Crooks who broke into a cricket clubhouse in Odiham have been blamed for sparking a fire that gutted the inside.

Members of the 250-year-old Odiham and Greywell Cricket Club said they were distraught as they tried to salvage priceless memorabilia destroyed in the blaze.

The future of the wooden building remains uncertain as assessors consider this week whether to tear down the badly damaged building.

Bill Edmunds, captain of the club's Sunday seconds team and a member for 27 years, said he...

A teenage boy was attacked by a middle age man on January 6, and police have issued an appeal in a bid to trace his assailant.

According to detectives, the 17-year-old victim was confronted in an underpass on Hatch Warren Lane, near Beethoven Road, at around 9pm.

He was attacked by a white man, believed to be in his late 30s. The teen was not injured.

Officers described the attacker as 5ft 10in, bald and chubby with stubble on his face. He wore blue jeans, white trainers and a black...

A drink-driver has been jailed for causing the death of a Whitchurch pensioner.

Thomas Stewart, of Azalea Court, Andover, was sentenced to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving at Winchester Crown Court on Friday.

The 40-year-old was twice over the limit when he collided head-on with a car driven by 80-year-old Whitchurch man, Ronald Birch.

Uninsured Stewart was driving a Vauxhall Vectra without a full licence when he smashed into Mr Birch’s...

A E-fit has been released after a teenager was robbed at knifepoint in Basingstoke town centre.

Detectives are calling for witnesses to come forward with any information.  According to officers, shortly before 1pm on January 11, a 17-year-old boy was walking through the New Road underpass between Caston’s Yard car park and the back of McDonald’s restaurant at the top of town.

The teen was approached by a hooded man brandishing a knife.  He forced the youngster to hand over his...