Burglars target quadriplegic woman
HEARTLESS thieves burgled the home of a paralysed woman, who was in bed at the time.
View ArticleSurvey on borough bus routes launched
FUNDING that keeps more than twenty bus routes on the road is being reviewed by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
View ArticleBurglar sentenced after stealing a luxury Jaguar from Hook driveway
A YOUNG burglar broke into a house in Hook and made off with a luxury saloon car.
View ArticleObjectors fight plans for a new quarry at Wolverton
OBJECTORS campaigning against a former quarry being turned into a recycling facility packed into a village hall to voice their concerns.
View ArticleThe Chequers pub at Eversley Cross reopens under new management
A PUB in a village near Hartley Wintney has reopened under new management.
View ArticleEllisfield residents put on a special exhibition to celebrate their landscape
RESIDENTS in Ellisfield have come together to celebrate their rural landscape.
View ArticleCricket club wins booze licence bid
A CRICKET club has received an extended licence to sell alcohol – despite neighbours’ fears over noise and nuisance.
View ArticleParking should be top priority for town area
COUNCIL chiefs need to radically rethink car parking policy if they want to create a thriving Top of The Town.
View ArticleSteve Hewlett hopes to be show's wild card on Britain's Got Talent
HE MOCKED Simon Cowell and was rude to Alesha Dixon, but a ventriloquist from Basingstoke had plenty of public support after performing in the live semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent – and he still...
View ArticleWorld champion kite flyers wow crowds at Basingstoke Kite Festival
WORLD champion kite flyers wowed the crowds with their skills at a popular Basingstoke event.
View ArticleFirm holds talk over solar farm
A RENEWABLE energy company is assessing a site in Monk Sherborne for a possible solar farm, which could power 865 homes.
View ArticleKnife pulled in fight between crack cocaine users in Basingstoke car park.
BYSTANDERS had to kick away a knife when two crack cocaine users started fighting in a Basingstoke car park.
View ArticleWarning about poachers
POACHERS in north Hampshire kill for fun and seldom for the cooking pot.
View ArticleRamsdell woman shares special memories of Queen's Coronation
A RAMSDELL woman has shared her special memories of watching The Queen’s Coronation as a teenage girl.
View ArticleDragons' Den star Theo Paphitis criticises plan for a new Metro Bank branch...
HANDS off – that’s the message from a Dragons’ Den star to a bank which wants to take over one of his shops in Basingstoke.
View ArticleMarchers pay their respects to murdered soldier Lee Rigby by laying wreaths...
A PROCESSION of people carrying flowers and a Union Flag made their way to Basingstoke War Memorial to pay their res- pects to murdered soldier Lee Rigby.
View ArticleChildren's authour Debbie Kelly is a hit with youngsters at Basingstoke...
CHILDREN’S author Debbie Kelly added to her army of fans following a book reading in Basingstoke.
View ArticleCommunity hero Peggy Allen thrown a surprise 90th birthday party to remember
A WOMAN who has dedicated nearly half a century to helping people with learning disabilities was thrown a surprise birthday bash to remember.
View ArticleCalls to lobby parish council to pay for a professional parking survey in Hook
HOOK needs a professional parking survey to replace one carried out by its own parish council.
View ArticleVolunteers chip in to spruce up Kings Furlong Infant School
A SCHOOL’S grounds were tidied up by families who volunteered their time to improve the outside area.
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