While Kevin Pietersen and Shane Warne were pitting their wits against each other, Hampshire scrapped for vital Championship points against Sussex at the Rose Bowl. Sean Ervine recorded figures of 5-73, his second Championship five-for, as Sussex were
The Hampshire Rose Bowl is set to become familiar territory for Bournemouth in the next five days. They play the Hampshire Academy on the Nursery Ground tomorrow and on Wednesday face BAT Sports in the Southern Electric Cup final on the main Bowl arena
Easton & Martyr Worthy have an opportunity to redress their faltering Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 promotion challenge when they entertain fourth-placed New Milton at Cockets Mead tomorrow, 1pm. Back-to-back defeats by Purbrook and
TURN the clock back nearly five years and Basingstoke Town's potential new signing, Mark Peters, was capturing the sort of headlines for Saints that 16-year-old wonder boy Theo Walcott is doing now. Back in October 2000 the teenage hotshot from Frimley
SHARPSHOOTER Andy Forbes has dropped a summer bombshell on Conference South new boys Eastleigh. The former Winchester City marksman, left, is in danger of missing the entire pre-season campaign after injuring his ankle in a summer six-a-side tournament
HAMBLE ASSC boss Danny Bowers has accepted defeat in the chase for BAT striker Richard Gregory. The teenage marksman has been trialing for Ryman Division 1 outfit Lymington & New Milton and is expected to feature in their friendly at home to Gravesend
A BASINGSTOKE company has raised more than £1,000 for charity by organising a football tournament. A total of 16 north Hampshire firms took part in the Merit Macmillan Charity Cup Challenge at the Down Grange sports complex, Basingstoke. The event, organised
THEY may have stayed in power nationally but Labour campaigners were left licking their wounds after a disappointing night for the party at the general election in Basingstoke. Although turnout increased, Labour saw a substantial tumble in its vote. And
NO ANNOUNCEMENT has yet been made. The Prime Minister remains tight-lipped. Nevertheless, everybody expects a General Election in May. I have secret information - I divulge on the strict understanding that readers will keep it to themselves. The Leader
MORE than 200 people attended a special open day at Andover to discuss the future of the town's hospital. Members of the public were able to see for themselves proposals for the Andover War Memorial Hospital and quiz Winchester and Eastleigh Health Care
Vauxhall is promising that its new Vectra and Signum will be better-value packages than ever before when they go on sale here in the autumn. Starting with Vectra, a new Exclusiv model will permanently replace the entry-level Expression, and will cost
IN MAY, some of us travelled to Glasgow for our national AGM. It's a sociable event, as the Ladies Circle runs its trip at the same time. But there's a serious side, too. For example, presentations were given by the Round Tables of Sri Lanka and India
As LeRoy Angel stepped forward to become the 99th President of the RFU, all over Hampshire the rugby community was beaming with pride. But there was no greater amount of pride than at Winchester RFC, where the winger played over 500 first XV games between
Southampton Diving Academy once again headed the medals table at the Southern Counties Amateur Swimming Associations Springboard Championships held at the Quays. Their haul of 29 medals consisted of: ten gold, 11 silver and eight bronze. Particularly
MERCEDES-Benz has unveiled the UK prices and specification for its B-Class multi-activity vehicle, deliveries of which will start on September 15. Starting at £16,995 on the road, the prices have significantly undercut the proposed pricing announced earlier
TRADE Depot is a new builder's merchant that is about to take the local market by storm - and it is looking for 40 staff. The Basingstoke branch, in Telford Road, Houndmills, is not opening its doors until November, but the company is already looking
THOUSANDS of fish have been killed in a major pollution incident in the New Forest. Now swimmers are being told to keep out of the Lymington River at Brockenhurst after raw sewage escaped from a Southern Water treatment works. Effluent poured down a storm
ENERGETIC children in Hook were skipping like mad to raise money for charity. A total of 104 pupils at Hook Infant School, in Church View, took part in the sponsored skip in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Teacher Louise Newman organised the mammoth
