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  • Morrisons staff take to the saddle for charity

    A TEAM of employees from the Basingstoke branch of Morrisons will be taking to the saddle tomorrow and Saturday to raise funds for charity. The “Round the World Cycle Challenge” will see 12 stores across the south west cycle the 24,902-mile circumference

  • Cancer centre could be built on outskirts of Basingstoke

    A CANCER centre, which is to offer radiotherapy and chemotherapy in a new state-of-the art building, could be built on the outskirts of Basingstoke. As previously reported in The Gazette, the cancer centre, which is being championed by a team from

  • Simbulance to be showcased at CarFest

    A ‘SIMBULANCE’ will be showcased for the first time at this weekend’s CarFest event. The vehicle, a virtual classroom facility for staff at South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), will be open to those attending the festival at Laverstoke Park

  • Car ditched near Rooksdown linked to cigarette raid

    A CAR dumped on the A339 near Rooksdown could have been used in a raid on a Hampshire petrol station, detectives believe. Officers on patrol in Basingstoke tried to stop a burgundy-coloured Subaru Legacy, with four people inside, in Roman Road,

  • Suspected stolen saw seized in South Ham

    OFFICERS are trying to trace the owner of a circular saw, after arresting a man on suspicion of handling stolen goods. Police said the blue Metabo circular saw was seized in the St Michael’s Road area of South Ham, Basingstoke, this week. A

  • Witness appeal made for A34 caravan crash

    POLICE are appealing for help from motorists who saw the caravan crash that led to the closure of the A34 near Whitchurch. Officers were called at 3.42pm yesterday to a report of a crash between three vehicles and a caravan on both the northbound

  • Two-car crash on Basingstoke roundabout

    TWO hatchback cars crashed on a Basingstoke roundabout this afternoon. The emergency services were called to the Viables Roundabout, Viables, at 2.15pm after a collision between two blue Vauxhall Corsas. No serious injuries were reported, although

  • Laverstoke gearing up for the launch of CarFest tomorrow

    THE sell-out CarFest event begins tomorrow when thousands of campers and day visitors will descend on Laverstoke Park Farm to enjoy a great line-up of entertainment and raise thousands of pounds for Children in Need. Organised by BBC Radio 2 DJ

  • Hook and Newnham Basics in biggest game of the season

    HOOK and Newnham Basics face their biggest game of the season so far this weekend when they entertain Hursley Park. The home side know victory over the basement dwellers will end any fears of relegation, but defeat will put the pressure on them

  • Strong showing is the name of the GAME

    A STRONG performance has been delivered by GAME Digital plc. The video games retailer, headquartered in Basingstoke, has announced its year end trading update for the 52 weeks to July 26, 2014. The period includes six weeks during which GAME

  • Basingstoke and North Hants face Andover

    WINNING is a habit Basingstoke and North Hants want to keep until the end of the season now, after they continue their recent winning run last Saturday. This week they entertain Andover at May’s Bounty, before a final game at Southern League Division

  • Basingstoke Town look to carry on winning run

    BASINGSTOKE Town will be looking to make it hat-trick of wins when they play host to Hayes and Yeading at the Soccer AM Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). This is the Dragons second Vanarama Conference South home fixture of the season. They lost

  • A community benefit

    Sir.–Having read Douglas Patterson’s letter at the beginning of July, I chose to wait and see how others responded. I was encouraged to read the responses from Martin Heath and Paul Beavers but surprised that more people were not motivated to write

  • Boy airlifted to hospital after A34 crash near Whitchurch

    A TODDLER was one of four people injured in a crash that closed the A34 near Whitchurch yesterday. The two-year-old boy was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford following a crash involving three cars and a caravan on the southbound

  • Craft show to take place in Mortimer

    THE Mortimer West End District Produce and Craft Show will take place on Saturday. The show will open to the public at 2.30pm, with the staging of entries taking place between 8.30am-10.30am. The annual event, held in the village hall, will

  • Basingstoke MP Maria Miller talks exclusively to The Gazette

    IN APRIL, Basingstoke MP Maria Miller was told to apologise in Parliament after a 16-month investigation into her second home expenses claims, which resulted in her being ordered to repay £5,800. Mrs Miller was cleared of deliberately claiming

  • REVIEW: Deliver Us From Evil

    Deliver Us From Evil (15, 118 mins) Starring: Eric Bana, Joel McHale, Sean Harris, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Horton, Olivia Munn, Lulu Wilson, Chris Coy. Director: Scott Derrickson. Released: August 22 (UK & Ireland) BASED on the book

  • Basingstoke man clocks up 40 years' service at Sainsbury's

    A SOUTH Ham man was thrown a surprise party by his colleagues in celebration of clocking up 40 years of service at a supermarket. Around 30 colleagues attended the party on July 16 to congratulate Terrence Dawson for his 40 years of service at

  • Super mum Emma Croker in World Cup win

    MAGNIFICENT mum Emma Croker is on top of the world after she and her England team-mates won the World Cup. Croker, wife of former Basingstoke RFC director of rugby James Croker, was the only mum in England’s triumphant World Cup winning team as