BASINGSTOKE council is to call up a new weapon in its battle against graffiti - cash. Following the deployment of its high-powered anti-graffiti gun, which blasts unwanted images off walls, the council is planning to offer rewards for those who report
BASINGSTOKE'S much-awaited shuttle bus and park-and-ride service between the town and West Ham Leisure Park has ground to a halt. The service between the leisure park, the railway station and Basing View was due to start in August. But the Cabinet member
ANDY Bonner - Basingstoke's very own British and world powerlifting champion - is set to take part in a regal procession to mark the Golden Jubilee. Andy will zoom along The Mall towards Buckingham Palace on his BSA motorcycle with 49 other bikers - each
POPLEY has become a hot spot for arsonists - with twice the amount of deliberate fires there than any other area in Basingstoke. There have been 35 arsons in Popley alone between January and April. The next most popular area for firebugs is Brighton Hill
THE spirits of children and staff at Beech Down Primary School were raised during a week of fun activities to celebrate the jubilee. After receiving the devastating news that Hampshire education chief Don Allen had decided to close their school, headteacher
BASINGSTOKE council leader Brian Gurden is looking for a new site on which to rebuild Brighton Hill's Beech Down Primary School. Cllr Gurden is backing The Gazette's campaign to save the school following Hampshire education chief Don Allen's shock decision
EDUCATION chief Don Allen is to be called before a committee within the next few weeks to explain his decision to close Beech Down Primary School. A special meeting of Hampshire's education policy review committee is to be held in June at which Cllr Allen
MORALE among teachers has hit an all-time low with the Basingstoke area in the grip of the worst secondary school recruitment crisis in Hampshire. There are currently 30 secondary school vacancies in Basingstoke and the surrounding area, out of 67 in
SOUTHAMPTON'S sea anglers will be left with nowhere to fish if a major port development goes ahead at Dibden Bay, one of the area's leading fishermen has warned. Shirley Sea Angling Club's chairman Bob Patterson was speaking after giving evidence to the
A THREE reef, no spinnaker flag greeted the Lymington Town Sailing Club's fleet of Sea Ventures' Sun Fast 32s last weekend as the winds tested nerves with gusts of up to 30 knots against a spring ebb tide. All crews approached the line cautiously, but
Today's Principal Arrivals: Caronia, cruise ship, 0630, 38/9; Autoroute, ro/ro, 0800, 201; Hercules Leader, vehicle carrier, 0830, 34/35; Bunga Raya Dua, container, AM, 205; MOL Precision, container, 1300, 206; Royal Princess, cruise ship, 1330, 105/6
THERE is no end in sight to Old Basing's miserable start to the Hampshire League cricket season. On Saturday, the relegated side were asked to bat first on a slow, damp wicket at home to Fareham and Crofton in county division one, where they have yet
BISON Ladies' Play-off Trophy weekend in Hull ended with the Wella-backed team winning a third-place decider against close rivals Romford. Sunday's match went to overtime and penalty shots before the Bison won 3-2. Their weekend started with a 4-2 semi-final
ROBERT Tobin sliced .08 seconds from a junior championship record which had stood for 20 years after powering through a torrential downpour. The Basingstoke and Mid-Hants runner (pictured) more than justified his selection for next month's Commonwealth
A HAMPSHIRE boatbuilder is creating 20 new jobs after clinching a major new order from the Middle East. Halmatic, part of the Vosper Thornycroft Group, is to build 20 patrol boats for the Royal Oman Police Coastguard at its Porchester yard. The Halmatic
ANDOVER needs to shake off its 'Squaddie town' image and improve its town centre environment if it is to thrive over the next 30 years, borough councillors have been told. At a lengthy presentation given by five officials from the borough and county council
SNOW Dogs is top pedigree family entertainment, founded on a ridiculous plot with plenty of laughter, spills and thrills - and hordes of cuddly critters. Family dentist Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr) runs a highly successful practice in Miami with best
A SEVERED human head has been discovered in a Basingstoke park. The gruesome discovery was made by a man walking his dog in Howard Russell Park, South Ham, about 2pm today(Friday, May 31). A spokesman for Hampshire police said: "The head of a male was
