A TEAM who have spent 18 years unearthing the secrets of Silchester’s past are to hang up their trowels - for now. Experts and students from the University of Reading have been painstakingly excavating the Roman Town Calleva Atrebatum since 1997
TADLEY Calleva manager Danny Dolan was proud of his players, despite them losing 4-2 against visiting Ascot in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round. Dolan said: “I could not have asked for more, their attitude was spot on for the whole of the game
A GROUP of friends have launched a five-year fundraising campaign in memory of a mother who died this year of a brain tumour. Nicky Stickland and Jo Probert are leading the charity mission and will tackle the Basingstoke Half-Marathon on October
A MAJOR road in north Hampshire has been closed in both directions after a serious crash. The crash took place this afternoon on the southbound carriageway of the A34, between Whitchurch and the A343 junction. Firefighters from Basingstoke
HOME to more than 167,000 inhabitants, Basingstoke has a thriving commercial core, great shopping centres and restaurants and is surrounded by beautiful Hampshire countryside. It is no wonder that the town is fast becoming a hotspot for renters
OVERTON United enjoyed their first Hampshire Premier League win of the season as they won 2-1 away at Stockbridge on Tuesday night. The visitors were on top for all the first-half and took the lead after 30 minutes, after Luke Miller and Chris
PUPILS and staff from Everest Community Academy have thanked outgoing principal Julie Rose at a farewell party. Around 70 past and present students, teachers and governors from the school gathered to say goodbye to the 54-year-old. As reported
THE chairman of a parish council said he was offered a deal to be privately included in a proposal to build hundreds of homes in a village. Councillor Andrew Renshaw, chairman of Winchfield Parish Council, who has opposed attempts to build a “Winchfield
MORE communities will be armed with speed guns as part of a £135,000 war chest enabling people to crack down on dangerous drivers blighting their neighbourhoods. The cash is up for grabs for people living in streets and roads across the county,
BASINGSTOKE Bison have unveiled the three shirt designs the double winners will wear this season. The jerseys will revert to the traditional white and black for English Premier League games, with the ever popular red away cup jerseys making a welcome
TOMORROW is a big day for students as they collect their much-awaited GCSE results. The Gazette will be reporting live throughout the morning from schools in The Gazette area, revealing each school's overall results as soon as we have them in an
BRITISH chef Rick Stein has announced plans to open a new restaurant in Winchester. Best known for his love of seafood, the ‘Rick Stein’ restaurant will offer classic dishes including turbot hollandaise, slip sole meunière and grilled lobster,
A BASINGSTOKE charity has celebrated 40 years of supporting the local community by giving away a bumper crop of £250 grants. Four Lanes Trust, which gives money to arts, voluntary, community and educational groups, agreed a grand total of £12,000
BILLY Smart’s Circus returns to Basingstoke next month. This circus is a household name with a reputation built on performance quality and Big Top magic. The UK tour is brimming with a dazzling combination of theatre, music and dance and the
READING suffered their first Championship defeat of the season, as they lost 2-1 at the hands of visiting Huddersfield on Tuesday night. Goals from Jacob Butterfield and Harry Bunn in the first-half set the Yorkshire side on their way. Reading
HIGHCLERE Church Choir is on the lookout for new members. The choir, which meets weekly at Highclere Church, would welcome singers of all ages. Choir practice is weekly from 6pm on Friday evenings in the Dunlop Room. There are no auditions
THE Kaiser Chiefs will headline CarFest this weekend on Saturday night. Chris Evans announced on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show this morning that the English indie rock band will perform on the stage at the event this Saturday, at Laverstoke Park
BASINGSTOKE-based McLeod Browne has merged with Hart Financial Management. Karl Smith, who established McLeod Browne in 2008, said: “In recent years, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has openly committed to increasing the levels of professionalism
FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a fire in a field of straw this morning. Around 20 firefighters from Basingstoke Fire Station were dispatched after they were called to a field in Summer Down Lane, in Malshanger at around 10.19pm last night.
NATIONAL disability charity Motability is encouraging the public to hold tea parties at home, in work, at clubs or societies to raise funds for disabled people around the UK. The charity’s Tea Party campaign will run from August 25 to 31. Find
What If (15) Running time: 102 minutes Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Rafe Spall, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis, Megan Park, Jemima Rooper, Lucius Hoyos. Director: Michael Dowse. Released: August 20 (UK & Ireland) IF
YOUNG golfers from Sandford Springs had to settle for fourth place at the Green Jackets Inter-Club Knockout. The Kingsclere club made it through to the semi-finals of the Hampshire-wide event, which took place at Hockley Golf Club, but the team
THOUSANDS of families flocked to a Basingstoke park last Wednesday to take part in a range of activities as part of a national event. Around 5,000 children, parents and grandparents attended National Play Day at Eastrop Park, organised by Basingstoke
