Test Valley Borough Council has said it is "deeply disappointed and frustrated" after the closure of the Powder Monkey venue in central Andover.

Rubber ducks will be splashing down in a race full of family fun.

Mental health crisis services run by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), after inspectors identified seven breaches of regulation.

Andover residents have had their say on plans for 400 new homes in Bere Hill.

NHS services are expected to be particularly busy over the long weekend.

Controversial plans for a logistics hub have sparked public outcry and concerns over traffic, water supply and environmental impact.

Mental health crisis services run by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), after inspectors identified seven breaches of regulation.

Bark in the Park is returning for another year with a dog show, car boot, vendors and more at the end of May.

The winner of the Basingstoke Gazette's Basingstoke Festival of Transport Photo Competition has been revealed.

The head coach of the Basingstoke Bison, Jeff Flanagan, is stepping down from the club.

A “real attempt to kill someone” with a homemade bomb in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, has landed a man a 29-year prison sentence.

Teachers at Haberdashers Boys and Girls Schools have taken strike action after fire and rehire tactics soon to become illegal were used over staff pensions.

Councillor Tushar Kumar was officially elected as the new mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood on May 13.

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses and information after a "distressing" religiously aggravated public order incident in Borehamwood.

Hertfordshire Police have released a video of a car with a football net on its roof, confirming that the motorist was fined £120.

A Bucks business owner has been financially impacted by delays in a licence application.

A petition that was launched urging Buckinghamshire Council to protect green belt land and farmland across the county, has now reached over 1500 signatures.

An MP has warned that HS2 is “costing nearly a billion pounds a mile” amid fresh delays and rising costs.

Tributes have been paid to former Buckinghamshire County Council chairman Kenneth Ross MBE.

This week's Bucks Free Press is out on newsstands now - packed with dozens of local stories you won't be able to read anywhere else.

EastEnders fans have said an emotional goodbye to Karen Henthorn, who played Julie Bates on the BBC soap.

Year after year, thousands of people are being diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer.

A Surrey man who raped, assaulted and psychologically abused two women has been jailed for 24 years after a court heard one victim barricaded herself in a hotel bathroom in fear for her life.

Kingston Council leader Andreas Kirsch outlines plans for new homes, green jobs and net zero targets, alongside investment in transport, parks and community support.

A Government minister denied any plans for price caps but confirmed ongoing discussions with supermarket chains.

Girls aged 4 to 11 are inspired from the very start to be bold, curious and ambitious at St Albans High School for Girls Prep

A suspected drug dealer remains in custody after being arrested in St Albans.

Organisers have confirmed record-breaking entries for the 2026 Hertfordshire County Show.

Residents across St Albans and Harpenden can expect a fine and increasingly hot weekend, according to the Met Office.

A petition was launched calling for a ban on cyclists using the B651, a stretch of road between Wheathampstead and Sandridge.

Emergency crews were called to a garage fire in Worthing.

Brighton and Hove City Council has confirmed its cabinet members for the next year.

A pensioner from Brighton received a £100 parking fine after having a dashcam installed at Halfords on Lewes Road.

Councillors voted to close Middle Street Primary School in Brighton.

Brighton and Hove City Council spent more than £6,000 removing unauthorised flags from street furniture over more than eight months.