Snow covers Basingstoke on Sunday, January 24

BASINGSTOKE has missed out on most of the snow so far this winter - but that could be about to change, with a weather warning issued for the area tomorrow.

A man in his seventies will appear in court next month charged with sexually assaulting a woman.

Professor Susan Michie said current lockdown measures are ‘the problem’ and not people who aren’t sticking to the rules.

ALMOST 2,000 patients have been waiting longer than a year for treatment at Basingstoke and Winchester hospitals, and this is likely to increase, a report reveals.

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy from Basingstoke has set himself an enormous challenge during lockdown, to raise money for a cause close to his heart.

NEW evening bus services will be added to the Basingstoke timetable from Monday, Stagecoach has confirmed.

GRITTERS will be making their way around the county this afternoon and overnight, in anticipation of sub-zero conditions ahead.

THE Mayor of Basingstoke has launched an English Civil War art and poetry competition aimed at school students.

TRAVEL by train towards Southampton is currently subject to disruption due to a "points failure" between Basingstoke and Eastleigh.

Both snow and sunshine are forecast for this weekend.

With the UK thrown into another lockdown, escaping to a world of high society and romance through the new period-drama Bridgerton has been a past-time for many.

Covid cases have seen a sharp rise in Popley in the week leading to January 17, figures have revealed.

A MOTHER has said her family have struggled "to get back to reality" after a fire forced them from their home.

A supermarket worker has come forward with serious concerns about his former workplace.

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are ranked fourth for most Covid vaccinations given in England, figures have revealed.

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital staff will appear in a new hard-hitting national campaign to urge residents to stay at home.

Boris Johnson has revealed the new more infectious 'Kent variant' has a higher degree of mortality.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Government is not considering easing lockdown measures in England until at least February 15.

THE new board of Basingstoke Town Football Club has expressed its firm commitment to return to the Camrose football ground.

Work will be carried out to enhance the drainage of the M3.

A police vehicle has lost 1,000 rounds of live ammunition near 10 miles north of Basingstoke, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

THE WILLIS Museum is celebrating its 90th birthday today.

RESIDENTS are being warned about coronavirus vaccine fraudsters praying on elderly and vulnerable people.

Everyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 could automatically be given £500.

The A303 has been closed following a serious crash.

A residential area in Oakridge was flooded this morning after a water main burst.

BASINGSTOKE residents breaking coronavirus rules to hold social getherings could now face a steeper fine as the government brings in tougher measures.

WHEN Charlotte Graham's divorce came through last March, the country was on the brink of its first lockdown which would change the course of lives - and relationships - across the borough.

Six new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Hampshire Hospitals Trust in the latest 24-hour period, the latest official figures show.

STAFF working at Basingstoke hospital have been given an extra day’s annual leave as a thank you for their hard work.

A BASINGSTOKE business owner and podcast host is helping to improve conversation around mental health by talking about the subject exclusively for 24 hours in a charity 'Pod-A-Thon' event.

BASINGSTOKE’S MP has voiced her support of the decision to open the temporary mortuary in Winklebury.

In times of uncertainty, people turn to brands they can trust. And this is reflected in the record-breaking numbers of people now reading The Gazette.

We have heard a lot from parents who have found homeschooling tough over the past few weeks and we wanted to help.

KEVIN White is the new full-time chairman of Basingstoke Town Football Club.

Covid cases continued to rise in Basingstoke town region in the week leading to January 15, while the number of cases saw a sharp decline in rural areas during the same period.

GLASTONBURY has announced the festival will not go ahead for the second year ina row.

MISSING Basingstoke man has now been found, police confirm.

Home Secretary Priti Patel will lead a Downing Street press conference at 5pm today.

One of Britain’s rarest birds has been caught on camera at a sewage treatment site.

The supermarket also announced plans to recruit another 4,000 shop workers over the course of the year.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing man from Basingstoke.

SOME over 80-year-olds in Basingstoke are concerned that they have not yet had the Covid-19 vaccine, after it was announced that the life-saving jab is being given to those aged over 70.

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital was expecting the “Christmas festivities” to impact admissions of Covid-19 patients until “at least mid-January”, a report reveals.

LAST week the Gazette reported that Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), which runs Basingstoke, Andover, and Winchester hospitals, has banned face coverings, instead asking the public to swap for a surgical mask on arrival.

Despite strict lockdown measures Basingstoke is set to remain a hotspot by the end of January.

THE London-bound line is currently blocked, due to a fallen tree which is blocking the railway between Basingstoke and Winchester.

Here's a look at what you can expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out tomorrow (January 21).

THE DEPUTY Mayor of Andover has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill someone.