A BIZARRE match at City's Chilcomb ground finished with M&T holding a three-man advantage - but they still couldn't stop the hosts from grabbing an injury-time equaliser. A poor first half between two mediocre sides got off to a bad start. Awbridge's
DAVID GARDNER has been selected for the England '91 B' squad after the recent national tournament in Birmingham. David is currently in Year 9 at the Mountbatten School. He was named in the ten-man B squad as one of the players with the potential to move
ROMSEY TOWN's season is in danger of petering out - games at home to Hythe on Saturday and away to East Cowes on Tuesday night, both of which they would have hoped to win, ended in demoralising defeats. "Injuries are the problem," explained manager Trevor
Boss Steve Riley reckons Bashley will have nothing to fear when they roll up at Dover Athletic tomorrow. The Whites have already got the better of Bash twice this season, winning on consecutive September Saturdays at the Recreation Ground, 2-0 in the
STEVE Tate reckons football's fashionable footwear is putting players at risk of serious injury. The Winchester City boss goes into tomorrow's Wessex 1 summit meeting at home to Hamworthy United deprived of the services of ex-Saint Christer Warren, who
When Saints slipped through the relegation trap door last season, Brian Perrett made a life-changing decision. With no more Premiership football to look forward to, he failed to renew his season-ticket for the first time in 38 years. Saints' loss, though
IT'S one of the most historic buildings in town - and now readers of The Basingstoke Extra have the chance to play a part in its history by giving it a new name. The Red Lion Hotel is one of the town's oldest landmarks - but it is looking for a new name
HELP Save Our Haymarket - that's the message of a Gazette campaign as the prestigious Basingstoke theatre faces a funding crisis that could threaten its entire future. As reported in The Monday Gazette, one of the theatre's main sources of funding, Arts
A WELL-KNOWN Basingstoke museum has reached a special milestone, as it is 75 years since it first opened its doors to the public. The Willis Museum, now situated at Market Place at the Top of the Town, has been welcoming visitors since January 22, 1931
A TOTAL of three legitimate tenders were considered by Mid Hampshire PCT for New Street Medical Centre. Primary and community care director Karen Ashton told the board this week that the first was excluded because it was incomplete and did not contain
WE WOULD like to wish all our clients and supporters a happy and healthy 2006. It will be another busy year for Age Concern - thank goodness for our great team of volunteers! Toenail cutting will continue to be available in the new year at our foot clinics
ONE half of a business employing 800 people at Southamp-ton docks is poised to change hands as part of a global battle for sea trade supremacy. P&O, Britain's largest port operator, has agreed to be acquired by Singapore's biggest port company, PSA
HAMPSHIRE company First Sellers Pack (FSP) has bought Fareham-based Imagin, a branding and design agency, for an undisclosed sum and renamed it FSP Creative. FSP, founded by Jonathan Moore and based at nearby Whiteley, has ambitions to corner the marketing
Hampshire is leading the way in rugby referee recruitment - thanks to the Daily Echo. More than 20 volunteers picked up the whistle after a plea from the Hampshire Referees' Society last autumn and the first batch are ready to take charge of matches.
