PICTURED: Fire destroys kitchen at Laarsen's pub in Basingstoke
A PUB kitchen was destroyed after a deep fat fryer caught fire.
View ArticleHeatwave water supply holds up for north Hampshire
WATER demand has shot up in the current heatwave but there are no calls for a hosepipe ban, so far.
View ArticleBasingstoke hospital applies for council permission to serve private patients...
PRIVATE patients at Basingstoke hospital will soon be able to drink alcohol from their hospital beds if a licence for the sale of alcohol is approved by the borough council.
View ArticleRogue traders in the Basingstoke area - warning
ROGUE Traders offering to power-wash drives or put down insulation are knocking on doors in the Basingstoke area, trading standards officers are warning.
View ArticleBasingstoke man saw hand groping though his letter box
A MAN who was awoken by a creaking gate, went downstairs and saw a hand groping through his letter box.
View ArticleDid this man help steal a Mercedes from Old Basing?
POLICE have issued a surveillance TV image of a man thought to be involved in the theft of a Mercedes Benz car in Old Basing.
View ArticleMajor new development of nearly 800 homes in Popley given the go-ahead
A MAJOR new housing development, that will provide nearly 800 new homes, has finally been given the go-ahead after failing to get off the ground for several years.
View ArticleF1 ace Jody Scheckter to drive his legendary six-wheeled Tyrrell at...
HISTORY will be made at a summer festival near Overton when an ex-Formula One champion will be reunited with his six-wheeled car for the first time in nearly 40 years.
View ArticleTeam of archaeologists to investigate borough landmark Basing House
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from a Hampshire university will attempt to uncover buried secrets at Basing House.
View ArticleThree-legged running and backwards jogging - students at The Vyne hold their...
PUPILS and teachers were in the pink as they jumped, hopped, skipped and cartwheeled their way around a 5k course as they raised money for a good cause.
View ArticleTeam GB Olympian Christian Malcolm presents awards to The Clere School students
AN Olympic athlete presented awards to students at an annual ceremony.
View ArticleHeadteacher denies sexually abusing a boy under the age of 16
A HEADTEACHER from Chineham has denied sexually abusing a boy.
View ArticleFormer Cranbourne teacher pens his first novel about a pig that flies backwards
A FORMER Basingstoke teacher has written a children’s book about a pig which flies backwards.
View ArticleOld Basing vintage party raises hundreds for pregnancy charity Tommy's
VINTAGE clothes were bang on trend at a party in Old Basing.
View ArticleBasingstoke man embarks on gruelling charity challenge running from Paris to...
IF THIS hot weather keeps up, the heat will definitely be on for marathon man Alex Johnson as he aims to run 215 miles in six days for charity.
View ArticleLong queues at the checkouts as people welcome new Co-op in Rooksdown
IT’S been long awaited, so it was no wonder that people turned out in force for the opening of a new food store in a Basingstoke suburb.
View ArticleCouncil garden waste service bags 200 tonnes of cuttings in six months
GRASS cuttings, leaves and weeds weighing more than a blue whale have been collected in Basingstoke in the past six months.
View ArticlePamber Heath annual summer fete helps raise much-needed funds for the village...
VILLAGERS in Pamber Heath raised vital funds for a hall with their annual summer fete.
View ArticleOverton Parish Council turn down free CarFest tickets amid bribe fears
OVERTON Parish Council has turned down free tickets to CarFest for fear that villagers might think they were some sort of bribe.
View ArticleHampshire County Council in a "strong position" despite £80million funding...
HAMPSHIRE’s decision-making Cabinet will outline how it plans to fill a multi-million-pound funding gap following the latest round of Government cutbacks.
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