Stories for 6 November 2002

Basingstoke News

College pay strike

STAFF demonstrated outside Basingstoke College Of Technology yesterday as part of a national one-day strike over pay.  more...

Survey shows noisy youths represent the greatest nuisance

A SURVEY into youth nuisance in Basingstoke has discovered that residents' biggest concern is noise.  more...

Woman tells jury of sex ordeal

A WOMAN has told a jury at Winchester Crown Court why she did not stop psychiatrist Christopher Allison when he had sex with her on the floor of his consulting rooms.  more...

Stars turn out for store launch

STAR-spotters flocked to the launch of Basingstoke's brand- new HMV store yesterday to meet two popular characters from television soap Hollyoaks.  more...

Appeal for key witnesses to Hallowe'en robbery

DETECTIVES investigating an armed robbery that took place at a Basingstoke convenience store on Hallowe'en are appealing for two potential witnesses to come forward.  more...

Shop's petition seeks to safeguard supplements

A PETITION to stop the European Union banning the sale of many popular supplements and natural herbal remedies has been handed over to Basingstoke MP Andrew Hunter.  more...

Eastleigh News

Workshops for theatre-loving young people

IF you are young and have a hankering for the greasepaint then Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre's Saturday workshops should fit the bill.  more...

Building democracy amid ruins of war

EASTLEIGH council chamber might seem a million miles away from battle-scarred Kosovo.  more...

Tourism plan will put area on the map

TOURIST chiefs are drawing up a long-term strategy to put Eastleigh firmly on the map and give a major boost to the local economy.  more...

Farehamandgosport News

Ideas for homes on show

A MODEL, hi-tech home for the 21st century is being prepared at Fareham for public viewing in the new year.  more...

New homes threat to Abbey Mill jobs

TWO controversial planning applications are to be aired this month in Bishop's Waltham.  more...

Councillor booted out

DISGRACED councillor Hugh Prichard was stripped of his public responsibilities last night after his plea for colleagues to save him fell on deaf ears.  more...

HIT-AND-RUN HORROR

POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run driver who struck a man and left him for dead.  more...

Forestandwaterside News

Village that flourished in no man's land

THE 200-year colourful and sometimes gory history of a Hampshire village has been captured in a new book.  more...

Surviving and thriving

OFSTED REPORT: Langdown Infant School, Lytton Road, Hythe  more...

Fairground likely to make village return

A POPULAR fair looks set to return to Marchwood next year - despite complaints about the operator's previous visit to the village.  more...

Forestandwaterside Sport

Danny's at the double

BASHLEY and Newport IoW lit up firework night by knocking Premier Division opposition out of the Dr Marten's League Cup.  more...

Hampshire Business

Aerospace £33m deal

South coast aerospace and defence group Meggitt has acquired the Basingstoke company Lodge from the Smiths group for £33m.  more...

Punch is ready to flex its muscles

THE pub operator Punch is on the look-out for acquisitions in the south.  more...

Hampshire Sailsolent

Hamble River Sailing Club - Fat Diva' collides

Sunday's Tyco Healthcare Hamble Winter Series was full of surprises including a Prima 38 - Fat Diva being holed in a collision. And for once racing conditions were excellent rather than stormy, with a consistent 12 - 18 knot WSW breeze.   more...

Royal Southampton Yacht Club - Winter Series Races 3 & 4

After the storms of the previous week, the Race Committee decided to run two races to get the series back on schedule.   more...

Southampton Craigdavid

Craig asked to sing for President

SOUTHAMPTON'S superstar Craig David has been invited to perform at the White House by one of his many American fans - George W Bush.  more...

Southampton Creative

Night Whisper

I know, I know, all you've said,  more...

Southampton Leisure

Review: Jane Eyre and opening success

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Theatre Royal, Winchester  more...

Review: Opera is a breath of fresh air

Die Fledermaus, The Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre   more...

The show went on, despite sad news

THE stars of The Full Monty delighted the audience at Wessex Heartbeat's charity gala on Sunday - despite just learning that their West End show was about to be axed.  more...

Southampton News

A cycle ride to the future for Charlie

FAMILY and friends of a young Totton man killed in a motorbike accident have turned out to help build a future for his baby son and his fiancee.  more...

New hope in Dan search.

THE parents of missing Hampshire teenager Dan Nolan have been given new hope after a travel pass in his name was found on a London bus.  more...

Hundreds celebrate the Hindu New Year

HUNDREDS of people from across the south descended on a Southampton temple for an evening of colourful celebrations to mark the Hindu New Year.  more...

Carrier jobs bonanza

A major jobs boost and work worth millions of pounds are on the way to the south as the region prepares to help build the UK's next generation of aircraft carrier.  more...

Police crackdown on street beggars

A NEW policy aimed at removing beggars from the streets of Southampton has been unveiled by the police.  more...

