsey, 20, pitched up at Privett Park. But since manager Mick Marsh
BANISTER PARK powered into the last 16 of the English Indoor BA over-60s double rink championship with a 51-26 demolition of Dolphin. Playing on the neutral Bournemouth carpet, Banister Park conceded early shots on both rinks before winning handsomely
SHADOW education spokeswoman Theresa May went on a fact-finding mission through four Hampshire schools yesterday to identify issues for her education portfolio. The Tory MP visited Lockerley Primary School and Fryern Primary School and Thornden School
MOVES to tackle potentially dangerous parking in the Stanmore estate in Winchester have been approved by civic chiefs. The city council is to introduce parking restrictions in lower Stanmore to clear the roads for buses. Stagecoach, since changing its
With a successful record for public transport behind them, Hampshire County Council are set to pass their expertise on to Russian counterparts. Hampshire County Council is sharing its transport planning expertise with its Russian counterparts, through
ONE of Britain's best-loved comedians, Victoria Wood, has announced she will be calling in at Bournemouth as part of a new UK tour this summer. Wood, a much more frequent tourer than her nearest possible rivals, French and Saunders, will be appearing
A HAMPSHIRE baker who shot a neighbour in the face with an airgun is today starting a three-year jail sentence. Michael Paget, 25, formerly of Lindberg Close, Gosport, admitted possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He
JEWISH leaders in the South were today offering prayers to victims of the Holocaust. Britain's first-ever Holocaust Memorial Day was being marked with many services throughout the country to remember the six millions Jews who died in Nazi concentration
THUNDERSTORMS were blamed for causing a three-car accident near junction three of the M27. Poor driving conditions on Thursday resulted in a two vehicles collision as the vehicles attempted to avoid an object that had fallen onto the carriageway from
TWO conmen banked more than £500,000 after fleecing the elderly and vulnerable in a 14-month asphalt scam. Among the crooked pair's victims were nuns. Using highway maintenance signs on their vehicle and often posing as council officials, they gave the
HAMPSHIRE bus passengers angry at late buses and axed services are now facing an increase in fares of up to four per cent. First Southampton, which faced widespread condemnation after bringing in major network changes in September, is to increase fares
Gosport Borough U19s will be in action at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace this weekend for the national indoor championships. The Hampshire side got there after clinching the county title for the third successive year, and then going on to
Hampshire players are represented in both men's and ladies finals of the Girobank Tour event at the Hampshire Tennis & Health Club, West End, today. Nick Weal, from Hartley Wintney, had a three-set win over fellow Hampshire county player, Ben Haran
Winchester Squash Club host some of Britain's best juniors next week for an SRA National tournament. Winchester's best players will put themselves on the line starting on February 2 in an event sponsored by Kingsmead Nurseries and supported by Hendy Fords
A WOODEN ladder could provide a vital clue for detectives hunting robbers who lifted a 92-year-old woman off her bed so they could search for money under the mattress. The pensioner awoke to find three intruders in her terraced home in Hamilton Road,
Meet the girl who has drawn the shortest straw in Southamp-ton. She's Michelle Oliver who has the unenviable task of modelling the club's infamous Monaco-style shirt this afternoon. At half-time in the FA Cup fourth round clash with Sheffield Wednesday
Stewart Hawthorne's Jongleur secured an emphatic victory in the second race of the Royal Southampton YC Frostbite Series, despite persistent rain and poor visibility. All boats have a RSYC Club Handicap and Class 1, set a 7.3-mile course, had some of
TOTTON planners are fighting proposals to build nearly 300 flats and houses in an area already short of facilities. Councillors say the proposed development will place an impossible strain on schools and doctors' surgeries in the town. They fear that
Justin Rose has the leader in his sights in the Mercedes South African Open after a battling second round display on the East London course yesterday. The 20-year-old Hampshire golfer began the day at level par and seemingly with a fight on his hands
