Justin Rose was tied eighth - five shots off the lead - after the first round of the Mitsui Sumitumo Visa Taiheiyo Masters in Japan yesterday. The Hampshire star was invited back to the land of the rising sun, after his superb victory there in the Chunichi
Andrew Flintoff gave England another injury scare today as another set of Australian batsman made the most of their opportunity after being asked to bat first at Bellerive Oval. The Lancashire all-rounder was off the field for over half-an-hour after
A variety of new rules were put to a well-attended Cross Solent League ninth annual meeting at BAT Sports Club. The management proposed them in relation to administration and playing regulations, one being to increase the maximum number of overs a bowler
FAREHAM Town will appeal against the Jewson Wessex League's decision to expunge their 4-2 victory at Andover from the records. The Cams Alders club fielded an ineligible player that day (September 14) and also in a Hampshire League reserve game against
In the first of a series of articles, Gazette crime reporter CHARIS MASTRIS puts the spotlight on local beat bobbies. This week, she profiles Pc Dave Woods. THERE'S a new man in South Ham who's not easy to miss. And that's just the way he wants it. Pc
THE PUBLIC made its opposition loud and clear over plans for Basingstoke's breast assessment clinic to move to Winchester, a crucial health authority meeting was told. As predicted in this week's Monday Gazette, health chiefs meeting in Southampton this
THE HEROIN-addicted burglar cleared of the manslaughter of a have-a-go hero pensioner was "appalled" to hear of the older man's death, a close friend has claimed. Michael Cooper, 23, of Barrett Court, who pleaded guilty to burgling 76-year-old Edwin Brixton's
FORTY firefighters walked out of Basingstoke fire station on Wednesday - sombre but determined to make their point during the first fire strike for 25 years. Only two Blue Watch firefighters refused to take industrial action in the first strike shift
BASINGSTOKE'S top police officer has made an outspoken call for magistrates to get tough with persistent juvenile offenders. Superintendent Alison Queen told The Gazette she feels magistrates seem to be easily swayed by solicitors representing the juvenile
YOU'VE done it! Gazette readers who have been battling to keep a vital breast cancer assessment service in Basingstoke have cause for celebration today after health bosses bowed to people power and agreed that it should stay put. Months of public pressure
The two biggest names in British single-handed yacht racing Mike Golding and Ellen MacArthur have locked horns in their bid to win the gruelling Route du Rhum. Last night, Cowes yachts-woman MacArthur's Kingfisher had taken the lead from Golding in Ecover
Ben Ainslie paid tribute to his coach Dave Howlett this week after being named 2002 ISAF Rolex World Sailor Of The Year in recognition of his meteoric success in Finn Olympic class racing. It is the second time Ainslie has been voted the best sailor in
The top class of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Winter Series is proving a one-man affair after Mike Garvey pulled off another win at the weekend - his fourth in five races. It could have been five in five if Garvey, racing X-Parrot, had not missed
BASINGSTOKE ice skating trio Katrina More-Molyneux, Stephanie Allwright and Antoinette Hempel have all qualified for the British Championships to be held in Dumfries, starting on December 3. Allwright finished fifth in a recent British junior ladies qualifier
AS a result of a recent meeting at the Camrose to find dedicated supporters willing to assist and take action in areas of the club which needed improving, the trio of John Gray, Peter Woods and Julian Walker have been co-opted onto a committee of volunteers
ICE SKATING sisters Samantha, Annabel and Jessica Colenutt were celebrating recently after passing National Ice Skating Assocaition tests. Samantha, 11, who attends Robert May's School in Odiham, started skating in the Saturday morning classes when she
SOUTHAMPTON rally driver Steve Hendy is this week celebrating success after winning the 2002 National Tarmac Rally Championship. The Ford dealer picked up five maximum scores during the season to win his first national title and is delighted to be champion
The weather could have a major say in the events in Hampshire Division 1, especially at the Ashley Sports Ground where league leaders New Milton & District host unbeaten second-placers Romsey in a titanic battle. Matches between the pair have always
Unbeaten Hampshire 2 leaders Isle of Wight can further enhance their promotion chances, but they go into the lion's den of Portcastrians, a place that is never easy to go against the combative Dorset men. The prospect of a wet day does not worry their
