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Stories for 2 December 2002
Basingstoke News
Baby's mum weeps as tragedy is relived
A MOTHER facing a charge of manslaughter over her baby son's drug-related death cried as jurors heard about attempts to save her child's life. more...
Bragg backs strike in a very vocal manner
SUPPORT for Basingstoke's firefighters was boosted by singer/songwriter Billy Bragg who joined their picket line ahead of playing a gig in the town. more...
Pop act blaze a trail through supermarket
THOUSANDS of teenagers turned up to meet all 10 members of pop/MC sensation Blazin' Squad when they came to Basingstoke's Safeway store. more...
Award given for first draft of Local Plan
BASINGSTOKE council has won an award for its "people's plan". more...
Police seek information about attempted robbery
THE police are appealing for information on three men they want to interview regarding an attempted robbery in Marks and Spencer last Tuesday. more...
New skate park's golden moment
OLYMPIC double-trap shooting gold-medallist Richard Faulds (pictured) has formally opened the new skatepark in Longparish. more...
Housing projects get a major cash boost
BASINGSTOKE council is to award more than £750,000 to two housing projects in the borough. more...
University set to open a campus in the town
A UNIVERSITY is to open a campus in Basingstoke next September. more...
Basingstoke Sport
Five skaters in with a chance of British medals
TWO local ice skaters will be vying for the junior ladies title at the British championships, which start tomorrow in Dumfries. more...
Irish spring a 25-1 shock in Hennessy
IRELAND notched a first Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup triumph for 32 years when Be My Royal provided a 25-1 shock in the big Newbury handicap on Saturday. more...
Leaders extend league cushion to 12 points
Basingstoke Buffalo 12 Birmingham Barons 1 more...
Super 'Stoke end losing sequence with away win
Westcombe Park 27pts Basingstoke 44 more...
Archer wins golf prize
NEIL Archer, a member of Basingstoke Golf Club, is the proud owner of a new set of irons after winning the Titleist-sponsored competition that ran at Hampshire PGA pro-am tournaments throughout the summer. more...
Rattue topples the leaders
PAUL Rattue was the table tennis star of the week, putting in a dazzling display to frustrate St Peter's Basingstoke and District League title hopes. more...
Setback for leaders
New Inn 3 Bramley Utd 2 more...
Eastleigh News
School wins gold for focus on sport
SPORTY youngsters at a Hampshire school are celebrating striking gold in a prestigious award. more...
True-Blue Maggie rallies Tory faithful
BARONESS Thatcher defied doctor's orders to back the campaign launch of Eastleigh's prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate Conor Burns. more...
Flats plan `will cost town-centre jobs'
A SCHEME to build a block of flats for the elderly in Eastleigh has come under fire because it will cost the town centre 90 jobs. more...
Protest after horse killed on busy road
HORSE riders have begun a campaign to cut speed on a road near Eastleigh where a horse was recently fatally injured in a n accident involving a bus and a car. more...
Crash prompts new road safety worries
RENEWED calls are being made for safety improvements at a new mini roundabout near a controversial supermarket in a busy Chandler's Ford shopping centre. more...
HAVE VANDALS RETURNED?
A HAMPSHIRE school will remain closed today following a £1m fire - just days after vandals targeted the property, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. more...
Eastleigh Sport
Rugby: Defeat for Eastleigh
If Farnborough play like they did against Eastleigh in winning 15-8 at Bishopstoke, then Brian Musk's side could have an easy ride as the third-bottom side ran the North Hampshire men close. more...
Botley close the gap
Botley Village narrowed the gap on leaders Nursling with a dour 2-0 win against North Baddesley. more...
Tim threatens to plot a path to promotion
Ordnance Survey upset the promotion applecart in Hampshire League Division 2 on Saturday when they brought high-flying Hedge End down to earth with a bump. more...
Eastleigh demolish rivals
League leaders Eastleigh booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Hampshire Senior Cup with a convincing 5-0 win over JWL rivals Moneyfields at Ten Acres. more...
Farehamandgosport News
Officers choosing sites for travellers
SUITABLE sites for travellers are being earmarked by council officers in Fareham. more...
Santa safe from strike threat
NOT even the threat of fire service strikes could stop Father Christmas hitching his ride to meet shoppers at a Fareham supermarket. more...
GP targets well on way to being met
HEALTH bosses must make sure more patients get appointments at their GP surgeries within 24 hours if they are to meet ambitious government targets. more...
