EX-England assistant manager Lawrie McMenemy today insisted that if any player had refused to travel to Turkey they should never have been picked for their country again. The threat of a strike by England players ahead of Saturday's Euro 2004 qualifier
As a former coach with the Saints Academy, Robbie Elliott is more than capable of guiding his brand new club up the Tyro League rankings, using his own, patented style of tactical, high-class football. Or in his own words: "We try and play it the way
A DARKLY interesting take on the vampire legend, reimagining them as a secretive clan of modern, aristocratic sophisticates. Selene (a tough talking Kate Beckinsale) is a beautiful vampire warrior, entrenched in a war between her kind and their mortal
A HOMAGE to the early 1960s sex comedies that starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day. The story follows a best-selling female advice author (Renee Zellweger) who has all the answers about dealing with men until a sly journalist playboy (Ewan McGregor) starts
STEPHEN Fry's labour of love, this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies, details the escapades of a few rich folk who went to a heck of a lot of parties during the wars. An attractive, enjoyable film (pictured below), it's impossible for an audience
Today's Principal Arrivals: OOCL Malaysia, container, 0400, Nab; Neptune Dynamis, roro, 0430, 25; Adonia, passenger, 0700, 106; Andrina F, cargo, 1030, 33; Seijin, vehicle, 1030, 202; Evita, tank, 10945, Esso 5; TK Geneva, cargo, am, 36s; OOCL Fidelity
RESIDENTS on a Southampton estate have spoken of their horror after a teenager was left fighting for his life following a gang beating. The 17-year-old, who has not been named by police, was set upon by four youths in a quiet footpath in Thornhill at
A SOUTHAMPTON music store proved they were top of the pops when they shot in as the number one HMV shop in the country. HMV in Above Bar beat off competition from 170 company stores across Great Britain and Ireland to win the prestigious title. Now the
POIGNANT tributes have been paid to tragic teenager Dan Nolan in the yearbook of his old school in Southampton. Dan, 14, was finally confirmed dead last month after tests on a foot discovered on a beach in Dorset in May revealed the remains were those
TWO people were taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries following a pile-up which closed the westbound carriageway of the M27 last night for five hours. Rush-hour traffic across Hampshire was thrown into chaos when a lorry overturned on the M27
A DISABLED woman wearing a neck brace and with her arms in plaster could not believe it when wheel clampers refused to free her car - and then knocked £25 off the unclamping bill as a "compassionate gesture". The clamping war has taken a new twist with
SOUTHAMPTON'S premier recruitment and training event, the Southern Daily Echo Job Scene Roadshow, will be starting at the city's Guildhall today. Dozens of employers will be setting up stalls to showcase jobs and training opportunities on offer to the
HAMPSHIRE ambulance staff are finally moving with the times after taking delivery of new uniforms. The change from traditional blue to green, with the word "paramedic" now prominently displayed, is certainly more practical than the formal shirt, tie and
PLANS to revamp secondary education in Southampton have moved a step closer following a meeting of the city council's Cabinet. More than 600 pupil places at three of the city's secondary schools may be lost if far-reaching plans by city education chiefs
HOMES throughout the Kennet District should have received a copy of a guide called know your councillors. The colour booklet shows photographs of all 43 district councillors. The booklet also contains information on the role of district councillors and
MOTORISTS are often heard to complain about police roadside vehicle checks demanding to know why they are not out catching 'real criminals'. In fact the police are often working on behalf of another agency which does not have the power to stop vehicles
BARKER Son and Isherwood Solicitors in Andover are helping Cancer Research UK to turn the town pink. The firm is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month by turning the windows of their office pink during October. Staff are organising lots of pink activities
ANDOVER'S Junction Road residents are up in arms over plans to provide housing for the homeless. Sarsen Housing Assoc-iation wants to convert two large houses into a hostel to accommodate 14 people. But many residents are against the proposal because
ANOTHER joint operation to clean up Andover estates has been hailed a success by Andover police. It was the turn of King Arthur's Way and Roman Way this time for Operation Clean Sweep involving the police, Test Valley Borough Council, Testway Housing,
PAST and present members of Andover Round Table took part is a mass bike ride around Andover to raise money for Round Table Children's Wish (RTCW). MORE than £1,000 was raised for RTCW, a charity that grants the wishes of children with life threatening
