MORE than half of all staff working for the trust which runs Basingstoke hospital had received the Covid-19 vaccine by the middle of January.

Everyone needs water for life. It allows us to eat and drink, wash and clean – and so much more. Our customers rely on our services every day. Yet sometimes, they need a little extra help to meet their individual needs or pay their bills. 

AT LEAST 144 patients caught Covid-19 while in a hospital run by Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust (HHFT) during December, figures show.

Royal Mail has warned customers about a new "depot scam" currently doing the rounds in the UK.

Hampshire County Council has started sending surge testing envelopes to residents in 100 postcodes after a positive case of mutant variant of Covid-19 was detected in the Bramley area, north of Basingstoke.

KEEPING track of the ups and downs of the pandemic can be tiring, with new information and changes on a regular basis.

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ARMED police have reportedly swarmed a road in Popley this (Sunday) evening.

An expert has described the talks about reopening pubs in April as “premature” and warned it would take us “back to square one”.

STAFF at Basingstoke hospital have been using Covid-19 home-testing kits twice a week.

IF YOU have lived in Basingstoke all your life, you don't really question how to pronounce the different places, you just know how to.

COUNCILLORS have unanimously approved £21m plans to to demolish and rebuild the former premises of Motorola in Viables.

THIS seemingly ordinary house in Basingstoke comes with a twist when you enter the back garden.

A positive case of the South African variant of Covid-19 has been detected in the Bramley area, north of Basingstoke.

A positive case of the South African variant of Covid-19 has been detected in the Bramley area, north of Basingstoke.

Hampshire County Council has released a set of postcodes from where people have to undertake surge testing after a positive case of the mutant variant of Covid-19 was detected in the Bramley area, north of Basingstoke.

An Oakridge man has been given a fine after he drove through Hook at more than double the speed limit.

NHS is now encouraging people aged 65 or over to book their vaccine if they have not received a call from the authorities yet.

A fundraiser programme to buy coffees for nurses at Basingstoke Hospital has crossed £1,400.

IT IS half-term next week and while families cannot enjoy many of the usual activities because of lockdown restrictions, there are still plenty of ways to have fun during the school break.

After a cold snap, the weather is set to get milder over the course of the weekend.

It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow.

Hermes has trialled a new delivery model which combines delivery vans with pedestrian couriers.

THREE areas in Hampshire have been named as some of the best places to live in the South East.

WITH Valentine's Day just around the corner, love birds will be looking for the perfect meal deal to tickle their tastebuds.

The Gazette regularly prints public notices alerting the public to proposals whether by statutory authorities, private companies or individuals.

On Saturday, I went for a bike ride in the morning mist. My route took me through Salisbury and across the Town Path to Harnham. For those reading this further afield, the Town Path cuts through the water meadows and offers stunning views back acr...

AN INVESTMENT portfolio held by the borough council is valued at more than a quarter of a billion pounds, it has been revealed.

The borough council's new chief executive has labelled the climate crisis as "fundamental" and must become part of "business as usual".

COUNCILLORS have voted down plans for 75 new homes in Overton, on land described as a ‘toxic waste dump’.

The Gazette looks back at last year for Basingstoke Town FC - one year on from the discovery of the Camrose covenant.

‘DRUNKEN thugs’ who assaulted a man outside a Basingstoke nightclub have avoided going to prison after their case was delayed due to the Covid pandemic, a court has heard.

AN UNAUTHORISED advertising board in Worting will be removed after councillors unanimously voted to take “direct action” against the company which erected it.

Have you ever wondered what crimes are being committed near you?

Marwell Zoo looking for a new Animal Keeper to care for its Carnivores

A MURDER accused spoke openly about the killing of a man who was thought have robbed the drugs operation he was involved in, a court heard.

A GRANDFATHER from Winklebury has offered a reward to an ‘inspirational’ young litter-picker.

Millions of people across the world will be celebrating Chinese New Year today

A FURIOUS police officer has penned an emotional letter to the Prime Minister following the decision to snub officers for Covid-19 vaccine priority.

THE online travel agent Lastminute.com will face enforcement action if it does not make promised payments within seven days.

The reintroduction of national lockdown measures weighed heavily on the performance of South West private sector firms in January, according to latest PMI data.

CORONAVIRUS cases across Basingstoke and Deane are continuing to fall, the latest statistics reveal.

A Basingstoke woman stole £12,000 from her ‘elderly and frail’ grandmother while acting as her carer, a court has heard.

The family of a Basingstoke man who died following a collision on the A303 have today paid tribute to him.

Three schools in the Basingstoke area have full or partial closures in place this morning after cold weather overnight.

FIGURES show that 88 per cent of people transferred to the NHS Test and Trace system were reached in Hampshire in the space of eight months.

Nearly 400,000 Covid vaccine doses have been administered in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, statistics reveal.

THERE is a new leader of the borough's independent councillors.

Robert Jenrick has been accused of a “betrayal” of after he revealed a new £3.5 billion package to end the “cladding scandal”

HOSPITALS in UK admitted more than 100k Covid patients in January alone, new figures have revealed.