PUPILS as young as 14 are experimenting with cocaine and heroin in Basingstoke - with some teenagers dealing cannabis to pay for their habits. Graeme Nice, of the Community Drugs Service, which teaches parents, teachers and pupils about drugs and works
HAMPSHIRE'S Olympic sailors put in a stunning performance at the Spa Olympic classes regatta last week winning six medals in 11 classes and taking the Hein de Goederen award for the highest scoring nation in the competition. The switch from Finn to Star
A crew from Hampshire will compete in the inaugural Antartica Cup, a non-stop race around Antartica due to start in December 2004, which has attracted some of the biggest names in offshore yacht racing. The British syndicate, currently operating out of
ELLEN MACARTHUR and Nick Moloney took their place on the podium in the Regatta de Rubicon this week after they finished fourth in the second leg of the race to finish third overall. They were beaten by French winner Roland Jourdain in Sill and Bernard
STRONG winds forced race officials to scrap two of the five races in last weekends Clarkson Club regatta hosted by the Royal Southampton Yacht Club but David Scanlon showed his command of boat handling in gusts of 34 knots by winning all three Class 1
TAKING 160 points from an available 180 in their match at Bracknell, the Basingstoke and Mid-Hants athletics second team have recorded their second win of the southern league season. The victory moved them into second place in division four west behind
BASINGSTOKE Gymnastic Club's senior mixed teamgym team have been selected to return to France in November to compete in the European Championships, Euroteam 2002. Their selection follows the team's success in taking bronze in their international debut
ROBERT Tobin sliced .08 seconds from a junior championship record which had stood for 20 years after powering through a torrential downpour. The Basingstoke and Mid-Hants runner more than justified his selection for next month's Commonwealth Games trials
Superleague star Steve Moria has been named as the new coach for the Basingstoke Bison next season - and he intends to carry on playing too. The 38-year-old Canadian forward, who hails from Vancouver, donned a Bison shirt for the first time at a specially
HAMPSHIRE'S rugby's brightest young talents have the opportunity to shine at Twickenham tomorrow when they take their place in the Tetley's Under-20 County Championship Final against Cornwall. Skipper Tom Allen's side, who have made outstanding progress
HAMPSHIRE-based B&Q fuelled an 18.9 per cent jump in business for retail group Kingfisher for the first quarter of the year. The group's home improvement business delivered a strong performance, boosted primarily by UK market leader B&Q from its
THE MAYFLOWER'S latest show is still making a big splash with audiences. But Singin' in the Rain is a show with a difference. As well as all the big musical numbers, stunning dance routines and colourful costumes we expect from a top quality musical,
A GRIM Italian back street doesn't seem like the best place to meet people and make new friends. But a diverse group of strangers, who have travelled from as far away as Sudan and the Middle East, find themselves drawn together by circumstance as they
A RUNAWAY schoolgirl has been reunited with her family on the Isle of Wight two weeks after disappearing from her Southampton foster home. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Daily Echo, Charlotte Sansom, 15 was found safe and well after police
MORE than a fifth of healthcare trust staff in Winchester and Eastleigh do not enjoy or are uncertain if they enjoy their current jobs, according to a survey. A total of 41 staff reported having been bullied or physically or verbally assaulted, and two
HAMBLE yachtsman Neal McDonald has the Volvo Ocean Race trophy in sight after posting his third leg victory in Assa Abloy and beating race leaders illbruck in the eighth leg from La Rochelle to Gothenburg. The penultimate leg was one of the closest yet
Handsome 20-something web designer Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) has been hurt in love and relationships once too often. His heart has been broken countless times, yet he still yearns for a constant companion. Inspired by his trainee priest brother (Adam
BOTH Simon Wells, the great-grandson of HG Wells, and Gore Verbinski directed this latest incarnation of the 19th century literary masterpiece. Guy Pearce leads the cast as scientist Alexander Hartdegen, who is so convinced he can prove the theory of
Victory for Scarlet Oyster, Big Boys Toys, Zumbido and Shakatak. The fifth race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Twilight series on Thursday 30 May saw a south westerly breeze of around fifteen knots. The Race Management Team of Rob and Sue Lamb,