Minister of State for the Armed Forces Adam Ingram unveiled a plaque at DLO Andover's north site, confirming its status as the largest employer in town. The new development has been open for nearly a year but had its official opening postponed because
THE future of a vital lunch club for elderly people in Fareham hangs in the balance unless volunteers step forward to take up the reins. Fareham Lunch Club, which meets in the Methodist Church, Kings Road, desperately needs a leader and three cooks to
APPROVAL for a swimming pool in Locks Heath now rests with the government after Fareham council planners provisionally accepted plans for the leisure complex. The Government Office for the South East must decide whether there is sufficient grounds to
Newcastle 1 Southampton 0 SAINTS manager Gordon Strachan admitted his side did not deserve anything from their trip to Newcastle after a second successive 1-0 defeat. The Scot was critical of the way his side started as it took more than half an hour
Sir.-I read with interest the article on dropping trade in the market in last Wednesday's Basingstoke Extra. I have to say I predicted this turn of events in June. What did I base this on? Although I don't think this to be the only reason, I am quite
Sir.-I write with regard to Mr Hunter's comments featured in last week's Basingstoke Extra. I, too, believe we must act to ensure more people become engaged in the political process, but I was intrigued by his comments regarding the Brent East by-election
ROCK and roll veterans Showaddywaddy bring their legendary sound to The Corn Exchange, Newbury, on Friday, October 24, at 7.45pm. Among their 23 top 40 hits and 11 chart-topping albums are their best known numbers, Under The Moon of Love, When, Pretty
Rigoletto The Anvil IMPRESARIO Ellen Kent arrived at The Anvil recently for a spot-check on her production of Rigoletto. She was worried about the two Russian hunting hounds, Borzoi dogs named Steele and Jazz, who tended to slip on the polished floor
PROTEUS is proud to present its new season, which kicks off with the Breakthrough Tour What Everybody Wants? (pictured). This new Interactive Disability Play will be touring to day centres, residential homes and disability groups in the south this autumn
THE Brookvale area of Basingstoke town centre is where an upgraded Edwardian terraced home is selling at £226,950. The Alexandra Road house has newly-fitted sash-effect double-glazed windows and, inside, the kitchen-breakfast room and upstairs family
YOU always get your money's worth with Stephen Fry that's for sure. A fan of lively debate and intelligent conversation, his rapier wit is razor sharp, and is certainly on top form today. Here to promote Bright Young Things - his first film as a director
Pompey manager Harry Redknapp has been handed a two-match touchline ban and a £3,000 fine by the FA after he was sent off for verbally abusing referee Andy D'Urso during the goalless draw against Wolves at Molineux on August 30. It means he will not be
Hampshire Cricket are mourning the death of Neville Rogers, who has passed away, aged 85. Former Hampshire batsman Rogers, pictured, played for the county from 1946 until 1955, scoring 15,292 first class runs, a record which makes him the 16th highest
BEHOLD the rise of the character actor. No more left to quirkily work it in the background, their individuality is right up there on centre stage - just look at the career trajectories of men such as Philip Seymour Hoffman. And here are two of the greatest
THE real-life story of the women of the Rylstone Women's Institute in North Yorkshire, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters. In 1999, when one of the women's husbands became ill with leukaemia, in order to raise funds for research, the women produced
NARCOTICS cops Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin, whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has started off an
AGAINST a background of revolution, greed and revenge, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) has retreated into a life of isolation. He is forced out of hiding when Sands (Johnny Depp), a corrupt CIA agent, recruits the reclusive hero to sabotage an assassination
AN OFFBEAT horror tale about a group of five college friends who are on holiday at a remote mountain cabin when one contracts a flesh-eating virus. As the virus spreads among the group, their true feelings and personalities slowly emerge as they struggle
MUCH delayed but highly-praised film set in 1989, at the fall of the Berlin Wall. Joaquin Phoenix stars in this dark service comedy as Ray Elwood, an Army clerk stationed in West Germany. Being part of a company made up almost entirely of ex-convicts
LIQUID nightclub is joining forces with St Michael's Hospice to raise money during Bad Hair Day. The club, in Festival Place, Basingstoke, will be hosting "The Biggest Bad Hair Day Birthday Party Ever" on Friday, October 24, aimed at encouraging people
OAKLEAF Brewing Company in Gosport once again produced its award-winning special harvest brew - made with fresh green hops only harvested on one day each year. Most real ales in the UK are brewed from hops which have been dried out to last through the
A KPMG People Services/YouGov survey has found that almost half of employees in the south do not feel adequately re-warded in their job. The research discovered that just 22 per cent of those surveyed said they were adequately rewarded, while 49 per cent
