Winchester College is to overturn centuries of tradition by taking girl pupils for the first time, it announced today.

A parent has been fined £200 after their child broke coronavirus restrictions in Tadley.

A MAN who stood his ground against parking charges at St Michael’s retail park has had the debt dropped.

Basingstoke - or Amazingstoke if you prefer - is the biggest town in Hampshire and is growing in popularity as a place to move to.

Officers investigating the attempted abduction of a child in Basingstoke have charged a man.

People over the age of 70 who have not yet been offered a Covid jab are being encouraged to contact the NHS to arrange an appointment.

A MAN has appeared in court accused of trying to abduct a child.

Basingstoke is likely to get more snow in the coming days as a second Beast from the East is on its way to the UK.

These villages have been abandoned for years.

A SCHOOLBOY from Kempshott Rise has been using his daily exercise during lockdown to collect more than 30 bags of litter.

OVER the past few months, the Gazette has reported a number of cases in which people have faced £100 fines after failing to see time limit signs at the short-stay car park at St Michael’s retail park.

THE COUNCIL'S plans to cut free parking for disabled people is set to be scrapped.

A number of residents have died at an Andover care home following a Covid outbreak, the Advertiser can report.

AN OAKLEY man has admitted to faking petty cash reports to steal more than £4,000 from a funeral directors.

Two drivers reported minor injuries

A MAN burst a blood vessel in his girlfriend's face when she told him she was breaking up with him, a court has heard.

Do you recognise any of these hotspots?

Could a second Beast for the East be on it's way?

A ROAD has been blocked after a road traffic accident this morning.

IT WAS October 5, 1944 when an horrific shooting massacre happened in a Kingsclere pub, resulting in three people being murdered.

Here, we look at the rarest 50p coins and how many of each have been made - and how much they could be worth.

Twenty-one reasons you know you’re from Basingstoke...

This is our Basingstoke bucket list. These are our 15 things we think every person who visits or lives here should do before they die.

Major supermarket retailers have issued an update on payment methods.

It hasn't gone down well with fans who begged the fast food giant to keep the items on the menu.

An energy supplier is recruiting jobs as National Apprenticeship Week begins today (Monday, February 8).

Snow falls in Basingstoke as the Met Office issues yellow weather warning.

A MAN has been arrested following an attempted abduction of a toddler near Eastrop Park last week.

THERE'S no getting around it - 2021 thus far is not quite the new start and the return to life as we knew it that we had all hoped for.

THE creator of a statue of a soldier near Hook has adapted it to pay tribute to Captain Tom Moore.

TWO Oakley residents collected hundreds of plastic sweet containers this week, as part of a charity recycling campaign in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Plans to build nine houses in the heart of Whitchurch have raised controversy amongst residents of the town.

KEEN eyed residents in Basingstoke have spotted a grammatical error on a poster put up by the council to encourage people to follow Covid guidelines.

This derelict chapel is nestled away in picturesque Vernham Dean, Andover

PREPARATIONS are underway by the council to deal with plunging temperatures as sleet and snow is forecast from tonight.

A COMPLAINT made by the deputy mayor about two complaints made against her has not been upheld.

THE deputy mayor of Basingstoke has been cleared of any wrongdoing after two formal complaints were made against her last year.

While many of us are staying indoors at the moment, there are still reasons that some of us need to travel.

TWO new businesses are preparing to open in Basingstoke at the Top of Town.

Eleven of Basingstoke and Deane's eateries had fresh food hygiene ratings released in the last two months.

Have you ever wondered what crimes are being committed near you?

AN INTERACTIVE noise and air pollution map shows the areas of Basingstoke which are most and least affected.

Basingstoke could feel as cold as Lapland next week as the Met Office predicts chilly days ahead.

It is a scandal that in 2021 buildings in Britain are still clad with the combustible material that ignited Grenfell Tower and cost 72 precious lives in 2017.

There is not much to do except binge watch our favourite TV programmes on the weekend so we are taking a trip down memory lane with some local TV gold

Hampshire Constabulary has issued an urgent appeal for witnesses after a man attempted to snatch a toddler from her pushchair.

Police have appealed for witnesses after a man attempted to abduct a 2-year-old girl in Basingstoke.

A BASINGSTOKE pub landlord who received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for raising £52,500 for various charities through virtual quizzes is now aiming for a new Guinness World Record with a 36-hour marathon pub quiz.

LOCAL elections look set to go ahead in May – but voters will have to bring their own pencil to mark their ballot paper under new coronavirus safety rules.

A TADLEY teenager has been given ‘one last chance’ of avoiding prison after carrying a 10-inch hunting knife in the town last year.