STUDENTS and staff are certainly on the ball at Brighton Hill Community College after being handed the prestigious FA Charter Standard for a second time. The award, first given to the Basingstoke sports college three years ago by Hampshire Football Association
GREEN-fingered Basingstoke pupils spent an afternoon with Mother Nature thanks to an innovative nationwide scheme. Children at Marnel Infant School, in Shetland Road, Basingstoke, took advantage of the early spring sunshine to plant 28 hazel trees in
TWENTY-FIVE years of successful French exchanges were celebrated at Robert May's School. The school, in West Street, Odiham, has run an exchange every year for the last quarter of a century in conjunction with the College Prosper Mrime, in St Savin, near
AN ANTI-BULLYING DVD presentation has won youngsters at Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College special awards and much respect from younger pupils at the college. Twelve pupils from Years 10 and 11 devised and presented a very powerful drama production
A LANDMARK lab has opened at a Basingstoke college - and the star guest was a true champion. The 2003 British touring car champion Rob Collard was the VIP guest at the opening of the new autolab at BCOT. The state-of-the-art AT2000 Autolab at the college
A HIGH-profile "three strikes and you're out" scheme, piloted at a Basingstoke school, has resulted in a massive drop in uncompleted homework. As exclusively revealed in The Monday Gazette, pupils at Fort Hill Community School in Winklebury have faced
A £500,000 extension to Whitchurch Primary School has been welcomed as a "really positive" move by delighted headteacher Remus Sawyerr. It is hoped work on the extension, which will result in the provision of two reception classrooms and an ITC suite,
PUPILS at Basingstoke's John Hunt of Everest Community School this week took part in a lesson they should never forget. Teenagers from Year 10 were given a talk by Holocaust survivor Rudi Oppenheimer as part of a personal health and social education day
A PLANNED new school in the heart of a major borough housing development is at the centre of a political row after education chiefs decided to put it on hold. Sherfield Park - a new development for 800 homes on the A33 near Sherfield-on-Loddon - includes
AN OFSTED inspection into the state of religious education in Hampshire's schools has revealed mixed results. The report into pupils' achievement, teaching quality and year-on-year improvement for the 2003/04 academic year shows improvements in some areas
RATHER than seeking out mindless ways to distract your children during the holidays why not treat them to some mental stimulation instead? Families will love Elephant, which combines storytelling with dance, puppetry, comedy, music and song. Fifteen multi-talented
THE ultimate revenge play comes to Bishop's Waltham palace this week. Hamlet, one of Shakespeare's best-known plays, is being performed in the open air on Sunday, when darkening night sky is sure to add to the unfolding drama of the play. Hamlet explores
THE SON of popular radio presenter Richard Cartridge has been found dead outside his home. James Cartridge, whose father has a weekday afternoon slot on BBC Radio Solent, is believed to have just returned from work at a restaurant when he died. The body
PARENTS of children who skip school could face hefty fines under strict new rules being introduced by Southampton education chiefs. Even mums and dads who allow days off for extra holidays will be targeted in the new non-attendance code. Parents who fail
MORE than 50 foreign students escaped uninjured from a blazing double-decker coach in Hampshire. The fire on the A31 eastbound at Poulner Hill, near Ringwood, caused tailbacks across the border into Dorset for more than two hours yesterday. A total of
WATERSIDE pensioners shared their memories of the Second World War with a group of schoolchildren. Pupils at Wildground Junior School, Dibden Purlieu, went to nearby Muir House for a tea party celebrating the 60th anniversary of VE and VJ Days. The children
IT'S certainly an egg race with a difference. There's no spoon in sight in a test to see how long an egg will stay in the air. Six schools took part in this year's Great Egg Race Challenge organised by Southampton Institute and the Institute of Mechanical
