A PROPOSAL to build a 5G phone mast in Hatch Warren has been rejected after it received 50 comments from residents. 

COMMUNITY and voluntary organisations across Basingstoke and Deane can now apply for grants to build their business and allow them to respond to changing needs in their communities.

Hook & Newnham Basics have lost their position among the leading ten clubs in the top flight of Southern Premier League cricket.

HEADTEACHER of a Basingstoke school said he is happy to see his students’ “perseverance paid off”.

STUDENTS of The Vyne Community School are celebrating GCSE results.

PASSENGERS using trains along Basingstoke rail lines are facing delays this evening (August 30) due to a trespasser on the track.

A POPULAR coffee shop that was recently vandalised will have its smashed window replaced for free thanks to a kind donation.

RESIDENTS who live in a block of flats in Hook are angry and upset after they have been left to live “in a nightmare home” that they say is “inundated with rats”.

An 82-year-old former army mechanic has fulfilled his lifelong wish to fly a plane.

Spices and Spirits was announced as the Curry Restaurant of the Year – South East at the 11th English Curry Awards.

AVIY's Hair in Basingstoke has organised a forthcoming hairshow in support of Alopecia UK and Alopecia Awareness Month.

THE Spotlight UK team and volunteers spent two days outside Morrisons last week in Basingstoke to promote a food hub.

JON Boden is kicking off the new season in The Forge (at The Anvil) later this month.

The Bank Holiday weekend brought a mixed bag of results for Basingstoke Town as a 4-0 victory over Hanworth Villa preceded a 2-0 defeat to Binfield.

ALASTAIR Brown was Basingstoke and North Hants’ hero, as his first five-wicket haul for the club helped them to victory over Andover.

Dorchester Town maintained their good start to the season by securing maximum points at the expense of Hartley Wintney.

The nationwide ban follows similar initiatives from Tesco, Waitrose Morrisons and Asda.

A GROUP of friends walked 39 miles in memory of a former Gazette sports reporter who died aged 39 of bowel cancer.

A MAN in his 20s has been hospitalised after reportedly being hit several times with a glass or bottle in a nightclub in Hampshire.

RESIDENTS are win the chance of getting their hands on one of Sting’s signed guitars or winning a business-class return flight to Thailand, all whilst raise money for life-saving research.

A BASINGSTOKE mint farm has teamed up with a Hampshire-based ice cream company to create a special vegan flavour.

BOOTS have launched the UK’s largest bleach-free period care brand in Basingstoke.

A NEW girls’ football team in Basingstoke is celebrating after being sponsored by a family-run hair salon to buy new kit.

A VAN that was driving 18mph over the speed limit has been stopped by police.

A SCOUT volunteer from Basingstoke has achieved the Queen's Scout Award, the highest youth award in Scout movement.

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.

A COUNCILLOR has expressed concerns that the town's infrastructure will not cope with 18,000 new houses, as a decision looms closer.

The sale of the material would be banned in garden centres and supermarkets within 18 months, Defra said

While the cool breeze will be welcome by many, it can attract pesky flies to enter your home.

This year, we were given and extra day off to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Yes, the famous Pumpkin Spice Latte IS returning.

THE owners of a popular café in Basingstoke have decided to close three years after opening.

A TEENAGE girl was reportedly sexually assaulted in Basingstoke during daylight hours.

A FORMER councillor has called on Hampshire County Council [HCC] to consider building a bridge between Manydown developments to ensure all residents can easily access a senior school.

A SOUTH Indian restaurant in Basingstoke is all set to throw an exciting Malayali harvest festival.

EQUIPMENT stored in the corridors at Basingstoke hospital is creating a fire hazard, the fire service has said.

To tell this full story, we must go back over a century to the 1880s, when Kingsclere Road and Sherborne Road were just narrow lanes.

THANKS to funding from the Leader Progamme the stoneCIRCLE are replacing their 22 year old manual saw with a new GMM litox saw at their Basingstoke factory.

THERE is nothing more inviting than a warm, cosy pub on an autumnal evening, and while we might still officially be in the summer months, when I visited The Chequers, in Eversley Cross, there was a distinct chill in the air.

​THE second new face to join the Basingstoke Bison this summer, has been announced this week, with the signing of Edgars Landsbergs.

A GROUP inspired by the traditional song and dance of their native southern Africa are set to perform in Basingstoke.

BASINGSTOKE and District Disability Forum invite all local disabled people to their ‘Access for All’ Forum event on September 12.

STUDENTS of Cranbourne School in Basingstoke were emotional on the day of GCSE results after they achieved fantastic results.

The Met Office has shared yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms this week following a string of heatwaves this summer.

The DWP payment could be a welcome boost for those struggling with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Tesco has around 19 million Clubcard members across the UK.

It comes after Brits were warned earlier this year that the average price for fish and chips could rise as high as £10.

A TEENAGE boy has reportedly been assaulted in War Memorial Park in Basingstoke following an argument in McDonald's.

A BASINGSTOKE shopping centre has become dog friendly.

A DRIVER who tested positive for cannabis and cocaine had their six-year-old daughter in the car.