Hampshire's Steven Cowle harnessed the windy conditions to good effect in Spain as he leapt to the head of the leaderboard after the first round of the European Tour qualifying school. With high winds at the other two venues - Peralada in north-east Spain
Pompey assistant manager Jim Smith returns to Pride Park tomorrow to do battle with a Derby County side he led to the Premier League in 1996. But the 'Bald Eagle' said he was surprised at the turn of events that saw him move back to Fratton Park. He admitted
BASINGSTOKE had a fireworks display to be proud of on Tuesday - and it was witnessed by thousands. Crowds flocked to the War Memorial Park for the Mayor's Firework Fiesta and were treated to a dazzling, half-hour display of colour and noise which illuminated
A MAJOR police probe was launched - and part of a Basingstoke road cordoned off - as detectives tried to discover how a 63-year-old man came to suffer serious head injuries. The man - whose name was not being released yesterday - was found unconscious
A WOMAN who claimed she was raped by consultant psychiatrist Christopher Allison told Winchester Crown Court how her abuse as a child had initially led her to "keep quiet". In the witness box was the fourth of nine women who claim the psychiatrist raped
A MAJOR police probe was launched - and part of a Basingstoke road cordoned off - as detectives tried to discover how a 63-year-old man came to suffer serious head injuries. The man - whose name was not being released yesterday - was found unconscious
CAB drivers have highlighted concerns about the inadequate size of Basingstoke's taxi ranks and the extra traffic congestion created by Festival Place. Last weekend, taxi customers were forced to wait longer while the hackney carriages struggled to get
FAMILIES were forced out of their Basingstoke homes after a flood of sewage exploded into their properties, causing damage running into thousands of pounds. Shocked residents in an Oakridge road were faced with a sea of filth and a major clean-up operation
A Burst of wind on the start line led to a stream of protests and penalties for the multihull fleet in the third Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Winter Series race last weekend. Winds for the first race were expected to be between 8 and 12 knots from the
Trials to select British teams for the ISAF Team Racing World Championship 2003 in New Zealand proved conclusive at Whale Island in Portsmouth last weekend. Going into the final weekend, Spinnaker and Royal Thames Yacht Club were tied on 3.5 points, with
Today's Principal Arrivals: Noble Ace, ro/ro, 0230, 43; Hual Trekker, vehicle carrier, 0600, 40; Caronia, cruise ship, 0630, 38/9; Arcadia, cruise ship, 0730, 105; Autoprestige, ro/ro, 0745, 30; Crystal Ace, ro/ro, 0845, 202; Frankfurt Express, container
BASINGSTOKE gymnast Gemma Tydeman became the overall Southern Region Champion in the junior challenge section of the Southern Region Elite Championships, held at Maidenhead. The talented youngster - who trains for 14 hours a week - was in a class of her
THE major players in the Premier Division have avoided each other in the Basingstoke A Cup second round matches tomorrow. But one game stands out as Wellington Social meets the division one leaders Tylney Hall at Winklebury Playing Fields. Premier Division
JOSH Payne will travel to Salford next month as a hot favourite to win his age group in the Manchester United Soccer Schools, having smashed the points record in his heat at Newbury, in June. The 11-year-old from Brighton Hill will be taking part in the
Basingstoke Rugby Club has been boosted by the news that B. J. Champion Group has signed a new sponsorship deal with the club. The group are becoming both a club business partner and are sponsors of the club's under-14 age group. They will also be sponsoring
WINNING football matches, just like losing them, is habit-forming. You either get on a roll or stuck in a rut from which it is often hard to break free. Basingstoke Town have experienced both sides of that coin so far this season, having embarked on sequences
COMPARING the stage times of Skoda drivers Toni Gardemeister and Kenneth Eriksson on the World Rally Championship this season may lead you to believe they are similar characters behind the wheel of the awe- inspiring Octavia. Throughout the season their
Stuart Bower's absence from the Oxonian CC's Geoff Walker Memorial cyclo-cross meeting at Oxford last Sunday, to compete in the third round of the National Trophy series at Ipswich, left the way clear for Tim Dunford to head the Hargroves Cycles RT squad
A NEW junction making it easier for traffic to get into the New Forest could be completed by early next summer. A Hampshire council committee heard this week that tenders for the £1.3m Colbury right turn scheme near Ashurst will be going out this month
SOUTH coast housebuilder McCarthy & Stone's focus on retirement homes continued to reap rewards this week as the company turned in record annual results. McCarthy & Stone, founded at New Milton and now based in Bournemouth, described the home-owning
A HI-TECH firm from Winchester has won a top government award to help develop revolutionary educational software. MacKenzie Ward Research has received a Smart Award grant from the Department of Trade and Industry's Small Business Service, which aims to
ONE of the most popular and most spoofed ballets around, Swan Lake, comes to The Anvil next week. Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake tells the classic story of the love of Prince Siegfried and Odette, Queen of the Swans. The story of the princess who has been turned
