A NEW community library has opened following the closure of a much-loved library in South Ham.

Basingstoke Saints’ first victory of the season is a 3-0 win over visitors CK Andover in the Basingstoke Kelvin Cup.

AN estate in Basingstoke is inviting people with ideas for sustainable food, farming or business to join a challenge.

A NEW shop selling new, retro and vintage football shirts to raise money for cancer charities has opened in Festival Place.

PLANS have been submitted asking for permission to build a swimming pool in the garden of a house in Basingstoke.

BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council has decided to an agreement with a major developer for the regeneration of Basing View.

RESIDENTS who live in a rat-infested block of flats have becoming increasingly angry as they have been left to live in the "nightmare" for at least a year.

A Lotto ticket-holder is yet to claim their £5 million jackpot prize a week on from the draw.

THREE ambulance trusts across the south coast are facing strike action as workers are prepared to walk out over 'poverty pay'.

THE Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane has completed a skydive to raise money for charity.

TWO road closures in Basingstoke which are finishing this week, and one more closure starting to be aware of.

​THE Basingstoke Bison bounced back from a 6-2 loss at Milton Keynes last Saturday to beat the Bristol Pitbulls 5-3 on home ice 24 hours later.

HAIREDRESSERS from a salon in Basingstoke have treated Ukrainian refugees to a cut and blow dry and hope other salons will follow suit.

A BASINGSTOKE man has raised more than £800 for a palliative care centre in India by organising a charity run.

Basingstoke’s improved run of form continued with a 3-0 home win over Chipstead.

CK Andover Reserves defeated Odiham United 5-1.

ONE of the most famous ballets in the world is heading to Basingstoke to impress auidences this Christmas.

A DANCE group of dads have smashed their target aimed to raise money for a hospice close to their hearts.

A BASINGSTOKE team finished runners up in a Korfball tournament.

A GROUP of students from a Basingstoke-based Catholic school have completed the school’s first Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) expedition.

A GOLF team from Basingstoke finished runners-up in the ‘largest amateur golf tournament’ in the world.

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been charged with several sexual offences allegedly committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017, German prosecutors have said.

Police who are looking for television presenter Katie Piper’s acid attacker believe he may have left the country in August.

A man has been arrested by officers investigating a case of a man found with a stab wound.

A NEW cake shop is set to open in Basingstoke next month.

A MAJOR road in Tadley will be completely closed for five days as part of construction of a Lidl store.

IN MEMORY of beloved guide dog Wag, festival place has put up a plaque where people can pay their respects.

A HORSE in Whitchurch was left injured after it was chased by a dog.

Owners of the Fur and Feathers, have applied for permission to turn the pub into a house. 

COMMUNITIES across the borough have been inspired by Basingstoke Green Week to take new action and reduce their emissions in the fight against climate change.

A MUCH-LOVED father who died after a tree hit his van during Storm Eunice in Hampshire was sent to work despite the weather warning, an inquest heard.

A GROUP of 12 bereaved mothers climbed Snowdon last month to raise money after their children all died unexpectedly without explanation.

A PAIR of Basingstoke men have constructed a working model classic car that they will raffle off for charity.

Katie Piper's acid attacker is on the run after prison recall for breaching his license conditions.

ONE of the finest ever acoustic and slide guitar players is coming to Basingstoke next month.

HEAVY delays are building on M3 southbound near Basingstoke following an incident.

A SPECTACULAR Festival of Light parade will take place in Basingstoke later this month, organised by a local dance company.

After a busy few months, the summer season of the Basingstoke and District Tennis League came to an end a couple of weeks ago.

Hartley Wintney crashed out of the Isuzu FA Trophy with a penalty shootout defeat to Beaconsfield Town.

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AN APPEAL has been made after a man was stabbed in Basingstoke on Saturday, October 8.

FOOD DELIVERY drivers went on strike this weekend, with a "large" presence fighting for fairer pay due to the cost of living crisis.

Staff at Basingstoke Magistrates Court are set to walk out in a dispute over working hours.

A BASINGSTOKE shopping centre is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month with a celebratory party.

THREE gym owners in Hampshire held Jiu Jitsu seminars during September that people attended by paying in items of food to be donated to local food banks.

A SENIOR County Councillor has approved recommendations on proposed cycle route from Manydown North to Town Centre.

TWO car drivers were involved in a collision near to Lidl in Basingstoke.

A 'CHARMING' Cliddesden cottage has been reduced from £1.2m to £1m.

This Conservative government's incompetence is costing us dear now and will continue to do so.

RESIDENTS will be given the opportunity to gain an intimate insight into the nation’s most loved famous vet.