A MIXTURE of youth and experience saw Hampshire overwhelm Gloucestershire in yesterday's 2nd XI Trophy match at The Rose Bowl. Youngster Jimmy Adams smacked 75 and the experienced Will Kendall, axed from the first team, contributed 58. With Lawrie Prittipaul
AFTER more than 1,000 years of history, today marks a new beginning for the New Forest. Thousands of residents are waking up to analyse the impact of the government announcement yesterday to make the New Forest Britain's newest national park. But the
AS the dust settles today on the biggest change in the New Forest's 1,000-year history, the fine details of the scheme are coming under the microscope. Politicians, homeowners and conservation groups are trying to work out what National Park status means
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Staged by University College Winchester (King Alfred's), At Farleigh House near Basingstoke WHO could possibly say "no" to spending an evening at that most quintessentially English of theatres .....open air Shakespeare on a
IT will be a search for justice not revenge. That was the pledge made by the parents of murdered Southampton teenager Hannah Foster as they announced plans to visit India, the country where the prime suspect in their daughter's killing is thought to be
A NEW project to help pupils excluded from Southampton's schools is to be officially launched next week. The Employability Plus Project aims to give youngsters aged between 14 and 16 years a chance to learn on the job in areas such as hair and beauty,
THERE'S still time to prune the rose buses, spray the greenfly and plant out the petunias in Southampton's spectacular Southampton in Bloom competition. Keen gardeners across the city are being invited to take part in the event which is open to residents
AN INSPIRATIONAL Basingstoke man wants to transform a small embankment into a celebration of the poets who are commemorated in the town suburb where he lives. George Potten wants monoliths dedicated to the 11 poets - namely Shakespeare, Milton, Browning
THE PROWESS of sporting stars from the Basingstoke area has helped the borough to its best-ever haul of county sports awards. The prestigious Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Awards were held in March at Winchester's Theatre Royal - and Basingstoke
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Caronia, passenger, 0630, 38/9; Turandot, vehicle carrier, 0800, 34/35; OOCL Shenzhen, container, 2000, 207; Link Trader, general cargo, 2030, 102 Today's Principal Sailings: Caronia, passenger,
WORKERS have been urged to add their voice to a campaign for an extra bank holiday to bring Britain closer to the average in other European countries. The TUC said the average number of public holidays in the European Union was now 11, three more than
REGIONAL house builder Orchard Homes has made a number of key appointments and promotions. The strategy by Southampton-based Orchard Homes follows recent expansion into Dorset and reflects its position as a major regional homebuilder. Construction manager
SOUTHAMPTON'S Golden Ring boxing club can proudly claim to be the best in the country - after securing its third British champion this year. And today the Freemantle-based club is standing on the brink of a unique Olympic boxing double when 16-year-old
VETERAN cycling multi-champion Glenn Longland (Antelope RT) broke a two-year win drought with two victories last week. He won the Heath Road Race and then on Sunday hit top form to win the East Dorset CA 50-mile time trial at Sturminster Marshall. Beating
ENGLAND boat international Ray Barron dominated the third round of the ISAC League out of Langstone where he almost doubled the score of his nearest rival. The Southampton man quickly landed his allotment of five smoothhound and followed that up with
WHEN new Winchester mayor Cecily Sutton was told her first engagement was going to be rubbish she may not have believed it - but it was! Mrs Sutton spent time sitting in a wheely bin to promote the city council's new collection scheme. She said of her
SCORES of donkeys made their annual pilgrimage to Winchester for one of the largest shows of its kind. The Crabwood Donkey and Dog Show was held on Saturday at Crabwood Farm, Sarum Road, and attracted donkey owners from all over the country. Money raised
ROMSEY schoolboy Joshua Hartley has left the isolation ward he has been in since receiving his life-saving bone marrow transplant. The 12-year-old had the vital transplant from his mum Allison four weeks ago - and it is now been declared a complete success
SECURITY at Southampton University has been stepped up in the wake of a stalker who preyed on female students around the campus. Almost £500,000 is being spent on installing CCTV cameras across the entire university campus. The move comes after Leszek
