DESPITE being down to 10 men for 88 minutes, Rising Sun DC maintained their unbeaten record with a 4-1 North Hants Intermediate Cup win over Sherborne St John on Saturday. Sam Nicholls received his marching orders for dissent after just two minutes
BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller took part in a debate following the publication of a report by the All Parliamentary Group on Cycling. The report – Get Britain Cycling – looks at ways that the Government can encourage and promote cycling across Britain
A RECORD number of visitors attended BCoT’s first open evening of the year last week – with more than 520 prospective students passing through the doors. The aim of the evening was to provide students and their families with ideas and advice as
JUST two Basingstoke and District Sunday League sides were able to progress in the North Hants Chris Price Cup. FC Everest made it through thanks to a 13-2 victory away at Andover Saints, while New Inn beat hosts Hedge End Hawks 4-3 to secure their
AFTER two straight defeats, Basingstoke RFC will be keen to return to winning ways when they make the trip to London to face Charlton Park on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). Last weekend, ’Stoke matched visiting league leaders Sidcup for the first 40
GREEN campaigners in Hartley Wintney have been quizzing the Conservative candidate for North East Hampshire on his views on the environment. Ranil Jayawardena met a group of villagers in the coffee shop by St John’s Church, in Fleet Road, as part
RIVERFORD'S Pumpkin Day is legendary and with good reason. It’s a real family-focused celebration of autumn, with children’s activities, farm tours, pumpkin carving and of course, lots of wonderful seasonal food. The event takes place tomorrow
SHE may be smiling for the camera but brave Basingstoke nurse Natalie Mounter is actually working in a heartbreaking and hellish environment. 32-year-old Natalie decided to quit her job as an isolation ward nurse at Basingstoke hospital to help
THE CBI anticipates the UK’s economy will continue to grow, despite the growth rate cooling. Figures from the Office of National Statistics released today, show the economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, compared to 0.9 per
LAST week, I watched the first episode of The Apprentice, and was cringing at some of the comments made by the contestants. These people are meant to be some of the best businessmen and women in the country, yet the words of one particular female
BASINGSTOKE Town manager Jason Bristow says that his own FA Cup giant-killing exploits have taught him to be wary of Harrow Borough. The Dragons boss was a member of the Town squad who caused a major upset by knocking Chesterfield out of the competition
ENTERPRISE M3 LEP outlined its roadmap for the successful delivery of its Growth Deal. This was revealed yesterday at the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Growth Deal Seminar held at the H.G. Wells Events & Conference Centre, in Woking. Those
BASINGSTOKE Town have moved to bolster their midfield options with the signing of former Reading stalwart James Harper. The 33-year-old, who made more than 300 appearances for Reading over the course of nine years at the Madejski Stadium, goes
IT HAS been eight months since floods forced residents to leave more than 80 properties in a Basingstoke suburb – but last week, the first of many were delighted to return home. A total of 87 homes were evacuated in Grampian Way, Exmoor Close,
SOUTH Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is encouraging motorists and pedestrians to be autumn aware by being extra vigilant and cautious when using the roads. With unpredictable weather including sporadic heavy rainfall and darker days, SCAS is
IN AN ideal world, the focus of yesterday's sport section would have been Basingstoke Town's FA Cup tie against Harrow Borough. Unfortunately, that was bumped from the back page by a bad news story as it emerged that seven members of Basingstoke
MEMBERS of Overton Dramatic Society will be hosting a bazaar to promote their latest production on Saturday. The bazaar, which will promote pantomime The Three Musketeers, will take place at St Mary’s Hall, in Church Road, between 10am and noon
Fifteen Basingstoke ice skaters aged 10 to 20, as well as the Isle of Wight Synchronised Skating team, will be taking part in the Professionals on Ice at Basingstoke Arena on Sunday night. The show is a nationwide tour which includes the stars
ROCKBITCH Music presents another terrific line-up of live music in Sanctuary on Saturday. Lifelines https://www.facebook.com/wearelifelines?fref=ts http://lifelinesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/in-presents-wake-2013 Number Them https://www.facebook.com
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG, 91 mins) Starring: Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Elise and Zoey Vargas, Sidney Fullmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Lincoln Melcher Director
A MAPLEDURWELL firm is shedding some light on money-saving opportunities now that businesses are required to take a long hard look at how they use energy. New legislation means that many businesses will have to carry out energy audits, thanks to
ALEX Izzo hit a hat-trick to help Soldiers Return through to the next round of the North Hants Senior Cup. The Basingstoke and District Sunday League side went ahead after 10 minutes when Izzo fired in from 25 yards, but Winchester side FC Exchange
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following two muggings in Basingstoke which may be linked. The first incident took place between 12.45am and 1am on Sunday, October 12 at War Memorial Park. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was walking across