Craig asked to sing for President

SOUTHAMPTON'S superstar Craig David has been invited to perform at the White House by one of his many American fans - George W Bush.  more...

City to honour Saints legend

MATT Le Tissier is set to make an emotional return to the St Mary's stadium in the coming weeks to be given the Freedom of the City.  more...

MUM'S PLEA TO KILLER

THE MOTHER of a Southampton teenager who was stabbed to death has appealed for his escaped killer to turn himself in.  more...

Wishes of the people

More than 1,000 Southampton residents were asked for their views on life in the city. Jamie Thompson looks at the results of this major poll...  more...

Southampton Shipping

WINDSOR CASTLE

THE biggest liner to sail in the mail service between Southampton and South Africa was the 38,000-ton Windsor Castle, the flagship of the Union-Castle fleet.  more...

DAY 107: Army is unlikely to air objections

THE Army now looks set to avoid giving evidence in public against plans for a new port development at Dibden Bay.  more...

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Neptune Aegli, ro/ro, 0030, 25 link; Taronga, ro/ro, 0430, 43; Black Prince, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Nagato Reefer, 1400, 104; Baltic Trader, general, 1930, 108; Trianon, ro/ro, 1930, 38/9; Alianca Brasil, container, 2300, 204; Autotransporter, ro/ro, 2300, 201 link; Asian Emporer, ro/ro, PM, 43.  more...

Southampton Sport

WE'RE WORTHY OF CUP SUCCESS

Michael Svensson returns to the scene of his Saints debut tonight - but is hoping for a better result this time round.  more...

Win at Anfield? I don't see why not - Brett

BRETT ORMEROD heads to Anfield tonight hoping to repeat his Tranmere hat-trick heroics.  more...

Netball: Hot day sees the temperature rise

Central Park netball team took on the might of Swaythling B on a hot day at the Southampton netball centre and - after a lot of hard work - came away runners-up 42-24.  more...

Hockey: Trojans grab a four-point lead

Trojans overcame Woking - and a waterlogged Stoneham Lane surface - to stretch their lead to four points over Bournemouth at the top of the Hampshire/Surrey Regional League.  more...

Sidecar pair unbeaten

POOLE pair Mike Read and Mark Thorpe powered their way impressively to the Southern Centre ACU sidecar title at Finkley, near Andover, at the weekend.  more...

Obituary: Home-made bikes took Len a long way

Len Harfield was one of the most brilliant motorcycle engineers of his generation.  more...

Blencowe in demand for new championship

SALISBURY racing driver Alan Blencowe is poised for a second season in the British Touring Car Championship.  more...

Title chances blown away

FRANCIS Williamson's hopes of landing the national MRO Powerbike championship were literally blown off course.  more...

The Ashes: Smith predicting Ashes thrashing

Robin Smith reckons England will fail to win a single Test against Australia.  more...

The Ashes: Crawley gets Smith backing after making Test opener

John Crawley has received the backing of Robin Smith after being named in England's side for the first Test against Australia tonight.  more...

Giddins: Joining Hampshire was easy decision

Ed Giddins was approached by several counties after leaving Surrey but, after putting pen to paper at the Rose Bowl, he said: "Joining Hampshire was an easy decision."  more...

Colourful Ed looks ahead to new life

Ed Giddins has already played for Hampshire - for a second XI that included director of cricket Tim Tremlett.  more...

More worries for fast-fading Newbury

Jewson Wessex new boys Alton Town piled on the misery for fading title challengers AFC Newbury at Faraday Road last night.  more...

Danny's at the double

BASHLEY and Newport IoW lit up firework night by knocking Premier Division opposition out of the Dr Marten's League Cup.  more...

Merson: It'll be nice to be on dry land

Paul Merson is looking forward to playing on dry land at Molineux tonight.   more...

Lee ladies take pro-am

Rob Edwards and his team of Celia Green, Joan Pendle and Sue Pickles won the first-ever Alresford Ladies Pro-Am - organised by Alresford professional Malcom Scott and Sally Willis.  more...

Golden pair

Hants and Dorset players have just completed a golden year on the European Challenge Tour.  more...

Hampshire amateurs set pace at Weybrook

Terry Drake and Geoff Feilder made it a great day for the amateurs when the Hampshire Alliance made their first visit to Weybrook Park for the Presidents Putter - a 27-hole greensome stableford competition.  more...

Tate turns out to be the top trainee again

Russell Tate has won the Hampshire PGA's Poole's Peugeot Trainees Order of Merit for a second successive year.  more...

Stoneham ace opts to take on the pros

Hampshire's most successful amateur golfer of the last five years is turning professional.  more...

Townandcounty News

New hope in Dan search

THE parents of missing Hampshire teenager Dan Nolan have been given new hope after a travel pass in his name was found on a London bus.  more...

  
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