SID Gbla scored four time as AFC Aldermaston beat Abingdon Town 8-0 in the Hellenic League Division One Subsidiary Cup on Tuesday night. The Atom Me led 6-0 at the break, after Martin King, Kai Stubbs-Alleyne and Tom Brown, before Gbla hit a straight
SCHOOLS in the Basingstoke area are being encouraged to join the Ark Day fun. Each school is being asked to consider holding a non-uniform day in exchange for a £1 contribution per pupil to the Ark Cancer Centre Charity’s campaign to help fund
HAMPSHIRE County Council’s stalwart leader has announced he will step down from his position in May, after six years at the helm. Councillor Roy Perry, who has been a member since 2005, made the announcement at the authority’s Full Council meeting
IT WAS a three hour wait for a taxi which inspired a Tadley dad to launch a new business. Gary Squires moved to the town from Burnham three years ago, and said: “Where I used to live previously I could get a taxi within 10 minutes. When I moved
AT EVEREST we have many talented and passionate students, but one in particular has decided to find a voice for children, not just at Everest but for Basingstoke as a whole. Katie Allabush, who is a Year 9 student and part of our E.P.I.C. team,
BASINGSTOKE’S witches and wizards gathered at a bookshop in Festival Place to celebrate Harry Potter Book Night. Cosplayers from the Basingstoke Cosplay Collective were in full costume to host the magical night at a Potter-themed Waterstones on
CAKE CHAIN Patisserie Valerie, which has a branch in Festival Place still trading, has been bought out of administration by an Irish private equity firm, safeguarding nearly 2,000 jobs. Dublin-based Causeway Capital Partners has snapped up 96 Patisserie
Meet the builders creating a collection of Lego dinosaurs for a unique exhibition in Hampshire. The specialist team will have spent an estimated 969 days using more than two million bricks to bring the spectacular Brickosaurs! display to life at
A WARNING has been sent out to parents about pupils being made victims to the online practice of ‘sexting.’ Basingstoke Neighbourhood Policing Team distributed a letter to all secondary schools in the area warning parents about their children’s
FLASHBACK Thursday continues to look back at a particular decade of news and events in Basingstoke. This week I have reminisced back to the 90s. We welcome your contributions for Flashback Thursday. You can email your memories to flashbackthursday
AS BASINGSTOKE residents battled through the snow earlier this month, The Gazette reported how the community rallied round to support one another. However, disabled shoppers visiting the Chineham District Centre, better known as Chineham Shopping
BASINGSTOKE Town will be looking to build on their 10-3 win over visiting Staines last weekend. This Saturday, play-off hopefuls King's Langley are the visitors to the Camrose and returning midfielder Michael Atkinson has been added to the squad
MOST people shudder at the thought of sorting out clutter, but an organised mum has launched a business tidying up other people’s mess. Lisa Healey, from Hatch Warren, was inspired to set up her own business after helping a friend sort out her home
MORE than 100 people spent an evening debating a range of issues on housing policy. Held at St Mary’s Bourne Village Centre in Whitchurch, the debate was chaired by North West Hampshire MP and housing minister Kit Malthouse on Friday. Mr Malthouse
RECENTLY, Mr Rosser took some Year 9 Everest students to the Apollo Hotel for Get Inspired. The goal was to help students decide what they want to do when they are older and what career path to take. Several companies were there to show the students
A WOMAN who decided to donate blood has said it is the “perfect act of love.” Lisa Payne, from Basingstoke, registered with blood cancer charity DKMS in 2015 after hearing about a girl’s fight against blood cancer. The story struck a chord
AROUND 50 new elm trees are due to be planted in Basing Wood in a bid to entice a rare butterfly. In an attempt to attract rare White-letter Hairstreak butterflies, the Forestry Commission and wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation will be planting
A BRAND new initiative to help Ark Cancer Centre Charity move a step closer to achieving its goal has been launched. The Basingstoke charity- which is raising £5m for a new cancer treatment centre- has launched a 24-hour campaign with an aim of
TOP Goalscorer Richard Bordowski will back for the Bison this weekend, as they face a massive top of the table double header clash against the Swindon Wildcats. Bordowski (pictured above) missed the last two games due to injury and his return will
