ROADWORKS that were predicted to cause traffic chaos on a busy New Forest road have been delayed until next month, it has been announced. Major repairs to the A36 at Salisbury Road, Totton, will not start until September 10. The maintenance work is expected
GRAHAM RIX praised his players' attitude and effort following Pompey's opening day 2-2 draw at Molineux. The tragic death of Aaron Flahavan last week has hit the club hard, but Rix was delighted with the way his side conducted themselves under difficult
BAT Sports are firm favourites to land their first Southern Electric ECB Premier League title - thanks to local rivals Calmore Sports, who inflicted Havant's first defeat of the season. Calmore's narrow two-wicket win over last year's champions has helped
IT SHOULD have been called the show with nine lives, not only for the reappearance of golden oldies rockers in a makeshift band but because the Gosport Festival survived this year despite every disaster possible. It was billed as one of the most high
Congratulations - you are now £20 richer thanks to The Gazette's Faces in the Crowd competition! No, you're not having trouble with your eyes, there is indeed only one face circled here. The Gazette will publish a different face in each edition - Monday
HAMPSHIRE fast bowler Alan Mullally has finally been recalled to the England Test squad to face the mighty Australians. The 31-year-old is in the team for the fourth Test at Headingley with England trying to stop a whitewash as Australia lead the series
Basingstoke Town 0 Hinckley United 1 IN THEIR final pre-season friendly at the Camrose, Town went down by a single goal against Dr Marten's premier league outfit Hinckley United. The two sides had cancelled each other out for much of Saturday's proceedings
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants' hopes of a top-three finish in the Home Counties League received a severe setback on Saturday as they lost to third-placed High Wycombe by 68 runs. Basingstoke started the day just seven points behind second-placed Banbury
The family of former chief constable Sir John Hoddinott are in mourning after his sudden death at the age of 56. Sir John lived at Otterbourne with his wife, Avril and two daughters. He became Hampshire chief constable in 1988 and retired in 1999. His
IN-FORM Darren Mew became the sole possessor of the British short course 50m breaststroke record last night as he added to his collection of national titles at Norwich. Isle of Wight-born Mew, who held the old record jointly with James Gibson, lowered
ACCOUNTING and payroll software specialists W A Computing has joined forces with Config Computer Services, PC desktop support, networking and AutoCAD specialists to offer companies a one stop solutions package. "We want to make everything as easy as possible
VOTERS in Southampton could be polling at the post box if a Labour-led initiative wins support. The turnout at the last local elections in May 2000 was so poor that councillors want to take action to beat the ballot box blues. So they are investigating
Britain's last hope of a medal - and it was a very slim one - ended when the men's 4x400m relay team, who have enjoyed great success at previous championships, were beaten into sixth place. The quartet of Southampton's Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Tim Benjamin
COMMUNICATIONS giant Merlin has unveiled new plans for a £3.5m European teleport in Fareham. The controversial proposals for four new satellites at Cams Hall were resubmitted to the borough council after residents and local action groups voiced concern
PASSENGERS will escape a day of transport misery and road chaos after bus drivers called off a planned strike on tomorrow. Drivers with First Provincial had a two one-day strike last week. It's about pay and conditions. Because they were still unhappy
HOME-START Eastleigh which provides vital support for stressed families has issued an appeal for volunteers. It needs more helpers to reach out to local families during times of difficulty. Next month sees the start of the volunteer preparation course
Saints' biggest home crowd for more than 19 years stood open-mouthed in wonder at the magnificence of their new stadium. Unfortunately the players joined them! It was the club's biggest home gate since the 3-2 defeat by Liverpool at The Dell on April
A GROUP of students from the University of Southampton has scooped top honours in a prestigious yacht race around France. The six students were part of a 14-strong crew representing the British universities' sailing team in the 2001 Tour Voile. They finished
LEE-on-the-Solent's Steve Richardson finished eight shots off the lead at the end of a rain-affected Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open in Newport. Ireland's Paul McGinley won the event after a sudden death play-off with Daren Lee and Paul Lawrie for a European
