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Bison coach quits

Bison coach quits

8:37am Tuesday 14th October 2008

BASINGSTOKE Bison head coach Ryan Aldridge has resigned, according to the club's official website.

Hotel for sale

3:00pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

A NORTH Hampshire hotel is on the market after ceasing to trade last month.

New laws to deter conmen

12:20pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

NEW laws protecting consumers from pushy or rogue doorstep sellers come into force this month.

Last moments of murdered woman's life to be reconstructed on TV

Murdered pensioner Georgina Edmonds

9:54am Tuesday 14th October 2008

THE hunt for a murderer who tortured and killed the widow of a Basingtoke coffee merchant is to go nationwide.

Seventy-five arson attacks on council's buildings

9:30am Tuesday 14th October 2008

THERE were 75 different arson attacks on Hampshire County Council’s 7,000 buildings during the period 2007/08.

Coroner declares brooch is a medieval treasure

A 13th century brooch found in a field in Hook by a man with a metal detector

8:40am Tuesday 14th October 2008

A MEDIEVAL silver gilt brooch found in a north Hampshire field has been declared treasure by a coroner.

Litter-pickers find scooter and coffee machine

FROM LEFT: Tilly Lambert, three, Izzy Davidson, four, Amber Heaton, six, Daniel Heaton, eight, and Billy Davidson, six

5:30pm Monday 13th October 2008

PEOPLE of all ages gathered in Oakley to rid the streets of rubbish.

Girls try to rob teenager of mobile phone

A CCTV image of the girls police want to speak to

4:23pm Monday 13th October 2008

TWO girls are wanted by the police in connection with an attempted robbery in which a teenager was grabbed by the throat and pushed to the floor.

Schoolgirls donate car wash cash to hospice

Olivia Fryer (left) and Amber Denham, both 13, donated £100, which they raised by washing cars during their summer holiday, to St Michael’s Hospice

3:30pm Monday 13th October 2008

TWO north Hampshire schoolgirls have donated their hard-earned cash to a Basingstoke charity.

New health centre plans to include dental service

12:20pm Monday 13th October 2008

A PLANNED new health centre for Basingstoke is set to have a pioneering dental service where patients can just drop in with the minimum of fuss.

Hands up Who knows the answer!

Doctor Who super-fan Mike Stevens with his Dalek prize

9:21am Monday 13th October 2008

A DOCTOR Who fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of the cult TV show is now the proud owner of a life-size Dalek.

Not In My Neighbourhood events

7:20am Monday 13th October 2008

POLICE officers in Hampshire will be out in force this week for a series of events to promote safer neighbourhoods as part of a national campaign.

Concern over plans for construction firm HQ

2:30pm Sunday 12th October 2008

PLANS for a big commercial complex that could generate heavy traffic may yet face further obstacles.

Hair salon shows colour of money

Sonia Whyte gets the attention of stylists (from left) Jessica Webb, Hayley Collard, Karen Olliver, Anita Davis, Liz Hopkins and Suphatra Thaikham

11:20am Sunday 12th October 2008

HAIRDRESSERS at a Basingstoke salon discovered a magic formula for raising money.

Pothole repair programme under way

9:20am Sunday 12th October 2008

THE first areas to benefit from a £1million pothole repair plan have been revealed by Hampshire County Council.


National News

New low in first time house buyers

Just 15,600 people bought their first home during August

Updated 7:21pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

House prices dived by 2.7% during August as the number of first-time buyers getting on to the property ladder slumped to a record low, figures have showed.


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