Archive 2008You are in: South Today > News Archive  A look at the work of the nobel-prize winning author Sir William Golding.  Air hangars in Wiltshire which were used in both World Wars are being restored at a cost of £3m.  A teenager has helped raise funds for a Ghanian boy in desperate need of a kidney transplant.  A Sussex woman has developed an ointment for eczema, which she has now begun to sell.  In a unique event, Cunard's fleet of three Queens have met for the final time in Southampton.  A senior academic at Bournemouth University died from an eating disorder weighing under five stone.  A Sussex based food producer has developed a cheese using a combination of cheddar and parmesan.  A Southampton-based charity has begun a project which includes a survival bag to help the homeless.  A group of prisoners from Winchester prison, and students from the city have put on a play.  Crime author Minette Walters explained Dorset was such an inspiration to her.  A father has been told he cannot get a ticket to see his daughter swim for Britain at the Olympics.  A funeral has been held in Ferndown of a Royal Marine killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.  A new £300m cruise ship has been named by Dame Helen Mirren.  Children from a hospice have been enjoying the facilities on board the cruise ship Ventura.  A look at some of the attractions on board Venture, P&O's latest cruise ship to join its fleet.  The actress Sheila Hancock has been installed as Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth.  A West Sussex estate has gone up for sale and the price includes a colony of wallabies.  The remains of a human foetus have been found buried in a field near a church on the Isle of Wight.  West Sussex students have returned from Africa where they took part in charity work.  Retired Gurkhas await a landmark ruling which will decide if they will get pension rights.  A coroner has asked the Chief Medical Officer to take action over the death of a patient.  Energy from growing tomatoes has been used to generate electricity at a nursery in Sussex.  A father appeals for information about the man suspected of killing his child in a house fire.  New guidelines for libraries on stocking potentially extremist and inflammatory material have been c  The family of a Reading woman who went missing while working in Majorca launch a search campaign.  The original lost negatives of iconic photos of Lawrence of Arabia have been discovered.  An American yacht firm has chosen to build luxury yachts in southern England.  A look at the crew of Portsmouth-based HMS Illustrious as they cope with heat in the Arabian Sea.  An inquest has opened into the death of a group of men who were killed in a crash on the M25.  Harrier pilots operating from the aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious, talk about life on board.  A war widow has finally received a full pension from the Minstry of Defence after a long campaign.  A council admits spying on a family to find out if they were living in a school catchment area.  Debt and emergency food charities report a rise in the number of people in need of help.  Contributions made to Children in Need have been making a difference to groups in southern England.  TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has been sworn in as the High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight.  Personal details of 370,000 customers have gone missing from the Southampton HSBC bank offices.  A campaign group believes rear-facing child seats would save lives.  A coroner has urged fishermen to wear lifejackets after an inquest into the death of a fisherman.  A man has been jailed for a crash while under the influence of amphetamines in which a milkman died.  A preview of Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex.  A Southampton disco has started offering afternoon parents and toddler sessions.  The only surviving founder of the RAF has been in Hampshire to celebrate the force's 90th birthday.  Ryanair has launched new routes and has begun basing aircraft in Dorset for the first time.  A look at the formation of two towns in southern England after the Second World War.  The death of a man who was crushed to death by a scrapyard crane was accidental, an inquest heard.  Trading standards and police have begun a crackdown on adults who buy alcohol for children.  A mother who was cleared of poisoning her son with salt has asked police to investigate a doctor.  Brighton company has developed a solar panel generator to help make music festivals emission free.  New figures have shown a rise in alcohol related hospital admissions in southern England.  Relatives have gathered in Reading to welcome territorial army soldiers back from Afghanistan.  A look inside the Hindhead tunnel which is due to open for traffic in mid 2011.  Three teenagers are charged with murder following the death of an Indian sailor in Hampshire.  A man who lost two wives to breast cancer is campaigning for help for those that are left behind.  The first doctors have been getting ready to graduate from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School.  People entitled entitled to free bus travel, have been angered by delays in receiving their passes.  Seven police forces have been using a special camera system to target criminals using the roads. You are in: South Today > News Archive |
