Stories for 30 January 2007

Andover Advertiser News

Just the ticket! Bid to improve hospital links

A CONCERTED attempt is likely to improve transport links between Andover and the area's main district hospital in Winchester, councillors have been told.   more...

The name's Bond, James Bond . . .

MARTINIS, girls and guns were the order of the evening at the White Hart in Penton Mewsey on Saturday as local man Paul Funnell celebrated his 40th birthday in true Bond style with a Casino Royale-themed fundraising party.   more...

MP's seal of approval

ANDOVER MP, Sir George Young formally reopened the Post Office in Enham Alamein after it was closed for four days for a major revamp.   more...

Holocaust recalled

THE Dignity of Difference was the theme of Saturday's Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration services at St Mary's Parish Church.   more...

Cottages destroyed

THREE thatched cottages in St Mary Bourne were almost totally destroyed by a large fire on Monday.   more...

Basingstoke Gazette Business

Forum promotes apprenticeships

A STARTLING 26 per cent drop in the number of students on engineering, manufacturing and technology courses at further education colleges will fuel employers' anxieties about skills shortages.   more...

Clydesdale celebrates a year in Basingstoke

GUESTS were almost literally blown away when they attended an anniversary party hosted by the UK's fastest-growing business bank.   more...

Basingstoke Gazette News

Sherfield-on-Loddon

STORM: A few fences came down and some other structural damage was done around the village following the recent violent storms, as well as the three-hour power cut.   more...

Book reading that gives tiny signal

MEMBERS of a local parent and baby group have been encouraging families to enjoy a book together.   more...

Emotional farewells mark end of an era

THE final curtain has fallen on the last performance at Basingstoke's Haymarket Theatre - and now the stage goes dark for eight months before the venue reopens under new management.   more...

Pair suffer fatal injuries in tragic road collision

POIGNANT tributes, flowers and a candle have been left at the scene of a double fatal accident in north Hampshire.   more...

Bus trial aims to ease school run

A PILOT scheme involving yellow buses is being introduced in Basingstoke in a bid to cut congestion on the school run and help the environment.   more...

Rotherwick

FAREWELL flyboy... Many will be saddened to hear of the death of Bob Lindford MBE, who lived with his wife Pam for many years in the Old School House in Mattingley.   more...

Popley

CELEBRATION: This year, Melrose Hall will be celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the day it has chosen to hold the celebration is Saturday, June 16.   more...

Pamber Heath

PETE Allen Show: Yes, he's been back to Pamber Heath, and what a great night we all had.   more...

‘I won’t give up fight for justice’

FORMER top sportsman Paul Edwards has been involved in his biggest battle for victory for more than a decade - the fight to clear his name.   more...

Old Basing

QUIZ night: The Old Basing Schools Parent Teacher Association is holding its new year quiz night on Friday, February 9, at 8pm, at Old Basing Infant School, and is reminding parents to submit their team entries.   more...

Oakridge/South View

TRAVEL tokens: If you receive free bus passes or travel tokens from the borough council, they can be collected on Thursday, February 8, at Oakridge Hall for All, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.   more...

Oakley

FUNDRAISING: Steve Reakes, of Litton Close, is trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Water Aid, a charity that seeks to provide safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world's poorest people.   more...

Kingsclere

FILM club: It is time to book for the next film, which is on Saturday, February 3. Call 0870 225 8063 or visit www.kings clerefilm.co.uk   more...

Kempshott

BEGINNERS' crochet workshop: Learn the basics of crochet stitches, chain, slip, double crochet and trebles, Granny squares and rounds.   more...

Tadley

MINI market: Is on Saturday, February 3, from 10.30am, at St Paul's Church hall.   more...

Hatch Warren

SHOW success: Congratulations to Carla Emery and her dance school On Your Toes for their fantastic series of shows at the Haymarket Theatre.   more...

South Ham

BUSY: It's been a while since I've written this column, but I'm back.   more...

Ellisfield/Farleigh

SNOWDROPS: Are a familiar site in January, but I have seen some unfamiliar faces around the village this month: rhododendrons, azaleas, japonicas and primroses, all in flower.   more...

Cliddesden

PROJECT: Paul Beevers' project to digitise old photographs, documents and other materials has been very successful.   more...

Chineham

PARISH council: The January meeting spent some time discussing the recent spate of truly hideous graffiti around Chineham.   more...

Silchester

SOCCER: Congratulations to Silchester men's soccer team, who recently reached the final of the Basingstoke Junior B Cup.   more...

