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Age Concern running free computer course
AGE Concern Hampshire will run free computer courses in Whitchurch and Hook. One-to-one tuition will be offered at The White Hart Hotel, in Whitchurch, on Thursday afternoons from 2.30pm, and at Life Church, in Elms Road, Hook, on Wednesday mornings
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Overton Parish Council to raise tax
OVERTON Parish Council has agreed to increase its precept by 1.24 per cent, which would be the equivalent of 48p extra for a Band D property. The increase is needed because the parish council loaned funds to Overton Recreation Centre to help pay
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Gardeners sing and shout for a good harvest
GARDENERS in Hook sang and shouted for a good harvest of apples and pears. More than 60 people turned out to the Hook Allotment Association’s annual wassail, held on Sunday at the allotment site in Reading Road. Members of Hook Eagle Morris
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Hat-trick for Hannah as 'Stoke girls claim victory
BASINGSTOKE RFC’s under-18 girls team continued their excellent form this season with a 36-21 victory over visiting Oakmedians. The first-half was a closely contested affair but ’Stoke took control early in the second period and ran out comfortable
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Tributes to Pelican Cancer Foundation supporter
A HIGHLY successful financier, who was a benefactor of the Pelican Cancer Foundation in Basingstoke, has died at the age of 81. Staff at the foundation, based at Basingstoke hospital, paid tribute to long-term supporter Roger Brooke OBE, who was
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REVIEW: Zero Dark Thirty (15)
THE political brouhaha that continues to dog Kathryn Bigelow's dramatisation of the hunt for Osama bin Laden might have cost her an Oscar nomination. Her surprising omission from the Best Director race, which she won three years ago with The Hurt
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Derby win for Queens F in table tennis league
IN BASINGSTOKE and District Table Tennis League Division Two, Queens D were trounced 9-1 by Queens F with Michael Jones and Melvyn Lovegrove taking trebles. However, this did not tell the true story, as Peter Coppins explained: “You have to have
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Boy commits indecent act near Popley underpass
A TEENAGE boy was seen committing an indecent act near an underpass in Popley. A woman saw the boy near to the underpass in Shakespeare Road sometime between 3.20pm and 4pm on Tuesday, January 22. The boy, who was carrying a Morrisons carrier
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Bramley residents asked about future of their village
BRAMLEY residents are being asked to get involved in the future of the village by becoming part of a neighbourhood planning team. The parish council has already initiated the formation of a neighbourhood development plan and now needs a team of
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Loddon Players' next production will be Steel Magnolias
STEEL Magnolias by Robert Harling has been chosen by Loddon Players for their spring production. It will be staged in Sherfield on Loddon Village Hall from Thursday May 2 to Saturday May 4. Chris Horton, the director, says: “Hilarious and touching
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Youngster Mann finishes second in karting championship
CHARLIE Mann, who is sponsored by local tool and fixing company Basingstoke Bolt & Tool, finished third in the 2012 Kart championship at Camberley Kart Club. Mann, who is 10, finished just one point behind second place in an erratic season
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Fans sure to flock to Hampshire Birds of A Feather date
DUE to overwhelming public demand and sell out performances last year, Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph will be back on stage at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in May. One of BBC TV’s most popular and fondly remembered sitcoms
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Live BBC Radio 3 broadcast to take place from The Vyne
NATIONAL Trust property The Vyne will host a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of 17th-century church music in March. The music will be performed by St James's Baroque and the BBC Singers in the stunning Stone Gallery on Sunday, March 3. Tickets
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Boycie's on his way to Basingstoke
MEET Only Fools and Horses' John Challis in Basingstoke's branch of Waterstone's on Saturday, February 16. He'll be in store to sign copies of his new memoir, Boycie & Beyond, from 11am until 12.30pm. Further details are available from
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More than 90 per cent are happy living in Basingstoke
MORE than 90 per cent of residents are happy living in Basingstoke, according to a new council-commissioned survey. Preliminary figures from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s residents’ survey state that 92 per cent are “satisfied with their
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New coach at Totally Tennis
CHRISTIAN Coelho Bayne-Jardine has joined the Totally Tennis coaching team after successfully passing his Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Level Three coaching qualification. Bayne-Jardine, 20, was born and grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and took
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NHS trust hands out more than £4m in redundancy cash
TEN NHS managers at the trust that runs Basingstoke hospital were handed £100,000 after their positions were axed, it has been revealed. And other bosses who managed the merger of the Basingstoke and Winchester hospital trusts have been handed
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Schools open late because of snow
A NUMBER of local schools are opening later than usual today due to last night’s snowfall. Brighton Hill Community School, in Brighton Way, will open at 9.25 to allow staff to clear the paths of the snow. Bramley Church of England School, Bramley
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Kierra Barker claims another title
MULTI-TALENTED Basingstoke and Mid Hants athlete Kierra Barker made the perfect start to the 2013 season, winning the under-17 pentathlon at the South of England Indoor Championships. Barker and clubmate Devon Brimecome travelled to the Lee Valley
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Winchester Cathedral's plans to celebrate Pride and Prejudice 200th anniversary
AS PART of the national, and international, celebration of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Winchester Cathedral is to hold a series of special events. On Saturday, January 26 at 2.30pm, there will be a special tour with
