Eight people are alive today after the fast actions of two young lifesavers - their leader now hopes this will be recognised... BRAVE members of the Hampshire based League of Venturers Search and Rescue team have been nominated for a top life-saving award
Students on the foundation art course at Southampton University's New College get the chance to dabble with every medium - and as KATE THOMPSON finds out, they are not afraid to experiment... CHRISTINE Fox is the perfect advertisement for lifelong learning
YOGA'S benefits are well documented for adults - but now children as young as three are being encouraged to learn the basics... CHILDREN'S yoga teacher Beverley Hughes doesn't need convincing of the benefits to be gained from practising the ancient art
WEYBROOK Park's Andrew Cloke defied windy conditions to win the Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club Pro-Am. Cloke's three-under-par round of 67, over the immaculate Brokenhurst course, gave him victory by a single shot from the home club's Martin LeMesurier,
SAINTS legend Matt Le Tissier put his best foot forward for charity on Sunday - for more than 20 miles. Le Tissier, along with golf professional chum Richard Bland, Stoneham Golf Club pro Andy Gordon and three other members of the club - David Baker,
SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON is set to pit his wits against his World Cup adversary, 'Big Phil' Scolari, in Thursday's Euro 2004 quarter-final clash - with Wayne Rooney as the trump card now up his sleeve. Since their last-eight meeting at the 2002 World Cup,
DIMITRI Mascarenhas expects to be fit to face Yorkshire at the Rose Bowl tomorrow. Leading wicket-taker Mascarenhas suffered a back strain while bowling during Hampshire's 275-run demolition of Somerset on Sunday. It meant that he had to bat with a runner
HAMPSHIRE Premier Division champions VT FC have finally sailed off into the new-look Sydenhams Wessex League. The Boatmen's place in next season's Division 1 of the SWL was confirmed at Sunday's annual general meeting along with Dorset champions Hamworthy
MAYBE it was the sparkling blue water that proved so enticing. Maybe he was attracted by the excited sounds made by a group of Hampshire Scouts as they manoeuvred their canoes in the picturesque river. Or maybe he just wanted to congratulate the bride-to-be
AN ENJOYABLE year of hard work is how Councillor Gerry Traynor has characterised the last 13 months that he has spent as Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane. The South Ham Labour councillor's term of office was due to end last Thursday at the formal mayor-making
OUT with the old, in with the new. A Hampshire brewery has ditched the fuddy-duddy image of one of its beers for this eye-catching makeover. Ringwood Brewery, behind best-seller brands like session bitter Ringwood Best and extra strong Old Thumper, needed
A FAREHAM business has just secured a new two-year contract to plan and deliver e-learning courses for more than 100,000 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Hampshire and Solent Learning Hub (HSLH) has successfully operated the learndirect
SAINTS star Anders Svensson was guest of honour at the Shirley Swimming Pool Championship. The annual event, the fifth to be held at The Quays, attracted 130 youngsters who captivated an audience of over 400. Svensson presented the medals before jetting
IT'S probably enough to make you hang up your rod and line. Adrian Smith has just been beaten in a Lymington roving event by his son, Brad - aged seven! Young Brad came second in the senior roving event with a trio of smoothhound weighing 14lb 3oz. Lymington
STAFF and students let their hair down and partied the afternoon away at University College Winchester in honour of a double celebration. Hundreds of people attended a summer barbecue to mark the end of term and the success of their official name change
TATTY chairs and bleak walls have been replaced with a comfy sofa, chairs, colourful pictures and a kettle and cups for hot drinks at a relatives' room at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital. Staff at the hospital's emergency department decided to revamp
SAINTS legend Lawrie McMenemy officially opened a New Forest village sports ground - keeping a promise he made ten years ago. The ex-Saints ace told Sway parish leaders in 1994 if they could convert a patch of land into a thriving sports facility he would
CONSERVATIVES picked up votes across the area in last Thursday's elections for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. They took a seat in Winklebury from Labour and regained Burghclere whose previous Conservative councillor became an Independent (non-aligned
NORDEN JAMES, Laura (Labour) - 793 MCNAIR SCOTT, Nigel Guthrie (Conservative) - 532 WHITECHURCH, Richard Andrew (Liberal Democrat) - 325 Electorate - 5,500 Turnout - 30 per cent LAURA James, Labour member of the Cabinet in the Labour/Liberal Democrat
SEXY stage musical The Full Monty is set to raise temperatures at The Mayflower next month. The musical, about a group of unemployed steel workers who make the most of their assets by setting themselves up as a strip act, runs from July 6 to 17. Based
FANS OF surreal and witty comedies are in for a treat at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Botho Strauss's play Seven Doors, which runs there from July 9 to September 25, is billed as a "sketch show of dreams". Among the bizarre scenarios presented are
TWO nil, three nil, three-two, five-one. The scores predicted by spectators watching England's bid for a place in the Euro 2004 quarter-final in Southampton city centre were far ranging. But they all had one thing in common. England was going to win.
