A COUPLE who owned one of the South's most successful cycle shops were today back on the tandem as they celebrated their Diamond Wedding. Reginald Stride, 84, and his wife Elizabeth, 82, used to take regular bike rides from the Totton area to the beach
SAINTS are discovering the hefty price of being dogged by letting leads slip through their hands. It's a point not lost on boss Glenn Hoddle who is determined to stamp out a worrying trend that has cost his side enough points to put them ahead of third-placed
Flamingos, who took the Hampshire League County Division 1 championship this summer, have their eyes firmly focused on more silverware in the Winchester & District Indoor League. They lead Division 2 by 13 points from Sparsholt B, who are the only
A LITTLE girl rode into school on her pony to say a festive "thank you'' to her classmates for helping her get through 16 weeks in hospital. Francesca Torrington, ten, was supported by her concerned Hampshire schoolmates who sent messages to her bedside
CONSTRUCTION work on Basingstoke's £300 million town centre redevelopment is running behind schedule due to the recent bad weather. Work at Festival Place has suffered following the heavy rain and strong winds, with estimates suggesting three days' work
A HUGE rise in the amount of sexually transmitted disease in Basingstoke has prompted local medical experts to urge reckless revellers to practise safe sex over the festive season. The genito-urinary clinic at Basingstoke hospital has reported a 300 per
PUNTERS can look forward to business as usual at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. A top-class event - with an international flavour - is in store for the Pertemps King George VI Chase with the likes of See More Business, Edredon Bleu and Beau set to represent
This year Lord Hesketh has gone further than the usual box of chocolates or bunch of flowers for those living near his ancestral home of Easton Neston in Northamptonshire. He has pushed the boat out to lay on the first ever Boxing Day meeting at 124-year-old
YOUNG KENNY, last year's beaten favourite, remains at the head of the weights on 12st for the Coral Eurobet Welsh National at Chepstow on Wednesday. There are 26 horses left in the £75,000 contest, which is run over a gruelling three miles, five-and-a-half
JUST three points were all that denied the Andover club's swimmers their first victory of the year in the final round of the Speedo League held recently at Gosport. Despite winning 19 races and finishing second in another 13 the local squad had to settle
ONE of the major prizes in Hampshire women's golf - the Knight Trophy - now sits proudly in the trophy cabinet at Andover Golf Club following the success of the triumphant mother and daughter pairing of Mandie and Jodie Scott. Not only was it the first
Andover II 14pts Portsmouth II 29pts FOR the second week in succession HSA sponsored Andover's London League Three (SW) fixture fell foul of the weather. It was a bitter blow for the town club who now go into the Christmas break knowing that by the time
CELEBRATED Kent international Martyn Sekjer will be lining up against Hampshire in the Liberty Trophy quarter-final on January 28 - but next winter he could be playing for Peter Line's side. His job as a branch manager for roofing and cladding contractors
INDEPENDENT contract stationer Whitegrove has acquired the Midlands business of Central Office and will merge operations in the Midlands and on the South Coast. Whitegrove, which is based in Boyatt Wood, Eastleigh, says the established furniture division
AN investigation has been launched after a 13-year-old schoolgirl was found dead at her Hampshire home. Police are looking into the tragic death of a Hampshire schoolgirl who died at her home in Ruskin Road, Eastleigh, early yesterday afternoon. It is
A LITTLE girl rode into school on her pony to say a festive thank you to her classmates for helping her get through 16 weeks in hospital. Francesca Torrington, ten, was supported by her concerned Hampshire schoolmates who sent messages to her bedside.