CHILDREN who attend Overton Pre-school Playgroup are independent and caring - according to a glowing report compiled by Government inspectors. The Ofsted inspectors also said the 63 children at the playgroup are provided with a "very good" nursery education
Remember where you read it first, because The Gazette has launched a campaign to make this phrase something that our town and borough becomes synonymous with. For far too long, Basingstoke has been the butt of jokes. For far too long, Basingstoke has
BOURNEMOUTH Symphony Orchestra are back with some classy outdoor entertainment this summer, performing 12 concerts across the region, starting at Exbury Gardens this week. Music at the picnic-style concerts will include Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite
HMS DAEDALUS is up for sale. The Ministry of Defence is putting the 96-hectare site in Lee-on-the-Solent on the market. Now the race is on to make plans for its future. Government proposals for an asylum centre collapsed last year after hitting huge public
SOUTHAMPTON'S Andy Morgan-Lee put in another top performance on roads around the city as he claimed the Lordshill 10k. Morgan-Lee, who competes first string for Salford Harriers when not flying the flag for Southampton Running Club, completed the course
Full list of placings and finishing times. 1 MORGAN-LEE Andy, Salford Harriers, 31.04 2 HARGREAVES Mark (M40,1st), Bournemouth AC, 32.42 3 BAKER James, Chichester Runners & AC, 33.38 4 AXON Stephen, Soton RC, 35.04 5 BUNGAY Graham, Soton RC, 35.23
Full list of placings and finishing times 1 STILES Amy, Bristol AC, 35.08 2 CLAYTON Penny, South West RR, 41.54 3 GILBERT Sally (W45,1st), Soton Running Sis, 42.20 4 NEAL Alice, Soton RC, 43.55 5 SESTO Valeria, Soton Tri Club, 44.50 6 CRAWLEY Anita (W35,1st
TODAY is D-Day for controversial plans to build homes on a school's playing fields in the heart of an Eastleigh housing estate. Hampshire County Council wants to sell off the land to developers and plough the cash into a multi-million pound makeover for
SIXTIES pop icon Heinz Burt's former backing group joined revellers at a rock 'n' roll party to celebrate the naming of an Eastleigh road after him. The Saints made a special pilgrimage to the town for the event at Eastleigh Railway Club. Heinz became
THESE Fair Oak youngsters are heading for the big city to make beautiful music. Music for Youth has invited the Fair Oak Junior School Concert Band and Choir to perform at the National Festival of Music for Youth on July 5 at the Royal Festival Hall on
THE port of Southampton has tightened its grip on the UK's vehicle import and export trade with record breaking levels of business. Cars worth billions of pounds now annually pass through the port on their way to all corners of the world with 82 per cent
THE MAN who brought Agustin Delgado to the Premiership wants to offer Saints more potential signings. Agent Eric Manasse, whose Logosport company also works with football legend Diego Maradona, is adamant players from that continent can succeed in the
LIVING with a devastating disease can have an effect on the whole family. Christine and Jim Dimelow explain to LIVING how multiple sclerosis has affected their lives... LIKE many couples Christine and Jim Dimelow were looking forward to a happy retirement
TRY as he may, former Radio 1 and present Classic FM DJ Simon Bates can never escape the ghost of Our Tune, the segment on his morning show in which members of the public wrote in about their relationships. Read out with their names altered and accompanied
FORMER Challenge Tour winner Rob Edwards heads the Hampshire challenge in the Open Golf Championship regional qualifying round at Hindhead next Monday. The Lee-on-the-Solent professional will be aiming to make it to the final qualifying rounds at Troon's
STEVE Tate has offered his profuse apologies to Christchurch and their manager Pete Moore for going back on his agreement to become Priory's player-coach. Just days after verbally committing his future to the Sydenhams Wessex League outfit, the 35-year-old
HAMPSHIRE based DIY giant B&Q told a children's brass band it didn't have the funds to sponsor its trip to China - just days before unveiling a massive jump in profits. The decision was one of a series by major Hampshire firms with Chinese interests
BUSINESSES in the south could be losing up to £200,000 a year through "cyberslackers". The term is used to describe office staff who waste time exploring the Internet for personal use. According to experts, the coming months will see the problem at its
NEW MILTON'S Danny Goode is planning to follow in the footsteps of British boxing great Nigel Benn. The 24-year-old turned professional this week after a successful amateur career with the Lawrence Club and is already aiming for the top. Goode, pictured
