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  • LIVE - Basingstoke Town v Dartford

    Full-time - Basingstoke Town 0 Dartford 1 Town are still in the tie - but they have a steep incline to climb in the second leg on Sunday. They certainly did themselves proud though and it was a great game that they didn't deserve to lose. They might

  • Our team needs you

    BASINGSTOKE Town Football Club will play the biggest league game in their history at the Camrose tonight – and the team needs your support. Jason Bristow’s men secured a place in the Blue Square Bet South play-offs at the weekend, and their

  • Cast your vote for Unsung Hero Award

    THEY have been chosen for their outstanding contributions to their communities – and now it is time for you to decide the winner of the Unsung Hero category in this year’s Basingstoke A Place to be Proud of Awards. Three finalists have been

  • Watch the birdie!

    BIRDWATCHERS across the borough joined fellow enthusiasts nationwide to count our feathered friends for an RSPB survey. Throughout Basingstoke and Deane, the blue tit, which was previously the most spotted bird in the borough, was pipped to

  • Cordon lifted after bomb scare

    A CORDON has been lifted after a bomb scare in Basingstoke town centre. Police were called at 9.36am this morning about a “suspicious package” in Wote Street. Vicky O’Hare, corporate communications officer at Hampshire Constabulary, said: “The package

  • Cameras to roll

    YOUNG film-makers of the future are being invited to enter a new competition which was launched this week in Basingstoke Organised by Destination Basingstoke, ‘Basingstoke through the Lens’ is a video making competition with a top prize up for grabs

  • Bomb scare in town centre

    A CORDON has been set up around part of Basingstoke town centre because of a bomb scare. Police were called at 9.36am this morning about a “suspicious package” in Wote Street. Officers have cordoned off the bottom of Wote Street, near

  • This week... I am perturbed by the gift of an Amazon Kindle

    THIS week, I have been perturbed by the arrival of my (belated) birthday gift from my brother. My only sibling has secured his first ‘proper’ job as a pharmacist for a big company. So, at the grand old age of 25, he has finally purchased his

  • This week... we manage to escape the baby for an evening

    JAMIE Oliver has been back in the news again – and, of course, he has yet another cookbook to promote, this time entitled Jamie’s Great Britain. This man really has his finger on the populist pulse and will no doubt flog another million copies as we

  • Service marks 125 milestone

    TO CELEBRATE 125 years of St John Ambulance Hampshire, members gathered at Winchester Cathedral for a special and memorable service. The event was attended by local dignitaries including Dame Mary Fagan, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire and president

  • Facebook shame of council candidate

    A LIBERAL Democrat election candidate has been accused of trivialising rape after expressing offensive opinions on his Facebook page. Liam Elvish is standing in tomorrow's borough council election for the Chineham ward – but several of his ‘friends’

  • Treble gold - against British best

    OVERTON and Basingstoke Taekwondo returned from the Taekwondo Chungdokwan GB Championships in Bracknell with three gold, two silver and seven bronze medals. The event attracted clubs from across Britain, as well as teams from France, Ireland, Hong Kong