POLICE investigating an attack on a Hythe student have revealed that the victim suffered memory loss after being knocked out. The 17-year-old was punched, kicked and robbed off his wristwatch in a vicious assault by two youths at Fawley Road, Hythe. The
England will clinch a place in next year's world cup finals if they beat Greece at Old Trafford tomorrow. And we are backing them to go all the way and lift the trophy. The game coincides with the start of tax-free betting for punters and to celebrate
Bashley chairman David Malone has hailed the permanent appointment of Bob Higgins as the club's manager as an 'excellent move for the future'. Higgins has had a short spell as Bashley's caretaker boss but following a meeting of the executive committee
MOTORISTS who flout parking laws in Basingstoke will be targeted by a hit-squad of wardens if the council takes over the job of dishing out tickets. The borough is set to make hundreds of thousands of pounds by taking over the handing out of parking tickets
PARENTS of children who use Stagecoach bus passes to get to school have been angered by an enormous price hike. The Child Megarider cost £190 last August, but parents who wanted to renew it before this school year faced a price rise of more than 50 per
ROYAL Mail deliveries in Basingstoke could face delays if postal workers agree to stop working overtime. Industrial action is being called for by disgruntled members of the Communication Workers' Union over pay schemes for new recruits. It is thought
PHONE companies are to look into the possibility of using giant lamp standards in Basingstoke town centre as communication masts. The idea was mooted by borough councillor David Leeks at a council meeting last week. He urged fellow councillors to investigate
AN 84-year-old woman is urging patients not to fear having an epidural at Basingstoke hospital. Franziska Porter has spoken out after The Gazette revealed how two patients were paralysed after having epidurals. Mrs Porter was due to have an operation
ONE of Poole's raciest yachts, Jammin, winner of the J92 national championships earlier in the season, was on the losing side in its latest major contest in local waters. But, no matter, for the spirit of the "entente cordiale" was the real winner. Certainly
BASINGSTOKE have a swift chance tomorrow to regain the second place they lost last week when they went down 17-16 at London division one leaders Havant. While Basingstoke suffered a narrow defeat, tomorrow's visitors Haywards Heath were enjoying a one-point
CYCLISTS in Romsey could be in for an easier ride soon, if a whole raft of proposals drawn-up by the town council get the green light. Councillors put their heads together with representatives from the Romsey and District Society, Test Valley Borough
ROUND-the-world yachtsman Pete Goss officially opened Testway Housing's new £2.4m headquarters. The housing association, which manages 5,000 properties throughout Test Valley, moved to Testway House at Andover in June. Director of corporate services Peter
Stairs to the Roof, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, October 9-27 PLAYS like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire have come to define what we think of as "typical" Tennessee Williams - intense human dramas brimming with repressed sexual desire
AFTER Jackie Browne asked the local authority to remove two old bicycles and a broken bed, she could not understand it when the items were still standing by the bins outside her flat. But when she discovered her son's £400 mountain bike was missing from
A SOUTHAMPTON naval rating on board the British aircraft carrier, Illustrious, has spoken of her family's fears for her safety. Illustrious, with around 1,200 men and women aboard, is currently off the coast of Oman where she is due to take part in the
EXPERTS from Southampton University have caused a buzz of excitement by discovering a species of bumblebee new to the UK. Biology lecturer Dr Dave Goulson and research assistant Ben Darvil found the bee, Bombus hypnorum, living on the northern edge of
Alabama 3, The Brook, Southampton, Friday 5 October Alabama 3 may be best known for composing Woke Up This Morning, the theme tune for hit TV mafia series The Sopranos, but they insist they are as far removed from mob culture as you can get. At first
THE DEVASTATING effects of foot and mouth could herald the end of commoning and the Forest environment as we know it. The commoners' traditional way of life was under threat before the epidemic, with financial pressures forcing many of them to take on
