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Meet our own Cheryl and Ashley Cole. . .

Meet our own Cheryl and Ashley Cole. . .

10:30am Friday 12th March 2010

WHEN you are called Cheryl and Ashley Cole, you can expect to get a fair bit of attention.

Library support is 'a disgrace'

8:59am Friday 12th March 2010

ANGER has erupted over the failure to provide Basingstoke with an adequate replacement library while a major revamp is carried out.

Ideas go on show

Ideas go on show

4:50pm Thursday 11th March 2010

IDEAS for developing land near Basingstoke railway station have gone on display to the public.

The top dogs!

The top dogs!

12:50pm Thursday 11th March 2010

IT’S the canine competition of the year, and two pooches from north Hampshire have been thoroughly pampered and prepared for the big event.

Masters of our destiny

Campaigners say reception closure report is 'biased'

10:00am Thursday 11th March 2010

Should Basingstoke and Deane go it alone as a unitary authority? That is the question being asked by local politicians. Today, borough Labour group leader Councillor Laura James explains why she and members of her group believe the idea has merits.

Plumber on run to raise flood of cash

Plumber on run to raise flood of cash

8:36am Thursday 11th March 2010

A PLUMBER will down tools and raise money for a Basingstoke hospice when he takes on his first half-marathon next week.

Bowlers strike form in Haiti quake fundraiser

Bowlers strike form in Haiti quake fundraiser

3:10pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

BOWLERS turned out in record numbers to raise money for Haiti earthquake survivors.

Blood donors thanked for helping save lives

Blood donors thanked for helping save lives

1:00pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

BLOOD donors in Hampshire have been praised for their role in saving lives.

Air views on roads

11:20am Wednesday 10th March 2010

RESIDENTS are being called upon for their views on local roads.

Cheerful Chopsticks

Cheerful Chopsticks

10:25am Wednesday 10th March 2010

CHOPSTICKS the Chinese hamster is looking for a new place to call home.

Red Hot Chile Runners head for driest desert

5:00pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

FOUR plucky pals are running 150 miles across the world’s driest desert in a bid to raise £5,000 for charity.

New figures show crime rates falling

1:00pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

CRIME is going down across Hampshire last year, according to the latest figures published by the Home Office.

Firm proud to support awards for fourth time

Left to right: Awards host and Celebrity gardener Charlie Dimmock, Julie Rose and Camilla Bolton of Everest Community College, which won the Schools and Education Award, and Paul Riddell of AXA, at the 2008 A Place to be Proud of Awards.

12:00pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A COMPANY which is a key player on the Basingstoke business scene is strengthening its links with the community by sponsoring the A Place to be Proud of Awards for the fourth year.

MP calls for Post Offices to reopen

8:00am Tuesday 9th March 2010

BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller has called for two north Hampshire Post Offices to reopen after describing a closure consultation as “a sham”.

'Public need more say over housing'

5:00pm Monday 8th March 2010

PEOPLE are to be given a further say on which sites should be earmarked for housing developments in Basingstoke and Deane.







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