ROADWORKS will get underway on Monday and are set to last for up to ten weeks. As part of its programme to improve the water supply network, South East Water is planning a £110,000 scheme to install 400 metres of new water main along Houndmills
BABIES and toddlers will be given the change to get their creative juices flowing from an early age thanks to a new art class. ARTventurers was set up by husband and wife team Marcia and Graeme Farragher, the classes incorporate all different aspects
At The Hurst Community College there is nothing quite like the school play. It is the iconic staple of the drama department and is always the main attraction. No matter what, the school play is always an extravaganza full of excitement, comedy and
COUNCIL tax is earmarked to rise across Hampshire by 2.99 per cent, as civic chiefs look to again bridge the gap left by government funding cuts. If approved, this will see taxpayers living in Band D homes shelling out £1,236.87 during the 2019/
THE new headteacher of a Basingstoke secondary school swapped a career in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for teaching maths. Nicola Pearce has now taken her first leadership role at The Vyne Community School, having previously been the deputy headteacher
JASON Newman scored a hat-trick for the Basingstoke Buffalo as they enjoyed their biggest win of the season beating the visiting Lee Valley Lions 8-2. The home side took just a minute to take the lead from Cameron Buckle and Sam Brooks made it
A NEWLY appointed build manager in Basingstoke, who started out as a painter and decorator, says women are ripping up the rulebook in the housebuilding industry. Suzanne Jamison has joined Bovis Homes as an area build manager and said that, while
FIVE people have been arrested after a man was stabbed in broad daylight in Basingstoke earlier this week. As reported on Monday, a 49-year-old man was stabbed in Cliddesden Road on January 20 at 3.30pm by a group of men. As a part of the investigation
BASINGSTOKE Samaritans joined in a nationwide campaign to get people talking, by giving out tea bags at Basingstoke railway station. The Basingstoke branch of the Samaritans took part in the nationwide ‘Brew Monday’ campaign on Monday, 21 January
THE St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world’s greatest orchestras, makes a welcome return to The Anvil on Sunday, 3 February. Producing a programme of music from some of the greatest Russian composers, conducted by Vassily Sinaisky
STAFF from Basingstoke hospital took to the stage to perform in the annual hospital pantomime, where they wowed the audience and raised funds for good causes. Every year the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Basingstoke hospital
BASINGSTOKE and Mid Hants Athletes have had a busy start to 2019. A total of 75 members from under-11 to senior vets took part in the Hampshire Cross Championship at Fairthorne Manor, near Botley. Some great running saw them notch up a hat full
PLANS to create a new combined fire authority have been given the go-ahead – despite concerns. Councillors and fire chiefs unanimously voted in favour of the plans, which will see the authorities of Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle
A PUB which caused controversy among residents is set to open its doors in May. The Dragonfly pub, in Shetland Road, Popley is part of brewery Marston’s Inns and Taverns plans to provide top quality pubs across Britain. However, plans for the
