For Pompey the sweet taste of an eight-game winning run was replaced by the bitter pill of a first defeat of the season at Norwich last Saturday. To come away with nothing was a massive disappointment for the Blues after a game in which they more than
AFC Totton's chances of bagging another £7,500 FA Cup windfall could rest on the fitness of frontman Martin Whiddett. The Testwood Park club believe they will need to play out of their skins to overcome a Slough Town side, inspired by player-coach and
BLOOMING marvellous - that was the verdict of top national judges at The Basingstoke Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society's annual flower show. Members won silver and bronze medals at Conkers Garden Centre at Hatch, near Old Basing, in the society's 48th
MORE than 3,000 people have sent in their views to health authority bosses considering controversial plans to move a follow-up breast cancer screening clinic from Basing-stoke to Winchester. Last Friday was the deadline for views on the proposal and Adrian
Britain's America's Cup crew - including their south coast contingent - face a nerve-racking weekend before they start their bid for honours in the Louis Vuitton Challenger series on Tuesday. Tomorrow, around 2,000 America's Cup sailors and entertainers
As the leaders crossed the Torbay finish line at the end of the first leg of the Around Alone, Hamble's Emma Richards was still four days behind after a frustrating fortnight crossing the Atlantic. Swiss sailor Bernard Stamm sailing Bobst Group-Armor
Andy Cassell, the RYA Team GBR sailor and 1996 Paralympic gold medallist from Cowes, has taken the lead after three days racing in the Disabled Sailing World Championships in Medemblik, Holland. Sailing with Brian Harding and Ed Suckling, Cassell and
The annual Glyn Charles Pursuit Race organised by Hayling Island Sailing Club takes place on Sunday October 6. Proceeds from the race go towards the John Merricks Trust. Charles was tragically lost at sea during the Sydney to Hobart Race in 1998 and the
Today's Principal Arrivals: Nedlloyd Europa, container, 0600, 205; Autotransporter, ro/ro, 0600, 201 link; Saga Rose, cruise ship, 0600, 38/9; Takamine, ro/ro, 0730, 34/35; Sir Tristram, military, 1030, 101W; Argus, military, 1200, 46; CCNI Atacama, container
IT'S crunch time for the Basingstoke Bison tomorrow (face-off 6.30pm) in the Findus Challenge Cup, when they play host to Coventry Blaze. Victory will put the Wella-backed side back on top of the qualifying group and in the driving-seat for a semi-final
No vacancies. That's the shocking statistic to emerge from the plight of a 12-year-old girl who has been told not a single school in her town has a place for her. The worrying fact has come to light as a bricks and mortar explosion is leading to hundreds
It is a league game and there are two points at stake for the winner. But the match at Test Park has more riding on it than just that - there is the city bragging rights to contest as the first of the six 'Southampton-derby' games in London Division Four
A makeover is planned for two of Winchester City Council's office reception areas, on top of the £100,000 cost of relocating the planning department. The council cabinet this week started the ball rolling for the re-design of receptions at the City offices
Winchester City Council is offering girls the opportunity to have a go at the most talked about sport in the world - football. The "global game" is coming to the district in an eight-week coaching programme dedicated to girls' football. "Active Sports
More than 80 delegates from organisations involved in children's services gathered at Naomi House, the children's hospice at Sutton Scotney, for a study day sponsored by Help the Hospices. It was entitled "Children at the Centre of Care" and delegates
After many years of fund-raising, the small team of people who make up the Winchester Theatre Fund is taking a final bow and leaving a hectic stage. They have been responsible for organising many events and schemes to raise enough money for the first
Winchester International Early Music Festival gets underway next week. The festival, now in its fifth year, boasts some of the best artists in medieval, renaissance and baroque music. It will run from October 2nd to October 6th. That includes a festival
Some of the rarer pictures from the Hampshire Chronicle's files have been published. Winchester: The Post-War Years has been produced in association with Breedon Books who specialise in publishing books featuring photographs from days gone by. This book
A range of 50 contemporary works of art by female artists is the latest exhibition at King Alfred's West Downs Art Gallery on the Romsey Road. Following a successful private view this week, 2d3d South Contemporary Art is open to the public on weekdays
Hundreds of people gave up a day at the weekend to tidy up Winchester and help the community. Members of Winchester Family Church, in Middle Brook Street, spent Saturday washing cars, clearing footpaths and doing odd jobs for Stanmore households. Maggie
After 14 years at the Winchester Churches Night Shelter, and eight years as manager, Tony Mundy is retiring. During his involvement, Tony has seen the shelter evolve from a seasonal concern moving between church halls, into a purpose-built centre. The
Rachel Masker talks to Primary school teacher, Jan Tubb, about her stillborn baby daughter and why she supports a new national Babyloss Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE nursery was painted with rainbow fish
A lunch at Sutton Manor, Sutton Scotney, raised over £4,000 for the children's hospice, Naomi House. It was held by Mary Cornelius-Reid and attended by over 100 people. Hugh Thompson, fund-raising manager at the hospice, paid tribute to the host: "Mary
A nursing crisis at Winchester has eased but the backlog of police checks is causing new pressures. Recruitment activity remains "buoyant" according to a Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust report from director of personnel, Vicki Fletcher.
