Volunteers are top of the shop!
5:30pm Friday 10th October 2008
A SPECIAL party was held to mark some special milestones for a group of ladies who have dedicated more than 40 years of their lives to sorting through people’s unwanted jumble and selling it for charity.
Comments (0)Community centre targeted by burglars
4:39pm Friday 10th October 2008
THIEVES stole a laptop computer, cameras and cash during a burglary at a community hall.
Councillor calls for car parks to be protected
4:20pm Friday 10th October 2008
A PROMINENT councillor has called for three Basingstoke town centre car parks to be protected from development after they were identified as possible sites for house-building.
School expansion gets green light from county
1:10pm Friday 10th October 2008
A BASINGSTOKE school has been given the go-ahead to expand.
MOD disk drive missing from Hook office
12:46pm Friday 10th October 2008
AN INVESTIGATION is under way into the disappearance of a Ministry of Defence computer hard disk drive missing from an office in Hook.
X-ray rooms open
12:00pm Friday 10th October 2008
NEW x-ray rooms have opened in Basingstoke hospital that promise to slash waiting times. Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust injected £200,000 as part of a modernisation project.
Kind souls buy shoeboxes to spread Christmas cheer
9:10am Friday 10th October 2008
SHOEBOXES filled with gifts for under-privileged children sold like hot cakes as generous Basingstoke shoppers dug deep for charity and sponsored more than 250 boxes.
Alastair steps up to claim England tap dancing call
8:30am Friday 10th October 2008
A TEENAGE tap dancer, who has danced since he was a toddler, has been selected for the first England team to compete in the Tap Dancing World Championships.
Hospice has millions invested in Icelandic bank
4:10pm Thursday 9th October 2008
A NORTH Hampshire children's hospice could face financial problems due to the collapse of an Icelandic bank.
Police drummer’s son cops himself a bride
10:44am Thursday 9th October 2008
HE’S used to being top of the bill – but Stewart Copeland, drummer with legendary rock band The Police, was more than happy to be among the supporting cast on one of the proudest days of his life.
‘Cautious optimism’ over long-running station plan
3:18pm Thursday 9th October 2008
CHINEHAM is on track to get its own railway station within the next decade.
Hugh do you look like?
3:10pm Thursday 9th October 2008
GETTING the best service in hotels and restaurants and being asked for autographs and pictures is all part of a typical day for north Hampshire actor Allen Watts.
Mayor’s £96,000 budget provides ‘good value’
2:00pm Thursday 9th October 2008
THE borough mayor of Basingstoke and Deane is costing the taxpayer nearly £100,000 a year – but civic leaders say the office provides good value for money.
Credit crunch hits scheme for £9m Discovery Centre
1:47pm Thursday 9th October 2008
PLANS for a £9million Basingstoke Discovery Centre have fallen victim to the credit crunch.
Plane terror drunk jailed
10:06am Thursday 9th October 2008
A CARPENTER has been jailed after he made a drunken threat to open an aircraft door at 35,000 feet – putting the lives of more than 250 passengers in danger.
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Mother accused of killings remanded
Updated 1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008
A mother accused of stabbing her son and daughter to death at their home has appeared in court.
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