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  • Ticket details for Basingstoke v Aldershot released

    BASINGSTOKE Town have announced details for the FA Cup second round replay against Aldershot Town on Tuesday, December 12, kick off 7.45pm. The ground capacity for the match has been set at 3300. The match is not all-ticket, but tickets will be

  • The FAirytale goes on

    BASINGSTOKE Town Football Club's FA Cup dream is still alive after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with local rivals Aldershot Town. A goal from Joe Bruce gave the Dragons a 1-0 lead just before half-time - a lead they held until 13 minutes from the end when

  • Bruce almighty!

    BASINGSTOKE Town secured a money-spinning FA Cup second round replay by holding north Hampshire rivals Aldershot Town to a draw at the Recreation Ground on Saturday. For a long time it looked as though Joe Bruce's goal was going to be enough to earn

  • Conmen are jailed for cruel gardening scam

    MEMBERS of a gang of travellers who preyed on vulnerable victims have been sentenced to a total of 16-and-a-half years in prison. Three of the four crooks were jailed on December 1 - just weeks after being convicted by a jury at Winchester Crown Court

  • Family mourn woman killed in car crash

    THE grieving family of a mum who died in a car crash in Basingstoke have described her as "a wonderful mother, sister, daughter and granddaughter". Sheena Grant, who was 25 and from Reading, died at Basingstoke hospital on November 29 from injuries

  • Kate's on the road to recovery after brain ordeal

    FOR seven months, Kate Weston was on a life-support machine after she was struck down by a mysterious brain illness while on holiday. Now the 26-year-old is coming home for Christmas with her devoted family - and their remarkable story is to feature

  • Jubilation as hospital is given foundation status

    A NEW era beckons for Basingstoke hospital after it became the first in Hampshire to gain coveted foundation status. After months of preparation and numerous inspections, staff at Basingstoke hospital are celebrating after learning from NHS regulators

  • Town players back drink-drive scheme

    BASINGSTOKE Town footballers took a break from training for one of the biggest games in the club's history to back this year's campaign against drinking and driving during the festive season. Players and coaches teamed up with Hampshire Constabulary

  • Observant police halt addict's crime spree

    A DRUG addict's crime spree across south east England came to an end in Basingstoke when his car was found to be without a tax disc. For four months, Mark Staniforth, 37, went from hotel to hotel, running up bills that he did not pay and feeding his

  • Anecdotes raise notes

    PLAYING Scrabble in warzones and the difficulties of living with 40,000 men were just some of the anecdotes one of the BBC's best-known correspondents shared with an audience at a fundraising event at Basingstoke hospital. More than 150 people turned

  • Back to nature

    PLAYTIME at a Basingstoke school has become one big green adventure after a nature trail was opened. The Woodland Trail, complete with bark chipping pathways, log benches and nest boxes for birds, was officially opened at Merton Infant School, in Romsey