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Volunteering partnership to help dementia patients in local hospitals

Patients with dementia will have a little extra help in the future at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  The Foundation Trust, which runs the hospitals in Andover, Basingstoke and Winc... Read More

Help give your area a spring clean call to communities

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is encouraging residents to take pride in their area and get involved in the community clean-ups across the borough over the coming months. The first commu... Read More

Museum Looking For Artistic Residents

Surrey Heath Museumand Surrey Heath Borough Council Greenspace Team are launching a competition to design a Mosaic to be laid in front of the Obelisk in Camberley Town Park on Knoll Road and are lo... Read More

New Mayor for Basingstoke and Deane

Cllr Dan Putty was appointed Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane during the Mayor-making ceremony, held at the council's Civic Offices on Thursday 9 May. His wife Julie Putty will be his Mayoress. ... Read More

Residents given opportunity to switch and save

To help save residents money on their energy bills; Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has joined forces with other local authorities across Hampshire to create Switch Hampshire, a collective en... Read More

Record number of residents already signed up to garden collections

A record 5023 green fingered residents have signed up so far to the garden waste collection service this year, but it's not too late to sign up. The better value service, which started on M... Read More

Help the Scouts !

Second Hand book sale   The sale is on Saturday 11th May from 10am to 12:30pm at Oakley Scout & Guide HQ, St Johns Piece, Oakley, Basingstoke RG23 7JQ. Entry is free & tea... Read More

Bag a Bra Day 2013

23.05.2013 BAG A BRA DAY 23RD MAY 2013 Since BAB Day started in 2010, over 110,000 bras have been donated to the appeal, which is an incredible amount, and for which we are ext... Read More

DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY

DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY The Basingstoke and District Disability Forum is proud to host the 4th Disability Awareness Day on Wednesday 8 May 2013 in Castle Square, The Malls, Basingstoke and we ... Read More

"Sam was so special" - Husband's tribute to Sam Yates

“HER donation will give someone their sight back. Organ donation is one of the only ways we can actively contribute to society after we pass away.” Those are the words of grieving L... Read More

Camberley Theatre Are Looking for Undiscovered Authors!

This year’s Surrey Heath Book Festival is encouraging avid writers to put pen to paper and enter this year’s short story competition. In previous year’s the competition was only o... Read More

Open day to talk benefit changes and housing swaps

Those people who are affected by the changes to social housing benefit will be able to get free help and advice during an open day being held at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The housi... Read More

Time for a dip – with free swimming lessons for over 55s

  Residents are being encouraged to take the plunge and enrol on a free swimming course supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Basingstoke Sports Cent... Read More

New man on a mission to improve Basingstoke’s Top of the Town

A programme to breathe new life into parts of Basingstoke town centre is being drawn up thanks to the appointment of a new project co-ordinator, with a main focus on improving the Top of the Town. ... Read More

Taking steps to good health with health walks

Walking is good for you and what’s more it’s free – that’s the message to residents in Basingstoke and Deane looking to get active in 2013. Through the Walking for Healt... Read More

Borough residents encouraged to support Earth Hour

Residents in Basingstoke and Deane are being encouraged to switch off on Saturday 23 March 2013 in support of the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour. In its seventh year, Earth Hour aims to... Read More

New electrical equipment collection banks to spark more recycling

Worn out electrical equipment can now be recycled more easily thanks to new collection banks being installed around the borough. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is introducing the new ban... Read More

Bang goes the Theory in Winchester

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be featured on a BBC science programme tonight.  A film crew from Bang Goes the Theory visited the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester l... Read More

'Game On’ for Basingstoke’s Sports Conference 2013

Paralympian Aaron Phipps, GB Wheelchair Rugby’s top points-scorer at London 2012 will take centre stage at Game On – Basingstoke’s Sports Conference 2013, to be held on Thursday 1... Read More

CMA Award for Radio Basingstoke's Lee Williams

Radio Basingstoke co-founder, Lee Williams, CEO and owner of CMR Nashville country music radio was presented with the prestigious ‘International Country Music Broadcaster of the Year Awa... Read More