Full time results from the top teams in the South Southampton 3 - Sheffield Weds 1 Grimsby 2 - Portsmouth 1 Millwall 0 - Bournemouth 1
Fads and fashions have come and gone in the 30 years that BBC Radio Solent has been on air, but a truly good book will never be out of print.Here, some Solent people recommend their personal favourites. Chris van Schaick, managing editor of BBC Radio
Today's Principal Arrivings: Nordsee, container, 0600, 207E; Jingu Maru, vehicle carrier, 0730, 34/35; Global Spirit, ro/ro, 1200, 40; Autotransporter, vehicle carrier, 1400, 201 link; Fides, ro/ro, 1600, 202; Berys Trader, general, 1800, 102/3; Crystal
Hampshire players are represented in both men's and ladies finals of the Girobank Tour event at the Hampshire Tennis & Health Club, West End, today. Nick Weal, from Hartley Wintney, had a three-set win over fellow Hampshire county player, Ben Haran
Gosport Borough U19s hockey team will be in action at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace this weekend for the national indoor championships. The Hampshire side got there after clinching the county title for the third successive year, and then
ENGLAND stars Andy Thomson and Gary Smith will be playing for Kent in tomorrow morning's Liberty Trophy quarter-final against Hampshire. Hampshire's hopes that the international duo would miss the Camberley showdown were dashed on Wednesday evening when
Hampshire's selectors were given plenty to think about as the county slipped to a 20-16 defeat at home to London. There were drawn games for both the Men's and Ladies' B teams and victory for the Men's A. But the Ladies A team were sent spinning to a
A WINCHESTER restaurant has been rewarded for its culinary excellence by being once more granted Michelin Star Status. For the second year running, The Chesil Rectory, in Chesil Street, features in the Michelin Red Guide to Hotels and Restaurants in Great
BEING a hen-pecking old battleaxe can take its toll, as Juliette Kaplan is discovering after playing the part of Pearl in Last of the Summer Wine for an astonishing 17 years. "It used to take me an hour in make-up to turn me into Pearl, and 20 minutes
IT IS a Blue Peter presenter's dream - a store full of reels, tubes, sponges, offcuts, boxes, tubs, reams of paper and card and giant rolls of sticky-backed plastic. And the opening of The Scrap Store has given a big boost to Hampshire youngsters with
GRIEVING campaigners have attacked council chiefs for axing security guards installed to stop vandals desecrating the graves of loved ones. They say Southampton City Council has reneged on a pledge to stamp out vandalism and thefts at St Mary's Extra
MOVE over Craig David, there's another young pop star on the rise in Hampshire. Ian Harvey, from Hythe, is one step away from being a household name, thanks to Popstars, the ITV show following the quest to make a pop band. The 22-year-old fibre-optics
LESS than one-third of drivers in the South believe they are careful and considerate on the roads, a new survey reveals. And women think they are much safer motorists than men, according to research. The revelations, in a report commissioned by National
NEIGHBOURHOOD wardens could be responsible for keeping up appearances in Southampton's regeneration area once millions of pounds of public cash has been spent. At the board meeting of the Southampton Regeneration Partnership, agreement was given for new
CHART star Craig David has set a new Brits record by scoring the highest number of nominations for the annual awards. The Fill Me In star added best British single and video categories to his tally as the two remaining categories were announced following
TWO BOYS who handed in £600 they found in a dropped plastic bag to the police have been praised for their honesty. Jamie Garland and Matthew Evans were idly kicking the carrier bag along the street in the centre of Fareham when they were shocked to see
A HOSPITAL authority has admitted that a young Eastleigh mother of two who suffers from spina bifida should have been put on the waiting list for an operation earlier. Southampton General Hospital bosses had promised a full inquiry after Samantha Walker
Captain Cool Jason Dodd ended the city of Sheffield's interest in the FA Cup and took Saints through to the fifth round for the fourth time in five years. Dodd scored the winner from the spot to knock out Sheffield United in the previous round and did
