THEY thought they would never be able to afford to get married – but now a Basingstoke couple are celebrating after winning a fantastic £15,000 wedding package. Rob Vass and Katrina Payne cried tears of joy when they won a wedding competition organised
THE doors of Highclere Castle – the real Downton Abbey - will open for an exclusive charitable day in aid of Combat Stress this month. On Friday, May 18, the Countess of Carnarvon will welcome guests from 9.30am, when they’ll enjoy bucks fizz
LABOUR made some big gains in the Basingstoke and Deane local elections – but it was not enough to wrestle power from the ruling Conservative party. The public went to the polls last Thursday, with 21 of the council’s 60 seats up for grabs. At the end
I DON’T normally make New Year’s resolutions but I set myself a few golfing targets that I wanted to achieve in 2012. The most important was to avoid taking more than 110 shots in a round and this soon developed into a fixation. My aim looked achievable
BACK-ROOM staff at Hampshire fire, police and county councils could end up sharing services. But unions are concerned the move will mean job losses, cuts in services and more privatisation. The county council, Hampshire Constabulary and Hampshire Fire
THE popularity of Scouting in Hampshire has increased for another year – with membership reaching an all-time high. Figures for those joining the movement last year grew by three per cent in the county, which was more than twice the rate of the previous
IT WAS a landmark of the Basingstoke business landscape – but now it is no more. The large and distinctive red Linde Material Handling sign, fixed to one of the forklift truck manufacturer’s redundant factory buildings has come down.
BASINGSTOKE Town manager Jason Bristow was left to rue two game-changing refereeing decisions as his side were knocked out of the Blue Square Bet South play-offs at Dartford on Sunday. Going into the game trailing 1-0 from the first leg of their semi-final
