New bid to build homes for children with illnesses

11:09am today

A CHARITY'S fresh bid to build respite homes in a north Hampshire village for children with life-threatening illnesses has divided opinion.

Residents fear shelter will turn into teens' drugs den

10:53am today

FEARS that a planned shelter in Overton could be used as a teenage drugs den have been voiced.

	Youngsters spell out reasons for change
	9:45am today
	CHILDREN from a north Hampshire village have sent their views on climate change to the Prime Minister.

	Villagers unite to make sure shop stays open
	8:35am today
	VILLAGERS have become active shareholders by taking over their local shop.

Fears over allocation of housing

11:26am Saturday 19th July 2008

INSUFFICIENT housing is a problem for those without children, a parish council has been told.

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A model way to raise profile

11:05am Saturday 19th July 2008

COULD you be the face of Basingstoke?

	Scheme gives homeless teens a second chance
	9:15am Sat 19 Jul 08
	AN INNOVATIVE scheme has been praised for offering homeless teenagers in north Hampshire more than just a roof over their heads.

	Take That! Artist Allison wins fans' sketch vote
	8:20am Sat 19 Jul 08
	AN ARTISTIC Take That fanatic has scooped first prize in an international competition after producing top-notch sketches of the comeback kings.

Darwin claims husband sent e-mails in her name

5:38pm Friday 18th July 2008

ANNE Darwin told today how her husband - back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin - sent e-mails in her name discussing bikinis and women's underwear.

Limo safety improving

10:34am Friday 18th July 2008

LIMOUSINE safety appears to have improved for this year's spate of end-of-year school balls.

	Councillor hit with two-year party ban
	9:58am Fri 18 Jul 08
	A PROMINENT Basingstoke politician has been expelled from the Conservatives for two years over a dispute with a party worker.
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	Football festival is the apple of Adams' eye
	9:09am Fri 18 Jul 08
	AN ENGLAND soccer legend was at the centre of the action in Basingstoke as hundreds of football-mad youngsters took part in the Hampshire leg of the McDonald's Festival of Football.

Darwin: I don't love my back-from-the-dead husband

8:56am Friday 18th July 2008

The wife of John Darwin told a court yesterday that she no longer loved her back-from-the-dead husband.

	Darwin in tears as she tells how husband forced her to agree to plan
	3:31pm Thu 17 Jul 08
	ANNE Darwin broke down in tears today as she told a jury her husband forced her to take part in his plan to stage his own death and claim the £250,000 insurance money.

More new homes planned for Basingstoke

2:33pm Thursday 17th July 2008

ALMOST 1000 new homes a year should be built in Basingstoke and Deane between 2006 and 2026, according to the Government.

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	Shocking knife crime figures for Hampshire
	2:21pm Thu 17 Jul 08
	THERE is more knife crime in Hampshire than anywhere else in the South East, new Government figures show.

Anne Darwin to take the stand today

10:47am Thursday 17th July 2008

THE wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin is today due to tell her much-awaited story to the world.

	Under-age drinkers targeted by police
	10:37am Thu 17 Jul 08
	BOOZING youngsters had more than 160 litres of alcohol confiscated as part of a police crackdown on under-age drinking.
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	‘Planning needs to be brought up to date'
	10:14am Thu 17 Jul 08
	Following last week’s article by former borough council leader Paul Harvey, we continue the debate on issues that affect the present and future of Basingstoke with a specially-written piece by another ex-leader – Conservative Stephen Reid, who has been a vocal campaigner on housing development issues and was elected to the council again in May, in which he focuses on what he believes are the key issues that need to be addressed
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Canoe man went on holiday after his 'death'

10:11am Thursday 17th July 2008

CANOE couple John and Anne Darwin exchanged intimate emails while they were on different sides of the Atlantic, the court heard yesterday.

Darwin 'lied persistently' throughout police interviews

10:09am Thursday 17th July 2008

THE jury in the Anne Darwin trial has been told how she "lied persistently" throughout her hours of police interrogation.

	Talented musicians shine at town's live festival
	9:08am Thu 17 Jul 08
	BASINGSTOKE was live and kicking as the town's free summer music festival went down a storm.

Missing man found safe and well

2:57pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

A BASINGSTOKE man missing from his home in Brighton Hill has been found safe and well.

	New priests ordained
	1:49pm Wed 16 Jul 08
	FOUR new priests have been ordained by the Bishop of Basingstoke at a ceremony at St Michael's Church.

	Picnic and concert for cancer charity
	12:46pm Wed 16 Jul 08
	A CHARITY team that supports cancer sufferers and their families is preparing to stage a huge fundraising picnic concert in north Hampshire.

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