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Residents of care home enjoy day out at steam fairground
Residents of a care home enjoyed a day out at a steam fairground. The residents of Old Raven House care home in Hook, Hampshire, visited Hollycombe Steam in Liphook for a picnic, fairground experience, and railway journey. They strolled through
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Woman given restraining order for assaulting man and damaging his car
A woman from Hook has been given a restraining order for assaulting a man and damaging his car. Aleesha Ayres, 18, of Salmons Road in Odiham, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a man in Hook and causing criminal damage to his car on May 5.
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Man who murdered mother-of-two at her home jailed for 21 years
A MAN who murdered a mother-of-two at her home in Farnborough has been jailed fora minimum of 21 years. Adam Watson, 37, of Dukes Court, Queensmead, Farnborough, was convicted of murder following a trial at Winchester Crown Court. Officers
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Live facial recognition vans deployed in Basingstoke for the first time today
Live facial recognition technology has been deployed for the first time in Basingstoke today (Thursday, September 12), as part of a Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary operation aimed at identifying and apprehending criminals. The cutting-edge
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Letter: 'IT help needed for our over 55's club in Basingstoke'
The Basingstoke and Deane Over 55's Forum have the following vacancy - IT Co-Ordinator. We are looking for a person with web skills to update, amend and maintain our website. To co-ordinate and assist committee members with technical issues
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Council urges residents to report antisocial behaviour at car meets to police
THE council has responded to reports of antisocial behaviour at recent car meets, urging people to report incidents to police while the meetings are taking place as it looks at ways to "support prosections." As previously reported, two large car
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Woman injured after being assaulted and forced into car
A MAN from Basingstoke has been arrested after a woman was assaulted and forced into a car by a man in Aldershot. Officers received a report that a woman in her 40s was assaulted and forced into a car by a man known to her on Shoe Lane, near the
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'Nothing has changed' - Post Office scandal victim criticises government at awards
A FORMER subpostmaster from South Warnborough has said 'nothing has changed' after an ITV drama inspired by the events of the Post Office scandal won big at the National Television Awards. Jo Hamilton, who was played by Bafta-winning actress Monica
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Column: I made this promise to my son when he was just a few weeks old
If anyone watched the men’s 100m final at the Olympics; you’d know that the difference between winning and losing can be microscopic. In fact, not even a hundredths of a second could differentiate the first two. Blink and you’ll miss it. Same is true
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Award-winning tearoom to open second location with 'true rustic twist'
AN award-winning tearoom in Viables is set to expand after the business announced the opening of a second cafe in Basingstoke. The Parlour Tearoom at Viables Craft Centre will open another location in Worting Road in a unit previously occupied
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Basingstoke pubs to cut food and drink prices TODAY in VAT protest
Two pubs in Basingstoke will slash food and drink prices by 7.5 per cent on Thursday, September 12, to argue for a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry. The Maidenhead Inn in Winchester Street and The Angel in Festival Place, both
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Basingstoke expected to build 300 more homes a year under new housebuilding target
BASINGSTOKE could be expected to build an extra 300 homes every year under proposed changes to national planning policy, which would have a 'huge and dramatic impact' on the town, the borough council has said. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council