TEAMS of young graffiti busters are coming to the streets of Hampshire in a bid to wipe out the hallmarks of persistent vandalism. Youngsters are to be tasked with cleaning up daubs of paint left by yobs blighting Hedge End, West End and Botley. Under
SEVERAL witnesses may be able to help police catch the man who indecently assaulted a young woman in Andover in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 17-year-old was assaulted as she walking home along Winchester Road at around 2.15am. Police say the
YOUNGSTERS at Knights Enham Junior School enjoyed their Christmas Fayre on Friday and helped raise around £500 for Guides Dogs for the Blind and school funds. Parent governors Andrea Stevens and Debbie Seal worked tirelessly to organise the afternoon
A HAMPSHIRE helpline is preparing for Christmas calls from stressed out families. Thousands of parents will be dealing with more than indigestion as growing numbers face conflicting demands where parents have separated or formed a new stepfamily. Parentline
VERY fittingly for a pub where the famous River Test flows at the bottom of the garden, an exhibition of underwater pictures has been a huge hit at The Boot in Houghton. A regular, Martin Savage from Goodworth Clatford, introduced the work of Lancashire-based
CHRISTMAS came early for shoppers at a Hampshire supermarket after a cash machine started paying double. Customers expecting to receive a handful of tenners could hardly believe their luck when the hole-in-the-wall dispenser dished out £20 notes by mistake
SOUTHAMPTON'S top athletics coach Mike Smith has welcomed news that supplements containing nandrolone are to be removed from sale in the New Year under new licensing guidelines by the Medicine Control Agency It is believed that products containing the
Dick Whittington and his Cat review The Anvil THE ANVIL stage is bathed with gold because it's panto-time and, as any self-respecting Christmas fan knows, that means lots of glitter, glamour and that shiny, yellow metal. This year's offering from the
SAINTS are discovering the hefty price of being dogged by letting leads slip through their hands. It's a point not lost on boss Glenn Hoddle who is determined to stamp out a worrying trend that has cost his side enough points to put them ahead of third-placed
THE British Polemania Championship will have a host of south coast heats this year for the first time with Hampshire match angler Chalkie White holding no less than 11 qualifying matches on the Broadlands Lake Complex between January and the end of June
A BOILING kettle sparked an alarm at the highest fire risk premises in the area yesterday. Two fire crews were sent to the Ministry of Defence munitions depot, the powder keg of the Royal Navy fleet, on the A32 at Gosport. The alert came when an office
THE FUTURE of one of Basingstoke's top twinning festivals lies in doubt after the organisers dropped out of running the event. The Local Sports Council announced that its members could no longer organise the popular Euskirchen Festival of Sport owing
ANDOVER racing cyclist Simon Couzens was on form when riding under the Hampshire Cycling Development Centre banner at the recent meeting at the Calshot Velodrome. The 21-year-old, who works for local cycle shop 'Just Bikes', had six races in the competitive
'TOTAl embarrassment' was how New Street's Sunday team manager Andy Kidney summed up his feelings after his side's 12-2 home drubbing by Shipton pub side Boot Inn in the ADSL at the weekend. "I never thought that any team I managed could be beaten by
TEAMS of young graffiti busters are coming to the streets of Hampshire in a bid to wipe out the hallmarks of persistent vandalism. Youngsters are to be tasked with cleaning up daubs of paint left by yobs blighting Hedge End, West End and Botley. Under
POLICE are hunting a Grinch-type character who is wrecking Christmas decorations in Alresford. A vandal has targeted eight outdoor Christmas lights in gardens in the town since Sunday. Police confirmed that lights in several roads including Orchard Close
A NEW visitor centre on the Watercress Line at Alresford is to be named after the nephew of Hampshire's historic novelist, Jane Austen. Edward Knight was not only one of the promoters of the original Mid-Hants Railway, but was also its chairman for most
Southampton solicitors Trethowans is planning to raise money for one of the South's leading medical research charities, Hope. The legal firm has adopted Hope as its charity for the coming year. The staff intend to raise as much money as they can to help
The introduction of a beautician in one of the South's oldest department stores, Elliot's of Lymington, has been heralded as a success. Beauty by Amanda, run by Amanda Wooster, a qualified beautician and nail technician, was introduced to customers in
ANC Business Services Group, which has a depot in Southampton, is celebrating a successful year with its international arm reporting a 58 per cent increase in business. ANC International says the main area of growth has been European road services with
Today's shipping movements around Southampton Today's Southampton arrivals: Goodwood, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; Arroyofrio Uno, ro/ro, 0800, 30; Sea Centurion, ro/ro, 0900, Marchwood; Hoo Falcon, general, 1200, 36S; Isolde, vehicle carrier, 1200
CHRISTMAS came early for shoppers at a Hampshire supermarket after a cash machine started paying double. Customers expecting to receive a handful of tenners could hardly believe their luck when the hole-in-the-wall dispenser dished out £20 notes by mistake
THE smiles are wide as three delighted winners of an Andover Advertiser Christmas hamper collect their bottles of champagne and festive goodies in an event, the first ever for the newspaper, which has attracted thousands of entries. Editor Joe Scicluna
HILLSIDE Garage at Shipton Bellinger has a rather unusual product on the forecourt this week. With one careful owner, almost no emissions, but rather lacklustre acceleration and top speed the battery car is not one for boy racers. "Tony Coleman acquired
WITH Christmas just days away people in rural areas are anxiously waiting to see if their homes will be flooded by rising ground water. Areas causing concern include the villages which straddle the Bourne Rivulet north of Andover where ground water levels
AN investigation has been launched after a 13-year-old schoolgirl was found dead at her Hampshire home. Police are looking into the tragic death of the girl who died at her home in Ruskin Road, Eastleigh, early yesterday afternoon. It is believed 13-year-old
JUNGLE Book star Jonathan Penton will soon be seen on the small screen preparing for one of the most nerve-wracking moments of his career. The actor and singer beat competition from more than 1,000 entrants to reach the semi-finals of the BBC Voice of
CHRISTOPHER Lillicrap is the man behind The Proper Pantomime Company, and is currently directing a performance of Dick Whittington and his Cat at The Anvil. When The Gazette catches up with him it's one week to first night, and rehearsals are in full
TEAMS of young graffiti busters are coming to the streets of Hampshire in a bid to wipe out the hallmarks of persistent vandalism. Youngsters are to be tasked with cleaning up daubs of paint left by yobs blighting Hedge End, West End and Botley. Under
