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Witness appeal after hit and run

6:22pm Monday 6th July 2009

A MAN was left lying in the road after he was injured in a hit and run collision in Tadley.

Swine flu confirmed at Queen Mary's College

Swine flu confirmed at Queen Mary's College

5:10pm Monday 6th July 2009

ONE case of swine flu has been confirmed and another is suspected at Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke.

Diamond days ahead for a close couple

2:20pm Monday 6th July 2009

A BASINGSTOKE couple who grew up two doors away from one another are celebrating their diamond wedding.

YouTube plea to help trap Georgina's killer

Georgina Edmonds who was murdered on January 11 last year

12:00pm Monday 6th July 2009

MURDER squad detectives have turned to YouTube in the latest phase of their hunt for the killer of the widow of a Basingstoke coffee merchant.

Spotlight is shone on councillors' expenses

Conservative Councillor Horace Mitchell

10:04am Monday 6th July 2009

THE borough councillor who claimed 15 times the average amount in travelling and subsistence allowances last year has slashed his claims.

Splashing achievement

Splashing achievement

9:10am Sunday 5th July 2009

A PROFOUNDLY deaf Basingstoke youngster who has refused to let her hearing hold her back has won an award from swimming celebrity Duncan Goodhew.

M3 work welcomed despite delay fears

4:50pm Saturday 4th July 2009

DRIVERS on the M3 between Hook and Basingstoke are set to face three months of delays as multi-million pound improvements start on the motorway next week.

War on waste sets up plastic bag amnesty

Valerie Huckstepp traded in plastic bags for a jute reusable bag as part of national recycling week

4:50pm Saturday 4th July 2009

A WAR was declared on plastic bags in Basingstoke.

Permanent sites for travellers set to be opposed

2:40pm Saturday 4th July 2009

A PLAN to put more than 25 permanent travellers’ pitches in the borough is set to meet with opposition tonight from councillors.

Police will target under-age drinkers

2:30pm Saturday 4th July 2009

A POLICE sergeant has warned that a campaign tackling under-age drinkers in north Hampshire is being stepped up over the summer holidays.

Helicopter's flying visit

Helicopter's flying visit

12:50pm Saturday 4th July 2009

A HELICOPTER turned heads in Whitchurch as it landed at the local primary school.

Apology follows 'stupid' rebuke

Apology follows 'stupid' rebuke

12:40pm Saturday 4th July 2009

AN ANGRY email slamming council staff as “blind and stupid” led to a district councillor issuing an apology.

Otter and glow-worms are among protected wildlife

9:39am Saturday 4th July 2009

AN ACTION plan has been put in place to protect wildlife in Overton.

Music on the green

Music on the green

4:50pm Friday 3rd July 2009

AS HUNDREDS of thousands of people descended on Glastonbury, revellers enjoyed a slightly more scaled-down music festival in Silchester.

Elsie is driven to despair by sewage flood

Elsie is driven to despair by sewage flood

2:40pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A 90-year-old woman was told by her water company she would have to pay £100 to clean up sewage that poured from one of its drains into her front garden.



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