If there was ever a need to start a winning run, then Andover are the prize candidates as their one-year tenure in London Division 2 South could be just that if they do not start putting together a string of results. They have the ideal opportunity tomorrow
In the light of current league positions and form, London Division 4 South-West leaders Tottonians' short trip over the Redbridge Causeway to Test Park should be a formality against a Southampton team third from bottom. Totts, unbeaten and four points
THERE was great success for a team of sixteen divers from the Southampton Academy when they competed in the GBDF Southern England Junior Novice Championships at Amersham. They claimed seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Despite the fact that
IF YOU associate Joseph with school productions, it's with good reason. Not only is the musical hugely popular with drama teachers looking for a vehicle to showcase their pupils' burgeoning talents, but it was also commissioned by a school in the first
FORGET a certain reality TV show featuring Jade, Kate and Johnny. However disturbing you found it listening to Jade whingeing about her verruca, George Orwell's Big Brother is far more sinister. 1984 is set in a world where state control has become so
WHOEVER said boys couldn't dance must surely be eating their words. After captivating audiences in the channel four series Ballet Boyz, Micheal Nunn and William Trevitt are back in business. The South Bank Show Dance Award-nominated George Piper Dancers
IF ANYONE crossed her, a calamity would befall them! That's how one of the Wild West's most famous woman - Calamity Jane - got her name. This sharp-shooting sister comes to Cadnam tonight and tomorrow as Copythorne Amateur Theatrical Society present Oh
TRADING standards officers have vowed to root out shops illegally selling cigarettes to youngsters under 16. The pledge comes after they published the results of their three-month undercover survey which saw several shopkeepers sell cigarettes to volunteers
TODAY the old place looks sad and neglected but at one time the Royal Pier was one of Southampton's most popular attractions. Now its glory days are being remembered in a unique film from a local production company which is due to be screened on television
IT TAKES a certain kind of performer to have the enthusiasm and charisma to make a break from a mega-successful band to launch a solo career. Without any doubts former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft is that type of performer and probably always will
AFTER playing to an estimated worldwide audience of one billion at Live Aid in 1985, Bob Geldof's subsequent gigs were bound to seem small. But size isn't everything, and Sir Bob has now thrown himself into another bout of touring on the back of his latest
IF AT first you don't succeed then try and try again.This statement is only partly true in the case of 3 Colours Red, who originally split in 1999 but have reformed and are back on the road again. The reason it's only partly true is because the band did
LEGENDARY jazz player Stan Tracey brings his multi-talented Quintet to Southampton Jazz Club on Tuesday night for some cool grooves. Stan is one of the most influential figures in British jazz and is the foremost modern pianist in the country. Stan's
WOMEN have been warned to be on their guard after an assault in Fareham. Detectives are not linking the attack on the 18-year-old girl with the string of sex attacks on women during the summer but have reiterated the safety warning. The victim was grabbed
EVEN the absence of a Christmas tree could not dampen the festive spirits of shoppers who gathered in Fareham last night for the switching-on of the Christmas lights. The tree became a casualty of midweek storms and was snapped in two by the force of
CHANNEL Four racing commentator Brough Scott and TV personality gardener Alan Titchmarsh are just two of the famous names who have thrown their weight behind a campaign to stop wind turbines being built at an Isle of Wight farm. Plans to vary planning
A 45-year-old man crawled for two hours to reach a telephone to call an ambulance after surviving a 100ft fall down an Isle of Wight cliff. The man, from London, had been abseiling on the cliffs at Ventnor when he fell, a spokesman for Hampshire police
THE ISLE of Wight Council's social services and housing department remains among the top six in the south-east after retaining its two star rating in a review of performances carried-out by a government watchdog. The government has published its review
THREE Island businesses have won through to the finals of a national tourism awards programme. They were chosen by the Southern Tourist Board after scoring success in the regional heats of the prestigious Excellence in England Awards for Tourism 2003.
