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Security guards with dogs at hotel as 'large group' stays second night
SECURITY guards with dogs have been enlisted to help at a Basingstoke hotel, thought to be there to help to help manage a “drunk and abusive” group staying a second night. As previously reported, police were called to The Crowne Plaza last night
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High Sheriff of Hampshire given second vaccine dose at Hampshire Court
THE High Sheriff of Hampshire visited The Hampshire Court Hotel this morning to receive his second Covid vaccine. Phillip Sykes was given a warm welcome by staff and volunteers when he arrived in his formal attire to be given a dose of the Pfizer
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Police close road to deal with unauthorised horse and trap racing
POLICE are dealing with unauthorised horse and trap racing and have closed a road while they attend the incident. Hampshire Constabulary confirmed that officers have closed a lane of the A33 near Micheldever as “a safety precaution for drivers”
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Police deal with 'large group gathering' at Basingstoke hotel
A LARGE group gathering was reported to have taken place at a Basingstoke hotel last night. Police were called at 8.19pm to The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Old Common Road, to reports of a “large group gathering”. However, Hampshire Constabulary
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Basingstoke Town Football Club joins social media boycott
BASINGSTOKE Town Football Club is joining a boycott against social media this weekend in a unified stand against racism and discrimination. The football-led campaign which will see a blackout of social media channels began at 3pm on Friday and
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Man fined £2,000 for breaking Covid rules at Basingstoke gathering
A MAN has been fined more than £2,000 for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules when he attended a public gathering in Basingstoke. At a hearing at North Hampshire Magistrates’ Court on April 20, Rowan Lloyd-Smith, of Pevensey, in East Sussex, was fined
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Mixed fortunes for weather in north Hampshire this bank holiday weekend
With punters expected to flock to pubs and restaurants this weekend, the weather forecast is a mixed bag. Residents can expect some sunny spells throughout Saturday with a chance of rain around 4pm. The temperature is not expected to exceed
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Man found guilty of assaulting police officer in Basingstoke, and six others in court
A man has been found guilty of assaulting a police officer in Basingstoke. George Henry Britten, of Holly Meadows in Winchester, had denied assaulting custody detention officer David Flavin in the town. But magistrates found him guilty of the
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The best bars and pubs to visit in Hampshire this Bank holiday according to Tripadvisor
THIS Bank holiday weekend many of us will be looking forward to reuniting with family friends and loved ones, to enjoy drinks and dine outside. It will be the first bank holiday since restrictions were eased and many want to make it a weekend to
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Locked up in April: Eight criminals jailed in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
THOSE sentenced in April include a man who repeatedly punched and spat at a transgender woman outside her own home and a man who used job at library to groom a child. Courts across the county have given out hefty prison sentences for all manner
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Flashback: Story of The Rising Sun Public House on Chapel Hill
With Hampshire being a principal hop growing county and a major brewery situated in Basingstoke since 1751, that of John May & Co, it comes as no surprise that at the time of the 1911 census, and a population of only 11,540 people, there was a total