Basingstoke news and sport from the Basingstoke Gazette

Stories for 2 August 2004

Basingstoke News

Back to schools

Sir.-Isn't it amazing? One only has to mention how bad standards are in most of Basingstoke's secondary schools to get Labour supporters writing in to say how important it is that nothing changes.   more...

Bikes on beat

Sir.-I am writing in response to a letter by I Cranham in The Gazette on July 9.  more...

Why fly over houses?

Sir.-With reference to your article "Whipping up a storm" in The Friday Gazette on July 16.  more...

More views on parking issues

Sir.-Since Basingstoke council took over management of parking from Hampshire Constabulary, parking problems in general have, in my opinion, deteriorated.  more...

Not very calm over measures

Sir.-While I agree with traffic-calming measures, especially in Tadley and Baughurst, I do think things need to be thought through properly.  more...

Tadley

MY ARTICLE this week is a little short of information, due to the fact that nobody has contacted me with anything to put in it.  more...

Silchester

COACH trip: There are still a few places left on the trip to Eastbourne on August 13, leaving Silchester at 9.30am, returning 5.30pm.  more...

Sherfield-on-Loddon

WINNERS! It's official - Sherfield-on-Loddon has come out top as the overall winner of the Calor Hampshire Village of the Year.  more...

Rotherwick

KICK off the dog days of August... with a pleasant little ramble in our lovely countryside between Hook and Rotherwick!  more...

Pamber Heath

CARERS Monthly Support Group: This is a chance to come and share your problems and experiences with others who understand.   more...

Old Basing

WHERE are they now?  more...

Oakridge/South View

PHASE two of the Oakridge regeneration: The central area, comprising the village green and plaza in front of the new community centre, was due to be completed by the end of this month, with the new High Street opening late August or early September.  more...

Kingsclere

TAI CHI: There will be a course starting in September in the Village Club on Mondays from 10.45am to 12.15pm.   more...

Kempshott

FAREWELL: To Year 6 at Kempshott Junior School.   more...

Hook

NO ENTRY: THE biggest thing going on around Hook for the foreseeable future will be the roadworks on the B3349 - the road from Hook to Reading.  more...

Hatch Warren

FUN lunch success: The recent Summer Fun Lunch was blessed with beautiful weather and a great crowd.  more...

Ellisfield/Farleigh

SURPRISE, surprise: Good friends from Farleigh and Ellisfield arranged to meet up for a drink not so long ago.  more...

Chineham

GARDEN competition: Front and back gardens in Chineham were judged a couple of weeks ago and we now have two winners to announce.  more...

Brighton Hill

TICKING off: A leaving performance for Mrs Bennett was staged on July 15, as a tribute to this much-admired teacher at Manor Field Junior School.  more...

Bramley

PLAYFUL prompt: A reminder that from Monday to Friday, between 9.30am and 12.30pm, Basingstoke Play Council will run a play-scheme for children between the ages of five and 11, at Bramley Village Hall.  more...

Baughurst

GREEN gathering: HEATH End Gardening Club meets at Heath End Hall next Tuesday at 8pm for its next meeting.  more...

Basingstoke Sport

League leaders held

A DOUGHTY last-wicket stand between Keith Harris and Charl Willoughby ensured Basingstoke and North Hants came away with valuable points from their cricket clash at league leaders Henley.  more...

Catlin completes a hat-trick of titles

THE annual Totally Tennis club tournament attracted a large number of entries, with more than 40 juniors competing for the eight titles over the two days.  more...

Catlin completes a hat-trick of titles

THE annual Totally Tennis club tournament attracted a large number of entries, with more than 40 juniors competing for the eight titles over the two days.  more...

Eastleigh News

High density flats plan is approved

EASTLEIGH civic chiefs have cleared the way for two houses at Bishopstoke to be bulldozed to make way for six flats.  more...

Age Concern thrives in improved setting

LESS than four months after a major makeover Eastleigh's Age Concern building is a hive of activity.  more...

