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Enya's music to be performed at The Anvil, Basingstoke
Enya's Watermark album is set to be revived in a series of live performances by the Fulltone Orchestra. The performance will take place at The Anvil in Basingstoke on Tuesday, November 7, at 7.30pm. The Watermark album was Enya's second studio
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Man, 25, disqualified after being caught drink driving in Basingstoke
A Basingstoke man has been banned after he was caught drink driving. Ben Chandler, 25, of Bloxham Close, pleaded guilty to driving a Volkswagen on a road near his residence on August 16, when the proportion of alcohol in his blood was 46mg.
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Letter: 'We use Amazon quite a bit but take care'
AMAZON is one of the biggest computerised companies operating today from which you can purchase almost anything, we use them quite a bit but take care. For our recent order, we got a screen message to say the package had been delivered through
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Sir Ed Davey calls for better support for carers during visit to charity
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey visited a charity in Croockham village near Basingstoke to call for a comprehensive support package for unpaid carers. Stepping Stone DS, a local charity that provides support to children and young adults with Down
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'The boy is back' - 'Stoke's Premier League starboy returns on loan
'STOKE's starboy has returned. As previously reported, former Basingstoke Town Football Club star, Brody Peart, 19, made the jump from non-league to the Premier League, climbing seven divisions in the football pyramid to sign for Brighton & Hove
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Drone photos shows huge scale of new EV super hub being built by Basingstoke company
One of the biggest electric vehicle charging hubs in the country is being built by a Basingstoke company Drone footage of the area shows the huge project under construction at Three Maids Hill, near the A34. Planning officers had argued against
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Jam Boys appoint experienced new manager ahead of tonight's fixture
A FOOTBALL club has appointed an experienced first-team manager with a "similar vision" in a bid to kick on this season. Whitchurch United say they are "pleased" to announce the appointment of Ben Dillon as the club's first team manager ahead of
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'Cruel abandonment': Litter of week-old kittens dumped in bin
A LITTER of five kittens was dumped in a recycling bin outside a house in a Hampshire town, says the RSPCA. The felines, who were just a week old, were left in the bin on top of cardboard boxes in Cove Road, Farnborough on Thursday, September 26
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Woman whose Bull Terrier cross attacked and injured dog sentenced
A WOMAN has been sentenced after an attack in Church Crookham which left an animal with wounds to its neck and ear. A Rhodesian Ridgeback Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross attacked another dog in an alleyway near Sandy Lane/Jubilee Drive on Friday
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UK banks given powers to block customer cards for 4 days whenever they see fit
The UK government has allowed banks the power to pause payments for up to four days to give them more time to investigate fraud. Currently, transfers must be processed or declined by the end of the next business day. Under the new law, they
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Swimming pool to be built in grounds of Grade II listed manor
A SWIMMING pool will be built in the garden of a Grade II-listed house after plans were approved by officers. Permission to build a pool at Wergs Manor, previously called Wergs Farmhouse, in Old Burghclere was granted by Basingstoke and Deane Borough
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Basingstoke man, 39, ordered to pay compensation for assault
A man has been ordered to pay compensation for assault. Adam Jones, 39, of no fixed abode in Basingstoke district, pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in Winchester on July 26. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court ordered him to pay £50 compensation
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Resident's anger as 'ignorant' demolition work wakes him up at 4.45am
A RESIDENT is angry at the "ignorance" of developers who woke him up with "loud banging and crashing" at 4.45am. The 60-year-old resident, who wishes to simply be referred to as Nigel, lives in Grieg Close in Brighton Hill. He told the Gazette
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'This is exciting' - Shoppers optimistic about future of Festival Place
SHOPPERS have reacted optimistically about the sale of Festival Place's leasehold, with many hoping it means more stores will open. As previously reported, the leasehold for Basingstoke's flagship shopping centre has been put up for sale by estate