Premature death toll revealed for Hampshire
NEW statistics have revealed there were more than 13,000 premature deaths – before the age of 75 – across Hampshire between 2009 and 2011.
View ArticleFive months of work to start on Popley pavements
AN AREA of Basingstoke is in for 20 weeks of improvement works to footways from Monday.
View ArticleKatie Piper was inspiration for Basingstoke college fundraising event
A YOUNG woman who had acid thrown in her face was the inspiration behind a fundraising event at a Basingstoke college.
View ArticleNursery in Sherfield-on-Loddon opens new vegetable plots
A NURSERY is hoping to inspire a new generation of gardeners following the opening of their new vegetable plots.
View ArticleOsprey released back into the wild after being nursed back to health
A FEMALE osprey that was painstakingly nursed back to health after breaking a wing, has been released back in to the wild by the Hawk Conservancy Trust.
View ArticleCar flips over on M3 at Hook
OFFICERS have closed one lane of the M3 motorway at Hook after a car flipped over this morning.
View ArticleFood charity displays new aircraft at Popham
A CHARITY that flies in medical equipment and food to some of the poorest parts of the world displayed the latest addition to its fleet at Popham.
View ArticleMen wanted in fake £50 note investigation
OFFICERS want to speak to two men in connection with an investigation into fake £50 notes.
View ArticleGang threaten van driver at Basingstoke Leisure Park
A MAN sat in his van at the Basingstoke Leisure Park was threatened with a baseball bat.
View ArticleMarathon dance event in South Ham helps drum up vital funds
THE LATEST dance craze to hit Basingstoke helped to drum up vital funds for charity.
View ArticleCar windows smashed in Brighton Hill
VANDALS damaged three cars parked in Brighton Hill by slashing tyres and smashing windows.
View ArticleBasingstoke charity to receive boost from house-building firm
A BASINGSTOKE charity which supports families, children and young people with autism, is set to receive a funding boost from a house-building firm.
View ArticleAutistic children treated to afternoon of fun
CHILDREN with autism were treated to an afternoon of fun activities.
View ArticleActivity centre wins two design awards
AN OUTDOOR activity centre for young people has earned Hampshire County Council two awards for design quality.
View ArticleDeadline for Brackenwood Festival race is looming
THE deadline is looming for people to get in the running for a 5km race where the course will include Basingstoke’s Festival Place shopping centre.
View ArticleBasingstoke restaurants defend hygiene standards
RESTAURANTS in Basingstoke have defended their hygiene standards after several were the focus of a national newspaper investigation which claimed their ice contained more bacteria than toilet water.
View ArticleVIDEO: Race for Life Basingstoke 2013
LAST night thousands of women took part in this year’s Race for Life at Down Grange.
View ArticleBasingstoke planners reject Wates Developments' 310 homes proposal at Kennel...
A PROPOSAL for more than 300 new homes south of Kempshott in Basingstoke was rejected by planners last night because of fears it could hinder future development of the town.
View ArticleOakley sex beast Arthur Hilton finally brought to justice
HE THOUGHT he had got away it – but now paedophile Arthur Hilton has been brought to justice more than 35 years after committing his sickening crimes.
View ArticleMan who walked naked through Basingstoke imprisoned for showing buttocks and...
THE “naked rambler” has been jailed for 11 months after being found guilty of breaching an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) banning him from being naked in public just minutes after it was imposed.
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