EASTLEIGH have parted company with ex-Saints midfielder Kevin Gibbens for what manager Paul Doswell describes as "lifestyle reasons." Although the 24-year-old still possesses the skill that won him a handful of Premiership appearances, his fitness and
Teddy Sheringham is aiming to make it another forgettable FA Cup day on the south coast for former Nottingham Forest teammate Brian Laws tomorrow. Sheringham and Scunthorpe United manager Laws played in the Forest side that lost 1-0 in the FA Cup at Fratton
BROCKENHURST are ready to take powerful centre-forward Aaron Turner off Lymington & New Milton's hands. The 22-year-old Salisbury loan man has lost his place at Fawcett's Field to new signing Michael Jackson and former Linnets boss Graham Kemp has
Paul Terry has confirmed that Hampshire are NOT in the hunt for Darren Gough. Hampshire skipper Shane Warne is known to be a big fan of Gough from past Ashes battles but team manager Terry reiterated his commitment to youth in explaining his decision
THE founders of a village bingo club are desperately seeking new players to prevent their club from folding. Ursula and Maurice Lambden, who have run the Sherfield-on-Loddon bingo club for the last 14 years, have said they need to recruit at least 10
A CHAUFFEUR had a lucky escape when two teenage thugs hurled a rock at his car as he drove along the M3. Robin Shale, 43, was left severely shaken after his windscreen exploded and he had to fight to keep control of his vehicle. Police are now urging
SOUTHAMPTON'S vibrant restaurant community today has a new accolade ringing in its collective ears. Oxford's Bar and Restaurant in Oxford Street has been singled out for praise by the influential consumer watchdog publication Which? in its 2004 good food
With five successive wins since returning to familiar ground, Gosport & Fareham have edged away from foot of London 2 South - but their run is nothing compared to their opponents tomorrow. All-conquering Richmond roll into town and the once great
HAMPSHIRE'S Naked Rambler Steve Gough has become the first man to walk in the nude from Land's End to John O'Groats. The 44-year-old Eastleigh father of two reached John O'Groats shortly after 3pm yesterday, finishing a 900-mile walk which he began on
SOUTHAMPTON stage performer Danny La Rue made £30,000 in one afternoon - by selling off part of his collection of antiques. The auction raised £10,000 more than expected for the star. Among the highlights were a Regency bureau which sold for £3,200, a
A YOUNG special needs pupil developed a stammer because Hampshire County Council failed to provide speech therapy, the local gover-nment ombudsman has revealed. The child, for legal reasons known only by the false name Michael, has Down's syndrome and
THEY might be heading for stardom, but Southampton band Delays aren't letting the prospect of fame go to their heads. Celebrated in the music press and loved by Radio One DJ's Mark and Lard, with the release of their latest single Long Time Coming at
BEN Surey has returned to Crystal Palace now his loan-spell has expired. The 19-year-old midfielder arrived at the Camrose in October in the aftermath of Town's FA Cup exit at Brack-nell as one of manager Ernie Howe's promised new faces. The tough-tackling
SAINTS have not offered a contract to Norwegian striker Oyvind Svenning. The GIF Sundsvall youngster made a positive impression on Saints boss Gordon Strachan during a couple of trials, but has not been offered a contract. "I have been told that they
GOLF ace Justin Rose is confident he is primed to make amends for a winless 2003 after a productive pre-season in his native South Africa. The 23-year-old north Hampshire star is determined to re-establish the winning habit he enjoyed four times across
THIS CLASSIC 1952 drama by Kenji Mizoguchi, The Life of O-Haru, has been re-released as part of a limited season of the Japanese director's work. The film, which won the international director's prize at the 1952 Venice Film Festival, is a compelling
MARTIN Whiddett's impressive midweek run-out for Totton may have earned him a place back in Bashley's starting line-up at Burgess Hill Town tomorrow. The 32-year-old won the equalising penalty and scored the winner himself to help his old club, Totton
A TRIP to see a John Grisham adaptation is like going to McDonald's - you know precisely what you're going to get, and in what form it will be served up, but, nevertheless, if you're in the mood, it's always predictably satisfying. I'll admit that I've
IT WAS a time for celebration at Basingstoke and Deane council this week after Government watchdogs gave the borough authority an "excellent" rating - the highest they can give. A 50-page report from the Audit Commission released yesterday says the council
Today's Principal Arrivals: : NadaV, vehicle, 0330, 43; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0600, 25 link; Nedlloyd Asia, container, 0600, 204; Autosky, ro/ro, 0730, 46; MOL Performance, container, 0945, 207; Mike, general, 1430, 33. Today's Principal Sailings: : Cap
Fareham Heathens have a meeting with the Hampshire 1 leaders for the second successive league weekend, but they are far from daunted by the prospect. Having put the boot into Isle of Wight with a 12-0 whitewash a fortnight ago, they travel across to in-form
CAMERAS to catch criminals in Bishop's Waltham are to be installed next month. Planners at Winchester City Council are due to grant planning permission for the three closed-circuit television cameras for the village centre. Insp Shaun Moore, of Bishop's
PUPILS at a Southampton school were given a musical masterclass by cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. The performer visited Tauntons College in Hill Lane ahead of a concert at the city's Turner Sims Concert Hall last night.
