BLUEWAVE Korean Martial Arts continued their excellent start to the season, with more success at the Taekwondo Chungdokwan Great Britain Championships in Bracknell. In the poomsae category there was a hat-trick of gold medals for Coleen Reilly,
YOUNG people across Basingstoke were honoured for their achievements in a number of challenges at a presentation evening last month. From volunteering to learning a new skill, young people taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award were recognised
REDUCING regulation on small business was amongst the Government’s legislative agenda set out in the Queen’s Speech today. The Enterprise Bill includes measures that aim to boost job creation and cut red tape for businesses. It also includes
POLICE have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses after a man died after he was hit by multiple cars on the A303 at Popham on Saturday. A 27-year-old man died after he was struck by multiple vehicles on the A303, near Popham services between 12.20am
A MUSIC festival will return to Bramley next month. The Bramley and Little London Music Festival will return to St James’ Church, in Silchester Road, between June 11 and June 13. A host of musical performances will be on offer, including performances
PLANET Ice's new ice skating initiative Skating Stars has been launched with the the initial 15 skaters now having been picked. The idea of the initiative which was inspired by Torvill and Dean's TV Show Ice Rink on Ice is to pick complete beginners
AN EXCITING new wedding app called Coupled makes its debut today. It is aimed at couples planning their special day linking them to outfitters, photographers, wedding cake bakers and venues, all in the palms of their hands. Developed by Mark
SEVERAL years ago, the most entertaining magic guy in the world, Paul Daniels, together with his wife, Debbie McGee, toured with a small, intimate, magic show - which included a date at Central Studio, QMC - and had so much fun they have decided to
SHARES in De la Rue fell this morning after the Basingstoke-headquartered company posted lower annual profits resulting in it cutting its dividend from 42p to 25p. Consequently, shares in the FTSE 250 listed company fell by ten per cent during
WHITCHURCH United toasted an excellent season at their end-of-year presentation evening.The club, who started the season with a new manager and several new players, finished sixth in the Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division, seven places higher than in 2013
ODIHAM hockey star Alex Danson has been selected for the Great Britain team for the World League semi-final in Valencia which runs from June 10 until June 21. The top three team from this event will automatically qualify for the Rio Olympics next
HUNDREDS of runners pounded the streets of Hook for the village’s annual running event. A total of 999 runners took part in the Hook Fun Run and Road Race on Sunday, which raises money for local charities. Organisers hope this year’s event
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a knifepoint robbery at a Popley shop. A man entered the One Stop store, in Sark Way, Popley with a knife just after 6am on Monday and demanded that staff hand over cash. No-one was injured during
• Rear single storey extension to form open plan kitchen/breakfast room with associated internal alterations at Poplars Farm, Lyde Green, Rotherwick, Hook. • First floor side extension at 12 Pelham Close, Old Basing. • Make safe mature oak,
THE Finch Group Guy Jewell Cup is now up and running and AWE Tadley, Whitchurch and East Woodhay have all booked their places in the second round. There is just one first round game this week at May's Bounty which will see Oakley face Chawton on
A NEIGHBOURHOOD partnership pilot scheme carried out in Buckskin and South Ham looks set to be rolled out across Popley. In May 2013, a pilot scheme aimed at giving local residents more of a say into what happens in their area was approved by Basingstoke
Sir.–I am writing to offer my congratulations to all of the amazing runners who made the London Marathon such a huge success. I especially want to say a massive well done and thank you to the 133 brave runners who took part on behalf of Diabetes
I ALWAYS try to support the good work of Jon (Rockbitch) and so I trotted along to check out this rather cool hard-core punk line-up. Unfortunately I missed the first band Ocean (sorry lads) through no fault of mine, but these things happen.
Danny Collins (15, 106 mins) Starring: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Plummer, Giselle Eisenberg, Melissa Benoit, Josh Peck, Katarina Cas, Brian Smith. Director: Dan Fogelman. Released: May 29 (
AS YOU may have read last week, my annual battle with my brother-in-law got off to the perfect start from my point of view. A new driver enabled me to take a 1-0 lead at the end of our first round of the year - and rather amazingly, even better
KEV Munday is a 28-year-old professional artist based in Basingstoke. He has exhibited his art all over the world, producing for brands including Walt Disney, Graham & Brown and Monster Energy and has appeared in press such as Elle Decor, The