Brookvale

STORM Warning: With no reference to the recent weather, this classic '50s Chicago blues band will be playing in the Basingstoke Blues Club, at the Moose Centre, Churchill Way, on Saturday, February 3.   more...

Brighton Hill

TELEPHONE: My phone and a replacement answerphone have been reconnected following the power cut. I can now be contacted again!   more...

Bramley

PARISH council: Met in the Bramley room at the village hall on January 15.   more...

Baughurst

BARN dance: Will be held at Pamber Heath Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 3, at 7.30pm.   more...

Daily Echo Business

Orchard hopes to score hat trick

DEVELOPER Orchard Homes is hoping to build a third apartment complex in Winchester Road, Southampton after the first two were quickly snapped up by eager buyers.   more...

Love in the fast lane with new dating website

FIRST there was telephone dating, then there was speed dating and now, thanks to a trio of Hampshire businessmen, there's motorway dating.   more...

Fresh spin on spice

A WELL known regional curry entrepreneur is set to open his latest restaurant in Southampton this Thursday.   more...

Daily Echo News

Starters Orders at Hedge End

HAMPSHIRE Autistic Society's annual race night returns on Friday, February 23 at Hedge End CIU Club, Bursledon Road. Tickets cost £10 each and include a ploughman's supper. Contact Gemma on 01489 880881, extension 208, for bookings and sponsorship opportunities.   more...

Mystery bug hits scores of new Army recruits

DOZENS of recruits at an Army training base in Hampshire have been treated for a highly infectious gastric flu.   more...

Station no cure for headache over parking

A PROPOSAL aimed at easing parking shortages at a new £36m hospital is likely to be derailed, the Daily Echo can reveal.   more...

Council has bragging rights over its tax rise

THE PEOPLE of Fareham will be fortunate enough to have one of the lowest council tax demands in the county when bills start falling through their letterboxes in April.   more...

Station plan blow for new hospital

A PROPOSAL aimed at easing parking shortages at a new £36m hospital is likely to be derailed, the Daily Echo can reveal.   more...

Police hunt racist attackers

POLICE are treating an attack on a man in Southampton as racially motivated.   more...

Green light for new eco-friendly school

THE head teacher of Romsey Primary School has welcomed council bosses' final approval of a new £2.9m building complete with wind turbine.   more...

Performers are ready to be Guided to the Big Gig

THEY had stars in their eyes as they stepped onto a stage at Fareham.   more...

Cash woes of charity con woman

A HAMPSHIRE woman ordered to pay £70,000 compensation after duping an elderly man in a charity scam, says she cannot meet the deadline for payment.   more...

Crowds flock to lambing day

SPARSHOLT College near Winchester enjoyed another successful lambing weekend.   more...

Southampton wins race for Las Vegas-style casino

SOUTHAMPTON has won the right to build a Las Vegas-style casino bringing hundreds of jobs and regeneration to the city.   more...

Police name teenager killed in crash

POLICE on the Isle of Wight have named the teenage girl who was killed in a head-on car crash.   more...

Community rallies round to aid asylum family

WORSHIPPERS at a Southampton Church of England parish have raised £1,000 to cover the rent bill of an Iranian family seeking asylum.   more...

Below inflation tax rise for residents

FAREHAM will have one of the lowest council tax demands in the county from April.   more...

Southampton pop svengali wants to help Bib Brother's Jo to record a hit

A HAMPSHIRE pop svengali wants controversial Celebrity Big Brother contestant Jo O'Meara to turn one of his tunes into a hit following its appearance in an Oscar-nominated film.   more...

‘Slow’ council facing transit camp backlash

ENRAGED residents have vowed to use the council's dawdling over a decision on the controversial travellers' site to galvanise support.   more...

Time to link up again with the Daisy Chain Run

THIS time last year, Allan Glass was fighting for his life as he battled leukaemia.   more...

Fall in MRSA superbug figures at hospital

THE NUMBER of patients contracting the superbug MRSA has been dramatically reduced at a Southampton hospital.   more...

Sweethearts still going Strong after 60 years

NOT even a world war could keep Southampton sweethearts Ron and June Strong apart, and 60 years on they are still as much in love as ever.   more...

Bang out of Order not to support us

IT has wowed audiences wherever it has taken to the road - including the Edinburgh Festival - with its powerful message against anti-social behaviour.   more...

Man in fishing boat saw fatal explosion

A MAN in his fishing boat has described how he saw an explosion which rocked a Southampton boatyard killing a young worker.   more...

  
Restrict search to 30 January 2007