Pie winners have recipe for success
STAFF at a north Hampshire business are celebrating after striking double gold at the Great Hampshire Sausage & Pie Competition 2013.
View Article'Put academy back in local authority control'
CALLS are being made for a Basingstoke secondary school to be brought back under local authority control.
View ArticleCampaign gives shoppers food for thought
A STUDENT campaign, which calls for a fairer global food system, provided shoppers in Basingstoke with plenty of food for thought.
View ArticleMost pupils get the right place
NEARLY 98 per cent of parents have been offered a place for their son or daughter at one of their preferred primary schools in Hampshire.
View ArticleLive blog: £1 a day challenge to live below the line
Gazette chief reporter Emily Roberts is preparing to live on £5 a week to raise awareness of world poverty.
View ArticleMarathon effort would have made dad proud
HIS dad would have been proud of him – James Still pulled in the pounds after clocking up the miles on his first marathon.
View ArticlePower cuts leave engineers baffled
ENGINEERS have been left scratching their heads over the cause of a series of local power cuts.
View ArticleThe Queen at Newbury in a successful weekend for the racecourse
THE Queen, who turned 87 on Sunday, was again at Newbury on Saturday. Here she is pictured greeting her riders Richard Hughes and Ryan Moore.
View ArticleSam's joy at book success
A BRAMLEY man who underwent radical treatment for Parkinson’s disease, is celebrating after his book was published.
View ArticleDad's plea for action after daughter's fall
A FATHER wants work done on a pavement in his Basingstoke neighbourhood after his young daughter tripped and fell.
View ArticlePupils bridge language gap
MODERN foreign languages were at the heart of an event in which pupils competed against each other to complete various language-themed tasks.
View ArticleCrime panel call silenced by critics
A LABOUR plan to set up a dedicated crime committee in Basingstoke and Deane would just result in a “talking shop”, according to a former Police and Crime Commissioner candidate.
View ArticleSolar farms in the pipeline in Bramley
A COMPANY, which is planning to create two solar farms in the borough, is holding public exhibitions this week to showcase its ideas.
View ArticleHospital chiefs bracing themselves for elderly care timebomb
THE number of older people in Basingstoke and Deane is set to rocket – and hospital chiefs are bracing themselves for the health-related challenges of dealing with the elderly care timebomb.
View ArticleConcerns over treatment of autistic children in Tadley school
EDUCATION watchdogs say pupils at a school for autistic children in Tadley have been illegally put in “cell-type” rooms as a form of restraint.
View ArticleCharities unite for same goal
TWO local charities have joined forces to help raise funds for a life-saving radiotherapy scanner in Basingstoke.
View ArticleGlass sales cash up by almost half
CASH from glass recycling has increased by nearly 50 per cent in three years, a new report has revealed.
View ArticleBusiness finance from credit union
A CREDIT union in Hampshire has been approved by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to offer business loans of up to £25,000.
View ArticleFundraising walk for cats charity
HELP the local branch of a national animal charity by joining their forthcoming fundraising walk.
View ArticleOn-call firefighters needed
HAMPSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service is looking for people who want to become on-call (retained) firefighters in the Basingstoke and Deane area.
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