SHE MAY not have had a leading role but Chemmane Applewaite is believed to be the first person from Basingstoke to sing on a chart-topping single. Chemmane and her fellow Kandy Rain bandmates joined fellow finalists from The X Factor in producing a
WHEN it comes to supporting Children in Need, the people of Basingstoke and north Hampshire really deliver. Last Friday was the 30th anniversary of the popular annual BBC-driven appeal – and fundraisers of all ages made sure money, money, money
A MILITARY mental health unit based in a Basingstoke hospital is now the UK’s busiest. Since opening in January, the specialist unit at Parklands hospital, in Aldermaston Road, has been at full capacity, caring for about 80 seriously-ill personnel
DESPITE their recent results, Robert Rice says he and his Basingstoke Town teammates are desperate to put their bad run behind them and get back to winning ways against Welling. After making a brilliant start to the season, Town have faltered badly in
THE by-election for the vacant Whitchurch Town Council seat will take place on December 17. The election follows the resignation of Councillor Sharon Prince. The council comprises 12 members and whoever is elected will serve until May 2011. Polling
FIRE-FIGHTERS rescued a 49-year-old woman after she was overcome by fumes from a burning television in her home. The alarm was raised at 10.13pm after a neighbour in Basingfield Close, Old Basing, reported a smoke alarm sounding and smoke bellowing out
BIRTHDAY celebrations came early for a brave five-year-old boy who has undergone treatment for two spinal tumours. Alexander McRoberts will be in hospital on his actual birthday on December 3 for his fifth and final operation to help him lead
Basingstoke Choral Society The Anvil THE Anvil once again hosted the Basingstoke Choral Society (BCS), accompanied by The Hanover Band, as they performed Handel’s masterpiece, the oratorio Messiah. From the opening recitative and air, to the grand
FOR Debbie Robinson, taking part in the Basingstoke Santa Jog is a cause close to her heart. The 36-year-old mum-of-two has a rare genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomypopathy This means that Debbie’s heart muscle has become thickened and
JIM Kelly has warned that Basingstoke must adapt their expansive style of rugby to suit the weather conditions if they are to have success over the coming months. ’Stoke’s head coach says his side must learn from their defeat at the hands of Old Albanians
