A change of boots brought a dramatic change of fortune for Bashley's traditionally goal-shy skipper Paul Gazzard. For the first time in his career, the 30-year-old defender scored twice in one game to fire Bash up to eighth in Ryman 1 at the expense of
A GANG of raiders have been caged after a knife was used to terrorise staff during a hold-up at a Basingstoke shop. One of the robbers threatened to cut off the store manager's ear during the raid at McColls convenience store, in Buckland Parade, South
HUNDREDS of public sector workers in Basingstoke joined more than a million employees across the country in a day of strike action on Tuesday. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's offices were effectively shut down for the day as only 133 out of 608
ALTERNATE weekly bin collections could still be introduced in Basingstoke and Deane, the borough council's environmental chief has admitted. Earlier this month, Councillor Sean Keating told The Gazette that the scheme - where domestic waste black bins
BASINGSTOKE'S MP is pressing to ring the changes in the way the London Olympics are marketed in Britain. Maria Miller raised the plight of the Basingstoke 2011+1 group during a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the 2012 Games. Basingstoke and
TWO lucky youngsters had a bundle of fun clowning around after they made the most of the chance to join the circus for a day. Alex Jones and Chelsea Hughes found they were the centre of attention when they joined in separate performances at Zippo's Circus
STUDENTS have been learning how to juggle in an effort to increase their brainpower and help with their studies. Research shows that using both the left and right side of your brain at the same time is the most effective way to learn and build stronger
CHILDREN at a Hampshire school enjoyed an Olympic-sized treat when triplejump hero Julian Golley visited a sports event. Julian, who competed in the 1992 Games in Barcelona, called in at Waterside Primary School in Lytton Road, Hythe, to watch pupils
A SECOND Somerfield store is to close in Hampshire, it has been revealed. Up to 40 full and part time jobs will be lost at the store in Salisbury Road, Totton, when it shuts down on April 29. Staff were told of the shock closure earlier this week and
FIREFIGHTERS in the New Forest have been encouraging youngsters to take a responsible attitude to fire in a bid to cut arson attacks. A pass out parade was held at Hardley Fire Station following a five-day educational course run by Hampshire Fire and
You could not have blamed Dave Jones for wanting to punch Claus Lundekvam when the pair bumped into each other after the final whistle. After completing a radio interview in the media mix zone between the players' changing rooms and the tunnel, Jones
IF THERE was any hint of complacency about Saints before the weekend, it damn well had better have gone now. Another defeat on the road has left them nervously and needlessly looking over their shoulders once again. Saints are now just six points away
A HAMPSHIRE man who survived the Bahrain boat disaster in which another local man died has spoken of the terrifying moment the craft sank. Father-of-two Simon Hill was aboard the ill-fated vessel when it went down, killing 58 people, including 12 Britons
EXPLORER John Pilkington is back in Hampshire after an epic journey across the Sahara desert, where it was feared he would be taking his life into his hands. John has just returned from a four-month odyssey across northern Mali, a region the Foreign Office
SO did you spot the Daily Echo's April Fool? We had one reader call in who thought the idea of ostrich polo was animal cruelty. But we are happy to assure her and others that the article about the head of Marwell Zoo James Cretney and his ambitions for
SOUTHAMPTON'S pioneering Millennium Centre for the Third Age is to close its doors for good. Last-ditch talks between council bosses and trustees for the centre this week to try to secure a last-minute rescue package have failed, the Daily Echo can reveal
THE consortium circling the UK's largest operator of ports, including Southampton, is reported to be preparing an improved £2.4 billion takeover offer Goldman Sachs, which is leading the bid group, is expected to have to pay at least 800p a share if it
A CAR ferry service has resumed at Southampton's Royal Pier three weeks after a boat crashed into the dock injuring eight people. The Red Funnel operated ferry Red Falcon returned to its usual berth at terminal one, dock gate seven, yesterday morning.
A HAMPSHIRE council is facing a critical shortage of burial spaces with only 26 remaining in its largest cemetery. A report has been sent to Fareham Council's Executive Committee highlighting the emerging problem at Holly Hill Cemetery, in Sarisbury.
