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A CAMPAIGN group has declared victory after the destruction of historic oak trees has been halted.

THE Duchess of York has said she is horrified at plans to destroy more than 80 historic trees to build a warehouse near Junction 7 of the M3.

League tables are subject to revision Overall wins remained high in April, with the top 50 contractors clocking £4.39bn of work, down slightly from the £4.66bn recorded last month. Following in second spot was Royal Bam with £495.6m of work across eight jobs. Its largest was Bam Nuttall’s £250m contract to widen the A38 in Derby, which Glenigan has formally added to the company’s tally following the commencement of mobilisation. Bam Construct also landed an £88m contract to build the St. Pancras Commercial Centre in Camden. Its April result matches the second place it landed in March...

THE Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) has written to members of Basingstoke council’s development control committee, expressing its ‘disappointment’ at its move to approve plans for a major warehouse on land near Junction 7 of the M3. “We are very disappointed that many of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s councillors approved this application, prioritising short term economic gain without consideration of the short and long-term ecological impacts of destroying important and irreplaceable habitats which provide essential ecosystem services, including carb...

A PETITION aimed at stopping the felling of 70 trees in Dummer has now gained more than 87,000 signatures. Seven days on, the plea has massively taken off, with that total reached more than 58 times over, and the goal now increased to 150,000. Posting in the group, organiser Christine specifically urged Basingstoke residents to show their support to make it a priority for local representatives. She added: "The strength of opposition is evident from this massive support. BUT WE NEED TO KEEP GOING BY SHARING." Earlier this month, Basingstoke council’s Development Control Committee g...