With a whole host of dolls stretching as far as the eye can see, The Lilliput Museum of Antique Dolls and Toys is an eerie sight to behold. This is not home to any Tiny Tears or Barbies, but a whole array of dolls, ranging from the very cute and pretty
A BEST-SELLING author aims to give hardhitting honest advice on the secrets of a successful marriage. Rob Parsons will give his Maintaining a Healthy Marriage seminar on Thursday, November 21, on the Isle of Wight. The Care For The Family charity talks
A ONE-woman crusade to get a safe crossing point outside a busy Chandler's Ford school looks set to meet with success. Worried mum Caroline Brown, of Osborne Drive, Chandler's Ford, collected 1,000 signatures on a petition in just eight weeks after seeing
SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe today threw his weight behind the Daily Echo's campaign to get the debate on safe standing at Premiership grounds reopened. Yesterday we launched a campaign aimed at attempting to get the government to listen to the thousands
SINGING sensation Craig David is today at the centre of a race row in the USA - over his white guitarist. And the Southampton DJ who introduced him to the music scene has hit back at American radio executives who told Craig he should replace his white
IF THE weather permits tomorrow, Pompey will fully expect to beat a struggling Stoke side who have lost six matches on the bounce. But Fratton manager Harry Redknapp was quick to refute the suggestion that former Pompey boss Tony Pulis' men would be pushovers
FORMER Dell defender Mark Dennis is using his Saints connections to add a dash of experience to his Fleet Town side. The Calthorpe Park co-manager is busy coaxing 40-year-old ex-England and Pompey winger Mark Chamberlain out of retirement and into the
Shane Warne won't be the only man in Hampshire charged with flicking the coin against county opposition next season, as Jimmy Adams has been chosen to captain the highly-successful Loughborough University side. And the Winchester-born left-hander, who
IT WAS access all areas for the public as Basingstoke's magistrates court held its very first open day. Members of the public were invited to go along to the court in New Road last Saturday, to learn first-hand about how the legal system works. Those
TRAVELLERS have invaded a former gypsy site on the outskirts of Basingstoke - just four days after Hampshire County Council ruled it was to be permanently closed. Overnight on Monday, travellers cleared away tonnes of concrete and earth blocking the entrance
BASINGSTOKE MP Andrew Hunter is calling on local authorities to scrutinise the Department of Health's teenage pregnancy strategy which allows under-age girls as young as 11 to obtain the morning-after pill over the counter without parental consent. Mr
Today's Principal Arrivals: Cristopher Meeder, container, 0330, 204; Bunga Raya Dua, container, 0500, 205; MPL Precision, container, 0530, 206; Pongo, general, 0600, 102/3; Saga Rose, cruise ship, 0600, 38/9; Palmyra, general, 0800, 101; Lebasee, general
Another tortuous leg of the Around Alone round-the-world race came to an end yesterday for Emma Richards, who improved on her first leg performance by finishing third. The Hamble yachtswoman is pictured arriving in Cape Town in the early hours of Thursday
The first of Laura Baldwin's sailing diaries. Laura, who is ranked 4th Brit in the ISAF World Ranking, will be sending 'Sailsolent' reports of her training in Palma, Mallorca and her subsequent progress around the European sailing events. Laura's Diary
Guildford Flames 1 Basingstoke Bison 5 CAPTAIN Mike Ellis was the Basingstoke Bison hat-trick hero on Sunday as the Herd recorded another great victory at big-spending Guildford Flames. The home side looked to have got off to a dream start when Derek
RS BASINGSTOKE face a crunch league clash tomorrow in the Hellenic division one east, as second placed Binfield are the visitors (kick-off 2.15pm). Both clubs have only lost once this season in the league and RS will welcome Toby Hyde and Tommy Clayson
Bounty recorded a great win over high-flying, and previously unbeaten, Greenacre 2 in their latest Berkshire Division two match. Fourth and fifth strings Kevin Bevington (back row, second from left) and John Fowler (front row, right) got the home side