HOT on the heels of the story about an 11-year-old Andover boy with a plaster cast who was excluded from Balksbury Junior School because he could be a danger to fellow students, comes another from a family who say they have had nothing but kindness and
POTTERMANIA gripped Andover on Saturday when JK Rowling's sixth instalment of the boy wizard saga hit the shelves of the specially named Pottakar's at 12.01am. Bleary-eyed muggles poured into the Chantry Centre for the witching hour, with some of them
A NATIONAL charity has chosen 23-year-old Charlene Bell as its Carer of the Year after hearing of the work she does for 34-year-old tetraplegic Jon Harris in Shipton Bellinger. Charlene, who originates from Tidworth, spent five months looking after Jon's
SMOKERS who work for Test Valley Borough Council have been told they should go for a walk in the park if they need their nicotine fix during working hours. A new smoking policy to be introduced on 1 August will mean that smoking will be banned in all
A CAKE fit for a king was feasted upon at Kimpton CE Primary School in celebration of a new play trail and some polished grey matter. The 80-egg cake was baked by Kimpton mum and PTA member Karen Sturges and commemorated the school's new timber play trail
GREEN minded householders have helped Wiltshire clock up its highest ever recycling figures. Latest figures show the county is now recycling 31.3 per cent of its rubbish - this time last year the county clocked up 26.2 per cent. Rates at the county's
NO Eastleigh Summer Music Festival programme would be complete without that legendary Australian entertainer Rolf Harris. His Rock 'n' Rolf live show brought the first Eastleigh Summer Music Festival to a rousing end. Rolf, who has chalked up more than
THE unlikely pop star Will Young returns with a fresh sound and is coming to Beaulieu tomorrow. After one of the biggest albums of last year and countless awards under his belt, he is sure to treat the treat the fans to all their favourites as well as
A SERIES of children's fun events are running in the Beryton and Dukes Road areas of Gosport from Tuesday until August 30. Board and ball games, hair painting and nail painting are just a few of the activities on the Play Bus at Forton Recreation Park
THE annual summer fair at St John the Baptist Primary School, Titchfield, has raised £2,500, which will be used towards building a new adventure playground at the school. THE annual fuchsia show takes place at Titchfield Community Centre on July 30 and
BRAMLEY summer fete: This wonderful event was organised by Bramley School Association with Bramley Church and Little Apples. Tadley Brass Band was there all afternoon, playing a selection of music from the shows. The country dancing, karate and judo teams
EASTLEIGH Council bosses are worried that housing built for shared ownership schemes is lying empty. Now, the borough's executive Cabinet has agreed to tell the government about their concerns over the effectiveness of schemes aimed at key workers. The
BEWARE: Isn't it always just as you are preparing the dinner that someone will knock at the door! In my case, recently, it was two men. "We are here to offer a free service," said one. "You weren't in when everyone else in Queens Road received the benefit
PLAN: The South East Plan is now coming up for final approval and Kingsclere is still scheduled to stay within the proposed high-density growth area called the Western Corridor and Blackwater Valley. Claims have been made that this could protect Kingsclere
PAMBER Scout Group: Can you help? As I reported in last week's column, this thriving Scout group needs a new leader for September. The group meets on Thursdays, between 7pm and 9pm, at the Den in Pelican Road, Pamber Heath. The Den has been recently refurbished
ALZHEIMER'S collection: Many thanks to the collectors around our area and to Sainsbury's Tadley for allowing a collection there during the recent Alzheimer's Awareness Week. The amount raised was £430.31 and the total for the Basingstoke area was £1,518
WALK: The recent walk on Tadley Common went well, with 15 walkers under the leadership of Rosemary and Jim. During the walk they saw Dartford warblers, a green woodpecker in a tree full of holes, stone chats, heard chiff-chats and the grazing cows on
Sir.-Congratulations to all the staff and students of Basingstoke Primary Schools Music involved in the most powerful performance of Yanomano at The Anvil. The choir, orchestra, dancers and speakers presented a seamless performance of great intensity.