Former Wykeham Arms landlord, Graeme Jameson, was posthumously awarded a Winchester City Council business prize this week. His widow, Anne, collected the Millennium Business award - a £20,000 jewel-encrusted silver egg, which was donated to the council
IT'S DARK around Millbrook. It's the first thing a visitor notices. In spite of the street lights, at 8.30pm there are still plenty of places for gangs to hide. Opposite the massive Millbrook Tower, which dominates the surrounding area, a gang of around
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a Bronze Age burial urn said to be the most significant find in Southampton for 20 years. The urn, comparable in size to a domestic bucket, was discovered by accident as archaeologists kept an eye on a development of a block
THE CASH crisis in Southampton's hospitals is biting in unexpected ways. Patients at the Royal South Hants Hospital, pictured above, have discovered the escalators have been switched off in a bid to save money. The news follows Daily Echo revelations
IRISH singer-songwriter Van Morrison is one of the most prolific artists of the last 35 years. Starting with his band Them, recording hits Gloria, Here Comes The Night and Baby Please Don't Go, he made his debut as a solo star in fine style by making
EXPERT musicianship won't be the only thing to be heard at Basingstoke's Anvil theatre this week - it will be accompanied by the crashing down of musical barriers. For their latest UK tour, the London Mozart Players, renowned for their outstanding live
Michael Svensson is set to step back into the centre of defence for the second time this season in tomorrow's clash with Bolton - a game he says Saints need to win. Swedish defender Svensson joined Saints for £2m from Troyes in the summer and has been
The port of Southampton is set to see an unusual visitor with the arrival of a huge US military catamaran tomorrow. USNS Joint Venture is a 313ft wave-piercing catamaran de-signed to carry heavy loads at up to 45 knots. The craft is expected to be alongside
AMERICAN Beauty director Sam Mendes joins forces with Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Jude Law for a 1930s gangster movie based on Max Allan Collins's graphic novel. While this isn't as satisfying or as slick as American Beauty - the plot treads water in the
AS FAR as gross-out teen romances go, Van Wilder: Party Liaison doesn't just take the biscuit, but the entire packet. With one stomach-churning scene (guaranteed to put you off chocolate eclairs for life), Walt Becker's hare-brained tale of campus antics
A FRENCH crime drama with depth, Read My Lips, or Sur Mes Levres, pairs up an ex-convict and a near-deaf young woman. Carla (Emmanuelle Devos), who relies on a hearing aid and lip reading, is told by her boss to hire a secretarial assistant to help with
YOU can now add the taste of Portuguese cuisine to the wide range of meals available in the popular Bedford Place area. Recently opened, Linda Madeira is a smallish but welcoming restaurant with a varied menu offering a wide range of pasta, pizza and
GARRETH O'Connor admits he is prepared to put his personal fitness on the line in a bid to help the Cherries secure their first back-to-back victories at the Fitness First Stadium. O'Connor will line up against Division Three rivals Carlisle United tomorrow
IT WAS bottoms up for more than 600 people as the 10th Hatch Warren community beer festival proved to be a big draw. The community centre in the Basingstoke suburb was packed two nights running as guests supped their favourite ales, ciders and wines and
NO grants for work on listed buildings in private hands will be handed out by Basingstoke council for the next three years - unless the buildings are at risk. Basingstoke council's Cabinet approved the change in policy on Tuesday night. Cabinet member
A coroner has agreed that a jury should hear how a teenager died when the car in which he was a passenger fell to pieces while travelling on a motorway. Philip Robbins (18), of Romsey Crescent, Benfleet, Essex, was a first-year student at King Alfred's
The Trinity Centre in Winchester has experienced an upturn in use, after poor attendance last year put the charity's finances under pressure. However, the centre now faces a £58,000 drop in its statutory income of £240,000, with the prospect of losing
It was a long way from Winchester to Westminster, but the Ray Barnes walkers were rewarded with a bottle of bubbly from Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, as they staggered over the finish line. Seventeen people set off from Winchester Guildhall
Electrical equipment worth nearly £500 has been stolen from the vestry of St John's Church in St John Street, Winchester. A three-foot high LEM Avalon speaker valued at £449 was taken, along with three cables worth £45. The items are believed to have
Plans for building at Sparsholt College are to be scrutinised by Winchester City Council because they don't comply with countryside protection rules. The draft plan for its long-term development went before the cabinet on Wednesday - when there was concern
