AN ELECTRICAL company which has been in Whitchurch since the 1970s is marking its 50th anniversary next week.

A DISABILITY awareness day will be hosted by a Basingstoke group in April to answer residents’ questions about disability.

Critics have labelled the police complaints system “broken” and “powerless” following a damning investigation into how officers are regulated.

TWO of Britain’s largest and rarest birds of prey that were released into the south have been found dead.

A FIN of a 'great white shark' has been spotted just yards off the coast from a popular beach, it has been claimed.

Universal Credit, child benefit and statutory pension are among payments that will be increased in April to keep up with the rising cost of living.

Royal Mail will introduce new "reinvented" stamps after a successful trial of the new designs. 

THE deputy police and crime commissioner for Hampshire has resigned after backlash from controversial comments about gender eqaulity.

A MAN who was found seriously injured in Basingstoke died of “stab wounds to the chest”, an inquest opening has heard.

STAFF shortages and gaps in patient records have led to an NHS trust being downgraded by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

UNSUNG heroes in Basingstoke and Deane are set to be recognised once again as nominations for this year’s A Place to be Proud of Awards are now open.

TORTOISES were rescued last night after a smoke detector alerted their owners to a fire in their enclosure.

Wilko has more than 400 stores UK-wide but the new initiative will only be allowed in 248 stores.

NEW tenants have been found to run a village pub.

DEMANDS are being made to protect women from sexual harassment in Basingstoke.

Whitchurch Silk Mill chair Christine Beresford received the award from Prince Charles on behalf of The Queen.

BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council’s top Conservative councillors have backed the latest £132.905m capital programme for this year until 2025/26.

Although the zoo is currently free of avian influenza, it has taken strict measures after a farm in Bishop's Waltham had to cull its birds.

A Palace source has shared an update on the health of the Queen after Prince Charles tested positive for coronavirus.

Prince Charles has tested positive for Covid, Clarence House has said.

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A POLICE worker who received the 999 call from a dying mother after she and her husband were fatally stabbed has described how it was “one of the most harrowing calls” he had ever taken.

Boris Johnson said his strategy for living with Covid will be published later this month.

THE borough council has unveiled plans to build a new MUGA (multi-use games area) for junior aged children in Cranbourne.

BASINGSTOKE and Deane has been revealed as one of the 10 best places to live in the UK as part of the government’s levelling up plan.

A SEXUAL assault survivor is taking the NHS to court – after she claims they lost her paperwork.

THE COUNTY council will be facing a budget deficit of almost £250m in a few years’ time.

RESIDENTS have been left “disappointed” after Hampshire County Council has removed more trees as part of the redevelopment of the Brighton Hill roundabout.

RESIDENTS could see a tax increase by £5 a year as Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s Conservative front-benchers backed the latest budget proposal.

BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council’s antisocial behaviour campaign will focus on helping communities who are blighted by fly-tipping.

A PUBLIC inquiry into an infected blood scandal that cost thousands of lives has heard that major failings occurred in Southampton.

A BASINGSTOKE couple were stabbed to death in their own home while their toddler son was asleep, a court was told.

POLICE have issued a public appeal after two men tried to steal a woman’s dog while she was out on a walk in the Houndmills area of Basingstoke.

YOUNGSTERS who are looking for exciting career opportunities are being encouraged to take part in a series of events.

A BUILDING company has won the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2021 for its development in Basingstoke.

THE BASINGSTOKE Gazette and the Andover Advertiser have together launched a search to find the beauty therapist of the year.

Sovereign Housing Association is now extending the contract or awarding permanent roles to those completing the scheme.

Basingstoke Town came from behind to register a brilliant 2-1 win at Chipstead on Saturday.

CONNOR Benzey's excellent run on the Q Tour in Leicester helped him win the third leg of the Cuestars Under-21 Gold Tour in south London.

Basingstoke Ladies 1s restarted their league campaign this week in the Vitality Conference West Division with a home game against University of Bristol Ladies 1s, writes Roma Fox.

NETMINDER Jordan Lawday was just 63 seconds away from recording his first ever shut out for the Basingstoke Bison as they beat the Leeds Knights 5-1, writes Graham Merry.

SOUTH Western Railway have urged passengers to plan ahead as a Hampshire line shuts for nine days after a major upgrade is announced.

A variety of destinations are included in the offer, including Prague, Rome and Paris so 2022 could be your year to get travelling.

Police say they are becoming “increasingly concerned” for a missing woman who is thought to be in Winchester.

THE first police officers to respond to a double murder in South Ham have described the harrowing crime scene they discovered.

A BASINGSTOKE mother pleaded with her killer to spare her for the sake of her son as he stabbed her to death with her toddler in a nearby room, a court has heard.

PARENTS of children with severe learning difficulties or disabilities are fighting to save a respite unit in Basingstoke which is under threat of closure by the county council.

A BED shop is looking to find a new home in Basingstoke as the owners of the retail park where it is located are planning to knock it down.

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a Saints fan was assaulted by a "Portsmouth fan" at a railway station.

A 47-YEAR-old man has been arrested after a spate of thefts from motor vehicles in areas between Burghclere and Beacon Hills.