THE borough council has revealed the price it paid for a town centre hotel after the Gazette asked for it to disclose the exact figure.

TWO childhood sweethearts reminisce as they were one of the last people to recieve a telegram from the Queen celebrating their 60th Diamond Wedding anniversary.

ANXIETY, worry and fear are feelings that families of missing people know all too well.

A BELOVED young boy who sadly died from mitochondrial is being remembered this week during World Mitochondrial Disease Week as fundraisers continue.

CHARITY Dogs for Good is encouraging people to take part in ‘Dogtober’ - a walking challenge next month to help raise money.

A BRAND new family-pub and dining room will be opening in Hartley Wintney later this year.

Basingstoke-born James Bye has been paired with Amy Dowden in Friday night's launch event of Strictly Come Dancing.

A WOMAN from Basingstoke who stole food items and medication from a Co-op store has been fined.

BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council leader Simon Bound has announced ambitious plans for cutting carbon emissions.

Dan Brownlie hailed his side’s performance on Friday night as arguably one of the best of his three-year tenure.

THE UK’s leading dog welfare charity is receiving unprecedented numbers of enquiries from desperate dog owners who feel they’ve run out of options.  

A HAMPSHIRE fostering campaign that surpassed expectations has been shortlisted for a South of England and Channel Islands regional award.

A BASINGSTOKE college has been recognised for how it brings BTEC qualifications to life inside and outside of the classroom.

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IT HAS been a long time since I’ve enjoyed Spanish tapas.

VISITORS to the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala event will have the last chance to take a ride on one of the classic Schools class locomotives.

Police are now using new motorbikes to hunt down fleeing offenders on bikes and mopeds.

It is set to be a packed autumn at the Army Flying Museum it Middle Wallop with a wide range of events taking place.

BASINGSTOKE care home, Home Instead, has been announced a '5 star' employer as the owner encourages people to join the team.

At 46.2 in August, the headline NatWest South West PMI® Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors – fell from 51.3 in ...

Who is your money on to take the glitterball trophy ahead of Friday's launch show?

Dust off your dancing shoes because Strictly Come Dancing is back this weekend

Strictly's 2022 celebrities have officially been partnered up with their professional dancers. See all the couples here.

AN ODEON Cinema and a Waitrose supermarket are among the assets set to be sold despite the drop in value.

COUNCILLORS have been left questioning how much the council has spent on a new investment that has seen them buy a town centre Premier Inn.

A HOOK resident accused of breaching a High Court injunction by protesting outside an oil terminal to demand an end to new oil and gas projects in the UK, has received a suspended sentence.

GENEROUS donation from a parent enabled Manor Field Junior School to buy a brand new book vending machine for all students.

A MAN in his 40s has denied the attempted rape of a woman in a park in Basingstoke.

How the money is received will depend on how you pay your bill.

A FILM festival in Basingstoke is returning for its seventh edition with a programme of 45 short films.

He was a foreign diplomat, Air Attaché, based in London in the 1960s and he and my mother met Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on numerous occasions.

THE UK’s leading dog welfare charity is receiving unprecedented numbers of enquiries from desperate dog owners who feel they’ve run out of options.  

VIVID's charity arm has announced a quarter-of-a-million-pound investment to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis and support social enterprises in the Hampshire region.

It is advised to not drink at all if you can to potentially avoid going over the limit whilst driving.

Customers can bring their soft plastic to recycle at Aldi stores.

A BASINGSTOKE town centre hotel has been added to the council’s property portfolio after the purchase of Premier Inn in Victoria Street.

A MAN in his 60s has died following a fatal collision on the A33 near Basingstoke.

A MAN has been charged with detaining a child following a serious blackmail incident in Basingstoke.

A DRIVER who collided with a cyclist knocking them to the ground failed to stop at the scene near Chineham.

THE Office and After Life star Ricky Gervais is coming to Basingstoke next month with his show Armageddon: Work in Progress.

PEOPLE in Basingstoke can now volunteer to help Battersea dogs and cats in need of a home as the charity launches their third community located in Basingstoke.

South Western Railway will only be running a reduced service on Saturday, October 1

YOUNG people across Hampshire have been challenged to stand up and speak out on crime in the county.

MORE than 200 Hampshire Police officers were on duty for her Her Majesty the Queen's funeral as she made her final journey from Westminster to Windsor on Monday.

THE COMPANY behind two Hampshire farm shops has spoken of its 'sheer delight' after scooping a prestigious national award.

AFTER two giraffe deaths this summer a local zoo has reason for celebration.

Champion Group is now sponsoring the north stand at Winklebury Football Complex, ready for the start of the 2022/23 Isthmian South Central campaign,

​British defenceman Marcus Mitchell has been added to the Bison roster for the rest of the season, writes Graham Merry.

ORGANISERS of the Inspire Business Awards are looking for entries for The Service Excellence category.

PEOPLE have reacted with fury after a promised and much-needed dental surgery will not be going ahead.