Hampshire's chief fire officer says he would take "every measure possible" to minimise the impact of strike action. Malcolm Eastwood told a fire authority meeting that the public's safety was "foremost" in his mind. The reassurance came after Wayne Parsons
A HAMPSHIRE innovation programme has won a government award for a project to develop a remotely-monitored wireless camera system. Horndean company Tag Guard is receiving a £45,000 Smart Award grant from the Department of Trade and Industry's Small Bus-iness
SOUTHAMPTON'S WestQuay shopping centre celebrated its second anniversary yesterday - and unveiled its 30 millionth customer. The news comes as the 4,000 staff at the 99-shop retail-park were presented with an 8ft birthday card to mark the second anniversary
A ROSE by any other name might smell as sweet, but would Georgie Fame really have become such a jazz legend if he had stuck with his birth name, Clive Powell? Having been spotted in a summer camp by Rory Blackwell, a rock 'n' roll band leader, in 1959
Saints boss Gordon Strachan says his team are not playing the type of football he wants to watch. Strachan takes his team to Bolton tomorrow with only one win and three goals in their seven games so far this season and on the back of a dull 0-0 draw with
OSCAR-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise) makes her directing debut with this sentimental chick flick, based on the novels by Rebecca Wells. Rising New York playwright Siddalee Walker (Sandra Bullock) gives a full and frank interview
FREEDOM Caf is a straight-friendly gay bar that promotes the up-and-coming gay scene in Southampton as well as equal rights across the spectrum. Fridays are being introduced as "swing your handbag" nights with Freedom's new resident DJ Mike playing chart
Britain's America's Cup crew - including their south coast contingent - face a nerve-racking weekend before they start their bid for honours in the Louis Vuitton Challenger series on Tuesday. Tomorrow, around 2,000 America's Cup sailors and entertainers
Cowes Sports are not the only club to have fallen foul of a card frenzy from Warminster referee Andrew Carter. The frustration of Yachtmen's boss Derek Ohren rang bells with Jewson Wessex League rivals Eastleigh, who had nine players booked and two sent
YOUNG soccer fans in Basingstoke will soon be learning at the feet of their Southampton Football Club heroes. Basingstoke council is to come up with £50,000 to help extend Southampton FC's study support centre into the borough. Under the scheme, players
AN ABDUCTION alert system which has saved children in America should be urgently considered for England, according to North East Hampshire MP James Arbuthnot. Following the discovery of Milly Dowler's remains in his consituency last week, Mr Arbuthnot
Two sides without a competitive victory so far meet in a vitally important game for both clubs as Hamble host Fareham Heathens, who include two teenagers for their first starts in an effort to halt their poor opening. Last week's second XV try scorers
There are eight new faces in the choirstalls at Winchester Cathedral. The four boys and four girls have hit a high note by joining the world-famous choir - and a 900-year-old heritage of worship in the cathedral. Said spokesman, Simon Barwood: "After
The largest civil liberties protest in British history took place on Sunday, as over 400,000 people converged on the capital. Many came from Hampshire, their avowed aim to push countryside welfare and the rural economy to the head of government policy
Winchester's Rachel Butcher has been named nursery nurse of the year. The 21-year-old from Stanmore, who works at West Downs Day Nursery, in Romsey Road, scooped the Early Years Educator magazine award at the weekend. Wendy Harris, deputy manager at the
A new organisation to support victims of crime and witnesses to criminal cases is being launched. Victim Support Hampshire is an amalgamation of around a dozen groups, primarily based at Crown and Magistrates Courts in the county. Hampshire was one of
Three charities helping homeless people in Winchester have received equal shares of £2,000 which had been raised through the city's "diverted giving" scheme. Representatives from the Winchester Churches Night Shelter, the Salvation Army and the Trinity
Emily Watkins is the new employee of the month at Southampton reprographics firm Repropoint. Emily who is based in the service administration department won the award for her consistently high standard of work. In addition, Emily has taken on extra responsibilities
A CITIZEN'S arrest by customers and staff on a teenage shoplifter ended in farce - when police told them: "Sorry, we're too busy to turn up. Can we come along tomorrow?" It is the latest in a series of incidents which have sparked concerns that Hampshire's
A NEW website will give Southampton residents access to vital health information. The site has been launched to give invaluable online assistance to health conscious net surfers. Besides answers to self-help questions, the website will also feature links
AN INQUEST into the deaths of two men who died in a Southampton air crash is due to resume on Monday. Pilot Richard Armstrong, 41, and his passenger Aaron Slack, 39, were killed when a single-engined Rockwell Commander crashed in Oliver Road, near Thomas
