A BASINGSTOKE woman was in the pink after she pulled in the pounds by holding a “Mad Pants Tea Party” for a charity which helps women suffering from endometriosis . Emily Brown, from Cranbourne, raised over £200 for Endometriosis UK by organising
BASINGSTOKE powerlifter Jean Maton is celebrating after claiming a quartet of gold medals at the World Masters Powerlifting Championships. Maton travelled to Pilzen, in the Czech Republic, for the event, where she competed in the Masters Two (athletes
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a road collision this afternoon. Emergency services were called to Alexandra Road, opposite Downsland Road, in Basingstoke at around
A PATIENT has been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a road collision in Basingstoke. South Central Ambulance Service was called at 3.45pm this afternoon to reports of a road traffic collision between
HARTLEY Wintney’s poor run of form continued last night as they went down 4-0 at home to Windsor in the Combined Counties League Premier Division. The village side have now lost six of their last seven games, a run that has seen them slip to 12th
THE Hallowe’en Streetz programme will be returning in Basingstoke and Deane for a series of half-term free evening activities for 11 to 17-year-olds from Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31. Building on the success of this year’s Summer Streetz
A TRIO of Basingstoke and Mid Hants athletes travelled to Boston, in Lincolnshire, to compete in the English Schools Combined Events Championships. Gemma Finch was sixth in the under-20 heptathlon with a personal-best points tally of 4,396. Malachi
TOP of The Town business owners have agreed the format of a new traders association which hopes to improve the vibrancy and community spirit of Basingstoke’s historic heart. Around 20 Top of The Town business owners met at The Tea Bar to discuss
RESIDENTS are being called on to help mark a century since the poppy became the nation’s symbol of remembrance. Hampshire’s Royal British Legion will gather for the special launch of this year’s Poppy Appeal, which it hopes will raise more money
THE CBI is calling on reform of the EU now that MEPs have voted by a comfortable majority in support of the new European Commission. The commission is set to start work on November 1, led by newly elected president Jean-Claude Juncker who replaces
PICTURE snake-hipped Danny and demure Sandy as depicted by John Travolta and his co-star Olivia Newton-John in 1978’s Grease. Now two new kids on the block – Max Harwood (17) and Hazel Baldwin (15) – are taking up the challenge of bringing their
A QUARTER of all Homebase shops will close by 2019, it has been announced today. Home Retail Group plans to shut 25 per cent of its 323 stores which are considered “unprofitable or are in decline”. The group has already closed seven of its
MEET a range of local craft-makers and find individual, original items at a free Craft Fair at Basingstoke Discovery Centre. The fair will take place in the Festival Place library between 10am to 3pm on Saturday, November 15. If you’re an
IT WAS party time at an Overton school after an education watchdog rated it as “outstanding”. Staff, children and parents from Overton Church of England Primary School, in Court Drove, came together for a party after Ofsted gave the school a glowing
WHITCHURCH United are second in the Wessex League Premier Division, level on points with the leaders having played a game less, after grabbing an injury-time winner away at Alresford Town last night. Alresford went ahead on 22 minutes, Dan Fox
GIN lovers will now be able to take part in a series of workshops and masterclasses at the Bombay Sapphire Distillery at Laverstoke Mill. As previously reported by The Gazette, Bombay Sapphire welcomed its first guests into their multi-million
A TEENAGER, whose death sparked a murder inquiry, suffered a heart attack after inhaling butane and propane gas, an inquest heard. As reported in The Gazette, the police arrested two teenagers, aged 14 and 16, after Jay Benton was found unconscious
THE Atomic Weapons Establishment has been rapped by a Government regulatory agency for the second time this year for failings in radioactive waste management arrangements. The Environment Agency has raised a 'non-compliance intervention' notice
BUSINESS finance was the theme for a talk given by colleagues from Haines Watts. The firm of chartered accountants, which is behind the Thames Valley Young Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, gave the presentation to students involved in Young
WINKLEBURY darts ace Mark Petchey was a double winner at the Tribute and Memorial Darts Competition, claiming victory in both the singles and doubles. In the pairs event, it was fourth time lucky for Petchey, who had been beaten in the final the
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was robbed of his phone in Oakridge. The victim was sat in a red Fiat Stilo in Silvester Close, Oakridge between 11.30pm on Sunday, October 12, and 12.30am on Monday, October 13, when he was approached
A NEW pop-up shop called All Our Own Crafts has opened in Basingstoke’s Festival Place. The venture has been inspired by All Our Own Work art gallery that has been operating at various vacant shop units in the shopping centre during the summer.
