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The Local Plan 0

The Local Plan

The Local Plan will be discussed at a series of meetings of the Council’s Economic, Planning and Housing Committee during March. As the Government Inspector has asked the Council to come up with extra...

Probus hears about Microlight Flying 0

Probus hears about Microlight Flying

Kim Taylor, a Landing Site Officer with The Queen’s Helicopter Flight, gave an illustrated presentation to the Probus Club of Basingstoke about microlight flying.  Kim has experienced a varied aviation career. He is a...

Let’s Go Green…  …Council service to help gardens bloom 0

Let’s Go Green… …Council service to help gardens bloom

Green fingered borough residents are now able to sign up for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s Garden Waste Service for 2015. The service, which starts from Monday 16 February, just as gardens across the...

Hatch Warren Runners – a tale of two Marathons, never give up… 0

Hatch Warren Runners – a tale of two Marathons, never give up…

Highdowns residents Mark and Danielle Butler are the co-founders of Hatch Warren Runners (HWR’s). HWR’s has now been going for over 18 months and due to the culture and spirit at the club has...

How long will we be on the edge of town? 0

How long will we be on the edge of town?

Looking at recent planning news, it has occurred to me that the days when Hatch Warren and Beggarwood are on the edge of the town, with easy access to the surrounding countryside, may well...

Who’d be a local councillor…..? 0

Who’d be a local councillor…..?

Terri Reid moved into a new house in Centurion Way, Hatch Warren, over twenty years ago with her husband Stephen and two years old son Daniel. Her daughter, Rebecca, was born shortly after. Today...

Ramblers Association 0

Ramblers Association

The North Hampshire Downs Ramblers group, is part of the Ramblers Association, we  walk mostly  in Hampshire and the surrounding countryside. In the last few months our walks have included a number of both...

Otters Nursery School 0

Otters Nursery School

Monday 13th October 2014 saw the official opening of Otters Nursery School in Cliddesden. The esteemed early years author Marion Dowling officially opened the nursery by presenting a signed copy of her latest book...

Area N Beggarwood – Application 14/02752/FUL 0

Area N Beggarwood – Application 14/02752/FUL

What does the South West Action Group think of this planning application?  “Facilities, infrastructure and employment for EXISTING residents, not just more housing” Area N has long had permission for development although previously only...