A MOVE to outlaw sex establishments in Basingstoke town centre is set to be agreed following a period of public consultation. However, a bid to put a blanket ban on the entire borough has been defeated after advisors warned it was not legally sound.
PATIENTS registered with the dental practice at the Hampshire Healthcare drop-in centre at Basingstoke hospital are being reassured that the service is remaining open. The £8million centre, which, as previously reported in The Gazette, has failed to
AFTER leading his side to second place in Southern League Division Two for the past two seasons, Hook and Newnham Basics captain Ben Thane is hoping to go one better in 2012. Hook get their season started with a home game against Paultons on Saturday
A BRAWL in a Basingstoke bar has left a man with a serious eye injury. Shortly before midnight on Saturday, April 28, a 30-year-old man was assaulted in Tonic Bar at the Top of the Town in Basingstoke. Police say it appears that the man may have been
ANNUAL parish meeting: This meeting was held in the Bramley Room at the village hall. The large attendance heard guest speaker, Group Captain D Toriati OBE MA RAF, describe his responsibilities as station commander at RAF Odiham in charge of the
HEALING sessions: Are available with fully trained male and female healers at Hill Rise Hall on the first and third Wednesday of every month, between 8.15pm and 9.15pm. There is no charge although donations welcome. For further information
LOCAL election hustings held at Great Binfields Primary School: Took place a week ago, but attracted only a handful of residents. Only the Conservative and Independent candidates presented themselves for questioning. DON’T forget: Today is election
ONCE we were two, and then we added a cat and a daughter. But now our family life is being affected by something else again – something relatively small, smart and apparently full of allure, given how much time my husband spends touching and staring
WATER water everywhere: Last week, there were floods at the top of the village thanks to another leak from Northgate reservoir. Then on Sunday, the torrential rains turned all the lanes into rivers, but this cooler weather means the bluebells
MEN’S Breakfast Group: Meets this Saturday, from 8.45am, in the Bolton Chapel, for food and fellowship. All chaps welcome. CONSERVATION Group: Don’t let the soggy ground deter you from assisting the maintenance group in the old churchyard from
ENTERTAINMENT and Social Club: Today, 7.30pm, at the village hall. This month’s film is O Brother Where Art Thou – a Coen Brothers’ comedy starring George Clooney. There is a licensed bar, a lovely atmosphere, icecreams at the interval, and
OAKLEY Ramblers: Meet in the school lay-by on Sunday, for a morning walk, at 9.20am for a 9.30am start. New members are always welcome but please check the details with the walk leaders on 469607 in case of any last-minute changes. MOBILE Library
ALL the fun of the fete: Pop along lunchtime to the Elizabeth Hall, Hook, on Bank Holiday Monday for a traditional English day out for all the family. Open from 1pm until 5pm, entrance is 50p per person, with free entry for accompanied children
LODDON Players: Performed The Opposite Sex to a packed village hall last weekend. The audience enjoyed a fish and chips supper in the interval. Proceeds from the raffle raised £300 for St Michael’s Hospice. Several members of the audience
CRICKET: Players and learners of all ages are needed to join our club in the village. Contact Nigel Jones on 0118 9701481 for details of membership and net practices. All league matches are on Saturday afternoons. The first match is this Saturday
DANIEL Bowler Memorial Trust Fund Family Event Weekend: The trust are holding a two-day family community event at Russell Howard Park this weekend, from 10am to 4pm, to raise funds for the trust and also to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment
COUNCILLORS’ Surgery: Tadley Town Councillors Claire Ballard and Christine Keeling are holding a surgery in the foyer at Sainsbury’s on Saturday, from 10am to noon. Go along and have a chat with them and let them know if you have a problem
See the leisure section for more details of how you could win a pair of tickets, a limited edition sampler plus Thea Gilmore's album Don't Stop Singing.
AN ARCHITECT, who helped in the construction of two of London’s most iconic buildings, has been honoured in Basingstoke. John James, born in 1673 and educated in Basingstoke, succeeded Nicholas Hawksmoor as Surveyor to the Fabric of Westminster Abbey
BASINGSTOKE Town manager Jason Bristow believes that his side can overturn a one-goal deficit to beat Dartford and reach the Blue Square Bet South play-off final. The Dragons were the better side for long periods of the first leg at the Camrose
THE pieces to be performed in The Anvil on the night of Sunday, May 20 at 7pm include Beethoven’s Choral Symphony and Haydn’s Nelson Mass. The latter is an outstanding work, the official name of which is Missa in Angustiis, or Mass for Troubled
THREE Basingstoke entrepreneurs were all in a twitter when they met Dragons’ Den investor Theo Paphitis. Sandrine Wyatt-Gonord, from The Nautical Company, Sarah Evans from Rightbag and Jan Jack from Jan Jack’s Perfect Verse – had been picked as Theo
HUNDREDS of people came to a Basingstoke hospice to plant wooden sunflowers in memory of loved ones. A special Sunflower Fete was held in the grounds of St Michael’s Hospice, in Aldermaston Road, last Sunday, to mark its 20th anniversary. Councillor
EMPTY garages on a Basingstoke street have become a haven for flytippers, according to one concerned resident. Trevor Rose, of South Ham Road, South Ham, said bags of rubbish and electrical goods had been dumped in garages belonging to Sovereign Kingfisher
NEW Bison boss Doug Sheppard has wasted no time in showing that the Basingstoke Bison will be a force to be reckoned with in the English Premier League next season. The new player/coach has secured the signatures of six players to the Herd and, with