A mother-of-two who died after her car fell from a flyover before crashing 35ft to the ground had not been wearing a seat belt, an inquest heard. Deborah Ann Wheeler died from multiple injuries after her Ford Galaxy people carrier smashed through crash
AN EASTLEIGH couple have been able to step back in time to learn more about their Hampshire roots. And it was good guesswork which gave John and Betty Percey an in-depth guided tour of the Hampshire Record Office. For the trip back in time was a prize
HAMPSHIRE'S answer to Christina Aguilera is cruising towards the giddy heights of fame as she prepares to take a singing competition by storm. Judges fell in love with Mary Greenslade's videotape rendition of the American songstress's chart-topping hit
ANDOVER company the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) is moving offices today. AMC is dedicated to the agricultural industry and aims to support farmers and landowners with short, medium and long-term loans. The company is moving from Chantry Street
THE EIGHTH Totally Tennis mini tennis champions race started with a red challenge for Indians squad, followed a day later by orange and green events for Dodgers and Giants players. This run of tournaments, held at the indoor centre are held on alternate
FOUR Totally Tennis teams have stormed through the National Junior Club League, with two of them reaching the last eight teams in the country left in the tournament. The under-11 boys' team, who won their Hampshire group, went on to beat Wargrave (Berkshire
THE sixth annual Clarendon Way Mara-thon on Sunday was the most successful in the event's history, attracting almost 700 runners for the three races. This year there was also almost perfect running conditions. The full marathon and relay races were started
Eastleigh made short work of their struggling Ryman League opponents in the club's first ever match in the FA Trophy at Ten Acres last Saturday. The home side made a slow start and defender Robbie Chamberlain had to head behind for a corner as the Essex
ANDOVER'S dowdy bus station is set to undergo a massive transformation as part of the next stage of the town's development. The £2.6 million worth of work will see the number of bays for buses increased from eight to 12 and will upgrade the level of comfort
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a free school bus to and from Stockbridge's primary and secondary schools are celebrating this week after county councillors agreed the route used to walk and cycle to school is unsafe. At a special hearing at the county headquarters
ANDOVER police are investigating an arson attack at John Hanson Community School on Monday evening. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze in the Floral Way school's IT suite at 5.20pm when an automatic fire alarm was activated. Around £25,000 worth of
Reading 2 Bradford 2 READING battled back to earn a point after surrendering an early lead in a topsy-turvy performance at Madejski Stadium on Saturday. As the club edge nearer to naming a new manager, the players produced an hour of excellent football
Sir.-After reading your front page of The Basingstoke Extra, September 24, I was finally sure that the lunatics were running the asylum. Cllr Donnelly's brilliant idea to charge for the removal of sofas, fridges, etc, is surely a great invitation for
A SAINTS fan is so concerned about the prospect of this season's European kit being 'adopted' for all first team matches in 2005 that he has started a 'Save our Stripes' campaign. Cardiff-based supporter Rich Harper describes the club's extra-striped
Saints fans get their first chance to buy the club's official UEFA Cup shirt when it's launched this Saturday - but we have one of the limited edition tops to give away in an exclusive competition. The shirt, which has been released to commemorate the
MG HAS muscled in on the powerplant from the iconic Ford Mustang to create its first V8 in decades. The Rover 75-derived MG ZT 260 V8 is a totally transformed machine. MG predicts that the 155mph ZT 260 V8, capable of nought to 60mph in around six seconds
ALL the family will love seeing Noddy and his friends at The Anvil for some half-term fun. Noddy and the Magical Day is on from Thursday, October 30, to Saturday, November 1. It is Tessie Bear's birthday and Noddy has a present for her - a song he made
STILLNESS, passion, tragedy, light and joy are all to be expected from Henri Oguike Dance Company's performance at The Corn Exchange, Newbury, on Wednesday, October 22 at 7.45pm. For a company only in its third year, HODC has been impossible to ignore
TENON, the Basingstoke-based accountants and business advisors, is the new sponsor of the Gazette Business pages. After signing a three-year sponsorship deal with Gazette Newspapers, Kevin Lee, managing director of Tenon in Basingstoke, said: "We are
DAME Anita Roddick was the high-profile speaker at the launch of a new series of seminars being staged over the next year by Basingstoke College of Technology - and she gave her audience plenty of food for thought with her controversial views on business
