A BASINGSTOKE school held an afternoon of activities to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Around 70 pupils from The Costello School, in Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, held the event at the school, and Basingstoke
BASINGSTOKE Bison are holding their shirt launch on Wednesday, August 6 at the Basingstoke Arena. As well as unveiling the three jerseys the Herd will be wearing for this forthcoming season, there will also be more player signing and sponsorship
A DOZEN people have expressed an interest in creating a work of art to commemorate the First World War in Whitchurch. Whitchurch Town Council will commission the contemporary textile art. The winning entrant will be awarded £2,000 to produce
ODIHAM hockey star Alex Danson was unable to prevent England suffering their first defeat of the Commonwealth Games. Having beaten Wales and Malaysia in their opening two games, with Danson finding the net in both matches, England lost 3-0 to Australia
TEENAGE sprinter Owen Richardson won a gold medal on his international debut. The 15-year-old helped the England team to 4x400m relay gold at a Schools International in Cardiff, having earlier finished second in the individual event. England
HOMES and businesses in villages to the south of Basingstoke will be among the latest to benefit from a superfast broadband programme. Phase three of the multi-million pound project will see superfast broadband delivered to an area that stretches
THERE'S a moment during the European press conference for the new Marvel movie Guardians Of The Galaxy when the proceedings teeter on the brink of spinning out of control. Director James Gunn and star Chris Pratt, who plays the latest addition
LOCAL promoter Shani Saunders brings four awesome bands to London Street's Sanctuary on Friday, August 1 for Live Vibe. Admission costs just £3. 18+ so bring ID. Shani runs through the line-up: "ZENTHETIX - South Coast AltRock. Now raring
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a small housing estate on the outskirts of Hook has been rejected. Planning officers at Hart District Council used delegated powers to turn down the plan by developer Charles Church (Southern) to build 48 homes on
LOCAL breweries are among those who’ll be appearing at the Fleet Lions Ale Festival. The charitable event, on Saturday, August 9, takes place in the Harlington Centre in Fleet. 2014’s festival has been named the "Pieces of 8 Beer Fest" as this
BASINGSTOKE Town maintained their unbeaten record in their pre-season campaign, as they came from behind to draw 2-2 at Swindon Supermarine on a hot Saturday afternoon. The visitors made just one change to the starting line-up which drew with Newport
SOME households in Basingstoke and Deane could be overpaying on their water bills because of a charge that should not be there. Water companies could now face paying rebates to those affected, after Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council resolved
RESIDENTS at a sheltered housing estate in Basingstoke have hit out at Hampshire County Council after it announced plans to cut funding for emergency alarm systems. The council is planning to cut services that are provided under its Supporting
Guardians Of The Galaxy (12A) Starring: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper Director: James Gunn Running time: 121 minutes Release date: July 31 (UK & Ireland) JUST as the Marvel cinematic world was becoming a tad predictable
BASINGSTOKE Tae Kwon-Do Club’s Eashan Joshi won a silver medal at the Welsh Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britain in Cardiff. The eight-year-old competed in the Yellow Belt Pattern Division. Club instructor Charles Gellard said: “This is
THE head of art at The Hurst Community College, in Baughurst, has painted one of the 50 unique Book Benches that have appeared in London as part of the Books About Town sculpture trail. Sian Storey illustrated a bench, shaped like an open book,
Basingstoke Town manager Jason Bristow talks to the Gazette after his side's 2-2 draw with Swindon Supermarine.
Sir.–Can I please draw readers’ attention to two upcoming events commemorating the centenary of the start of the First World War, in Whitchurch next week. Starting at 10am, on Saturday, August 2, Whitchurch Town Hall will host an exhibition of
A FUNDRAISER for three schools will take place in Hartley Wintney next week. The Friends of Hartley Wintney Schools Committee will hold its annual Event on the Green from 7.30pm on Wednesday, July 30. The event will involve a three-course meal
TICKETS are now on sale for the over 150 events of this year’s Henley Literary Festival. The week of events from September 29 until October 5 includes appearances by everyone from comedians and cooks to sport stars and even royalty. The line-up
A NEW pop-up business has opened in Basingstoke’s Festival Place – and the woman behind it is hoping it will be the start of a growing success story. The business is called Space Qube and is run by Alison John, who is an interior designer hailing
HYDE Abbey A moved to second place in Division One of the Whitchurch Bowls League behind Kingsclere after they shaded Howard Park A 52-47, but more importantly took 4.5 points from the game, writes Norman Figg. Leaders Kingsclere had an easy 66
LOCAL ambulance crews have seen a rise in call-outs about small children being left in cars as temperatures soar. South Central Ambulance Service is now warning of the dangers of leaving children and animals in hot cars – even for short periods
