Basingstoke Bison 1 Bracknell Bees 5; Bracknell Bees 10 Basingstoke Bison 3 THE Basingstoke Bison's nightmare start to the season continued with back-to-back defeats against local rivals the Bracknell Bees at the weekend. On Saturday night, a sleepy second
Manager Geoff Butler branded the refereeing an "absolute disgrace" after Bashley were deprived of a late penalty in their 2-1 Ryman Division 1 defeat at Dorking. "It looks like sour grapes, but it wasn't even a difficult one to give," he seethed. "Danny
MP SIR George Young is waging war on premium rate phone scams and has vowed to stop rogue companies preying on unsuspecting customers. Sir George, MP for North West Hampshire, said many of his constituents had been affected by the latest technology scams
THOUSANDS of people throughout the county took part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. In Basingstoke, countless coffee drinkers took up the challenge to have a perfect cuppa and raise much-needed cash in
POLICE officers surrounded a house in a Basingstoke suburb after a teenager armed with a large kitchen knife locked himself inside his home. A specially-trained police negotiator was called in to help end the drama, which unfolded in the South Ham area
HAMPSHIRE based cable giant NTL is to extend its reach into ten million UK homes with a £65m investment plan. The company is to install equipment in about 300 BT telephone exchanges, enabling it to offer broadband and video services to two million homes
UP to 22 new homes look likely to be built in the grounds of a historic military site in Winchester. Planning chiefs in the city have agreed proposals by developers to convert the site of the Royal Observer Corps building on Abbotts Road. The scheme would
SHE'S worked for 40 years at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital but this dedicated member of staff believes there's still more to learn about her job. Patricia Butler joined the ranks straight from school in September 1964 and has never looked
A WOMAN was killed and two other people were seriously injured in a road accident that closed a major Hampshire road for more than five hours. The tragedy happened at about 8.45pm on Saturday when a dark blue Mercedes collided with a metallic red Peugeot
A NEW comedy coming to The Mayflower, Southampton this month is to bring an air of mystery to the theatre. The Play What I Wrote, celebrating Morecambe and Wise will be raising the roof at the theatre from October 18 to 23. The Play What I Wrote is the
YOU heard the amazing engine rumble several minutes before you saw them. The deep throbbing of the huge machines was audible nearly a quarter of a mile away and they weren't even moving. Some 400 Harley Davidson motorbikes were on the move through the
FIFTY banner-waving protesters travelled from Southampton for the opening day of the Labour Party conference yesterday to lobby the government about the plight of the Third World. Two coaches, organised by Southamp-ton CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas
MEET Southampton's very own Miss Monopoly. Emma Lacey is Monopoly mad. The 29-year-old has collected 30 versions of the popular property trading board game from around the world. As if that wasn't enough, she has a large pub-style Monopoly quiz machine
A CASHIER has told how she attempted to foil a robbery at a Totton store by slamming her till shut, trapping the raider's hand. Kim Tabley was on duty at the Forbuoys shop in Longstock Crescent when a man posing as a customer came in and asked for matches
FOUR Romsey brothers who are battling a rare syndrome have been awarded club shirts by their local rugby club. Members were touched by the plight of the Hartley brothers, Joshua, 12, Nathan, 10, Daniel, 8, and Luke, 4, who all suffer from X-linked Lymphoproliferative
A NEW school for children with learning difficulties could be built on playing fields at a Southampton school in a £11m council shake-up of education for special needs pupils. Education bosses in the city have made the recommendation after rethinking
A FORMER hospital site could be used to build homes costing £60,000 for first-time buyers. The Department of Health has considered selling the 200-acre Coldeast Hospital site, at Sarisbury Green Fareham. But now Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, pictured
Steve Wigley and Kevin Phillips have called on Saints fans to stay behind the team after some angry reactions following their defeat at Fulham. Plenty of Saints fans made the journey to Craven Cottage but were disappointed to see a fifth defeat of the
FOOTBALL is a funny old game, and Basingstoke Town are certainly proving that this season. They have swept away the pessimistic pre-season predictions to sit proudly near the top of Conference South. Town opened their league campaign with a comfortable
Basingstoke 13 Bishop's Stortford 36 FAILURE to convert pressure into points saw 'Stoke miss the chance to earn their first league win of the season. The game opened up at Down Grange with 'Stoke infringing at the kick-off and then conceding a penalty
CONFIDENT Winchester City boss Neil Hards has sent out a message to those who think the FA Vase holders have lost their championship charisma: "Come back and see us next April!" Even though budget restraints have forced last season's treble winners to
IT WOULD be easy to get carried away by Saints' poor start to the season - but right now what good would that do? Yes, on the pitch Saints are fourth from bottom, have won just one game all season and have now taken one point from 15 under Steve Wigley
AN INNOVATIVE pilot scheme to raise extra funds for schools has been launched in Basingstoke. Loyalty card programme "Our School", which made its national debut in Basingstoke this week, is designed to help both local schools and businesses. The scheme
