Basingstoke news and sport from the Basingstoke Gazette

Stories for 17 May 2004

Basingstoke Motoring

S-Type gets twin turbo V6 oil-burner

THERE is a commonly-held belief among many people that Jaguar is a bit set in its ways, old-fashioned and somewhat scared of change.  more...

Basingstoke News

BNP member to stand at elections

A HARTLEY Wintney man is to stand for the controversial British National Party in Hook in next month's local elections for Hart District Council.  more...

Basingstoke Sport

Weighting game pays off for club

BASINGSTOKE Powerlifting Club, one of the smallest sports club in Basingstoke, has enjoyed further success on the national stage.  more...

Radlett deny hosts victory

FOR the second year running, Basingstoke and North Hants had to settle for a draw against visiting Radlett in the Home Counties League on Saturday.  more...

Win betters Honney pro boxing record

BOXER Jon Honney improved his professional record with a points win over John Alldis in a lightweight fight at Rivermead Leisure Centre in Reading last Wednesday.  more...

Club pays tribute to leaving strike star

SCOTT Tarr has led the tributes to Basingstoke Town's outgoing striker Craig McAllister.  more...

Eastleigh venture for tennis programme

ONLY weeks after expanding into Newbury, Totally Tennis make another huge step by taking a programme to Eastleigh.  more...

Basingstoke Whatson

Show will strike a chord

THE resumé of actress Alison Newman describes her hair as "ash blonde" - a fact which would confuse fans of her most famous role, that of Hazel Bailey in ITV's massively successful Footballers' Wives.   more...

Eastleigh News

Shopping scooters

EASTLEIGH'S popular Shopmobility scheme has four new scooters.  more...

Work starts on £2.9m boost for the elderly

WORK has started on a £2.9m development at Eastleigh's Fleming House which will give a major boost to the town's nursing care for the elderly.  more...

Eye in the sky

A stunning view of the Rose Bowl cricket ground in West End.   more...

A dangerous game

CHILDREN as young as five or six have been dicing with death by playing "chicken" in a residential road in Fair Oak.  more...

Echowinchester News

River boost for environment and wildlife

WATER chiefs in Hampshire have restored an old watercourse near Winchester to protect the environment and attract rare species of wildlife to the River Itchen.  more...

Eye in the sky

A stunning view of the King Alfred statue in Winchester.  more...

They are the pride of Winchester

THEY couldn't have a more apt motto - the Pride of Hampshire.  more...

GLORY, GLORY

THEY'VE done it! After 120 years of obscurity, Winchester City have won the FA Vase at only their second attempt.  more...

Echowinchester Sport

Chris cuts sad figure

DEFEATED AFC Sudbury skipper Chris Tracey cut a forlorn figure as he stood propped against the players' tunnel, puffing on a cigarette and pondering on what might have been.  more...

Just like 1976 was for Saints

WINCHESTER'S red and black army marched to Birmingham to watch one of the city's most important ever sporting matches yesterday.  more...

Fans party at Winchester HQ

WINCHESTER City's players and staff returned to a heroes' welcome at their home ground last night.  more...

Gary vows to bow out a winner

IT TOOK every ounce of strength Gary Green had to get through an interview immediately after yesterday's Vase final at Birmingham City.  more...

Farehamandgosport News

Fun day fun run

They're off at the Rotary and YMCA fun day at Fairthorne Manor, Curdridge.   more...

Ground-breaking help for chronic disease

A GROUND-breaking project to improve the lives of chronic disease sufferers is coming to Fareham.  more...

Eye in the sky

A stunning view over the centre of Warsash.  more...

All smiles as Richard's charity presents cash

TWO Saints players have handed over huge cheques to charity following a memorial football match for a talented teenage footballer who collapsed and died.  more...

Mob threatens bail hostel after TV show

A MOB of vigilantes threatened to torch a Fareham bail hostel after a BBC documentary revealed its location.  more...

Forestandwaterside News

Brown's Bugatti heralds a classic day

TO hundreds of spellbound spectators it could have been the real thing.  more...

Eye in the sky

A stunning view of Calshot.  more...

Crackdown on jump-the-gun developers

PLANNERS in the New Forest are vowing to take action against developers in a move that could result in new homes standing empty.  more...

Council challenged over homes scheme

HIGHWAY chiefs have been told to justify their decision to support a scheme that has raised fears for the safety of New Forest schoolchildren.  more...

Southampton Leisure

Review: Michael Marra, Talking Heads, Southampton

PITY about the low turn-out - this diminutive Scotsman deserved a bigger audience.   more...

Review: Delays cut it at the Union

Delays, Southampton University Students' Union  more...

Curtain Call Review: HMS Pinafore, Salisbury Amateur Operatic Society, City Hall Salisbury

GILBERT and Sullivan's operetta about class distinction in the British Navy proves a good vessel to convey the talents of the cast.   more...

Review: Closer, Forest Arts, New Milton

This multi-award-winning play by Patrick Marber explores the self-obsession of today's society, many people becoming increasingly calculating and selfish, and callously causing deep emotional damage to others.  more...

Review: Showing the way with classic drama

The Rivals, Theatre Royal, Winchester  more...

Southampton News

Just magic!

GOLFING legend John Jacobs OBE was the guest of honour at a gala ball where guests splashed out more than £55,000 for Wessex Heartbeat.  more...

Schools breaking race equality laws

A DOZEN Hampshire schools are breaking the law by failing to have a race equality policy or record incidents of racial harassment, according to latest figures.   more...