Man who drove car at boy spared jail
A WHITELEY man who deliberately drove his car at a group of children playing football, knocking one of them down, has narrowly escaped jail. more...
THE LAST POST IN TOWN
A FAREHAM post office is set to close as part of a massive shake-up of urban outlets across Hampshire. more...
Farehamandgosport Sport
Triple strike by Woods
Fareham's Pete Wood nailed Whitchurch firmly to the foot of the table with a stunning nine-minute hat-trick inside the opening 20 minutes of their 3-0 win at Longmeadow. more...
FA Trophy: Hawks aim to take the fight to Billericay
IF Billericay think Havant & Waterlooville are history in the FA Trophy - then they have another thing coming. more...
Borough hand out a shock
Gosport Borough sprang the shock of the day in the JWL by shattering the unbeaten record of title-chasing Lymington & New Milton with a 3-1 victory over Graham Kemp's side at Privett Park. more...
Rugby: Heathens scrape a scrappy derby
Fareham Heathens took their recent run of form to four wins out of five in Hampshire Division 1, but the way this victory was achieved was nowhere near their best, as their rivals Nomads dragged them down to their level. more...
Forestandwaterside News
Councillor flags up the growing need to recycle
PEOPLE in Brockenhurst have been asked to do their bit to cut the nation's rubbish mountain. more...
Pensioner, 82, severely hurt in hit and run
POLICE are hunting the driver of a car that ploughed into the back of another car driven by an 82-year-old man. more...
Parents call for a pelican crossing
PARENTS are pushing for a pelican crossing outside Brockenhurst Primary School after claims that the £50,000 road safety zone installed just months ago is not up to the job. more...
Clemency hope for jailed charity man
THE Hampshire family of a charity worker being held in an Indian jail for drug trafficking believe he could be back in the UK within days. more...
BACK ME IN BAY BAT TLE
THE chairman of the main campaign group fighting plans for a huge port development on the Waterside has appealed to residents to put up a show of strength when he has his final say at a public inquiry tomorrow. more...
Forestandwaterside Sport
Rugby: Proud Tottonians hold their heads high
Tottonians came up against their biggest test and, despite going down by a wholesome-looking 46-10 scoreline which wiped out their season-long unbeaten record, they came out with heads held high from a side two divisions higher than themselves. more...
Hampshire League round-up
Andover New Street stretched their unbeaten run to nine games, winning 3-1 at Hythe and Dibden where Nick Turpin (2) and Jay Mann did the damage. more...
Hamble hit Blackfield for five
=High-flying Hamble ASSC clamber over BAT into the dizzy heights of tenth spot after napping Blackfield & Langley 5-1. more...
Mitch's men do him so proud
Downton manager Mitch Blake reckons his team are strong contenders for the Daily Echo sponsored JWL Club-of-the-Month award for November following their amazing 3-0 victory at AFC Newbury. more...
Shock defeat for Lymington & NM
Gosport Borough sprang the shock of the day in the JWL by shattering the unbeaten record of title-chasing Lymington & New Milton with a 3-1 victory over Graham Kemp's side at Privett Park. more...
Hampshire Business
Best is biggest
PLANS have just been unveiled for the biggest Best Practice event for manufacturers in the region. more...
Worry over future despite the signs
SIGNS of a pick-up in the service sector have failed to dispel uncertainty about the economic recovery, according to a CBI and Grant Thornton survey published today. more...
Hampshire Sailsolent
Laura Baldwin´s Olympic Europe Class Diary 2
Winter Training in Palma de Mallorca... more...
Southampton Leisure
Can you cover for bass player in popular band?
COVERS band Curfew will be a member short in the New Year - but they will still be coming out after dark. more...
Sugababes to come round
SOULFUL girl band Sugababes have announced a date for their Southampton fans. more...
Review: Old fans get the gift of Gordon
Gordon Haskell, The Brook, Southampton. more...
Southampton News
True-Blue Maggie rallies Tory faithful
BARONESS Thatcher defied doctor's orders to back the campaign launch of Eastleigh's prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate Conor Burns. more...
Youngsters build bridges with Army
PUPILS at a Southampton school have been taught how to build bridges by the Army. more...
East meets West on the catwalk
ASIAN elegance was matched with Western high street style on the catwalk at a charity fashion show. more...
