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Doctor accused of voyeurism will stand trial
A DOCTOR has pleaded not guilty to taking pictures of people in intimate situations at Basingstoke Leisure Park and in hospitals. Dr Anush Babu appeared at Winchester Crown Court for a preliminary hearing. The 38-year-old, of Mayflower Close
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Basingstoke tenants have a new man in charge
THE new boss of Sentinel Housing Association has started work this week. Mark Perry has joined the Basingstoke-based organisation from Affinity Sutton, a national housing group of 57,000 homes with a £280 turnover, where he was Group Commercial
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Survey names Hart as the best place to live in the country
THE best place to live in the country – that’s the Hart District Council area. The district has come top in a survey of the best places to live for the second year running. With its open countryside and historic villages, such as Hartley Wintney
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Underpass attack
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery in Basingstoke on Sunday. The incident occurred at 5.30pm as the victim, a 60-year-old local man, walked through the underpass at Cliddesden Road. He was approached by the
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Lorry overturns on A339
A BASINGSTOKE couple had a shock this morning when they rounded a corner on the A339 and were confronted with an overturned lorry. Shani Rogers and her husband Bob, of Western Way, South Ham, were on the road in the Bentworth area at around 10am
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Energy firm offers staff to help out in the community
SOUTHERN Electric staff have helped countless people through volunteering in 2012 – and want more organisations to support in 2013. SSE runs volunteering programme Community at Heart, which gives every employee a day away from work each year to
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Reynolds' broken leg harms Bison title chances
THE Basingstoke Bison’s title hopes have suffered a massive blow with the news that top British defenceman Kurt Reynolds has been ruled out for the next couple of months. The 26-year-old Basingstoke-born player fractured his fibula after he fell
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Bramley
HAPPY 2013: Firstly, I would like to wish all my readers a happy New Year. BRAMLEY Lunch Club: The first meeting this year will be held in the Bramley Room, in Bramley Village Hall, on January 9, starting at 10am. Contact Pat on 882441 if transport
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Brookvale/Kings Furlong
MUSICAL treat: Tickets are still available for We'll Meet Again – The Musical which is being presented by Limelight, the youthful off-shoot of Basingstoke Amateur Operatic Society. There are performances taking place at 3pm and 6pm on January 26 at
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Chineham
RAZOR’S Farm Public Meeting: An outline planning application (BDB/77341) for a residential development of up to 425 dwellings at Razor’s Farm, Cufaude Lane has been submitted by Croudace to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. On Tuesday, January
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Oakley
COFFEE Morning: Every Tuesday, there is a coffee morning at Oakley Methodist Church from 10am to noon. It costs just 50p for a ‘bottomless’ cup of tea or coffee with biscuits. There are also hand-made cards for sale, and all proceeds go to charity.
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Old Basing/Lychpit
PARISH Council: All full meetings will now be held on the first Wednesday of the month, so the next one will be on February 6 at 7.30pm in the Pavilion Committee Room. IN STITCHES: Welcomes all knitters, crocheters and other yarn workers to the
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Pamber Heath
BRING Me Sunshine: The Olde Tyme Players will be back at Pamber Heath Memorial Hall on Saturday, January 12, at 7.30pm, with their new show Bring Me Sunshine – the Morecombe & Wise Years. This is a comical and musical tribute to the very popular
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Sherfield-on-Loddon
SHERFIELD Park Carols: Rody Politt says: “We had about 70 folks, old and young, singing carols to backing tracks provided by Theatre 4 Kids. They were given mulled wine donated by the community centre and mince pies donated by St Leonard’s. A total
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Silchester
CHRISTMAS Services: At the Parish Church and the Methodist Church were well attended. The Parish Church special card, designed by Lucy Baker, raised almost £100 for the Winchester Nightshelter. Many thanks. COMMONS working party: Today, 9.30am
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Hook police college to be sold off
A JACOBEAN mansion near Hook, which is used to train top police officers, will be sold off as it’s not “economically viable”. Home Secretary Theresa May announced the decision to sell the Bramshill House estate just before Christmas. The Grade
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Tadley
WELCOME to 2013: Happy New Year to you all from Amanda and myself, and we both hope that you had a wonderful festive time. RECYCLING tip: Christmas trees this year are being collected in Hangar Road in the parking bays near Wigmore Park. This is
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Our outstanding NHS
Sir.–I would like to take the opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at Basingstoke hospital for the service we have received. During last year, and following numerous tests, Christina, my wife, was diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritonea.
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Travel plans net a top industry award for Jane Zollo
A JOURNEY to the north west proved to be a rewarding one for north Hampshire travel expert Jane Zollo as she came back with a prize. The travel specialist, based in Charter Alley, was presented with the 2012 Best Accommodation award in recognition
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Halifax house price poll raises a few eyebrows
DO YOU believe Basingstoke house prices went up nearly 15 per cent in the last 12 months? The announcement by mortgage lender Halifax has been greeted with scepticism by estate agents in the town. Halifax claimed that, based on its own lending
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Bristow: Belief was the key to turnaround
BASINGSTOKE Town made an excellent start to 2013, ringing in the new year with six goals in the space of 15 incredible second-half minutes to beat Hampshire rivals Farnborough. The hosts seemed to be suffering a New Year’s Day hangover in the first-half
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QMC pupil student to play Isle of Wight Festival
A TEENAGE singing sensation has won the nationwide VO5 Express Yourself Song Contest – securing herself a set at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival. Country music artist Lex Rose, 17, who lives in the Fairfields area of Basingstoke, entered her