Children blamed for arson attack

POLICE investigating a fire that damaged a motorcycle clubhouse in Eastleigh have confirmed that they are treating the incident as arson.  more...

Night Jayde, 9 tied Rolf down

A DREAM came true for a Hampshire schoolgirl as she came face to face with one of her TV heroes.  more...

Echowinchester News

Councillors to visit Banner Homes site

WINCHESTER City councillors will visit a controversial site in Itchen Abbas earmarked for development.  more...

Apathy reigns over future of council houses

HOUSING bosses in Winchester are re-thinking the way they hold public consultation exercises to help decide the future of council housing.  more...

Nightclub boss puts in appeal

A CITY entrepreneur has appealed against a decision to stop him creating Winchester's first ever night club.  more...

Campaign to save historic hill park

CIVIC chiefs have pledged to take action to make safe Winchester's most historic park.  more...

Farehamandgosport News

Acacia's big occasion. . .

THE Mayor of Fareham has unveiled a retirement flat complex where residents can live independently.  more...

Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent Show

IT was a day of fun for the whole family at the Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent annual Town Show, writes Ben Clerkin.  more...

Scouts jubilant as new HQ takes shape

A HOMELESS Scout group has launched a final push towards its attempt to build a new hut after their former home was destroyed by arsonists last year.  more...

Widow's grief over smashed gravestone

A GRIEVING widow has been left devastated after vandals destroyed her husband's gravestone.   more...

Forestandwaterside News

Pub plans week of fun and games

A WEEK of fun and games lies ahead for visitors to a New Forest pub.  more...

Romsey Carnival

A COLOURFUL parade of weird and wonderful sights wound its way through the streets of Romsey at Saturday's annual town carnival.  more...

Inspector quashes new chapel plan

A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has resolved a long-running row that has bitterly divided a New Forest village.  more...

FROM A SHIPYARD TO HOTEL

A LUXURY hotel is set to form part of a multi-million-pound redevelopment programme in a Waterside parish, the Daily Echo can reveal.  more...

Southampton Leisure

Review: Shane MacGowan and The Popes

Featuring: Susana Seivane, and Warblefly at Fleming Park, Eastleigh.  more...

Review: Rolf Harris, Eastleigh Festival

AMOROUS couples or someone so tall that they must have spent their formative years with their feet wedged in a grow bag are usually responsible for blocking your view at a gig.  more...

Review: The SAS Band

Featuring: Judie Tzuke, Leo Sayer, Midge Ure, Graham Gouldman and Madeline Bell at Fleming Park, Eastleigh.  more...

Review: Westlife at Broadlands, Romsey

Broadlands was bouncing last night as Irish boyband Westlife took to the stage.  more...

Review: Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

JUST why Jools Holland is hailed the king of boogie-woogie was plain for all to see at Broadlands in Romsey on Friday night.  more...

Review: Van Morrison at Broadlands, Romsey

IRISH legend Van Morrison treated his fans to a hits extravaganza on a warm soulful night at Broadlands.  more...

Southampton News

Squirrel on line switches off power

HUNDREDS of Hampshire householders were driven nuts when a squirrel caused a power cut.  more...

Crushed!

A £30,000 haul of counterfeit videos, DVDs, CDs and PlayStation games was destroyed by a huge crushing machine in Southampton.  more...

Night Jayde, 9 tied Rolf down

A DREAM came true for a Hampshire schoolgirl as she came face to face with one of her TV heroes.  more...

Lottery winner running out of time

SOMEONE, somewhere in the Southampton area, is sitting on a mini fortune - and it could be you.  more...

Her Majesty's voice . . .

QUEEN Victoria's voice may soon be heard for the first time - thanks to the pioneering research of a Southampton University academic.  more...

What a scorcher!

THE south sizzled in the warmest weather of the year over the weekend when temperatures rocketed to the mid-80s.  more...

Pensioner punched by stranger in pub

THIS is the face of a frail great-grandmother who was beaten by a thug in a Hampshire pub.  more...