THE former Southampton based passenger liner, the 41,900 ton Oriana, that left the city's docks for the last time in 1981, is in danger of sinking after being hit by a violent storm in north-east China. Gale force winds struck the ageing vessel, now permanently
A RADICAL traffic-calming scheme planned for the "poets' roads" estate in Thornhill has been given a mixed reception by residents. The new measures would see traffic humps removed from Hinkler Road and replaced with chicanes in a move aimed at slowing
ABOUT 50 Southampton families enjoyed a Father's Day trip to Paultons Park at Ower. Two coaches filled with mums, dads and tots left All Saints' Church in Millbrook for the fun-packed day, organised by Sure Start. The government-backed project aims to
A BOROUGH school has received a top award for its commitment to promoting the arts. The sound of samba music echoed through the corridors of Basingstoke's Bishop Challoner School as pupils crafted their own jewellery, took part in pantomimes and created
Azul, Forest Arts, New Milton LATIN jazz band Azul brought smooth and funky sounds to Forest Arts. After starting with a melody on a mbira - an usual instrument from Mozambique - they slowly and sinuously added clarinet, saxophone, a marimbula - a rare
VANDALS left broken glass in an Eastleigh paddling pool used by scores of youngsters. Dozens of alcopop bottles were shattered in the water of the outdoor pool at Fleming Park Leisure Centre. Staff only realised what had happened after one girl cut herself
AN EASTLEIGH based bikers' club has staged a ride from Hampshire to London to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the smash hit Marlon Brando movie The Wild One. Members of the Good Old Boys Rockers' Society were joined by dozens of motorbike
CARNIVAL Corporation, parent company of Southampton based shipping lines Cunard, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Ocean Village, has reported its most profitable quarter in the company's history, underlining the group's confidence of bumper full-year
SOUTHAMPTON based P&O Cruises has unveiled the details of the inaugural season of the port's new superliner, the 85,000 ton Arcadia, due to enter service in April of next year. Arcadia, now under construction in Italy, will also be joined in Southampton
Henry Metelmann is a remarkable individual. As a young man Henry, now aged 81, enthusiastically supported Adolf Hitler and took part in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The suffering he saw on the Eastern Front and
THE UK Independence Party (UKIP) emerged as the winner in the European elections for the South East when the results were declared by the regional returning officer in the early hours of Monday. Ten seats were up for grabs, compared with 11 at the last
BASING READ, Patricia Amelia (Liberal Democrat) - 1,675 GODESEN, Sven Howard (Conservative) - 1,363 Electorate - 6,322 Turnout - 48 per cent SITTING councillor Patricia Read, wife of Basing ward councillor Alan Read, was re-elected after a tightly-fought
IN the Hart District Council area, there was no change as the Conservatives retained control of the local authority, but with two fewer seats. The election saw the new Community Campaign (Hart) group - which is opposed to a massive proposed housing development
ONE of Britain's freshest comic talents comes to Theatre Royal Winchester. Omid Djalili, pictured, the self-styled funniest Iranian stand-up comedian in the UK, has received numerous awards. You can see him in Winchester with his latest show, Behind Enemy
AN English fan was stabbed to death in Lisbon early today when a pickpocket targeted fans celebrating England's Euro 2004 victory over Croatia. Witnesses said the killer struck at about 4am as hundreds of fans were toasting England's triumph. Portuguese
A MOTORIST needed seven staples in his head after he was brutally attacked by a mob of 15 thugs. The man suffered the horrific head injury when he was set upon by the gang after getting out of his car because he heard something hit the vehicle. He was
SOUTHAMPTON will host the largest Race for Life event in the country - thanks to the 8,000-plus women who have signed up so far. Organiser Karina Morgan was absolutely delighted when Southampton took the number one slot. "I am so pleased that Southampton
MAYBE it was the sparkling blue water that proved so enticing. Maybe he was attracted by the excited sounds made by a group of Hampshire Scouts as they manoeuvred their canoes in the picturesque river. Or maybe he just wanted to congratulate the bride-to-be
THOUSANDS of families plagued by an earsplitting noise from Fawley refinery have been told: "You're nightmare is over." Esso ExxonMobil claims to have solved the problem that has made life a misery for people living in the shadow of the huge petrochemical