A SERIES of disturbing indecent exposure incidents has prompted the police to release warnings to anyone walking home in the town. Victims have reported the obscene behaviour, which has all occurred in the last two weeks. Three of the incidents are related
AMOENA, a manufacturer of post-mastectomy products with a base near Southampton, is launching a Pink Ribbon bra and briefs set to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Donations from sales of the new lingerie will go to charities Breast Cancer
A superb all-round performance from Tottonians ensured the three-way domination by Hampshire clubs continued to lead the way in London Division 3 South-West. Winchester had a comfortable victory over Alton and Jersey stole a one-point win over an unfortunate
A penalty in the fifth minute of injury time ruined Gosport & Fareham's unbeaten start to the season but Portsmouth remain unstoppable as they thrashed Guildford to lead London 2 South. Travelling light of a number of first choice players, Gosport
ORGANISERS of Ringwood's internationally renowned bi-ennial British Pedal Car Grand Prix are to go ahead with plans to copyright the name. New Milton plans to launch its own pedal car race next year, but according to race officials from Ringwood it had
WOW, what a party! School was out for some 5,000 Brownies who descended on the New Forest for a special celebration at the weekend. Children from all over the south- west, including the Channel Islands, had the time of their lives as they celebrated the
PUPILS at a New Forest school have received an award for helping one of Britain's biggest children's charities. Year 8 students at Priestlands School in Lymington have been presented with a certificate from Barnardo's after raising almost £2,000. Pupils
CLIVE Ranson and Emily Clark are celebrating this week after winning two titles apiece at the annual Adult Club championships held last weekend. In the men's singles event, Ranson, who entered the competition at the quarter-final stage, defeated Grant
HUNDREDS of Portchester residents were returning to normality today after being forced out of their homes by fears of a major blast. More than 400 people were evacuated early on Saturday following an arson attack on a shed which contained a highly-dangerous
Basingstoke Town 0 Carshalton 1 ERNIE HOWE felt it was necessary to maintain a level of perspective about Town's defeat, despite his disappoint-ment at losing to the second-from-bottom team in the Nationwide South. His young side surrendered their unbeaten
SPECTATORS were left open-mouthed at one of the noisiest army demonstrations. It was boom time bust at Fort Nelson, near Portsmouth, as the resident garrison, the Portsdown Artillery Volunteers, showed off some of the loudest guns in the Armouries' collection
THE entrance to Eastleigh's Fleming Park Leisure Centre could be set for a major makeover. Councillors will consider plans for a new entrance as well as landscaping and upgraded changing facilities. Steps to the first floor reception will be removed.
TABLE-TOPPERS Andover retained pole position in Division 1 following their 1-1 draw with second-placed Gosport Borough in an early-season summit meeting at Privett Park. The North Hampshire club took the lead on 35 minutes following a mistake by Boro's
Havant & Waterlooville used their Southampton connections to fight back for a late point in a 1-1 draw at Sutton United. With ten minutes to go, former Saints Academy lad Brett Poate seized on a half cleared throw-in and his goalbound effort was headed
BASINGSTOKE councillors could soon be given their own websites as part of a scheme to allow residents more information about what their elected representatives are up to. The plan is part of a move towards increased use of the internet and electronic
A TEENAGE girl plucked up the courage to tell her mother about a sex assault ordeal after watching an episode of EastEnders in which a character was raped. Now, 64-year-old William Edge faces the threat of being jailed after a jury convicted him of a
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0800, 30; Asian Spirit, vehicle carrier, 1100, 34/35; Grande Europa, vehicle carrier, 1200, 201; MOL Integrity, container, 1400, 206; Morning Light, vehicle carrier, 1530, 38/9; Mercury Ace, ro/ro, 1915, 43
JIM Dixon has had to reshuffle his back line to deal with the departure of Jason Luff, but he is confident it won't have a detrimental effect. Ex-London Irish academy player Luff has left Down Grange to go to Exeter University. His last game was in the
Trojans coach Pete Surtees was given a nervous 80 minutes by his side but was happy to come out on top by beating US Portsmouth 16-13 away. A try from the outstanding Academy student Gary Fitzgerald with the last move of the game overturned the two-point
A HAMPSHIRE community was today returning to normality after a weekend of drama which saw them evacuated from their homes amid fears of a major blast. More than 800 people were woken by police in the early hours of Saturday morning and told to leave the
New Inn 1 R and B Sports 4 THIS top game in the Basingstoke and District Saturday League at Brighton Hill proved much easier than expected for the promoted R and B side. A tight first half ended without a goal from either team. It was Neller on the right
MOTORISTS will be nearly eight times more likely to get a £60 parking ticket in Eastleigh borough from the start of next month. Eastleigh Council is set to take over responsibility for street parking in the area. Under the local authority's Parkwise scheme
JAMES Beattie leaves the Craven Cottage pitch looking dejected after Saints' dismal start to he Premiership season continued. Beattie and his colleagues were subjected to chants of 'What a load of rubbish' at the end of the club's 1-0 defeat at Craven
THE second Ark golf extra-vaganza helped swell the ground-breaking Basingstoke medical facility's coffers by an impressive £6,500. Some 84 golfers descended on Test Valley Golf Club, again host to proceedings for the day, to raise funds for the community
