A WORLD-CLASS athlete from Basingstoke is fighting to clear his name of a doping slur which has landed him with a lifetime ban from competition. Paul Edwards, 43, a former 1990 Commonwealth Games shot-putt bronze medallist, was banned in 1997 from competing
LEAGUE leaders Wella Bison Ladies kept on course for the Southern division title with a win over former leaders Oxford City. The home side opened the scoring at 1:48 after a fine pass from defender Leah White saw Julie Saint apply the finish. The begining
Basingstoke Labour Club 4 St Helens Blue Star 3 A DRAMATIC winner by Labour substitute Steve Silcox in the third minute of injury time brought the Hampshire Junior A Cup back to Basingstoke for the second year running. For jubilant Labour Club manager
Basingstoke Buffalo 6 Whitley Warriors 6 HONOURS ended even after the first leg of the English National play-off final on Saturday night in Basingstoke. Just when it looked like the Buffalo would take a lead into last night's second leg, visiting Whitley
TOM OWENS and Julie Cheung made successful international tumbling debuts in the Belgian Open. The Basingstoke gymnasts travelled to Herentals with three other British squad members and coach Alan Lavelle from the Andover Salto club. The teenagers competed
COACH Mark Scott declared his Solent Stars side had "come of age" after watching them power confidently through to next month's Final Four play-offs at the Coventry Skydome (May 11/12). Needing to win by more than two points to overturn a 98-96 first-leg
SOUTHAMPTON University today celebrates a significant milestone in its history - half a century since the Queen presented it with a royal charter to award its own degrees. It was the day the institution became a fully-fledged university in its own right
SOUTHAMPTON'S sizzling summer pop extravaganza is promising to be a hot one! Some of the biggest names in the pop world will be coming to the city this summer for the annual Power in the Park festival. The free event, now in its eighth year, will boast
Isle of Wight Tourism has beaten off 300 other exhibitors to scoop the prestigious Exhibitor Excellence Award at this year's British Travel Trade Fair. The fair at the NEC Birmingham in March was themed on Island produce, with the team promoting Island
Full-time scores from the FA Barclaycard Premiership ASTON VILLA 2 - SOUTHAMPTON 1 CHARLTON 2 - SUNDERLAND 2 DERBY 0 - LEEDS 1 EVERTON 1 - BLACKBURN 2 FULHAM 0 - LEICESTER 0 IPSWICH 0 - MAN UTD 1 MIDDLESBROUGH 0 - CHELSEA 2 NEWCASTLE 3 - WEST HAM 1 TOTTENHAM
AFTER 45 atrocious first-half minutes at Villa Park on Saturday, some Saints players were seriously wondering whether they would have to give up their Sunday morning lie-in for a second successive week. They were 2-0 down in what, but for a promising
THERE were smiles and confetti all round at Basingstoke register office as two former pen pals celebrated a happy ending to their own romantic fairytale. Malcolm Dipple, 60, from Buckland Avenue, Basing-stoke, met his wife Sheila, 54, just over a year
A NURSE who was allowed to walk free after indecently assaulting a vulnerable, mentally-ill patient, has been given a six-month jail sentence by Appeal Court judges. The judges were told Rashid Hemmuth, 58, of Apple Way, Old Basing, was not present at
BASINGSTOKE council is expected to end the present financial year with a surplus of more than £1million. Delighted deputy leader Rob Donnelly told The Gazette: "These are provisional figures and they could change slightly. But we have made huge savings
Today's Principal Arrivings: Maersk Wind, ro/ro, 0930, 40; Heidelberg Express, container, AM, 207; Michelle Trader, general, AM, 107; P&O Nedlloyd Sydney, container, AM, 205; APL Coral, container, 1300, 206; Bothnia Carrier, 1630, 108; Bunga Mas 9
TWO FREE skaters at Basingstoke ice rink have just achieved second British gold medals of the year. Shannon Loane and Alex Tait went to the British novice championships at Nottingham and came first from a record field of 10 pairs. Loane, who is 13, and
Basingstoke Town 2 Harrow Borough 1 BASINGSTOKE Town ended the season on a high with victory over lowly Harrow on Saturday at the Camrose. Steve Baker in his final game for the home club was made captain for the day and received an excellent ovation before
SOUTHAMPTON bounced back to London Division 4 at the first time of asking after defeating KCS Old Boys 27-18 in an enthralling, if scrappy play-off game at Test Park. The Surrey side came out with guns blazing, taking a ten-point lead after just nine
BASINGSTOKE joined fellow Hampshire side Havant in the National League season with a fine all-round 29-13 victory over West Country outfit, Dings Crusaders at Down Grange. Having finished runners-up to Havant in London Division 1, the play-off was set
HAMPSHIRE under-20s came from behind to defeat Cheshire 22-13 at Trojans and reach a Twickenham final against Cornwall on June 1. Matthew Morgan opened the scoring for Hampshire in this Tetley's Under-21 County Championship semi-final after ten minutes
ONE of Southampton's most famous sounds is to echo across the city once more recalling a past golden age. It is 35 years since the booming whistle of the great Cunarder, Queen Mary last resonated across Southampton Water and the docks but next year the
A former nurse-turned-Hampshire DJ today spoke of her delight at becoming the new face of the National Lottery draw. Gigi Morley, who lives in Winchester, will replace the draw's "man with the white gloves", John Willan, 63, who is retiring after being
TODAY is the last chance for a group of Locks Heath residents to have their say about the siting of a controversial "teen village". Furious residents of the Priory Park Estate are up in arms about plans to build the facility on a nearby park. They say
The yachts have left the United States to head out into the Atlantic Ocean on their way to La Rochelle in France. 1 ASSA ABLOY 2 illbruck 3 Tyco 4 News Corporation 5 SEB 6 Amer Sports One 7 djuice 8 Amer Sports Too
WORDS of sympathy are being carried across the ocean from the people of Southampton to the citizens of New York following the terrorist attacks of September 11. The official civic book of condolence began its transatlantic journey to the United States
POP SENSATION Craig David has returned to his Southampton roots to film a documentary for ITV's high-brow arts programme, The South Bank Show. The documentary to be screened in November, charts Craig's rise to fame from his early days as a singer in the
