JEAN Maton collected four gold medals in the European Masters Powerlifting Championships held in Pilzen, Czech Republic. Maton, lifting in the Masters Two category (age 50+), 84plus kg class, retained her title, winning each lift and the overall
TWO hospices in Hampshire have received a one-off funding boost to help support carers. Hampshire County Council has given £10,000 each to St Michael’s Hospice, in Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, and Naomi House, in Sutton Scotney. Councillor
TWO elderly women were freed from a car that overturned on a rural road. Firefighters carried out the rescue after the car overturned at around 1.30pm this afternoon on the B3046 near Nutley. The road was closed in both directions for two hours
READING forward Hal Robson-Kanu will miss the start of the Championship campaign after a late challenge during Tuesday night’s 0-0 friendly draw at League Two Stevenage. In a game which saw many crunching challenges, Robson-Kanu was caught by Charlie
BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council is offering young people across Basingstoke the opportunity to take part in a fun-filled programme of free activities during the summer holidays. The Summer Streetz project, which is in its sixth year, is funded
LATE-night travellers in Basingstoke will be able to jump on board a new evening bus from next month. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, in partnership with bus provider Stagecoach, is launching a pilot evening bus service which will run until
LASHAM Gliding Club members enjoyed great success at the World Gliding Championships at Rayskala, in Finland. Brothers Steve and Howard Jones, who are both members of the Hampshire club, dominated the inaugural 20m two-seat class event. They
THE World War One centenary is being well documented, with events to commemorate lives lost from 1914 to 1918 planned throughout the whole of 2014. But with the anniversary of the outbreak of the war approaching on August 4, now is perhaps the
BASINGSTOKE hospital is at the forefront of the complex art of scanning hearts – thanks to a specialist consultant and some state-of-the-art equipment. Consultant cardiologist Michaela Scheuermann-Freestone has helped to revolutionise the way patients
• Conversion of garage to living accommodation at 11 Barron Place, Basingstoke. • Dormer window to front of garage roof to create first floor living accommodation at 11 Highdowns, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke. • Single storey side extension to
BASINGSTOKE Town maintained their unbeaten record in pre-season friendly matches with an emphatic victory away at Southern League Division One side Fleet Town last night. Goals from Chris Flood, Julian Owusu, Sam Argent and Josh Drew earned Town
ANOTHER fantastic evening of free live music featuring female singers and songwriters comes to The Tea Bar, London Street, on Saturday. The last one of these Dames Nuit nights was such a success, that organiser Rob Hayes has planned another.
Step Up 5: All In (PG) Running time: 112 minutes Starring: Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan, Adam G Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Izabella Miko, Misha Gabriel, Stephen Stevo Jones, Chadd Smith, Facundo Lombard, Martin Lombard, Karin Konoval, Frank Crudele
A TRIAL to deliver vastly-improved broadband speeds has been criticised by some homeowners in Basingstoke. Media giant Sky and its supplier Love Digital have started a 12-month trial in streets either side of Hackwood Road by building its own fibre-optic
SAINTS legends Matt Le Tissier and Francis Benali feature in The Nuffield Theatre’s new production about the team. The Saints opens on Friday, August 1 and runs until August 17. Le Tissier and Benali will make their acting debuts in the production
RESIDENTS in Chineham have been taking a close-up look at plans to build 150 new homes near the Hampshire International Business Park. As reported on the Gazette website basingstokegazette. co.uk, Pal Properties Limited and Savills are planning
SPEND Valentine’s Day 2015 listening to Curtis Stigers in Camberley Theatre. The multi-platinum selling singer, saxophonist and songwriter will performing live music from his romantic new swing album Hooray For Love. Following the international
ODIHAM’S hockey star Alex Danson is still on course to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, after a 2-1 winner-takes-all victory over hosts Scotland this morning. This sets up a semi-final clash with New Zealand on Friday, for a chance
COMEDIAN, writer and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax is to bring her one-woman show Sane New World to Basingstoke this autumn. The tour is based on her bestselling book Sane New World: Taming the Mind, which has enjoyed worldwide success since
MFC Popley Youth have been named Charter Standard Club of the Year in the FA McDonald’s Community Awards section at the Hampshire FA Grassroots Football Awards 2014 at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton. MFC is a Charter Standard (FA kitemark of excellence
GENEROUS shoppers pulled in the pounds for charity at a recent collection. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) held a collection at Asda supermarket, in Brighton Hill on June 27, raising £190.32 for the charity. Martin Boddy, treasurer
JEANNE-Marie Hatcher travelled around a lot as a small child as her father was in the Army but in her teens her family settled in Surrey. Although she had wanted to work with children she somehow entered into a career in sales. She gave up
ASSET Advantage is a new sponsor for the 2014 Inspire Business Awards. The asset finance business, based at Matrix House, on Basing View, Basingstoke, specialises in providing lease-based funding across a wide range of equipment for small and medium-sized
HAMPSHIRE Seniors are through to the national phase of the ECB 50-plus County Championships. They piled up 301-8 before beating the Channel Islands by 121 runs. Basingstoke’s Keith Harsham (63) and and Hook and Newnham Basics’ Barry Goodman
A PROFESSOR, who has led the Silchester dig since it began in 1997, is set to retire. To celebrate Mike Fulford’s huge contribution, the village will host a special supper and barn dance on August 2. The event, from 7pm to 11pm, will feature
