Council seeking to buy a Costa Coffee restaurant at Basingstoke Leisure Park
BOROUGH council bosses are considering spending nearly £800,000 of taxpayers’ cash on a drive-through café because it will be a good investment for the public purse.
View ArticleMystery still surrounds the future of a historic Rooksdown building
MYSTERY surrounds what will happen to an historic Basingstoke building because the plans are still under wraps.
View ArticleBasingstoke children learn from the police about the dangers of loan sharks
CHILDREN at a Basingstoke secondary school have been learning about the perils posed by loan sharks.
View ArticleChurch warden speaks out after raiders steal £10,000 worth of valuables from...
RAIDERS are being hunted after they stole a haul of valuable items worth more than £10,000 from a church.
View ArticleRAF Odiham personnel take part in charity golf tournament to raise charity cash
SERVICE personnel from RAF Odiham swapped their uniforms for golf trousers and shirts at a charity tournament.
View ArticleClare Balding's father speaks of his pride after her BAFTA triumph
THE father of Kingsclere-born Clare Balding has spoken of his pride after his daughter won a BAFTA.
View ArticleNuclear weapons factory AWE Aldermaston admits to breaching health and safety...
A NUCLEAR weapons factory has admitted breaching health and safety regulations after a fire left a Basingstoke man with burn injuries.
View ArticleMan dies after crashing into tree
A MAN has died after his car crashed into a tree in the early hours of the morning.
View ArticleHundreds of new street lights to be installed in Odiham and Hook
HUNDREDS of street lights and lamp-posts will be replaced this summer in Odiham and Hook.
View ArticleNew Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane Dan Putty sworn in
THE first ethnic minority Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane was sworn into office last week.
View ArticleAWE apologises after Aldermaston fire
A NUCLEAR weapons factory has apologised after admitting a health and safety breach after a fire in which a Basingstoke man received burns injuries.
View ArticleHot air balloon landing in Kempshott causes concern among residents
A HOT air balloon landed in a field in Kempshott this morning.
View ArticleHartley Wintney widower who died of liver failure 'lost the will to look...
A WIDOWER, who died of liver failure, started drinking heavily after his wife died, an inquest heard.
View ArticleInvestigation launched after Winklebury car blaze last night
A POLICE investigation has been launched following a car fire last night.
View ArticleTributes paid to popular character who built a western themed town in his garden
FAMILY and friends have paid tribute to a well-loved local character who built a small western town in his back garden.
View ArticleDrunk kicked out of Basingstoke bar fined after he punched doorman and...
A DRINKER punched a club doorman in the back before racially abusing a police officer who had arrested him.
View ArticleHook charity shop in desperate need for donations
THE manager of a charity shop in Hook is calling on people to bring in their unwanted items.
View ArticleDeath crash driver was on sleep medication, inquest heard
ONE of two drivers who died in a head-on collision near Whitchurch had been taking medication to help him sleep, an inquest heard.
View ArticleDefence chiefs could fight Bullington Cross wind farm plan over radar fears
DEFENCE chiefs could fight plans for a major wind farm in the Hampshire countryside over fears of radar interference.
View ArticleParalysed athlete stops at a Basingstoke school during a 400 mile fundraising...
A PARALYSED athlete, who rode 400 miles using a hand-bike to raise money for a spinal research charity, made a stop on her journey to talk to Basingstoke school pupils.
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