PETE Matthews topped the frame with 26lb 2oz of carp on pole and maggot as Oxoid AC fished their latest fixture at New Barlows Lake. Harry Roach netted 14lb 10oz of mixed again on pole and maggot, Pete Lovegrove caught 14lb 4oz for third spot. Nine
A MOVE to halt illegal traveller encampments from setting up in swathes of Basingstoke and Deane has been made extended to five years. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council have been granted a final injunction from
RESIDENTS in Basingstoke and Deane will again be heading to polling stations across the borough in May. On Thursday, 2 May, residents living in 20 wards will be entitled to vote to elect a councillor to serve until May 2020, when all the borough
TADLEY Calleva are still gunning for a top 10 finish after an excellent 3-1 victory at Fareham. The visitors took the lead in the first half thanks to Danny Vickers and Tadley goalkeeper Sean O'Brien saved a penalty. Five minutes after the
A JUNIOR school is looking to expand its premises to cope with increased demand of places. An application has been submitted to Hampshire County Council to allow Four Lanes Junior School, in Hanmore Road, Chineham, to build a temporary classroom
A GROUP in training to participate in modern pentathlon events were given an added boost. Wessex Wyverns Modern Pentathlon Club (MPC) welcomed Olympic 800m runner Jenny Meadows to its training session on Saturday, 23 March. Members of the group
RESIDENTS at a care home got their skates on when they took to Basingstoke's Planet Ice rink for a “magical” day out. Seven residents from Braemar Lodge, in Salisbury, enjoyed an “absolutely fabulous” experience. Accompanied by staff, they ‘skated
TRIBUTES have been paid to a cricket umpire known across the region as ‘Mr North Hampshire’. Richard Fernée, who lived in Pamber Heath, died on March 26, at the age of 79, following a battle with motor neurone disease. Born in Balham in south
BASIINGSTOKE RFC wrapped up a perfect Hampshire Premier league campaign with a 41-7 victory at Alresford, writes BRAD TURNER. The champions had a relatively unchanged team for the clash as veteran Chris Williams start in the second row and player
A CRICKET team has dedicated its recent results in an indoor league to the victims of a terror attack. An indoor cricket team called the ‘Crickistanis’, made up of predominantly Muslims of Pakistani origin, finished second in a league held in Dummer
THE future of one of Basingstoke's department stores is in doubt after Debenhams was placed into administration. Lenders seized control of the troubled chain yesterday in a move which wiped out the stake held by Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley
THE county council has revealed that its pay gap between men and women is slightly higher than the national average. Hampshire County Council had, for the year ending March 2018, on average, an 18.3 per cent pay difference between the men and women
