A man was threatened with a knife while walking along an underpass in the town last month.

The 24-year-old was approached by three men on Cliddesden Road, near Queen Mary’s College, between 7pm and 8pm on Tuesday, June 22. The group asked him for a cigarette and when he said he didn’t have any the men demanded his wallet and threatened him with the blade.

Nothing was handed over and the men walked off.

The first is described as white, aged between 18 and 25, large build with a shaven...

Police have released an e-fit image of a man who kicked a teenager’s dog in the town last month.

The incident occurred at around 3pm on Thursday, June 24 when the 16- year-old and her pet were walking through Russell Howard Park in South Ham. The man’s dog bit hers on the lip before the man kicked it in the head and knocked it over. He then threatened the girl before walking off.

PC Lee Stanbrook, from the Basingstoke South Safer Neighbourhoods team, said: “The girl was left extremely...

Police fear vehicles in the borough could be targeted following a spate of thefts this year.

Since May 11, catalytic converters have been stolen from cars, vans and 4x4s across the town. Officers believe the parts are then being sold for scrap, which can have a high value due to a small amount of precious metal inside used during the filtering process.

Vehicle owners are being advised, where possible, to park in a garage or secure compound, preferably well lit and monitored by CCTV. If this...

A murder investigation that has spanned more than two and a half years has seen a man arrested this week.

Georgina Edmonds was battered to death with her rolling pin having been tortured for her bank card pin number at her cottage in Brambridge in January 2008.

Now a 31-year-old has been arrested over the murder and was taken into police custody at 5am on Wednesday, June 30.

Georgina is the widow of Basingstoke coffee merchant Harry Edmonds and her body was found by her son, also called...