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Restaurant teams up with publisher
A BASINGSTOKE restaurant has joined forces with publisher Barefoot Books to encourage families to read together. Giraffe, in Festival Place, is inviting families to visit before 5pm from January 28 to February 1, and to bring a book. Every
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Hunt for 'cat flap' burglar
A BURGLAR ripped away a large cat flap to enter a Basingstoke home. The burglary took place on Wednesday, January 9 at a house in Heron Park, Lychpit. Stolen items included a red Xbox 360 and two controllers, a 24-carat gold wedding ring belonging
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Borough council issue intruder alarm guidelines
FAULTY intruder alarms have led to a surge in complaints from annoyed neighbours. Today, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council issued a four-point checklist for people who own an intruder alarm. Council Cabinet member for the environment, Cllr
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Top job for Darragh
JIM Darragh has been co-opted as the new chairman of playing at Basingstoke RFC. The position has been open since last summer, when Richard Fitzpatrick stepped down. Darragh has already taken up the role and his position will be ratified at the
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Great-grandmothers prepare to abseil down hospital
MEET Doris Hackett and Dorothy Peace – two great-grandmothers who have a real head for heights. Doris, 82, and 89-year-old Dorothy usually spend their days chatting at coffee mornings, playing bingo or enjoying a game of 10-pin bowling. But
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No sex please, this is Basingstoke
SEX shops, lap dancing joints, and strip clubs are set to be banned from Basingstoke town centre. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council licensing councillors will tomorrow be asked to approve the council's Sex Establishment Policy which sets a
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Rattue on top form for Alpha
IN DIVISION One of the Basingstoke and District Table Tennis League, Paul Rattue further shook the confidence of KG A, who have picked up only three points in their last three matches. Alpha comfortably won 10-0 as Rattue and Hector Castro did
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VIDEO - Basingstoke Town v Welling United
Video highlights of Basingstoke Town's narrow home defeat at the hands of high-flying Welling United.
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£500,000 U-turn on parking blackspots
MORE borough residential parking blackspots are to be tackled after council leaders did a £500,000 U-turn. Today, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s decision-making Conservative Cabinet is set to approve releasing the six-figure sum to tackle
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Lambert closing in on a century of Saints goals
SAINTS striker Rickie Lambert is just two goals away from notching up a century for the club there would be no better place to do it than Old Trafford tomorrow night. That is the next stop for Southampton as they look to climb further up the Premier
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Huge thanks to diligent bank staff
Sir.–I would like to say a huge thank you to the diligent staff at the Winchester Road Branch of Lloyds TSB. Unknown to me, someone stole my bank card and driving licence from my bag. This “person” then tried to draw out cash from the Winchester
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Memorial misery
THEY wanted a headstone to remember their late mum. But they have been left out of pocket and feeling angry and frustrated. Andrew Larcome, of Heather Lane, Nately Scures, and his two brothers paid £1,060 to Simply Memorials for a headstone to
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REVIEW: Flight (15)
IF YOU have seen the dramatic trailer for Flight, be warned - the film itself is not as it has been advertised. On paper, it seems to be a promising action thriller; the always reliable Denzel Washington is its star, director Robert Zemeckis has
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Dead were from Alresford and Wincanton
Police are appealing for witnesses to yesterday's road accident near Whitchurch in which two people died. The incident happened at 6.44am on Cole Henley Road and involved a silver Renault Clio and a green Ford Mondeo. The driver of the Clio
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Owen called up for Great Britain
GREG Owen celebrated with his first hat-trick of the season after being selected for the Great Britain for their final Olympic qualifying tournament. The British forward became the first Bison player in three years to be selected for the senior
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Cockroach alert at popular venue
A PEST controller had to be called in after evidence of cockroaches was found at a town restaurant. The Spruce Goose Beefeater Grill, in Worting Road, Basingstoke, was investigated by the borough council’s environmental health team after a member
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Welly reach cup quarter-final
WELLY Old Boys booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Peter Raynbird Cup with victory at Tron. The hard work of Darren Hutchins and his volunteers at Berrydown saw them clear the snow off the pitch on Friday, making this the only game
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Royal Mail service is First Class
NEARLY all local first class mail landed on doormats the day after posting, say Royal Mail. The company announced that between April and September 2012, 93.6 per cent of first class post in the borough was delivered on time. The Royal Mail’
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A Basingstoke bridal business is thriving as it expands
BUSINESS is booming for Sofi Designs Bridal – so much so that the business has recently doubled the size of its premises in Basingstoke. Like many entrepreneurs, Fatma Sofi noticed a slowdown in business due to the tough economic times. But
