BOROUGH mayor Councillor Brian Gurden will meet many people during his year as first citizen – but he’s unlikely to ever see another welcoming committee like the one he encountered at a north Hampshire school’s summer fair. The mayor was
AN MP whose expenses have come under close scrutiny in recent weeks has released details of his latest claims three months before he needed to. North East Hampshire MP James Arbuthnot’s claims for the years 2004 to 2008 have already been revealed and
SIMON Appleby has described being handed the Basingstoke RFC captaincy for a second time as "a dream come true." The talismanic flanker, who is 27, was named as the first team captain during the club's annual general meeting earlier this month. "I have
THEY were the tickets that were wanted by millions of Michael Jackson fans across the world – and a Basingstoke dad gave two of them away! When two friends from Wales were handed a pair of passes to the iconic singer’s memorial service in Los Angeles
TWO hundred voices will fill The Anvil in a stunning concert to celebrate a Basingstoke musical director’s dedication to his choir. Basingstoke Male Voice Choir is being joined by three other choirs to perform a range of popular and traditional
A TAXI-driver was punched and robbed by a gang of men after picking them up from a Basingstoke pub. Between 11.30 and 11.45pm on Wednesday, the 34-year-old taxi driver picked up the group at the White Hart pub in Worting Road, Basingstoke.
A DRUGS den that caused misery to neighbours has been shut down by the police. David Holden was evicted from his home in Shelley Close on Tuesday afternoon after officers provided evidence proving the use of class A drugs on the premises. Under the
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants travel to second placed Gerrards Cross this Saturday hoping to avoid a hat-trick of league defeats. In the past two weeks the Bountymen have lost in the last over, first to Finchampstead and then at home last Saturday to Thame
