Online paedophile jailed for 14 years
A man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl he arranged to meet in Basingstoke over the internet has been put behind bars.
Thousands cheer runners
An international runner has won the Basingstoke Half Marathon
Signal depot : jobs boost
Five hundred jobs are set to be relocated to Basingstoke from across Surrey, Dorset and Hampshire with the building of a signal depot.
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Pub wrecked by car
A pub in Hampshire will be closed for several days after a car crashed into it. The vehicle came through the wall of the Sun Inn in Basingstoke yesterday morning.
A member of staff was making himself a cup of coffee in the front of the small country pub - when he heard a loud bang and bricks started falling from the wall behind him. It's thought the driver of the car had swerved to miss a fox. Incredibly - no-one was injured.
Landlord speaks of lucky escape
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Landlord's lucky escape
The staff at the Sun Inn in Basingstoke in Hampshire have had a lucky escape after a car crashed through their wall.
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A landlord and his staff have had a very lucky escape after a car crashed into the side of their pub. Staff say they were making a cup of coffee when the car came careering through the wall of the Sun Inn in Basingstoke. The driver was unharmed.
Car crashes into pub
Workers at the Sun pub just outside of Basingstoke in Hampshire got a nasty surprise this morning when a car crashed through the wall of their pub.
One worker was making a cup of coffee in the front of the pub when they heard a loud bang and bricks started falling from the walls.
The driver of the car is unhurt but the landlord says that the pub will have to remain closed for several days while renovation work takes place.
Delays of up to an hour on South West Trains
Thousands of passengers on South West Trains are facing disruption this evening because of a signalling problem.
Trains between Basingstoke and Southampton Central are currently delayed by up to an hour.
A spokesperson for South West Trains said the delays will continue until midnight.
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Holidaymaker killed in cliff fall
A 52 year old man from Basingstoke has died when he fell from cliffs in Cornwall. Rescue services were called to Mullion on The Lizard on Friday evening with reports a holidaymaker had been injured. A helicopter from RNAS Culdrose took him to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, but he was dead on arrival.
Pedestrian airlifted to hospital
A pedestrian has been taken to North Hampshire Hospital with what are believed to be life threatening injuries after being hit by a car this afternoon.
Man suffers "life-threatening" injuries
A man has been taken to hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries after a collision with a car in Basingstoke. The incident happened at about 1.20pm today on London Road near the junction with New Road. The pedestrian was taken to North Hampshire Hospital.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. Road closures are in place in the area.
Mum was refused three school places for daughter
Susan Walsh from Basingstoke was told that three school choices for her daughter Molly had been rejected.
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