STONEHAM'S Alan Mew got lost in France over the weekend and plummeted down the leaderboard of the latest Seniors Tour event, having led on Friday after a first-round 68. Mew's weekend rounds of 78 and 77 saw him firmly in reverse at the Senior French
IT HAD been close to six months, with nearly 40 hours of Premiership action at the Walkers Stadium going back to 2 November last year, since the Foxes fans celebrated a home win. And it was a lacklustre Pompey side that obligingly caved in to put an end
SHAUN Udal reckons he is bowling as well as ever- thanks to the Shane Warne factor. Udal took his 600th first class wicket yesterday after taking a sharp return catch to remove Derbyshire dangerman Chris Rogers. And the off-spinner reckons that Warne
WILL Kendall will captain Hampshire in Shane Warne's absence. Kendall, who was Robin Smith's vice captain for two years before the role was dropped last year, will take over from Warne for the championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley, which
Twenty wickets fell for only 151 runs at Chapel Gate, where Bournemouth bounced back from losing to champs BAT to nail ECB SEPL rivals South Wilts. Bournemouth were dismissed for 99, but hit back to skittle South Wilts for 62. Skipper Richard Scott ripped
HAMPSHIRE Ambassadors discovered the impressive art collection and 7,000 acres of glorious meadows, woods and parkland that await visitors to private venue Somerley House, near Ringwood, on the latest leg of their visit programme. The county council's
RESIDENTS are crossing their fingers that their community pub could be resurrected. Chimneys in Weeke closed its doors to regulars for the final time in February after it was sold to developers. Devastated regulars vowed to fight to save the pub which
IF anyone can prove that tickets are selling like hot cakes for Winchester City's biggest ever game, it's Neville Gosling. He has sold more than 100 tickets so far on behalf of the team's supporters' club but the champion ticket seller is remaining modest
SOUTHAMPTON port bosses are facing calls to open Dibden Bay to the public following the collapse of plans for a £600m container terminal. Campaigners say the 500-acre site would provide the Waterside - one of the most densely populated parts of Hampshire
OLDER New Forest residents are being urged to cast off their fears of technology and get stuck into taster sessions on how to use the information super highway. Council chiefs have launched the Silver Surfer Week to make the Internet more accessible to
It may be only the month of May but at the weekend hundreds of Hampshire students partied the night away at their summer ball. . . FIRE-eaters, fairground rides, dancing and drinking. Hundreds of Hampshire students partied the night away at their summer
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of London schoolboy Damilola Taylor are set to quiz a Hampshire landlady after a teenager allegedly confessed to the killing. Officers from Scotland Yard are understood to be meeting with the unnamed woman at her home
A MAJOR crackdown was due to begin today on motorcycle nuisances, litter louts and graffiti vandals in two Southampton communities. Over the next seven days council staff and police will join forces in a bid to stamp out antisocial behaviour in Lordswood
HAMPSHIRE residents are expected to see their water bills rocket over the next five years. The huge 45 per cent increase that has been proposed will see annual costs rocket from the current £247 to £358 by 2009. If regulator Ofwat approves Southern Water's
A HAMPSHIRE farmer turned real ale enthusiast has launched a beer to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Martin Bazeley has a dairy and cereal farm on the Southwick Estate at Southwick, near Fareham - the village where the D-Day offensive of June 6, 1944
Met Police 1, Basingstoke Town Res 4 PETER Gray's Town side retained the Suburban League Challenge Shield with an excellent performance at Imber Court on Saturday. As holders from the 2001-02 season - the tournament wasn't played last year - the reserves
POLICE have issued an unusual appeal for the public's help for an investigation into a house fire on the Isle of Wight. Among items damaged in the blaze in Fitzroy Street, Sandown, in December was a Forever Friends brand pot. Forensic science experts
A SINGER described by Jools Holland as "Britain's greatest female vocalist" brings her talents to Ventnor Gardens on the Isle of Wight this month. Currently in the middle of her spring tour, Sam Brown, left, visits the Island on Saturday May 15. Having
MORE dentists and save Haslar! These issues have been the recurring themes in the largest health consultation ever conducted in the Fareham and Gosport area. Public meetings of the Fareham and Gosport Primary Care Trust (PCT) have been oversubscribed
ELSIE Jennings' captivating illustration of six plane tree leaves has scooped an art award. The 90-year-old from Stubbington Lane, Stubbington, won the Molly Dicker Trophy awarded by Fareham Art Club. Her oil painting showing the leaves in early autumn
