The Gazette team volunteered on the Rotary Club of Basingstoke's Christmas sleigh and it was wholesome.

The minibuses, which feature tail lifts, are staffed by trained passenger assistants to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers.

Hampshire Fire Service has attended 10,158 incidents in the last year, with an average response time of 10 minutes.

Basingstoke Night Light Winter Shelter is providing hot meals for vulnerable people on Christmas day and Boxing Day.

The officers visited 10 venues, focusing on the 'Ask for Angela' and 'Spike Aware' schemes.

The first phase of the project will concentrate on the white-clawed crayfish and sand lizards, two UK species facing survival threats.

A pub has been handed a one-out-of-five food hygiene rating while eight establishments received five-out-of-five.

At the moment, farmland is exempt from inheritance tax, but in the Budget the Chancellor announced that from April 2026 a tax of 20% will apply to agricultural assets over £1m.

Milton has been captivating audiences with his clever wordplay and surreal humour since and HA!MILTON is set to be his best yet.

The event aimed to spread festive cheer and allow the children to meet Father Christmas.

Declan Westwell, 29, of no fixed abode, raped the teenage girl who was not known to him in the Oakridge area on Wednesday, May 8. Police said Westwell used a fake name and persona to coerce the girl, despite being aware of her age, before he raped ...

Shoplifter, 31, jailed after stealing items and breaching Community Protection Notice in Basingstoke

The police force is appealing for information to find Hannah Brown, from Fleet, who has links in the Hart area.

The rink in Leisure Park Road serves as the home for the ice hockey team, the Basingstoke Bisons. The company says that subject to no major issues being found it wants to see it fully re-open 'within a maximum of six months'.

Located on Leisure Park Road, the Planet Ice-operated rink was heavily used by residents and skating communities, who raised concerns about its poor maintenance.

The new site is designed to cater to the increasing number of electric vehicles on UK roads.

Dozens of Hampshire and Isle of Wight pharmacies will remain open over Christmas and New Year.

In Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, there have been two fatalities and 20 serious injuries involving e-scooters since 2021.

The event will include making dotty bauble art and baking biscuit baubles, all free of charge.

Southampton Airport has announced easyJet has officially launched a new flight directly to Paris.

Former Basingstoke MP Dame Maria Miller has been named the first independent chair of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).

Last winter, the NHS 111 service in Hampshire and the Thames Valley received nearly 75,000 calls over the two-week festive period.

Mark Jones is partnerships manager at Destination Basingstoke. He has worked in Basingstoke for 27 years, including 13 years as editor of The Gazette and eight years as director of communications and fundraising at Ark Cancer Charity.

The comedian, known for his sharp delivery and observational comedy, will perform on Saturday, March 22.

A gift wrapping pop up shop has opened in Festival Place to raise money for St. Michael's Hospice Basingstoke.

The session allowed members of the public to submit questions to Chief Constable Scott Chilton.

Ringway North in Basingstoke was closed briefly just after 7am.

I want to wish everyone season's greetings and a happy New Year.

Schools in Basingstoke have been delighting in their annual Nativity plays, here are the wonderful pictures they have shared.

TArdmore Construction Company has been ordered to pay £14,454,914.45 of damages to the developers of the high-rise apartment block in Alencon Link, Barratt.

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A visit to see Santa is a prerequisite to Christmas if you have children. And nowadays there are far more alternative places to meet the famous Mr Claus than a traditional shopping centre grotto.

Basingstoke's MP Luke Murphy has called on parliament to give an update on plans to make spiking a separate criminal offence.

'Recently it has been reported that Hampshire FA has appeared to struggle in looking after Basingstoke football club.'

The trio chatted with excited children and their families on the Children's Ward, and posed for photos as keepsakes.

Reopened in late November, the refurbished clubhouse is light and spacious, with large new windows that allow guests to take in panoramic views of gliders.

A CRITICAL incident at Basingstoke hospital has been stood down but it remains ‘incredibly busy’.

For the third time this season, Winchester were beaten 4-2 on home soil, although on this occasion they were behind from the moment Basingstoke took the lead.

The Red House, a Grade II-listed building on London Street, dates back to the 16th century and was used as a public house from the late 18th century.

Farmers with tractors will be outside the council offices demonstrating against the Family Farm Tax.

St Michael's Hospice also hosted its annual Light up a Life memorial event.

Bob and Amarjit Gujral, who have run the much-loved Watson Way Post Office and Stores since the late 1990s, officially stepped down last weekend.

Letter to the Editor from D.J. White stating that Net zero will cause huge problems in the UK.

Basingstoke RFC hosted a Christmas market with local vendors inside the clubhouse.

St Michael's Hospice hosted not one, but two Reindeer Runs in Basingstoke and Alton, along with its Light Up A Life service, to bring the community together with festive cheer.

The year kicks off in January with a focus on Pride and Prejudice to celebrate the publication month of the classic novel.

The MP also highlighted the need for local services to be "built alongside new homes".

The survey assessed various aspects of the patient journey, from arrival to discharge.

All three made their professional debuts against Sunrisers at Chelmsford in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in 2023.

WE ALL know and love the story of Sleeping Beauty, but the pantomime production of the popular fairytale at The Anvil came with a few additional surprises.