AFTER suffering their heaviest defeat of the season against Barking at Down Grange, 'Stoke will swiftly bid to return to winning ways in the National League when they travel to Redruth. The lengthy trip to Cornwall tomorrow, for what is always one of
THE BASINGSTOKE Bison face a race against time to get a work permit for their new import defenceman Dwight Parrish. The 30-year-old American will take the place of fellow defenceman Benoit Cotnoir (pictured), who was released earlier this week. If the
FOREST action gets underway in the Network Q Rally GB today as the cream of the world's rally crews head into south Wales. Britain's final round of the World Rally Championship got underway with a super special stage in Cardiff last night but today the
IN the latest part of the Daily Echo's Keep the Pride campaign, crime reporter Sarah Cole tells how police are tackling juvenile nuisance on Southampton's Millbrook estate. IT is enough to send a shiver down your spine. Boys risking life and limb scaling
A MAJOR redevelopment scheme that could have created hundreds of jobs in the New Forest has been rejected by councillors. District planners threw out a proposal to transform ten acres of industrial land which has stood derelict for several years. Morrish
A MEMORIAL to Hythe schoolboy Paul Dunn has been unveiled near the spot where he used to go fishing. Paul, 12, was killed in July when his bicycle collided with a car in South Street, Hythe. Now a bench has been unveiled on a leisure area between Hythe
COUNCILLORS at Ashurst are continuing their battle against flooding in the village and they now have their own parish map of the drains, ditches and culverts that take the water away. The map was unveiled at a meeting of Ashurst and Colbury Parish Council
IT'S A yacht the like of which the world has never seen before. Everything about it, including the £30m price tag, is on a huge scale and it's taking shape in the heart of Southampton. The hull of Mirabella V is so vast a double decker bus could be driven
THE tragic story of the infamous Salem Witch Trials is all the more disturbing because it is based on real events. The Crucible, set in Massachusetts in 1692, brings to life a particularly bleak period in American history. Arthur Miller's play focuses
MUSICAL evenings can be based round many things - a composer, a style, an emotion. On Cue Production's show at The Nuffield Theatre on Sunday is based on a letter - 'L'. With music from Lionel Bart, Lerner and Loerw, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Les Miserables
HOPELESS in love? Let's talk about sex, baby! Paul Davies invites you into the all-too-complicated world of sex and offers you the learning experience of a lifetime. If you have ever wondered why members of the opposite sex have avoided you, the Talk
English National Ballet - The Nutcracker, The Mayflower, Southampton ENGLISH National Ballet has taken a brave step with its all-new production of Tchaikovsky's Christmassy classic with a radical redesign courtesy of cartoonist Gerald Scarfe. Sadly, though
THIS is the heart-stopping moment youngsters risk their lives scaling flats on a Southampton housing estate. While two girls keep watch at ground level, nine boys clamber 50ft-high over residents' balconies and on to the roof. The shocking picture, taken
A 20-mile-an-hour speed limit is to be imposed around schools in Southampton. The idea, which has won unanimous council backing, will see 20mph signs go up around each of the city's 91 schools by March next year. The speed limit issue has been a personal
PUBLIC sympathy for the firefighters' strike is slipping according to a Daily Echo poll that reveals 60 per cent of people oppose it. But firemen manning the picket lines are claiming that despite the findings they have been overwhelmed by a public show
A SOUTHAMPTON couple saved the life of an elderly man whose home was engulfed in smoke following a chip pan blaze at the pensioner's flat in St Mary's last night. Support worker Lee Baron, 29, and his wife Michelle, 28, woke the sleeping man at his home
THE FIREFIGHTERS' strike put a damper on Southampton's Christmas lights switch-on last night when organisers called a halt to the traditional firework display for health and safety reasons. Despite the lack of fireworks thousands of revellers packed into
