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Hospital given a green bill of health

1:00pm Monday 22nd March 2010

BASINGSTOKE hospital is helping to keep the Earth in good health, a report says.

Arrests made in drugs operation

12:28pm Monday 22nd March 2010

DRUG dealers were the target of a police operation in Basingstoke and north Hampshire last week.

Ambulance chiefs face rewards flak

12:00pm Monday 22nd March 2010

AMBULANCE chiefs have been offering crew members the chance to win store vouchers – depending on how they decided patients should be treated.

New festival is threat to balloon spectacular

Balloons Over Basingstoke – which includes the popular night glow event – is under threat as part of plans to create a new two-week Basingstoke Festival.

9:31am Monday 22nd March 2010

PLANS are in the pipeline for a new two-week Basingstoke Festival – but the long-running Balloons Over Basingstoke event could be scrapped.

'Not spot' irony of fibre-optics boss

Jonathan Dorrington

5:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

HE’S the managing director of an IT company which provides fibre-optic cables for customers – but Jonathan Dorrington is unable to benefit from the same cables being installed by BT to deliver super-fast broadband because he lives in a ‘not spot’ area of Basingstoke.

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.







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