SCIENCE-mad youngsters from schools across Hampshire are celebrating this week after taking part in a competition to find the county's engineers of the future. Four schools picked up cash prizes after taking part in Southampton Institute's "Great Egg
THE ever-popular King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys come to New Milton tonight. The band will take you back to the 40s, playing a stunning mix of Kansas City jazz and blues. Their shows are always exhilarating and the show promises to provide the perfect
IN CASE you are wondering, no, Tony Hadley and Peter Cox aren't engaging in a celebrity boxing match or something similar at The Anvil this weekend. The 'vs' in the title of tomorrow night's show is a reference to the ITV music show that they battled
SAINTS' friendly next Monday at St Mary's with Bayern Munich (8pm) is catching the imagination of fans. Around 14,000 tickets have already been sold, with Saints hoping to eventually sell in the region of 20,000. The match will be for the inaugural Ted
BE AFRAID, be very afraid. The third and final instalment of the Scary Movie series, now under the aegis of Airplane! creator David Zucker, takes potshots at Signs, The Ring, The Matrix Reloaded and 8 Mile among others. Having survived the murderous attentions
RUNAWAY JURY (12A): In the wake of an office block massacre a vengeful widow launches a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the gun company which made the killers' weapon. PAYCHECK (12A): Ben Affleck stars as a computer engineer who has three years of
BROADCASTER Jeremy Vine will advise Basingstoke business leaders on getting along with the media, at a high-profile seminar in March. BCOT Businesses Services has booked the BBC presenter for the second in its series of seminars. The first seminar, last
A NORTH Hampshire agency that helped develop bright ideas into successful businesses has disbanded. Colin Close, who is the chief executive of BANDEC (the Basingstoke and Andover Enterprise Centre), stood down after 20 years as the agency suffered dwindling
ENTRIES are streaming in for the Romsey Five-mile Road Race, which takes place this Sunday (25th). There's an entry form on page 13 of today's edition of the Advertiser and entries will also be accepted on the day. Registration is at 9am at the Romsey
A MUM has spoken of her anger after her four-year-old daughter was given the controversial MMR vaccine by mistake at a Basingstoke doctors surgery. The practice manager of The Gillies and Overbridge Medical Partnership has apologised to Hayley Campbell
A SCOUT group from Basingstoke is preparing for a year of celebration as it marks a milestone anniversary. The 24th Basingstoke (West) Scout group is 50 years old this year - and group Scout leader Mike Tarrant has been with them for nearly as long. The
THREE shabbily dressed and under- nourished children lived in a Hampshire house of astonishing squalor as their parents frittered their money away on drink, a court heard. The youngsters - aged seven, five and two - suffered severe and chronic neglect
A WINCHESTER bakery has found a way of delighting sweet-toothed residents across the city - it has come up with a noble excuse to indulge guilt-free in jam doughnuts! All this week, Reeve the Baker, in the High Street, is donating 10p from every doughnut
THERE'S sure to be a commotion at the Wedgewood Rooms this weekend. Lloyd Cole is performing at the venue on Sunday, when he will be performing material spanning his entire 20-year career, from his time with the Commotions and the Negatives through to
COLEMAN Silk (Hopkins) is a professor of classics at prestigious Athena College, where he is revered by students and staff alike. During a lecture, he makes an innocuous comment about two absent students which is misconstrued as a racist remark. The faculty
THE elegant north Hampshire country house of Tylney Hall at Rotherwick was the venue for a Basingstoke Chamber lunch which had a distinct French theme. Solicitors Charles Brooks and Sally Osborn from the Basing-stoke office of Penningtons, who also sponsored
LIZ WOODFORD profiles more firms that have made it to the final of the 2003 Basingstoke Business Awards FINGERS are crossed in companies which are in the running for honours through the Carbon Trust-sponsored Environmental Award and the HSBC-backed Contribution
RAPID growth in output and new business is resulting in the strongest employment gains seen in the South East region for five years. The good news came from an upbeat regional report, produced for the Royal Bank of Scotland, which revealed November was