MORE than 30 jobs are to be axed at Fareham College just a year after the principal promised there would be no more redundancies. Carl Groves made the assurances that no more staff would be laid off following 30 redundancies last summer. But a year on
A FAREHAM superstore, which got off on the wrong foot with neighbours, is making itself unpopular again. Bosses at Staples in Broadcut want to install a huge illuminated sign on their new branch. The store is already unpopular with residents, who claim
STEPHEN PAYNE, the chief designer of Southampton megaliner, Queen Mary 2, has been awarded an OBE for services to the shipping industry. His role was crucial in the development of the £550m project that created the biggest, widest, tallest, longest and
THE former Southampton based passenger liner, the 41,900 ton Oriana, that left the city's docks for the last time in 1981, is in danger of sinking after being hit by a violent storm in north-east China. Gale force winds struck the ageing vessel, now permanently
WHAT doesn't kill you will make you stronger - or so they say. If that is the case, then South African-born jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela should be believed when he tells the Gazette: "I feel strong, wise and dangerous, more than dangerous - lethal." The
IN THE wake of National Carers Week, 14-year-old Mary Crawford tells KATE THOMPSON how she helps bring up the family. THERE are times when Rebecca Crawford finds being a single mum the most challenging job in the world, and it's then that she thanks her
HAMPSHIRE League 2004 will know by tomorrow whether it has the backing of the Hampshire FA Sanctions Committee. There are fears that it may not get the green light after Martin Turner, chairman of the HFA Rules Revision and Sanctions Committee, suggested
SHANE Warne has been passed fit to play in Australia's two Test series against Sri Lanka next month. Hampshire captain Warne, who broke the fifth metacarpal bone in his left hand while batting against Essex two weeks ago, is now set to play against the
WINCHESTER City's director of football David Malone insists his FA Vase winners went about signing Fareham Town striker Jamie Musselwhite "in the right and proper manner." Fareham manager Jon Gittens, the former Saints and Portsmouth defender, has accused
WHERE would you find the largest collection of widows with hundreds of millions of pounds in the bank? This may be a question that bachelors in north west Hampshire ask themselves. Florida? Monte Carlo? Saudi Arabia? Having analysed my e-mails, I can
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Velazquez, ro/ro, 0700, 201; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0730, 203; Trianon, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; OOCL Fortune, container, am, 207; Shanghai Express, container, 2359, 206. Today's Principal Sailings:
A COMPANY in the south that develops cannabis-based medicines today said one of its drugs had been successful in treating multiple sclerosis. GW Pharmaceuticals said tests had shown that Sativex had significantly improved treatment of spasticity, or spasms
A FORMER Miss South Coast has hit on a bright method of turning junk mail into hard cash. Hampshire businesswoman and former beauty queen Amie Cooper is celebrating six months of success with her text message alert offshoot from her online model directory
TML Financial Solutions' new office in Whiteley, near Fareham, is receiving its finishing touches. Managing director Tim Kirby and operations director Penny Searles dropped by to inspect the progress to the new £3m Forum 3 building - and they couldn't
KEY changes and developments in employment law were revealed at a Paris Smith and Randall seminar at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton. The event was held in the boardroom at St Mary's Stadium with Daily Echo managing director Stewart Dunn giving the keynote
TIM Dunford (Hargroves Cycles) was again the strongest rider in the Barnsfield Heath handicap circuit race last Thursday. He drove the scratch group to catch the entire field after six laps of the 12-lap, 42-mile circuit, jumping away with a group of
SOUTHAMPTON's Peter Waterfield found it tough going as he failed to add to this season's impressive performances, finishing outside the medals at the Super Grand Prix Final in Mexico City. Waterfield, the 2002 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, synchro
THOUSANDS of families plagued by an ear-splitting noise from Fawley refinery have been told: "Your nightmare is over." Esso ExxonMobil claims to have solved the problem that has made life a misery for people living in the shadow of the huge petro-chemical
