A ‘popular and caring’ Basingstoke-based charity fundraiser took his own life after struggling to cope with work pressures, an inquest has heard.

Today marks one year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that everyone across the UK was to stay at home for the first time, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the nation.

POLICE have launched an appeal to help find a teenager reported missing after leaving her home in Gloucester on Sunday.

Almost half of all rape cases are dropped by the person making the allegation in Hampshire, figures reveal.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is facing calls to do more to tackle male violence as figures show domestic violence referrals have risen by 20 per cent.

Nearly half of people in Basingstoke and Deane have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

IN 2017 a trail of benches around Basingstoke, painted by artists, were visited by more than 20,000 people, and gave the local economy an estimated £1.1 million boost.

FEWER than 30 patients are being treated for Covid-19 at Hampshire Hospitals, a figure described by the trust’s chief executive as “incredibly promising”.

AN INVESTIGATION is underway following a "suspicious incident" along the Basingstoke Canal on Saturday evening (March 20).

McColl’s has said its losses narrowed over the past year as more people shopped at their local convenience store during the pandemic.

Out-of-work rate doubles

The owner of B&Q, whose Basingstoke branch has been bustling throughout lockdown, has cashed in on a DIY boom as millions of people stuck at home tried to improve their living conditions.

Your Queens are arriving in Basingstoke as Ru Paul's Drag Race's official UK tour comes to the Anvil next year.

A BASINGSTOKE mum has scooped £2million on a scratchcard after popping out to Co-op to pick up some spinach and a chocolate bar.

POLICE were called to a lockdown breach in Beggarwood on Saturday - where seven people had travelled from Southampton to play a shooting game in a wooded area.

READERS of the Gazette have expressed their support to a hairdresser after her salon received a visit from the police over a false complaint.

The developer behind plans for new warehouses at Junction 7 of the M3 has struck a training partnership with a Basingstoke college.

BASINGSTOKE and Deane's neighbourhoods worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic have been revealed in the first annual death toll of the virus.

THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Hampshire increased by 187 over the weekend, official figures show.

Police are responding to an incident at a junction on the ring road this afternoon.

A BASINGSTOKE Parish Priest who fetched water as a child in Nigeria has helped to raise more than £2000 to transform the lives of families facing water poverty overseas.

“To the worlds best dad you taught me everything I know, still can't believe you have gone but least you are now with mum, until we meet again, fly high my angel!” - This is just one of the many heart-breaking tributes people in Basingstoke ha...

A BASINGSTOKE-BASED author died with high levels of paracetamol in her system after a two-year battle with Motor Neurone Disease, an inquest heard.

A South Wonston woman has said she is looking forward to helping people “reconnect with each other and nature” after being given permission to bring outdoor therapy sessions to Micheldever Woods.

A BASINGSTOKE businessman has set himself a challenge to Pedal to Paris in aid of the Royal British Legion.

A BASINGSTOKE shopping centre is preparing to welcome back shoppers next month.

FAMILIES have been voting in their thousands in the Little Ankle Biters annual awards, created to shine a light on the talented and hardworking people behind Hampshire’s family-friendly community.

During lockdown, some of us have taken comfort from being accompanied through the year with our beloved pooches. It’s something plenty of people have been thinking about, even if they don’t have a dog, with the RSPCA noting “unprecedented in...

Most of the areas in and around Basingstoke have reported fewer than three Covid cases in the week leading to March 16, latest figures have revealed.

Councillors have signed off on a programme to divvy out £7million to projects across the borough, after warnings that if it was unspent the funds would be returned to property developers.

Here are the SIX things YOU want to change in our town in no specific order.

Rubbish was deliberately set on fire at the Camrose stadium this afternoon, the fire brigade has said.

The number of patients in hospital in Hampshire with Covid is at its lowest level since October, NHS data has revealed.

The leader of Basingstoke's Labour party has declared it is "time for change" as he launches his party's campaign for May's council elections.

The chairman of Basingstoke Town Community Football Club has said he is "disappointed but not surprised" after Basron submitted an appeal over the council's decision to refuse planning permission to redevelop the Camrose.

Few shows whip their fans into a frenzy like Line Of Duty does.

With lockdown set to end at the earliest on June 21, plenty of us will be looking forward to what we can get up to once it's over.

The next phase of works has begun at Beggarwood Park, with a new BMX track set to be open by Easter.

One of the town's best loved parks is getting a half a million pound makeover - with new play areas, skate parks and gym equipment to be installed.

Here are some of them most quirky properties that are being offered as homes across the county right now

A Hampshire MP has tested positive for Covid-19, he has announced on Twitter.

BASINGSTOKE has been the home of various celebrities over the years. But this list of those who went to school in the borough might surprise you.

A man is set to face trial after denying the assault of three hospital workers earlier this year.

When a loved one goes missing the confusion, yearning to know what happened and where they are, can be overwhelming

Part of the ring road was closed this afternoon after a car crashed into a tree.

BASINGSTOKE residents aged 50 or over are being urged to book a Covid jab.

The borough council was "kept out of the loop" on the standard of building quality at Crown Heights, a councillor has said.

Works to upgrade a key bottleneck in Basingstoke's transport network are set to begin later this year - but won't be complete until the second half of 2023.

RESIDENTS have been waiting more than a week for South East Water to clear up after a water pipe burst.

A council-run recycling centre in Black Dam will close after "unacceptable" vandalism over the last year.