A VISIT from the mayor, local shops closed, empty streets, and thoughtful conversations as people reflected on the passing of the Queen were the mood in Basingstoke last Friday.

A POPULAR café in Tadley has been voted as the winner of Gazette and Advertiser Café of the Year contest.

A BASINGSTOKE care home has been given a one for its food hygiene and told that ‘major improvement’ is needed.

HAMPSHIRE police have launched an appeal to help find a missing 16-year-old who has not been seen since last week.

The fast food restaurant chain has announced its opening hours on the day of the Queen's funeral

AS a mark of respect, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s waste, recycling and garden waste collections have been moved.

A CIVIC service to be held on eve of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in Basingstoke.

A few places will be screening the Queen's funeral in Hampshire on Monday, September 19

A PIGEON racing enthusiast has been reflecting on his fond memories of meeting the Queen 44 years ago.

THE organisers of Hampshire OctoberFest hope the event will be a chance for residents to come together and raise a glass to the Queen’s remarkable life.

PATIENTS, visitors and staff are no longer required to wear a face mask inside Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester hospitals.

THE Basingstoke Bison completed their pre-season with wins over the Bristol Pitbulls.

A YOUNG athlete from Basingstoke has won a gold and a silver in modern pentathlon at the Youth Sport Trust School Games.

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy has broken the junior Basingstoke Parkrun record.

Mourners have already joined the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state which begins at 5pm.

Thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable within months as a new system is introduced, with some left set to be thousands out of pocket.

Planned roadworks will be paused from this week until after the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey.

POLICE raids, break-ins, sewage in the shower and a list of broken appliances are just some of the issues an asylum-seeker has had to face since moving in to a guesthouse in Basingstoke.

A FUNDRAISING page has been set up to help cover the legal fees surrounding a Basingstoke headteacher's employment tribunal, and raise awareness of the case. 

A SURVEY undertaken by Basingstoke Foodbank has revealed there is a high level of concern about the increasing cost of energy bills.

A PARENTING website has got on board with two Hampshire hospitals to help thousands of women get the answers they need about their health.

A VET is sending out a warning to pet owners to make sure their dogs are fully vaccinated after a one-year-old puppy in Hook has died after testing positive for parvovirus.

A WOODLAND conservation charity is resuming its popular scheme which delivers free trees to communities.

A letter in which Jane Austen laments that she is to 'flirt her last' with an Irish lawyer has gone on display to the public for the first time.

THE ANVIL will welcome not one, but two leading ladies of the West End to the stage next month.

Basingstoke Town’s FA Cup campaign ended at the second hurdle with a 4-2 home defeat to seventh tier Weston-Super-Mare.

Well over 160 athletes for the Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletic Club took part in the club's annual track and field championships.

PIGS have been causing havoc in Old Basing after a sow and her litter keep escaping from their enclosure causing extensive damage to an allotment and recreation ground.

HUNDREDS of people joined the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane Cllr Paul Miller in rememberance of the Queen and to proclaim the new King.

The strike on South Western Railway for September 15 and 17 will now not take place

A BASINGSTOKE shopping centre will no longer light up green in memory of a young boy from Basingstoke. 

THE chair of a community action group organised drop in sessions to help encourage residents to object plans to regenerate Winklebury.

AS energy costs continue to rise, there are concerns that many pubs will not survive, with fears that some will close.

Hook & Newnham Basics II pulled off a Houdini-style escape act to avoid relegation at the end of their debut season.

THE latest food hygiene ratings have been released for a group of restaurants in Basingstoke and Deane - and it is good news for almost all of them.

EDEN Motor Group celebrates after raising thousands of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support and encourages people to get involved to help.

A CHARITY doubles tennis tournament has raised more than £500 for a Basingstoke-based cancer charity.

Basingstoke and Deane Council’s ambitious drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping has been given a vital funding boost by the government.

THE council have come under fire from the chairman of the Basingstoke Town Supporters Club who has asked them to take responsibility for land they own at the Camrose ground.

HAMPSHIRE police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information after an attempted abdution in Farnborough.

TESCO shoppers can help support Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK by rounding up their shop to the nearest £1 at self service tills.

POSSIBLY the longest running choir in Basingstoke is the Basingstoke Ladies Choir (BLC) which was founded in 1964.

A TV PRESENTER became a star attraction at a village fruit, flowers and produce show.

King Charles III has been formally declared the nation’s new monarch, after the death of his mother, the Queen.

AN ENGLISH comedian, presenter and writer is back on the road and will be in Basingstoke next month.

DURING recent weather conditions strange unseen features have appeared in Hackwood Park.

£118,910 in grants has been made available to community projects by Basingstoke and Deane Council.

fA 41-YEAR-OLD man who was caught having sex in a public place has been jailed for 28 weeks.

A MAN has been jailed after making a “criminal career” out of stealing cars in a rural part of Basingstoke, a court has heard.

King Charles III gave his first address to the nation following the death of Queen Elizabeth II