HAMPSHIRE’S fire chiefs have welcomed a multi-million pound boost for firefighter welfare causes. The Fire Fighters Charity, which is based in Basingstoke, will receive up to £1million of funding from the Government to enhance their existing services
OVERTON United produced an excellent display to beat higher-league Andover New Street 3-1 in the Russell Cotes Cup last night. Hosts Overton played against the conditions in the first half but trailed to a fine strike from a free-kick at the break
ANDOVER completed a clean sweep of Basingstoke and District Tennis League titles by retaining the Mixed Division One crown. They beat RSF A 7-1, Mortimer A 7-1 and Oakley A 6-2 before dropping their only point of the season by drawing with Beechdown
THE Tadley and District Citizens Advice Bureau will host its annual general meeting and community liaison lunch tomorrow. Representatives from the voluntary sector across Basingstoke and Deane will gather for the event at Tadley Community Centre
THE Heath End Women’s Institute will be holding a craft fair on Saturday. The fair, which will be held at the Heath End Village Hall, in Heath End Road between 10am and 12.30pm, will see a range of items such as jewellery, hand-made cards, sweets
VIDEO highlights of Basingstoke Bison's narrow victory over Manchester Phoenix at the Basingstoke Arena on Saturday night. Video courtesy of Adrian Parsons/YouTube
DRUMMING and African/Caribbean food were enjoyed at a celebration to mark Black History Month. The event was organised by Basingstoke African Caribbean Catholic Association, which invited people to join in the celebrations at St Bede’s Catholic
TWENTY new jobs are set to be created after a home care provider across Basingstoke launched a recruitment drive to meet the increasing demand for its services. Carewatch Basingstoke will be holding recruitment open days for people interested in
BASINGSTOKE Voluntary Action (BVA) is urging to residents across the borough to volunteer their time to help others. BVA will be holding drop-in sessions to answer questions, make appointments and point people to voluntary and community groups
WHEN you are house hunting what is more important to you? Close transport links? Good local schools? Or the broadband speed? You might be surprised to hear that a survey sent to 3,000 people from property portal, Rightmove, revealed that a majority
SLIMMERS used pedal power on static bikes to pull in the pounds for a Basingstoke hospice. Members and consultants from Slimming World groups across the borough teamed up to cycle the distance from Basingstoke to Brighton seafront – a whopping
READING suffered their second 3-0 defeat in the space of four days in the Championship, as they lost at AFC Bournemouth. There was no score in the first 45 minutes, with the home side’s Matt Richie coming closest as he hit the post with a curling
The Babadook (15, 94 mins) Starring: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear, Hayley McElhinney, Tim Purcell. Director: Jennifer Kent. Released: October 24 (UK & Ireland) CHILDREN'S literature
ELEVEN lucky lads got the chance to watch England at Wembley thanks to The Vauxhall Youth Football Programme. Now Vauxhall Richmond are supplying Chineham Tigers Under-Sevens with a brand new kit. The youngsters got their hands on the kit at Wembley
CONSTRUCTION work to extend a Basingstoke car park at a local sports complex has begun this week. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has agreed to put up £175,000 to provide an additional 47 car parking spaces at Down Grange Sports Complex,
