Basingstoke prepares to unlock as pubs, shops, gyms and hairdressers get ready to reopen

It might be freezing cold with intermittent snow showers but the weather was not going to put off Basingstoke shoppers, eager to head into town today as lockdown restrictions ease.

It has been closed for four months and has no online shop.

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ON WEDNESDAY, April 7, a major Amazon warehouse project was given the go-ahead for land at Basingstoke gateway, near Junction 7 of the M3.

A NEW Covid testing site is opening today in Basingstoke after being constructed during the week.

BASINGSTOKE is set to take the biggest step yet in opening up from tomorrow (April 12).

DEBENHAMS is preparing to reopen for a huge closing down sale next week.

WHILE some of us may be queuing for high street shops, and other desperate for a haircut, bookworms across Basingstoke will be pleased to know that libraries can also open from tomorrow (Monday, May 12).

A LEADING car marketplace has offered top tips for residents in Basingstoke and Deane following recent spikes in catalytic converter thefts.

LAST week marked 15 years' service for a popular firefighter based at Tadley Fire Station.

THREE caravans and two horse boxes have been stolen from RAF Odiham.

The most expensive dog breeds of 2021 have been revealed - is your dog on the list?

Concerns have been raised over students’ mental health during a discussion by education leaders from across North Hampshire.

This week, I received a video message from the singer Matt Cardle, the former winner of The X Factor. Matt wanted to drop me a line to thank me for helping encouraging a friend of mine to finish their book. The friend had done so, and gone on to g...

Music-making in Basingstoke for the past 36 years

Whilst the end of terrace house is requiring modernisation, it could be the perfect home for first time buyers who want to take on a project.

BASINGSTOKE'S MP is calling on Anvil Arts and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to 'find a way to work together' to safeguard the The Anvil and Haymarket theatres, following the council's decision to slash its funding to the organisation by 50 pe...

Philip died peacefully in his sleep at Windsor Castle on Friday, two months before his 100th birthday.

PRINCE Philip’s former school in Headley has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh following his death yesterday aged 99.

A LUCKY duck who was shot through his body with a crossbow bolt has been reunited with his female companion much to the delight of residents who had been rooting for him to survive.

A PETITION created by Anvil Arts which urges Basingstoke council to reverse its 50 per cent funding cut to the organisation has exceeded the number of signatures gained by the platform’s previously successful campaign.

WITH just two days to go, retailers in Basingstoke's Festival Place are busily getting ready to welcome visitors once again.

Here is the forecast for Basingstoke for the weekend of April 9 and 10 2021

BASINGSTOKE Town Community Football Club has paid tribute this evening to former manager and coach, Arthur Hammond, who sadly passed away.

A BASINGSTOKE-BASED rock band are excited to be releasing their debut album later this month, after a ‘tough’ year.

A POET from Basingstoke has shared a verse she wrote about His Royal Highness Prince Philip, who aged 99.

Kingsclere & Heath End has the most number of Covid cases in Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, according to latest figures from NHS.

IN THIS final week of looking into interesting facts in the book The Making of Basingstoke by Eric Stokes, we look at the typhoid epidemic of 1905.

Courts across the county have given out hefty prison sentences for all manner of crimes last month.

These spots are guaranteed to be covered in a carpet of purple this spring

CLOTHES, shoes, make-up, hair accessories and endless bargains.

While everyone’s been at home more, we’ve all been using more water – your bill may have gone up as a result.

TRIBUTES have poured in from across the country with the news that the Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99.

A ROW over funding cuts to The Anvil Arts has deepened as senior councillors have penned an open letter to residents highlighting concerns over the theatre’s management.

FRIENDS and family of a Basingstoke cricketer who died of Covid gathered to mark the one year anniversary of his death.

The news of his death was announced on Friday on behalf of the Queen.

The Basingstoke Gazette has opened this online book of condolence to collect tributes to Prince Philip, who passed away at the age of 99.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has died at the age of 99.

Hampshire County Council has reused a condolence first issued in 2019 accidentally for Prince Philip.

News that Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has slashed funding for Anvil Arts has caused controversy in the town.

More than 500 disabled people in Basingstoke and Deane have taken the Government to tribunal over benefit payments and three-quarters won, figures show.

Just 72 hours left. The day all of us have been waiting for is finally approaching.

Homes became slightly more affordable in Basingstoke and Deane last year, as average earnings rose faster than house prices, figures reveal.

THE GAZETTE regularly prints public notices alerting the public to proposals whether by statutory authorities, private companies or individuals.

The Legends Festival is coming to Basingstoke this summer.

The Queen’s husband, Prince Philip, has died at the age of 99 , Buckingham Palace has confirmed today.

Prince Philip has died at the age of 99.

There are six great reasons why you should think about nominating someone who has helped you in an emergency for recognition in our Hampshire Hero Awards 2021:

The list of candidates vying for the votes of Basingstoke residents next month has been revealed. On May 6, the borough will go to the polls to vote in their ward councillors in the All Out Local Elections. Here are the candidates: