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Basingstoke Gazette

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:17:39 +0000
Lockdown 3: Sunak will announce new financial support
The UK has entered day one of it's third national lockdown.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:03:31 +0000
Inside Heathrow: Who are the people leaving the UK and why?
A DAY after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced another lockdown in the UK, Heathrow Airport was filled with worried people who wanted to get out of the country as soon as possible.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:12:21 +0000
Olly Stephens death: Family pay tribute to Reading teenager
An autistic 13-year-old schoolboy stabbed to death in a park on Sunday afternoon was “hilariously funny, charming and beautiful”, his family said.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:36:06 +0000
1 in 50 people had Covid-19 between Christmas and New Year
Professor Chris Whitty said that one in 50 people being estimated to have coronavirus across the UK is “really quite a large number indeed”.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:56:00 +0000
Basingstoke Paperchase store at risk as company on brink of administration
IT'S a sad day for stationery-lovers in Basingstoke as the popular Paperchase chain confirmed it is on the brink of going into administration after sales were hammered by closures at the end of last year.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:26:23 +0000
Two teenagers arrested for threatening boy with knife near Asda
TWO teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of threatening a 15-year-old boy with a knife and hitting him over the head in Brighton Hill, Basingstoke.The arrested boys are 14 and 15 years old, both from Basingstoke.Basingstoke police had earl...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:17:45 +0000
School staff accused of holding New Year's Eve party
PHOTOGRAPHS allegedly showing members of staff from two Andover schools enjoying a New Year’s Eve party together have been passed to the police for a possible Covid-19 rule break.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:32:00 +0000
Covid: More patients at Hampshire Hospitals than in April
There are now more Covid patients being treated at Hampshire hospitals than there was at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic's first wave.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:46:14 +0000
Basingstoke in lockdown: Pictures show town amid shutdown
THERE were scenes resembling March in Basingstoke on Tuesday morning after the town was plunged into a national lockdown for the third time in ten months.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:13:03 +0000
Basingstoke residents must 'stay at home', says Maria Miller MP
FOLLOWING yesterday's announcement of national lockdown restrictions, Basingstoke's MP has urged residents to 'stay at home', citing the strain currently being faced by the town's hospital.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:04:10 +0000
'Approach with caution': One lane closed on M3 for emergency repair work
ONE lane is currently closed on the M3 northbound between Junction 5/A287 at Hook and Junction 4A/A327 at Fleet.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:39:12 +0000
Hampshire; chamber; business; covid
HAMPSHIRE Chamber has sought additional support from the government as the UK entered third lockdown due to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:52:02 +0000
Coronavirus: Where can I get a test near Basingstoke?
WITH coronavirus rates across the country continuing to increase, more and more people are seeking out their nearest test centre.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:33:02 +0000
Coronavirus: Basingstoke residents asked to travel to Farnborough for drive-through test
AS WE enter the third English lockdown, the government are advising people to stay at home - and get tested if they show symptoms of coronavirus.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Basingstoke man jailed for possession of £3,540 of drugs
A Basingstoke man who had only just been released from prison has been sentenced to 21 months imprisonment after being found to have played a “significant” role in the supply of cannabis.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:33:31 +0000
Basingstoke council set to create new biodiversity zones
CLIDDESDEN could be set to gain more biodiversity if wildflower meadows are rolled out there.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:53:03 +0000
Government postpones plans to decriminalise failure to pay BBC license fee
PLANS to end the prosecution of people who fail to pay the BBC licence fee will be shelved until at least 2022, according to reports.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:05:02 +0000
'Whatever Boris Johnson says, it's safe to assume the opposite'
I remember well my eldest’s daughter’s first day at school. It had been something that she had been looking forward to and worrying about in equal measure. It was with some trepidation that I watched her head into class and with some relief that ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:24:04 +0000
‘Friendly’ Basingstoke train driver, 48, who bottled up his feelings took his life after battle with depression
A BASINGSTOKE train driver described as 'friendly' and a 'good man' took his life after bottling up his feelings, an inquest heard.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:09:10 +0000
Basingstoke's Covid rate compared with the rest of the UK
Basingstoke is currently recording lower case rates than neighbouring local authority areas.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:45:11 +0000
Full list of places that can remain open during lockdown
Vets, garden centres, tips and estate agents are just some of the business that will remain open over the next few weeks.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:35:57 +0000
M3 testing site open at Fleet services for port drivers
New Covid-19 testing centres for hauliers heading to France have been set up in Hampshire.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:07:20 +0000
Lockdown 3: Travellers at Heathrow leaving the UK
Scores of travellers have made their way to Heathrow today to leave the UK. We're live at the scene speaking to those leaving the country.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:39:44 +0000
Lockdown 3: Basingstoke schools react
Schools have been reacting following Prime Minster Boris Johnson's televised address yesterday evening.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:57:43 +0000
Hampshire police could receive extra cash totalling £21m
HAMPSHIRE and Isle of Wight police could receive a windfall of more than £20m in the next financial year.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:03:48 +0000
Russell O'Keefe joins Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
THE BOROUGH council's new chief executive has officially started his job.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:25:14 +0000
Boy, 15, attacked and threatened with a knife
ARMED robbers attacked a teenager in Brighton Hill, threatening him with a knife and hitting him over the head.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:35:50 +0000
Boris Johnson plunges England into lockdown 3
The PM Boris Johnson is set to decide whether to implement a third national lockdown.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:07:38 +0000
Basingstoke plunged into third national lockdown
England has been plunged into a third national lockdown, the prime minister has announced tonight.



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