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A CAR was recovered from a hedge on the A30 north of Old Basing this afternoon - temporarily closing one lane. One police vehicle attended the scene at 2.25pm, where a Vauxhall Vectra had veered off the road, and through a hedge into a field. There was significant damage to the vehicle, which was levered onto a truck by a recovery team. Meanwhile the driver, a man in his 40s, reported minor injuries. Two police officers coned off a short section of the left lane, but our reporter on the scene saw no resulting build-up of traffic, aside from a short delay while the police vehicle esc...

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy who is originally from Old Basing has won 15,000 US dollars by catching a 26-pound, 10-ounce Chinook salmon. Finnan Murphy was announced as the 2021 Spring LOC champion, a sportsfishing event on Lake Ontario, on Sunday (May 16). Finnan was born in Basingstoke, and lived in Old Basing before moving with his family to Pittsford, New York. According to a Facebook post by Rochester Sport Fishing, which runs the boat he was on when he reeled in his prized catch, it took the young angler almost 30 minutes of work to secure the win. The post read: "He battled this fish fo...

The areas of Basingstoke and Deane with the highest and lowest vaccine take-up have been revealed. The area of Basingstoke where vaccine take-up is highest has been revealed. Data released by NHS England reveals that the areas of Oakley and Kempshott have the highest number of adults to have taken a least one dose of a Covid vaccine - with almost three quarters of the population there having had at least one dose of a Covid jab. Meanwhile, Kings Furlong and the Basingstoke Central, Black Dam and Eastrop areas have the lowest take-up of vaccines, with less than one in two adults having h...

Country Life Trending: A buoyant market sees rising house values with the South East of England leading the charge in the country sector. From the latest Halifax index to the RICS index and research by Knight Frank, every indicator shows that the property market is enjoying a post-lockdown boom. According to Halifax, property prices across the country have increased by an average of 8.2% since April 2020, the highest annual growth in five years, adding a theoretical £20,000 in value to the average property. Their data is borne out by the latest RICS survey of estate agents across the co...

Where: Festival Place, Basingstoke RG21 7BA England 01256 591616 Diners said: "My partner and I visited this Saturday just gone and had a lovely meal. It was a fair bit expensive for what it was, with 2 drinks, 2 mains and 2 starters coming too £72 with added tip (which is done automatically). But it was to celebrate Exactly a year till our wedding so was a nice treat without our children!" "Due to the current situation I have not been able to eat out as much as usual. This was a pleasant surprise when my middle grandson treated me. I chose the Breton Chicken for my main course wh...