A BASINGSTOKE charity shop has been forced to close because of falling footfall and anti-social behaviour at the Top of Town.

The party has sent a letter to Basingstoke, asking for assurances that employees are briefed on safety issues.

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital has said its experiencing 'high levels of demand' and is urging people to 'think carefully' about the help they need.

MORE than 400 Basingstoke residents have signed a petition calling on the council to reverse increased parking permit charges in residential areas.

A LABOUR councillor has slammed the Prime Minister’s ‘Freedom Day declaration’, and is now calling on Basingstoke council to boost public confidence.

IT IS A children's television programme that has little ones glued to their screens.

AFTER many months of waiting, Parkrun returned to venues in England on Saturday, July 24, including Basingstoke's own War Memorial Park.

A ‘KIND and gentle’ Whitchurch father died following a fall in his garden while picking vegetables, an inquest has heard.

A WOMAN has been sentenced after killing her newborn baby in Aldershot.

Police said contacting the local council is the best place to start if you have a problem with your neighbour.

For decades, kids have joined the Scouts in the hope of experiencing new adventures but instead, many endured horrific sexual abuse.

Hampshire constabulary has been named by Everyone's Invited, following allegations by an ex-officer of sexual harassment.

Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, said the country is “facing a collapse” of the food chain.

RESIDENTS of Culver Road have submitted their petition against plans for a halfway house in the area.

SUPPORTERS of the ‘Save the Camrose’ campaign gathered in protest outside the Camrose ground on Saturday, calling on Basingstoke council to act now to ensure the site’s future as home of the town’s football club.

Following the biggest heatwave of the year, showers and storms returned this weekend to Basingstoke, putting a dampener on the those hoping for another sunny weekend.

There is anger after the two biggest sporting scandals in Basingstoke did not appear on the agenda of an important council committee this week.

AFTER more than a year of restrictions on events, the buzz of a secondary school prom is a rare sight.

A BASINGSTOKE community safety patrol officer (CSPO) has been presented with the British Empire Medal, for services to homeless people.

Although the vaccination drive is on top gear, the Delta variant of coronavirus is still spreading across the country.

OFSTED inspects and rates all state schools across England to judge the quality of education pupils are receiving.

TWO men from London have been given prison sentences after they admitted running a county lines network in Basingstoke.

FIREFIGHTERS have been scrambled to the scene of an Andover home which was struck by lightning during the overnight storms.

TRAIN services traveling through Basingstoke this morning (Saturday, July 24) are too be 'severely disrupted' due to signalling problems in the area.

Two men have been charged with operating a cannabis farm in Kingsclere.

RESIDENTS of Mercia Avenue in Charlton have spoken out about the ‘horrendous’ and emotional scenes they witnessed in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, July 24).

PARKRUN returned to War Memorial Park this morning, much to the delight of more than 300 participants and 40 volunteers.

FOOD hygiene ratings for three restaurants in Basingstoke have been published by the Food Standards Agency

Born in Steventon in 1775, Jane Austen lived in Basingstoke until she was 25.

The three-bedroom semi-detached house on The Street in Old Basing is Grade II listed, offering a rare opportunity for buyers.

The dreamy property could easily be mistaken for a European holiday home and it could be all yours for £1.65 million.

New research has revealed that Hampshire has some of the highest sexually transmitted infection rates in the South of England.

A TEENAGER who stabbed a former friend in the face out of “jealousy”, leaving him with a “scar for life”, has been jailed for five years.

Garden waste collections in Basingstoke and Deane will be suspended next week after several members of staff were forced to self-isolate.

Two lanes have been closed on the southbound approach road of the roundabout.

More than 35 firefighters were called to a barn blaze near Burghclere overnight.

The M3 is closed westbound between junctions eight and nine following an overturned lorry blocking the road, causing miles of tailbacks.

A man will not be sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman for another two months after he was forced to self-isolate.

A fan-led review into English football has found that clubs should introduce a 'golden share' giving fans veto power on a number of key identities of the club.

An ex-South Warnborough postmistress is set to receive compensation of up to £100,000 after her fraud conviction was quashed following a Post Office scandal.

As students celebrate the end of an era in style, we've taken a delve into our archives to look back at some pictures from 15 years ago.

Here are a few of this week’s planning applications advertised by the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

A MAN has admitted damaging security cameras at a Basingstoke hospital at the peak of the first coronavirus wave.

'It is time Basingstoke Council... got a grip of the situation'

The first full weekend with almost all restrictions lifted in England is not to be matched by fitting summer weather.

There were no casualties, although the incident caused 40-minute delays against expected traffic.

The new process will allow critical workers to carry on with their jobs even if identified as a contact of a coronavirus case.

Drivers are being advised to take to the roads extra cautiously this weekend following weather reports of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Luxury Leisure has applied to open the centre at 25-27A Winchester Street in Basingstoke.

INDUSTRIAL action is among the options nurses may consider following the offer of a 3 per cent pay rise for NHS staff in England and Wales, a union leader said.