SUSTAINABILITY was high on the agenda at the Young Enterprise North Hampshire Area Final held at the Apollo Hotel on Tuesday last week. Pupils at schools from around the region had spent the year creating companies in an effort to learn the mechanics
A WEALTH of creative talent was on display at the annual gala performance and awards ceremony for the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival. Opened by the Basingstoke Area Youth String Orchestra the event was held at Queen Mary’s College on April
DIGITAL technology and digital learning is at the heart of a newly refurbished Learning Hub for students at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT.) The renovation, funded by Enterprise M3 – the local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), is the latest
A TEENAGER was robbed of his bicycle on Sunday evening. The 14-year-old boy was pushed off his bike as he was riding it along a pathway in Worting Road, alongside Basingstoke Leisure Park travelling towards the Play Park and Basingstoke Golf Centre
A TEENAGER who has language and communication difficulties is being given a helping hand to prepare for full-time employment. Adam Graham is in the second year of a supported internship programme organised by Dove House School Academy’s Post 16
A DECISION is set to be made on a proposal to construct a car wash facility in the car park of the Morrisons supermarket in Worting Road. This is the third time the application to install a car washing facility with a canopy and portable building
THE final game of the Basingstoke and District League season the annual All Champions Cup final takes place on Sunday at Barlow's Park the ground of Tadley Calleva. The game between the Saturday and Sunday league champions has an 11am kick-off.
TOP digital developers and tech entrepreneurs joined with hobbyists and students for an intensive weekend of developing smart technology solutions for real-life challenges. The Big IoT Hack Weekend, which ran from Friday, 26 to Sunday, 28 April
A HOUSEBUILDER has now donated more than £10,000 to Naomi House & Jacksplace, after selecting the hospice as its charity of the year. Bovis Homes’ Southern Counties region, which has its headquarters in Lime Tree Way, Basingstoke, has been raising
KEEN cyclists are being given a chance to ride with a top-tier amateur road racing team, and raise money for charity at the same time. Thanks to the generosity of two local businessmen, the rare chance of going on a training ride with members of
A DISUSED barn could become the new home of production for artisan beer. A planning application has been submitted to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to convert a dilapidated barn on land at Dummer Down Farm to accommodate the Breach Farm
