AFTER two years in the hotseat editing the historic Basingstoke Gazette, this is my final paper as newspaper editor before I embark on a new adventure.

A LOVING grandmother from Basingstoke has been fundraising to receive a set of sparkling new teeth, after losing them during her chemotherapy treatment.

Many aspects of the area and its traditions go back a long way in history but not many are as historic as the Overton Sheep Fair now held four yearly.

Follow live updates as councillors continue to debate the future of housing in Basingstoke and Deane.

SHOPS are disappearing from our town at an alarming rate. The future of the home of the award-winning Bison ice hockey team hangs in the balance as the once iconic-Camrose football ground is left to rot.

BASINGSTOKE residents have expressed their anger and upset over the state of the town’s high street after this newspaper last week revealed the number of empty units stands at an all-time high.

THREE more Hampshire Hogs have been removed from the public art trail after they were vandalised.

Domestic abuse pushed Basingstoke and Deane people into homelessness or put them at risk of losing their homes dozens of times during the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.

Monsoon and Accessorize has reopened in Festival Place today.

TRAIN services traveling to London Waterloo this morning (Thursday, September 16) will be cancelled and delayed whilst emergency services deal with an incident.

Consumers could get caught out by changes introduced on 1 January.

Burger lovers grieving the loss of Basingstoke's Gourmet Burger Kitchen will be pleased to know a new chain has announced it is coming to town.

This is what you can expect from this week's Basingstoke Gazette.

The town centre has faced two bitter blows in recent days after a popular restaurant closed and another retail unit prepares to empty.​

HAMPSHIRES Police and Crime Commissioner is on the hunt for people to represent young people’s views on how to best tackle crime in the community.

A Café and grocery in Basingstoke has been given a one out of five, food hygiene rating following a recent inspection.

Hampshire police took cash and assets worth more than £800,000 out of the hands of criminals last year

A MOTHER from Hartley Wintney has marked the next stage of her business after opening her new hair salon.

THE inquests have opened today into the deaths of three drivers killed in a collision on the A303.

Boris Johnson is carrying out a Cabinet reshuffle. This is every minister that has been sacked.

Former Isis-bride Shamima Begum has begged the British public for forgiveness, saying there is “no evidence” she was a key player in preparing terrorist acts and is prepared to prove her innocence in court.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a fight outside the Barley Mow pub in Oakley.

The council have removed recycling banks from Stratton Park after a fire last night.

Basingstoke council cannot rule out providing overspill housing for other neighbouring authorities including London, the authority has said.

A PROPOSAL to build more than 100 homes on the edge of Oakley that was refused by councillors last year has been reversed after the developer appealed the decision.

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital said it is “on course” to deliver a new hospital in the latter half of the decade.

A BASINGSTOKE care home marked its 10th birthday in style earlier this month when fire breathers, an ice cream van and a steel drum band visited.

A MAN who sexually assaulted a woman after trespassing at Basingstoke railway station has been spared jail and walked away with a £346.

A CHURCH Crookham-based SEO agency is celebrating after being named one of the top search agencies in the country.

A Brighton Hill school appeared on our TV screens this morning after the government announced children aged 12 to 15 will be offered the COVID vaccine.

"The community now has the school it deserves."

HEAVY rain and downfalls are forecast to lash the Hampshire this afternoon, triggering warnings of flooding and travel disruption.

Another shop is set to close in Basingstoke town centre as jeweller Warren James advertises a final sale.

Boris Johnson is set to make an announcement in the afternoon of September 14, detailing the plans to tackle Covid in the winter months.

A UK-wide 1.25% health and social care levy based on National Insurance (NI) contributions will be introduced.

PEOPLE from different faiths and community groups joined together to go for a walk in one another's shoes on Sunday.

Basingstoke employees of Sainsbury’s will be able to have Boxing Day off this year as the chain has announced it plans to close its stores.

A HUGE project to boost power supplies in Basingstoke has been finished by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).

"MASSIVE concerns" were raised by councillors that could see at least 1,500 new homes built in the town centre.

Bloo, the UK’s number one toilet hygiene brand¹, has launched an upgrade to its innovative Fragrance Switch toilet rim blocks range. The new toilet rim blocks now feature a revamped version of the patented balls into marble-design for aesthetic ap...

A FACTORY worker from Basingstoke was found dead at his home after a long battle with alcohol addiction, an inquest has heard.

A MAJOR road in Basingstoke will be closed until the end of October whilst engineers strengthen a railway bridge.

The Monsoon and Accessorize shop in Basingstoke is set to reopen

A North Hampshire MP has hit out at climate protestors who blocked several junctions of the M25 this morning, saying their protest was "idiotic".

STI rates plunged in Basingstoke and Deane as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, figures suggest.

More than 800 complaints were recorded in Basingstoke as noisy neighbours caused a headache during the first year of the pandemic.

TWO-THIRDS of 16 to 17-year-olds in Basingstoke and Deane have received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, figures reveal.

The early autumn months are not exactly a great time for those scared of spiders, as mating season for the critters commences.

Ahead of the new University term students are being warned about HMRC scams.

A brand new care home has celebrated its opening in Basingstoke with a flurry of donations to local causes.