HART District Council (HDC) has led on a bid to secure £194,000 worth of central government funding to be used to help the housing needs of people in Hart and Basingstoke and Deane. The funding, provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and
RESIDENTS of a care home in Newnham have taken to the ice. Rowan Lodge staff joined residents in strapping on their ice skates and taking to the Planet Ice rink in Basingstoke with the residents in ice-friendly wheelchairs. One of the residents
WHEELBARROWS and wellingtons were out in force when much-anticipated new allotments were officially opened at Beggarwood Park. A further 20 additional plots of land have been cultivated at the existing allotment site in Beggarwood Lane. The new
THE M27 is set to remain closed until tomorrow. The part of the motorway between junction 11 and junction 12 was closed shortly after 8.30am today after a crash involving a lorry caused fuel to spill across the carriageway. Traffic was brought
HARTLEY Wintney took a further step towards relegation safety with a comfortable 3-0 win over visiting promotion chasing Harrow Borough. The match was badly affected by a strong wind which made fluent football difficult. The Borough started well
A GARAGE in Overton is doing its part to redress the gender perceptions in the auto repair industry. Industry figures show that women are severely underrepresented in the motor industry, but that is not the case at the Overton Garage, in Quidhampton
BASINGSTOKE Town’s bad run away from home continued, as they lost at Dorchester Town 4-1. The result saw the Dragons slip to 18th in the Southern League Premier South table and they are now just one point above Gosport Borough, who sit in the final
DOG owners are being asked to take the lead when it comes to keeping their pets under control. A new campaign has been launched reminding residents it is against the law to let a dog be dangerously out of control anywhere, including in one's own
STUDENTS from Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) recently received a cabin crew masterclass courtesy of EasyJet, with staff visiting the college earlier this month to give Level 3 travel and tourism students a detailed insight into a range of
DAN Weller-Evans recorded his first shut-out of the season, as the Basingstoke Bison finished their home league campaign with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Milton Keynes Thunder. The shot stopper turned away all the 16 shots he faced in a contest
FRIENDS and family came together to say farewell to a veteran who served in the Second World War. Loved ones gathered at Basingstoke Crematorium on Monday, 11 March to celebrate the life of ar veteran Stanley Bowyer. At the funeral, Mr Bowyer
LODDON Vale men needed good wins from their final three Bramley league games to finish near the top. It started well with a good win against Five Rivers 77-52. Unfortunately the second game against East Dorset did not get the desired result with a