Sir.-On Sunday, July 10, I was struck by the efforts which the Odiham town centre manager and his small but dedicated band of volunteers had gone to, to put out the flags to celebrate Victory in Europe in 1945. The display was most moving, particularly
Sir.-I am sure Ms Spreadbury (Letters to the Editor, Gazette, July 14) and her followers will get a speed camera on the A30 very soon, as I am sure the Hampshire Safety Camera Partnership will do all in its power to be able to place one of the "cash machines
Wedding Crashers is a filthy-minded romantic comedy that follows two friends, played by Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, who get their kicks by gate crashing weddings for their own libidinous gain. Using a secret set of wedding crashing rules, the serial
Madagascar features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith and is about four New York zoo pals who find themselves living life on the outside of the cages. Made by Dreamworks Animation SKG, the studio responsible for
Kicking & Screaming is a familiar tale of sporting Davids and Goliaths; of enthusiasm and team spirit winning the day in the face of insurmountable odds. Will Ferrell unleashes his usual, rubber-faced schtick as the clumsy father in way over his head
1.Star Wars III: revenge of the Sith (12A) The final piece of the Star Wars puzzle slots neatly into place, a dark and emotionally intense chapter concentrating on the fall of Anakin Skywalker and his rebirth as the fearsome Darth Vader 2.War of the Worlds
A RESTORED cottage built for workers on the Portals Estate, in the Test Valley hamlet of Laverstoke, is selling through agents Knight Frank with a price guide of £325,000. The 19th century semi-detached cottage retains period features and its ground-floor
THE long-awaited sequel to Ray Cooney's Run for Your Wife is finally here. Caught in the Net comes to Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from Monday, July 25, until Saturday, July 30. Caught in the Net finds bigamist taxi-driver John Smith still keeping
LYMINGTON & New Milton have confirmed the signing of Lee Chudy from troubled Wessex League outfit AFC Newbury. The nippy little former Basingstoke Town and Newport IoW winger/striker becomes the Linnets' sixth new arrival as they embark on their great
ANY new comedy these days seems to revolve around Ben Stiller and his mates. If we don't have Stiller himself, in Meet the Parents, or starring alongside Vince Vaughn in Dodgeball or Owen Wilson in Starsky and Hutch and Zoolander, we're just left with
A FORTNIGHT ago, I expressed relief that the general election campaign was over (it's only three weeks since the results were announced - but already it seems like last year). On returning to Parliament last week, I noticed a few colleagues hobbling and
THE Conservatives came out on top in the county council elections for the Basingstoke area, winning seven seats in a contest that saw the Liberal Democrats lose out. Boundary changes make comparison with previous results difficult, but before Thursday's
CONSERVATIVE MP James Arbuthnot has something in common with the Labour government. He has been elected for a third term too. Mr Arbuthnot, 52, was named as the winner in North East Hampshire just after 7am on Friday following a marathon counting session
BICYCLING baronet Sir George Young won a third term as MP for North West Hampshire at the general election and increased his majority by more than 1,000 votes - from 12,009 to 13,264. The delighted Conservative, a former Cabinet minister, thanked his
One man who has lived in Andover for 27 years said he was glad that health chiefs were listening to the public. "Whether anything happens is another story. But they are engaging in conversation and that's a good thing." MR Tony Styles was less impressed
Almost from the moment it was launched in 1999, the original Vauxhall Zafira became the market leader in the mid-sized MPV sector, being praised for both its handling and packaging. With the competition getting stronger by the month, Vauxhall needed an
FROM September, Mitsubishi Motors will launch a full-scale attack on the UK MPV market with the addition of a class-leading 2.0 litre 134bhp diesel engine to its acclaimed Grandis seven-seat people carrier. Four specifications will be available priced
Citroen's elegant new flagship C6 model will glide onto the UK's roads early next year. The new C6 is designed to build on Citroen's long and illustrious heritage of creating large, stylish, executive cars, as exemplified by the legendary DS, CX, Light