TEAM SOLENT'S Angus Maclean helped Great Britain to 14th place at the men's short course race at the World Cross Country Championships in Japan. The race, held over a 4km course in Fukuoka, was dominated by the Africans and won by Ethiopia's Kennenisa
WORRIED about your child changing school or bullying? Help is at hand from the Eastleigh based Parentline Plus charity which is setting up two groups to look at the problems over a six-week period. The national charity says it gets a lot of calls to its
My name is Rob Grubb, and i live in Wellington in New Zealand with my wife Charlie. We have been in New Zealand almost 18 months now, and are planning to return to the UK shortly. I always follow Saints on-line, although unfortunately now that they are
BASINGSTOKE Town's new manager Francis Vines will take charge of his first match on Saturday at Yeading - seeking to inspire the relegation-threatened club to a Nationwide South win that will bring a positive close to a tumultuous and painful week at
TITLE-CHASING Thatcham Town blew away Wimborne Town with a devastating five-goal blitz inside 40 amazing minutes of their Division 1 game at Waterside Park. Yet while the five-star Berkshire outfit were dismantling the Magpies, table-toppers Winchester
WOOLSTON-based striker James Taylor helped Francis Vines make an instant impact as new Basingstoke Town boss by scoring twice in Saturday's 4-0 win at Yeading. Ironically, goals had been scarce for the 31-year-old under previous manager Ernie Howe, but
TITLE favourites Paulsgrove are starting to feel the pressure at the top after stumbling to yet another defeat away at AFC Aldermaston on Saturday. Paulsgrove, unbeaten in the league until mid-January, have now collected just one point from their last
BASINGSTOKE cricket star Shaun Udal is enjoying life in the limelight after playing a major part in an historic England victory. The Hampshire off-spinner lives in the Worting area of town and became England's hero in the Indian city of Mumbai last Wednesday
IMPROVING community and neighbourhood policing is the main thrust of the changes afoot for Basingstoke as part of a major policing shake-up coming into effect on Saturday. Following a review of Hampshire Constabulary - commissioned by Chief Constable
PARENTS fed-up with speeding motorists have put up DIY signs urging drivers to step on the brakes. Residents in Hatch Lane, in Old Basing, took matters into their own hands after witnessing several accidents along the narrow road. Campaigner Nicola Matthews
RESIDENTS are being asked to help the borough council spend thousands of pounds on giving their Basingstoke neighbourhoods a makeover. Normanton Road, Mullins Close and Osborne Close, in Oakridge, and Jersey Close, in Popley, have been chosen to benefit
HAVANT'S season looks like ending in a damp squib after their second defeat on the trot. Already assured of National Three South safety, the injury-ravaged Blue and Whites must surely be looking forward to the end of the month - and season - after a 42
IT'S perhaps one of the most unusual fisheries in the world, but it has still proved a resounding success. With a little help from their adoptive parents, more than 100 baby trout were released into the wild having spent their infancy safe and sound in
YOUNGSTERS from a school in Winchester got a taste of living history when knights in armour arrived at their school. The children from Stanmore Primary School met the "living historians" as part of a project on knights and castles that the school is currently
EVERY cloud has a silver lining - even for Winchester civic chiefs who lost a fortune when a mental health charity collapsed. The liquidation of Winchester Alliance for Mental Health last year cost the council tax payer some £353,000 that had to be found
SAINTS first game at Turf Moor in 28 years ended with the same result as the last - a draw. That fixture on this aging ground in 1978 carried the scoreline 3-3 and the Match of the Day featured game was of a Saints side on the up achieving promotion to
A HAMPSHIRE man who survived the Bahrain boat disaster in which another local man died has spoken of the terrifying moment the craft sank. Father-of-two Simon Hill was aboard the ill-fated vessel when it went down, killing 58 people, including 12 Britons
IT'S been the sport of kings for hundreds of years but now a Hampshire company look set to bring it to the masses. Falconry classes will be offered from next month in the regal surrounds of Avington Park near Winchester, more than 4,000 years after the
SAINTS star Marian Pahars will join contestants lining up to become Miss Southampton as they take part in a charity car wash. The injured striker, pictured, will be helping budding Miss Southamptons to raise cash for Hampshire Autistic Society with buckets
A TRIO of men endured a hair-raising experience when they had a very close shave at a Southampton pub. Together Louis Slack, Peter Motersele and Steve Beeching, had all their hair cut off to raise money for the Southampton branch of the MS Society. They
GET your walking shoes ready as the date has been set for the 2006 Walk for Diabetes. Last year's walk raised a staggering £115,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the man at the helm of this year's walk says he wants to beat that total
SOLENT Branch of the Embroiderers Guild is putting up a maypole to mark its centenary on May 1 and is looking for people willing to get involved. The team will be creating dozens of "zeros" and "ones" which they will be attaching to the maypole to say
THERE is lots of Easter holiday fun lined up at West End's Itchen Valley Country Park. On Wednesday there is the opportunity to learn about some of Eastleigh's resident amphibians and reptiles. Young visitors can discover fascinating facts about frogs
TWO-GOAL hero Ricardo Fuller was a reluctant interviewee after his first-ever strikes in front of the St Mary's faithful. Fuller initially told a Saints press officer after the 3-2 win against Cardiff: "I have nothing to say except that I have everything
