Husband’s golden cruise plan almost ran aground
	10:33am Tue 13 May 08
	A CELEBRATORY cruise was nearly sunk for one Basingstoke couple toasting their wedding anniversary.

	Stone sculpture is starting to take shape
	9:43am Tue 13 May 08
	A NEW sculpture is being constructed in Basingstoke.

	Outgoing mayor presents his awards
	9:13am Tue 13 May 08
	OUTGOING mayor Warwick Lovegrove rounded off his year in office by presenting awards to exceptional people and organisations.

	More details revealed in murder probe
	5:39pm Mon 12 May 08
	THE body of a woman found in a quiet north Hampshire village was stuffed in a suitcase and set on fire, murder detectives have revealed.

Upgrade plans spark debate

2:32pm Monday 12th May 2008

MORE than £1million of taxpayers' money will be spent on new computers and other technological equipment for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

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Body was stuffed in suitcase

1:41pm Monday 12th May 2008

THE burned human remains discovered in Dummer were stuffed in a suitcase, murder detectives will reveal today.

	George takes the chain as borough first citizen
	12:03pm Mon 12 May 08
	THE robes and chain of the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane have been handed over for the 366th time.
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	Landlord’s fury over rules for outside plastic beakers
	10:39am Mon 12 May 08
	A LANDLORD has slammed rules that force him to serve drinks in plastic beakers to customers sitting outside.
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	Pupils off to Japan after film makes contest final
	11:15am Sun 11 May 08
	ACCOMPLISHED film-makers from a Whitchurch secondary school are through to the world finals of a major competition.

	Mark’s Swedish goal is to become the next Shearer
	9:43am Sun 11 May 08
	A TALENTED schoolboy from Basingstoke will follow in the footballing footsteps of former England striker Alan Shearer when he travels to Sweden this summer.

	Serving up a career in music
	1:35pm Sat 10 May 08
	LADY luck gave a budding musician the opportunity to impress a celebrity chef - and now train guard Tim Kay is on track to making a successful career in the music world.

Rural policing changes receive mixed response

11:12am Saturday 10th May 2008

BIG changes to rural policing near Basingstoke have met with a mixed response.

	Picture of murder victim's clothing released
	8:14pm Fri 9 May 08
	POLICE have released a picture of the type of clothing worn by a murder victim whose burned remains were found near Basingstoke.

Police make appeal to gran's killer

12:23pm Friday 9th May 2008

DETECTIVES have appealed to the killer of a grandmother murdered in her own home to contact the police.

	Newsagent’s exit threatens post office
	11:17am Fri 9 May 08
	ANOTHER post office in Basingstoke is set to close, prompting an angry response from local residents and councillors.
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	Mum stole to pay daughter’s drugs debts
	9:47am Fri 9 May 08
	A MERCIFUL judge has spared a desperate mum from jail after hearing how she stole more than £30,000 from her Basingstoke employer to pay off her teenage daughter's drugs debts.

	Building’s future in doubt after protection bid fails
	2:28pm Thu 8 May 08
	FOR nearly 70 years, the gleaming white Eli Lilly building has been one of Basingstoke's best-loved and well-known landmarks.
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Borough council leader set to go out on a high

1:24pm Thursday 8th May 2008

THE leader of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has decided to step down less than a week after leading his party to a 10-seat majority.

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	Falcon perches at home
	12:08pm Thu 8 May 08
	AS THE smash-hit television series Gladiators returns to the small screen with a whole new look, one family from the Basingstoke area will be watching the revival more keenly than most.
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	Pupils upset after vandals trash pond
	11:02am Thu 8 May 08
	YOUNGSTERS have been left devastated after thieves broke into a Basingstoke school and trashed their pond, killing many of the fish.

Police appeal for information about car key thefts

11:21am Tuesday 6th May 2008

DETECTIVES are investigating a spate of car key thefts in north Hampshire.

	Teen’s hoax calls cost the taxpayer more than £8,000
	10:17am Tue 6 May 08
	A SERIAL hoax caller who put lives at risk and wasted thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money has been punished.
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Town FC appoint new manager

8:30pm Monday 5th May 2008

BASINGSTOKE Town FC have tonight announced that former Farnborough manager Frank Gray has been appointed as first-team manager.

Two escape unhurt after plane crash

12:50pm Sunday 4th May 2008

TWO people have escaped unhurt after their plane crashed at a north Hampshire airfield.

Sat-nav systems leading lorries down narrow roads

2:29pm Saturday 3rd May 2008

LORRY drivers who mistakenly head into Overton guided by their satellite navigation systems are causing havoc in the village.

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