New facilities for school in Gambia
A NEW dormitory built with money from Hampshire will allow 200 African schoolgirls to study in safety. more...
Victim of theft offers reward
THIEVES have left a Hampshire engineer tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket after swiping tools worth £30,000 from his van. more...
Council to pay out for blunders
BLUNDERING Southampton council chiefs paid hundreds of pounds on legal bills - when they could have splashed out on a stamp instead. more...
Strikers enjoy public support
HAMPSHIRE firefighters were claiming they still had the public's backing as the first of three planned eight-day strikes ended. more...
Assault victim knew attacker
A PLUMBER today re-lived the horror of having a glass shoved in his face as he stood outside a Southampton nightspot. more...
HAVE VANDALS RETURNED?
A HAMPSHIRE school will remain closed today following a £1m fire - just days after vandals targeted the property, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. more...
TWO ARRESTED OVER BLAZE
TWO teenagers are today being questioned by police following a weekend fire that caused £1m-worth of damage to a Chandler's Ford school. more...
Southampton Shipping
BACK ME IN BAY BAT TLE
THE chairman of the main campaign group fighting plans for a huge port development on the Waterside has appealed to residents to put up a show of strength when he has his final say at a public inquiry tomorrow. more...
In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0600, 105; Hercules Highway, ro/ro, 0600, 201; NYK Sirius, container, 0600, 205; Arroyofrio Dos, ro/ro, 0730, 30; Celtic King, container, 1530, 207; P&O Nedlloyd Jakarta, container, 1700, 204; Autofreighter, ro/ro, PM, 203. more...
Southampton Sport
Basketball: `Midget' Jackson a tower of strength for Solent Stars
Solent Stars 99 - Sutton Pumas 89 more...
Hampshire League: Top guns fall as Millbrook turn up trumps - just!
Millbrook have done it again - with their weakened ranks and players dropping out like flies on the morning of the game, they have upset the applecart at the top of the table by inflicting a second straight defeat on New Milton & District in Hampshire 1. more...
National League: Basingstoke and Havant on the mark
There was a thought it was difficult to win away in National Division 3 South, as most of the results were going the way of the home sides. more...
National League: Triple Intermediate woe
There will be no return trip for a Hampshire club to Twickenham next May as all three county sides took their leave from the Intermediate Cup at the fourth round, although Portsmouth came within two minutes of a place in this week's draw. more...
Powergen London League round-up: Trojans stun Old Emanuel
Old Emanuel were unbeaten at home in their four league games this term and confident of recording a fifth when basement boys Trojans rolled into town - but Richard Cheal's side had other ideas and pulled out the performance of the season to down them 39-22. more...
Hampshire Division 1: Heathens scrape a scrappy derby
Fareham Heathens took their recent run of form to four wins out of five in Hampshire Division 1, but the way this victory was achieved was nowhere near their best, as their rivals Nomads dragged them down to their level. more...
Ashes-winning skipper Waugh is left out of World Cup party
AUSTRALIAN Test skipper Steve Waugh has been left out of his country's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2003 ICC World Cup in South Africa. more...
Drew Smith League: Botley close the gap
Botley Village narrowed the gap on leaders Nursling with a dour 2-0 win against North Baddesley. more...
Soton FA Senior Cup: Holders Vospers are looking good again
Holders Vosper Thornycroft made it through to the third round with a convincing 3-0 win against an Otterbourne outfit who battled to the end but were outclassed. more...
Hampshire League: Tim threatens to plot a path to promotion
Ordnance Survey upset the promotion applecart in Hampshire League Division 2 on Saturday when they brought high-flying Hedge End down to earth with a bump. more...
FA Trophy: Hawks aim to take the fight to Billericay
IF Billericay think Havant & Waterlooville are history in the FA Trophy - then they have another thing coming. more...
Dr Martens League: Five-goal Whites `must do better' says Holmes
SALISBURY City may be sitting pretty on top of the Dr Martens Eastern Division but it does not exempt them from criticism from their manager. more...
Jewson Wessex League: Mitch's men do him so proud
Downton manager Mitch Blake reckons his team are strong contenders for the Daily Echo sponsored JWL Club-of-the-Month award for November following their amazing 3-0 victory at AFC Newbury. more...
Jewson Wessex League: Hamble hit dizzy heights
High-flying Hamble ASSC clamber over BAT into the dizzy heights of tenth spot after napping Blackfield & Langley 5-1. more...
