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  • Bountymen win again

    BASINGSTOKE and North Hants won for a third game running after chasing down 211 to beat hosts Thatcham Town by three wickets. Martyn James was forced to bowl all 26 overs from one end during the home side’s innings after Chris Chandler picked up an injury

  • Scheme aims to make better landlords

    A VOLUNTARY scheme to recognise professional and responsible landlords is being launched by Hart District Council. The council has teamed up with the National Landlords Association to offer accreditation to landlords who complete a foundation course,

  • Summer fair is big success

    MASSED belly dancers and plenty of sunshine helped push up numbers and takings at Bramley and Little London Summer Fair. This year’s event had more than 900 people flocking to the Clift Meadow Cricket Ground. There was live rock music, a bar and barbecue

  • Homes will still be built

    THE contentious Labour Government decision to allow 170 homes to be built in Hartley Wintney will stand despite a change in planning guidance. Building work on the 170 homes in Dilly Lane is expected to commence this summer and Government moves to do

  • Summer choral treats

    THE talented singers of Basingstoke Choral Society are performing pieces by Ravel and Villa-Lobos at The Anvil this summer. On July 3 the Basingstoke concert hall will be reverberating with the sound of Ravel’s Bolero and Daphnis et Chloe and Choros

  • Dog ban is step nearer

    DOGS and their dirt could be completely banned from two playing fields in Whitchurch. On Monday, Whitchurch Town Council, decided to go ahead with plans to stop dog owners walking their pets in the open spaces at Kingsley Park and Winchester Road to

  • Luckless Collard is shunted into a spin

    HOOK British Touring Car Championship driver Rob Collard was left a frustrated man after the latest meeting at Oulton Park last Sunday. The local driver got off to a great start when he qualified sixth for the opening race. Then a super start from West