ONE of the comedy circuit's fastest rising stars comes to Winchester this week on his first ever national tour. Lee Mack, star of the BAFTA Award-winning The Sketch Show, performs fast-paced comedy that has been gaining him fans and critical praise at
The Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton SET in a traditional Japanese house, this tragic opera tells the ill-fated romance between a geisha, Cio-Cio-San, and an American naval officer, Lt Pinkerton. Pinkerton returns home, leaving Cio-Cio-San
I HAD goosebumps watching the Rat Pack - and it certainly wasn't from the cold. There's nothing quite so magical as hearing classic songs sung live accompanied by a big band. Stephen Triffitt, George Daniel Long and Mark Adams all looked and sounded remarkably
THOUSANDS of football fans may be able to get a train direct to Saints' new Friends Provident St Mary's stadium within five years. Council bosses revealed the idea as part of a document - St Mary's Design and Development Framework - setting out ideas
THE net was closing today around escaped Hampshire killer Patrick D'arcy. Detectives appealed for the 20-year-old to give himself up after it became apparent he had visited several former acquaintances in the Southampton area. D'arcy absconded while serving
Southampton docks is set to play a vital role in the construction of the UK's next generation of aircraft carriers, sparking major employment for the city. Massive sections of the two 50,000 tonne vessels are planned to be floated into the port and then
PLANS to open a boxing club in a Southampton community have moved a crucial round closer after a potential site has been identified. Stuart Gill, who co-runs The Golden Ring Boxing Club, believes Millbrook could become a boxing hotbed if a gym opened
A VISIT to the doctor's surgery now promises to cure much more than medical ailments for residents in west Southampton. Thanks to a £110,000 grant from the Outer Shirley Regeneration programme, five surgeries will provide sessions from the Citizens Advice
BBC RADIO Solent DJ Sylv Willoughby has made an early start on this year's Children in Need appeal. Sylv gave her own rendition of Southampton legend Benny Hill's famous song Ernie (who was the fastest milkman in the west) to raise money for the annual
BRETT Anderson and Co bring their first tour of the century to Southampton Guildhall on November 12. Having now been in the music business for almost ten years, you could forgive Suede for resting on their laurels a bit, but the band have been busier
MARK King doesn't have too far to come for his gig at Portsmouth Guildhall on November 9. In fact, the Level 42 front-man only has to pop on the Isle of Wight ferry. Mark lives quietly with his family at Sandown on the Island. He was thought to have given
ALMOST 20 years in the business hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of prog-rockers IQ. The band - Paul Cook, Mike Holmes, John Jowitt, Peter Nicholas and Martin Orford - have released 15 albums since their 1983 Tales From The Lush debut album, which is to
RALPH McTell swaps the streets of London for the streets of Winchester this week with a double date in the city. McTell is currently supporting the release of his new album, National Treasure, which is a collection of his interpretations of classics from
COUNT Basie is one of the top swing band leaders of all time and has worked with some of the very best musicians the world has ever seen. In fact it was Basie who brought out the very best in Frank Sinatra when the two played together in 1966 at the legendary
THE ISLE of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has won more than £42,000 government money to pilot a young firefighters' scheme in Ryde. Based in the town's Brigade Training Centre in Nicholson Road, the scheme will be open to 20 young people aged 13-17 and
A THIRD of low income Islanders could be going without meals so that their dependents eat well, according to a report. Others may turn to cheap junkfood to fill the hunger gap and few can afford the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a
THE ISLAND Council has acknowledged that it needs to improve how it deals with members of the public following a survey into Islanders' attitudes to the authority. The survey revealed that 87 per cent of those who took part felt they were treated in the
THE COWES to East Cowes chain ferry is expected to return to service tomorrow after routine maintenance was completed weeks faster than in previous years. The ferry was due to return from its refit at Southampton this afternoon, depending on tidal conditions
STAFF at Swanwick's trouble-hit air traffic control centre will have to work in temporary buildings set in a car park - because their new HQ will not be built in time. Bosses at National Air Traffic Services (Nats) last night revealed that up to 250 staff
POLICE are investigating a major breakthrough in their efforts to trace a hit-and-run driver who sped off after an accident in Fareham. Yesterday afternoon officers recovered a red car that they believe was involved in the accident that left a 59-year-old
PASSENGERS using Southampton Airport could be hit after firefighters and security staff threatened to strike over pay. Thousands of workers at seven airports, including Southampton, Heathrow and Gatwick, voted to take industrial action, which could involve
