Staff at a company in Hook have taken part in a county-wide charity drive.

Virgin Media staff have been collecting unwanted bras across the last month to raise money for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Service, one of the centre's nominated charity. With bras worth more money per tonne than most textiles, the service has called on all businesses to lend a hand in collecting as many as they can.

Virgin Media collected 200 bras, which will be shipped to West Africa through a...

National politicians have understated the degree of public spending cuts that will hit Hampshire, according to county council leader Ken Thornber.

The financial outlook is even bleaker than earlier forecasts predicted, he claims, and the council is braced for a deep funding black hole.

The council receives almost £250million in general and specific grants from government which fund services operated by the council but these are likely to see reductions. As a result, the county is ‘in for...

A service for new businesses in Basingstoke has opened in the town promising an impressive working environment, county bosses claim.

A Smarter Working Centre officially opened at Worting House, Church Lane on Friday, March 26 following a £6,000 grant from Hampshire council. The service offers users the option of a 'pay as you use' or discounted office space from as little as £3 an hour or £10 a day. Similar schemes are now open in Whitchurch, Fareham, Havant and Gosport.

The facilities...

A Hampshire charity will recoup all of the near £6million it lost in the Icelandic banking collapse, it was announced this week.

Naomi House children’s hospice, based in Winchester, had the money frozen in the British bank Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander in October 2008. The banks administrators have indicated 75per cent of the funds will be returned and Hampshire Primary Care Trust this week agreed to a £1.5million grant.

The loss hit Naomi House hard, and charity bosses launched a...