FIVE lifesavers have been recognised for their efforts on bringing someone back from the brink of death. Rose Gubby was taking part in the over 55s swim lessons at the Basingstoke Sports Centre on February 1, when she had a heart attack. If it
A WEATHER warning has been put into place for Basingstoke towards the end of the coming weekend. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Basingstoke, starting at 10pm on Sunday, 29 April and finishing on 4pm Monday. There will be
THE new house of laughter in Basingstoke was filled with hilarity on its first night. Jan Jack’s Laughter-House Comedy Club has provided Basingstoke with a host of evenings full of chuckles for more than a decade. Now in its new residents of
A MAN described as a “perfectionist” took his own life after becoming anxious and stressed with money worries, a coroner has ruled. An inquest on Monday heard how Herbert Klaus Jurgen Leist, 59, was found hanged in his home in Woodlands, Chineham
THE BASINGSTOKE Bison Ladies lose out in the final minutes against the Swindon Topcats in a close battle last Saturday. The ladies travelled to Swindon Saturday evening to meet the Swindon Topcats for the first time this season. It only took
CELEBRATING 35 years in print in 2017, Dear Zoo is the story of a child who writes to the zoo asking them to send a pet. The book continues to delight each new generation of children as they lift the flaps in search of the perfect animal. Now
STUDENTS and staff from a Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) centre took part in a discussion on skills and training in the 21st century workplace. On Friday, 13 April members of the East Hampshire Conservative Association joined with representatives
A DUMMER-based firm has extended its partnership with two of the country's top cricket teams. As part of the new agreement with Hampshire County Cricket Club (CCC) and the Southern Vipers, Serious Cricket will provide all playing and teamwear for
HE MAY not have won the £10,000 jackpot on a new singing competition, but Matt Vaughan did win over his harshest critic, his son. Matt appeared on the new ITV show Change Your Tune which aired on Sunday, 22 April. The show pits five tone deaf
BASINGSTOKE and Mid Hants Athletics Club junior athletes gain overwhelming victory in their opening Wessex League match at Down Grange. writes SUE SCOULER-DAVISON. The home team was represented by140 junior athletes the most the club have ever
A KING of spin on the cricket field has died at the age of 56 after a battle with cancer. Kevin Poulter, who played for Hook and Newnham Basics and Hampshire Seniors as a left-arm spin bowler, was diagnosed with the illness four years ago, but
A FORMER BBC governor and chair of the British Joint Intelligence Committee was the guest at an MP’s latest event in a series designed to inspire women. Maria Miller MP welcomed Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones to Basingstoke on Thursday last week
HOOK and Odiham RFC were crowned champions of Solent Three after beating Fawley IIs in their final game of the season, writes ROB CRUICKSHANK. Knowing victory would secure the league crown, the home side got off to a strong start, maintaining possession
A GROUP of runners are set to run 3.7 miles in memory of Matt Campbell tonight. Matt, a 29-year-old chef, died after collapsing at the 22.5mile mark in Sunday's London Marathon. Since then, a national campaign - Finish for Matt - has been launched
A PROJECT to save the roof of a former Tudor “power house” is entering its final stages with the scaffolding coming down. The Vyne has been documenting over the past couples of weeks work to remove the 41 miles of scaffolding which was built up
ONE man from Basingstoke decided to put a special twist on his finishing of the London Marathon- by proposing to his girlfriend of nine years. Shane Dowling battled through the blazing heat in a time of 4 hours 27 minutes, to get down on one knee