REPRESENTATIVES of Eastleigh's French and German twin towns Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Kornwestheim will be taking part in the Remembrance Sunday Service. They will join Eastleigh Mayor Councillor Gillian Connell at the Leigh Road Recreation Ground
FANS in the Northam Stand at St Mary's believe they are being victimised by the authorities over the ban on standing. They spoke out last night ahead of tomorrow's home clash with Blackburn at a public meeting organised by Southampton Independent Supporters
Mama Mia! What a feast. If only the Italians drove like they served food, the world would be a much safer place! Situated on Southampton's waterfront at Town Quay, La Margherita is Italian in every way. A lively restaurant with waiting staff only too
DAVE Stansbridge has resigned as chairman of Brockenhurst following a split within the management committee. It is believed that Stansbridge, who has been associated with the club for more than half a century, had a difference of opinion on how the committee
SOMERSET's Marcus Trescothick spearheaded England's spirited fightback in the opening Ashes Test today, becoming the catalyst for a stirring bowling display before claiming a determined fifty at The Gabba on day two. The left-hander became the key figure
HUGH CADMAN joined Hampshire Chief Constable Paul Kernaghan when the county's top officer went out on the beat in Basingstoke town centre - and the police chief was certainly pulling no punches as he aired his views on a range of issues. TV star Angus
PEOPLE in the Oakridge area of Basingstoke are being urged to show they care about their area by taking part in resident association meetings. Ron Smith, chairman of the Oakridge Area Residents' Association, is keen for more people to take part in the
THE arrival of two of television's hottest soap stars caused a big stir when they came to officially open Basingstoke's new HMV store. David Brown and Ali Bastain, better known as Adam Morgan and Becca Hayton in the popular Channel 4 series Hollyoaks,
A JURY was yesterday set to consider its verdict in the case of two Basingstoke men who face serious assault charges after a good samaritan suffered a fractured skull when he intervened in a fight. Stephen Hale, 30, of Montserrat Road, Popley, and Timothy
Mike Golding gets his chance to prove his pedigree in top class single-handed racing this weekend when the Route du Rhum gets under way tomorrow. The transatlantic race from St Malo to Guadeloupe features a record 59 entries, and Golding will find himself
Emma Richards, the Hamble yachtswoman competing in the gruelling Around Alone race, faced her toughest ordeal so far when the gooseneck of the mast on her Open 60 Pindar broke requiring an urgent five-hour repair operation. Despite the setback, Richards
Only experienced crews were invited to contest the fourth race of Lymington Town Sailing Club's Solent Dinghy Circuit last weekend owing to the severity of the weather forecast. Around 20 dinghies took to the start line, despite the threat of force 5/
HOURS of hard work and dedication have paid off for Monica Finch, as she finished second in the Miss Athletic category at the British Natural Body-builder Championship recently in Cambridge. This was her debut in the event and came only 16 months after
Cardiff Devils 2, Basingstoke Bison 3 CARDIFF may have had Manchester's returning duo Ivan Matulik and Stevie Lyle in their line-up, but the Bison had the last laugh, taking the points with a 3-2 win. Having killed off an early penalty, the Bison were
RICKY Allaway has signed for the club on a season-long non-contract basis after Reading decided to release the central defender. His three-month loan spell at the Camrose was due to end this week. Ryman League regulations regarding loan-periods stipulate
BASINGSTOKE rugby club's preparations for their double-header weekend have been thrown into turmoil after rivals Havant made a bid to postpone their crunch Hampshire Cup clash. 'Stoke were due to play Havant on Sunday in a repeat of last year's Hampshire
The second round robin of the Louis Vuitton Challenger finals ended in disappointment for the British America's Cup team this week after they won just two of their eight races to finish fifth. Now Ian Walker's crew is set for a compelling battle with
HAMPSHIRE rally driver Justin Dale has been given his first taste of the four-wheel-drive Subaru Impreza he will be driving at next week's Network Q Rally GB. The 31-year-old from Chilbolton has completed 150km of gravel testing in his new customer-specification
PEOPLE suffering from asthma, heart disease, leukaemia, breast cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's have benefited from the work of research charity Hope. Emma Barnett finds out more about the Southampton organisation as it celebrates its 25th anniversary
Four Hampshire sides go into the Powergen Intermediate Cup third round tomorrow with high hopes of progressing against Sussex rivals as the league season takes a back seat to a weekend of cup rugby. Probably the biggest test will be for Hampshire Division
DAVE Stansbridge has resigned as chairman of Brockenhurst following a split within the management committee. It is believed that Stansbridge, who has been associated with the club for more than half a century, had a difference of opinion on how the committee
FURIOUS residents have hit out at plans to double the size of a controversial industrial estate in the New Forest. Major modifications to the District Plan include a recommendation to enlarge the Gordleton Pit Industrial Estate near Lymington by 3.5 hectares
