THE family of an 18-month-old toddler who has battled leukaemia held a fundraising family disco in aid of his hospital ward. Dancing, face-painting and musical chairs with 67 children all helped raise £1,330 for the Piam Brown Ward in the Wessex Paediatric
TWO JLS gig tickets, jewellery from a special Hampshire collection and a bunch of other JLS goodies are up for grabs for one lucky Gazette reader. They may have been runners-up in 2008’s The X Factor, but JLS have proved they are real winners by becoming
BASINGSTOKE went down 13-0 to second-placed Old Albanians in a weather-affected National Three South match at Down Grange on Saturday. Strong winds inhibited ’Stoke’s expansive game and played into the hands of their opponents, who used their big forwards
MORE than 500 people have already signed a petition to save a branch of HSBC set to close in January. Bank bosses have said they will close the Whitchurch branch because it does not have enough customers. But local residents have vowed
A VANDAL with wire-cutters has been trying to destroy a wildlife project set up by volunteers. Members of The Old Down and Beggarwood Wildlife Group planted wildflower seeds and fenced off the area next to the Old Down Hall off Old Kempshott Lane. But
THIS winter, families will be whisked off to a fairytale world in a classic tale turned on its head by a Basingstoke theatre company. Members of Proteus Theatre Company are unleashing their creative energies on Hans Christian Anderson's The Princess
MUSICIAN Robin Scott certainly surprised the audience and his girlfriend when he went down on bended knee and proposed during a Basingstoke concert. Robin, who is a member of internationally-acclaimed ABBA tribute band Bjorn Again, interrupted his set
A BASINGSTOKE golfer is looking for sponsors to pitch in and help him drive his career forward. Stuart Archibald, who is 25 and lives in Worting, was unable to attend European Tour Qualifying school in 2009 due to a lack of funds and is hoping
