CHRIS Chandler has revealed he is to quit Basingstoke and North Hants Cricket Club after being sacked from the captain's post. In an unprecedented step by the cricket committee at May's Bounty, Chandler has been stripped of the skipper's role in the
THE advent of the internet has been a blessing and a curse to the modern corporate recruiter. On the positive side, the internet makes open positions far more visible than before and candidate flow is excellent. But this can also be a negative as
CHANCES are, the first time most people glimpsed the new Mondeo was during its cameo as James Bond's hire car in Casino Royale. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if a few million user-choosers in the European cinema audience thought, "Maybe I'll put
AN OLDER-STYLE semi-detached village house has been given a makeover to create a contemporary interior and a low-maintenance garden. Whitewater Road, in North Warnborough, is available through Chequers for £289,950. A conservatory has been added
LAST Saturday night, I was able to spend time out on patrol with our town centre police officers and police community safety officers to see the work that they do to help keep our town centre safe. I visited the town centre control room and saw, first-hand
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants face two big games this weekend. On Saturday, the May's Bounty men will look for a third league win on the trot when they travel to Tring Park. Then, 24 hours later, they entertain Essex side Waltham in round three of
A NEW door-to-door patient transport service has been launched by Basingstoke Community Transport. The service will enable patients to get to hospital and back home if they have mobility problems. Basingstoke Community Transport has 15 minibuses
A STRATEGY for dealing with mineral production and waste in Hampshire has been given the thumbs-up by a Government inspector. The document, which covers the period up to 2020, states that Hampshire will increase recycling to 60 per cent, and the county
THE trophy cabinet at a Basingstoke primary school now has two new shiny additions after pupils swept the board in recent sporting competitions. Rucstall Primary School, in Holbein Close, Black Dam, has beaten other schools in the Basingstoke area
SCHOOL exclusion procedures will be put under the spotlight as Hampshire County Council carries out a review of the system. The review follows new national legislation which will require all schools, pupil referral units and local authorities to arrange
NEW designs for road signs have been agreed as part of a campaign to bring down traffic speed to 20mph outside schools. The "20 is plenty" voluntary campaign has been led by Hampshire County Council in response to demands from parents, schools and
DURING the hectic summer schedules, smaller films are released in the wake of the big hitters in the hope that all those disillusioned by hype may choose to watch something else instead. This year's underdogs are a sadistic bunch, a horror-heavy collection
CRAIG McLachlan plays the lead role of Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at The Mayflower, Southampton until September 15. He will be joined by Alvin Stardust, who will play the evil Child Catcher until August 4, and Tony Adams (Adam Chance
IT WAS what Anvil Chief Executive Christine Bradwell termed an "auspicious moment", the unveiling of the new programme of events for the re-launched Haymarket Theatre. Whilst details of both the opening and Christmas shows were previously known to the
