A BASINGSTOKE teenager who taught herself to learn guitar and piano during lockdown is now going to study music at her dream college.

Make the most of the dwindling summer sunshine and take the time to relax at this Hampshire waterside pub named among the best in the UK.

WHILE all cats are unique, these ones have something in common – they are looking for their forever home.

THIS 'MODERN' Chineham home has gone up for sale for £950,000.

George Pink was probably the stupidest burglar who ever set foot in Basingstoke.

THE owner of a Basingstoke dog walking business is celebrating two years of success.

A HISTORIC pub that closed during the Covid lockdown could be turned into housing if the community don’t raise £1million by Christmas.

A MERCEDES driver from Basingstoke has been handed a fine after admitting to speeding in Southampton.

A GROUP of anti-Covid-vaccination activists have been handing out leaflets to parents in a Basingstoke park with misleading information about the Covid vaccine.

A FAMILY RUN business has scooped yet another award as it continues to delight its customers with a taste of fine Italian food.

COMMUNITIES have been giving their views on plans for new sustainable water sources to protect Hampshire’s rare chalk streams and maintain supplies for customers.

A POPULAR culinary celebration is set to return to an historic silk mill.

A GROUP of friends have set off on a 40-mile walk between two football stadiums in memory of a former Basingstoke Gazette sports reporter.

SCORES of shoppers across Hampshire were left baffled after Tesco cancelled all its home deliveries after 1pm on Friday due to a nationwide technical glitch.

THIS 'IMPRESSIVE' five bedroom property in Basingstoke has gone up for sale for £925,000.

South Western Railway is inviting community projects to apply for funding.

HAMPSHIRE residents are being asked for their views on how to improve support services for people with autism.

HAMPSHIRE police officers are on a 220-mile bike ride for colleagues who died in the line of duty.

A REMARKABLE war time show celebrating the Women's Land Army rolls into Basingstoke in September  - and you can win free tickets with the Gazette.

A YOUNG musician from Basingstoke will be featured on an upcoming album reimagining jazz and blues numbers.

SCHOOLS in Andover are not considering moving to a three-day week amid national concerns surrounding the cost of running education sites, the county council has confirmed.

A two-wicket loss to fellow strugglers Burridge has left Hook & Newnham Basics 27 points adrift at the bottom of the ECB Southern Premier League.

When the temperature rises, so does people’s water use. But if we all use too much at once, there won’t be enough to go round. While Southern Water works to keep taps and toilets flowing this summer, you can help by using only what you need. That...

A MAN has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a father-of-two in Brighton Hill.

THIS week a taste of Spain is arriving in Basingstoke’s Festival Place with the opening of new restaurant called Tapas Revolution.

AN APPEAL hearing will take place later this year into controversial plans for a distribution hub on land near junction 7 of the M3.

A BASINGSTOKE man has admitted to six incidents of indecent exposure in the town last year.

A MAN was ordered to pay up almost £900 by the courts after speeding 30mph above the speed limit in Oxford.

Students and staff at a Basingstoke college are celebrating after achieving great results.

A BASINGSTOKE teenager who lost his carpentry apprenticeship at the start of the pandemic has turned his life around.

THE number of patients waiting for a cateract procedure or a physiotherapy consultation has increased across hospitals run by Hampshire Hospital Foundation Foundation Trust (HHFT).

A NEW heat pump showroom has opened in Basingstoke to help people across the South of England make the transition to sustainable heating options.

Basingstoke & North Hants registered a three-wicket win against Sparsholt.

THE RSPCA has released new figures which reveal seven cats a day suffer at the hands of humans and this is expected to increase during the summer months.

Lidl is recalling one of its products because it may contain disease causing bacteria which in rare cases can cause meningitis

- Students are collecting their A-level results today - It’s the first time since 2019 that exams have taken place due to the pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, exams were scrapped - We'll be bringing you latest updates from across Andover and Basingstoke...

Students of Queen Mary’s College (QMC) received their long-awaited A-level results that would determine their next steps.

A MAN has admitted to causing alarm or distress by stalking a woman in Basingstoke.

Excitement and relief were the overwhelming emotion as college students across Basingstoke received their A-level results.

A GROUP of rail workers have formed a picket line outside of Basingstoke train station on Thursday (August 18) as another strike action begins.

AN OSTEOPATH delivered a very different kind a relief during a recent aid mission to Ukraine.

A GROUP of friends from Basingstoke climbed Snowdon in Wales last weeked during the peak of the heatwave where they raised more than £5,000 for St Michaels Hospice.

THE challenges of Covid put the importance of mental and physical wellbeing into sharp focus, and now businesses can showcase how they look after their staff.

TEN of our readers favourite cafes have made it to the finals of this year's Cafe of the Year contest, organised by Basingstoke Gazette and Andover Advertiser.

Ashley Nethercliffe defeated Alfie Smith of Portsmouth Water 21-15 to win this year’s county outdoor junior singles title.

MORE patients at Basingstoke hospital are facing long waits for A&E - some have even waited longer than 12 hours.

STRUGGLING veterans in Hampshire are turning to Help for Heroes for support with their energy and food bills as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.

POLICE are growing "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a "vulnerable" Basingstoke man who has gone missing.

THERE are heavy delays of 25 minutes near Chineham because of ongoing roadworks.

A WOMAN who is accused of causing more than £11,000 of damage to a sheltered housing block in Basingstoke by setting fire to it has appeared at crown court.