Dr Martens League: Crisis club enjoy the winning feeling
CRISIS club Newport remain in receivership, but their darkest days appear to be behind them. more...
Jewson Wessex League: Borough hand out a shock
Gosport Borough sprang the shock of the day in the JWL by shattering the unbeaten record of title-chasing Lymington & New Milton with a 3-1 victory over Graham Kemp's side at Privett Park. more...
PORTSMOUTH 3 - WALSALL 2
After Pompey had edged past a gutsy Walsall side, whose lively performance belied their lowly status, all the talk afterwards centred on referee Grant Hegley whose eccentric display bewildered and at times angered the players, officials and supporters of both camps equally. more...
Matt storms back to tie with Faldo
Hayling Island's Matt Blackey got his European Tour career up and running at the second time of asking with a joint 11th place finish in the Omega Hong Kong Open yesterday. more...
Townandcounty Sport
Rugby: Hamble suffer an 88-0 wipeout
Hamble are in freefall after suffering a 14-try mauling at the hands of hyper-charged leaders Romsey, crashing to an 88-0 reverse. more...
Netley Central Sports 2 - Broughton 0
The Southampton influence in the Hampshire League division 2 is growing with Netley Central Sports already breathing down the necks of the leaders Laverstock. more...
Hamble hit dizzy heights
High-flying Hamble ASSC clamber over BAT into the dizzy heights of tenth spot after napping Blackfield & Langley 5-1. more...
Winchester News
Save Barton Farm Group statement
29 November 2002: THE Chronicle continues its in-depth look at the planned development of the Barton Farm site, Winchester, with the building of up to 2,000 homes. Here Gavin Blackman of the Save Barton Farm Group gives his views. All the Chronicle's articles on Barton Farm can be found at www.thisishampshire.net/winchester more...
Tourism summit looms
Intech is playing host to a tourism summit next week. more...
Christmas treat
Residents at a Winchester retirement home will be enjoying a slap-up Christmas meal next Friday courtesy of the army. more...
Couple on drugs charges
Police have charged 29-year-old Scott Speirs, of Forder Court, St Cross Road, Winchester, with supplying a class A controlled drug, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, possession of a class A controlled drug and permitting the use of premises for supplying a class A controlled drug. more...
Net lovers petition for broadband
Bishop's Waltham will be the next town to benefit from broadband - thanks to BT. more...
Audio service is perfect guide
A new audio guide to the display of Iron Age jewellery at the City Museum, Winchester, has been launched this week. more...
Romanesque treasure spot
At the latest meeting of the Hampshire Antiques Society, the illustrated talk was given by Dr Sally Dormer of the Victoria and Albert Museum, on Treasures of Romanesque Europe. more...
Chronicle scoops advertising awards
The Hampshire Chronicle has scooped an array of advertising honours. more...
Drugs crackdown at Christmas
Hampshire police are launching a crackdown on motorists who drive under the influence of drugs. more...
Battle commences for mill
Landowners and planners locked horns this week at a public inquiry into a scheme that could leave local businesses homeless. more...
Club's novel way to help children
Alresford residents have found a novel way to help the children of Africa, on whose shoulders the future of the continent increasingly depends. more...
Dorothee's memorable date
Franz Schubert wrote an amazing 630 songs in his short life - he died aged just 31. more...
Real-life drama about Dan
Members of a youth theatre have used their latest play to help in the hunt for missing Hamble youngster, Dan Nolan. more...
Leaves getting brush off says resident
Forget leaves on the railway line, it's leaves on the roads that are brushing up a Winchester accountant the wrong way. more...
Nurses celebrate success
Some 250 nurses are celebrating their success in gaining First Level Registration status at a ceremony held in the majestic surroundings of Winchester Cathedral this week. more...
Olympic support
Olympic runner Jamie Baulch will be lending his support to members from a Winchester gym this today when they take part in a 24-hour marathon of exercise in aid of charity. more...
Flitting occasion for volunteers
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight branch of Butterfly Conservation celebrated its 21st birthday at its annual members' day in Winchester. more...
Dinner raises cash and laughs
Comedian Jim Davidson entertained a room of over 400 people for the Wessex Cancer Trust's Night of Comedy and help raise £50 for the charity. more...
Alresford lights switch-on
The mayor of Winchester will be switching on the Christmas lights in Alresford on Monday evening (Dec 2). more...