NOW the warmer weather is here, are you looking for things to do? If you are in need of some company and wish to make new friends, then come to our club at Hampton Court, Winklebury, each Friday afternoon, where a warm welcome is guaranteed. Contact Beverley
Today's Principal Arrivals: Liberty, vehicle carrier, 0300, 34/35; Jupiter Diamond, ro/ro, 0500, 43; Trinity, cargo, 0600, Crown Wharf; CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0615, 30; Aurora, passenger, 0630, 38/9; Oceana, passenger, 0700, 106; Montlhery, ro/ro, 0800, 203
UP to 50 jobs will be axed at a fighter aircraft engine repairs agency in Hampshire. The cuts will fall on the Defence Aviation Repair Agency's (DARA) engines business unit at Fleetlands, Gosport, Armed Forces Minister Doug Touhig told the Commons yesterday
SOUTHAMPTON Container Terminal bosses say they are ready to meet the challenge posed by P&O's Shell Haven container terminal plans. As reported in the Daily Echo, the government yesterday revealed it was "minded" to approve the £700m plans for a new
Solent Stars have decided to run a second women's team in the national league next season. After completing successful summer trials, they are to enter Division 2 South. Coach Michael Ball said Stars will use it as an opportunity to groom their under-
PEDAL power is on the rise in Winchester, according to a survey. More people are leaving their four wheels and opting for two, say the local branch of the Cycle Touring Club (CTC). John Edwards, of CTC Hampshire Cycling, rides around the city centre each
CELEBRITY mums Linda Barker and Alice Beer and car manufacturer Honda are joining forces to launch the Yummy Mummy Campaign for CLIC Sargent, a charity set up to care for children with cancer and their families. Honda dealers will donate £5 to this worthy
HEALTH chiefs have underestimated the strength of feeling about plans to axe beds at community hospitals across Hampshire for the second time in two days. About 200 people made their anger clear at a public meeting in Milford-on-Sea yesterday. The same
A £4.9MILLION replacement maths and technology block has been approved for Costello Technology College in Basingstoke. Hampshire County Council leader Cllr Ken Thornber gave the thumbs-up to the scheme last Thursday. The new three-storey block will replace
A PRE-SCHOOL is celebrating after gaining the golden seal of approval from a national organisation. Cuckoo Meadow Pre-school, based at Rathbone Pavilion, North Waltham, near Basingstoke, was presented with its accreditation award by borough mayor Councillor
A NEW eco drive that aims to make pupils at a borough school more aware of the environment has been kick-started. Pupils at The Hurst Community College, in Baughurst, have been busy thinking about recycling and saving energy as part of an ongoing environmental
SCHOOLS in north Hampshire have achieved some of the highest scores in the country for pupil performance and GCSE grades. The latest figures released by the Government show that education establishments in Basingstoke and the surrounding area are hitting
STAFF and pupils at a Basingstoke school are celebrating after it received a national accolade. Winklebury Infant School, in Willoughby Way, has won itself a second mention on Ofsted's list of England's most successful schools and colleges. It is one
THE man set to take over the reins at Brighton Hill Community College has revealed he wants to make it the best-performing school in the county. He says he already knows how good it is - because his three daughters are former pupils. David Eyre is to
BOROUGH bosses have backed detailed plans for a replacement secondary school in Basingstoke - one which will boast state-of-the-art information technology facilities. The new John Hunt of Everest School - earmarked for land at Wellfield Farm, Sherborne
THE creative flair of school pupils was let loose when they took part in a special road safety poster competition. The competition was open to all pupils at schools across Basingstoke to coincide with National Safety Week. The pupils at Castle Hill Infant
A GROUP of schoolchildren became the first people in Basingstoke to watch a live operation through a veterinary surgery's new viewing facility. Pupils from St Mark's Primary School, Danebury Road, Hatch Warren, visited the Companion Care veterinary surgery
