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Stories for 9 March 2004

Basingstoke News

One woman's crusade against the litter louts

ONE little lady is making a big impact on litter in the Cranbourne area of Basingstoke. more...

Security increased at sheltered homes

PROWLERS, distraction burglaries and anti-social behaviour at a Basingstoke sheltered housing scheme have forced an increase in security. more...

Garages targeted in spate of burglaries

RESIDENTS in the Kempshott area of Basingstoke are being urged to be vigilant following a series of garage break-ins and burglaries. more...

Contact our education reporter, Paul Hobson, with your education news. E-mail him on paul.hobson@basingstokegazette.co.uk or call him on 01256 337411. more...

Threat of closure for failing school

A BASINGSTOKE school for pupils with behavioural difficulties is facing the threat of closure because it has been unable to get out of special measures. more...

Focus on health issues

ONE-AND-A-HALF million people are obese and 90 teenage girls get pregnant each week in the South East region. more...

Hearing procedure is boosted by donations

A WOMAN whose hearing was dramatically improved by a new procedure at Basingstoke hospital has donated thousands of pounds so that others can find out if they might benefit too. more...

New names to make life more simple

THE names of some medicines are to be simplified to make them easier to swallow for patients and professionals. more...

Basingstoke Property

Semi near town

A TRADITIONAL semi-detached house within walking distance of Basingstoke town centre is selling through Savoy Estates at £249,995 after being completely refurbished. more...

Refitted bathrooms

A REFURBISHED home in Chineham is selling through estate agents Chequers with a price guide of £300,000. more...

Cul-de-sac location

A DETACHED house built by Westbury Homes during 2000 is being resold with a price guide of £475,000. more...

Home backs on to woods

A DETACHED house in the country town of Whitchurch has been priced at £389,950 by Halifax Property Services. more...

Modern house in medieval village

A MODERN house in a village that dates back to medieval times can be bought for those hunting for property at around £385,000. more...

A rush of viewers

A FORMER local authority house in Popley had six viewings in 24 hours after selling agents Keel Barrett detailed the upgrading of the interior of the property to potential buyers. more...

Room for all the family

AN EXTENDED semi-detached house offers five-bedroomed accommodation as it sells through haart estate agents at £315,000. more...

New apartments for resale

ALTHOUGH not due to be completed until the end of March, two apartments on the Rialto development of apartments at Victory Hill in Basingstoke town centre are already being resold. more...

Eastleigh News

Housing plan to be shelved until inquiry

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build hundreds of new homes on a prized woodland site near Chandler's Ford could be left on the shelf for another two years. more...

Pensioners take leisure plea to MP

CAMPAIGNING pensioners in Chandler's Ford are taking their bid for a fair crack of the whip to their MP. more...

Echowinchester News

Skatepark dream a step closer to reality

ALRESFORD youngsters are poised to finally achieve their dream of having a skateboard park. more...

Kidnapped and dumped

A TERRIFIED teenager was kidnapped and dumped eight miles away by three thugs who attacked him on a Winchester street. more...

Echowinchester Sport

City to ask league for an extension

Director of football David Malone fears double-chasing Winchester City could become victims of their own success. more...

Farehamandgosport News

Youth injured in checkout queue dispute

A TEENAGER has spoken of how he was attacked in a Fareham supermarket after challenging a man who jumped the queue ahead of him. more...

Customers sign to check jobs loss

CUSTOMERS in Fareham gave their support when a campaign to stop call centre jobs being transferred to India came to town yesterday. more...

Forestandwaterside News

Wreckers ruin hut used by Guiders

VANDALS who broke into a Guide hut in the New Forest left it looking as if it had been hit by a snowstorm. more...

Poacher is fined for trout tickling

A POACHER who "tickled" two large sea trout in the Beaulieu River has been fined £100 by New Forest magistrates. more...

Forestandwaterside Sport

Bash skipper staying put - for now

AARON Cook's hopes of being sold to Salisbury City have been raised and then dashed. more...

Southampton Leisure

Review: Something to Shout about

Lulu, The Anvil, Basingstoke more...

Rokia, a rising star from Africa

IF YOU'RE not too familiar with the music of Mali, now's your chance to get better acquainted. more...

Pilot back with tale of future

A TALE of rival families fighting for control of a future London comes to the Theatre Royal Winchester next week. more...

Southampton News

Wannabe models wanted

A LINGERIE company is to scour Southampton to find the next Jordan. more...

Drive to combat car crime

THIS was the moment two suspected car thieves received a rude awakening. more...

Bigger bills will be dropping on the mat

THOUSANDS of council tax payers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will begin receiving their new bills this week. more...

We'll get a kick out of beating the boys

THE DAILY Echo's challenge to Southampton youngsters to pull on their soccer boots in memory of a talented teenage soccer player has prompted an unexpected response. more...

Paul, please contact your family

HAMPSHIRE detectives have launched an appeal for a missing man to get in touch with his family. more...

Posh & Becks buy a dream for David

HE'S no fan of Manchester United or Real Madrid and likes his music a bit heavier than the songs produced by the Spice Girls. more...

