THE DEADLINE is less than a week away for nominations for a new award scheme that puts the spotlight on the achievements of young people in Basingstoke and Deane.

IN A battle to save Partula snails, Marwell Wildlife is now breeding a further four species.

TWO dormice, which were saved and taken to HART Wildlife Rescue after their nest was wrecked by a cat, have been successfully transferred to Paignton Zoo.

THE BIGGEST change to television in a generation began today, with BB2 analogue channel turned off in much of Basingstoke.

TRAIN capacity between Basingstoke and Reading will be beefed up by 12 per cent at peak times – thanks to investment from rail operator First Great Western.

ANXIOUS parents have been assured that their children’s school is not at risk of closure after the headteacher suddenly quit and it was put into “special measures” after a mauling by education watchdogs.

ARTEFACTS including Roman pottery and a 17th century cannonball have gone on display in a Basingstoke museum as part of an exhibition organised by students at The University of Winchester.

“IT’S all of us versus cancer”. That’s the rallying cry being issued to women across Basingstoke by organisers of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

IN LITTLE more than the time it takes to boil a kettle, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s decision-making Cabinet agreed its budget for the next financial year, set out the grants it will give to voluntary groups and made six other important decisions.

A BASINGSTOKE man is celebrating seven months without a cigarette after he kicked the habit with the help of a stop smoking service.