AN AIRSTRIP could be used as a new site for a football club in Hook. Hook United Youth Football Club, whose teams play in Hartletts Park and Bramshill, have agreed to buy land to the south east of the village, in between Holt Lane and the M3.
SWIMMER Morris Dick returned from the Masters Championships at Swansea with a magnificent seven medals. The 72-year-old from Ellington Drive was swimming in the 70-74 category and opened up with a silver medal in the 50m breaststroke in a new personal
THE chief executive of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has announced that he is to step down after seven years at the helm. Tony Curtis, who joined the borough council 16 years ago and has clocked up a 40-year career in local Government,
TADLEY Runners celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special barbecue for 80 past and present members. The event included live music throughout the evening held at the George and Dragon in Wolverton Townsend. Barrie Tribe, chairman of Tadley
AXA Wealth will be shouting ‘go for gold Gemma’ during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which start this evening. The Friendly Games in Glasgow games will feature 17 sporting events with 261 medals up for grabs. And colleagues at AXA Wealth’s head
THERE have been a few promotions at a town centre law firm Lamb Brooks Solicitors. Laura Bell and Sue Squires are the latest promotions at the firm in Winchester Street, becoming associate solicitors. Laura, who works as part of the family
BRADLEY Sutton defended his title in the Biathle World Tour event at Erding, near Munich. The Hatch Warren teenager was leading by the first turn of the 1,000 metre run around the lake. The 16-year-old Brighton Hill Community School pupil then
STAFF and consultants at BMI The Hampshire Clinic have pulled in the pounds for a good cause after hosting a great bake-off contest. The team at the hospital, in Old Basing, raised £300 for Basingstoke NeighbourCare from the contest after they
Hercules (12A) Running time: 98 minutes Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Aksel Hennie, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Reece Ritchie, John Hurt, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaac Andrews, Peter Mullan, Tobias Santelmann. Director: Brett
AWE is to remain under increased scrutiny by a government watchdog for the second year. The Office for Nuclear Regulation, ONR, has identified AWE Aldermaston as one of just seven out of 36 nuclear sites in the UK which will require an “enhanced
To celebrate the Brownies' 100th birthday, a trip to Wincanton Racecourse had been arranged on July 5. We spent a year of preparation purchasing tickets, booking coaches, collecting money and getting the appropriate consent forms, making sure
THE celebrated Sussex Jazz Kings take the stage of Queen Mary’s Hall next month for the next Basingstoke Lions Variety for Charity concert. The Sussex Jazz Kings are led by Dave Stradwick, the well known player of hot, traditional, jazz trumpet
PESKY peacocks are causing a stir in Overton – and moves are afoot to evict them from the village. The issue was raised at Overton Parish Council’s latest meeting, and according to clerk Laura Harley, it has been suggested that the birds should
AN INQUEST has been opened and adjourned after a man’s body was found in Overton. Police were called to an address in Harveys Field just after 1pm yesterday, following the discovery of the body. They are not treating the death as suspicious.
BASINGSTOKE Town maintained their unbeaten pre-season record by holding League Two outfit Newport County to a draw at the Soccer AM Stadium last night. There may be two divisions between the sides in the football ladder, but that gap was indiscernible
A WOMAN left threatening messages on her former carer’s answerphone, leaving her victim terrified. Winchester Crown Court heard that Kimberley Spicer, who lives in Byways Care Home, in High Street, Odiham, was once extremely close to carer Jean
MFC Popley Youth, the FA Charter Standard Club, is staging two free open training sessions from 10am until 12pm on the 3G pitch at Everest Community Academy on Saturday, July 26 and Saturday, August 2. The sessions are open to children who, come
Earth to Echo (PG) Running time: 91 minutes Starring: Teo Halm, Brian "Astro" Bradley, Reese Hartwig, Ella Wahlestedt, Jason Gray-Stanford. Director: Dave Green. Released: July 25 (UK & Ireland) IN 1982, ET phoned home and now
THE return of the Awesome Foursome! Friday, August 1 (8pm-11.45pm) is a date simply not to be missed at Basingstoke Blues Club, based in the Moose Centre, Churchill Way. It hails the return of the man himself, former founder member of Basingstoke
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants cricketer Ryan Connor is the eldest of two children and grew up in West London. He soon found a passion for sport, playing both football and cricket before going on to play club cricket for 20 years. Ryan played
BASINGSTOKE and District Tennis League Mixed Division One leaders Old Basing A remain unbeaten, despite dropping their first point of the season after a draw with Overton A, for whom it was their first point of the campaign. The Overton team then
