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BASINGSTOKE Town manager Jason Bristow reflects on his side's win over Weston-super-Mare and looks ahead to a play-off semi-final against Whitehawk.

BASINGSTOKE Hockey club men were unable to cause an upset in the quarter-finals of the Hampshire Cup as they lost to National League side Fareham 7-1 in Southampton last Saturday. Fareham, from three leagues above Basingstoke, were two up inside

A NORTH Hampshire house will feature in a film which is expected to be one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Scenes from Avengers: Age of Ultron were shot at Stratfield Saye House, in Stratfield Saye, last summer, when an A-list crew

A TEAM of RAF fundraisers from Odiham have been dubbed volunteers of the year. Troops from RAF Odiham have worked with other stations to raise £22,000 for two charities. They rallied together to support the RAF Benevolent Fund and ABF The Soldiers

A BASINGSTOKE dad has launched a fundraising drive in tribute to his son who died in a horror crash. Dean Paling and his friend Tom Emery were killed in the car crash on the B2177 Southwick Road near Fareham in December 2013. Dean’s father, Mike

5:13pm Right, that's all for today. Look out for reaction in a bit and join me again for the first leg of the play-off semi-finals on Wednesday night. If you are interested, Town will be running a supporters' coach to Whitehawk

A NEW care home could be built in Basingstoke if plans are approved by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Choice Care Group has applied to the borough council for permission to build an eight-bedroom care home and a new access to the site on

ROB Collard enjoyed an eventful weekend at the second British Touring Car Championship meeting of the season, recovering from a poor qualifying session to lead the final race. Having moved up the field over the course of the first two races, the

TICKETS to a village show will go on sale this Saturday. Overton Dramatic Society will sell tickets to Avenue Q at a bazaar in St Mary’s Hall, Overton, from 10am until 12noon. The musical comedy, set in New York City, has a human and puppet

VINE Pony Club members Georgia Bartlett and Poppy de Groot achieved an outstanding double victory in the British Eventing One Day Event at Aston-le-Walls, in Northamptonshire. Bartlett (13) won her BE100 section on Munro Highlander and de Groot

AN ARTWORK collection created by a Bramley artist, in homage to one of Britain’s biggest 1960s rock bands, was displayed at a historic gig in London. Sixties legends The Who were at the forefront of rock ‘n’ roll culture and their 1973 album Quadrophenia

Sir.–I feel I must write after being told that Councillor Stephen West is going to stand as an Independent. Is this man going through all the parties? At the last election he stood as a Conservative and was elected as one – I voted for him. After

CLAIRVOYANT Steve Holbrook will visit Basingstoke next week. Former hairdresser Steve’s ability started from behind the salon chair, and he now visits theatres and hotels around the country, and as far away as the Caribbean, demonstrating his ability

THE Ferio Saxophone Quartet, an exciting young chamber ensemble formed of graduates from the Royal College of Music, is to perform at The Forge, at The Anvil on Sunday, May 3 at 7.45pm. The quartet recently won the Royal Overseas League Ensemble

ALL Our Own Crafts has popped-up again in Festival Place. The pop-up shop has re-opened, this time opposite the Laura Ashley store. Back in October last year, the business venture opened for three months, giving local crafters an opportunity

PEOPLE will aim to have fun while raising lots of cash at a charity event next month. A two-hour Zumbathon is being held to raise funds for West Berkshire Mencap and the FireFighters Charity, which is based in Basing View, on Friday, May 1.

THIS week, due to the success of our ever-improving academy and in order to develop the club and its players further, we have been delighted to reveal that we will be creating an under-21 elite development squad for next season. The squad will