POLICE are appealing for information as they investigate an arson incident at a nature reserve in Tadley.

VIGILANTE signs have been put up in a Basingstoke car park to warn shoppers about the controversial fines dished out to those who unwittingly breach restrictions.

A HAMPSHIRE rescue charity has hit a major milestone this week.

The organisation responsible for GP services has pledged to learn lessons after a surgery responsible for the care of 14,000 patients was temporarily closed last week.

A senior GP has pledged that services at a surgery in Popley are now "better than business as usual" after its shock closure last week.

A COUPLE whose baby boy is waiting for a life-saving heart transplant married in the hospital where he is being cared for so that he could be with them for their special day.

THE chief executive of Anvil Arts has disputed the claims of two senior councillors that the arts trust’s ‘strategic planning’ is not up to scratch.

A senior GP has said that social media rumours claiming the proposed merger between two surgeries in Basingstoke had collapsed are not true.

TWO men who threatened pub stuff and customers after they were refused a buffet carvery have narrowly avoided a prison sentence.

THE chief executive of Anvil Arts has thanked the Basingstoke public for supporting the #ReverseTheCut petition - which now has nearly 6,000 signatures.

ONE of the youngest members of the Basingstoke Street Gang has been locked up after breaching an injunction order four times in one month.

The borough council has started closing the car parks of two of the town's beauty spots overnight.

BASINGSTOKE council has pledged to increase patrols at a play area in Oakridge following a fire thought to have been deliberately started by vandals.

THE deputy headteacher of a Basingstoke primary school will be running a marathon to make sure no child is left out of school activities.

TWO school friends who hadn’t seen each other in 60 years were reunited when they ended up in neighbouring beds at the Basing Cancer Unit at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

LESS than two per cent of hospital staff have declined to have a Covid-19 vaccine according to figures from the trust that runs Basingstoke hospital.

A TEENAGER from Kingsclere has admitted to driving while under the influence of cannabis, a court has heard.

The effects of Covid-19 vaccine supply constraints are being felt across the borough as the number of jabs administered has dropped.

A THIRD of people in Basingstoke and Deane who say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their well-being put it down to “lockdown loneliness”, new figures suggest.

Car boot sales across Hampshire have finally returned.

A MOTHER-OF-THREE has spoken out about the terrifying moment her car burst into flames on the M3 near Basingstoke last week.

A FIRE was spotted at a Basingstoke play park last night (April 18), thought to have been started by young vanadals.

A RETIRING Labour councillor has blasted at the party after her son wasn’t selected to stand in a ward he has represented for more than two decades.

Work to install a new fire alarm system at a block of flats that failed fire safety checks last year has been completed.

A coroner has ruled that a children's author and parish councillor was unlawfully killed after being assaulted by a neighbour at his Upper Enham home.

The first phase of a major development in Hounsome Fields in Trenchard Lane, Dummer will begin with construction of 143 residential units, a public notice advertisement has revealed.

A conservation group has today launched a campaign to halt massive housing development proposals in Whitchurch.

THE popular Downton Abbey will be back in cinemas with a sequel this Christmas.

POLICE are appealing for information following a fire at a Basingstoke play area, thought to be deliberate.

A BASINGSTOKE play area is open as normal this morning, after it was reportedly set alight by vandals yesterday evening (April 18).

The death knell for football as we know it was sounded last night, with plans for the 'big six' football clubs of England to break away and form their own European Super League, guaranteeing their places in a lucrative money-making machine.

Football fans from Basingstoke have reacted in disgust to plans by England's biggest clubs to form a new, breakaway competition.

It is potentially the most eagerly anticipated store or restaurant to come to Basingstoke in many years.

We list all the reasons why shock proposals for a European Super League, revealed today, would be great for the game.

The fastest and slowest places for house sales in the Basingstoke area have been revealed.

You have another chance to step back in time to a bygone era of rural branchline train travel as Watercress Line announced the return of its popular event The Spring Steam Gala.

Footage captured by a Basingstoke resident shows a mystery beast stalking across fields near to town.

DOCTOR Hilary Jones MBE is the latest celebrity to be announced as a guest for the Hampshire Hero Awards.

A Pink Super Moon will grace our skies from the night of Monday, April 26.

A new supportive care centre for cancer patients and their loved ones have come up at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital with a ‘soothing’ garden environment.

Two Basingstoke men have been arrested after a man in his 20s suffered facial injuries in a hate crime that occurred near railway station last night (Saturday).

A missing Tadley man has now been found, Basingstoke police have confirmed.

A NEW family-friendly bar is opening in Basingstoke set to offer a host of community events from wine and art evenings to book clubs and storytelling.

They say that buying a home is one of the most important decisions you'll make in your life, and anyone that has the privilege to own their own home will probably be able to agree the process is certainly stressful.

From camping equipment to DIY, you'll be able to pick up a bargain from the supermarket chains on Sunday, April 18. 

THIS week has seen hairdressers, pubs, gyms and shops open their doors for the first time this year.

Martin Lewis issues £1,000 fine warning to millions of drivers in the UK.

A recent boom in Victorian baby names could be because new parents might be influenced by looking at their families history.

The Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest as the Duchess of Sussex watched on from her home in the US.

Among their many duties, one of the most important roles of councils is to decide on planning applications.