Good morning and welcome to our Coronavirus live blog. We will be bringing you updates throughout the day, as surge testing begins in the village of Bramley following one case of the South African variant was detected there.

OUR hospitals have faced pressures over the last year like no other as NHS staff work hard dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

THE health and safety executive (HSE) has launched an investigation after a man died at a building site in Basingstoke yesterday.

A DRUG dealer has been jailed for 13 years after being convicted of the manslaughter of a teenager in Basingstoke.

The accomplice of a drug dealer that murdered Taylor Williams has apologised in court.

The man who died at a Basingstoke building site has been named by friends as Scott Grimes.

THE TEENAGER convicted of the manslaughter of Taylor Williams first became involved in drugs to support his family, a court has heard.

A SINGLE case of the South African variant of Covid-19 has been identified in Bramley with mass testing starting this week.

SOUTH Ham library could become a mass Covid testing centre in the next few days, it has been revealed.

A Year 6 pupil from Basingstoke has won six gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Swim England’s new Level X competition.

A LIST of Hampshire venues that could be turned into Covid testing centres has been unveiled.

PLAY areas in War Memorial Park are set to undergo a major transformation this week.

A CHEEKY toddler needs a forever home as he can't live with his birth parents, an adoption agency has said.

ENFORCEMENT of the controversial parking restrictions at St Michael’s retail park in Basingstoke is a ‘requirement’ of its planning permission ‘for safety reasons’, Basingstoke council has confirmed.

Mass rapid Covid testing in Bramley will begin on Wednesday after a single case of the South African variant was found in the area.

Tributes flooded in  for a man who died at a Basingstoke building site yesterday morning.

Argos is set to close its store permanently and will reopen a branch inside Sainsbury's, The Gazette can report.

THE COUNCIL leader says the uncertainty residents at Crown Heights are living through is a "travesty" and has pledged to support them.

A YOUNG boy from Old Basing is using his creativity to put smiles on residents’ faces during lockdown.

A TEN-YEAR-OLD from Basingstoke is running a marathon a week for 20 weeks to raise money and awareness for the rare condition her baby cousin suffers from.

The interactive map shows how many positive cases have been recorded in Basingstoke.

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

TAYLOR Williams was brutally murdered in August 2019, his killer has finally been brought to justice.

Footage shot by Youtuber shows a series of alleged ‘dangerous driving’ on Basingstoke roads.

AN EXCITING new website showcasing the best of Basingstoke and Deane and providing information for residents, visitors and businesses has been launched.

AN ACTIVE and sociable widower died in hospital last year after a fall which caused a bleed on her brain, an inquest has heard.

A ‘kind and caring’ former nurse died of pneumonia at Basingstoke hospital after a fall at home, an inquest has heard.

Basingstoke has seen a huge drop in cases over the last 6 weeks.

This new lockdown may have dealt yet another blow to businesses in the town but many have dusted themselves off.

A MAN has died after being injured at a construction site in Basingstoke.

The NHS in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has offered a first vaccine dose to all of the top four priority groups, and is now moving on to those aged 65-69.

A man brandishing a meat cleaver prompted a huge police search in Popley yesterday, Hampshire Constabulary revealed.

BASINGSTOKE train station has come under fire for failing to acknowledge the needs of homeless people, with regard to its platform seating.

Controversial plans to build nine houses in the Whitchurch Conservation Area are set to be considered by the town council tonight, as residents step up their campaign against the plans.

When will lockdown end?

A HOSPITAL worker in Hook will stand trial this week after being accused of ‘ill-treatment’ of a patient.

WE KNOW you love your local businesses as much as we do.

THE CAMROSE stadium is too small to meet Basingstoke Town Football Club's ambitions, the council leader has said.

As the Basingstoke Gazette and our partners Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Basingstoke BID continue their pledge to Love Local Businesses we are giving a shout out to all those who are working hard to keep the city buzzing.

A Basingstoke woman got the chance to put her question to Boris Johnson at tonight’s coronavirus briefing.

A case of the South African variant of Covid has been reported in Bramley.

A case of the South African variant of Covid-19 has been identified in the village of Bramley, near Basingstoke. Mass urge testing starts in the village from today. We will be reporting live throughout the day.

Dog owners have been issued a warning after a dog caught a deadly disease in Basingstoke.

Here though we run through the information given out to patients who receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus immunisation.

Are you worried about coronavirus vaccine side effects?

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.

A MAN died at Basingstoke Hospital after an accidental fall at home, an inquest has heard.

Hart District Council has provided over a hundred desktops and laptops that will shortly be heading their way to support local pupils and schools, thanks to an initiative run by the Lions Organisation.

AN APPEAL to find two men has been launched after a break-in at Lambert Court bike shed on Friday.

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