Stories for 8 October 2003

Basingstoke Motoring

Test-driving the MG ZT 260 V8

MG HAS muscled in on the powerplant from the iconic Ford Mustang to create its first V8 in decades.  more...

Basingstoke News

Customers asked how market could improve

OVERHEAD covering, more stalls and advertising, maybe an indoor market - these are the things users of Basingstoke's charter market would like to see.  more...

Public show support for threatened station cook

SUPPORT has been growing in Basingstoke for the fire station cook whose job could be given the chop.  more...

Parachutist dies in jump tragedy

AN EXPERIENCED parachutist died after his parachute failed to open during a 13,000ft jump on Sunday.  more...

Crocuses help raise profile

ONE thousand crocus bulbs will be planted by local schoolchildren and Basingstoke council, in memory of the 1,000 women who die of breast cancer every month in the UK, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  more...

Open-air praise

AN INNOVATIVE Salvation Army corps officer has conjured up an idea for a new Songs of Praise-style event in Basingstoke.   more...

Eastleigh News

Show promises to be a wizard treat

EASTLEIGH'S Fleming Park Leisure Centre is set to become a magical place.  more...

HELP CATCH TEEN YOBS

POLICE are calling on Chandler's Ford residents to name and shame teenage yobs who are terrorising the leafy suburb.  more...

Echowinchester News

Curb these waste lorries

VILLAGERS already plagued by lorries have warned that even more could be rumbling along their streets after plans to increase the quantity of rubbish dealt with at a nearby waste disposal plant were unveiled.  more...

Mast campaigners in Orange denial jibe

OUTRAGED Winchester mast campaigners believe mobile phone giant Orange is in a state of denial after it pressed ahead with plans despite a High Court challenge.  more...

Echowinchester Sport

Hockey: Teenager Bennett a Winchester winner

Two outstanding second-half solo goals by teenager Alex Bennett enabled Winchester to thwart a determined Hamble rally in an opening day 4-2 Hampshire/Surrey Regional League win at King's School.  more...

Farehamandgosport News

Why Charlie is our darling

NO ONE could guess that just six months ago Charlie Hawthorne was battling potentially lethal meningitis.  more...

BACK TO PRISON

HE MAY be subject to the town's first antisocial behaviour order but that hasn't stopped one of Fareham's worst troublemakers from committing crime.  more...

Farehamandgosport Sport

Ten-Pin Bowling: Experts will be in a league of their very own

`Gobowling' in Fareham will be hosting a brand new Scratch Trio professional league in the new year.  more...

Forestandwaterside News

Desperate for a cash lifeline

A PLAYGROUP which has given a head start to more than 1,000 New Forest children with special needs is looking forward to celebrating its 30th birthday - while hoping it will not be its last.  more...

CARE IS IN CRISIS

WORRIED social services bosses have revealed the full extent of the care home crisis facing pensioners in the New Forest.  more...

Southampton Leisure

Review: Fun night with plenty of body(ies)

Tiptoe Through the Tombstones, Memorial Hall, Hamble  more...

Southampton News

Raid aids pupils' learning

A VIKING raid on a Southampton school gave youngsters an insight into the lives of their Scandinavian ancestors.  more...

It's day one of fortnightly refuse collection in city

A CONTROVERSIAL new rubbish collection system for thousands of Southampton residents comes into force today.  more...

Pupils join historic ceremony

THE HISTORIC Southampton tradition of "Beating the bounds" that dates back at least 800 years was carried out by children with severe physical disabilities at a Southampton school.  more...

Charity asks ancient court for support

A CHILDREN'S cancer research charity has made an emotional eleventh hour plea to the people of Southampton to back a campaign to keep their crucial life-saving work going.   more...

Cash pours in to solve dog mystery

INVESTIGATIONS today continue into the death of a cocker spaniel which was found dead in a Hampshire river with a ten-kilogramme dumb-bell weight tied to her neck.  more...

Dad's boots helped me on bike test

ONE-ARMED motorcyclist John Liddiard was determined not to let his disability keep him off the roads.  more...

What a farce

TRAVELLERS in Southampton thought they had seen a way round a council eviction notice - by simply moving across the road.  more...

Alldays shop staff held at knifepoint

DETECTIVES investigating a knifepoint robbery at a Southampton convenience store are appealing for witnesses.  more...

TEENAGER FIGHTS FOR LIFE AFTER ATTACK

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life in hospital today after being beaten up by four youths in Southampton last night.  more...

Banking on a healthy lifestyle. . .

DRUGS awareness and sexual health were the order of the day when staff at HSBC in Southampton attended a series of talks aimed at getting them healthy.  more...

Quicker cheque clearance

BANKS are to be forced to clear cheques faster under new legislation being announced next month.  more...

Southampton Shipping

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Oriana, cruise liner, 0645, 106; Ella Wonsild, AM, Esso Marine Terminal (Fawley); Sigas Marquis, AM, Esso berth 2; Alert, cargo, 1330, 36S; Global Leader, ro/ro, 1830, 43; Auto Banner, ro/ro, 1900, 40; Phoenix Diamond, vehicle carrier, 2215, 34/35; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 2330, 201; Hyundai General, container, PM, 206; Neptune Dynamis, ro/ro, PM, 25.  more...

Southampton Sport

Hughes backs Jones

WALES manager Mark Hughes has told axed Saints goalkeeper Paul Jones he will always be his number one.  more...

ENGLAND STARS ON STRIKE?

SAINTS star James Beattie is reported to have joined the entire England squad in voting to boycott the crunch Euro 2004 qualifier in Turkey.  more...

Gymnastics: Hampshire's Lancashire is a big hit in Berkshire

TEN-year-old Fareham girl Ellie Lancashire savoured some long overdue success at the In-Age Elite Gymnastics Championships at Maidenhead.  more...

Basketball: Solent Stars keep their winning way

SOLENT Stars came through a tough defensive battle with Taunton Tigers to maintain their winning start to the National Women's League Division 2 South.  more...

Gymnastics: Freya is as good as gold to claim British place

YOUNG rhythmic gymnast Freya Tee (pictured) gave an impressive performance at the Scottish Open Individual Apparatus Championships to claim a place in the British Championships.  more...

Hockey: Trojans find a win at long last

It's all smiles for the region's two top women's teams, with Trojans winning their first EHA League match for 18 months and Southampton's girls topping the South League, Division 1 after three straight wins.  more...

Cycling: Horner survives another scare

THE hilly 40-kilometre time trial course round Whitsbury decided the outcome of the seventh Glenn Longland Classic race, spread over two days at Downton, near Salisbury.  more...

Netball: Dancing helps Kings to get in the groove

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Amazing pace by Civic

Barwell Motorsport's Group N-spec Honda Civic Type R proved incredibly fast in the hands of Mark Lemmer and Hampshire's James Kaye at Thruxton.  more...

New trophy in memory of ace Lee

North Gloucester Motor Cycle Road Race champion Neil Higgs will be the first recipient of the Gavin Lee Memorial Trophy.  more...

Flying high

Young Southampton racing driver Ricky Cole saved the best 'til last in the British GT Championship.  more...

`Scandalous' winner leaves BAT chief Andy fuming

ANDY LEADER had only one word to describe the goal that sent his BAT side crashing to a late 1-0 defeat at Southern Gardens last night - "Scandalous."  more...

Townandcounty Sport

Hockey: Winchester 4 - Hamble 2

Two outstanding second-half solo goals by teenager Alex Bennett enabled Winchester to thwart a determined Hamble rally in an opening day 4-2 Hampshire/Surrey Regional League win at King's School.  more...