EVENING shopping looks set to return to one north Hampshire village, but not another, after two trials finished. During May and June, more than 30 retailers in Hartley Wintney and Odiham took part in two separate six-week ‘late night’ shopping trials
A MUSIC festival in north Hampshire had star appeal thanks to an appearance by one of rock and roll’s hottest properties. Carl Barat – a former member of Dirty Pretty Things and The Libertines who is now working on solo projects – checked out the local
POWERLIFTER Jean Maton made it a magnificent seven at the European Masters Championship in Pilzen in the Czech Republic, as she bagged the honours for the seventh time in her career. Maton, competing in the 82.5kg class, retained her title coming away
LEGENDARY astronomer Sir Patrick Moore has praised a north Hampshire artist’s lunar-inspired paintings on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. Charlie Barton, from Sydmonton, has been working on her Cosmos series
AN AWARD-winning radio show is coming to Basingstoke for two performances this autumn. BBC Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue has been transformed into a touring stage show, with guest host comedian Jack Dee (right), and it will be running at The Anvil
STEPHEN Fry is doing it. Phillip Schofield is doing it. Many people do it every day. And now The Gazette is getting in on the act. So what is it? The answer is Twitter. Twitter is an Internet phenomenon that has taken cyberspace by storm. Last month
ROBERT Tobin may have stolen the limelight but two other north Hampshire athletes also produced good displays in finals at the UK Championships last weekend. Hook distance runner Charlie Purdue claimed silver in the women’s 5,000m, while Basingstoke
PAST and present members of a Basingstoke Scout group are looking forward to a milestone centenary celebration. The celebratory weekend - today and tomorrow - will commence with a motorised treasure hunt, which will involve members of the 1st Basingstoke
