Sir.-In response to letters on the arrival of Primark, I am extremely pleased to hear it is at last coming to Basingstoke, and was disgusted by a reader's quote that Basingstoke is a "chav" town. We can't all afford to shop in the designer stores -
Sir.-I would like to thank the people of Basingstoke for supporting the local Cardiac Rehabilitation charity. During our recent street collection in Festival Place, Basingstoke, they generously donated a total of £863.70 to our volunteer collectors
CARS were gutted and the side of a house damaged by smoke after a fire broke out in Tadley. A total of 11 firefighters from Basingstoke and Tadley fire stations were called to the house, in Mulfords Hill, at around 2.30am on Thursday, after receiving
A PLAN for improving the lives of children and young people in Basingstoke and Deane has been branded as "meaningless" by a Labour councillor. The Basingstoke and Deane Children and Young Person's Plan outlines shared views, priorities and objectives
A FEMALE shopworker was threatened at gunpoint by hooded teenagers during an attempted robbery at a Basingstoke convenience store. At about 6.20pm on Saturday (8/9), two teenagers, both wearing dark-coloured hooded tops and gloves, entered the One Stop
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants completed their Home Counties League division two west campaign by beating visiting Wokingham by 12 runs on Saturday to avenge an earlier defeat. However, the visitors, chasing 208, looked on course for a comfortable win
AN EX-INTERNATIONAL athlete battling a lifetime doping ban is to have his case debated in the House of Commons for a second time. Former Olympic and Commonwealth Games shot-putter Paul Edwards will be the subject of the second adjournment debate of
THE Tour of Britain is passing through the Basingstoke area today - and a Kingsclere parish councillor has invited spectators to cheer on the cyclists as they ride through the village. The 96 cyclists taking part in this year's tour will pass through
