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Santa is coming to town as festive grotto returns to shopping centre
SANTA Claus will be coming to town as a Basingstoke shopping centre prepares to open its grotto. Festival Place will open its Santa's grotto on Saturday, November 2, offering 'a truly magical experience for all the family'. Children can meet
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Imperial Classical Ballet to perform Swan Lake with live orchestra in Basingstoke
The Imperial Classical Ballet is set to return to Basingstoke with a performance of Swan Lake. The show, featuring a live orchestra of more than 30 musicians, is scheduled for Friday, November 22, at 7.30pm at The Anvil. The ballet company,
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Protestors out in force to demonstrate against 'blot on the land' warehouse plans
DEMONSTRATORS have been protesting against plans to develop a farm into warehouse units, highlighting traffic dangers and calling it a "blot on the land." An application to build warehouses on the land of Oakdown Farm, Dummer, which is currently
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Question Time to be filmed in Basingstoke this month - here's how to apply
THE filming of a topical debate programme chaired by Fiona Bruce will take place in Basingstoke this month. The BBC panel show that invites audience members to ask questions to politicians, business people and journalists will take place in the
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Historic shoe shop applies for hanging sign as part of town regeneration project
A SHOE shop has submitted an application to install a hanging sign on the side of the store, as part of a wider town regeneration project. G. Dowling and Son, in 12-14 Bell Street, Whitchurch, submitted an application to install a new hanging sign
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Man arrested after police find cannabis factory with more than 100 plants
A MAN has been arrested after police found a cannabis factory with more than 100 plants in Basingstoke. During a search at an address in Rutherford Road, Basingstoke, on Tuesday, October 29, police found more than 100 cannabis plants that were
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How to prevent household mould as shocking cost to remove it revealed
With the winter months getting closer, the common household issue of black mould is quickly becoming a problem for many in the UK. Colder and damper conditions often lead to mould around windows, bathrooms and kitchens. The health issues caused
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Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year is one of 2024's 'most talked about'
The Collins Word of the Year 2024 has been revealed and it’s one that relates to a popular trend that took over social media this summer. Brat, the term coined by British singer Charli XCX, is the Collins Word of the Year for 2024. The music
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Construction work to connect solar panels to allotment could take two weeks
UNDERGROUND cables will be put in place to connect a solar panel array to a community allotment. The allotment land at Rowan Road, Tadley, will be connected to a Solar PV array, which will be used to "power the fundamental services of the allotment
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3D yarn tapestry depicting D-Day to go on display just 30 minutes from Basingstoke
A 3D depiction of D-Day made out of 80 metres of wool will be displayed at a church in a Hampshire town. The Longest Yarn project depicts the events of June 6, 1944, in 80 scenes including the build-up in England, the fighting on the Landing Beaches
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Revised plans for two-storey care home extension given green light
REVISED plans for a large two-storey extension to a care home have been given the green light. Cherry Blossom Manor, in German Road, Bramley initially sought permission for the erection of a two-storey extension to the existing care home, plus
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More than £15,000 raised by golf club for leukaemia charity
A golf club has raised more than £15,000 for a leukaemia charity. Test Valley Golf Club, in Overton, fundraised for Leukaemia Care after one of their members was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. The 2023-2024 club captain, John Cogan
