Matt Le Tissier was back in action last night as he turned out for ex-Saint Dave Armstrong. The testimonial match was played at New Milton against a celebrity XI and also appearing were the likes of Saints boss Gordon Strachan and club captain Francis
Matt Le Tissier is ready to don his magic boots again next week - with Wessex League outfit Eastleigh. The Southampton superstar is lined up to make his debut for the Ten Acres club in their pre-season friendly at home to Bashley on Tuesday (7.30pm).
YOUNGSTERS with winning looks and their proud parents took a bow as the honours were handed out at The Gazette-backed Bonniest Baby Awards. The Festival Place management suite was the venue for the awards ceremony - and in keeping with their calibre,
ONE of the country's top cancer surgeons told an inquest of his shock after a patient died at Basingstoke hospital following potentially life-saving surgery. Consultant surgeon Myrddin Rees said a pulmonary embolism - a blockage in lung arteries - had
A FLOOD of phone mast applications for land owned by Basingstoke council could lead to a shake-up in the way they are handled. Mike Davies, the council's head of property services, told the environment scrutiny committee: "So many applications are being
THE GAZETTE today launches a new phase of the cancer unit campaign by making it easier for local people to back doctors and staff seeking to keep the breast screening assessment clinic in Basingstoke. All you need to do is fill in a special coupon - printed
WATCHDOGS may ask Health Secretary Alan Milburn to step in over the controversial plan to remove a vital breast cancer screening clinic from Basingstoke. The assessment unit is under threat because health authority chiefs want to amalgamate the Basingstoke
JASON LANEY scored 330 runs in a game of big scores as Hampshire's 2nd XI beat local rivals Sussex by seven wickets at the Hove. The opening batsman (pictured) scored 205 not-out in the first innings and 125 in the second, sharing in a match-winning partnership
BASINGSTOKE Sport Centre's Chinese kick-boxing club has another black-belt member after Ray Douglas recently passed his top grading. The 36-year-old from Micheldever first started kick boxing for a few months in 1986 and, after a 13-year break, he returned
TWO of the brightest young British stars of ice hockey have been signed up by the Basingstoke Bison. The latest pair to join the Wella-backed team are Great Britain senior international Marc Levers and England junior Joe Greener. Derby-born forward Levers
DEAN MORGAN'S quest for a medal at the Commonwealth Games went on hold yesterday. The 32-year-old Hampshire bowler and his Cumbrian skip Steve Farish were due to meet Wales in the quarter-final of the pairs - the prize for the winners being the guarantee
WITH a new James Bond film in the offing, what better time to focus on a real-life spy? In contrast to the martini-sipping super-cool 007, Anthony Blunt was a complex and contradictory character. In fact, if he'd been fictional, he would have tested most
TEAM Solent's Melanie Purkiss has had a taste of the athletics high life in Manchester this week - and her coach Todd Bennett is convinced she will be hungry for more. The 23-year-old from Otterbourne surpassed all expectations at the Commonwealth Games
COWES Week - the world's most famous regatta - begins tomorrow, promising eight days of entertainment for yachting enthusiasts and non sailors alike. As well as top quality racing on the Solent there is a huge programme of on-shore events culminating
The third race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Summer series on Thursday 1 August saw a south easterly breeze of ten knots which died away during the evening. In Class 1, after one lap Paul King's Prima 38 Serendip and the Oyster Lightwave 48 Scarlet
CENTRAL and South Americans can, it seems, do no wrong. We love their music, we love their style and we love their movies. The latest Latino export to hit British screens, Nine Queens or Nueve Reinas looks set to follow this trend. While a heist movie
FOR a relaxing meal you would be hard pushed to beat the classy Potters Restaurant at Ampfield. Part of the impressive Potters Heron Hotel, the restaurant is set in a beautiful location with a separate bar and garden which is ideal for after-dinner drinks
A FACELIFT is on the cards for Gosport Borough Football Club after it scooped a £97,700 grant to renovate its ground. The Jewson Wessex League club is celebrating the result that means major improvements can be made. New floodlights, a complete pitch
FIREFIGHTERS are clubbing together to support a colleague whose pay has been axed while he is struggling to recover from job-related stress. Union officials have already raised £600 for Basingstoke firefighter Simon Green, who has been suffering from
