1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (814+ words) BASINGSTOKE fire station opened its doors to the community as crews raised money for a charity supporting injured firefighters. Hundreds flocked to the open day took place on Saturday, September 12, which gave visitors the chance to look around the station,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (591+ words) Newsquest journalists will put down their pens and pick up a paddle this month as a team of editorial staff from the company’s Hampshire titles prepares to make headlines on the water for a Fleet-based charity. The team from The…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (747+ words) THE Basingstoke Bison opened their pre-season campaign with a couple of impressive victories over the Bristol Pitbulls, writes Graham Merry. The Herd won on home ice 4-3 on Saturday evening, as all four new imports scored and then the following night…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (607+ words) West Midlands Police have asked a protester who was thrown out of the Reform UK conference to come forward after footage showed audience members pulling her hair and grabbing her head. The force said it had not received a direct…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (585+ words) A DRUG boss has been jailed for 15 years after data recovered from the phone of a Basingstoke man who took his own life helped police uncover an organised crime operation, a court has heard. Saul Jones, 26, of Silvester Close, Basingstoke,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (193+ words) Food lovers and families gathered at Dummer Down Farm for the return of Vanlife Eats’ Big Picnic. The campervan food festival, held from Friday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30, brought together campervans, street food, live music and family entertainment. Chef and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (796+ words) A TEENAGER who drove at speeds of up to 123mph while drunk, ploughing through red lights and colliding with another car during a police pursuit across Hampshire and the New Forest, has been spared jail due to his fragile health following…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (442+ words) A postman from Basingstoke who was awarded the third best postie in the UK has left the Royal Mail after 11 years. Leslie Bowman, 62, had his last day serving the Rooksdown area on August 15, after delivering their mail for eight years....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) Basingstoke Gymnastics Club is celebrating 20 years of producing athletes and film stars, with members training for national and international success. Club bosses say the training can be gruelling. So what does it take to become a successful gymnast? Club manager…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (750+ words) One of the more colourful characters who enlivened the streets of Basingstoke was Mary Ann Snell, the Wild Woman of Windover Street. She and her future husband, Robert Moore, lodged with a family at 6, Windover Street. In January 1880, Sergeant Waldren…...