FORMER Saints and Pompey defender Jon Gittens could be the next high-profile boss of Fareham Town. The Botley-based 38-year-old is in the frame to take charge of the Jewson Wessex League club, who recently parted company with ex-England, Stoke and Pompey
FORMER Saints and Pompey defender Jon Gittens could be the next high-profile boss of Fareham Town. The Botley-based 38-year-old is in the frame to take charge of the Jewson Wessex League club, who recently parted company with ex-England, Stoke and Pompey
THE Royal Yachting Association is hoping to set sail from its land-locked Eastleigh base and head for a new home by the shores of the River Hamble by spring 2003. That is the target the RYA has set after applying for planning permission to develop a new
A NURSING home may have to be built on the car park at health authority headquarters in Basingstoke as part of a new plan to solve the hospital bed-blocking crisis. Last week, The Gazette reported how Basingstoke hospital has the highest level of such
A LONG-running rift between a father and son ended in a family punch-up on the side of a busy Basingstoke road. Magistrates heard how things came to a head when trouble flared between Kenneth Reeves and his son David on the A340 Aldermaston Road on April
A NEW cancer treatment machine has been handed over to a hospital in memory of a popular Hook parish clerk. The Checkmate machine was donated to the Wessex Radiotherapy Centre at the Royal South Hants Hospital by Valerie Deadman. Her husband, Dave, received
ANXIOUS parents in Chineham have vowed to continue their push for a school crossing next to two Basingstoke schools. Borough councillor Ron Hussey heard pleas from a group of mothers with pupils at Four Lanes Infant and Junior schools to make children's
THRUXTON favourite Gerry Marshall has won one of motorsport's top awards. The Thruxton-based British Automobile Racing Club will present him with their prestigious Gold Medal at their presentation dinner on February 9. The medal - not an annual award
New Forest Juniors divided their weekend between cross-country and sportshall action. Hayley Pointer of Noadswood finished eighth junior girl in the Hampshire Schools' Championships at Gang Warily, earning her selection for next month's inter-counties
DANIEL CROOK won Fareham Nomads' only gold medal at the annual Portsmouth Junior Sprint meet. The event is aimed at swimmers aged between 10 and 14 years old. The format gave the opportunity for swimmers to compete over 50m and 200m freestyle and 200m
A family have been reunited with their pet dog - six days after she mysteriously disappeared. Owner Liz Burgess printed thousands of leaflets and posters after four-year-old Tara vanished from outside the Tesco store at Sizer Way, Dibden. Mrs Burgess
Bringing out the best in two very different cultures - that's the goal of a group which has laid down roots in Basingstoke. ANITA SMITH finds out more. THE IDEA of the Hampshire Indo-British Society is to bring together people of Indian origin who have
HAMPSHIRE defence group Chemring has reported a hike in profits after a surge in demand from America. The company, which is based at the Solent Business Park near Fareham said full-year profits had shot up 24 per cent, after increased demand from the
HOWEVER unusual your phobia, chances are Motionhouse dance com pany will have got it covered in their latest show. The acclaimed cutting-edge group bring their show Fearless, which is all about human phobias, to Forest Arts Centre, New Milton early next
THREE people were being quizzed today after armed police swooped on two addresses in Southampton in a massive operation to recover firearms. About 45 police officers from across Hampshire took part in the raids carried out in the St Mary's district of
A LORRY driver who killed a 13-year-old boy in Stubbington with the unsecured hydraulic arm of a crane has had his prison sentence cut in half. Michael Marsh, 47, of Ashleigh Close, Hythe, was jailed for two years in May last year after being found guilty
WHEN madcap fundraiser Mark Mudie launched an appeal to find another funeral director willing to strip for charity little was he expecting the appeal to go nationwide. Thanks to our article pleading for another member for the Full Monty-style strip show
FRANCIS BENALI has been rewarded for his 16 Saints seasons with a one-year extension to his contract. His previous deal was due to expire this summer, leaving the popular club stalwart with the prospect of having to quit the club he has been part of since
Winchester KS maintained their undefeated record and regained the top spot in Division One of the Hammonds Jewellers South Hampshire Indoor Cricket League at Fleming Park with a 20- run success over Paultons A. But they are joined on 89 points by BAT
