VITAL funds to provide temporary housing for homeless people are to be released by the borough council. Councillors at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council agreed to release £634,000 from its Affordable Housing Reserve to help Sentinel Housing
WHITCHURCH United had a mixed Easter weekend, winning 3-0 on Saturday but losing by the same scoreline two days later. Goals from Louis Macey, Nic Turpin and Alex Pickering gave the Jam Boys a comfortable victory away at Fawley on Saturday, a win
AN art and design student at BCoT has won a competition to have her work published on the front cover of the college’s new full-time prospectus. Sarah Martin, a former pupil of The Clere School, drew an image of the college using free-hand in an
THERE is a new board member at award-winning Southern Communications – and he brings a great deal of experience and knowledge. Mathew Kirk has joined the telecommunications firm as its commercial director and shareholder. Previously, he was
SPORTING Silchester claimed the Basingstoke and District Sunday League Division One title with a 2-0 victory over Kaiser Wessex. Kevin Hill scored both goals in the second half on Sunday, with one coming from the penalty spot, as Silchester secured
A CHARITY raising money for a new radiotherapy unit at Basingstoke hospital is inviting people to take part in its latest fundraising event. RadCan will be holding a “Walk for RadCan” event on May 4 at 10am, and participants will be able to take
A GROUP of five food lovers from Basingstoke made a lasting bond when they competed in the 2010 series of Come Dine With Me. And now, the producers of the popular Channel 4 programme are looking for more contestants from the town to take part in
NORTH Hampshire British Touring Car drivers Rob Collard and Nick Foster both had top 10 finishes in the latest meeting at Donington Park. Hook’s Collard started race one from 13th on the grid and finished an excellent fourth. Race two did not
THE Vyne Community School, in Basingstoke, recently hosted two dance classes in which all the dancers wore hats in aid of charity. The classes, run by Nathalie Cuzner, of Enco Dance, joined in Wear A Hat Day for charity Brain Tumour Research on
RESIDENTS are being urged to cast their votes to decide who will win the Unsung Hero category at this year’s A Place to be Proud of Awards. Three finalists have been chosen by judges after public nominations were received for the award, which is
SAM Argent claimed the match-ball as Hartley Wintney brushed aside struggling Alton Town yesterday afternoon. The village side had lost 4-2 at home to Cove two days earlier but bounced back in fine style to move up to seventh in the Combined Counties
PARENTS are being urged to be on the lookout for signs of scarlet fever, after a sharp increase in the number of cases of the highly contagious disease. Public Health England (PHE) has issued the warning after the numbers of new cases reported
EASTER eggs and bonnets were very much in evidence at the “Spring Sale” held by the Wessex Cancer Trust Basingstoke Group at St Andrew’s Church, in Western Way, Basingstoke, on Saturday, April 12. There were a variety of items on offer at the various
WI members from all over Hampshire crowded into Portsmouth Guildhall for Hampshire Federation of WI’s Spring Council Meeting on 19 March 2014. Chairman Brenda Fletcher welcomed members and honoured guests to the meeting and introduced The Lord
Contretemps! That’s French for “a barney” or, in Scottish, “a stooshie”. So, why am telling you this? Because they are as rare as hens teeth and blue moons in our club and we had one. It turns out that we have a constitution. I think this came as a
A BURGLAR has been jailed for three years after he broke into sheltered housing in Basingstoke while his victims were at home. James Bowen burgled the homes of Rozanna Allen, 79, and retired Michael McCartney, in Balmoral Court, South Ham, on August
BASINGSTOKE Town’s run of six games without a win came to an end at the Camrose yesterday, Liam Enver-Marum firing them to victory with two well-taken goals. The striker has been an excellent addition to the squad since joining on non-contract
MAMMAL boxes and picnic benches will be built at an allotment in Hook – thanks to a funding boost. Hook Allotment Association received £1,978 from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery
LONDON Irish staged a great second half comeback, but it was all in vain as they lost 36-21 at Northampton Saints in the Premiership. The Exiles trailed 24-0 at the break and the home side added another try, before the visitors scored 21 unanswered
A DARK cloud hangs above the city of Kigali, the heavy rain forming fast-flowing streams in the hilly streets. Spotting my sodden jacket and waterlogged trainers, a toothless old lady wrapped in a plaid blanket smiles pitifully from a church doorway
WORK was due to be completed this week on repairing a Whitchurch road that was damaged in the recent flooding. A temporary road closure has been in place on the road to Ashley Warren, between Cole Henley Road and Hare Warren Lane. Work to repair
