A MOTHER from Basingstoke has been left angry and frustrated that a respite unit that provides vital care for her son could be gone for good, as the council are set to consider its permanent closure.

A LANE is currently blocked on the A339 this morning with heavy delays building.

A RESPITE centre that provides overnight care for children and young people with disabilities will permanently close, if council proposals are backed.

A HOST of events are being held in Basingstoke to celebrate Black History Month which runs throughout October.

A FIRST-CLASS theatre production, providing a fantastic array of family entertainment is heading to Basingstoke.

A HOUSE builder is preparing to submit a planning application to build 250 homes on a Basingstoke golf course.

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

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.

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

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A CELEBRATION of businesses in Basingstoke has been postponed.

A COUPLE who run a pub in Basingstoke are over the moon after the pub has received a Tripadvisor award.

AN 11-year-old Tadley boy has been invited to the national final of Total Karting after an impressive performance in the southern championships.

THE closure of a respite unit in Basingstoke is “inevitable” a Hampshire County council has said, as the council are set to consider its permanent closure.

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

HOUSEHOLDS across the UK where people are in receipt of benefits are set to receive a second cost of living payment next month.

As part of the plans, M&S will open 100 new Simply Food outlets across the UK.

MPs have called for the pre-existing May 1 bank holiday to be moved back a week for a three-day weekend.

The Greggs App is available to download now for both IOS and Android users and is free to sign up to

Netflix has come under fire over a “cruel” and “tasteless” upcoming scene in the new series of The Crown, weeks after the late monarch’s funeral.

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.