A CHAMPION para-powerlifter from Popley has world competitions in her sights after a night of successes - but needs a helping hand to get to the contest. Alfie Wright now has a shot at representing the UK on the world stage after winning in four
A MAN was taken to hospital with a fractured skull after being hit in the head with a bottle outside a pub on Friday. Between 11pm and 11.32pm outside The Beacon, in Kings Road, South Ham, a 38-year-old man was hit in the back of the head with
A BOOK published by a Basingstoke author looks to explore the past of one of history’s greatest fakers. Bob Clarke is a volunteer researcher at the Victoria History of Hampshire project in the area, and has written other books on the past of Basingstoke
STUDENTS from a Basingstoke secondary school demonstrated what matters most to them to their MP. During a visit to The Vyne Community School, Basingstoke’s MP, Maria Miller also heard how the school is becoming greener through increasing recycling
A NEW community radio station will soon be on the air in Basingstoke – and the team behind it is supporting Ark Day. Helping Hands Community Radio (HHCR) will have its official launch on Monday, June 3, and it will play a big part in Ark Day on
A BLOCK of flats was evacuated after a kitchen fire. Firefighters were called to reports of a domestic fire at a flat in St Michael's Road, Basingstoke yesterday (Sunday, 12 May) at 12.05pm. Two crews from Basingstoke fire station attended the
A CENTRE supporting hundreds of families in the community which was under threat of closure has now found an alternative premises to operate, but it has taken it out of the Popley area. As previously reported in the Gazette, The Popley Spotlight
NORTH Warnborough under-16 Knights completed an amazing double winning season, writes IAN DANIELL. Having gone unbeaten in the Surrey Primary Premier Elite league they the won the league cup 4-0 against Burpham Juniors at Abbey Rangers’ ground.
