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  • On your marks!

    ENTRIES are now open for the second Basingstoke half-marathon, following the success of the inaugural event in October. Hundreds of people supported the first-ever Destination Basingstoke Shire Half-Marathon, lining the streets to cheer on

  • LIVE - Didcot Town v Basingstoke Town

    Full-time - Didcot Town 0 Basingstoke Town 1 A battling win that Town probably deserved after upping the tempo in the second half. Apologies for the late updates, there was no power in the press box today and my laptop died. See The Monday Gazette

  • Jordan able to mix it with the big boys

    BASINGSTOKE teenage tumbler Jordan Lucas helped the Great Britain senior team to fourth place in the World Championships at Birmingham. Lucas was still eligible by age to compete in the 17 plus section of the World Age Group Championships, but an excellent

  • Fire at Winchester hospital

    A FIRE at Winchester hospital has shut down the A&E department, with emergencies being diverted to Basingstoke and Southampton hospitals. The blaze, which broke out at 4pm yesterday afternoon in a building housing a MRI scanner, meant the evacuation

  • Poignant reminder

    HUNDREDS of lights at a Basingstoke hospice annual event formed a poignant tribute to lost loved ones. St Michael’s Hospice held its Light Up A Life ceremony in the garden of its Aldermaston Road premises last Sunday night. Families who have been touched

  • Hundreds glow along for lights switch-on

    MORE than 300 people braved chilly winter conditions to mark the switching on of Bramley’s Christmas lights. The event, now in its third year, was held in the village centre on Saturday evening. It was organised by staff at Bramley Bakery,

  • New centre will be at the heart

    RESIDENTS in one of Basingstoke’s newest suburbs are celebrating after being handed the keys to a long-awaited community centre. Builders have completed the £1.2million Rooksdown Community Centre, in Park Prewett Road, and control has now been handed

  • Sills: It's make or break time for us

    TIM Sills says that Basingstoke Town are about to enter an important week, with an FA Trophy tie against Didcot followed by two crucial league games. The Camrose Blues currently sit sixth in the Blue Square Bet South table, four points outside the play-off