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  • Eleven goals took BB FC to the top of division six

    Eleven goals took BB FC to the top of division six, Mark Cripps with one, Michael Fuller and James Ranch with braces, Matt Azlett and Kyle Buckland with hat-tricks; Inter Beer hit the target with a pair from Chris Whitehorn and Thomas Simon's single.

  • Basingstoke Sports & Social top division five

    Basingstoke Sports & Social top division five with their third victory, goals from Kevin Bicknell, Freddie Cloke, an own goal and brace from Alex Izzo; Joe Edwards and Stuart Cubbage struck back for AFC Berg Reserves. Ashley Elwood and Sean Blackman strikes

  • AFC Kestrel win again

    James Arris, Alex Spencer and Rick Pike gave Basingstoke Saints the half-time lead in their division three match against Urbis, who improved after the break with Dexter Skipp firing in from the spot and Jamie Galpin from a corner, but left themselves

  • Graham grabs four on Cricket Club debut

    In division two, AFC Riverdene dominated the first half of their match, getting first to the ball on long, thick grass; Carl Saunders got two and Simon Harrison to establish a three-goal lead at the break, Ross Mortlock pulled one back for Fitness First

  • Broomsquire Hotel managed to hold Bounty Rovers to a draw

    Broomsquire Hotel managed to hold Bounty Rovers to a draw at the top of division one on Sunday, writes Tony Spencer, Ellis Howman maintaining the champions' unbeaten run. Bramley United went down in the opening minutes to a header from Southern Electric

  • Cook believes in his players

    CHRIS Cook is confid-ent that his Basingstoke side have the ability to pick up their second consecutive league win this weekend. Having lost their opening game of the London 2 south season at Gravesend, 'Stoke bounced back well to beat Beckenham 45-20

  • Concerns over free swimming sessions

    THE prospect of the over-60s and under-16s in Basingstoke and Deane receiving free swimming sessions remains a possibility - despite strong concerns over the expense. Borough council chiefs have told the Government they are interested in applying for

  • Defensive crisis ahead of cup tie

    BASINGSTOKE Town manager Frank Gray is facing a central defensive crisis ahead of Saturday's FA Cup clash with Hamworthy United. Both Jason Bristow and Joe Dolan are rated as doubtful for the second qualifying round tie due to injury, while Adam Aimable

  • Limes Park is a real ‘destination’

    THE redevelopment of the old Park Prewett hospital and its acres of grounds is being hailed as a success story by the man charged with overseeing its smooth progress. Limes Park in Basingstoke is a Government scheme, working as English Partnerships,

  • Students can get their hands dirty

    JUST over two years ago, Alex Lacey was a Year 9 student at Basingstoke's Costello Technology College when he heard about a new course at BCOT - the young apprenticeship for the motor industry. Alex met the stringent entry criteria, got a place, attended

  • Life before Marks & Spencer

    LAST week's feature about the year 1933, in which Marks & Spencer's store, in Winchester Street, Basingstoke, was mentioned, has led to an enquiry about the original buildings on the site. About 130 years ago, 19 to 21 Winchester Street was just a garden

  • We should all be proud of hospital

    Sir.-My daughter called an ambulance for my grandson on Friday, September 19. They were there within minutes and immediately started tending to my 15-month-old grandson, who was fitting and having difficulty breathing. These fantastic people got Joe

  • Wear a poppy with pride

    Sir.-Remembrance Sunday falls on November 9 this year and I shall be taking part in the annual Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial Park at 11am. Members of the public are invited to attend. I write to ask your readers to support this year's Royal

  • REVIEW: Wives As They Were at The Haymarket, until October 4

    THIS sparkling comedy is just the ticket for the first days of autumn. Despite my having no idea what the evening would hold, I was delighted to find that Theatre Royal Bury St Edmond's adaptation of Elizabeth Inchbald's mouthful of a play, in association

  • Use our £1m to conserve woodland say residents

    MAINTAINING a green woodland space in their Basingstoke neighbourhood was the overwhelming priority for residents when they were asked what should be done with a £1million cashpot. The sum has been set aside to improve Beggarwood Park by Basingstoke

  • Wind turbine near school will be a green example

    A 15-METRE-HIGH wind turbine could be built beside a Basingstoke secondary school. Hampshire County Council has applied for planning permission to install the electricity generator in the grounds of Everest Community College, which moved to its new state-of-the-art

  • Lasting Legacy is a go-anywhere car

    I WAS sitting at breakfast reading my favourite car magazine and at the back it lists its greatest road tests of all time. And there was the Jensen FF. This was the car that brought four-wheel-drive before the Audi Quattro and anti-lock brakes before

  • HEALTHCARE BOOST: Joy for some, despair for others

    THERE was delight in South Ham this week after details of the plan to relocate the doctors and dentist were unveiled after a seven-year hunt for a new home. But the joy there was not matched in Hatch Warren, where the prospect of losing the doctors'

  • Healthcare boost for residents

    A NEW health centre, pharmacy and church are all in the pipeline in a major scheme for a Basingstoke suburb. Two existing doctors' surgeries run by Dr Hudson and Partners would close and take up residence in a purpose-built facility, which would be located

  • Mum is boxing clever with her launch product

    AN ENTERPRISING single mum is hoping for a fairytale start to her new business. Joya Jewellery Boxes is run by Georgina Pearce, based at her Hatch Warren home, in Basingstoke, where she sells innovative hand-finished jewellery boxes. Her launch product

  • Martin shares his top money-saving advice

    Consumer champion Martin Lewis - best known for his consumer revenge website www.moneysaving expert.com - today talks to The Gazette about how the internet is a great bargain-hunting tool and reveals what he thinks about the credit crunch. Mr Lewis,