A MILESTONE in the transformation of a Basingstoke suburb was reached this week after council leaders released £4.8million for the next phase of the major project to regenerate Oakridge. Phase two of the Oakridge Regeneration Project will include the
A HIT-AND-RUN victim who was mowed down by thieves as they stole his car has said he is lucky to be alive. Richard Connolly, 36, sustained serious head injuries in the drama which unfolded when he went to collect his Vauxhall Astra at Luton Airport after
A POSTAL worker has spoken of his anger and fears for the future after an 11th-hour bid to delay his eviction from a mobile home ended in failure. Hart District Council decided on Monday that Gerry Kimber, 49, would be prosecuted after August 31 if his
Today's Principal Arrivals: Hual Tramper, ro-ro, 0630, 40; Oriana, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Nedlloyd Europa, container, 0915, 206; USNS Comfort, US Navy, 0930, 38/9; Oana, general cargo, 1200, 36; Duobulk, general cargo, 1700, 102; Tinka, general cargo
ODIHAM and Grey-well kept up their pursuit of the division 5B leaders in the Thames Valley League with an eight-wickets mauling of visitors Royal Ascot II. Charlie Russell (2-14) and Charlie Parish (2-19) were the pick of the Odiham bowlers, helping to
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants will try to become the first team this season to beat local rivals Reading tomorrow when they travel to Berkshire. Despite not losing, Reading are only 23 points ahead of Basingstoke because they have drawn eight of their 12
HOOK and Newnham Basics gained swift revenge for their defeat in the Guy Jewell Cup final on Friday night at the hands of Hartley Wintney with victory in the league encounter the following day. The home side won the toss and put Hook into bat and a maiden
Ash United 2 Basingstoke Town 4 BASINGSTOKE recorded their first win of the pre-season campaign with a hard fought victory at the Shawfields Stadium, writes Ian Trodd. A small crowd witnessed Craig McAllister net a brace of goals and some good performances
BASINGSTOKE TOWN have been dealt a bitter blow on the eve of the new season with the news that top defender Jason Bristow is set to miss the whole of the forthcoming campaign. Bristow needs an operation on his knee after a scan confirmed he has suffered
Louise Minett won England's first medal of the day in the shooting at Bisley when she took bronze in the women's 10-metres air rifle singles. The 27-year-old from Fareham came third behind Anjali Bhagwat, who won her third gold of the Games, and her Indian
In the opening event of last night's session, there was bronze reward for Portsmouth Northsea's Simon Militis in the 200 metres backstroke. For the 24-year-old Jersey lad, it was a sizeable improvement on Kuala Lumpur '98, where he finished eighth in
Reigning Olympic champion Richard Faulds suffered disappointment in the men's double trap singles. The 25-year-old clay pigeon shooter from Longparish shot his way through to the afternoon's final, but had to settle for fifth place. The gold medal went
Iwan Thomas talks to Echosport's Wendy Gee. WINNING a silver medal in the 400m relay on Wednesday night means I have a complete set from the Commonwealth Games. I won gold in the individual in 1998 and bronze in the relay. I ran OK this week, probably
RUPERT LOWE has strongly defended Saints' summer caution in the transfer market. In a clear indication that major new signings are unlikely, the Southampton chairman has insisted that splashing out recklessly on new players could be suicidal in the current
Peter Ogden is set to defend his title as overall regatta winner when racing in Skandia Life Cowes Week gets underway tomorrow. The owner of the Swan 60 Spirit of Jethou, pictured, named after the Channel Island he owns, returns to the Solent in 2002
Of all the seafaring stories linked to Southampton there is one that will never die as generation after generation continues to be fascinated by the ill-fated Titanic. The details of the "unsinkable'' Titanic, lost beneath the Atlantic waves on her maiden
IT'S renowned as one of the best Indian restaurants in Southampton - and Kuti's did not fail to live up to its reputation. We started in a traditional manner with a couple of poppadoms and the usual condiments - but from there it got more difficult. The
THERE are only 190 people in the tranquil horse-racing village of Whitsbury. Half of those are reputedly tee-totalling Methodists, so, on the surface, you wouldn't choose to run a pub here. Yet Laura and Patrick Lewis bought the pretty red-brick building
