http://www.shstar.co.uk/ The latest from Surrey Hants Star en-gb http://www.shstar.co.uk/img/print_logo.gif http://www.shstar.co.uk/ A CRUNCH meeting of Hart Council tonight is set to decide who will run the district. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027562/who_will_run_hart?rss=yes THE Conservatives took control of Hart District Council on Thursday – but only by the skin of their teeth. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027719/stop_press__tories_take_control?rss=yes TWO young men who were convicted of a serious assault outside a Frimley football club have been told they will spend six months in a young offenders’ institution. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027580/arrogant_attackers_get_six_months_each?rss=yes JURORS watched CCTV footage of an Aldershot man apparently strangling and beating the landlady of a neighbourhood pub. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027565/pub_murder_denied?rss=yes DRUG problems are being stamped out in Hart District, according to the area’s police chief. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027643/drugs_being_flushed_out?rss=yes A MOTHER duck got herself into a bit of a flap when she suddenly lost her 12 children. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027571/happy_end_to_duck_tale?rss=yes A MAN has appeared in court to face charges of theft and perverting the course of justice after an armed robbery in Aldershot. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027570/post_office_raid_charges?rss=yes IT WAS a case of health and safety gone mad when “bin day” took on a whole new meaning for volunteers from the Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027611/a_boat_bothered_by_safety_rules?rss=yes A FARNBOROUGH family who helped rescue a stranded kitten have found it is so grateful – it won’t go back to its own home. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027587/rescued_cat_wont_go_home?rss=yes IT wasn’t for the chance to catch up on some bedtime reading that burglars broke into Aldershot Library last Wednesday night. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027633/thieves_raid_library?rss=yes A MUSEUM interpreter from Yateley is on cloud nine after achieving her life-long goal of becoming a graduate.Margaret Keane, 59, of Firglen Drive, Yateley, graduated from the Open University in April with a BA (Hons) Open (Open) after completing a four-year distance learning degree covering English Language, French and Humanities. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027620/a_degree_of_pleasure?rss=yes SCENES of jubilation greeted visitors to Aldershot town centre on Saturday as football supporters paid tribute to the town’s winning club. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027604/league_of_their_own?rss=yes THE Star has teamed up with Aldershot Town FC to offer a signed Aldershot shirt to one lucky reader. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027609/win_a_signed_shots_shirt?rss=yes THE Office of Fair Trading has included a subsidiary of the construction firm behind Aldershot’s £8billion defence project on a list of companies suspected of bid rigging activities. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027603/firm_in_bid_rigging_probe?rss=yes SURREY Heath has been ranked in the top 20 most developed council websites. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027645/website_hailed?rss=yes A TRIO of Frimley pals are limbering up for the London Playtex MoonWalk to raise money for breast cancer causes. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027634/trios_moonwalk?rss=yes A TALENTED young musician from Fleet has excelled at the finals of a national youth music competition. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027614/gong_for_violin_virtuoso?rss=yes GREAT weather, lots to see and do – the ever-popular Yateley May Fair drew bank holiday crowds to the green. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027599/fair_as_ever?rss=yes CCTV is being introduced to six new areas in Surrey Heath after security cameras were found to be successfully stamping out crime in the borough. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027596/six_new_cctv_sites?rss=yes POLICE in Aldershot are holding a beat surgery to offer help and advice to residents in the town. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027593/neighbourhood_beat_surgery?rss=yes A NUMBER of lost items were handed into Surrey Police following the Surrey Heath Show at Frimley Lodge Park on Saturday, May 3. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027591/have_you_lost_items?rss=yes BUILDERS are putting the final lick of paint on the Aldershot Centre for Health ahead of its opening this summer. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027588/finishing_touches_applied_to_centre?rss=yes A MAN was left with facial injuries after being attacked by three men while walking through a park in the early hours last weekend. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027586/hoodie_gang_pounce_in_park?rss=yes SPRING was most definitely in the air at Little Elves Community Pre-School’s first-ever Spring Shopping Fayre. