THEY are ready to fly out at a moment’s notice to pluck the injured from the battlefield. The Immediate Response Team (IRT), crewed by personnel from RAF Odiham, is based just yards from the Chinook hangars at Camp Bastion. The four-man team spends
ROBERT Tobin finished second behind Great Britain team-mate Conrad Williams in his first race of the season. Running for Basingstoke and Mid Hants’ British Athletics League (BAL) team in their opening national division one fixture of the season
THE ENEMY might be beyond the gates of Camp Bastion – but the base itself is not immune to drama. Last month, two firefighters from RAF Odiham were rewarded for their bravery after they battled a fire at the base which was said to be one of the largest
BASINGSTOKE Live is not just about the music, a spectacular array of dancers will also be dazzling festival-goers on both days. The free summer event, on July 10 and 11, is mainly about the huge variety of Basingstoke’s musicians, but the town’s dancers
IT was not just the temperatures soaring last weekend as kites of all shapes and sizes were seen shooting skyward at one of Basingstoke’s most popular annual events. With some of Europe’s top flyers pulling strings at the Basingstoke Kite Festival at
SUN-WORSHIPPERS who were caught out with parking fines at Eastrop Park in Basingstoke say there are not enough car spaces. Hordes of sun-lovers, mums and children headed towards the park last Friday to enjoy one of the hottest days of the year. But
NOT FOR the first time in his career, Basingstoke-born tennis player Josh Goodall is going to have to fight his way through the qualifying tournament to make the first round at Wimbledon. Back in 2006, the 24-year-old did just that on the courts at Roehampton
