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Experience guide dog training and family fun at free charity open day
GUIDE Dogs' Reading Family Fun Day will return next month in Burghfield Common. The event will take place on Saturday, September 21, open from noon to 4pm at Hillfields, in Reading Road, the home of the Guide Dogs charity since 1992. Attendees
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Richard Carpenter cancels Basingstoke show due to health issues
LEGENDARY songwriter Richard Carpenter has cancelled his show in Basingstoke due to health issues. Best known as one half of the best-selling duo of the 1970s, The Carpenters, Richard was due to visit The Anvil on Friday, September 20. A post
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YOUR PHOTOS: Red moon visible above the skies of Basingstoke
BRIGHT red and orange colours were seen above the skies of Basingstoke this weekend. Smoke from wildfires from across North America has brought vivid colours to our sunsets and sunrises. Smoke particles have been carried by the jet stream
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Hampshire police dogs and their handlers heading to Paralympics Games
TWO Hampshire police dogs and their handlers are heading to the 2024 Paralympic Games. PC Paul Shutler and PC Dan Attwood will be taking PD Arlo and PD Cody over to the event, along with many other handlers and search dogs from forces across the
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Fence put up around hotel housing asylum seekers in Basingstoke after riots elsewhere
A METAL fence has been installed around the outside of a hotel housing asylum seekers in Basingstoke. The hotel, which the Gazette has decided not to name, has been used to accommodate asylum seekers since 2021. The Gazette asked the Home Office
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Meet the man running 100km in honour of his grandfather
A STUDENT from Basingstoke is on a mission to run 100km in one day in honour of his grandfather and to raise money for Cancer Research. Peter Knowles, 18, is taking on the challenge of running from Putney Bridge in London, to Henley on Thames in
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May's Bounty gearing up for a bumper bank holiday weekend of cricket
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants is gearing up to host a bumper bank holiday weekend of top recreational cricket at May's Bounty. It begins on Saturday (12noon) with Basingstoke playing Hampshire Academy, who are pressing strongly to win the ECB Southern
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Two vans set on fire in suspected arson attack in Basingstoke
TWO vans were set on fire in a suspected arson attack in Basingstoke. Police were called at 1.12am on Monday, August 19 to reports that the vans were on fire in Barbel Avenue, Riverdene. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service attended
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Loving and funny teenager died on railway line after smoking cannabis, inquest finds
A TEENAGE girl was electrocuted and died on a live railway line after she smoked cannabis, a coroner has ruled. Amy Hursey, from Basingstoke, died on April 20, 2023, aged just 15, after she fell on to a live rail having consumed a significant
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Man charged with assault after woman pushed to the floor in supermarket theft
A MAN has been charged with assault and shoplifting following an incident in Fleet. Officers received reports that a man had attempted to steal wine from Morrisons in Fleet Road. A woman was pushed to floor before the man left the store with
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When and how to see the seasonal blue moon that will be visible in UK skies tonight
A blue moon usually occurs every two or three years and tonight (August 19), Brits can look out for it in the night sky. Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) said: “Which of the 13 full moons is the blue moon is up for debate. Traditionally the definition
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Emergency prison overcrowding plan activated amid far-right riots sentencing
A temporary measure to help ease overcrowding in prisons in England was activated by the government this morning (Monday, August 19). The system, known as Operation Early Dawn, was previously used by the Conservative government in May. Part
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Police reveal why there was heavy officer presence in Basingstoke street
POLICE have revealed why there were multiple police cars in a Basingstoke suburb over the weekend. Officers were spotted in Tennyson Way in South Ham, and police have revealed why. A spokesman said: “Officers have been conducting routine enquiries
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See inside the repair cafe that mends everything from antiques to teddy bears
TAKE a look inside this repair cafe which has mended all sorts of things from antique typewriters to teddy bears. Volunteers at Baughurst Repair Cafe, in the village hall in Heath End Road, have mended almost 500 items since it first opened on
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Music classes rebrand to embrace every family member
POPULAR music classes for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers has undergone a name change after 32 years. Known as Music With Mummy, the business has been rebranded as The Jolly Melodies Music Company to further embrace inclusivity and honour family
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Man who assaulted police officers at Basingstoke investigation centre jailed
A MAN who assaulted police officers in Basingstoke and Stockbridge has been jailed. David Rolfe, 44, of no fixed abode in Winchester, pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers at the Northern Police Investigation Centre in Basingstoke and
