THE wife of a commander killed in Iraq while protecting his men has paid tribute to her "truly wonderful" husband. Major Paul Harding, who lived at South Wonston, was watching over his troops from an exposed vantage point during a supply mission when
A ROGUE ecstasy tablet almost claimed the life of a teenager in Eastleigh. The girl, aged 16, was found slumped on a bench in the town centre just after midnight on Saturday. She was deemed to be in a life-threatening condition and was rushed to Southampton
VEGETABLES have lost out to housing in a High Court ruling in London on plans to build on allotments at Eastleigh. The ruling is a victory for Eastleigh Borough Council over Eastleigh and Bishopstoke Allotments Association, which had campaigned for five
BLUE collar jobs should be preserved on a Bishop's Waltham site instead of it being allocated for housing, a meeting in the town concluded. James Duke and Son (Holdings) Ltd has submitted an application to construct 70 homes on the Abbey Mill site, adjacent
A KEY sports club in Alresford has approved measures to help it stave off the threat of liquidation. More than 50 members of Arlebury Park Sports and Social Club (APSSC) met to vote on changes to the club's make-up, which included severing its links
A RACING enthusiast from Four Marks will be competing to become the UK's best female driver next Wednesday (July 4). Sarah Earl, 23, of Blackberry Lane, will be battling against 99 other females at a mystery location for one of 16 places at the Formula
A TAX advice specialist who lives at Owlesbury has set out her stall as the new head of an organisation representing 2,300 chartered accountants in Hampshire. Karen Wilson, a partner with Southampton-based Lines Wilson LLP, takes over from Lee Blunden
COUNTY chiefs and backbench councillors are on a "collision course" over the possible closure of three Hampshire arts centres, including The Tower in Winchester. The arts review panel refused to back the controversial cost-cutting scheme proposed by
A SHOP assistant was hit over the head with a brick and a lead pipe in Sparsholt yesterday during a vicious attempted robbery. The teenage assailant walked into the Well House Store at around 11am and demanded money from the woman cashier. He then hit
