A RESIDENT has refused to pay her parking fine, after accusing a company of "entrapment" when she unwittingly parked in a bay with a time-limit.

TWENTY SIX people have been fined after flocking to a North Hampshire industrial estate for a car meet up.

FIREFIGHTERS from Basingstoke have been tackling a garage blaze overnight.

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.

CONCERN has been raised about outdoor leisure facilities open during lockdown.

CORONAVIRUS cases are beginning to fall across Basingstoke and Deane, figures show.

THE headteacher of a Basingstoke school has said a "long term plan"is needed on how they will reopen to all pupils.

“He was separated from the very thing that was his saving grace, his family and grandchildren."

BASINGSTOKE foodbank has expressed its gratitude for the ‘fantastically generous’ people of Basingstoke during what has been an exceptionally busy past few months.

THE cost of a plot at Old Basing allotments is set to more than double this year - and allotment holders have expressed their upset at the ‘unacceptable’ decision.

A BASINGSTOKE teenager has set up a project to help other young people in the town who are facing ‘period poverty’ during lockdown.

Following the news that Boohoo is set to acquire Debenhams, questions have been raised about what this means for its Basingstoke store.

RESIDENTS in three tranquil cottages on the edge of Basingstoke could be plunged into the middle of an industrial estate if a proposed warehouse development gets the go ahead.

A 41-YEAR-OLD van driver has died following a fatal collision on the A303 on Friday morning, police have confirmed.

A COURAGEOUS survivor from the Falklands War has given his backing to an awards event that will honour many of the Hampshire people in the frontline during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

HAMPSHIRE County Council has temporarily lifted the time restriction on using Older Person’s Bus Passes.

A North Hampshire Ocado distribution centre, destroyed in a “devastating” fire in 2019, is set to reopen this year after an extensive rebuild.

Striking British Gas workers formed a socially-distanced picket line in Basing View near Waitrose this morning.

Pubs and restaurants could stay closed until July as government extends local authority powers.

Basingstoke residents have shared their appreciation for Sunday's rare snow day which raised the spirits of people across the borough.

A major milestone has been achieved as five million vaccines have now been administered at Hampshire Court Hotel.

AS FAMILIES are out this morning enjoying the snow in Basingstoke, here we publish some of your pictures taken from around the town.

Police have issued a lighthearted plea to the public to remember to follow Covid restrictions today, as much of the south is under a blanket of snow.

In a normal year, snow falling in Swindon would mean children and adults alike coming together to build snowmen and have snowball fights.

IT WASN'T just people who were out enjoying the rare snow day in Basingstoke today - our four-legged friends were getting in on the fun too.

BASINGSTOKE'S snow is likely to be fleeting, with the Met Office yellow weather warning in place for snow ending at midnight tonight, and sunshine on the cards for tomorrow.

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Hampshire increased by 842 from Thursday to Friday, official figures show.

BASINGSTOKE has woken up to a very snowy Sunday this morning - but roads around the town remain quiet as residents appear to adhere to 'stay at home' guidance.

WITH heavy snow falling across Basingstoke today, many people will be wondering if they are allowed to go out and enjoy it during lockdown.

Snowfall in Basingstoke is expected to continue for one more day, according to the Met Office.

Basingstoke has seen heavy snowfall this morning.

Snow covers Basingstoke on Sunday, January 24

Teachers are likely to be top on the coronavirus jab priority list once the vaccination of most clinically vulnerable are complete, the Health Secretary has said.

If you have bought any of the items mentioned, return them to the place of purchase to get a refund.

Schools in England are likely to remain closed until the Easter holidays, health secretary Matt Hancock has said.

Andover has seen heavy snowfall this morning.

Live updates after snowfall in Hampshire along with thunder and lightning.

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.