YOUNG cystic fibrosis sufferers will benefit from Saturday's Calmore Show. Money raised at the event on the recreation ground off Calmore Drive, Totton, will go to the Victoria Foundation. It was set up in memory of Victoria Wilson-Smith who died on November
EASTLEIGH and Bashley experienced differing friendly fortunes against the holders of two of non-League's most precious pieces of silverware. While Bashley were buried under a second-half avalanche at FA Umbro Trophy holders Canvey Island, Eastleigh gave
ALAN MULLALLY has earned his reward for heeding the selectors' advice by forcing his way into England's plans for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia. The Hampshire left-arm seamer, discarded after the tour to South Africa 18 months ago, has been
A QUESTION mark hangs over the future of the cash-starved Gosport Festival. Promoter Peter Chegwyn, who helps bankroll the annual festival, today warned this year's might be the last unless he received more financial backing. He is worried he might make
FOR CHANDLER'S Ford couple Gordon and Monica Hutchings their garden really is a labour of love. And their green-fingered skills in making sure that it is always a blaze of colour has won them a big bouquet from fellow gardeners. Now the garden at their
THE police appealed to residents at a public meeting to be rational in their protest when demonstrating against the removal of play areas. Pc Phil Hindley, a community safety team officer, appealed for a "rational approach" to residents at Hatch Warren
DISTRAUGHT newlyweds Sylvia and Tony Stampton are appealing for the return of a stolen video recording of their big day. A camcorder with the only copy of the newly-married couple's wedding video, went missing the same night that they got married. Relatives
Today's Principal Arrivings: Celtic Monarch, general cargo, 0500, 204; APL Garnet, container, 1000, 206; APL Indonesia, container, 1300, 207; Ablasgracht, general cargo, 1500, 43; Tug Battleaxe and barge Kuoka Tekka 2, pm, Marchwood; Millennium, general
TORRENTIAL rain denied Justin Rose the chance to make inroads into the leader board of the Welsh Open yesterday. European Tour officials took the decision to make the competition at Celtic Manor a 36-hole event because of the weather. With 36-holes originally
THE story of the smuggling mistress of the New Forest will be brought to life in Forest Forge Theatre Company's latest production. Touring around non-theatre venues such as village halls and community and arts centres from September 19, the play is set
SAINTS celebrated the dawning of a new era in some style on Saturday. One of the biggest crowds for a decade, 23,884, flocked to the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium for the opening of the football club's new £32m home. Spanish visitors Espanyol ran
A SOUTHAMPTON supermarket plagued by vandalism and petty crime has invested more than £25,000 in CCTV cameras to protect its staff and customers. The Sainsbury's store at Lordshill shopping centre has repeatedly fallen victim to mindless acts of vandalism
ROMANTIC Nick Staines did not hesitate when it came to taking the plunge and asking his girlfriend to marry him. For he popped the question while 27-year-old Claire Walker was in the hydrotherapy pool at Chandler's Ford's Wessex Nuffield Hospital. The
COMMUNICATIONS giant Merlin has unveiled new plans for a £3.5m European teleport in Fareham. The controversial proposals for four new satellites at Cams Hall were resubmitted to the borough council after residents and local action groups voiced great
A MESSAGE of love and hope for the future marked the start of this year's action-packed Southampton Over-50s Festival. Dozens of people packed into St Mary's Church, St Mary's Street, for the service of love, led by the Rev Debbie Matthews, with the support
VETERAN rock 'n' roller Wee Willie Harris will be bringing a feast of Fifties and Sixties music to Southampton this Friday. Willie came from the famous 2I's coffee bar pop stable which produced such musical legends as Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Tommy
QUEEN Lisa began her rule over Eastleigh Carnival with a royal command for the town's citizens to rally round and make the week a resounding hit. Seventeen-year-old Lisa Heath, a student at Eastleigh College, took over the crown in the traditional carnival
SCULPTURE and photography by Beatrice Royal Art and Craft Gallery's own art curator will be coming under the full spotlight at Eastleigh. Called The Secret Life of Flowers, it is a rare opportunity to see Elizabeth Hodgson's own personal creative output
