Hampshire hospitals win award
A TEAM of hospital staff were recently honoured with a national Healthcare Champion award presented at the Houses of Parliament.
View ArticleDistrict police commander wins promotion
THE SEARCH is on for a new district police commander in Basingstoke following the promotion of former top cop Steve Wallace.
View ArticleTelevision doctor Mike Leahy visits Basingstoke school
A FAMOUS doctor brought a bus full of creepy crawlies to a Basingstoke junior school – and the kids loved it!
View ArticleChristmas shoeboxes on their way to disadvantaged children across the globe
HUNDREDS of shoeboxes filled with presents will soon be winging their way to disadvantaged children in time for Christmas – thanks to kind-hearted residents, workers and Rotarians.
View ArticleCarFest tickets go on sale
IT’S been a great success for the last two years – and now tickets for the 2014 CarFest have gone on sale.
View ArticleRSPCA defend decision to take cats from Basingstoke rescue centre
THE RSPCA has hit back at criticism after its staff removed 50 cats from a rescue centre in Basingstoke.
View ArticleWar dead remembered across north Hampshire
IT IS always a moving and poignant event – and at the town’s main War Memorial and around the borough, people turned out in force on Remembrance Sunday.
View ArticleCouncil seeking to change rules to allow electric taxis
ELECTRIC-powered taxis could soon be a common sight in Basingstoke if the borough council approves a proposed change to its licensing rules.
View ArticleMen steal cash from till at Tesco store
OFFICERS want to speak to two men about a cash scam at a Basingstoke store.
View ArticleNorth Hampshire schoolgirls travel to Belgium to take part in remembrance...
TWO pupils from borough schools travelled to Belgium to take part in a special remembrance ceremony attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
View ArticleFresh heartache for Deeside campaigners as county council formally propose...
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a Basingstoke care home from being shut down suffered a fresh blow today as county chiefs formally recommended its closure.
View ArticleRAF Odiham personnel joined by Strictly Come Dancing stars to sell poppies
PERSONNEL from RAF Odiham were joined by some of the stars of Strictly Come Dancing when they sold poppies in London.
View ArticleAWE protesters stage Remembrance Sunday vigil
A REMEMBRANCE vigil was held outside the gates of the AWE Aldermaston site last Sunday by a group of protestors.
View ArticleBasingstoke man falls in love with Chinese pen-pal
A YOUNG man from Basingstoke has returned home from the adventure of a lifetime – having spent the last four years in China after falling in love with his pen-pal.
View ArticleBasingstoke Filipino association appeals for help following Typhoon Haiyan
A LEADING figure in the Basing-stoke Filipino community has appealed for help in the wake of the deadly Typhoon Haiyan.
View ArticleSex offender goes missing
A REGISTERED sex offender with links to Basingstoke and Hook has gone missing.
View ArticleBasingstoke pensioner finds mould in can of stew
A BASINGSTOKE pensioner was shocked when she found a can of stew she had bought from ASDA was laced with foul smelling mould.
View ArticleHindu festival celebrated across Basingstoke
DIWALI was celebrated with two colourful and friendly festivals in Basingstoke.
View ArticleBasingstoke army cadets hope to raise £2,000 from sponsored row
BASINGSTOKE cadets raised cash for an army charity through a 12-hour sponsored row.
View ArticleJapanese medics visit Hampshire hospitals
A GROUP of Japanese medics, hoping to improve cervical cancer screening rates in their country, have been getting some useful help and advice from experts at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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