THE BASINGSTOKE Bison booked their place in the EPL Cup final, thanks to a brilliant 6-4 victory over the Manchester Phoenix on Thursday night to win 8-7 on aggregate. The Herd will now face either the Slough Jets or Guildford Flames, with
MORE than 100 fed-up residents have signed a petition calling for roads in Beggarwood to be adopted by the county council. Residents living on the new estate say they have suffered problems trying to arrange repairs to roads and street lights because
Jesus Christ Superstar QMC Performing Arts department Queen Mary’s Hall Until Saturday February 19 IT TAKES quite a brave department to tackle Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 70s rock opera. Not only is it one
A CHINESE dragon made its way through Chineham Shopping Centre as pupils welcomed the Year of the Rabbit. Underneath the elaborate lion (above) were children from Great Binfields Primary School in Chineham, who took time out to celebrate the start of
BASINGSTOKE Town fans held their breath on Monday night after debutant goalkeeper Chay Morris suffered a serious injury that led to the game against Maidenhead United being abandoned. The injury to the former Wycombe shot-stopper, who was making his
Exhibitors and public delighted with Expo THE inaugural North Hants Business Expo has been hailed as a success – attracting more than 50 exhibitors and over 700 people. Held at The Anvil in Basingstoke, the event had a futuristic theme with the aim
THE big trends that are going to shape the business landscape of the future were discussed at the North Hants Business Expo. Self-styled futurist Ray Hammond spoke about various trends as he gave a fascinating glimpse into what lies ahead. The first
BAUGHURST Parish Council: Meets February 24 in Heath End Village Hall at 7.30pm. All welcome. HEATH End WI: Will meet at Heath End Village Hall on Tuesday, at 7.30pm, when Maxine Tribe will give a demonstration on cake icing. Non-members
BRAMLEY Parish Council: Meets on Monday at 7.30pm in the Bramley Room at the village hall. There is a 10- minute interval in the agenda which is the part of the meeting during which the public are permitted to speak. BRAMLEY Lunch Club: The club
FRONTLINE policing in Basingstoke will not be affected by cuts to Hampshire Constabulary’s budget. That’s the view of the county’s top cop, after a plan to slash £20m from the force budget for 2011-12 was agreed. It now stands at £314million. The plan
BASINGSTOKE’S leading business people have welcomed the news that the Government has approved the Enterprise M3 bid to set up a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Destination Basingstoke Ambassadors – who help to promote the town, borough
TABLE-TOP Sale. A indoor table-top sale or indoor car boot as some call them is to be held on Saturday, March 5, at the Ridgeway Centre. Doors open at 2pm. Free entry. Tables (supplied) are £5 to hire. Please contact the centre
RESIDENTS’ briefing: The next one, led by PC Charlton, is to be held on Monday, at 8pm at the Chineham Village Hall. In response to the spate of burglaries that the parish suffered back in November, and those that occurred more recently, PC Charlton
THANKS: To Angie Fewster and Shelly Wilkinson for organising the children’s production of Goldilocks at the weekend. This was a well attended event, and as funny as I remembered. The children seemed to thoroughly enjoy it, as did a particular
LAST call: To members and friends of Ellisfield Ladies to book a place for next Monday’s event billed as a ‘Fun Games Evening with Supper!’ This is the last event to be organised by the outgoing committee who have some great games up their
PETITION: It was my pleasure to present a petition to the full council meeting last Thursday at the Civic Office on behalf of Beggarwood residents. The petition was organised by Mary Stevens who had collected around 100 signatures. Residents
SADLY missed: Our thoughts and prayers are with son Matthew and the family of William 'Bill' Arnold, whose ashes were recently interred at Rotherwick church in the same plot as his wife, Queenie, who died in May 2007. Many will remember the
OAKLEY Woodlands: Meet for another work party at 10am on Saturday in Cowdown Copse. Call 780810 for details if you would like to volunteer. OAKLEY Health Walk: Part of the Basingstoke Walk for Health Scheme, the next Oakley walk will
OLD BASING Uncovered: A superb result from calendar sales led to the Poppy Appeal receiving £850.51 and the Friends of St Mary's £3,000. Well done to Laura Haystaff, from The Topiary, and her volunteers. LONDON Marathon: Matt Haystaff will be
EDUCATION Sunday: Was celebrated in church on February 13 at 10am, when children from Silchester School took a leading part. Their music, singing and readings were a wonderful contribution to the service. BINGO: Next session will be Monday,
GREAT news: Margaret Brackenborough (Basingstoke Ladies Choir) and David ‘Dai’ Ogborn’s (former conductor of Basingstoke Male Voice Choir) afternoon mixed choir is going well. Rehearsals are every Wednesday in St Mary’s Church Hall, Newchurch
FOLK Musician of the Year 2010: John Kirkpatrick comes to Sherfield and will be at the village hall for one night only on Friday, February 25. John has played with – among others – the Albion Band and Steeleye Span. A Hog the Limelight
ROMAN House Open Day: Disability charity Scope is hosting an open day for prospective support workers to come and find out about employment opportunities available at Roman House – its residential service that supports disabled adults in Basingstoke
TWO yobs tried to tip a disabled man out of his wheelchair and into a puddle. The assault took place in Stratton Park, Kempshott, at 9.35am on Tuesday, as the 57-year-old victim was in his motorised wheelchair and walking his dog. The two teenagers
THE MAIN route through Basingstoke town centre was closed last night after security staff spotted a woman on the edge of a multi-storey car park. Officers were called to Churchill Way at 9.50pm. They closed the road in both directions from
ALMOST half of all adults in Basingstoke and Deane do no physical activity – and borough bosses are now looking at ways to address this issue over the coming years. According to an Active People Survey, 48 per cent of residents are not active while less
THE Basingstoke Bison travel to face the Manchester Phoenix tonight – still in with a shot at booking a place in the English Premier League Cup final. The sides will clash for the second time in three days in the second leg of the semi-final. Currently
A MAN suffered a bloody nose and split lip after he was punched and kicked to the floor following a night out with a friend in Basingstoke town centre. The 24-year-old was walking home along Church Street to the dual carriageway junction and turned