SINGING sensation Craig David is today at the centre of a race row in the USA - over his white guitarist. And the Southampton DJ who introduced him to the music scene has hit back at American radio executives who told Craig he should replace his white
WE ARE under way - it is the 23rd BBC Children in Need day! Do not be surprised if you see a man catching a ferry to the Isle of Wight on stilts or a policeman playing rugby in a tutu. Tens of thousands of people in the south are taking part by raising
FOR those about to rock, we salute you! Bournemouth becomes Donington Park on Tuesday night when the Monsters Of Rock tour rides into Bournemouth. The Monsters of Rock is a mega-tour and has a fantastic line-up of Alice Cooper, Thunder, The Quireboys
FLOOK'S unique combination of flutes underpinned by guitar and bodhran-playing has made them a popular feature of the live circuit. Combining traditional tunes with contemporary beats, they are one of the most innovative emerging bands of the day. They
THE LAST time Aussie Tommy Emmanuel played Winchester the Tower Arts Centre venue sold out in a record 20 minutes. This time around, Tommy is appearing at the Theatre Royal and the show itself promises to be just as classy as his previous visit. A household
THE sound of Wales visits Winchester tonight in the shape of Crasdant. Crasdant are four of Wales' most outstanding musicians, all of whom have fine solo careers. They formed Crasdant four years ago, aiming to place traditional Welsh music well and truly
Another tortuous leg of the Around Alone round-the-world race came to an end yesterday for Emma Richards, who improved on her first leg performance by finishing third. The Hamble yachtswoman arrived in Cape Town in the early hours of Thursday morning
POLICE are hunting an armed man who walked into a Hampshire family home and fired a gun last night. Dressed in dark-coloured motorcycle clothing and wearing a helmet, he fired a single bullet before fleeing the scene on his bike. The family, who were
RAIL WATCHDOGS have hit out at a decision to award a three-year operating franchise to Stage-coach - the company that operates Island-line. They say more patch-and-mend on the Island's railway would represent a "crushing blow" to passengers. The Island's
AN ISLE of Wight electronics manufacturer broke down in tears after being cleared of a multi-million-pound fraud which was alleged to have cost satellite broadcaster BSkyB more than £3m. Timothy Ingram, 43, could not hold back his emotions after jurors
THE ISLE of Wight Council's road safety team has teamed-up with Halfords to advise parents and drivers on fitting child safety seats in their cars correctly. The event follows a car safety day held in the spring at the Newport store when it was revealed
TELEVISION artist Tony Hart will open a new exhibition on the Isle of Wight. Art Through The Ages will feature work from more than 60 Island schools of anything from Egyptian hieroglyphics to Aboriginal boomerangs. Tony will choose his favourite schools
MEMBERS of Brick Fields Horse Country, in Ryde, Isle of Wight, will showjump to raise funds for Children In Need. Dressed as anything from naughty nuns to the vicar of Dibley, 23 teams of four riders will race the course. Jumpers aged eight to 50 will
Jason Dodd says he is looking forward to meeting up with ex-Dell teammate Alan Shearer at Newcastle tomorrow - just so long as Saints win. The Saints skipper is the only one in the likely Saints 16 that played with Shearer when he was beginning his career
ONE thing a visit to Funki Sushi definitely promised to be was interesting. Sushi was a new experience for me and I have to admit I did actually phone ahead to make sure you could order the cooked version. Call me a chicken, but the idea of eating raw
The arduous task of satisfying my after-work appetite the hour before a football match fell to The Cricketers Arms. Set away just on the outskirts of Eastleigh, the Cricketers offers a warm welcome more commonly associated with country pubs than those
The action was hotting up in Auckland yesterday after the British America's Cup team, GBR Challenge, was defeated in the second race of the Louis Vuitton quarter-finals to make it all square at 1-1 with five races remaining. Following the win by one minute
