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Investigation is 'a slow torture'

Councillor Phil Heath

1:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

“SLOW torture” – that is how the borough deputy mayor has described the process he is undergoing as he is investigated over complaints that threaten his chances of becoming mayor.

RAF pilot was shot between the eyes

Flight Lieutenant Ian Fortune

12:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

AN HEROIC pilot from RAF Odiham has described the moment he was shot between the eyes while flying a Chinook in Afghanistan.

Harrowing mercy mission to Haiti

Capt Fred Eardley

8:00am Sunday 21st March 2010

THE leader of the Salvation Army in Basingstoke has returned from a harrowing aid mission in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Champagne challenge to give Help for Heroes

5:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

IT MIGHT sound like a rather unusual challenge, but Pat Giltinane is trying to fill a giant Champagne bottle with five and one pence pieces to give to charity.

Refurbishment cash boost for ailing buildings

1:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

COMMUNITY halls in Whitchurch, Overton and Oakley are to receive cash injections towards refurbishment costs.

New twist in site saga

12:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

A PUBLIC inquiry will be held to determine a contentious major planning application in Tadley after a Government minister stepped in.

Hall will bring many benefits

8:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

THREE villages in north Hampshire could get a new community centre if a planning application is given the green light.

Team's hospice at home drive

5:00pm Friday 19th March 2010

A HOSPICE team have launched a fundraising drive in a bid to extend nursing services to care for people who want to spend their dying days at home.

Centenarian Wynne has a recipe for life

Wynne Chard celebrates her 100th birthday at Beech Tree Care Home with her daughter Rita Phealon, son-in-law Patrick Phealon, grandson Nigel Phealon and his wife Julie Phealon

5:00pm Friday 19th March 2010

FAMILY members travelled for miles to wish a north Hampshire great grandmother a happy 100th birthday.

Death crash charges

Craig Elford was killed in a hit-and-run

1:00pm Friday 19th March 2010

AN AMERICAN jewellery firm heir is to face charges over the deaths of a former Basingstoke school head boy and his work colleague.

Chuffed by show

Mike Boyce and Phil Harding with their display layouts

12:00pm Friday 19th March 2010

GENERATIONS of model railway fans flocked to an annual show to admire layouts from across the country.

Woman indecently assaulted

10:36am Friday 19th March 2010

A WOMAN was indecently assaulted on her way home from a night out in Basingstoke.

Supermum's desert trek for charity

Sam Mathurin is to trek across Namibia in aid of Action Medical Research

8:00am Friday 19th March 2010

WITH thermometer-busting temperatures, a 120km stroll across an arid African desert is no walk in the park.

Distraction burglar targets elderly woman

Distraction burglar targets elderly woman

5:58pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A COWARDLY thief stole more than £3,000 from an 84-year-old woman in a distraction burglary in Basingstoke.

Loss of control caused air crash

5:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A STALL and sharp turn caused a light aircraft crash which left a pilot with severe injuries, an investigation has found.







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