New look at leisure centre
Winchester City Council and DC Leisure have announced a £170,000 package of improvements for River Park Leisure Centre. more...
Testing time for cadets
Army cadets from Winchester spent the weekend testing their skills to the limit in the annual Hampshire Cup challenge at the Longmoor training area, where they won the first aid trophy. more...
Council challenged to reveal broadband links
A member of Alresford Town Council has asked Winchester City Council to clarify its links with internet provider, Broadband Wessex. more...
Regiment returns to fights fire - and it's not happy
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment has returned from Kosovo, not very happy that instead of leave over Christmas it could be fighting fires. more...
Middle East debate
A public question-time on Iraq will take place in the Milner Hall, Winchester, on Saturday, December 7th. more...
Wanda's Rwanda mission
Hampshire Chronicle reporter Claire Moriarty meets a Winchester woman who was so inspired by the tales of Rwandan women caught up in the African country's bloody civil wars, she wrote a fable based on their experiences more...
Cottage rebuild angers planners
Accusations flew this week as Winchester planners debated what to do with the site of a 17th century cottage that was reduced to rubble earlier this year. more...
Garnier Road reprieve
Winchester's recycling centre in Garnier Road will stay open for a further three years, Hampshire County Council agreed this week. more...
Soliders' letters recall Christmas truce
CHRISTMAS 1914 and the "war to end all wars" has been reduced to a dreadful stalemate with trench warfare firmly established all along the Western Front. more...
City lights switched on
Winchester got into the festive spirit on Saturday with its festival of light. more...
Team effort by all
Staff from King Alfred's College in Winchester set themselves a big challenge - to decorate a school hall in 24 hours. more...
Warning over road's potholes
A Winchester lecturer has warned that potholes on a busy country road into the city are putting "lives at risk." more...
Support scheme for new mums launched
A scheme initiated by the Mid Hampshire Primary Care Trust and designed to help young mothers in Winchester and the surrounding area is being officially launched next week with an open day. more...
Changes for boundaries on the cards
Four Eastleigh borough wards could be included in the Winchester Parliamentary seat, the Boundary Commission for England has decided. more...
Police seek men in raid hunt
Police hunting three men who bungled a raid on Twyford post office near Winchester have issued camera stills of two males they want to interview. more...
Teenager named and shamed
A fifteen-year-old boy with a string of previous criminal convictions has been named as the burglar of a Winchester home. more...
Zoo's waste plan causes a stink
A worm farmer has spoken out about his bid to turn Marwell Zoo's animal waste into fertilizer. more...
Firefighter's grim warning
Current shift patterns in Hampshire fire brigade are the best for public safety, according to a leading firefighter on the picket line outside Eastleigh fire station. more...
Why writers should be brought to book
Children's Laureate, Anne Fine, would like to see fewer books published for young people - and a greater emphasis placed on quality. more...
Young offenders' scheme extended
A pilot project to steer young offenders away from a life of crime has been such a success that it is to be extended. more...
MP calls for planning shake-up
Winchester MP, Mark Oaten, is calling for a reform of the planning process. more...
Blanket shock
Electric blanket safety checks carried out by Hampshire County Council's Trading Standards Service showed that 37% of the electric blankets tested were unsafe. more...
Regionalisation 'death knell for shire counties'
Hampshire MEP, Roy Perry, has joined the campaign against the Government's proposed regional assemblies. more...
Mark's the star at schools kitchens
For 20 years now, Mark Joshua has kept the pots and pans spick and span in the kitchens at Winchester's St Swithun's School. more...
Curator on busman's holiday
The Himalayan city of Darjeeling was the setting for an informative working holiday for Hampshire County Council's museums and archives service training officer. more...
Farmers threaten revolt as judge blasts market boses
Stallholders at Hampshire's farmers markets are on the verge of revolt after a High Court ruling that a farmer was unfairly banned. more...
I'll eat anywhere says council boss
The leader of Winchester City Council has hit back over claims that inspection goals for "high risk" eating places are not being achieved. more...
Planners 'scuppered' our home
A Winchester couple who want to build a home to retire in have expressed frustration at city council planners who they say repeatedly shifted the goalposts. more...
More roadworks misery
Frustrated Winchester traders are blaming falling profits on a series of county council roadworks. more...
Chief executive announces retirement
Winchester City Council chief executive, David Cowan, will retire from local government next year. more...
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