ANDY Morgan-Lee, the Fair Oak-based distance runner, has been called up for Great Britain to run in the World Half Marathon Championships at Bristol on Sunday. His elevation from unranked half marathon man to Great Britain team member was achieved in
TWO men are being questioned by police in connection with a raid on Fareham High Street's Hansford's fishing shop where almost £4,000 worth of jackets were stolen. Thieves had smashed through the front door of the shop and taken 27 fashionable Musto jackets
AFTER nearly turning down the contract of a lifetime David Powell is reaping the rewards of years of hard work by being crowned baker of the year. The Fareham-based baker has spent over a decade building up his business after nearly missing out on a contract
Position of yachts 10.15am on October 5 2001 1. illbruck 19 41.40N 026 10.04W 2 .SEB 17 53.65N 021 13.03W 3 .ASSA ABLOY 20 04.32N 026 14.20W 4 .Tyco 20 07.73N 026 20.76W 5 .News Corporation 20 05.84N 025 37.56W 6 .Amer Sports One 20 11.64N 025 57.96W
IT'S somewhat fitting that action hero Sylvester Stallone should make his big comeback to the silver screen, with a movie entitiled Driven. With his box office appeal in the pits, Renny Harlin's souped-up racing car pic is the perfect vehicle to re-establish
Films showing in the Hampshire region this week A.I. (12) **** : The childhood of a Mecha-boy - Odeon Cinema, Southampton: UGC Cinema, Ocean Village. AMERICAN PIE 2 (15) **** : Sequel with the same characters and the motto 'It's all about Sticking Together
GARY SHARMAN came out on top for a Southampton Sea Angling Club competition on Weston Jetty. Only five fish were caught, with Sharman topping the scales thanks to two flounders weighing 700g. Second was Arthur Swanbough with a 590g flounder, which was
CAMPAIGNERS bidding to save a historic Bishop's Waltham landmark are claiming victory after the parish council's decision to delay the imminent sale while a public meeting is held. Residents in the village have criticised the council for not giving any
SWIMMING pool maintenance chief Richard Flood has landed a £10,000 windfall after coming up with a winning idea which will make a big difference to his company's cash flow. Cannons Leisure Management - which owns Tadley Swimming Pool where Richard works
THE CONTROVERSIAL proposal to site a £1.6 million church and community centre in Oakley is set to be a real planning hot potato judging by the first of two public meetings. At a packed meeting at Oakley Junior School on Monday, locals gave a clear message
Local powerboat racers returned from Gibraltar this week with a pair of national titles. Blandford's Jon Taylor added to his European title with victory in the British Offshore Powerboat finals. Navigator Taylor and his Hayling Island driving partner
CALLING all supporters of RYA Sailability, the national charity devoted to bringing sailing opportunities to disabled people, writes Mike Goodey. A fund-raising party for this worthwhile cause is being organised by Alex Schellenberg and her son Russell
DORSET woman Jenny Morisetti is a 'woman with attitude'. And that's official after she sailed across Channel as one of a 40-strong all-female trainee crew on board Britain's newest tall ship, the Prince William, writes Mike Goodey. The Sail Training Associa-tion's
IT was just as well, perhaps, for the 420 sailors competing in their open meeting at Poole YC last weekend that the design of their boats leaves them underpowered. They still had as much wind as they could handle - and more. A force 6 on Sunday gusted
Today's Principal Arrivings: Oriana, cruise ship, 0630, 106; Boheme, ro/ro, 0730, 40; Taiko, ro/ro, 0830, 43; Magula, general, 1000, 33; Apus, container, PM, 205W; Crystal prince, refrigerat, PM, 101E; Sibirskiy 2131, general, PM, 107. Today's Principal
BOREHAM Wood's 2-2 draw with Harlow in the FA Cup second qualifying round last Saturday resulted in Basingstoke Town having a 10-day break from Ryman League action. Tuesday night's match against Boreham Wood at The Camrose was postponed because of the
CAPTAIN Mike Ellis, Matt Cote and Neil Liddiard all return this weekend as the Basingstoke Bison look to return to winning ways. Tomorrow (6.30pm), the Wella-backed side take on the visiting Edinburgh Capitals and on Sunday the Bison travel for their
HIGH-SCORING league leaders, Petersfield, will have their mettle tested to the full when they host unbeaten second-placed side Southampton at Penns Place tomorrow in the pick of the Hampshire One schedule. Though many are describing the match as an early
