A CARE service provider in Basingstoke has been told it is ‘inadequate’ for the way in which it is led following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), despite inspectors raising concerns more than a year ago.

A BASINGSTOKE business owner has been forced to start from scratch after losing everything overnight when both her Facebook and Instagram accounts were hacked.

FOR Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW) a Hampshire charity has organised various events for everyone to attend to raise both money and awareness.

Thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable within months as a new system is introduced, with some left set to be thousands out of pocket.

A YOUNGSTER who went missing last week has been found.

PATIENTS with an appointment or procedure on Monday will be informed if it has been cancelled because of the bank holiday, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) has confirmed.

A PROPOSAL to build a 50-bed care home off the A339 in Kingsclere has been rejected.

A MAN has admitted causing animal cruelty after a gang broke into a zoo and allegedly began abusing animals and damaging their enclosures.

A VISIT from the mayor, local shops closed, empty streets, and thoughtful conversations as people reflected on the passing of the Queen were the mood in Basingstoke last Friday.

THE Gazette asked the borough council if council meetings will go ahead during the Queen’s national period of mourning.

STREETS Alive project supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council invites local artists to create outdoor artwork throughout Basingstoke.

RESIDENTS will be given the chance to put environmental questions to leader of Basingstoke and Denae Borough Council and his cabinet.

A NEW award has been introduced to recognise how businesses are ensuring their culture is inclusive.

The Food Standards Agency has issued a ‘do not eat’ warning

Users of the social media app, TikTok, have reported outrages with other service today.

Customers of the Lloyds banking group have been reporting outages with their services this morning.

A POPULAR café in Tadley has been voted as the winner of Gazette and Advertiser Café of the Year contest.

A BASINGSTOKE care home has been given a one for its food hygiene and told that ‘major improvement’ is needed.

HAMPSHIRE police have launched an appeal to help find a missing 16-year-old who has not been seen since last week.

The fast food restaurant chain has announced its opening hours on the day of the Queen's funeral

AS a mark of respect, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s waste, recycling and garden waste collections have been moved.

A CIVIC service to be held on eve of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in Basingstoke.

A few places will be screening the Queen's funeral in Hampshire on Monday, September 19

A PIGEON racing enthusiast has been reflecting on his fond memories of meeting the Queen 44 years ago.

THE organisers of Hampshire OctoberFest hope the event will be a chance for residents to come together and raise a glass to the Queen’s remarkable life.

PATIENTS, visitors and staff are no longer required to wear a face mask inside Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester hospitals.

THE Basingstoke Bison completed their pre-season with wins over the Bristol Pitbulls.

A YOUNG athlete from Basingstoke has won a gold and a silver in modern pentathlon at the Youth Sport Trust School Games.

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy has broken the junior Basingstoke Parkrun record.

Mourners have already joined the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state which begins at 5pm.

Thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable within months as a new system is introduced, with some left set to be thousands out of pocket.

Planned roadworks will be paused from this week until after the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey.

POLICE raids, break-ins, sewage in the shower and a list of broken appliances are just some of the issues an asylum-seeker has had to face since moving in to a guesthouse in Basingstoke.

A FUNDRAISING page has been set up to help cover the legal fees surrounding a Basingstoke headteacher's employment tribunal, and raise awareness of the case. 

A SURVEY undertaken by Basingstoke Foodbank has revealed there is a high level of concern about the increasing cost of energy bills.

A PARENTING website has got on board with two Hampshire hospitals to help thousands of women get the answers they need about their health.

A VET is sending out a warning to pet owners to make sure their dogs are fully vaccinated after a one-year-old puppy in Hook has died after testing positive for parvovirus.

A WOODLAND conservation charity is resuming its popular scheme which delivers free trees to communities.

Archers from all over the south-east of England and further afield took part in the regional field archery championships.

A letter in which Jane Austen laments that she is to 'flirt her last' with an Irish lawyer has gone on display to the public for the first time.

THE ANVIL will welcome not one, but two leading ladies of the West End to the stage next month.

Basingstoke Town’s FA Cup campaign ended at the second hurdle with a 4-2 home defeat to seventh tier Weston-Super-Mare.

Well over 160 athletes for the Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletic Club took part in the club's annual track and field championships.

PIGS have been causing havoc in Old Basing after a sow and her litter keep escaping from their enclosure causing extensive damage to an allotment and recreation ground.

HUNDREDS of people joined the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane Cllr Paul Miller in rememberance of the Queen and to proclaim the new King.

The strike on South Western Railway for September 15 and 17 will now not take place

A BASINGSTOKE shopping centre will no longer light up green in memory of a young boy from Basingstoke. 

THE chair of a community action group organised drop in sessions to help encourage residents to object plans to regenerate Winklebury.

AS energy costs continue to rise, there are concerns that many pubs will not survive, with fears that some will close.

Hook & Newnham Basics II pulled off a Houdini-style escape act to avoid relegation at the end of their debut season.