SCHOOLS and communities across Basingstoke showed off their creativity and flair for style for charity. Mad Hair Day made its annual return today (February 15) as people across the area took on the challenge, giving themselves the craziest cuts
THE Basingstoke Buffalo had a mixed weekend as won at Lee Valley 6-5 and then lost 4-3 at home to the Raiders 4-3. The Buffs came from a goal down in Lee Valley to lead 3-1 a the first break, as Oscar Evans, Jack Peacock and Cam Buckle were all
HAMPSHIRE’S civic chief has promised that his council is making preparations for “all sorts of eventualities” that could arise from Brexit, as the country nears ever closer to March 29. Speaking at the county authority’s Cabinet committee meeting
A LONDON teenager has been charged with drug dealing offences after being stopped and searched in Basingstoke. The 16-year-old was searched in Basingstoke on Sunday and has since been charged with an array of offences. The Southwark teenager,
A GROUP of pub quizzers from Basingstoke proved they are the perfect 10 by winning £29,500 on national TV. The Up the Geek Without a Paddle team appeared on the ITV show Tenable, hosted by Warwick Davis, on Tuesday afternoon. The aim of the game
A TEENAGER from Scotland and a 35-year-old man have been charged with drug dealing offences in Basingstoke. A 15-year-old from Glasgow, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with two counts of possessing Class A drugs, namely
BASINGSTOKE indoor bowler Nicole Rogers helped England retain the British Isles Ladies under-25 series last weekend in Belfast. The event saw the top 16 bowlers from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England take part. The first game saw
A NEW virtual reality experience has come to Basingstoke and is the only one in the south of the country. Paraflight VR is the latest addition at the iFly centre in Basingstoke Leisure Park and gives the user a dynamic experience of gliding through
THE largest ever staging of an event for pupils in Basingstoke has been staged. More than 130 primary pupils visited Cranbourne at the end of January for the largest ever Cranbourne Cluster Conference. The children, aged between five and 11
CORPORATE volunteering (also called employee volunteering) is a really simple and effective way for businesses to contribute to the community. Companies give their employees an allowance of paid time off annually to undertake volunteering within
BASINGSTOKE and Deane is to get a slice of government funding to help get vulnerable people off the streets. The government announced on Friday councils across the south east are to receive more than £2.2m to provide specialist support to aid vulnerable
HAVING captured the hearts of a nation with his feet, AJ Prichard is to go around the country meeting his fans. The Strictly Come Dancing star has produced and choreographed his debut show, Get on The Floor!, which will come to Basingstoke on March
Pro-European campaigners from Andover were among the 2,500 people who marched through Winchester city centre on Saturday. North Hampshire for Europe members joined the protest against the government's plan for Brexit, where marchers rallied down
AN ATM cashbox was stolen from an Old Basing convenience store in the early hours of Valentine's Day. The Co-op in Linden Avenue, Old Basing, was broken into at around 12.20am yesterday (Thursday) with a window being smashed. Those who broke
A CURRY house has been stripped of its licence for a month following a police bid to stamp out concerns of crime and disorder. Unease over staff conditions, immigration status and training under licensing laws prompted an application by Hampshire
LAST month a group of Year 8 students were lucky enough to attend an event called Get Inspired, organised by EBP South, and held at the Basingstoke Apollo Hotel. There were lots of organisations there representing many of our local big employers
A FORMER Basingstoke College of Technology apprentice has landed her dream job after completing a Level 3 qualification. Ellie Thurman, pictured, studied at the college for two years after leaving school, doing a travel and tourism course.
FESTIVAL Place is celebrating all things love this weekend, after Valentine's Day today (Thursday). On Saturday and Sunday, Porchester Square will turn into a hive of activity, featuring a romantic swing in front of an Instagramable flower wall,
A LANDMARK in donations made at a Basingstoke supermarket to support the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has been recognised. During the weekend of December 21 and 22, RNLI volunteers were at the Morrisons store in Worting Road collecting
FOLLOWING the success of last summer's event, the popular outdoor cinema will make a return to the War Memorial Park this year. This year three musical films will be broadcast on a big screen under the stars as part of Basingstoke Festival 2019
HAMPSHIRE County Council has apologised after wrongly announcing that Prince Philip had died. A notice about the Duke's "death" was published on the county council's website yesterday after what the authority described as an "internal error".
BASINGSTOKE Hockey Club Ladies got back to winning ways this weekend, as they beat visiting Brighton and Hove 2-0. The visitors having strengthened their squad, the visitors started well with good possession. However, Basingstoke seized upon
A GRIEVING man who threatened his neighbours with an axe has been sentenced to a year behind bars. Leon James Banning, 26 of Mullins Close, Oakridge, was handed the jail term when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday. The court heard