TROJANS are out to right the wrongs of last week's defeat to Old Amplefordian when they face KCS Old Boys tomorrow. The Stoneham-based London Four South West side were disappointed by last weekend's performance, which saw them go down 12-33 at home. Trojans
COUNCILLORS have renewed attempts to prevent the agricultural occupancy conditions from being taken off two recently-built homes in the countryside at East Wellow. Test Valley Borough Council's Southern area planning committee was reminded at its meeting
AN estimated quarter of a million pounds worth of travel tokens have been wasted in the Test Valley, a senior councillor has revealed. Test Valley Borough Council's economic portfolio holder Norman Arnell was speaking after some residents had expressed
LADY Hillier - widow of Sir Harold Hillier, who created the world-famous gardens named after him at Ampfield - has died, aged 95. Lady Barbara Hillier, who was born a miller's daughter at Kingsbridge, in South Devon, died on Tuesday, having been ill for
PLANS for 60 new homes to the north of Romsey Railway Station have been given overwhelming approval by councillors, despite some concerns over increased traffic congestion. The proposal by Barratt Homes for the Canal Walk development was carried by 16
THE price of some residents parking permits in Winchester is set to soar by 20 per cent. City councillors agreed the increase from £20 to £24 for the first permit in each household. Additional permits cost £50 and homes can have up to four. Councillors
LIBERAL Democrat bosses want disgraced MP Mark Oaten to return to his constituency and face the music over his alleged involvement with a male prostitute. Winchester City Council boss Councillor Sheila Campbell says that she wants to meet Mr Oaten within
NOT even the most qualified driver could park a car as precisely as one Southampton motorist did when his vehicle ended up between a tree and a telegraph pole. Police and residents in Millbrook Road are baffled how a Rover saloon car ended up wedged between
LETTERS to some patients treated at Southampton hospitals are being typed up on the other side of the world - and bosses say that the new service is saving patients a six-week wait. Instead of letters being typed up in Southampton they are being sent
A PLANNED mass meeting by council workers in Southampton to discuss controversial budget proposals which could cost up to 40 jobs attracted the interest of just 50 staff yesterday. Leaders from the public sector worker's union Unison had hoped hundreds
THE parents of a baby girl who died of a bacterial infection when she was just four-and-a-half days old will hold a ball in her memory on Friday, February 10. Rosie's Valentine Ball will be held at the Rose Bowl, West End, in memory of little Rosie Birkett
GAMEKEEPER Bob Cooke has won the prize title of Hampshire Special of the Year - beating off competition from across the county and the Isle of Wight. Mr Cooke was nominated by Inspector Brian Gravenor, whose role includes responsibility for the specials
A KEY piece of Whitchurch's agricultural past has been dredged from the depths of the Millennium Meadow following some routine conservation work. Environmental enthusiasts have uncovered a sluice gate dating back potentially hundreds of years in a boggy
SINCE the collapse of the Lionheart Pension Scheme at Croydex on Andover's Walworth Industrial Estate the Government has an-nounced that its Finan-cial Assistance Scheme will not be able to help, because the company itself is still trading. Unlike the
WILTSHIRE Police are investigating two fresh incidents involving malicious attacks on horses in the Kennet area of Wiltshire. The first attack, at a property in the High Street, Burbage, three miles north of Collingbourne Kingston, was discovered on 14
TIDWORTH police have issued a warning to parents after a suspected bogus health official tried to get into a home in the town. The well-spoken and smartly dressed man called at the home purporting to be a health visitor and asked the mother whether he
THERE wasn't a dry eye in the house when Iris Levitt rose from her wheelchair to renew her wedding vows 50 years after she first married husband Ken. The couple who live in Wolversdene Road, Andover, took the unusual step of saying 'I do' for the second
WHAT'S On heard that Southampton rockers Little Green had been busy recording the follow-up EP to their triumphant debut Syllables Sent so we decided to have a nosey and listen to the new tracks on their website. Impressed? Damn right we were. The four-piece
STAFF and tots from a Hampshire pre-school are celebrating their success over achieving accreditation status from the national Pre-school Learning Alliance. The Bright Sparks Pre-school in Titchfield were presented with a special certificate stating their