STREETS WILL BE A SAFER PLACE NOW

"THE STREETS of this city will be safer when thugs like you are locked away."  more...

MP accuses health chiefs of rigging figures

HEALTH chiefs in Southampton have been accused of rigging figures that show 100 per cent of city residents see a doctor within two days.  more...

Collapse of bus deal for city

A TOP level investigation has been launched into how a collapsed bus deal could now cost taxpayers up to half a million pounds.  more...

Coutts' cathedral night

CHIN, chin! The eight-strong Winchester office of upmarket private bank Coutts & Co celebrated 25 successful years in the city with an exclusive event around the "Music for a Golden Age" evening held at Winchester Cathedral.  more...

Key figures in leather group deal

CORPORATE finance experts from Hampshire have been involved in the management buyout of a big-name furniture retailer.  more...

KPMG ordered to plug £65m pensions hole

BIG Four accountant KPMG, which employs 120 people at its Southampton office, must honour a £65m deficit in its pension fund.  more...

Southampton Shipping

Ferry ran aground during sea trials

A HIGH-speed ferry ran aground in the Solent on the first day of sea trials after the chief officer was distracted, say investigators.  more...

Shrink-the-world cruises scheduled for 2005

Southampton's 2004 summer cruising season is now in full swing but details have already been released of city-based voyage programmes for next year and even 2006.  more...

Those magnificent men and their sailing machines

BACK in 1928 a group of 21 master mariners, who had all served before the mast in the days of sail, met in Southampton's Royal Mail House, close to the Eastern Docks.  more...

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Montlhery, ro/ro, 0845, 201; Orion Leader, ro/ro, 0900, 43; Euro Melody, cargo, 1400, 206; MOL Integrity, container, 1630, 207  more...

Southampton Sport

Theo is rewarded for great displays

THEO WALCOTT has been given a few days off following his impressive contribution to Saints' youngsters' pre-season performances.  more...

Ex-Saint a key to Argyle chances

PAUL STURROCK and his right-hand man Kevin Summerfield were both given a standing ovation on their return to Home Park.  more...

Fans View: Embarrassing for the fans

SAINTS fans were scathing of their side's friendly setback in West Devon.  more...

I've enjoyed role change

GRAEME LE SAUX reckons his left flank partnership with Jelle Van Damme can provide a valuable option for Saints this season.  more...

`We had a bad day at the office'

KEVIN PHILLIPS described Saints' pre-season reverse at Home Park as "a bad day at the office".  more...

Nilsson is finally ready to sign

SWEDISH international Mikael Nilsson should finally sign for Saints today.  more...

MANY UNHAPPY RETURNS

PAUL STURROCK revealed that some of his players may miss out on a starting place at Aston Villa because of their performance at Plymouth.  more...

PLYMOUTH 3 - SAINTS 1

HOLIDAY TRAFFIC, Mediterranean tempertaures and ten substitutions . . . this had all the ingredients of a pre-season friendly.  more...

South Wilts in sight of crown

PUT YOUR money on South Wilts for the ECB Southern Electric Premier League title!  more...

Kenway's staying at No 5

HAMSPHIRE'S new look opening partnership began with a 99-run stand against Glamorgan in Cardiff - but it was not the first time that Michael Brown and Jimmy Adams had batted together.  more...

Warney's a laugh

MICHAEL BROWN had to stop himself laughing as Shane Warne spun Hampshire to victory against Glamorgan.  more...

What a difference 12 months can make!

HAMPSHIRE have already managed more championship points in 2004 than in the whole of 2002 and 2003!  more...

Warne genius boosts Hants

SHANE WARNE produced season's best figures of six for 65 as Hampshire won their Frizzell County Championship promotion battle against Glamorgan at Cardiff inside three days.  more...

Trailing in

HAMPSHIRE'S Justin Rose finished 13 shots adrift of USPGA Tour Buick Open winner Vijay Singh.  more...

Townandcounty News

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Netley's Royal Victoria Country Park

THE SUN shone, the wine flowed and the band played.  more...

  
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