CHICHESTER Festival Theatre's fantastic summer season continues with an impressive selection of plays to cater to all tastes. One of the plays currently running is The Government Inspector, one of the best-known plays in world theatre. Written by Nikolai
One of the Bard's most famous historical plays comes to life in the idyllic setting of Titchfield Abbey next week. Titchfield Festival Theatre will be performing Henry IV Part 1. Newcomers Simon Cundick and Krystal Ramsay share the director's chair, both
Eastleigh based Mountbatten Players are offering five lots of laughter in one evening as the group perform Confusions by Alan Ayckbourn next week at Hanger Farm Arts Centre in West Totton. Confusions are five short interlinked plays - some gentle comedy
SOUTHAMPTON grandmother Patricia Pearman has scooped the £1,700 runner-up prize in the Daily Echo's Find the Ball competition. The retired shop worker, who has lived in the city all her life, is no stranger to the game as she has been playing it for years
ONE of Hampshire's longest-serving firefighters has decided to retire after 32 years. Ray Cousins has experienced the highs and lows, saving lives in a career that stretches back through four decades, through major blazes to bin fires, rescues of people
ALICE in Wonderland came to Nursling Primary School as children performed the classic fairytale to parents and friends. The 120-strong cast swapped uniforms for colourful costumes as they took to the stage after six weeks of rehearsals at the 207-pupil
MARWELL Zoo has filled the vacancy of chief executive almost two years after the resignation of Mark Edgerley. The zoo announced James Cretney, picture below, as its new boss to replace Mr Edgerley who left in September 2003 after falling out with the
BETWEEN them, they have taught youngsters for nearly 70 years. Now, three of the south's longest serving senior teachers are hanging up their mortar boards and retiring at the end of this term. Mike Graveling, 58, is leaving Otterbourne Primary School
A PROJECT to investigate Roman remains at East Anton and Abbotts Ann is getting under way thanks to the latest Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) Awards. With community, school and university help, the Andover Roman Archaeology Project is being organised
POLICE have launched a major crackdown on anti-social behaviour today as schoolchildren break up for the summer holidays. Special constables will be patrolling Andover town centre and residential hot-spots at weekends and in the evenings to provide greater
THE weather was once again the talking point of the Test Valley Tour Hot Mountain Bike Challenge held on Sunday - but definitely not the only one. Hitting one of the hottest days of the year, more than 300 riders set off from Vernham Dean to complete
One man who has lived in Andover for 27 years said he was glad that health chiefs were listening to the public. "Whether anything happens is another story. But they are engaging in conversation and that's a good thing." MR Tony Styles was less impressed
MORE than 200 people attended a special open day at Andover to discuss the future of the town's hospital. Members of the public were able to see for themselves proposals for the Andover War Memorial Hospital and quiz Winchester and Eastleigh Health Care
ANDOVER'S very own budgies are back - in a revamped aviary in Vigo Road. While the work was undertaken the 40 budgerigars, cockatiels and peach faced lovebirds enjoyed temporary accommodation provided by the Andover Caged Bird Society. The aviary, originally
RESURFACING work due to start on the A303 eastbound at Mullenspond Bridge at Thruxton this week is expected to be completed by Tuesday. For the safety of the workforce and that of drivers lane one will be closed on the eastbound carriageway and a 40 mph
There is plenty on offer to accompany the fantastic live music on stage and keep the entire crowd happy. There is a crafts fayre, international food fayre and real ale bar on the festival site all weekend. A kids marquee with a variety of activities including
USUALLY it's the domain of their older brothers and sisters but youngsters at one junior school took the unusual step of holding their own leaver's ball. Limo after limo pulled up outside St John the Baptist Primary School in Titchfield Common, bringing
HAMPSHIRE'S newly-crowned European under-23 400 metres champion Robert Tobin may be king of the continent, but he still has some way to go to earn 'world class' credentials. While the Basingstoke & Mid Hants athlete reigns supreme in the British and
