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Basingstoke Gazette

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:24:34 +0000
New Basingstoke parents. Share your baby news with us!
CALLING all proud new parents!

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:36:43 +0000
Dozens of schools forced to turn away key worker children
HUNDREDS of children of key workers were unable to go to school on Tuesday after dozens of schools were forced to implement full closures because of the last-minute lockdown announcement.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 18:55:40 +0000
Gamekeeper, 44, loses both legs after Kingsclere car accident on New Year's Eve
A popular gamekeeper has undergone a double amputation after a horrific car accident on New Year's Eve.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:42:09 +0000
Fundraiser to help Andy Soper after Kingsclere car crash
Fundraising campaigns have been set up to support a popular man injured in a serious car crash on New Year's Eve.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:23:03 +0000
Free home delivery for six weeks
We’re here to help you during these challenging times and that’s why we want to make it easy for you to get your favourite paper.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:26:28 +0000
30k have received vaccine at Hampshire Court Hotel
MORE than 30,000 people have now been vaccinated at a hub in Basingstoke, according to the town's MP.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:05:49 +0000
Grandmother with COPD still waiting for Covid vaccine
AN 85-year-old great grandmother who has not left her home since March because she suffers with a lung condition and has been shielding is concerned that she has not yet received the vaccine for Covid-19.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:59:50 +0000
Number of Covid deaths in each Basingstoke postcode
The location of each coronavirus-related death in Basingstoke and Hampshire has been revealed.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:22:03 +0000
Beware: Scammers offering fake HMRC grant
Residents have been warned to stay alert of scammers claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:56:50 +0000
NHS worker's desperate plea to the public to stay home
A Basingstoke NHS worker is urging the public to stay home after he was forced to move into hotel accommodation to protect his vulnerable family.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:52:48 +0000
Tyrone Potter denies operating Basingstoke drugs network
A Reading man has denied operating a county lines drug network in Basingstoke.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000
PAPER PREVIEW: Lockdown chaos as schools forced to close
Here's a look at what to expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out Thursday (January 6).

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:48:29 +0000
Hampshire's recycling centres will stay OPEN in lockdown
TIPS across Hampshire are set to remain open amid the third lockdown, a local authority has confirmed.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:27:02 +0000
Caroline Nokes slams plans for asylum seeker centre in Barton Stacey
A ROMSEY MP has slammed the Home Office's proposed centre for asylum seekers in Hampshire next to the A303 after a pedestrian was killed in an accident on the road.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:54:43 +0000
Ex-military couple catches suspected Basingstoke burglar
A Basingstoke man has been charged with attempted burglary after an ex-military couple confronted a group of suspected burglars attempting to break into a neighbouring business in Andover.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:51:41 +0000
Hospital ambition to have zero Covid transmissions
BASINGSTOKE hospital is backing a ‘Covid Zero’ campaign, calling on staff and the community to do everything they can to reduce the transmission of the virus.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:26:39 +0000
South east set to gain 7 new MPs under boundary changes
Plans that could see changes to the constituencies in and around Basingstoke have been announced by the government, with the south east set to gain up to seven seats in Parliament.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:13:55 +0000
12,000 Hants care home residents to get Covid jab in January
Hampshire has 12,000 care home residents that will be prioritised for the coronavirus vaccine before the end of the month.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:26:21 +0000
When will the lockdown end?
The newly published law which states that the restrictions could stay in place until March 31.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:54:17 +0000
Clap for Carers returns this week and will include 'heroes'
Annemarie Place, the woman behind the Clap for Our Carers initiative has confirmed it will return at 8pm this Thursday.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:35:04 +0000
Supermarket lockdown rules: Aldi, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Lidl and Tesco guidance
AS ENGLAND is plunged into a third lockdown in a bid to curb soaring coronavirus cases, all non-essential shops have shut.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:48:06 +0000
Chilworth runner finds dead pigeons off Roman Road
A RUNNER has discovered a gruesome haul of dead pigeons - some with their heads missing.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:17:39 +0000
Lockdown 3: Sunak will announce new financial support
The UK has entered day one of it's third national lockdown.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:03:31 +0000
Inside Heathrow: Who are the people leaving the UK and why?
A DAY after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced another lockdown in the UK, Heathrow Airport was filled with worried people who wanted to get out of the country as soon as possible.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:12:21 +0000
Olly Stephens death: Family pay tribute to Reading teenager
An autistic 13-year-old schoolboy stabbed to death in a park on Sunday afternoon was “hilariously funny, charming and beautiful”, his family said.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:36:06 +0000
1 in 50 people had Covid-19 between Christmas and New Year
Professor Chris Whitty said that one in 50 people being estimated to have coronavirus across the UK is “really quite a large number indeed”.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:56:00 +0000
Basingstoke Paperchase store at risk as company on brink of administration
IT'S a sad day for stationery-lovers in Basingstoke as the popular Paperchase chain confirmed it is on the brink of going into administration after sales were hammered by closures at the end of last year.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:26:23 +0000
Two teenagers arrested for threatening boy with knife near Asda
TWO teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of threatening a 15-year-old boy with a knife and hitting him over the head in Brighton Hill, Basingstoke.The arrested boys are 14 and 15 years old, both from Basingstoke.Basingstoke police had earl...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:17:45 +0000
School staff accused of holding New Year's Eve party
PHOTOGRAPHS allegedly showing members of staff from two Andover schools enjoying a New Year’s Eve party together have been passed to the police for a possible Covid-19 rule break.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:32:00 +0000
Covid: More patients at Hampshire Hospitals than in April
There are now more Covid patients being treated at Hampshire hospitals than there was at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic's first wave.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:46:14 +0000
Basingstoke in lockdown: Pictures show town amid shutdown
THERE were scenes resembling March in Basingstoke on Tuesday morning after the town was plunged into a national lockdown for the third time in ten months.



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