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Rotary concert honours glorious 2012
2012 was a glorious year – and celebrating the last 12 months will be the theme of a new year fundraising concert that has been organised by The Rotary Club of Basingstoke Deane. On February 3, the Rotarians have planned a fabulous musical celebration
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Budding musicians encouraged to apply for grants
BUDDING musicians across Hampshire are being invited to bid for a share of funding which could help them develop their talents. Applications are being welcomed for the 2013 round of Dayas Music Scholarships, an annual grants scheme administered
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E-fit released following robbery on Popley footbridge
THIS is an e-fit of a man police want to speak to in connection with a robbery on a Basingstoke footbridge. A 17-year-old had leads and a power cable for an X Box 360 robbed from him as he walked across the bridge over the A339 from Oakridge to
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Chineham water main scheme put on hold
A SCHEME to upgrade a water main in Chineham has been postponed. South East Water was due to start the £148,000 project, which would have seen 665 metres of new water main installed around the A33 Crockford Roundabout and in Crockford Lane, on
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Michael Craig-Martin's Alphabet goes on show in Hampshire at the weekend
A NEW exhibition of screen-prints by Michael Craig-Martin opens in The Gallery exhibition space in Winchester Discovery Centre on Saturday. Michael Craig-Martin is one of the most influential British artists of recent decades. Born in Dublin in
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Local young people invited to join Mayflower Theatre's Bugsy Malone summer project
SOUTHAMPTON’S Mayflower Theatre is looking for young people aged between 10 –18 years of age to make up the company of a production of Bugsy Malone, the culmination of the venue’s first ever two-week Summer Youth Project. The Youth Project will
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Parklands Hospital continues to give support to soldiers
PARKLANDS Hospital in Basingstoke is to continue providing mental health services to soldiers suffering from mental illness. The national contract to provide acute mental health inpatient services for serving military personnel has been awarded
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Winklebury on fire in table tennis league
A SPARKLING performance by Winklebury saw them beat a battling KG B 9-1. Malcolm Cummins was the man-of-the-match with his treble and failed to drop a single game. There were also three pen-holders on show during the fixture, one being Colin
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New boss for Sentinel Housing Association
THE new boss of Sentinel Housing Association has started work. Mark Perry has joined the Basingstoke-based organisation from Affinity Sutton, a national housing group of 57,000 homes, where he was group commercial director. He replaces chief executive
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Trailblazing teen event set to return in the summer
SOME of Basingstoke’s biggest names are investing in a brighter future for tomorrow’s workforce with the return of TeenTech. The trailblazing event, spearheaded by Maggie Philbin, former presenter of BBC science programme Tomorrow’s World, will
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Changes to Meals on Wheels service
ELDERLY people are set to benefit from improvements to Hampshire’s Meals on Wheels service. Currently, the service varies from area to area but county council chiefs say that, from the beginning of April this year, the service will be provided
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Les Miserables and Skyfall help bring £3m to Hampshire economy
A SCHEME which helps attract film crews to Hampshire by finding scenic locations, delivered an estimated £3million boost to the county’s economy in 2012. Film Hampshire is part of Hampshire County Council’s economic development office, and offers
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Blood donors desperately needed
DONATIONS of blood are desperately needed after a recent fall in collections. NHS Blood and Transplant, NHSBT, has issued an urgent appeal for O Rh negative and B Rh negative donors to come forward- preferably in the next week. Jon Latham,
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Hampshire MPs visit The Bluebells respite home
HAMPSHIRE MPs have been making visits to a children’s respite home near North Waltham. North West Hampshire MP Sir George Young and Basingstoke MP Maria Miller were among the special guests welcomed over the festive period. The Bluebells, run
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Driving ace Morgan enjoys excellent season
AARON Morgan enjoyed an excellent second season in the Marangoni tyres production BMW Championship as he moved 16 places up in the standings. The 22 year-old professional racing car driver from Basingstoke is confined to a wheelchair after sustaining