Dexter Blackstock believes Rupert Lowe's being harshly treated by the Saints fans. The Southampton striker does not think that Lowe gets enough credit for laying the foundations for an academy that has helped him break into the first team - along with
SAINTS will have to send a scout to Israel tomorrow if they want to complete the signing of central defender Shimon Gershon. The 28-year-old Israeli international skipper spent two days in Southampton before flying back to his home country last night
Director Terrence Malick draws inspiration from the legend of John Smith and Pocahontas for this epic 17th century historical drama. Colin Farrell is impressively understated as Smith in a dreamy, hypnotic work of few words and breathtaking imagery that
1.KING KONG (12a): Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic is overlong but is still a hugely entertaining, big budget spectacular with truly extraordinary special effects. 2. WALLACE & GROMIT: The curse of the were rabbit(U) This latest beautifully
STOCKBRIDGE suffered their second league defeat in a row on Saturday, when they were well beaten by Downton at the Recreation Ground. It's frustrating for Robins boss Barry Andrews to see his side, who have shot up the league by playing some sparkling
BAT Reserves 1, Mottisfont 3 AFTER falling behind to a fifth minute own goal, Mottisfont turned in a sterling second half performance to beat Wessex Combination side BAT Reserves and reach the semi-finals of the Southampton Senior Cup. Two strikes immediately
ANDY Leader's summer holiday might hinge on the result of tomorrow's head-to-head with good mate Danny Bowers at Follands Park. Spoils are currently even between the two men, with Bowers' Hamble side having beaten BAT 1-0 last season during Leader's spell
Eastleigh skipper Danny Smith is willing to fight through the pain barrier for tomorrow's home game against Thurrock. The midfielder was due to have his stitches out this week after being stretchered off with a badly cut forehead at Weymouth a fortnight
WE WOULD like to wish all our clients and supporters a happy and healthy 2006. It will be another busy year for Age Concern - thank goodness for our great team of volunteers! Toenail cutting will continue to be available in the new year at our foot clinics
CAMPAIGNERS plan to maintain pressure on health bosses to keep New Street Medical Centre open. At a Mid Hampshire PCT meeting on Tuesday about 15 campaigners turned up to hear a debate about a recommendation to close the surgery and carry out a managed
THERE'S a mid-table clash at Hooks Lane tomorrow when Havant entertain another HRFC, Hertford. A win for the Blue and Whites will put them within seven points of director of rugby Adam King's 50-point survival target for the season. But it will be no
PORTSMOUTH'S Rob Hayles warmed up for what should be an exciting spring by showing top form in Manchester. The double world champion defends his team pursuit and madison world titles in April in Bordeaux after hopefully finding his winning legs at the
CORMORANTS' John Banks scored an overdue victory in his club's latest match at Witherington Farm. Banks - in the frame several times over the last year but not a winner - easily put that right, landing carp to 8lb on waggler and corn for 52lb 6oz from
WHO is behind attacks on Romsey's British Red Cross Centre? That's the question being asked by volunteers and organisers at the Great Well Drive-based centre. Last July, someone torched a wheelie bin next to the wooden building setting it alight and since
HAMPSHIRE police fire-arms team now has American-style stun guns to tackle armed criminals. The £350 Taser gun fires two metal barbs, which carry a 50,000-volt electrical charge, which can temporarily immobilise the target. Trials with the stun gun have
ROMSEY'S Hartley family have thanked people for the wonderful response to an appeal for support for the research charity they set up last year - just days before the family's tribute to the town is beamed out across Britain on BBC Television's Songs of
AN accomplished musician has been voted in as Romsey Arts Festival's new chairman. Acoustic Triangle's Malcolm Creese is the new man at the helm of the popular triennial festivals. Bassist Malcolm is the lead behind Acoustic Triangle, reported to be one
Test Valley licensing sub committee has lifted the ban on alcohol sales at the White Horse Hotel, Romsey, subject to the completion of paperwork, which is expected to take a few days. Four conditions were imposed: - Appointment of a new supervisor solely
A FEW inches of water and a life jacket are thought to have saved a man who fell 40ft at a Hampshire marina. Gary Harvey, 22, was not injured as seriously as was initially feared and is recovering in hospital after slipping off a ladder and falling on
CIVIC chiefs in Romsey have backed plans to build 60 new homes in the town. Despite traffic concerns, councillors at Test Valley Council's Southern Area Planning Committee voted in favour of the Barratt Homes proposal to build the new properties to the
