BABIES, toddlers and youngsters from in and around Basingstoke will be lining up to have their pictures taken next week – and one of them will be crowned as the Cute Kids 2013 winner. Gazette Newspapers, Festival Place and Fraser Portraits have
A HELICOPTER pilot who died in a crash in central London this morning has been named as Pete Barnes from Mortimer. One other person was killed and others injured when the helicopter spun out of control and hit a crane at the top of a building site
TWO PUPPIES were dumped in a shoebox on the doorstep of a Basingstoke home. The incident took place in Beggarwood, at 9pm on Tuesday, January 8. A member of the public heard a knock on their front door and opened it to find the two seven-week-old
A MAN killed in a car crash near Hartley Wintney has been named. Stuart Arnott, 63, of Highgate Road, Woodley, Reading, died shortly before midnight on Friday, January 11 when his black Honda Insight left the A327 at Eversley Cross and collided
FOR more than 15 years he was one of Marwell Wildlife’s top attractions. But sadly staff were forced to put down 29-year-old male white rhino Hannu last week after a battle with severe arthritis. He had been receiving veterinary care but his
MORE Basingstoke jobs are at risk after Blockbuster became the latest high street chain to go into administration. The DVD and games rental company, which has two stores in Basingstoke at the retail park in Hatch Warren and at Chineham Shopping
NEW ticket machines have been installed at the main terminal for Basingstoke commuters. South West Trains spent £200,000 on 14 new collection-only ticket machines, some of which have been installed at London Waterloo. Passengers can buy their
SECOND-PLACED Alpha edged out visiting third place side Winklebury 6-4 in a thriller at the top of the Basingstoke and District Table Tennis League Division One. The returning Sander de Riemer took a treble for the home side. However, de Riemer
ON its official website, The Woman in Black claims to be “the most terrifying live theatre experience in the world.” Having been performed in the West End for 23 years, the production is now on a 25 year anniversary tour, which includes the New
A TEENAGE boy had acid chucked at him as he walked in north Hampshire woodland. The 16-year-old was walking near Manor Park Drive at about 9pm on Wednesday, January 9, when an unknown man appeared and threw the substance at him. The victim
THE Cinema Exhibitors’ Association has today published the 2012 UK Cinema Barometer, revealing that 173 million tickets were sold last year. The barometer covers box office, admission, top 10 film and market share as well as progress on industry
BASINGSTOKE’S Odeon will be one of the only cinemas in the country to next week screen a live, interactive Q&A and debate with director Tom Shadyac. The chat will follow a one-off screening of his new film I Am, a documentary of his pursuit
TWO people have been killed and nine injured after a helicopter crashed into a crane in London and fell to the ground. The crash took place at 8am today near to Vauxhall railway station, which South West Trains pass through on their way from Basingstoke
THE TOP cop in Hampshire has been honoured for championing lesbian, gay and bisexual people. Chief Constable Alex Marshall, who will leave Hampshire Constabulary at the end of the month, has been named as the UK’s individual champion of the year
A PARALYMPIAN showed off her medals to staff at a BMW garage in Hook. Bethany Woodward won bronze in the women’s 4x100m relay and silver in the T37 200m at the 2012 Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old visited Wood, the BMW dealership, in Griffin
Sir.–What a great gig at the Basingstoke Blues Club in the Moose Centre on Saturday night. Ruby Slippers and Marvin and the Hang Gliders were brilliant. Sensational music, played in a small venue, to a full house. Like being 16 again. Rex and Ted
VAUXHALL railway station has reopened following this morning's fatal helicopter crash. Two people died when a helicopter hit a crane near a building site and then fell to the ground, at around 8am. South West Trains, which runs services between
DOZENS of children at Basingstoke Academy of Dance were part of a nationwide effort to break a tap dancing world record. A lively group of 73 young dancers from the Basingstoke dance school took part in Tapathon, organised by national organisation
COMMUTERS heading into London will not be able to get to Vauxhall by train because of this morning’s helicopter crash. Two people died after a helicopter hit a crane at the top of a building site in Vauxhall at around 8am. South West Trains
STAFF at Romans have good reason to celebrate as the firm, which has a branch in Basingstoke’s Top of The Town, has been recognised as the UK’s Estate Agency of the Year for the second year in a row. Judges in the competition, run in association
AMATEUR musicians in Hampshire are being invited to bid for a share of this year’s round of Dayas Music Scholarships, an annual grants scheme administered by Hampshire County Council. The scheme was set up with money left by a former Hampshire
JAKE Henderson says that consistency of selection has played a big part in his improved form this season. The second row spent much of last season vying for a place in the Basingstoke team alongside Andy Hore and Steve Drawbridge, with the trio
REVENGE is a dish best served cold, and Quentin Tarantino turns the temperature gauge to sub-zero in this blood-soaked western inspired by Sergio Corbucci's 1966 revenge thriller Django starring Franco Nero. Set in 1858, Django Unchained energises
