Matt Rooks-Taylor

1 week ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor

38 1/1 FORMER Southampton FC players proved they've still got it in them as they smashed Cardiff Saints 7-2 in a charity match in Basingstoke. Saints legends, including James Beattie, Frances Benali, Nicky Banger, Mark Blake, Andy Cook and David Puckett took to the field at the Winklebury Football Complex in a charity match raising funds to split between the Saints Foundation and St. Michael's Hospice.

1 week ago | andoveradvertiser.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor

Paedophile who had nearly 200,000 images displayed on his wall spared jail (Image: Newsquest) A PAEDOPHILE who 'religiously' collected thousands of images of children and plastered them around his home has avoided jail. John Graham, 77, of Camelot Close, Andover, previously pleaded guilty to making and possessing images and videos of children in Class A, B and C, on May 6 in Basingstoke Magistrates' Court.

1 week ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor

New restaurant serving food from 'every corner of the globe' is coming soon (Image: Estama) A NEW buffet restaurant promising to 'take you on a culinary experience around the world' is coming soon to Festival Place. Han's Buffet will open its doors in the upper tier of Festival Place, in 50/50A Queen Anne's Walk, next door to the soon-to-open Superbowl UK entertainment venue.

1 week ago | andoveradvertiser.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor

Sean Ember (Image: Contributed) THE jury in a murder trial has retired for deliberations. As previously reported, Justin Griffith, 42, is standing trial, accused of murdering Sean Ember, a 35-year-old father from Andover who was stabbed on November 29 last year, in Arcaro Road. After more than one month, the jury in the trial at Winchester Crown Court has retired for deliberation, as Judge Angela Morris finished her summary of the case.

1 week ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor

4 1/1 A COUPLE who set up their business last year have been crowned the best wedding photographers in the South East for the second time. Emma and John Medcraft, from South Ham, established Medcraft Photography in January 2024 and were 'completely shocked' to win the 2024 Wedding Photography Specialists of the Year at the South East and London Prestige Awards. Now, Emma said the pair feel "very, very lucky," to win the 2025 award.