NATIONAL Women's Register: "Topic in a Hat" was the theme for the meeting on April 15. There was a good attendance, and the topics drawn from the hat were well debated. On May 20, the group will meet at 7.30pm in the cricket pavilion at The Clift Meadow
RED Cross: The medical loan depot has reopened, as residents may have noticed. The service has a room in the new Gillies Health Centre, at the side facing Sullivan Road. Opening hours are from 10am to noon, Monday to Friday. The Red Cross loan service
LADIES Night: This Tuesday, at 8pm, an introduction to belly dancing will be given, with refreshments available at the end. Your donation of £2 covers both. All you require is a scarf to tie around your waist and a skirt which flows around your hips,
CHINEHAM Library: The experimental cultural evening at Chineham Library went well. There was a full house to listen to Peter Searles' tales about his travels in Peru, having been through a whole host of bizarre experiences before even getting there. The
TRAFFIC lights: The temporary traffic lights on Farleigh Road, at the bottom of Woods Lane, obviously proved too much of a delay for those motorists cutting through the village last week. I waited at the front of the queue going in the direction of the
SATs week: Good luck to all Year 6s at St Mark's Primary and Hatch Warren Junior School who sit their SATs this week! OLIVER: Also this week, BATS will present Oliver at The Anvil from Tuesday evening until Saturday evening, including a Saturday matinee
CYCLE training: This began recently, and will be going to road locations at Hyacinth/Hollyhock Close, so please be careful when driving your car in these areas. SUMMER fayre: Aldworth Science College will be holding its fayre on July 10. If any companies
SILVER Surfer Week: Begins on Thursday, at the Village Club, from 2pm to 4pm. This is a series of sessions designed to help people to get more out of the internet. The first session is a workshop aimed at getting older people to add their story of life
PLANNERS and architects are set to deal a blow this week to proposals to provide a new heart for the community of Hiltingbury. They have slated the design of a multi-thousand-pound community centre that has been five years in the making. The scheme for
WANTED: Panic has set in at Basingfield Court home for the elderly. I mentioned recently that Vanessa was looking for bric-a-brac and other good quality items to sell at their summer fayre in July. Well, the response was zilch. Although there is funding
AN AUDIOLOGY volunteer scheme that provides help for hard of hearing people with their hearing aids could soon be set up in Eastleigh. The aim of the scheme, which has already been successfully set up in Winchester, is to train volunteers in clinic work
THEATRE: On May 14, 15, 21 and 22, at 7.30pm, Silchester Players present Tiptoe through the Tombstones, a comedy thriller by Norman Robbins. Tickets cost £6 and £4, and are available from 0118 9815600. CHRISTIAN Aid Week: Started on Sunday, please give
Sir.-Re: the post question-and-answer article in last Friday's Gazette. As an ex-postman's wife I would like to dispute a few of the answers. The five-day week in Basingstoke has been in operation for approximately nine years and is not a recent event
Sir.-Are users of the A339 to Alton aware of Hampshire County Council's proposal to reduce the speed limit on this road? Sections at either end, including the dual carriageway from the M3 bridge to Audleys Wood, would have a 40mph limit, with most of
ANTTI Niemi today utters the words all Saints fans are desperate to hear: I want to stay at St Mary's. The Finnish international, already regarded as a legend by the Saints faithful, has been the subject of speculation linking him with champions Arsenal
KEVIN PHILLIPS summed up the disputed decision which led to Aston Villa's penalty in one word: "crazy". The in-form Saints striker, who one national newspaper this morning reported to be the subject of a £3m bid from Celtic, couldn't believe it when Howard
Metropolitan Police 1, Basingstoke Town Reserves 4 SMILES were put back on the faces of all who love Basingstoke Town when the reserves retained the Suburban League Challenge Shield in style. With the disappointment of the senior team's failure to make
IT'S FUNNY how quickly things can change in the world of football. Last summer almost every team outside of the top five were hoping to 'do a Saints'. They had finished an excellent eighth in the league, reached an FA Cup final and got themselves into
THERE is nothing Shane Warne would like more than to fly out to Zimbabwe with a Hampshire captaincy record of played six, won six. But Derbyshire were determined to thwart Hampshire's hopes of a third successive county championship victory when the final
ANDOVER New Street won the Hampshire League's Trophyman Cup at the fourth time of asking at Fareham on Saturday - but they had to wait until extra-time to finally overcome a spirited Horndean challenge. It was an historic game - the last in the current
