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Development partner for Basing View has been made official
AN AMBITIOUS plan to revamp ageing business park Basing View has taken a major step forward as the council have officially announced a development partner to spearhead the project. Muse Developments have entered into development agreements with
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Man charged following crash on B3400 in Whitchurch
THE driver of this car was able to walk away unhurt after an accident on Christmas Eve. Mark John Smith, 37, from Suffolk Road, Andover, is alleged to have failed a roadside breathalyser test after his Seat Ibiza collided with the verge, overturned
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It’s all rosy at Basingstoke-based ad agency Purple
THE Purple Agency has secured second place in the first national reputation survey of leading business-to-business creative marketing agencies. Conducted by B2B Marketing magazine, the independent survey asked clients to assess agencies on 10 key
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Croft returns to the England fold
BASINGSTOKE-BORN rugby star Tom Croft has been named in the England squad for the upcoming Six Nations, despite playing just one game after nine months out with a neck injury. The 27-year-old, who grew up in Kingsclere, made his first appearance
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Unemployed people needed to join new course
FIREFIGHTERS are looking for unemployed people in Basingstoke who want to learn new skills. Basingstoke fire station will hold two Prince’s Trust courses this year, from January 21 and May 6. The full-time course lasts for 12 weeks and is for people
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How to make your money go further
BASINGSTOKE-based housing association Sentinel has teamed up with the Citizens Advice Bureau to host a workshop that will show residents how they can make their pounds and pennies go further. On January 23, the two organisations will jointly run
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PANTO REVIEW: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Mayflower, until January 19
A STAR-STUDDED cast, incredible 3D effects and plenty of cheeky audience interaction combine to make Jack and the Beanstalk an unmissable treat. Julian Clary is predictably brilliant in the role of Spirit of the Beans – Jack’s fairy godfather.
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New Silchester Players show on the way
SILCHESTER Players are putting the finishing touches to their new production. Hickory Dickory and the Super Bug is a pantomime by Jim Sperinck. As preparations for the New Year are underway in Old King Cole's Nursery land, Green Witch Meantime
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'Annihilate Basingstoke Canal crayfish menace'
WATERWAY managers want to exterminate American troublemakers lurking in the Basingstoke Canal. It may only measure 10 centimetres in length, but the American signal crayfish is weakening the canal’s banks, according to Phil Allen, countryside officer
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County council celebrates a new batch of internship graduates
A PILOT scheme that provides internships for young people in county council care has seen a new batch of graduates. Leader of Hampshire County Council Councillor Ken Thornber congratulated Cameron Smith, Kirsty Hamblett, Michaela Blaylock, and
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Bombay Sapphire distillery at Laverstoke reaches milestone
CONSTRUCTION of a new gin distillery has reached a milestone with the River Test running freely through the site once more. The water had been stopped from running through Laverstoke Mill to allow for the completion of major construction work for
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'Stoke gear up for vital promotion clash
BASINGSTOKE RFC director of rugby James Croker says that confidence is high in the camp ahead of Saturday’s crucial clash against promotion rivals Chichester. With East Grinstead strong favourites to win London One South, both ’Stoke and Chichester
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Dance to scare off demons in Hartley Wintney
MORE than 300 people attended an ancient pagan ritual in Hartley Wintney. The annual wassail involves a torchlight procession from High Street to the Vaughan Millennium Orchard at Hunts Common to ward off evil spirits that might spoilt the year
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‘We will bounce back’
Sir.–As readers will be aware from the recent coverage in The Gazette, we had a major fire at Cottismore Garden Centre just before Christmas. The fire was contained within the aquatics and reptiles room but the damage spread across the whole of
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Hants & Berks Motor Club
Hants & Berks Motor Club provides a focus for motoring enthusiasts in the area. Throughout the year we have offered a wide range of activities for our members which includes monthly club meetings covering a range of topics, quizzes, motoring
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Panto success at The Anvil
THIS year’s traditional pantomime at The Anvil, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was the venue’s third most successful in its history. The number of tickets sold for the Gazette-sponsored production of Snow White rose by more than six per cent
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Oakley and Deane WI
AT THEIR January meeting, Major Paul Whittle gave members a most interesting talk on a train journey through Sri Lanka on the Viceroy Special. Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, gained its independence in l948 and became a republic in 1972 changing its
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Consultant volunteers on Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
A BASINGSTOKE hospital consultant, who spends her working life saving lives, devotes much of her spare time to doing exactly the same. Dr Louisa Chan volunteers for BASICS Hampshire and as a physician for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
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Bison suffer another injury blow
THE BASINGSTOKE Bison have been dealt another bitter blow with the news that Andy Melachrino is set to be sidelined for over six weeks after suffering an upper body injury at Sheffield. The 19-year-old had only just returned to the Herd from injury
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Town look to move clear of drop zone with another win
BASINGSTOKE Town will be looking to move clear of the Blue Square Bet South relegation zone by recording their third successive victory at the Camrose on Saturday. Wins over Farnborough and Bath City have moved Jason Bristow’s team out of the drop
