An Oakridge man has been given a fine after he drove through Hook at more than double the speed limit.

After a cold snap, the weather is set to get milder over the course of the weekend.

THREE areas in Hampshire have been named as some of the best places to live in the South East.

WITH Valentine's Day just around the corner, love birds will be looking for the perfect meal deal to tickle their tastebuds.

AN INVESTMENT portfolio held by the borough council is valued at more than a quarter of a billion pounds, it has been revealed.

The borough council's new chief executive has labelled the climate crisis as "fundamental" and must become part of "business as usual".

COUNCILLORS have voted down plans for 75 new homes in Overton, on land described as a ‘toxic waste dump’.

The Gazette looks back at last year for Basingstoke Town FC - one year on from the discovery of the Camrose covenant.

‘DRUNKEN thugs’ who assaulted a man outside a Basingstoke nightclub have avoided going to prison after their case was delayed due to the Covid pandemic, a court has heard.

AN UNAUTHORISED advertising board in Worting will be removed after councillors unanimously voted to take “direct action” against the company which erected it.

Have you ever wondered what crimes are being committed near you?

Marwell Zoo looking for a new Animal Keeper to care for its Carnivores

A MURDER accused spoke openly about the killing of a man who was thought have robbed the drugs operation he was involved in, a court heard.

A GRANDFATHER from Winklebury has offered a reward to an ‘inspirational’ young litter-picker.

Millions of people across the world will be celebrating Chinese New Year today

A FURIOUS police officer has penned an emotional letter to the Prime Minister following the decision to snub officers for Covid-19 vaccine priority.

THE online travel agent Lastminute.com will face enforcement action if it does not make promised payments within seven days.

The reintroduction of national lockdown measures weighed heavily on the performance of South West private sector firms in January, according to latest PMI data.

CORONAVIRUS cases across Basingstoke and Deane are continuing to fall, the latest statistics reveal.

A Basingstoke woman stole £12,000 from her ‘elderly and frail’ grandmother while acting as her carer, a court has heard.

The family of a Basingstoke man who died following a collision on the A303 have today paid tribute to him.

Three schools in the Basingstoke area have full or partial closures in place this morning after cold weather overnight.

FIGURES show that 88 per cent of people transferred to the NHS Test and Trace system were reached in Hampshire in the space of eight months.

Nearly 400,000 Covid vaccine doses have been administered in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, statistics reveal.

THERE is a new leader of the borough's independent councillors.

Robert Jenrick has been accused of a “betrayal” of after he revealed a new £3.5 billion package to end the “cladding scandal”

HOSPITALS in UK admitted more than 100k Covid patients in January alone, new figures have revealed.

Snow flurries were seen across the borough this week as temperatures dropped below freezing but are we likely to see another dusting soon?

Police are appealing for witnesses after a spate of robberies

With temperatures dropping across the UK many are reminded of ski holidays whilst others are desperate to warm up on a tropical paradise get away

POLICE have named the bus driver who has been charged after a double-decker bus full of schoolchildren smashed into a railway bridge in Headbourne Worthy.

Schools and businesses have been shut in England since January 4 when it was placed under its third lockdown period.

More than one million people were subject to swab tests and questionnaires as part of Imperial College London’s REACT study.

AN INDEPENDENT school which costs up to £15,000 a year to attend has been issued with a notice from the Department of Education after failing regulatory requirements.

The town's Business Improvement District, Basingstoke Together, will cease to exist from next month.

The government is set to announce £5 billion in funding today to help remove flammable cladding from tower blocks.

THE owner of a Basingstoke nightclub has objected to plans to open a new fast-food takeaway next door to his business.

Here's what to expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out tomorrow (Thursday, February 11).

STORM Darcy has triggered a new wave of Cold Weather Payments for postcodes across Basingstoke.

THE NHS is launching a new campaign to urge families in Hampshire to talk about organ donation following research that less than half of adults in England have had the conversation.

LIDL revealed locations across the UK that are being eyed up as part of their expansion.

We are taking a trip down memory lane with some local TV gold.

IMPROVEMENTS are being made to a former bike shop at the Top of Town.

Motorists will have to follow a 34-mile diversion around Basingstoke to bypass roadworks.

The borough is set to be the least infect area of Hampshire by next week.

WHEN Grenfell happened, I was a reporter on The Daily Mail Online. I spent the days after the tragedy at the foot of the smouldering tower block speaking to grief-stricken victims and witnesses who were struggling to cope with the horrors they had se...

Each pizza-making kit will include two servings, donations commence this week in Scotland and next week in England and Wales.

The combo caused utter chaos on social media with brands including Lidl, Dominos and even the NHS making their disgust known.

Dognapper tried to steal woman’s guide dog whilst she was out walking alone in Basingstoke

From transport to waste, and buildings to the natural environment, this is how Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council plans to be carbon neutral by December 2025