There are six great reasons why you should think about nominating someone who has helped you in an emergency for recognition in our Hampshire Hero Awards 2021:

The list of candidates vying for the votes of Basingstoke residents next month has been revealed. On May 6, the borough will go to the polls to vote in their ward councillors in the All Out Local Elections. Here are the candidates:  

Basingstoke council is pulling out all the stops in a bid to stop John Lewis from leaving town, The Gazette can reveal.

Doors to the gardens of wonderful pubs in Basingstoke will open from Monday as government further relaxes lockdown measures.

FIRE crews from Basingstoke and Fleet are currently tackling a barn fire in Baughurst - where four pigs have been reduced from the flames.

A LONG-SERVING Basingstoke theatre volunteer has said the council’s decision to cut funding for the Anvil Arts could be an opportunity to breathe new life into the historic Haymarket theatre.

PLANS approved last night for a controversial warehouse at Basingstoke Gateway have been met with mixed reaction, with one local resident branding it ‘common sense’, while another pointed out it would mean ‘waving goodbye’ to countryside spac...

BASINGSTOKE’S MP has expressed her ‘disappointment’ at the borough council’s decision to approve plans for a major Amazon distribution hub at the Basingstoke Gateway site.

THE FAMILY of a popular boxing coach killed in a fatal hit-and-run near Hook expressed their anguish in court as the driver of the car that hit him was sent to prison for four years.

Almost 1,000 empty houses in Basingstoke and Deane should be used to help solve the national housing crisis, campaigners argue.

TWO men charged racially abusing a taxi driver will stand trial after denying the allegations.

A ‘DISTRACTED’, speeding driver who ‘mowed down’ a motorcyclist and fled the scene of the crash near Hook has outlined his remorse in a letter read in court.

​A PUBLIC notice has been issued to build up to 57 new dwellings at Land At Redlands in Reading Road, Sherfield-on-Loddon.

More than 5,500 children in Hampshire became eligible for free school meals during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.

BASINGSTOKE Bison’s dream coaching team of Ashley Tait and Tony Redmond will once again be in charge for next season.

Five Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council employees took home over £100,000 last year.

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A NEW mental health hub is being set up in Hampshire to help thousands of new, expectant and bereaved mothers, NHS leaders have announced.

One mobile chippy in Tadley has been been named as one of the top 10 in the UK.

PLANS for a major “distribution hub” understood to be intended for use by international online retailer Amazon, located at Basingstoke Gateway, have been given the green light by councillors.

Basingstoke councillors are tonight deciding the fate of plans to build four warehouses near the M3.

A CARE provider which was launched by a Basingstoke hospice has gone into liquidation, with the hospice set to lose out on funding it invested into the business.

COUNCILLORS have voted to refuse an application for four warehouses at Basingstoke Gateway, near Junction 7 of the M3, with one councillor stating ‘it doesn’t belong here’.

Good evening and welcome to our live blog. Follow for live updates as Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's Development Control Committee discuss and decide on two controversial planning applications for warehouses at Basingstoke Gateway, near J...

A Deliveroo cyclist from Old Burghclere is about to embark on a round-the-UK cycle ride as part of a challenge to raise money for the RNLI.

Here's a look at what you can expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out Thursday (April 8).

Tens of thousands of employees in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have dropped off company payrolls during the coronavirus pandemic.

BROTHER and sister team David and Katie Sims have signed up for the virtual Jurassic Coast Hike which spans 95 miles, with the aim to raise money and awareness for the medical condition called Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD).

The one-year survival rate for bowel cancer patients in north Hampshire is among the highest in England, figures show.

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A BASINGSTOKE family were told that little Oliver, 4, would never walk - but he’s proven everyone wrong, and now hopes to ride a trike.

The benefits of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh any risks for most people, the UK medicines watchdog has said.

RESIDENTS at a Basingstoke care home enjoyed Easter in style, thanks to fun, games, and community generosity.

THERE are six great reasons you need to nominate someone as an Everyday Hero in the Hampshire Hero Awards 2021:

Debenhams is preparing to reopen for a huge closing down sale next week as coronavirus restrictions ease.

Three in five people in Basingstoke and Deane have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

All you need to know about the third coronavirus jab to be rolled out in the UK.

A new flooring retailer is set to open its doors in Basingstoke next week.

Customers have expressed concern that their personal details could be found in unopened packages. 

Multiple Wetherspoon pubs in Hampshire are set to reopen their doors when lockdown measures are eased from April 12.

Police in Basingstoke are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old was stabbed in a churchyard by a teenager on Easter Sunday

A LONELY pensioner whose story about his desperate quest to find friends broke hearts across the nation has been accused of harassment.

Police have appealed for witnesses after a 21-year-old man went missing.

A 35-year-old former army medic has been charged with the murder of a woman who died after being found with “significant injuries”.

A PETITION urging the council to reverse its 50 per cent cut to funding for The Anvil has attracted more than 4,000 signatures.

Mystery surrounds the death of a woman who died after drowning in the garden pond of her historic mansion.

IT WAS predicted, but for many not truly believed.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has cut its funding to The Anvil Arts by 50 per cent with the chief executive warning that job losses will be inevitable as a result. At the same time, the authority has warned B Love Festival will be scrapped...

A CLASSICAL musician from Oakley is excited to be releasing his debut album later this month.

TWO Basingstoke teenagers who were banned from contact with fellow members of a street gang by a judge last month breached the order they were given just days after it was made.