THE man who died when his car was submerged by flood water near a north Hampshire ford has been named. Jonathan Gammon, 52, of Kingston Lane, Teddington, Middlesex, was in a car that attempted to drive through Headley ford, on the Hampshire
A MAN is recovering after he was stabbed while walking his dogs in Basingstoke’s War Memorial Park. Chris Gray was attacked in woodland near the Crossborough Hill car park, just before 5.30pm last Wednesday. The 35-year-old, an HGV driver, was walking
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build an incinerator with four chimneys up to 100-foot high in the Hampshire countryside have sparked major opposition. Developers Clean Power Properties Limited and Network Rail Infrastucture Limited have revealed details of the
THE husband bashing continues this week, I’m afraid, but at least this time it’s something he does unconsciously. In the middle of a horrible night, when I was up every few hours with our sick daughter, he unleashed a full force elbow at my head at 3am
NO man is an island – oh, and it takes a village. The truth of these was rammed home to me in a frustrating week which began with one of those irritating little incidents outside a local supermarket. I was trying to move my wriggly child from one big
THE football season is up and running again and, in our house, that means Daddy does his disappearing act. Again. Not only does he typically miss the daily grind of the morning, escaping downstairs and leaving the house to go to his quite fun
TO paraphrase Che in Evita “and the money kept rolling out” – how does any family survive the holidays without going bankrupt? Parental pounds were on our minds as the bank holiday weekend left us several quid less well off than just a few
FC CENSO need just one win from their last three games to be crowned Basingstoke and District League Premier Division champions after beating a below-strength New Inn 4-2 on Saturday. The wedding of New Inn regular Kieron Challis meant that his side
THE life of a working mum continued to keep me on my toes this week. Thankfully, there was no repeat of Poogate, but in its place there was plenty of mini-drama, culminating in an exhausting Wedding-gate which I still haven’t recovered from. I can
RESIDENTS in Chineham put two of the candidates chasing their votes on the spot at a pre-election public meeting. Conservative Elaine Still and independent Jo Walke attended the hustings, chaired by Gazette editor Mark Jones, at Great Binfields School
READERS of a delicate disposition should perhaps look away now, given this week’s latest parental crisis. Since this is the first time I’ll be sharing our lives with you, I should first update you on the last 18 months of our demanding daughter’s life
PLANS to revamp Basingstoke fire station have moved a step closer after a £30,000 land deal was agreed. As earlier revealed by The Gazette, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority (HFRA) has set aside as much as £6million to refurbish or completely rebuild
HAMPSHIRE Chamber of Commerce will be joining forces with Surrey Chamber of Commerce and North Hampshire Enterprise to host an innovative format of seated three-way targeted speed networking. The Monday, April 30 event at the Old Thorns Manor
JASON Bristow says that his Basingstoke Town side are full of confidence going into their Blue Square Bet South play-off semi-final against Dartford. The Dragons are breathing fire at the moment, having lost just one and won eight of their
