COLIN MONTGOMERIE and Tiger Woods will have the showdown everybody wanted after a dazzling day's golf in Heidelberg. Woods fired a 64, but Montgomerie responded with a 65 to lead by one going into the final round of the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open. But keep
The Grapevine Bistro and Delicatessen, Odiham, is planning a host of gourmet Hampshire food and drink delights to celebrate this year's "Hampshire Food Festival". The Festival (26th May - 2nd June), organised by the county food group, Hampshire Fare,
A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Basingstoke is today due to appear before the town's magistrates charged with manslaughter and burglary following the death of a have-a-go hero. Plucky pensioner Edwin Brixton, 77, of Camfield Close, Basingstoke, collapsed and later
BASINGSTOKE Bison Ladies booked their place at Hull for the division one play-offs with a 5-2 victory in Romford on Saturday. The visitors got off to a flying start, scoring after just 51 seconds. Natalie West started the move as she passed out to Cheryl
YET another Gazette-sponsored performance player has represented their county. Jack Waissen was part of the Hampshire County Cup team that narrowly missed out on being promoted in a margin of only two games. Waissen, who is an LTA Futures player, was
AT THE age of nine Jamie Allen can already boast that he has scored a goal in front of a capacity crowd at Southampton. The Basingstoke schoolboy netted the equalising goal in Matthew Le Tissier's testimonial match at St Mary's on Tuesday night as the
JIMMY Greaves will top the bill at Blackfield & Langley FC's sportsmen's dinner next month. The former Spurs and England star will be raising a laugh with Scottish comedian Jimmy Quinn at the Novotel on Friday, June 14 (7.30pm). Tickets for the event
SOUTH coast agency CHS Creative is set to give a boost to Southampton company Screenco, which supplied TV show Pop Idol with audiovisual equipment. Screenco, a subsidiary of the Avesco Group, supplies large LED screens to the entertainment industry. CHS
A TEENAGER from Southampton has become the first youth in the city to be locked up for breaching an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO). The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had an ASBO passed on him in October last year after causing
A WOMAN is fighting for her life after being hit by a car as she crossed a main road in Southampton. Police said the pedestrian, who is in her 60s, suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a Vauxhall Belmont car at Bitterne Road West at about
IT WAS the moment she had waited 56 years for - but it was if they had never been apart. When Rita Lange gave the GI Joe father she had never met her first hug, it seemed to wipe away the years. For more than 20 years she had yearned to know who her daddy
A HAMPSHIRE charity has taken a massive step towards buying a holiday home abroad for multiple sclerosis sufferers following its biggest annual fundraising golf day. More than £30,000 was raised from the big event, in aid of the Geoff Smith Charity Fund
THIEVES have ruined Golden Jubilee celebrations for a group of pensioners - by stealing their decorations. Residents at a Southampton sheltered housing project were left deeply upset after the bunting and flags managers had put up were stolen. Intruders
A SENSE of Justice prevailed over the Hampshire Junior, Boys and Youth Golf Championship at Petersfield yesterday. Shaun Justice, 17-year-old Stoneham and Andover clubman, took the youth (under 21 title) by three shots, balancing the books after a narrow
Entries to the Daily Echo A City Mystery story competition have flooded in by post and e-mail after my special appeal in the Daily Echo. After an excellent response to the initial launch of the competition, some entries went missing, and so I had to launch
A WOMAN whose violent partner viciously attacked and tried to rape her has won her fight to extend his time behind bars. Mary Brewer welcomed the Court of Appeal ruling that the original two-year sentence meted out to Brian Gaff was unduly lenient and
A BITTER row broke out at the first meeting of Basingstoke's new council after the Tories were "massacred" by being frozen out of having control of any committees. Outside the council chamber at Thursday's inaugural meeting of the newly-elected council
CROWDS flocked to the popular Popley Festival yesterday. Among the attractions at John Hunt of Everest School were a fun fair, car boot sale, and craft stalls. Many four-legged friends were present thanks to a lurcher show, where proud owners showed off
Today's Principal Arrivings: Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 0630, 25 link; Tellus, ro/ro, 0630, 34/35; Victoria, cruise ship, 0700, 105; Autoline, ro/ro, 0730, 201 link; Arroyofrio Uno, ro/ro, 0830, 25 link; APL Garnet, container, 1130, 206; Boheme, ro/ro, 1230
MORE than £1,000 pounds was raised by the Basingstoke Hyenas at the charity match against the Blue Line Hockey League from New York on Sunday. In excess of 700 people turned up to support the occasion including MP Andrew Hunter, Major Ron Ferguson and
TADLEY announced a new sponsorship deal with Auto Trader at the club's annual awards night. The one-year deal will see them work alongside the existing sponsors of the club which have served it so well. To attract such a high-profile name to a Hampshire
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants are still looking for their first league win of the season after suffering a 30-run defeat at the hands of Beaconsfield at May's Bounty on Saturday. Chasing what looked like a modest total of 193 off 54 overs for victory, the
KELTOS served notice that he is the prince waiting to be crowned king of the milers when he turned Saturday's Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury into a procession under Olivier Peslier. Trained by Carlos Laffon-Parias in France, the almost white Keltos
GRZEGORZ Walasek has answered Poole Pirates' SOS and will ride for them at Wolverhampton in the Sky Sports Elite League on May 20 (7.30pm). The Polish star, who broke his left ankle in a track spill against Wolves in the Knock-Out Cup in early April,
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners urged motorists to boycott a Romsey garage as part of a national day of protests at the weekend. They gathered outside Esso in Greatbridge Road on Saturday as part of a campaign by green groups against the corporation. Critics
THE Southampton office of insurance giant AXA is likely to escape a round of job losses under a restructuring and investment programme. AXA, the UK's third largest general insurance company, is to invest £100m to develop its business over the next three
SOME 20 residents were evacuated this morning when fire broke out in a Southampton block of flats. Firefighters were called to Golden Grove in St Mary's at 6.15am when residents smelled smoke coming from an empty property. The cause of the blaze, which
Hill Head Sailing Club topper open, which attracted 41 competitors, took place on 27th April in force five conditions. A strong field competed with first place being taken by Steve Jackson of Hardway SC following close competition with Hill Head's Alain