Today's Principal Arrivals: APL Pearl, 0615, 207; CFF Seine, roro, 0700, 25; Adonia, passenger, 0700, 106; Taiko, vehicle, 0915, 34/35; Grande Mediterraneo Atlantis, vehicle, 1030, 202; P&O Nedlloyd Hudson, 1600, 204; Grande Portogallo, roro, 1830
SMALL firms in the south have today been given a wake-up call over the national drive to root out illegal workers. Bosses - already wading through other red tape - are now expected to make extra checks on prospective staff in order to have a defence against
TOUR operators in the south beware - you're now liable for VAT on holidays to Cyprus, Malta and the eight other countries that joined the EU this month. The extra bill could significantly dent their profit margins, according to experts at professional
Two matches and two defeats is the sum effort of Hampshire's excursions in the County Shield 2004 as they failed to produce the result they required in Essex to progress into the semi-finals. Requiring an eight point win, they fell to a three point reverse
FORMER world darts champion Les Wallace put a lengthy lay-off from the game behind him to produce some stunning arrows and win the Daily Echo/Novotel Hampshire Open. The ex-Scottish international and winner of the Embassy World Championship in 1997 turned
A FORMER housemaster at prestigious Winchester College has this morning been cleared of abusing children. Peter Metcalfe had been facing three charges of cruelty to boys under the age of 16. Each of the offences was alleged to have been committed while
A FREE exhibition of selected artwork by John Lennon is coming to Hampshire for the first time in June. The collection titled "Imagine" will be exhibited at Courcoux & Courcoux Contemporary Art in Stockbridge, near Winchester. While the late Beatle's
THE QUEEN paid a private visit to Exbury Gardens in the New Forest this weekend. Her Majesty toured the famous 200 acres of woodland gardens at the personal invitation of her friend Leopold de Rothschild, whose family has owned the Hampshire estate since
A NEW Forest family is battling to stop a telegraph pole from being put up outside their shop and post office. Iris Winkle, whose family has run Fourways Stores and Bartley Post Office for 25 years, claims it will drive away trade from the beleaguered
FORMER Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow is to star in a production of Chicago at The Mayflower, later this year. The acclaimed West End musical will be staged from September 28 to October 9. Marti will be joined on stage by some of the country's most
Revisiting Hampshire - the county of his birth - prolific thriller writer Robert Goddard entertained the Forest Arts audience with anecdotes about the writing process and advice for would-be novelists. Inspired by the crisp structure of Arthur Conan Doyle's
SOUTHAMPTON-based liner Queen Mary 2 could house some of the US's Olympic competitors to protect them from a possible terrorist attack. American team bosses are considering the move after a series of bomb blasts in Athens last week. It would see big names
THE man behind some of the world's most distinctive buildings, including the Millennium Dome, has unveiled his vision for the former home of shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft. Top architect Richard Rogers has come up with a masterplan for the 32-acre waterfront
A PILOT scheme in Southampton for youngsters to earn as they learn is to be extended nationwide. From September all 16-year-olds from low income families who decide to continue with their studies will be entitled to a weekly payment of between £10 and
IT'S a tough job but somebody's got to do it. Saints striker James Beattie has been chosen to judge the Miss Southampton 2004 competition, which takes place later this month. Organisers have announced proceeds from this year's event will help people living
THE GENIUS of jazz legend Fats Waller will be celebrated at Southampton Jazz Club next week. A special salute will be given by pianist Martin Litton and the New Gateway Jazz Band on Tuesday, May 18. Fats became famous in the 30s, largely due to his unconventional
A SINGER described by Jools Holland as "Britain's greatest female vocalist" brings her talents to Ventnor Gardens on the Isle of Wight this month. Currently in the middle of her spring tour, Sam Brown, left, visits the Island on Saturday May 15. Having
SOUTHAMPTON port bosses are facing calls to open Dibden Bay to the public following the collapse of plans for a £600m container terminal. Campaigners say the 500-acre site would provide the Waterside - one of the most densely populated parts of Hampshire
NEARLY 1,000 men and boys did their bit to help the fight against cancers that affect the male population by turning out for Basingstoke's Alberto-Culver Run4Fun. This year's event - the third of its kind - attracted a record number of entrants and is