A major development project in Southampton Docks is to boost the city as one of Europe's leading centres for the shipping industry. In the latest port scheme, the present Mayflower Cruise Terminal, home berth for P&O Cruises' Southampton-based fleet
ENERGY group Innogy's planned sale of the Fawley power station near Southampton has fallen through, the group said today. Innogy had planned to sell Fawley to energy group Independent Power UK for more than £42m - but the sale agreement lapsed and the
HOMEOWNERS in the south look set to see monthly mortgage repayments fall further and there is another fillip for business following the Bank of England's latest interest rate cut. The decision by the Bank of England to reduce rates by a quarter of a per
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The Pirates of Penzance, Chichester Festival Theatre, October 8-13 SU POLLARD's career did not get off to the most impressive start. "I lost Opportunity Knocks to a singing dog - that was very bad," says the actress. "The bloke put the dog on his shoulder
MORE than 180 fines were dished out in a crackdown on dog-foulers and litterbugs in Southampton over the past 12 months. The campaign to clean up the city's parks and streets, launched in September 2000, has been hailed a success. So many fixed £25 penalty
A GROUNDBREAKING new drug treatment developed in Southampton for children with advanced leukaemia and lymphoma is to go on trial this month. The drug, BU12-SAPORIN, was developed at The Simon Flavell Leukaemia Research Unit at Southampton General Hospital
SHOPPERS were sent in a spin as jazz musicians served up a treat in a WestQuay caf. The Taunton's College Jazz Group soothed the blues for customers taking a break at John Lewis Southampton yesterday afternoon. The two-hour set helped shoppers mellow
A KEY part of the multi-million-pound revamp of Southampton's inner city has been given the go-ahead after protesters lost their battle with developers. The government has ruled objectors who stood in the way of the £12.5m redevelopment of St Mary Street
Spiritualized, Portsmouth Pyramids, Sunday 7 October SPIRITUALIZED have just released what could well be the album of the year - but Spiritualized main man Jason Pierce isn't letting the rave reviews faze him. Let It Come Down is the band's fourth studio
Christmas is coming early in Fareham this year as traders launch a festive facelift to brighten up the town centre. Against a background of increased shopping competition in south Hampshire, plans have been made to boost the town's festive appearance
FIFTY jobs are to be axed from Eastleigh's giant railway works with bosses blaming delays in rail franchise awards plus the lack of orders for new rolling stock and renovation jobs. In July, Alstom Train Services gave notice that it might have to lay-off
AFTER four days, Team Tyco's reign at the front of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet ended as illbruck's bold move to the east paid handsome dividends. Stu Bettany reported from illbruck and said: "The moves we made to break from the four other boats at the
SWEDISH striker Marcus Allback says he has just about dismissed any thoughts of signing for Saints. Allback's Dutch club Heeren-veen said last night they had had no contact with Saints for more than a week, and the striker himself feels his chances of
Claus Lundekvam has hit back at claims that he has let down his country after turning down a late call-up to the Norwegian squad. The Saints defender was left out of the original party for tomorrow's meaningless final World Cup qualifier in Armenia with
AS SUMMER fades into autumn, Amelie is a brilliant ray of sunshine to stir the soul and melt the heart. Jean-Pierre Jeunet's romantic fable is so dreamy, so effortlessly charming, that you'll find yourself hankering for a long weekend in belle Paris.
FORGIVE director Michael Cristofer, for he has sinned. He has fashioned a risible erotic thriller from Cornell Woolrich's Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller Waltz Into Darkness, set in late 19th-century Havana. Cuban businessman Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David walked off with the coveted prize for the best UK act at the glittering Mobo Awards ceremony last night. Craig, who was last year's big winner, had been nominated for three titles at the annual event. He was unable to