A WORKER is today recovering at home after he fell from a ladder in a grain store on a farm near Winchester. It happened yesterday at Enmill Farm, Enmill Lane, Pitt. Ian Ralph fell into a grain silo at about 9.45am. Initially there were fears that the
WINCHESTER College has appointed a new head teacher. Dr Ralph Townsend, 52, who is head of Oundle School in Northamptonshire, will take over as headmaster in September next year. His appointment comes after the previous head teacher Dr Nicholas Tate resigned
HAILED as one of the funniest stand-up comedians of the last ten years, Ross Noble returns to The Anvil, Basingstoke in July with his brand-new show. Following a massive tour of Australia, the comedian is back in the UK with Noodlemeister, in which he
TRACY Broad has not slept soundly in her bed for months, but for her the nightmare is all too real. The single mum-of-three never knows if she will wake up to yet more damage and destruction on her doorstep. Over the past year the trouble has escalated
IT'S the greatest gift a son could ever give his mother - the gift of life. When 21-year-old Peter Baldwin from Southampton found out his mother had kidney disease he realised that there was only one thing he could do - offer her one of his own. The family
POLICE are looking for someone to squeal with information about thefts from a Hampshire farm. Officers are searching for an estimated 157 piglets believed to have been stolen from Down Farm, near Winchester. The four-week-old animals, valued at a total
MOTORCYLE mania swept Hampshire as Beaulieu played host to one of its biggest events of the year. The National Motor Museum echoed to the sound of high-performance bikes being pushed to the limit in front of a huge crowd. Two days of high-octane action
Sir.-I wish to sing the praises of Basingstoke's 100 youngsters, in co-operation with Planet Ice and the Basingstoke Ice Skating Club. They skated their socks off in their Christmas ice show. Their effort and enthusiasm provided the enjoyment mirrored
TWO writers who put together a book of Crap Towns have admitted that Basingstoke is not as bad as it has been painted. Sam Jordison and Dan Kieran, of The Idler magazine, visited the town they had labelled Britain's ninth worst after The Gazette - which
STAFF at Basingstoke College of Technology are celebrating after it was awarded a prestigious status - and extra Government funding. BCOT learned earlier this year that it has been granted Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) status for its construction
BEACH Boys star Brian Wilson is giving fans in the south something to smile about. In a follow-up to last year's hugely successful Pet Sounds tour, the legendary singer-songwriter will be performing Smile - possibly the most famous unreleased album in
BASINGSTOKE'S streets should be a pleasure for art-lovers to walk around with its abundance of outdoor sculptures. There are over 50 works of art dotted in and around the town centre and Basingstoke council has produced a special booklet promoting the
Sir.-I wish to sing the praises of Basingstoke's 100 youngsters, in co-operation with Planet Ice and the Basingstoke Ice Skating Club. They skated their socks off in their Christmas ice show. Their effort and enthusiasm provided the enjoyment mirrored
FAREHAM'S civic leader Sean Woodward has launched a scathing attack on Winchester City Council over persistent delays on plans to build a skate park. Hundreds of children in Whiteley face a summer without skating facilities despite the two authorities
WORK on providing a £7.5m extension at Eastleigh's high-flying Barton Peveril sixth form college is to start in October if civic chiefs rubber stamp final details today. Plans to demolish the existing gym at the Chestnut Avenue campus and replace it with
A WIDE-ranging, in-depth survey on the commercial impact the port of Southampton makes on the local economy and business life is now under way in the city. Southampton docks is one of the fastest growing ports in Europe and it has been estimated that
ASSOCIATED British Ports (ABP), owner and operator of Southampton docks, has scooped a top UK safety award for the eighth consecutive year. The port, one of the largest and busiest in the country, had to pass a stringent test to satisfy the British Safety
CRAFTSMEN from Southampton marine outfitting specialists, Trimline have been working on the little and large of the shipping world during their latest contracts. At one end of the scale was the 1934-built paddle steamer, SS Tattershall Castle, a familiar
SAINTS have once again knocked back rumours linking Newcastle with a move for striker James Beattie. There has been repeated speculation in the national press that the north-east club will come in with a bid for the 26-year-old. But a source close to