New Forest National Park inquiry - Day 12 A WIDELY-respected New Forest figure has launched a bid to save his village from being engulfed in a National Park authority. He claims it will be like a "giant playground". Sir Edward Hulse believes Breamore,
SOUTH coast agent Young & Butt is on the lookout for new premises for Pizza Go Go. The Segensworth agent has been asked to look for up to 30 new units across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Sussex. Founded in 1987, the family-run pizza company has
English National Ballet: Mixed Programme and The Nutcracker ONE of Britain's most popular ballets is brought to Southampton this week, courtesy of the English National Ballet. Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker is a seasonal favourite, and is the perfect way
AUSTRALIA wasn't always the land of sunshine and opportunity we now see it as. For the first British settlers, deported there as convicts by the government, it was a place of harsh conditions, and unknown terrors. This is the background to the Nuffield's
FAST, funky and furious aren't words commonly associated with Shakespeare plays. But this is the perfect description of Tremor Cordis' interpretation of the Bard's comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. The play, subtitled Sex in the City of Medina, is set firmly
THE POWER of positive thought has paid off for the Bursledon Players. The local am-dram group found out with only three weeks before curtain-up that they could actually put on the play they had been rehearsing for months. A query over renewing licences
PASSENGERS using Southampton Airport could be hit after firefighters and security staff threatened to strike over pay. Thousands of workers at seven airports, including Southampton, Heathrow and Gatwick, voted to take industrial action, which could involve
SOUTHAMPTON university students finally get to see the inside of their £5.6m new union building today and it promises to revolutionise their nightlife. The gleaming new union offers delighted students three new bars, a cinema, an Internet caf and new
David Gray has become a major star with the help of his smash hit album White Ladder, which contained the hits Please Forgive Me and Babylon and took three re-issues to set the world alight. Gray's long-awaited follow-up, A New Day At Midnight was released
WHILE tribute acts are two-a-penny, some gain such a cult following that they become stars in their own right. This is the case with Bjorn Again - the ultimate ABBA tribute act. Bjorn Again bring the spirit and the music of Sweden's number one export
PUNK pop comes to Portsmouth this weekend, courtesy of British band King Adora. King Adora, fronted by Matt Browne, make it their mission to bring some sex and glamour to the UK music scene. Formed in 1998, the band, who hail from that most rock 'n' roll
THREE women from three countries bring three styles of music together tomorrow night at the Forest Arts Centre. Vicki Genfan from the USA, Kirsten Blodig from Germany and Sally Barker from the UK were recently booked to tour Germany together in the same
BIG band fans will think they are dreaming at the Concorde Club on Monday. Not just one but three big bands will be performing on the same night - the first time such a spectacle has been witnessed in Southampton since the beginning of the rock era. And
SOUTHAMPTON community arts organisation Art Asia present a three-date tour of the south featuring the music of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. Sitar duo Viram Jasani and Mehboob Nadeem will be performing his music, accompanied by tabla player Hanif
A CONTROVERSIAL decision by the Island's Council to award a five-year contract to pop promoters hoping to stage the Isle of Wight Festival has prompted calls for an independent inquiry. Tory group leader Councillor Andy Sutton alleges the contract - signed
A MASSIVE £1.8m scheme to build a harbour in Ventnor began construction this week. The project is being paid for with money from the government's challange fund, the Isle of Wight Council, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA
ISLAND schoolgirl Charlotte Fryer, 11, was chosen from thousands of youngsters to attend a party with pop superstars S Club. Charlotte, a pupil at Archbishop King Middle School, spent the day with the band and enjoyed a special performance of S Club's
THE owners of a Fareham hostel for refugees and the homeless have hit back at police claims that plans to expand the facility would cause more crime in the area. The row erupted after owner Daphne Downes applied to the council to extend the Hinton Hotel
REMEMBRANCE Sunday in Swanmore this week will be an especially poignant affair because the village's Book of Remembrance will be on display. At the Remembrance service in the millennium year, the book, outlining the military and family lives of the 48
A spectacular Caribbean cavalcade will be hitting the streets of Eastleigh later this month. Santa's grand arrival to officially launch Eastleigh's Christmas celebrations will have a Notting Hill Carnival flavour. Forty members of the Flamboyan Community
STRIKE partners Brett Ormerod and James Beattie are determined to sink their hometown club at St Mary's tomorrow. The Saints duo first linked up as youth team players at Blackburn Rovers back in the early-1990s and both still have strong connections with
Mama Mia! What a feast. If only the Italians drove like they served food, the world would be a much safer place! Situated on Southampton's waterfront at Town Quay, La Margherita is Italian in every way. A lively restaurant with waiting staff only too