Blot on the landscape!

FOR years it has been a haven of peace and tranquillity in an ever-changing world.  more...

Drivers face delays over roadworks

ROADWORKS are to begin on one of Southampton's busiest roads today.  more...

Time finally catches up with men only club

THE WOMEN'S liberation movement may have taken off in the 1960s - but for a small corner of Southampton time stood resolutely still.  more...

Families flee flats after arson attack

FAMILIES had to be evacuated from a block of flats in Southampton after arsonists lit a fire in a corridor.  more...

Eye in the sky

A stunning view of St Mary's Stadium in Southampton.   more...

BETRAYED?

HUNDREDS of Hampshire jobs are today in jeopardy - just months after bosses told staff they were safe.  more...

Safer living is aim of police

Hampshire police are rolling out a number of strategies in a bid to creating safer communities within the county . . .  more...

TV's Boss Swap star to give talk

TV's Boss Swap star Lee Peck will offer an insight into his 30-year career in the media when he addresses Solent Executive Association's annual dinner on Wednesday.  more...

Try a new tack when it comes to team building

ANOTHER hard day at the office! Merchant Yachting, a south-coast yacht and power boat charter company, is holding a series of demonstration days this month at its base in Saxon Wharf, Southampton.  more...

Airport bosses fly idea for a train link

SOUTHAMPTON Airport bosses are in talks with South West Trains to launch an airport express service from London.  more...

Southampton Shipping

City boat in Thames crash

A SOUTHAMPTON-based sailing ship crashed after a misunderstanding over the opening of Tower Bridge in London.   more...

Man feared dead in steamship collision

A MAN is missing feared drowned after Southampton-based steamship Shieldhall collided with a tug in the Netherlands.  more...

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Oceana, passenger, 0645, 106; City of Luctece, roro, 0645, 201/2; CFF Seine, roro, 0715, 25; NYK Canopus, container, 1015, 207; APL Agate, container, 1230, 206; Shieldhhall, passenger, tba, 48; Angela J, cargo, pm, 206w  more...

Southampton Sport

Rueben knew Danny was destined for great things

REUBEN Agboola admits he might have a tear in his eye when he meets up with his long-lost buddie Danny Wallace tonight.  more...

Danny's debut is a fishy tale

FORMER Saints star Danny Wallace, now suffering from MS, has a well deserved benefit game at St Mary's tonight with an all-star cast due to support him. Here Bob Brunskell speaks to two of his former Dell colleagues...  more...

Injury-ravaged Saints too slow to start

PAUL STURROCK pointed to an entire team of injuries following Saturday's 2-1 loss to Charlton.  more...

Luggy: I can take Beatts to next level

JAMES Beattie could need a few injuries to rival strikers if he is to be included in Sven Goran Eriksson's England squad for Euro 2004.  more...

Antti's simply fan-tastic

THE star of the show for Saints on Saturday wasn't even on the pitch.  more...

STURROCK RULES OUT SWEEPING CHANGES

PAUL STURROCK has outlined his summer transfer strategy.  more...

More than capable Abel is hit for Hawks

SALISBURY youngster Eddie Abel will probably spend the remainder of the summer playing cricket after he finishes his GCSE examinations at Bishop Wordsworth's School next month.  more...

Mather magic spells the end for Andover

GRANT Mather produced a inspired all-round performance to guide Bournemouth to a 46-run win over Andover at Chapel Gate and set up a second consecutive ECB Southern Electric Premier League victory.  more...

Ervine targeted for 2005 role?

HAMPSHIRE have targeted Zimbabwean Sean Ervine for next season - and the all-rounder may qualify as a non-overseas player.  more...

Fair Play Awards 2004

SAINTS midfielder David Prutton handed out the prizes at the 2004 Fair Play Awards at St Mary's yesterday.  more...

Dimi double tops so far

DIMI MASCARENHAS is leading an impressive array of Hampshire bowling performances in the county championship.  more...

Penalty misery for Shots

ALDERSHOT couldn't make it a Hampshire non-league double yesterday as they failed to score in their Conference play-off final penalty shoot-out defeat to Shrewsbury Town.  more...

Well on the way to promotion

HAMPSHIRE'S storming start to the County Championship season has put them well on course for promotion to the top flight.  more...

It's peace at Pompey - for time being ...

PEACE has broken out again at Portsmouth and manager Harry Redknapp insists he will still be around next August - but do NOT expect he and chairman Milan Mandaric to have a smooth relationship.  more...

Stu lays down Law to Hants

IT HAD to come to an end sometime. And Hampshire's unbeaten start to the season duly came to a shuddering halt at a sun-kissed Old Trafford yesterday.  more...

Portsmouth 5 - Middlesbrough 1

NIGERIAN striker Yakubu tore Middlesbrough to shreds to finish above Saints favourite James Beattie as the south coast's top scorer in the Premiership.  more...

Final joy to signal end for City stars?

WINCHESTER CITY'S two-year quest to win the FA Vase came to a glorious conclusion yesterday with victory over last season's beaten finalists AFC Sudbury.  more...

CHARLTON 2 - SAINTS 1

AS the Saints players head off on their summer holidays, it's time to reflect on a season that never really delivered what it promised.  more...

Emmo bounces back with a final round 71

BROADSTONE'S Gary Emerson hauled himself back up the leaderboard with a 71 during yesterday's final round of the BMW Asian Open held in Shanghai.  more...

Townandcounty News

Eye in the sky

A stunning view of the Hamble River and Marina.  more...

  
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