While the nation was plunged into lockdown, the vast majority of residents across Hampshire abided by the restrictions.

GARDEN waste customers in Basingstoke and Deane that missed a collection this week will get their subscriptions extended, the council has confirmed.

MUCH has been said in recent years about the Second World War, but perhaps not enough is written and remembered about the blackout.

A man has been fined £1,760 for failing to wear a face covering in Lidl.

WORLD Breastfeeding Week starts today (Sunday) and Southern Vectis has got on board to say nursing mothers are welcome on their buses.

Pressures at Basingstoke hospital have "stabilised" but "have not gone away", as health bosses continue to appeal for residents to use the right service if they need medical attention.

Three men will stand trial later this year after denying a host of charges connected to the alleged racial abuse of a taxi driver on his way to Basingstoke.

The council does not anticipate reducing waste collections to fortnightly, despite having several staff members self-isolating.

The application, submitted by CK Hutchison Networks (UK) Ltd (Three) network, has already seen at least 16 public comments against the proposal

A BASINGSTOKE charity suffered a “catastrophic” flood after a water main burst resulting in gallons of water flooding into its premises and damaging stock.

AROUND £70,000 is spent on maintaining Eastrop Park each year, the council has confirmed.

THOUSANDS of North Hampshire residents who use a tip from a neighbouring county will now have to pay for that privilege, as plans for a new site are scrapped.

TWO people have been charged after allegedly attempting to steal scrap metal earlier this year.

The monthly theme for Basingstoke Gazette Camera Club was #Bikes – an opportunity for the members to explore something outside their comfort zones of nature photography.

Another plastic surgeon

LESS than five per cent of rape investigations in Hampshire last year resulted in a charge, new data has shown.

BASINGSTOKE firms have come together to inspire students to consider careers in science, technology and engineering.

A DOG owner’s ‘out of control’ pet attacked two people and an assistance dog, a court has heard.

Stewart, in a tweet, shared how the staff nursed him when he told them that he felt “depressed and was suffering a profound loss of self-confidence”.

Highways England will be closing Black Dam roundabout overnight next month to carry out improvements, motorists are being warned.

TWO Basingstoke councillors have hit out over the ‘menace’ of electric scooters, and are calling for a police crackdown to address illegal use of them in the town.

THE number of coronavirus cases in Basingstoke and Deane increased by 53 in the last 24 hour recorded period, official figures show.

A Whitchurch man has been released under investigation following the death of a cyclist in hospital on Wednesday.

The trust which runs Basingstoke hospital is expanding its mental health support for patients with specialist clinicians being placed on wards.

A HAMPSHIRE model has spoken out about feeling ‘worried in her own home’ after receiving an ‘inappropriate’ text from a Test and Trace worker.

A BASINGSTOKE resident has won a competition to name the suites at a brand-new care home in the town.

ONE in four adults in Basingstoke have not been hugged for more than a year, according to research that suggests people are less likely to build new relationships than they were during the first coronavirus lockdown.

The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change.

A retired district judge has published a new legal book aimed at helping ordinary people taking action themselves without having to hire an extensive lawyer.

A BINMAN has claimed he was sacked after raising safety concerns to Serco as garden waste collections were suspended this week due to staff shortages.

A JEALOUS Popley teenager who showed no remorse after stabbing his friend in the face in a “vicious and cowardly” attack can be pictured for the first time after reporting restrictions were lifted.

IT MAY be twelve months later than planned, and the students may have flown the nest onto the next stage of their lives, but there was a big reunion for Brighton Hill Community School’s Class of 2020 last week as they finally held their prom.

THE key to getting affection from your cat may lie in letting it choose when it wants to be petted, new research suggests.

THIS summer, cinch presents The Isle of Wight Festival, which returns to its home in Seaclose Park from September 16 to 19.

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The e-C4 adds a bit of colour to the EV part of the family hatch segment, thinks Jonathan Crouch.

A WOMAN is fighting for her life after her car left the M3 carriageway and landed at the bottom of a verge.

The Trust says its A&E departments are "busier than ever"

POLICE are interested in speaking to two people seen in new CCTV images after a purse was stolen in Festival Place.

The road has now been reopened

Make sure you get your hands on a copy of this week's Basingstoke Gazette to check out the latest photos from two school proms last week.

THE leader of the Labour group in Basingstoke has called on the council to ‘stop making excuses’ over the future of the town’s ice rink.

A SENIOR councillor has said the council is providing activities to help bring shoppers back to the Top of Town, after news that a charity shop decided to close due to falling footfall and increased antisocial behaviour.

THE leader of the Labour group in Basingstoke has said the council’s failure to deliver major improvements to play areas in war memorial park on time is ‘very disappointing’.

A BLACK alert declared at Basingstoke hospital today could affect non-urgent care.

Here's a look at what you can expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out Thursday (July 29).

More than 100 care home residents across the Basingstoke area died from Covid-19, new figures have revealed.

Care home residents have been “failed by the system” according to one councillor after it emerged that more than 100 people died from Covid-19 at care facilities in the Basingstoke area.