BUDDING bowmen and aspiring archers are invited to try out archery at the Overton Black Arrows Archery Range in Laverstoke between 1pm and 4pm on Saturday. Not only will visitors be able to try out a new sport, but there will be plenty of Black Arrows
A BASINGSTOKE restaurant is offering a free meal to anyone celebrating their 30th birthday tomorrow as part of its own 30th birthday celebrations. Toby Carvery, in Winchester Road, Basingstoke is inviting anyone celebrating their special birthday
A BASINGSTOKE grandmother will be raising money for an appeal set up after a Popley youngster was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Suzanne Hobbs, of Pershore Road, Popley, will be selling a selection of items which have been donated to her, at
A WOMAN from Hartley Wintney has died after a 30ft fall on a mountain in Wales. Susan Hawkins, 70, died on Wednesday night after her fall on the North Ridge of the 3,000ft Tryfan mountain in Snowdonia. Members of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue
HEAVY rain failed to dampen the spirits of those involved with today’s launch of the 2015 Basingstoke Festival programme. The skies finally cleared just in time for the giant firebird, the creation of outdoor arts company Emergency Exit Arts, to
AN UNBEATEN 140 from Ali Mumtez made sure Hobos lead the way in the Hampshire Cricket League County Division Three North as they maintained their perfect start with a six-wicket win against visiting OT & Romsey.Mumtez’s fine knock helped Hobos to 253-
A NORTH Hampshire councillor has been named as this year’s chairman of Hampshire County Council. Councillors from Hampshire County Council elected Councillor Jonathan Glen as chairman of the local authority, at its annual meeting of the county
BASINGSTOKE Discovery Centre in Festival Place will host two Miniprofessors workshops in June. These classes are especially tailored for young scientists aged 2-4 years-old. Adults are also expected to join in with the songs, experiments and
THE Gazette’s parent company, Newsquest Media Group, has acquired Romanes Media Group for an undisclosed sum. Romanes is local news publishing business operating in Berkshire, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Employing 270 staff, its portfolio
THOUSANDS of people descended on Odiham and North Warnborough to celebrate the villages' links with the sealing of the Magna Carta. Villagers had been working hard for months on the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna
HOOK and Newnham Basics captain Matt Love says that his side will be taking nothing for granted when they host local rivals Hartley Wintney on Saturday.Love’s team have made the perfect start to the Southern League Division One season, boasting a 100
MORE than 100 frontline jobs could be slashed from fire stations across Hampshire under sweeping Government cuts, The Gazette can reveal. Proposals to axe firefighters and vehicles would put the public at risk, with higher response times and less
THIS week, FIFA football’s governing body, has been the subject of more damaging corruption claims – but later today, it looks likely that Sepp Blatter will be elected to serve a fifth term as president. Two separate corruption inquiries have been
LAST year’s event was a washout but families of all ages soaked up the sun at this year’s Kempshott Festival. Thousands of people flocked to the fifth Kempshott Festival, which was held outside the village hall in Stratton Park, Basingstoke last
I HAVE two options. A: Leap out of bed and retrieve the tarpaulin sheet from my dry bag - it's drizzling and I stupidly ignored advice to sleep with it tucked under my sleeping bag, in case the weather turned. B: Stay put and hope it's a fleeting
ROCKBITCH Promotions run through the line-up: WE DENY We Deny are a female-fronted, five-piece, pop-punk band from Southern England. Formed in 2012, providing upbeat, rocky sounds with a pop-punk flavour. Having played Takedown earlier
JAMIE Fry will travel to Copenhagen this weekend for the Crossfit Games Regional finals as the top 30 competitors from Europe and the top 10 from Africa go head-to-head.The 20-year-old from Chineham is delighted to have made it to this stage of the competition
WOMEN across Basingstoke are being urged to grab their last chance to 'kick cancer where it hurts' by signing up for this year’s Race for Life. Over 1,600 women of all shapes, sizes and ages have already signed up for the event which will take
Sir.–I think the general election and the local elections have shown that something is wrong with our electoral process. British democracy is a wonderful thing and has been a shining example for the world for over 200 years. However, the rise