TEAM Southampton's young athletes are on the up and up. Victory in the UKA Young Athletes' League at Poole has confirmed them as champions of the Southern Division 2 South West, guaranteeing them a place in Division 1 next season. Southampton's sprinters
HOUSEHOLDERS in Eastleigh who produce too much domestic waste will soon have the excess left on their doorsteps. In a new policy, the council will only collect waste put inside grey refuse bins - with the lids shut. Many families currently put out extra
COMPUTER courses for adults: There are still places available on computer courses at The Hurst Community College, in Brimpton Road. For further information, contact the college's adult learning office on 0118 9812918. LATIN American dance classes: Are
SPORTS day: Wednesday, July 13, at Manor Field Junior School, was great fun on a lovely, hot summer day. Around the school playing field and playground, 27 different sporting events were attractively laid out for pupils to try. My thanks must go to members
CHINEHAM Arms: Residents with views about proposals to extend activities at the Chineham Arms are encouraged to contact the borough council as soon as possible, and no later than July 27, to make their views known. This is an important issue, particularly
IT'S a winner! The annual Dummer village treasure hunt took place on Saturday, July 16, and it was a great afternoon. The weather was glorious and walking the footpaths searching for clues was a pleasure. Competition was high and so were the results.
BIG Wheel 11: What a day - the sun shone, and there were lots of riders and wonderful entertainment. Best of all, it was power to the cyclist for just one day. Well done to St Michael's Hospice for putting it all together. Also, well done to the riders
VILLAGE show: Schedules are still available from Redwoods for the show, which is on Saturday, July 30, and is being held at the junior school. Many new exciting categories are available to enter, particularly for children. On the day there will be a grand
PETER Phillips is keen to forge even closer links with Saints ahead of tonight's friendly. The Cherries chairman believes the two clubs can cultivate their already healthy relationship. And that could see more of Saints' talented youngsters allowed to
OBJECTIONS: Have been raised by the parish council in respect of a planning application in Cavalier Road. The development, which is at the rear of numbers 151 to 157, is proposed for a small mini-estate of 14 dwellings. The objections by the council are
PAUL TELFER last night became the 14th senior player to leave Saints since the end of last season. The former Scottish international - who will be 34 in October - has joined up again with Gordon Strachan to become his sixth Celtic signing for an undisclosed
AUCTION night: Unfortunately, due to many different circumstances, there will no longer be an auction at Melrose Hall every other Wednesday evening. Thank you to all the volunteers who have made these auctions a success in the past by giving their time
EXCITED! Tristan Robinson, 13, of Greenway, was one of the lucky winners of a Gazette competition. Tristan collected his prize, Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince, ahead of the others in the queue, last Friday at midnight, at Ottakar's. He said: "
Sir.-I would like to say how honoured and delighted I was to receive the Outstanding Older Volunteer Award for the Basingstoke constituency. I would like to thank all those who were responsible for nominating me and The Gazette for co-ordinating the scheme
Sir.-I was shopping at Marks & Spencer in Basingstoke town centre on July 16, with my little boy, who is five years old. I turned around to speak to him and he was gone. The next five to 10 minutes were the most terrifying of my life. I searched everywhere
Sir.-Following on from a great VE Day and VJ Day event in the War Memorial Park, Basingstoke Silver Band also played in Eastrop Park on Sunday. There were so many people there enjoying themselves. There were youngsters using their energy to row around
YOU can't move for compact people carriers these days. As far as family-centric vehicles go, something boasting sliding, tumbling seats and more space than a regular hatchback is always going to win over mum, dad and the kids. Not all MPVs are equal,
Any film with a title like Fantastic Four is setting itself up for a fall. Sadly, Tim Story's family friendly, comic book superhero romp falls hard and never looks capable of getting up again. Brilliant scientist Dr Reed Richards (Gruffudd) hopes to unlock
