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RESIDENTS at a Basingstoke care home enjoyed Easter in style, thanks to fun, games, and community generosity.

Multiple Wetherspoon pubs in Hampshire are set to reopen their doors when lockdown measures are eased from April 12.

Police in Basingstoke are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old was stabbed in a churchyard by a teenager on Easter Sunday

A LONELY pensioner whose story about his desperate quest to find friends broke hearts across the nation has been accused of harassment.

Police have appealed for witnesses after a 21-year-old man went missing.

A 35-year-old former army medic has been charged with the murder of a woman who died after being found with “significant injuries”.

A PETITION urging the council to reverse its 50 per cent cut to funding for The Anvil has attracted more than 4,000 signatures.

Mystery surrounds the death of a woman who died after drowning in the garden pond of her historic mansion.

IT WAS predicted, but for many not truly believed.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has cut its funding to The Anvil Arts by 50 per cent with the chief executive warning that job losses will be inevitable as a result. At the same time, the authority has warned B Love Festival will be scrapped...

A CLASSICAL musician from Oakley is excited to be releasing his debut album later this month.

TWO Basingstoke teenagers who were banned from contact with fellow members of a street gang by a judge last month breached the order they were given just days after it was made.

THE driver of a school bus which has its roof torn off when it struck a railway bridge has appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court.

Child poverty in Basingstoke and Deane rose to the highest level in six years before the coronavirus pandemic hit, figures reveal.

The council leader has spoken out in support of the Amazon warehouse project on the eve of a crunch meeting to decide its fate.

BASINGSTOKE shopping centre Festival Place is preparing to welcome people back from Monday, and below is the full list of shops that are set to re-open.

Friday Night Dinner actor Paul Ritter has died at the age of 54 from a brain tumour.

Basingstoke has long suffered from an image problem, something which the Council has attempted to improve with campaigns such as "A Place to be Proud Of". 

Pubs, hairdressers and other non-essential retail across Basingstoke will be opening on April 12 as Boris Johnson confirmed lockdown easing would go ahead as planned.

A NEW local testing site for those with Covid-19 symptoms is being constructed in a Basingstoke car park to replace The Anvil testing site.

A Basingstoke man has recounted his two attempts to kill the Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar as part of a new documentary.

TEN arrests were made yesterday after police were called to an incident in Basingstoke, which is now being investigated by Border Force.

STAFF at a community café were left “devasted” after arriving to find broken glass and rubbish strewn everywhere.

BASINGSTOKE residents will be informed “in the coming days” where they will be able to collect lateral flow Covid tests following the closure of The Anvil testing site, as the government announces today these will be available for everyone fro...

Police have criticised drivers who turned around at the scene of an accident on the A34 and drove into oncoming traffic.

Eleven north Hampshire eateries had fresh food hygiene ratings released in February and March.

A railway worker was present to see the end of an era for equipment he saw installed as Basingstoke begins to take over signalling across the south of England.

The person behind the byline

Hampshire County Council has encouraged residents to be ‘tick aware’ this spring as lockdown restrictions mean more people head outdoors.

IT'S been a tough year for the arts and entertainment industry, with venues across the country having to close thir doors more than a year ago, and no prospects of reopenign before June.

10 important safety checks experts have told all drivers to complete before returning to the roads after lockdown.

Cultural hubs across Basingstoke and the surrounding towns and villages have been handed hundreds of thousands of pounds to help them recover from Covid.

The Bishop of Winchester has discussed a year of crises in his annual Easter message.

WHEN you hear 'The Secret Garden', you likely think of the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1911.

WHETHER you've lived in the town all your life, or are new to the area, many of us will be surprised at the thought that there's much we don't know about Basingstoke.

In this second week looking at the local history book The Making of Basingstoke by Eric Stokes we travel to the recorded details of trades in the 15th century. The book divides these into five sections:

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital has reduced the risk of infection control after implementing improved measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

WITH more businesses set to reopen next month, The Gazette has asked our readers to share their favourite small and independent firms around the town to give them a much-needed boost after a challenging year for most sectors.

From period dramas, comedies and thrillers to documentaries, reality TV and news features, Hampshire has been host to many Hampshire has been home to many Hollywood movies and popular OTT series.

‘The first hint of an idea came when we were up at Souter Lighthouse in the North East,’ Jay LaBouchardiere, one of half of Dorset folk duo Ninebarrow, recalls. ‘There was a large education board about Cuthbert Collingwood, who was second in...

Certain breeds and designer crossbreeds are much more highly sought-after than others.

Three areas of the borough have had more Covid cases per head than the England average, the latest data reveals.

A teenager from Basingstoke has admitted assaulting a police officer.

More than 200 people are believed to have contracted Covid-19 in hospital at the trust that runs Basingstoke hospital, figures suggest.

Stagecoach has confirmed that today (Saturday) will be the final day of service for Centre Shuttle bus that has been axed by the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

MORE women have caesareans to deliver their baby in Basingstoke than the national average, figures show.

THE makers of popular television show Come Dine With Me are returning to Basingstoke hoping to find more budding chefs in the town.

Hampshire Police have warned residents that ‘Nottingham Knockers’ are still in the area following numerous reports last week.

MORE than 1,000 patients were waiting longer than six weeks for a diagnosis in February at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust (HHFT) according to new figures.