A HALF a million pound scheme to provide state-of-the-art hearing facilities at a Fareham school is to be given the go-ahead this week. Neville Lovett Community School has the largest unit for deaf children in mainstream schools. About 18 deaf and hearing-impaired
AROUND 900 youngsters from all over Hampshire descended on the Southampton Sports Centre on Saturday to take part in the annual Mini-Youth games. The games act as an avenue for giving schoolchildren the chance to experience some sport for the first time
ANNUAL meeting: On Monday, at 7.30pm, Ellisfield Parish Council will be having two meetings. The first is the annual meeting, where the chair and vice-chair are elected and responsibilities are decided for the coming year. This is then followed by the
FETE: Hook Village Fete is in just a couple of weeks, on Saturday, May 22, in Elizabeth Hall. If all goes well, this could be one of the last village fetes to be held in the existing hall, as exciting plans are under way to construct a new one. There
MORE than 70 people took a final chance to vent their anger over plans to close a popular Hampshire hospital. Protesters still remained unconvinced by proposals to shut The Mount in Bishopstoke after the last in a series of public meetings, held just
CONGRATULATIONS: Oakley's village magazine has won the Parish/Village magazine section of the Community Newsletter Awards 2003. Link magazine has twice come second in the competition, which is run annually by the Hampshire Chronicle. The judges were particularly
ADULT education classes: Some more classes, which have just started at the Vyne school, include hand-made cards, dance, fitness and health, pilates, a rehab class, salsa and Latin American dancing, floristry improvers and motorcycle maintenance. For more
CIVIC chiefs in Eastleigh are to spend £4,250 to keep cars off grass verges in the town and stop them being reduced to mud. Signs outlawing parking on verges are to be put up in four streets and dragons' teeth stumps will be installed in a fifth. Backing
PAMBER Heath Village Hall management committee: At the recent AGM of the hall management committee, the existing committee was re-elected. There was only the committee and one member of the village present at a meeting that should have been of interest
CAR boot: A big thank you to all the people who helped out at the Melrose car boots at the weekend. POPLEY Health Walk: The walks are still going strong, and start at 11am every Friday, from Popley Fields Centre, Carpenters Down. While going strong, there
RUBBISH: I don't believe it! You can almost hear Victor Meldrew... You may have thought that Rotherwick was a clean, litter-free village. However, after last month's clean-up, the huge pile of rubbish collected included an old chip fryer, a large roller
TETRA mast: STAG (Sherfield Tetra Action Group) met with Dr Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP for the south east, at the mast site last week. Gill Fearon said: "Dr Lucas believes that TETRA should be abandoned until it is proved safe. "Dr Lucas is trying
NHS: Do you have an opinion on the local health service? An informal meeting is being held on Tuesday, at 2pm, in the community centre, Newchurch Road. The aim is to share information on NHS services and give local people a chance to get involved in the
Sir.-Recently many of us who launched objections to the development of greenfield sites in Tadley received letters from Basingstoke council's forward planning team inviting us to withdraw our objections. The letter stated that the revised draft deposit
Sir.-With reference to the article and correspondence regarding telecommunications masts. I can understand Hatch Warren residents not wishing to have these masts erected close to homes, but equally so many are becoming blots on our landscape. The whole
Sir.-Having read your paper last Friday, I feel moved to share Anthony Collings' comments regarding the Winchester Road Roundabout. This roundabout forms part of my journey home, from the Thornycroft direction. Without fail, I see inconsiderate and ignorant
FABRICE Fernandes and Anders Svensson were under more pressure than most to deliver the goods against Aston Villa - and Paul Sturrock was pleased with their displays. Both Fernandes and Svensson have struggled to hold down a regular starting spot in Sturrock's
THERE'S been more than an air of Jekyll and Hyde about Saints this season. But in the words of manager Paul Sturrock, the players came to the show on Saturday. And somehow you just knew they would. There's been quite a few below-par performances. It's
IT was about as convincing as George W Bush earnestly telling the world that he believes weapons of mass destruction will still be found in Iraq. Fair play to referee Howard Webb for facing the media in the wake of controversial rulings prior to both
ANDERS SVENSSON was hailed as a player with "eyes in the back of his head" following an influential display on Saturday. The Swede displayed his full range of flicks and clever passing from the left of midfield as Saints created enough chances to beat
