Q: This is supposed to be an unfilmable book - what were your fears going into it? A: The biggest thing was that it was a sacred text, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a great sacred elephant of a writer. People who cannot possibly have known him call him
JIM Carrey personifies the captivating Dr. Seuss character, Horton, in the new release Horton Hears A Who!, an animated rendition of the 1954 children's book. 46 year-old Jim grew up in Canada and knew that he wanted to perform by the time he was three
MORE than 100 guests were offered a taste of "la dolce vita" as Italian celebrity chef Aldo Zilli prepared a gourmet feast at the official opening of the family-run Tony Purslow Alfa Romeo dealership in Houndmills, Basingstoke. Aldo demonstrated his
A BASINGSTOKE lettings agency is celebrating exam success and is now waiting to receive ARLA membership. Karen Holmes set up the family-run Lets Rent nearly three years ago and has just passed the ARLA advanced legal exam. One of her five-strong
A MODERN home on the mini-town of Hatch Warren, on the outskirts of Basingstoke, has been remodelled and boasts a £30,000 conservatory. Solar glass is a feature of the conservatory, which can be reached by archways in the lounge and the refitted galley-style
LOCATION, location, location is the estate agent's maxim for the perfect home - and a classic Georgian house certainly ticks the box. The Bury House is set in a walled garden overlooking the 13th century church in the heart of the historic country
BASINGSTOKE College of Technology will hold its annual Hair, Holistic and Beauty Therapy Competition at The Anvil, Basingstoke, on Thursday. Special guest this year will be the internationally acclaimed hairdresser Guy Kremer. Guy is one of the
SUPPORT is on hand for financial advisers who want to concentrate on their core business. Rosemount Financial Solutions, in Chequers Road, Basingstoke, is geared towards supporting the needs of financial services professionals. Billed as an energetic
BEING naturally good at multi-tasking, it makes sense that women have the skills to run a successful business. Yet they are massively under-represented in UK enterprise, according to Business Link. To help redress the balance, the business information
AFTER seeing the cobblestones in the television series Coronation Street, a reader of these Memories features has asked if there was ever a similar road in Basingstoke laid out in cobbles. There was one, until May 1967, and that was the upper part
WINKLEBURY-BASED promoter Malcolm Holloway believes his Reading Racers side can match the best in the Premier League this season. Since leaving the Elite League at the end of the 2007 season, he has built a completely new team, with Australian Mark
SCHOOLCHILDREN across the region dressed as their favourite book characters to celebrate World Book Day. Children at St Bede's Primary School, in Popley Way, Basingstoke, enjoyed a day of bookworming by going to school in the style of fictional heroes
ON Good Friday, at the Church of Christ the King, Brighton Hill, there will be a solemn liturgy for the Catholic community at 3pm. The Maidenthorne Singers will sing during the devotional service at All Saints, Dummer, at 1.30pm. The music will range
POLICE claim crime fell by 9.7 per cent in Basingstoke and Deane Borough, in a new report. The drop came about as a result of a large reduction in robberies, house burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles. However, thefts of motor vehicles and
IMMERSED in a molecule, the latest small person seen outside a Basingstoke school is a little different. Made of galvanised steel, the figure standing on a plinth in front of Everest Community College is the sixth and final piece of artwork to grace
THOUSANDS of nursery places in Hampshire could be lost if Government plans go ahead, operators claim. The Association of Private, Voluntary and Independent Providers (Hampshire) is warning that many members could be forced to close or go totally private
