WE HAVE a saying at my football club Birmingham City – keep right on to the end of the road. Well, today I reach the end of my road at The Gazette. After 18 years at this wonderful newspaper –13 as editor – I am bowing out today, and my departure
ST MARY’S Junior School’s table tennis boys team have made it to the area zone finals for the first time in the school’s history after winning the county finals. The girls’ team just missed out on making it a winning double for the Old Basing school
A GROUP of school pupils are heading to the O2 today to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime concert. The 29 youngsters from Overton Primary School are taking part in the Young Voices concert, where they will join other children from across the country
CHINEHAM Lions are up to second in the Hampshire Two table after winning 43-0 away at Fawley on Saturday. The game was the only one played in the division at the weekend, with Chineham moving above Ventnor and into second place after taking maximum
HCR managing director Rob Dolbear will be attending the country’s gathering of employment leaders next week. Rob who heads the relocation specialists based at Belvedere House, on Basing View, will meet with personnel professionals during the HR
KYE Theodore scored all four of his side’s goals as Tadley Calleva A reached the semi-finals of the Peter Raynbird Cup with a 4-2 win over visiting Basingstoke Royals on Saturday. Theodore completed his hat-trick before the 35 minute mark to put
KEITH Chegwin found himself the butt of a practical joke in the Celebrity Big Brother house, when he was tasked with making his housemates laugh. What the 58-year-old didn’t realise was that his housemates had been told about his ‘secret mission
A WORKMAN is lucky to be alive after he survived a massive electric shock on a Basingstoke construction site. Mark Bradley suffered severe burns to his face when a lamppost he was helping to erect hit an overhead cable at the Network Rail site
PADDY McGuinness has announced a brand new UK tour, which includes a 2016 appearance in Basingstoke. The presenter of ITV1’s Take Me Out will return to his performing roots with his first stand-up comedy tour since 2011. He’ll bring his new
A BASINGSTOKE school is one of 330 in England deemed to be underperforming, following the publication of this year’s league tables. Everest Community Academy, in Oxford Way, Popley, was the only school in The Gazette area which failed to hit the
BASINGSTOKE Town manager Jason Bristow has reaffirmed his belief that he has a squad capable of challenging for the Vanarama Conference South title. The Dragons lost the first of their double-header top-of-the-table clashes last weekend, going
THE number of violent incidents at a mental health hospital in Winchfield is “disturbing”, a watchdog has said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has formally warned Vista Independent Hospital, in Old Potbridge Road, to make urgent improvements
AGRICULTURAL workers living in a home that goes with their job have been put on notice that they could soon face paying income tax on its rental value. The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) will be pressing the next Government to implement its
A CLOSED road is causing traffic chaos for residents in a Basingstoke suburb. Those living on the Rooksdown estate have taken to Facebook, and raised concerns with the parish council, about severe congestion in the mornings following the closure
LAMB Inn recovered from losing a two-goal lead to beat Basingstoke Saints 7-3 in Basingstoke and District Sunday League Division One. Goals from Harry Rudge and Mark Howells seemed to have Lamb in control, but Saints hit back to level the game
TODAY Enterprise M3 LEP is celebrating after being awarded a further £29.9million of funding from the Government’s Local Growth Fund, plus £42million in loans from the Public Works Loan Board. This is in addition to the £118.1m of funding from
WHAT did you have for breakfast this morning? A slice of toast on the way out the door? A quick takeaway coffee from the petrol station, or worse still, nothing at all? You wouldn't be alone. According to new research, a quarter of us skip
TALKING Scarlet presents Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy Table Manners at The Haymarket next month. Part of the trilogy The Norman Conquests – three plays depicting the events of a single weekend from the perspective of three locations: dining room, living
If your New Year’s Resolutions included giving your finances a fresh start in 2015 then it may be an opportune moment to review your mortgage, according to local estate agency Connells in Basingstoke. With the start of the year continuing to see low
BUDDING bards are being encouraged to pen a poignant poem to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. Hampshire Cultural Trust (HCT) is looking for poets of all ages to enter its new competition to compose a poem about the war, or its
VIDEO highlights of the Basingstoke Bison's dramatic 5-4 win over visiting Milton Keynes Lightning at the Basingstoke Arena on Saturday. Video courtesy of Adrian Parsons/YouTube
BASINGSTOKE Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is making a plea to all its followers to make a special effort to support its Smooth Classics for Spring Concert. The event takes place in The Anvil at 7.45pm on Saturday, February 7. The orchestra has a reputation
Big Hero 6 (PG) Featuring the voices of: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, Damon Wayans Jr, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams Running time: 108 minutes Release date: January 30 (UK & Ireland)
IT was one of those funny coincidences that children’s birthday parties hit the headlines recently, just as we were organising our own daughter’s shindig. One set of parents sent another an invoice via a schoolbag (and then threatened to take them
A BATON that is being passed around England and Wales to celebrate 100 years of the Women’s Institute arrived in Basingstoke last week. The specially designed baton started its journey in Anglesey on January 1, where the first WI meeting was held
THE future is looking brighter for businesses in the South according to Hampshire IT specialist Taylor Made Computer Solutions. The firm, based in Fareham, has taken over the compilation of the Top 500 Companies in the South report, from PWC, which
HOME rule will be the order of the day when Basingstoke Bison face local rivals Bracknell Bees on Saturday. Another bumper crowd is expected for the derby day battle, which starts at 6.30pm, with the Herd keen to extend their winning home record
