'Scratch and sniff' cards posted to help spot cannabis factories
PEOPLE in Basingstoke could soon receive “scratch and sniff” cards to help them recognise cannabis factories.
View ArticleWomen combat cancer by taking part in Basingstoke Race For Life
GIRL power was alive and running as the female population joined forces to raise money to combat cancer.
View ArticleNeglected horse found in Basingstoke one of thousands rescued in equine crisis
A NEGLECTED horse rescued by the RSPCA in Basingstoke is just one of a record number in need of a new home.
View ArticleWoodmancott wind farm proposals rejected by Basingstoke and Deane Borough...
PLANS for a new six-turbine wind farm in Woodmancott have been rejected by councillors at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
View ArticleThe AA on the start line as a plc
The next chapter of The AA got off to a good start this morning – Thursday June 26 – as chief executive Chris Jensen flagged off The AA as a plc with Lord March.
View ArticleCharity fundraisers gear up for Santa Sun Run
IT WILL be an unusual sight when people dressed as Santa race around Basingstoke playing fields this Sunday.
View ArticleBCoT to hold part-time course enrolment evening
IF YOU fancy trying your hand at something new, then why not try a part-time course at BCoT?
View ArticleHampshire County Council announce plans for pothole repair funding
Hampshire County Council has set out how it will be making the most of the money allocated from Government as part of the national Pothole Repair Fund.
View ArticleSpotlight on - Basingstoke Half-Marathon competition winners
THEY were chosen as winners because of their inspirational reasons for wanting to run this year’s Basingstoke Half-Marathon.
View ArticleGareth is having his cake ...and eating it!
START-UP businesses have had a tough time over recent years with banks being slow to loan them money to get off the ground.
View ArticleTravellers moved on after setting up camp in Viables
TRAVELLERS who set up a camp at Viables Craft Centre, in The Harrow Way, on Tuesday have been moved on by police.
View ArticleTwo men flee secure hospital unit
TWO men, one with links to north Hampshire, have gone missing from a secure hospital unit.
View ArticleCartoon characters take centre stage at Old Basing Carnival
A PROCESSION of colourful cartoon characters made for an amazing sight on the streets of Old Basing as the village hosted its popular annual carnival.
View ArticleBasingstoke from above - aerial photo shows town in 1930
THIS aerial photograph was taken over Basingstoke in 1930, and is part of English Heritage’s collection of 1million images.
View ArticleTV star visits St Michael's Hospice
ACTOR and comedian Hugh Dennis paid a special trip to a local hospice last week.
View ArticleMen found after leaving secure hospital unit
TWO men who absconded from a secure medical unit have been found after a police appeal.
View ArticleYour chance to get a free weekly pass to Basingstoke Sports Centre
A BASINGSTOKE charity is hoping to encourage people to get fit by offering 100 free week-long membership passes to Basingstoke Sports Centre in July.
View ArticlePamber Heath summer fete to take place tomorrow
THE annual summer fete in Pamber Heath is to take place this Saturday.
View ArticleManaging director of Stagecoach South to attend borough council meeting on...
THE MANAGING director of Stagecoach will attend a meeting at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council on Monday.
View ArticleTributes paid to cricket club bar manager
A CRICKET club has paid tribute to its bar manager who died suddenly at the age of 51.
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