Relatives' tribute to boat tragedy pair

THE FAMILY of a father and son who died in a Hampshire boating accident have spoken for the first time. more...

Parents vent anger at school closure plans

SOUTHAMPTON school bosses were left in no doubt about parents' anger at plans to close Moorlands Infant School as they queued up to attack the idea at a public meeting. more...

Faith gives us hope for our young sons

Six days ago Allison and David Hartley revealed their four sons were suffering from a life-threatening genetic disorder. By the weekend over 1,000 people had come forward offering to help... more...

Hannah's last movements

It was the nightmare every parent dreads - when their daughter didn't return home from a night out they were frantic and called police... more...

Serco's public venture

ONE of Hampshire's biggest business success stories continues to break financial records. more...

Robert Dyas chain sold in £61m deal

CORPORATE finance experts in Southampton have masterminded one of the south's biggest ever deals - the £61m sale of retail giant Robert Dyas. more...

Soaraway Skandia

MORE than 1,300 staff at the Southampton headquarters of Skandia are toasting dramatically improved profits. more...

Beckham on jet firm's client list

SOCCER star David Beckham is a big-spending customer of a Hampshire firm that chauffeurs millionaires across the world in private jets. more...

Essential reading

THE new edition of Hampshire Business South Magazine is out now. more...

Strikers call for pay rise talks

UNION leaders have called for bosses at a strike hit Hampshire aircraft factory to get round the table for immediate pay talks. more...

Essential reading

THE new edition of Hampshire Business South Magazine is out now. more...

Hope for children

Having a sick child in the family brings terrible pressure for parents - but often siblings get forgotten. Diane Pratt talks to KATE THOMPSON about her very special club... more...

Meet Handy Andy, the daycare dad

THERE aren't many men who would opt to give up their high-flying career to become a childminder - but Andy Cotton is no ordinary man. He happily admits he prefers the company of children to adults and likes nothing better than having the excuse to play with Lego all day. more...

Picking up the pieces

Hampshire mother and businesswoman Juliette Holme has triumphed over setbacks that have brought sleepless nights. She tells KATE THOMPSON about life after a media frenzy and a new network for women... more...

Faith gives us hope for our young sons

Six days ago Allison and David Hartley revealed their four sons were suffering from a life-threatening genetic disorder. By the weekend over 1,000 people had come forward offering to help... more...

Southampton Shipping

Why Victoria's heading south

IT seems we can't get enough of life on the ocean wave these days as the UK goes cruise-crazy . . . and Southampton is anchored firmly in the middle of all the action. more...

Cargo company forges German link

Southampton Cargo Handling (SCH), the largest service providers to the shipping industry in the city's docks, is forging unique links with the major German port of Bremerhaven. more...

Black Watch heading homeward

After completing half of her world cruise, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' 28,492- ton vessel Black Watch is now on her way back to Southampton. more...

City team will be at `cruise summit'

SOUTHAMPTON is sending a high-ranking delegation to the largest annual gathering of cruise line owners, operators and suppliers in the world to strengthen and underline the port's reputation as one Europe's leading hubs for the multi-million industry. more...

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 25; Chikuma Reefer, refrigerat, 0630, 104; Black Prince, cruise ship, 0700, 101;; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 0730, 203; Euro Melody, container, 0800, Con Term; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0800, 201; Hyundai Liberty, container, 1600, 206; Paleisgracht, general, 1630, 46; OOCL Shenzhen, container, pm, 207. more...

Southampton Sport

Fans can still buy tickets for the derby

Saints season tickets holders now have a chance to snap up the last few hundred tickets for next Sunday's derby match against Pompey at Fratton Park. more...

Still time for relay

The rebirth of the Hampshire AA Road Relay Championships is little more than a week away - and it's not too late to enter. more...

Purkiss misses final

TEAM Solent sprinter Melanie Purkiss suffered disappointment at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest. more...

SOLENT 5K ROAD RACE: WOMEN

List of runners and finishing times: more...

SOLENT 5K ROAD RACE: MEN

List of runners and finishing times: more...

SOLENT 5K ROAD RACE: Belgrave show the rest a clean pair of heels

Belgrave Harriers' athletes dominated in the men's Solent 5K road race as places one and two helped them scoop team honours. more...

Sea Angling: Tomkat attracts a bumper haul

Spring is in the air, especially for anglers in John Skeggs' Lymington-based boat Tomkat. more...

Rowing: Fine weather makes all the difference for river racing

The 2004 rowing season got underway in Southampton last Saturday when 86 crews took to the River Itchen for the Southampton River and Small Boats Head of the River Race. more...

Cycling: Victory is down to Prior knowledge for veteran rider

ANTELOPE Racing Team's failure to attract any of its own members for its first race of the season - a ten-mile time trial on the potentially fast Swallowfield Bypass course south of Reading - was overshadowed by an outstanding performance from Andover Wheelers' Jake Prior. more...

Townandcounty News

Teens' tree rescue

TWO teenagers were rescued last night after becoming stranded up a 60ft tree. more...

Ian's art heading for Windsor Castle

ANOTHER four carved works of art created in Warsash will shortly be taking pride of place in Windsor Castle. more...

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