NEWPORT had two razor-sharp goalkeepers to thank last night for edging them another step clear of the Dr Martens Premier Division trap door. Their own 6ft 5in hero Colin Matthews pulled off two incredible late saves to secure a 0-0 scoreline with Hinckley
PLAYGROUNDS are once again under scutiny in the Hatch Warren area of Basingstoke as residents focus on the way ahead. The community association is setting up its own public consultation in preparation for the borough council's ward-by-ward discussions
HANDSOME, svelte and with an eye for the ladies - there's no doubt about it, Christopher the giraffe is definitely a stud. And that is exactly the happy task he has been brought in to perform for five lucky females at Hampshire's Marwell Zoo. In a rare
A MAN from Basingstoke was yesterday fighting for his life after suffering 70 per cent burns in a car fire. The 30-year-old man, from Oakridge, was found by emergency services who were alerted to the fire in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, at 10.45pm on Monday
A CASH reward is being offered by the borough council in the hope it will help lead to the arrest and conviction of the youths responsible for Basingstoke's graffiti problem. Posters are being drawn up by the police, picturing the 12 most common tags
BASINGSTOKE MP Andrew Hunter has spoken of his alarm at a big rise in truancy in Hampshire schools - and is warning that it not only damages children's education but can lead to increased crime. Referring to the latest Government statistics that show
FIRM going decimated the turn-out of runners at Hackwood Park near Basingstoke - two walkovers leaving only five races to be decided among 20 runners. But two desperately close finishes gave the good crowd something to shout about - and two riders enjoyed
PEOPLE opposed to plans to build a huge container terminal at Dibden Bay took their protest to the applicant's annual meeting in London yesterday. Placard-waving demonstrators from Friends of the Earth (FoE) gathered outside a hotel as Associated British
Today's Principal Arrivings: Tamerlane, ro/ro, 0430, 43; Nagato Reefer, refrigerat, 0845, 104; APL Agate, container, 1300, 205; Alianca Europa, container, 2359, 204; Autoline, ro/ro, PM, 201 link; Autopremier, ro/ro, TBA, 201, Today's Principal Sailings
JOHN CROCKFORD confounded the medics by winning Sunday's British Superstock Championship round at Brands Hatch - with a broken leg! The Totton road racer broke the fibula bone, below the knee of his left leg, in a high-speed crash at Silvertsone just
LEE GALLEY got Southampton's cycle speedway team off to a winning start in the revamped British League South-West. He top-scored with 20 points as Saints won their season's opener with a 104-75 victory against a depleted Swindon side. With new rules dictating
AN EASTLEIGH-based company has clinched three major new TV deals in Cannes which could be worth more than £3m over two years. Gullane Entertainment clinched deals involving Thomas & Friends and the educational Guinness World Records, and they came
WINCHESTER were left to reflect on what might have been after being beaten 3-2 by Fareham in the Hampshire HA Cup semi-finals at King's School. "Overall it was one of our best performances of the season, but we missed a hatful of chances," sighed the
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THE Sail Training Association is on a run with increased business and the commissioning of two new ships Stavros S Niarchos and Prince William. "Our cutting edge work with young people is well recognised but this year's new product range has been hugely
FLEET have struck the first blow in the heavyweight battle with Andover for the Jewson Wessex League title. Steve Beeks' men are two points clear at the top with a thrilling 5-3 win over the defending champions at the Portway Stadium last night. But the
WINCHESTER are Hampshire indoor champions for the seventh time in nine years. Beaten ECB semi-final-ist at Lord's last month, Winchester clinched theirnow regular spot in the national championships with comparative ease - this despite losing Hampshire
FRIDAY will be the last chance to enter your baby in the Gazette Newspapers Bonniest Baby 2002 competition. We will be taking photographs of babies from the age of 0 to four years at Queen Anne's Walk in The Walks Shopping Centre on the following dates
Who Sailed on Titanic? The Definitive Passenger Lists by Debbie Beavis is published by Ian Allen and priced £19.99 Titanic, at the same time the most famous and infamous name in Southampton's shipping history, has never lost its fascination across nine
FLORA and fauna came under the microscope at the Dibden Bay public inquiry - relaunched yesterday after a three-week Easter break. The inquiry into plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) to develop a container terminal at Dibden Bay will for the next
THE inspiration which had carried Atherley to Melton Mowbray deserted them in the semi-finals of the National Express English Indoor BA over-60s' double rink championship. They looked a pale shadow of the side which had outclassed Wey Valley in the quarter-final
ISLE OF WIGHT-born Darren Mew has been confirmed as one of 42 swimmers listed on the provisional England team sheet for the Commonwealth Games. Mew, who will be one of England's strongest medal contenders in the 50 and 100m breaststroke at Manchester
SOUTHAMPTON Academy divers, Natalie Hill and Robert Appleby struck gold in South Africa. The two were part of a 13-strong south coast contingent who spent 18 days on a training camp, which culminated in competing at the South African National Intermediate
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kimberley Purkis added the national novices diving title to her recent county wins when she competed in the Amateur Swimming Association's national championships held at the Quays. Competing against 28 other entrants from all over Britain
A PREDATORY paedophile has been given a life sentence by a Southampton judge after preying on youngsters. City pensioner James Jefferies carried out his sickening abuse for almost 30 years before he was caught. The former carpenter told his young victims
A BAND named after Irish tradesmen who sharpened saws for a liv-ing will be sharpening musical appetites at The Anvil, Basingstoke at the end of the month. Widely thought to be one of the best live groups around, The Saw Doctors bring their mix of traditional
CIVIC chiefs are being urged to back an SOS to save a famous Eastleigh soccer ground. Earlier this month the Daily Echo revealed that the cablemaking giant Pirelli General, which is axing its manufacturing operations at Eastleigh, is showing the red card
The first liner of more than 80,000 tons to cross the North Atlantic was the beautiful glass and gold masterpiece from the St Nazaire shipyard, the 83,400-ton Normandie. Backed by state aid right from keel-laying, Normandie entered the New York service
RORY DELAP is urging Mick McCarthy to let him become the Republic of Ireland's 'Mr Versatile'. The Southampton midfielder will gladly play out of position if it means him making it into McCarthy's Republic squad for the World Cup finals, which begin in
The tale of Southampton's ill-fated Titanic continues to cast its spell over the decades. Keith Hamilton looks at a new book on the White Star liner Titanic, at the same time the most famous and infamous name in Southampton's shipping history, has never
The tale of Southampton's ill-fated Titanic continues to cast its spell over the decades. Keith Hamilton looks at a new book on the White Star liner Titanic, at the same time the most famous and infamous name in Southampton's shipping history, has never
