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  • Hospice updates impress local MP

    BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller has praised a prominent charity in the town after touring its updated facilities. Mrs Miller visited St Michael’s Hospice, in the grounds of Basingstoke hospital, to see the new garden for patients, which opened in May.

  • Firm secures award!

    THE team at banknote ID and document security specialists Andrews & Wykeham are celebrating after winning the Thames Valley Export Award 2011. The company, set up in 2009 and based in Bilton Road, on Kingsland Business Park, Basingstoke, won the accolade

  • Shire named firm of year

    BIOPHARMACEUTICAL giant Shire has been crowned Company of the Year at the London Stock Exchange TechMARK 2011 awards dinner. The company, which is the UK’s third largest pharmaceutical company and is headquartered at the Hampshire International Business

  • Pupils impress with a dream performance

    PUPILS from Dove House School Academy impressed the audience at The Haymarket theatre in Basingstoke with their performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The students were participating in the National Schools Shakespeare Festival along with

  • Totally Tennis trio's November fireworks

    THREE young Totally Tennis performance players have enjoyed more success in events held in late November. Liam Hignett won the Grade 5 Tournament Boys 12 and Under Singles title at the Esporta Hampshire Tennis and Health Club in Southampton. Hignett

  • Shoppers meet Santa and his reindeer team

    CHRISTMAS shoppers in The Malls were thrilled to see some unusual guests with furry noses. Six reindeer in a large pen attracted hundreds of visitors of all ages between 11am and 4pm on Sunday, November 27. The animals, from the Cairngorm mountains

  • 10,000 homes now on water meters

    INSTALLATION of 33,000 water meters in Basingstoke and surrounding areas is proceeding apace, according to utility company South East Water. The company says its metering programme has reached its 10,000th meter installation milestone. The programme

  • 'Stoke get the cup but charity is real winner

    HUNDREDS of people descended on Down Grange for the annual Sparstoke Cup match, which sees Basingstoke RFC Academy and Sparsholt College do battle in the name of charity. The fifth annual match between the sides, played in memory of Tom Aslett, saw ’