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Stories for 16 December 2002

Basingstoke News

Jail for have-a-go hero case burglar

THE widow of a have-a-go hero who died after rugby tackling a drugged-up burglar has said she hopes the man's jail sentence will help him kick his habit.  more...

Pair hurt as they push car on foggy M3

A MAN is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a motorway collision in the fog.  more...

Council criticised over Aquadrome overspend

BASINGSTOKE council's joint Liberal Democrat/Labour administration came in for heavy criticism at Thursday's council meeting over the £1million-plus overspend on the Aquadrome swimming complex.   more...

Hotel staff serve up TV dinner

TWO members of staff from the Hampshire Centrecourt Hotel, in Chineham, got a taste of live television when they appeared on cult cooking show Ready Steady Cook.  more...

Travellers defy order for eviction

TRAVELLERS illegally camped on a former gypsy site are still refusing to move, despite being served with an eviction order.  more...

Jury retire in baby drug death trial

THE jury in the trial of a family accused of allowing a baby to die of a methadone overdose is expected to begin its deliberations today.  more...

Festive fun in place

CHRISTMAS shoppers in Basingstoke town centre are being treated to entertainment in the run-up to the festive season.  more...

Scouting movement looks to the future

THE last Venture Scout group in Basingstoke will be disbanded tomorrow - in order to keep people within the Scouting movement.  more...

Entrants come to light

TODAY is the last chance to enter The Gazette's competition to find the most festive house in Basingstoke and Deane.  more...

Calls to veto moto park

AN Odiham district councillor faced a hostile crowd to explain his reasons for wanting to build a motocross track on his land.  more...

Euro MP's Middle East visit proves memorable

HAMPSHIRE Euro MP Roy Perry has just returned from a visit to the Middle East where he met PLO Leader Yasser Arafat in the bombed out shell of his compound in Ramallah. And Arafat kissed him.   more...

'Excellent' Hants

HAMPSHIRE County Council is excellent - and that's official.  more...

Basingstoke Sport

Demon effort beats Devils

Basingstoke Bison 3 Cardiff Devils 1  more...

'Stoke drop back near danger zone

Basingstoke 7pts Tabard 30  more...

Town extend a good spell

Aylesbury 1 Basingstoke Town 1  more...

ASA teacher-of-the-year

SWIMMING instructor Kim Chapman from Basingstoke has just been honoured with the outstanding teacher prize at the Amateur Swimming Association national awards evening.  more...

New Inn reach the May Cup last eight

New Inn 7 Lamb Inn 0  more...

Dickie finds new world of sport

LEGENDARY TV sports presenter Dickie Davies has been appointed president of Sandford Springs Golf Club.  more...

Eastleigh News

Drink in artistic atmosphere

AS WELL as a pint, a pub in Eastleigh had the chance to pick up a painting by a local amateur artist raising money for a charity close to his heart.  more...

Fire engine in road accident

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a traffic accident involving one of their own appliances in Eastleigh on Saturday afternoon.  more...

Are Rolf and Jools too good to miss?

PEOPLE in Eastleigh will cancel holidays to France and Spain next summer and stick around for a music festival that could see music maestro Jools Holland top the bill with TV celebrity Rolf Harris.  more...

FIREBALL ENGULFS VICTIM

A RECYCLING plant manager is recovering in a specialist burns unit after he lit a cigarette and was engulfed in a ball of flame.  more...

Farehamandgosport News

Barratt urged to build fewer homes on gasworks

THE FAREHAM Society has urged developer Barratt Southampton to reduce the number of homes it plans to build on the former Bath Lane gasworks site.   more...

Trust plan for Ferneham gathers council support

A PROPOSAL to set up a charitable trust to run Fareham's Ferneham Hall and Fareham Leisure Centre has won support from leisure councillors.   more...

30mph speed limit set for school road

HEADTEACHERS are delighted the speed limit of a dangerous road crossed by dozens of schoolchildren every day is set to be reduced.   more...

Forestandwaterside News

Garden plot set Fair for survival

CONTROVERSIAL plans to destroy an "oasis of green" in a New Forest town have been thrown out by the district council following more than 1,200 objections.  more...

Missing dad comes home

A police hunt for a Hampshire man who had been missing from his home ended when he turned up safely.  more...

HUNDREDS MARCH ON WHITEHALL

HUNDREDS of fox-hunting supporters from the New Forest were due to march outside the House of Commons today as the Hunting Bill gets its second reading.  more...

Hampshire Business

Deals mark end of successful year

A SERIES of new business wins by LeepeckGreenfield are set to round off another successful year for the Hedge End company.  more...

Property demand set to stay strong

DEMAND for quality business and industrial space along the M27 corridor around Southampton and through to south-east Dorset is likely to remain strong in 2003, says property consultant Vail Williams.   more...

Southampton Leisure

Review: Beverley Knight, Southampton Guildhall

THERE'S no getting away from the fact that Beverley Knight has one of the most powerfully melodic r'n'b voices around at the moment and, with a few more chart successes along the lines of the popular Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda, has the makings of a future soul diva.   more...

Review: Elsie & Norm's Macbeth

Salberg Studio, Salisbury Playhouse   more...

Review: Aladdin: The Proper Pantomime Company, The Anvil, Basingstoke

THIS glittering panto sets out unashamedly to entertain in traditional style, and succeeds brilliantly.  more...

Mighty funny, that's Moran

"BEING on screen is all very well," says Dylan Moran, "but there's nothing like roaring into a stranger's face to make you feel alive."  more...

Southampton News

Brave DJ Errol spins for Naomi

INSPIRATIONAL DJ Errol Matthews is to play at the Christmas party of the children's hospice he attends.  more...

