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Four to battle for vacant seat
A TOTAL of four candidates have been nominated to stand in the by-election for the Buckskin ward of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Representatives from Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party will contest the seat
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Time will tell over change
UNTIL recently, MPs found it hazardous to buy a ticket for the theatre or opera in London during the week. A vote on a three-line whip at 10pm could lead to some nugatory expenditure. I have missed the last act of more plays than I care to remember
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United stand delivers a powerful message
THE battle over future development in the South East came to Basingstoke as council leaders from across the region gathered to send a united message to the Government. Leaders representing 11 county councils, including Hampshire, came to the new Merton
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MP calls for building to stop at site of flooding
BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller is calling for a halt to the building works at the site of serious flooding recently. Days of torrential rain left Old Kempshott Lane, in Basingstoke, flooded as rivers of muddy water streamed off the fields nearby, where
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Waging war on waste
GAZETTE reporter Kate Martin stands in front of a mountain of rubbish - one that illustrates the waste challenge facing Basingstoke and Deane. This mountain of unrecyclable waste, most of which will be incinerated, weighs about 60 tonnes - the amount
