A MENTAL health hospital will soon be getting two brand-new gardens designed by award-winners. Parklands Hospital, in Aldermaston Road, will soon be the recipient of two new gardens designed by Chelsea Flower Show Gold medallists. The project
A FOOTBALL club has faced backlash for re-signing a player it had previously released for his role in a sex offence committed against two 12-year-old girls. It was announced last week that Jahson Downes had signed for Basingstoke Town Football
A TEAM from a Basingstoke business lived up to their name after raising a record-breaking five-figure sum for their charity of the year. Staff at Champion Group donated an incredible £10,733.28 to Ark Cancer Centre Charity after taking part in
CONCERNS have been raised after an authority revised its response to a query over whether a staff member had taken legal action against the council. In June last year Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council received a Freedom of Information (FoI)
A DEVELOPER is calling on photographers to send in historic photos of a Basingstoke landmark. The housebuilder behind the Chapel Gate development, in Kingsclere Road, Barratt Southern Counties, is putting out an appeal for photographs of the former
BASINGSTOKE RFC maintained their perfect start to the season with a 41-0 victory over Portsmouth seconds, writes BRAD TURNER. This week Stoke gave a debut to Roger Moorhouse who took up a spot on the bench. The first half saw Stoke get off to
A PROVIDER of accommodation for people with disabilities in Basingstoke has been given a clean bill of health from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Stoke Lodge, based in Cliddesden Road, provides accommodation and personal care for up to nine
PLANNED walkouts by rail staff in a long-running dispute over guards on trains have been suspended. Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members working on South Western Railway (SWR) were due to strike on Friday and on March 9 and 16.
TWO businesses hoping for success at this year’s Venturefest have been put forward by Basingstoke business IncuHive. IncuHive, which opened its new co-working space in Church Street last year, funded by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, works
STUDENTS from Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) recently had the chance to sit down with senior members of staff and give feedback on their experiences at the college, at a series of ‘Learner Parliament’ events. As well as the principal Anthony
A FAMILIAR face at Everest Community Academy has taken on a top post as of last week. Hannah Dibden joined the school in 2018, when the Bourne Educational Trust took over the running of Everest, as deputy headteacher. However, as of Monday, 4
A TREND in a scam called 'courier fraud' has been increasing in the area. Hampshire County Council Trading Standards Services has noticed an increase in the report of the scam in the area. 'Courier fraud' is where a resident is cold called
CRIMINALS have put more than half a million pounds back into their community in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, according to the latest figures. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Rehabilitation Company (HIOW CRC), which is responsible for
THERE was a crowd of over 100 at the Silchester Common to see Silchester Village make the final of the North Hants May Cup after beating Andover League club Kingsclere 2-1. Kingsclere had the first chance in the third minute as Steff Fowler cut
A NEW police district commander has taken the reins for the Basingstoke and Deane area. Chief Inspector Stuart Ratcliffe has taken over from Chief Inspector Matthews Reeves, who has been overseeing the County Lines drugs operation by Hampshire
