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Believe that you Khan!
FEISTY businesswoman Saira Khan last week had some inspiring words for the borough's entrepreneurs. The 2005 runner-up of TV's The Apprentice was the special guest at a gala dinner at The Hampshire Centrecourt in Chineham to launch INSPIRE06. The
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A change for the better?
A STARK warning in the Stern report has been applauded by a Basingstoke-based company that aims to raise awareness of climate change. Economist Sir Nicholas Stern, who compiled the report for the Government, said global warming could shrink the economy
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Duo’s hearty challenge
WORKMATES Geoff Harmer and Andy Morrill have a head for heights - and they'll certainly need it as they embark on a fundraising trek. Geoff Harmer, 34, and Andy Morrill, 46, who work at Barclays Asset Finance, in Churchill Way, Basingstoke, are embarking
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Plan is 'a waste of cash'
Sir.-It's good news that Councillor Horace Mitchell (Monday's Gazette) is taking an interest in Pack Lane's traffic problems - but he needs to listen to the views of the residents for whose benefit the £100,000 was spent. The humps (pictured) have
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Fireworks fury
Sir.-Once again, the decent people of Buckskin have been subjected to more than 12 hours of continued bombardment, which has nothing to do with celebrating Guy Fawkes Night. Surely it is time for a ban on these rockets. These are not fireworks - they
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No objections
Sir.-The story "Plan means post office could close" (last Thursday's Gazette) contains details which we take exception to. The shop and post office will close in December because the owners are retiring and no one wishes to take over the business.
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Yob frustration
Sir.-Is Councillor Phil Heath, who is now saying "We need to take back control of what is happening" in Hatch Warren, the same councillor who last year vilified local residents who expressed fears that the plans he and his cronies pushed through would
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Recycling action
Sir.-I read with amazement last week's letter from Councillor Paula Baker. I thought a politician would be too embarrassed to write about something they had such an appalling record on. The Liberal Democrat administration that she was a prominent
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Future vision
AS The Gazette has said, on many occasions, our town and borough is a great place with even greater potential. Basingstoke and Deane – but particularly the town centre at the heart of the borough – has made great strides forward in recent years. However
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Future vision
AS The Gazette has said, on many occasions, our town and borough is a great place with even greater potential. Basingstoke and Deane – but particularly the town centre at the heart of the borough – has made great strides forward in recent years. However
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Matt Warner celebrates his goal
Matt Warner celebrates his goal
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Town fans get behind their team
Town fans get behind their team
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Singing on the terraces
Singing on the terraces
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Town fans cheer on their team
Town fans cheer on their team
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Players celebrate their win afterwards in the changing rooms
Players celebrate their win afterwards in the changing rooms
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Celebrations in the changing rooms
Celebrations in the changing rooms
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Francis Vines celebrates Town's win in the dressing room
Francis Vines celebrates Town's win in the dressing room
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Joy after full time
Joy after full time
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The travelling fans celebrate at full time
The travelling fans celebrate at full time
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Town celebrate their win
Town celebrate their win
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Players celebrate their win
Players celebrate their win
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More second-half action
More second-half action
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Action from the second half at Saltergate
Action from the second half at Saltergate
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Francis Vines sports his lucky beard
Francis Vines sports his lucky beard
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Fans celebrate after Town score
Fans celebrate after Town score
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Town mascots Sophie and Matthew Merritt
Town mascots Sophie and Matthew Merritt
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Trip down cup memory lane
THE FA Cup first round win against Chesterfield on Saturday represented Town's first appearance at this stage of the competition since the 1998-1999 season, when AFC Bournemouth won 2-1 in front of 3,830 fans at the Camrose. They had beaten Backwell
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Plan to dig up humps gets mixed response
PROPOSALS to dig up controversial speed humps on a busy Basingstoke road - at a cost of £100,000 to the taxpayer - have been branded "a waste of money" by some local residents. In the Gazette on Monday, November 6, we exclusively reported how Councillor
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Mail man Charlie will miss the post
HE'S walked thousands of miles during his career, but a Basingstoke postman has finally called it a day after 50 years of delivering the mail. Charlie Sayers, 68, of Lundy Close, Popley, began his career as a messenger boy in Clapham, London. He
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New park ‘space’ is given approval
PLANS to create a £255,000 park within a major Basingstoke development have been given the green light by county council chiefs. The project appraisal for the Chineham Lane Local Park, which will be the open space provided as part of phase one of the
