PLANS for a major “distribution hub” understood to be intended for use by international online retailer Amazon, located at Basingstoke Gateway, have been given the green light by councillors.

Basingstoke councillors are tonight deciding the fate of plans to build four warehouses near the M3.

A CARE provider which was launched by a Basingstoke hospice has gone into liquidation, with the hospice set to lose out on funding it invested into the business.

COUNCILLORS have voted to refuse an application for four warehouses at Basingstoke Gateway, near Junction 7 of the M3, with one councillor stating ‘it doesn’t belong here’.

Good evening and welcome to our live blog. Follow for live updates as Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's Development Control Committee discuss and decide on two controversial planning applications for warehouses at Basingstoke Gateway, near J...

A Deliveroo cyclist from Old Burghclere is about to embark on a round-the-UK cycle ride as part of a challenge to raise money for the RNLI.

Here's a look at what you can expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out Thursday (April 8).

Tens of thousands of employees in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have dropped off company payrolls during the coronavirus pandemic.

BROTHER and sister team David and Katie Sims have signed up for the virtual Jurassic Coast Hike which spans 95 miles, with the aim to raise money and awareness for the medical condition called Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD).

The one-year survival rate for bowel cancer patients in north Hampshire is among the highest in England, figures show.

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A BASINGSTOKE family were told that little Oliver, 4, would never walk - but he’s proven everyone wrong, and now hopes to ride a trike.

The benefits of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh any risks for most people, the UK medicines watchdog has said.

RESIDENTS at a Basingstoke care home enjoyed Easter in style, thanks to fun, games, and community generosity.

THERE are six great reasons you need to nominate someone as an Everyday Hero in the Hampshire Hero Awards 2021:

Debenhams is preparing to reopen for a huge closing down sale next week as coronavirus restrictions ease.

Three in five people in Basingstoke and Deane have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

All you need to know about the third coronavirus jab to be rolled out in the UK.

A new flooring retailer is set to open its doors in Basingstoke next week.

Customers have expressed concern that their personal details could be found in unopened packages. 

There are six great reasons why you should think about nominating someone who has helped you in an emergency for recognition in our Hampshire Hero Awards 2021:

Multiple Wetherspoon pubs in Hampshire are set to reopen their doors when lockdown measures are eased from April 12.

Police in Basingstoke are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old was stabbed in a churchyard by a teenager on Easter Sunday

A LONELY pensioner whose story about his desperate quest to find friends broke hearts across the nation has been accused of harassment.

Police have appealed for witnesses after a 21-year-old man went missing.

A 35-year-old former army medic has been charged with the murder of a woman who died after being found with “significant injuries”.

A PETITION urging the council to reverse its 50 per cent cut to funding for The Anvil has attracted more than 4,000 signatures.

Mystery surrounds the death of a woman who died after drowning in the garden pond of her historic mansion.

IT WAS predicted, but for many not truly believed.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has cut its funding to The Anvil Arts by 50 per cent with the chief executive warning that job losses will be inevitable as a result. At the same time, the authority has warned B Love Festival will be scrapped...

A CLASSICAL musician from Oakley is excited to be releasing his debut album later this month.

TWO Basingstoke teenagers who were banned from contact with fellow members of a street gang by a judge last month breached the order they were given just days after it was made.

THE driver of a school bus which has its roof torn off when it struck a railway bridge has appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court.

Child poverty in Basingstoke and Deane rose to the highest level in six years before the coronavirus pandemic hit, figures reveal.

The council leader has spoken out in support of the Amazon warehouse project on the eve of a crunch meeting to decide its fate.

BASINGSTOKE shopping centre Festival Place is preparing to welcome people back from Monday, and below is the full list of shops that are set to re-open.

Friday Night Dinner actor Paul Ritter has died at the age of 54 from a brain tumour.

Basingstoke has long suffered from an image problem, something which the Council has attempted to improve with campaigns such as "A Place to be Proud Of". 

Pubs, hairdressers and other non-essential retail across Basingstoke will be opening on April 12 as Boris Johnson confirmed lockdown easing would go ahead as planned.

A NEW local testing site for those with Covid-19 symptoms is being constructed in a Basingstoke car park to replace The Anvil testing site.

A Basingstoke man has recounted his two attempts to kill the Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar as part of a new documentary.

TEN arrests were made yesterday after police were called to an incident in Basingstoke, which is now being investigated by Border Force.

STAFF at a community café were left “devasted” after arriving to find broken glass and rubbish strewn everywhere.

BASINGSTOKE residents will be informed “in the coming days” where they will be able to collect lateral flow Covid tests following the closure of The Anvil testing site, as the government announces today these will be available for everyone fro...

Police have criticised drivers who turned around at the scene of an accident on the A34 and drove into oncoming traffic.

Eleven north Hampshire eateries had fresh food hygiene ratings released in February and March.

A railway worker was present to see the end of an era for equipment he saw installed as Basingstoke begins to take over signalling across the south of England.

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Hampshire County Council has encouraged residents to be ‘tick aware’ this spring as lockdown restrictions mean more people head outdoors.

IT'S been a tough year for the arts and entertainment industry, with venues across the country having to close thir doors more than a year ago, and no prospects of reopenign before June.