ANOTHER brilliant West End musical hits the Mayflower this week. Mack and Mabel starring David Soul of Starsky and Hutch and Jerry Springer the Opera fame and Janie Dee, who has appeared in Carousel and My One and Only, opens on Monday. Set in the silent
IT'S 'Another Openin' Another Show' for award-winning Eastleigh Operatic & Musical Society Junior Section. Their production of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate will be at The Plaza Theatre, Romsey from February 8 to 11. This is the tale of a theatre company
THE pantomime season is still with us as the Colbury and Ashurst Theatrical Society (CATS) stages Sinbad at the Hanger Farm Arts Centre in West Totton until February 4. "While it's very much a pantomime - with spectacle, songs, jokes and audience participation
A GROUP of young girls could soon have nowhere to go on a Wednesday night because no one is willing to take over their Rainbow Guide group. The two leaders of the 1st Bishop's Waltham Rainbows are stepping down this summer, having started the group and
THOUSANDS of households across Hampshire could face a hosepipe ban in just eight weeks time. The county has endured the driest period since the summer of 1976 with below average rainfall for the past 14 months. Residents are being warned that if reservoirs
MEMBERS of the Little Shipmates day nursery at Hythe are on the crest of the wave after their group gained a top qualification. Hythe county councillor Brian Dash presented staff with the Pre-School Learning Alliance's national accreditation certificate
THE DAILY Echo's Find the Ball competition has paid out £1,000 to one lucky runner-up. Barry Hill of Bishop Close in Talbot Village, Poole, was the closest entry in last week's competition. Don't miss tomorrow's Daily Echo for your chance to win the Find
THE father of a 12-week-old baby who was raped has broken his silence to urge readers to join his fight for justice. Speaking exclusively to the Andover Advertiser, the 30-year-old Ludgershall man called for Andoverians to support his plea for tougher
A LUDGERSHALL woman has proved that it's possible to own a fish and chip shop and lose a considerable amount of weight at the same time. Pauline Unwin of 'Down at the Chippy' lost four and a half stone (63lbs) in 2005 after she had a hip operation and
A LUMP-in-the-throat moment - that's how Tidworth mum Sandra Hawkins described her son's first tentative steps after losing his lower legs in a freak accident. Phill Mayer, a 17-year-old Weyhill teenager has now been fitted with temporary prosthetic limbs
A BEWITCHING experience awaited an Andover teenager who found herself first in a queue of thousands to try out for the new Harry Potter film. Kim Allen, aged 15, came within a wand's length of the boy wizard when she auditioned to play Hogwarts' pupil
SMOKING has been banned from The Crown at Upton. Landlord Rod Chorlton believes the move will boost business, as many more people now want to be in a smoke-free environment. Mr Chorlton decided to make the move on Friday after a month of trying to wean
AN elderly woman was left shocked and upset after she was trapped in an Andover estate lift with her daughter and a friend. Mrs Grace Horsey, aged 86, was stuck in the lift at The Oval on Cricketers Way on Thursday. She was relieved and very grateful
THEY say it's not what you know, but who you know that gets you far in the music business. Couple some great contacts though, including Kaiser Chiefs and Killers cohort Dario Dendi, with the kind of frenzied talent that's been packing out audiences at
GET your glad rags out and get ready for a superb night of classical music on the south coast. Renowned Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play a special one-night concert at Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday. Their programme includes Bartok's Dance Suite,
THEY used to go everywhere together but now a heartbroken three-year-old is trying to come to terms with the fact she might never see her eight-month-old puppy again. Ask little Grace Conner about her chum Lucy and she will tell you: "A nasty man has
TODAY we start our countdown to The Gazette Sports Awards in March. Here, we look at the first six sportsmen nominated for the title of The Gazette Sports Personality of the Year. Jim Dixon - rugby: Basingstoke RFC's imperious Kiwi player-coach has been
FEW contemporary filmmakers manage to straddle the divide between multiplex and art-house quite so effortlessly as Steven Spielberg. In 1993, he demonstrated his box office clout and an ability to prick consciences and arouse debate with the Oscar-winning
Jennifer Aniston plays a woman who learns that her dysfunctional family might have been the inspiration for the film The Graduate, but she pales in the shadow of Shirley MacLaine, whose performance prevents the movie from being an interminable drag.
