Mark Paine
Reporter
Mark Paine is a reporter for the Basingstoke Gazette and Andover Advertiser. Mark reports on news and issues that matter to the community. He is passionate about sport, especially football and rugby. He was born in Basingstoke, has experience volunteering on hospital radio and he plays guitar. Mark is studying for an NCTJ.
Mark Paine is a reporter for the Basingstoke Gazette and Andover Advertiser. Mark reports on news and issues that matter to the community. He is passionate about sport, especially football and rugby. He was born in Basingstoke, has experience volunteering on hospital radio and he plays guitar. Mark is studying for an NCTJ.
Latest articles from Mark Paine
Several items including food and car tyres fly tipped outside village hall
On Tuesday, April 30, Swanmore Village Hall posted on its Facebook page to show several items of clothing, as well as bags and food items, had been left alongside a number of charity collection bins located in the halls car park.
Crime prevention advice issued to Romsey residents following key safe burglaries
Police are advising residents to check on their security following a spate of key safe burglaries taking place across Romsey within the past few months.
House in Stanmore sold for £200,000 at auction day
As previously reported, a three-bedroom former council house in Stanmore was auctioned at the start of May with a guide price of £190,000 - £210,000.
Car repair and sales firm opening new showroom and garage under one roof
Andover Car Sales Ltd and Andover Car Repairs Ltd is opening a new premises at Barton Stacey services, on the A303 westbound.
Schoolboy puts love of cycling to good use to raise money for Dogs Trust
Itchen Abbas resident Jake Kurton, who is nine years old, loves cycling and decided to use his passion to ride 100 miles and raise money for Dogs Trust.
Event organised to raise money for ward caring for child with cancer
It has been organised by Chris and Abby Spencer, whose four-year-old daughter, Eliza, is having treatment for cancer at the hospital.
Vespa damaged after being hit while parked outside Alresford hotel
On Tuesday, April 30 at approximately 4.40pm, a blue Vespa was hit whilst parked outside The Swan Hotel in Alresford, causing it to fall and sustain substantial damage. Police believe a Land Rover Discovery was responsible.
More than two-thirds of vulnerable school children performing below standard
Department for Education figures show 137 of 457 children in need in key stage two in Hampshire met the required standard for reading, writing and maths in 2022-23 – the equivalent of 30 per cent. Meanwhile, 61 per cent of all pupils in Hampshire met the standard.