THUNDERSTORMS could cause disruption today across Hampshire with potential for as much as 40mm of rainfall in just a few hours, the Met Office has warned. A yellow weather warning has been issued for Basingstoke, Southampton, Portsmouth and the
THE diversity of Basingstoke was put to the forefront when the winner of the Volunteer of the Year award at the Place to be Proud of Awards on Thursday last week collected his gong. Arun Mummalaneni, chair of the Basingstoke Multicultural Forum,
A LIONEL Messi signed Barcelona shirt, an overnight stay for eight people on a 48ft sunseeker and a two-day private wine tour in Bordeaux are just some of the amazing lots up for grabs in a silent auction being run for charity. The online auction
A RECYCLING point which became damaged for ‘overuse’ has been removed and not replaced, to the anger of ward councillors. A cardboard recycling bank at the Pavilion, in Upper Sherborne Road, Norden, would regularly be seen overflowing with items
TWO schools teamed up to take part in a national event that highlights the importance of storytelling. As a part of the Book Trust’s Pyjamarama event on Friday last week, Year 8 pupils from Aldworth School took a trip over to Park View Primary School
AN AWARD making its debut this year at the Place to be Proud of Awards on Thursday last week went to a charity for its work helping young people in the area with mental health issues. In its first appearance at the Place to be Proud of Awards, the
CUSTOMERS of a village pub will be going back to the 80s to raise money for a Basingstoke charity. The Swan in Sherborne St John is organising a fancy dress disco on June 21 for Ark Day – a 24-hour fundraising drive to generate money for Ark Cancer
A REGISTERED nurse at Basingstoke hospital has been suspended for a year following a series of incidents. Marian Blenkiron, originally from Northern Ireland, was handed a 12-month suspension order, coming into effect on May 16, having already been
