A SEA of pink could be seen across Down Grange playing fields as people united in the fight against cancer at the Basingstoke Race for Life.

HUNDREDS of people dressed as superheroes took to the streets of Basingstoke last night to raise money for St Michael’s Hospice.

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital is asking everyone to test for Covid before visiting.

A MAN who consistently breached court orders and asked police to send him to prison has had his appeal against the length of his sentence rejected.

A BASINGSTOKE branch of Nando’s had to close early yesterday after running out of stock.

Parking charges at Eastrop Park

We have rounded up seven day trips that will suit families wanting to spend just £30 or less this summer.

WERHERSPOONS pubs are known for their cheap priced drinks and food and unique historic buildings but it is hard to know which ones are the best

This week’s column comes to you from splendid self-isolation having unwillingly found myself joining the government ‘pingdemic’.

A SOUTHAMPTON park has been shut by police after animals were potentially poisoned.

A MAN who stabbed his ex-wife after learning she was in a relationship with another man has been jailed.

THE Red Arrows are set to fly over Basingstoke this evening.

A COUPLE whose son died aged eight are running this year’s London Marathon in his memory to raise money for a charity which has supported them.

A FAST-FOOD chain which offers “healthy and nutritionally balanced” kebabs is set to open in Basingstoke.

ONE of the 17 life-sized hogs created as part of a free art trail around Basingstoke has been vandalised just days after going on display when its tail was broken off.

THE fountains near Eastrop Park are to remain closed after becoming damaged.

The history of the Costello School goes back much before 1960s

THE swimming pool and gym at Basingstoke Aquadrome are closed this morning (Saturday, August 14) following a power cut.

A MAN has been told to do unpaid work after he was convicted of assaulting a woman.

Unsurprisingly, after being stuck at home during the pandemic, the main reason people are looking to sell up in Hampshire is due to space.

JANNIK Vestergaard has taken to Instagram to say farewell to Saints, ahead of his imminent switch to Leicester City.

GARDEN waste collections will be suspended again later this month.

A DETECTIVE has been convicted of forging signatures on a witness statement during a murder investigation into the brutal killing of a mother of five.

A DACHSHUND and her five babies have been recovered by police from a 'puppy farm' in tadley.

THE managing director of a national rubbish removal firm has spoken out after one of his company’s products was involved in a road incident in Winklebury.

A BASINGSTOKE nursery is celebrating an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating as it marks its third anniversary.

A MAN has been fined £2,483 for he illegally cut down two trees on his property.

A CAFÉ in Festival Place has been given a one out of five, food hygiene rating following a recent inspection.

The chicken connoisseurs provided an update on social media.

Hundreds fewer people in Basingstoke and Deane were contacted by the NHS Covid-19 app in the latest week, following a change aimed at cutting isolation alerts.

Ready, teddy, go! The race is on to get your paws on a beary good prize – a family ticket to the cuddliest new exhibition in town.

Nick Gibb said ‘we’ve always taken very seriously the welfare and the pension of Gurkhas’.

Officers searching for missing Lewis Pearce have today released a further CCTV image of him.

Preview of this week's Basingstoke Gazette, out August 12.

ITS been a year of ups and down, but for teenagers at Basingstoke's secondary schools, it was mostly big smiles this morning on GCSE results day.

Basingstoke travelled to face Isthmian Premier League side Leatherhead last Saturday and put in a five-star performance.

A HISTORIC locomotive has visited Basingstoke as part of a tour across the region, giving enthusiasts a chance to spot the Jubilee class engine.

Basingstoke Town can announce that Dan Williamson has signed for the 2021/22 campaign from Winchester City FC.

A heavy emergency services presence has been deployed in Plymouth amid a “serious firearms incident” resulting in a “number of fatalities”, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

AN anticyclone near the Azores with a ridge of high pressure extending northeast to southern England is going to play a major role in what weather comes our way during the coming days.

MORE Basingstoke and Deane residents are challenging their council tax bills.

The recall is due to “contamination with an impurity that could potentially increase the risk of cancer over time”.

Live updates as students across North Hampshire receive their GCSE results

Hampshire Constabulary has issued an appeal to help find a missing Basingstoke teenager.

A COUNCILLOR has called on residents in Kings Furlong to ‘make their feelings known’ as part of a consultation on plans for a 23-bed homeless accommodation facility on Culver Road.

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

A NEW trail of 17 life sized hogs has appeared across Basingstoke.

A BASINGSTOKE man who is undertaking a charity challenge to cycle 274 miles throughout August, has received a helping hand from friends after a fall threatened to hinder his progress.

The scam could cost victims thousands of pounds, six points on their licence and could affect job prospects.

Five people have been slapped with huge fines over the last two weeks for breaking coronavirus rules.