SHARP-SHOOTER Doug Sheppard will be at the Basingstoke Bison for their coming campaign in the Elite League - his third year with the Herd. The news should put a smile back on the faces of the Herd's fans. Recent weeks have seen the Wella sponsorship
MARK Bernard has quit the Basingstoke Bison for a dream job in America. The 37-year-old coach only recently signed a one-year deal, committing himself to guiding the Herd for a third term in the Elite League. But at the Canadian's request, his employer
JIM Dixon says he and his players will enjoy their well-earned two-month rest before returning for an intensive pre-season training to make sure they hit the ground running when the new 2006/2007 South-West One season begins. 'Stoke met Maidenhead
THE Shaw Trust held its annual horticultural open day on Saturday at the Elizabeth Road allotments. As well as stocking up on tomato and lettuce plants for the garden, I was able to see the excellent work that has been done on the garden project.
BASINGSTOKE has been given a high-profile boost by one of Britain's leading retail bosses who has described the town's Festival Place complex as an "excellent example of town centre regeneration". The praise from Stuart Rose, chief executive at Marks
A SOMERSET newspaper is trying to find this woman - who is believed to be Sharon McGuire from the Basingstoke area. Chard and Ilminster News - one of The Basingstoke Extra's sister papers in Newsquest - is asking for information about this woman as
AMATEUR radio enthusiasts in the borough took to the airwaves from a local mill in the hope of reaching out to fellow fans across the UK. The "Mills on the Air" event, which was held on Saturday, May 13, and Sunday, May 14,is a national event arranged
A YOUNG man is being hunted by police after he robbed a convenience store and held a member of staff at knifepoint. The youth, who is believed to be at least 15 years old, wore a balaclava as he raided the One Stop store in Osborne Close, Oakridge,
A VARIETY performance extravaganza organised by students at Brighton Hill Community College has raised hundreds of pounds for a Basingstoke hospice. A group of about 30 students in Year 11 took part in the lively show that was jam-packed with singing
ONE of the most influential names in British roots music and pioneers of folk-rock, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever, taking it from small clubs into the world of gold discs and international tours. After a rapid sell-out on its
THIS summer The Gazette is getting behind one of the most exciting music events in the UK - Local Heroes. Up-and-coming local bands are being invited to enter the competition. Local readers and website audiences will be invited to buy tracks and
PLAYHOUSE presents Edward Albee's Three Tall Women at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, from Tuesday, May 16, until Saturday, May 20. Written by one of the world's greatest living playwrights, famous for works such as Who's Afraid of Virginia
A MAGICAL theatre production of Roald Dahl's classic tale George's Marvellous Medicine comes to The Corn Exchange in Newbury, from May 24 to 27. Birmingham Stage Company presents this amazing story about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine
STARLIGHT Express, the fastest show on earth, rolls into the New Victoria Theatre in Woking from Tuesday, May 2, to Saturday, May 27, for the first time after 18 years in the West End. This futuristic tale of the triumph of love and hope in the face
DAVID Page brings his past to life in a theatrical self portrait called Page 8, coming to The Corn Exchange, Newbury, on Monday, May 22, at 7.45pm. Aboriginal-born David Page (pictured) was an all-singing, all-dancing child sensation, once dubbed Australia's