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027585/funds_raised_at_new_fayre?rss=yes THE Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice is hosting its annual Walk For The Wards on Sunday May 11. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027583/walk_to_raise_hospice_funds?rss=yes A TEENAGER was threatened with a knife before being robbed as he walked through an Aldershot park. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027581/teen_robbed_by_armed_cockney?rss=yes STAR readers could be in with a chance of becoming a published author by writing just six words. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027579/express_yourself?rss=yes BOGUS closing down sales and prize draw scams are just two of the sharp practices being outlawed under new regulations coming into force this month. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027577/bid_to_push_out_rogues?rss=yes A GROUP has been set up to steer the management of Fleet Town Centre. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027575/groups_forward_march?rss=yes THE Imperial Arms, Farnborough Street, Farnborough, held a fun day and raised £850 for the Camberley-based Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with life-limiting illnesses. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027566/scoring_for_fun?rss=yes LADIES who fancy a go at golf will be in the pink when they club together for Cancer Research UK this month. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027626/charity_day_for_golf_gals?rss=yes THE project that will eventually see thousands of soldiers given new homes in Aldershot has won a string of national awards. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027625/army_homes_project_awards?rss=yes SURREY residents are invited to attend the next scheduled meeting of Surrey Police Authority. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027624/cops_meet?rss=yes WITH the prospect of a brand new luxury hotel almost on its doorstep, the Holiday Inn Farnborough – still known as the Queens Hotel – has just spent close to £1.5million sprucing itself up inside. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027622/historic_hotel_given_makeover?rss=yes RESIDENTS of Heatherside in Camberley are invited to attend the next panel meeting hosted by the neighbourhood policing team. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027618/panel_date?rss=yes In last week’s Star, page 15, in an article headlined Stepping Down, we incorrectly stated that Yateley Manor head teacher Francis Howard had retired, along with his wife, school bursar Delly Howard.Their retirement is not until July 2009.We are happy to put the reord straight and apologise for any confusion this may have caused. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027617/yateley_manor?rss=yes THE first ever Surrey Heath Show went down a storm at Frimley Lodge Park on Saturday. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027607/fabulous_first?rss=yes STAR readers who are opposed to the closure of post office branches are being urged to join a national campaign aimed at lobbying the Government. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027605/join_po_campaign?rss=yes A HOMEOWNER using his property in Farnborough to store building materials without planning permission is having his appeal against enforcement heard. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027601/plans_need_nod?rss=yes FREE comics! Whatever next? http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027598/comics_gratis?rss=yes FOUR teams of culinary Cubs cooked up a storm in the fifth Surrey Heath Ready, Steady, Grub competition. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027595/cubs_are_budding_chefs?rss=yes HART Leisure is to stage an outside sports open day in Calthorpe Park, Fleet, on Saturday, June 7. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027594/taster_day_date?rss=yes TWO students are hoping It’ll Be Alright On The Night when they open the doors to a comedy night in Camberley on Monday. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027592/students_stage_comedy?rss=yes A 23-MILE ramble along the River Blackwater will bring together walkers and nature lovers from across the Star area this weekend. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027590/path_journey_for_ramblers?rss=yes AN academy that gives pupils the chance to learn a useful trade is facing difficult times ahead unless it can secure future funding. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027589/hard_times_for_youth_lifeline?rss=yes LAST year saw the coming together of two of the most famous names from Lancashire history, when Daniel Thwaites Brewery joined forces with the Alfred Wainwright Society to brew a great new beer. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027610/win_a_case_of_ale__and_raise_a_glass_with_lancashire_legends?rss=yes PACKING for a weekend break is often a nightmare when you want to pack light, particularly if you want to fly with hand luggage only and not waste a precious second hanging around luggage carousels. http://www.shstar.co.uk/news/2027/2027616/travel_light_travel_right_and_win?rss=yes