A POTENTIALLY life-saving app has been introduced by South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. The trust is the first in the country to launch the app, which locates the nearest automatic external defibrillator (AED). The technology
SERVICEMEN from RAF Odiham have deployed to the Philippines to support the disaster relief mission following the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The four men from Joint Helicop-ter Support Squadron are working with the UK Department for Inter-national
A PIZZA delivery driver was robbed as he tried to make a delivery in Winklebury. The robbery took place between 11pm and 11.30pm on Wednesday, October 30 and officers have released an efit image of a man they would like to speak to about it.
A BASINGSTOKE man has been charged with stealing two Poppy Appeal collection boxes. Leonard Dicker, of Pinkerton Road, South Ham, has been charged with two offences of theft and has been bailed to appear at Aldershot Magistrates’ Court on January
A MAN and a woman have appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court charged in connection with the death of a five-month-old girl. Ross Conlin, 28, of Sandy Lane, Farnborough, has been charged with murder, causing or allowing the death of a child
BASINGSTOKE Hockey Club went through Saturday undefeated, with all five ladies’ sides securing league victories and three wins and three draws for the men. As a result, with one game to go before the Christmas break, both first teams sit top of
A TEAM of staff from a Basingstoke business helped put the finishing touches to a new garden pond and vegetable patch for a mental health charity. Ten volunteers from SSE’s metering department took a day out from their normal working lives to help
A BASINGSTOKE dad has recalled how he met Nelson Mandela when he was at university in South Africa. The world has this week been mourning South Africa’s first black president, who died last Thursday at the age of 95 – and Leonard Nketsi is among
A BRAMLEY man will have to do unpaid work for wounding another man. Nicholas Paul Harris, of Coopers Lane, Bramley, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Ryan Kearney on August 14 this year in Bramley. The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to the attack
BASINGSTOKE RFC director of rugby James Croker remains confident that his side will not get dragged into a relegation scrap. The Down Grange club are just three points above the drop zone after losing 31-17 away at Barnes on Saturday – while their
CAMPAIGNERS will look at launching a possible judicial review after Hampshire County Council decided to close a Basingstoke care home. On Monday, members of the Cabinet at Hampshire County Council voted unanimously to close Deeside, in Alliston
VIDEO highlights of the Basingstoke Bison's 5-1 victory over the Telford Tigers on Saturday. Video courtesy of Adrian Parsons/YouTube.
David Moyes needs time to rebuild a ageing Manchester United squad HE HAS been in the job for less than six months – but Manchester United manager David Moyes is already under pressure following a poor run of form. Granted, things haven’t been
A LONG-SERVING police officer, who has been the beat officer for Bramley, Silchester and the surrounding area since 1999, is set to retire. PC Mandy Jewell joined Hampshire Constabulary in January 1984 in Havant, moving to Basingstoke in 1989 and
Sir.–Christmas Day is traditionally a time for celebrating, resting and enjoying family time at home. But for many of the hundreds of thousands of children in England responsible for caring for their loved ones, their duties do not stop on this special
NEW exercise equipment at Beechdown Health Club got the seal of approval from Basingstoke’s first citizen at the weekend. The Mayor Councillor Dan Putty, and his wife, Julie, tried out the state-of-the-art Precur bike machines that have been installed
CASUAL golfers are being given the chance to become a member of a north Hampshire golf club. This weekend will see Sherfield Oaks Golf Club launch a Freedom Play membership scheme. The scheme allows golfers to pay a low annual subscription and
A SUPERMARKET in Hook is looking to expand – just months after a rival chain applied to build a new store in the village. Tesco wants to expand its 14,000sq ft store in Station Road into industrial land that borders its current site, and will hold
