Asbestos has been found at Basingstoke's aquadrome and will mean that the lagoon and water slides will not reopen until after the summer holidays, The Gazette can reveal.

The death knell for Basingstoke's John Lewis store has been sounded after the chain confirmed the store will close down permanently.

A BASINGSTOKE street has turned into a film set this evening for what is thought to be a BBC adaption of Kate Atkinson’s bestselling novel Life After Life, starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle.

The council were not told John Lewis decided to close their Basingstoke store, its leader has said.

A TEENAGE drug dealer caught with a samurai sword when stopped by police in Basingstoke has been jailed.

A MAN accused of trying to abduct a child in Eastrop Park will stand trial later this year.

SET-UP is underway at All Saints' church in Basingstoke this afternoon (Monday, June 28), where a BBC period drama is filming later today.

THE chief executive of Bourne Education Trust has been honoured with an OBE for his services to education in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2021.

There were no arrests, seizures or dispersals in the Micheldever area last weekend, police have confirmed.

A MAN from Chineham has been fined after he admitted fly-tipping household waste at a recycling centre.

Dr Tasnim Jara has met worldwide fame after giving up her spare time to make viral videos countering Covid misinformation.

BASINGSTOKE’s MP says Matt Hancock made the “right decision” in resigning as health secretary, adding that any other allegations are “always taken very seriously”.

THE NEWS of closure of John Lewis at home store in Basing View, less than six years after its inauguration, has come as a shock for most Basingstoke residents.

BASINGTOKE Festival kicked off with a bang this weekend, as a huge variety of colourful artistic performances took over the town.

A damaged rail on the track near Micheldever has caused widespread disruption today after the line was taken out of service.

A MAN will stand trial again later this year accused of rape after a jury were unable to reach a verdict.

A PERVERT who downloaded thousands of indecent images of children, one with a girl as young as two, has avoided an immediate jail sentence.

IT HAS been one week since tragedy struck the South Ham community, as a couple were killed in their home on Buckland Avenue in the early hours of Sunday morning (June 20).

An office block in Basing View is up for sale for nearly £2 million, and it could be turned into flats.

THE leader of Basingstoke council has said that “all levels of government have to be transparent in everything they do”, after footage showing Health Secretary Matt Hancock kissing aide Gina Coladangelo in his ministerial office has again raised ...

A NEW shop selling environmentally friendly period products is set to open in Basingstoke.

DISCUSSIONS regarding the future of a Basingstoke retail park are “confidential” the borough council has said.

A BLIND teenager who is a Doctor Who fanatic has launched a mission to bring the Time Lord’s adventures to others who cannot see.

BASINGSTOKE schools have contributed to more than 100 abstract trees created by young people which are now on display outside Winchester Cathedral, as part of a project to spark conversation about climate change.

Exciting opportunity for prospective buyers to own a watering hole for just £145,000.

AND SO to this week’s much vaunted Freedom Day, presciently marked by English Heritage pulling the live feed of the Summer Solstice sunrise.

Hot temperatures are set to return in a fortnights time after a period of cool and soggy weather.

This one-bedroomed terrace house is up for just £135,000, well under the average UK house price of £256,000.

A Basingstoke man has admitted assaulting two police officers last week.

Mr Hancock wrote to the Prime Minister to tender his resignation.

BASINGSTOKE has narrowly missed out on a yellow weather warning from the Met Office, as the region prepares for heavy rain on Sunday (June 27).

A BASINGSTOKE recycling point is out of use after it was destroyed by a fire on Thursday evening (June 26).

RESIDENTS in Basingstoke over the age of 18 can now get their Covid vaccination without an appointment, thanks to NHS England's new 'Grab a Jab' walk-in scheme.

Members of Basingstoke Gazette Camera Club have been sharing stunning pictures of going out in the sun and meeting up with friends and family.

POLICE are once again present on the A33 near Micheldever this weekend after receiving information that horse and trap racing is planned for the area.

FOR THIS week’s Flashback, we are sharing one of the columns written by the late historian and photographer Robert Brown for The Gazette in June 2005.

Sherborne St John’s very first convenience store has finally opened its doors.

A POPULAR running race is returning to Basingstoke this summer when lockdown restrictions ease further next month.

HUNDREDS of people have been caught not wearing a seatbelt by police officers in Hampshire during a month of action.

Here are some of the most-loved Chinese takeaways in and around North Hampshire, according to Google ratings and reviews.

AS coronavirus cases continue to rise across the UK, we have put together seven updates to keep you informed.

There is something for everyone with ale, gin, wine, vodka, spice rum and coffee liquor all being made right here in our home county.

Plans could see each household have seven different types of bins sat outside in a plan to nationalise household waste collection.

Stanley Elliot appeared in court on Friday morning.

Stanley Elliot is accused of killing Geoffrey and Michelle Hibbert in Buckland Avenue on Fathers Day

Basingstoke’s annual arts festival will return to the town centre for its ninth year this evening.

The power cut lasted at least six hours for most customers.

MORE than half of adults in Basingstoke and Deane have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

A MAN charged with assaulting three security guards at a Basingstoke hospital has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

FEWER Basingstoke and Deane pupils have been offered a place at their secondary school of choice, new figures reveal.