KINGSCLERE'S slow start to the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Championship season continued as they lost 77-17 at high-flying Harwell on Saturday. The north Hampshire side have lost all of their opening three fixtures and will be pleased to get a break
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SCRAP metal dealers will undergo criminal record checks in order to trade, under new rules passed by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The council now has the power to issue licences to scrap metal dealers and motor salvage operators after
A MAN has been arrested in connection with an alleged street robbery in South View. The 36-year-old man, of no fixed abode, has been arrested and is currently in police custody. A 27-year-old woman said she was grabbed by the hair and punched
THE JURY in the trial of a Basingstoke headteacher accused of sexually touching a teenage boy is due to retire tomorrow to consider its verdict. Andrew Howard, 46, of Mulberry Way, Chineham, is accused of two counts of sexual activity with a boy
IN 1810, Hindoostane Coffee House, the first Indian restaurant in the UK, opened its doors in central London. Two hundred years later, our love affair with Indian cuisine shows no sign of abating. In fact, the 2013 Cobra Good Curry Guide recently
A NEW multi-million pound cash pot will help to commemorate some of the country’s most significant historic events, Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced this week. The Basingstoke MP announced at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester
FC EVEREST moved to the top of the Basingstoke and District Sunday League Division Three table with a 6-3 win at AFC Golden Lion. Alex Spencer hit a hat-trick for Everest, adding to goals from Mike Shingle, Stuart Woods and Colin Bell, while Luke
GPs will work side by side with casualty doctors at Basingstoke hospital to help relieve pressure on a stretched accident and emergency department. A three year £2.5 million contract has been awarded to North Hampshire Urgent Care - the organisation
HR Solutions has been shortlisted for two awards in the national awards – Working Mums Top Employer Awards 2013. The firm based in Grove House, in Lutyens Close, Chineham, has been shortlisted for the SME 1-25 employees and Talent Attraction categories
• Part single storey, part two storey side extension following demolition of garage and outbuilding at Minton House, Chapel Lane, Padworth Common, Reading. • Two storey side extension, conversion of existing conservatory into tiled roof sunroom
IT’S pretty elementary really – for a thoroughly entertaining evening of theatre, you can’t fail at The Watermill. Yet again, the attractive Bagnor venue has come up with something special. This season, it’s Sherlock’s Last Case, written by Charles
PURE Spartan continue to lead the way in Basingtoke and District Saturday League Division One after a 5-1 win over Herriard Sports. A double from Steve Tickner set them on their way and while Tyler Lee pulled one back, Olly Owen, Chris Dobbie and
SOME of the best rockers from Reading/Oxford, Swindon, Andover and Basingstoke will descend on Sanctuary on Saturday night. The town's Karrion will headline. This is their first time playing in Basingstoke for months and will be a full hour set
CELEBRATING its 10th year on tour, Vampires Rock returns to The Anvil this month. The performance takes place on Friday, October 18 at 7.45pm. Steve Steinman plays the supremely evil Baron Von Rockula owner of the Live and Let Die club.
DOZENS of newly-qualified nurses and midwives celebrated their achievements at a special graduation ceremony. Nearly 70 new nurses and midwives who trained at Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester hospitals came together for the ceremony at The Lights
THE classic 1925 adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera will be screened at a special Silent Movie Night as part of Southampton Film Week. The film stars Lon Chaney – who also co-directed – as The Phantom and Mary Philbin
A LATE equaliser denied Reading all three points at Barnsley on Tuesday night – but a 1-1 draw saw the Royals extend their unbeaten run to six games. Hal Robson-Kanu’s excellent shot from the edge of the area gave Reading the lead just before the
CURTIS Angell’s second goal in the space of a week saw Whitchurch United provide a Hampshire Senior Cup shock by beating Conference South outfit Eastleigh on their own ground. The full-back, who scored the Jam Boys’ winner in their 1-0 Wessex League
THE LOCAL plan is one of the borough’s most important documents as it outlines how Basingstoke will grow in the future – and residents have just a few more days to make their views known. The consultation on the draft Local Plan – a blueprint of
TADLEY RFC made it three wins out of three at the start of the season with a 38-17 victory away at Chipping Norton on Saturday. The visitors made a strong start and took the lead after 10 minutes, centre Charlie Cox dotting down from a tap-penalty
“THE events themselves were terrifying and indescribable, but the effect that it has on you after is vast.” Those are the words of the brave victim of rapist Aaron Bremner, who is pleased that her attacker has been locked up for a long time.
How I Live Now (15) Running time: 101 minutes Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Sophie Ellis, George MacKay, Anna Chancellor, Tom Holland, Harley Bird, Corey Johnson, Sabrina Dickens Director: Kevin Macdonald Released: October 4
JOHN Hodge proved age is no barrier when the 70-year old from Overton struck gold at the Irish Masters Athletics Championships. Representing his original home club Waterford AC in these Championships, Hodge, pictured, won a bronze medal in the
KEIRON Alleyne hit a hat-trick as Chineham beat AFC Hook 7-3 in Basingstoke and District Sunday League Division Two. Chineham's other scorers were Adam Nelson, Shane West, Ashley Ridyard and Dan Greenwood, while Tom Cornick, Wayne Poole and Richard
