1. Free pest control may end

Hart residents could soon have to pay for pest control, sparking fears of rats and mice plaguing the district.

2. Two men hurt after New Year's stabbing

Police are appealing for witnesses after a stabbing in Farnborough on New Year’s Day. 

3. Praise for force over hate crime prosecutions

One in every 20 prosecutions for crimes against homosexuals in England and Wales last year happened in Hampshire, a new report has revealed.

4. One in three crimes not investigated

Hampshire police did not investigate more than a third of crimes committed across the county in the past financial year, new figures show.   

5. Council: 'Your voice will be heard over airport'

A consultation about Farnborough Airport will help shape Rushmoor for the next 10 years, the council's chief executive has said.

6. Fury over six per cent rail fare rises

The New Year has brought whopping rail fare rises across the Mail area.

7. Prize Winners - January 6, 2009

8. Birthdays and New Members - January 6, 2009

9. Fears area to be 'choked' by lorries

Farnborough, Fleet and Church Crookham will be choked with lorries if the controversial Pyestock plans get the go-ahead, a councillor warns.

10. County contrast over rape cases

The Crown Prosecution Service has been taking up almost four times as many rape and domestic violence cases in Hampshire than in Surrey.