DAVE COUSINS struck twice as Fareham eased their South Premier League relegation worries with a 3-1 win over Chichester. It was Fareham's first win since mid-November and gives the Bath Lane club vital breathing space just above the danger zone. "The
DANIEL CROOK won Fareham Nomads' only gold medal at the annual Portsmouth Junior Sprint meet. The event is aimed at swimmers aged between 10 and 14 years old. The format gave the opportunity for swimmers to compete over 50m and 200m freestyle and 200m
HAMPSHIRE'S top policeman has cast a critical eye over the powers to be wielded by a new crimestopping force. Chief Constable Paul Kernaghan has written to Home Office Minister John Denham, and other MPs throughout Hampshire, expressing his concerns about
ONE hundred and twenty three horses are entered for the seven races at the Royal Artillery meeting at Larkhill on Salisbury Plain this Saturday. Proceedings begin at 10.55 am with the King's Troop RHA Members race. Among the entry of 12 horses - who are
Today's Principal Arrivings: Celtic King, container, 0200, 204W; Le Castellet, ro/ro, 0700, 201 link; Clarity, general, 0800, 47; Faust, vehicle carrier, 1030, 40; OOCL Malaysia, container, 1300, Con Term; Isle of Inishmore, passenger ro/ro, 1300, No
BROTHERS Lee and Neil Morris are keeping a proud family tradition going on the racing circuits of England this summer. Lee has announced that the Southampton-based Chrysalis motor cycle road racing team is set to continue in the national Superstock Championship
EARLY entries for the B&Q Eastleigh 10K have highlighted the growing trend of leisure and fitness clubs boosting local road races. With the entry list for the March 17 event now topping the 350-mark, over 50 of those come from leisure clubs who have
TWO art students from Southampton University are about to launch an exhibition of their work at Dibden Purlieu. The oil paintings of Graham Muchmore and the sculptures of Kelly Donohue will be going on show at the Piece @ Cake tea rooms in the Merrie
A GESTURE made through the window of a car sparked a furious chase around the roads of south-west Hampshire and then a blistering assault, a court heard. It all ended in New Forest Magistrates' Court when Tony Thornton, 35, of Butlers Close, Lockerley
A LEADING Southampton councillor has resigned from an inquiry into how public consultation was carried out on a prestige multi-million-pound inner-city regeneration scheme. Former Labour group leader and the man identified with making the £300m WestQuay
A MOTORIST suffered serious hip injuries in a freak accident on the M27 near Southampton this morning. Motorway police say a man was changing a tyre at about 7.20am when he was struck by a tyre that fell off a passing Leyland DAF lorry carrying a load
DAVE COUSINS struck twice as Fareham eased their South Premier League relegation worries with a 3-1 win over Chichester. It was Fareham's first win since mid-November and gives the Bath Lane club vital breathing space just above the danger zone. "The
PLANS to transform a Southampton precinct into a major new shopping centre will be unveiled tomorrow at a public exhibition. Property developer Storegap Commercial Ltd believes Shirley Precinct has the potential to be one of the city's top shopping venues
DISASTER was narrowly avoided last May, when American blues musician Kelly Joe Phelps failed to turn up at The Brook in South-ampton for a gig due to a misunderstanding. Fortunately, local musician Mo Thomas was in the audience, dashed back home to get
POLICE officers are taking to the streets in a bid to recruit dozens of people needed to fill empty posts in Fareham and Gosport. A recruitment drive by Hampshire police is encouraging officers to drum up interest while on their beat in an effort to plug
STUDENTS at Eastleigh's Barton Peveril College have created a special website as they explore the atrocities of the Holocaust. Their in-depth studies of the horrendous events which shocked the world have been co-ordinated to mark the lead up to National
KLEBER CHALA's Gold Cup adventure came to a dramatic end in Miami last night as Ecuador staged a remarkable comeback with two late goals - but still found themselves dumped out of the competition by the bad luck of the lottery. The Southampton midfielder
SOUTHAMPTON have opened the door to rugby being played at the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium. The Rugby Football Union revealed yesterday that the £32 million arena had been on a shortlist of venues to stage the semi-finals of this season's Powergen
