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Man injured in snowball attack

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:13:18 +0000

A MAN who tried to stop a group of youths throwing snowballs at cars was left injured after they attacked him, kicking him repeatedly in the head.

Plan lodged for 450-home scheme

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

PROPOSALS to build a new 450-home development to the north of Basingstoke – which will include a new primary school and community centre – have been lodged with the borough council.

Top stuff - from start to finish

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

SIMON MOSS reports on what it's like to be part of the audience at the filming of one of Britain's most popular TV shows - Top Gear LIKE thousands of others who have grown to love the Sunday evening injection of tomfoolery, explosions and cars that is Top Gear, I had longed to be one of the lucky few standing in the crowd watching it all unfold.

Go-ahead for atomic weapons centre

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:27:43 +0000

PLANS for a new atomic weapons facility at the AWE site in Aldermaston have been given the go-ahead.

Hats the way to do it, says knitting gran

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A KNITTING-mad granny is supporting a charity campaign by making bobble hats at her Basingstoke home.

TOWIE star cancels town date after split

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01:29 +0000

A REALITY TV star who was meant to visit Basingstoke to launch a wedding competition with her boyfriend has backed out because they have split up.

Nominations D-day looms

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

THE DEADLINE is less than a week away for nominations for a new award scheme that puts the spotlight on the achievements of young people in Basingstoke and Deane.

Park is on trail of rare snail

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

IN A battle to save Partula snails, Marwell Wildlife is now breeding a further four species.

Dormice transfer to zoo a great success

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

TWO dormice, which were saved and taken to HART Wildlife Rescue after their nest was wrecked by a cat, have been successfully transferred to Paignton Zoo.

Digital switchover begins this morning

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:35:18 +0000

THE BIGGEST change to television in a generation began today, with BB2 analogue channel turned off in much of Basingstoke.

On track for peak performance

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

TRAIN capacity between Basingstoke and Reading will be beefed up by 12 per cent at peak times – thanks to investment from rail operator First Great Western.

Head quits after school is slated in watchdog report

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

ANXIOUS parents have been assured that their children’s school is not at risk of closure after the headteacher suddenly quit and it was put into “special measures” after a mauling by education watchdogs.

Showcase of the past by students

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

ARTEFACTS including Roman pottery and a 17th century cannonball have gone on display in a Basingstoke museum as part of an exhibition organised by students at The University of Winchester.

'All in this together'

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:34 +0000

“IT’S all of us versus cancer”. That’s the rallying cry being issued to women across Basingstoke by organisers of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

How big decisions can take minutes

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

IN LITTLE more than the time it takes to boil a kettle, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s decision-making Cabinet agreed its budget for the next financial year, set out the grants it will give to voluntary groups and made six other important decisions.