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Regulars box clever for war zone troops
SOLDIERS in Afghanistan will receive spicy Christmas gifts from regulars at a north Hampshire pub. The idea came to Maria and Gerry Murphy, of Great Oaks Chase, Chineham, after stumbling on a website for Support Our Soldiers’ (SOS) Christmas Parcel Appeal
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Public review beckons on issue of travellers
THE public could have a say on what to do about problems with travellers in Basingstoke. The borough council’s overview and scrutiny committee has decided to hold a full review of the issue in public, rather than appoint a small team of councillors
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Power cut
BASINGSTOKE’S Colin Monk is cursing his luck after being drawn against reigning champion and world number one Phil Taylor in the opening round of the World Darts Championship. Monk, who lives in Buckskin, had been hoping to give his world ranking and
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Mattress searched by intruder
AN intruder targeted a mattress after smashing his way into a home. Between 7am and 10pm, a house in Weir Road, Hook, was broken into by a thief who threw a plant pot through a rear window. The offender searched a duvet and mattress
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Number plates stolen
MOTORISTS in Basingstoke are being warned to be vigilant following a spate of number plate and car badge thefts. Police report a sharp increase in the theft of these items from vehicles, with four cars in the Brighton Hill area targeted in the last
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Hundreds of Santas step it up for charity
SANTAS of all ages descended on a Basingstoke park last Sunday morning to provide some pre-Christmas cheer and raise thousands of pounds for a good cause. The strange sight of the Santa brigade in Eastrop Park was down to the second-ever Basingstoke
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Family could be big help
YOUR recent story headed ‘MP’s daughter could lose job’ highlights a number of interesting points. The first is that all three local MPs accept the Kelly report’s findings both with regards to employing family and to claiming expenses. I suspect
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Cyclists should be ringing their bells
Sir.–How nice it is to see employees of the AWE Tadley wearing their bright yellow jackets (for health and safety reasons I assume). They are also now compelled to wear cycle helmets if riding a bicycle to work. Now that the main road through
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Staff at Ikea store were most helpful
Sir.–I would like to share with your readers the very positive experience that one of the members of my group had with the Ikea store in Hampshire. The lady in question has suffered a stroke, which has left her with communication difficulties
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So grateful to all who cared for me
Sir.–Last month, I was walking with my dog when I had a fall which resulted in a broken hip. I would be grateful if you could convey my thanks to my neighbour Chris Powell, who alerted my husband and the staff of Sandringham Court, who contacted
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Thanks to Mandy and Festival Place
Sir.–My husband and I were Christmas shopping on Sunday, December 6, in Festival Place with three of our children when at about 1.40pm that afternoon we lost our five-year-old son Cameron. We were watching the Santa train outside Marks & Spencer
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Trying to find my friend Tom Porter
Sir.–I am an Australian man who befriended Tom Porter when he emigrated to Australia in 1959. We became great mates with a common interest in motorcycle and speedway racing. Tom returned to the UK and we corresponded for many years. His last known
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Classics leave audience in raptures
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra The Anvil STAMPING feet and thunderous applause greeted the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s second visit to Basingstoke this season. The orchestra’s spirited and charismatic new principal conductor Kirill Karabits returned
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Annual event is a Christmas cracker
IT’S a cracker the whole village enjoys before Christmas. About 1,500 people came to Hook for the village’s annual Christmas Cracker night last Friday to get into the mood for the festive period. Shouts of excitement came from teenagers
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Basingstoke target a top-three place
HAVING shot up to fourth in the National Three London table, Basingstoke have their sights set on local rivals Bracknell as they target a place in the top three. Saturday’s 25-21 win over Bishop’s Stortford saw ’Stoke climb above Hertford, Havant and
