Archive

  • Fudge

    Fudge is six years old and she is owned by Carol Murdoch.

  • Spyder

    Felix Davies, 6, and mum Clare Davies have submitted this photo of Spyder. Clare said: "Spyder is 18 now and sometimes a bit tired to play much, but we love her very much. "She was an abandoned cat we found on waste ground 18 years ago when she

  • Robbers target security van

    A GANG of robbers is being hunted by police after security guards were targeted in a daylight raid today. The guards, from Group 4 Securicor, were delivering cash to the rear access of Lloyds TSB bank in Joices Yard, Basingstoke, shortly after noon when

  • Mimi

    This is Mimi, who is 17-and-a-half years old. Karen Hodgson said: "We have had her since she was three months old and she is definitely in charge of the house. "She has a few health problems to contend with, such as hyperthyroidism and diabetes,

  • Marbles

    This is Claire Féa's cat, Marbles. Claire said: "She is eight years old and I have had her for 3 years. I adopted her from the Cats Protection League in Basingstoke. "She has a fantastic personality. She was a very timid cat when I first got her

  • Errol

    Errol, two-and-three-quarter years old, is owned by Karen Barker.

  • Don’t lose your vote

    VOTER registration forms from more than a third of Basingstoke households have not been returned, prompting a Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council campaign urging people not to lose their vote. The posters and leaflets remind residents they will lose

  • Corbit

    This is Sam Smith's cat Corbit, who has caught the wrong type of mouse...

  • Community club rallies to help disabled child

    A BASINGSTOKE youngster who spends most of his time in a wheelchair has been given a gift that enables him to stand. Jemil Demirel, seven, of Hathaway Gardens, Popley, has cerebral palsy, which affects his movements and speech. The Saxon Wood School

  • Morris and Mable

    Morris is a nine-year-old tabby and Mable is a 10-year-old tortoiseshell. They are both owned by Julie Hardman and came from the Cat Protection Society.

  • Keithy

    Keithy is five months old and owned by Helen Stone.

  • Assistant coach passes instructor qualification

    Totally Tennis coaching assistant Shyam Vithlani has added the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) qualification to his list of achievements. Vithlani successfully completed the course at the David Lloyd club in Bristol, gaining the instructor-level

  • Free school milk boost

    HUNDREDS of youngsters will benefit from free milk at school this term. Schools across Hampshire have joined forces with the National School Milk Agency Cool Milk to offer under-fives free semi-skimmed milk. Last September, 60 per cent of children

  • Pilot scheme agreed

    DIRECTORS at Hampshire Primary Care Trust have agreed to adopt a pilot scheme for its public board meetings. Following a suggestion made at a board development seminar, future meetings of the trust's board in public will take place on a bi-monthly

  • In the running for MP

    A FORMER sprinter has been selected as Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Basingstoke at the next general election. Funda Pepperell, 38, was announced as Labour's candidate at Oakridge Hall for All, in Oakridge, Basingstoke, yesterday

  • Ruins win funding for educational renovation

    AN AMBITIOUS £1million plan to develop the ruins of a famous Civil War site near Basingstoke has been announced. The plan is to turn Basing House in Old Basing into an educational site for children to get a hands-on experience of the siege that took