A joint operation targeting drug dealers in Basingstoke has been hailed a success by officers.

Operation Ridings was the first of its kind to involve teams from a territorial operational command unit (OCU) and the force’s specialist operations department.

Police officers in the North and East OCU have issued a warning about a supply of suspected heroin which may be dangerous.

Basingstoke and Deane Council have launched the public consultation on the future of traffic calming measures along Pack Lane.

The consultation documents are available for collection from the Post Office in Pack Lane or from a number of websites in the borough.

Young people are to get a new shelter at their skate park in Hampshire thanks to a grant from Hampshire County Council’s Youth Opportunity Fund.

The grant of £9,452 was agreed by Councillor Patricia Banks, Hampshire County Council’s Executive member for Children and families at her decision day on 10 December.

A project to give young people a say in how museums could be made more attractive to their generation is being launched in Hampshire with the help of a £24,700 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Youngsters will be involved in Basingstoke, Winchester and Gosport. They will discuss what could be done to get more in their age group to visit museums and they will work on local heritage projects to make sure they are explained in a way that is relevant and accessible to their generation.