£30m boost for transport

WHITEHALL is to spend millions of pounds boosting transport across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.  more...

Why success is so swede for the Millbrook monster

PHILIP Wilson has caused a swede sensation.  more...

Vandals set fire to Hospital Radio site

GOLDEN anniversary celebrations went up in flames for Southampton Hospital Radio after vandals set fire to the station.  more...

Second ship hits sunken carrier

THICK fog is hampering efforts to salvage £30m worth of luxury cars from the bottom of the English Channel, after a cargo ship bound for Southampton sank.  more...

Home for Christmas

HE'S HOME. After two months of state-of-the-art treatment paid for by Daily Echo readers, Wayne Howard is back with his family in time for Christmas.  more...

WOMAN'S BODY FIND AT FLATS

A MAJOR police inquiry was launched today after the body of a woman was found in a Southampton flat.  more...

Chapel converted for storage

A DILAPIDATED 19th-century Southampton chapel has been brought back to life with some unwanted odds and ends.  more...

Returning ship's berth next to legend

AFTER months away from home, HMS Southampton drew up along side the historic warship HMS Victory this morning.  more...

Second ship hits sunken carrier

AN EMPTY cargo vessel that ran into the sunken Tricolor in the English Channel was pulled to safety, coastguards said today.  more...

Back from the edge of abyss

For every soul in despair there must be a sanctuary and for people in Southampton that place is Fairbridge Solent where they offer a future. Ali Kefford reports...  more...

Southampton Shipping

Second ship hits sunken carrier

AN EMPTY cargo vessel that ran into the sunken Tricolor in the English Channel was pulled to safety, coastguards said today.  more...

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Oriana, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Luymes, misc, 0830, No 7 Dry Dock; Emden, ro/ro, 1015, 202; Caronia, cruise ship, 1200, 38/9; Oana, general, TBA, 36S.  more...

Southampton Sport

Moss back at St Mary's to `fight' for a new contract

SAINTS keeper Neil Moss was returning to the club today after a successful loan spell at Third Division high-fliers Bournemouth.  more...

Four Mars is a jolly good fellow .... And Beattie's not bad either, admits former England boss Bobby

Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson believes the only way to find out if James Beattie is ready to play for England is to give him a go.  more...

Simon's king of the roads

THE results from the David Lloyd Southampton 5k road race are as follows:  more...

Basketball: Solent's resistance proves wafer thin

Solent Stars 72 - Reading Rockets 105  more...

Hampshire League Div 2&3: Ventnor do their Island `pals' a big favour

Only a collapse of the most mammoth proportions can stop Isle of Wight from claiming the Hampshire Division 2 title in the new year after their two nearest challengers crashed to shock defeats, while they sat in the warmth of home without a game.  more...

Hampshire League Div 1: Geyton's a big noise

When a prop forward scores a try, everyone within range gets to know about it.   more...

London 4 South & West plus National League: Defeat for derby duo

Havant and Basingstoke meet next week in the eagerly awaited Hampshire National League local derby, but both will go into the game on the backs of disappointing defeats as the lower reaches of the table beckons for the pair.  more...

London Div 1 & 2 South: Gosport shock

In his pre-match comments, Gosport & Fareham captain Simon Burns professed that the game at Andover's Goodship Ground was not going to be an easy prospect - but that they wanted to rack up some points against the league strugglers.  more...

London Division 4 South-West: Not so easy for the table-toppers

Tottonians 36 - Southampton 6  more...

Drew Smith League: Wale's on Target as BTC slump to a shock defeat

AFC Target overturned the form books by defeating Sporting BTC 2-0 with goals from Wale Olufunwa and Darren Walker.  more...

Ryman League: Scott's heroics pay off as Stoke grab a late point againt Aylesbury

Wantaway midfielder Glenn Howes climbed off the substitutes' bench for Basingstoke Town and helped to inspire them to a 1-1 Ryman Premier Division draw at Aylesbury United on Saturday.  more...

World Cup remains the target for Warne

Shane Warne is expected to recover in time for the World Cup after today undergoing surgery on his dislocated shoulder.  more...

Hampshire League: Heath boss up in arms after pair are sent packing

Locks Heath boss Kevin Parris vowed to complain to the Hampshire FA after two of his players were sent off in the space of five minutes in his side's 3-1 defeat at Vosper Thornycroft.  more...

Hampshire League: City still play while the boss is away

WINCHESTER CITY thumped Pirelli General 7-0 at the City Ground - but boss John Robson was not there to see it.  more...

Jewson Wessex League: Moore banished after bust-up

Brockenhurst boss Pete Moore was given his marching orders from the home dug-out following an amazing bust-up with assistant referee Paul Byfield during Saturday's 3-1 defeat by Gosport Borough.  more...

Jewson Wessex League: Linnets suffer another setback

Lymington & New Milton's title hopes were dealt another blow on Saturday when they were soundly beaten 3-0 at lowly Moneyfields - the Linnets' second successive away defeat in the league.  more...

Dr Martens League: Neil back in favour after sub role sets up point for Hawks

Southampton-based Neil Davis is knocking on the door of a first-team recall after playing a late starring role in Havant & Waterlooville's great escape act against Moor Green on Saturday.  more...

Dr Martens League: Another blow for Fleet as fall puts Arthur out for the season

SOUTHAMPTON-based goalkeeper Simon Arthur is out for the rest of the season in another nightmare turn of events for Fleet Town.  more...

STOKE 1 - PORTSMOUTH 1

Pompey grabbed a point thanks to a second half equaliser but not before a lively Stoke side had outplayed the table toppers in the first period, and deservedly gone ahead.  more...

Townandcounty News

Shore flats under way

WORK is under way on a controversial luxury development beside the Hamble River at Warsash.  more...

  
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