TWO men who threatened pub stuff and customers after they were refused a buffet carvery have narrowly avoided a prison sentence.

BASINGSTOKE council has pledged to increase patrols at a play area in Oakridge following a fire thought to have been deliberately started by vandals.

A MOTHER-OF-THREE has spoken out about the terrifying moment her car burst into flames on the M3 near Basingstoke last week.

A FIRE was spotted at a Basingstoke play park last night (April 18), thought to have been started by young vanadals.

A RETIRING Labour councillor has blasted at the party after her son wasn’t selected to stand in a ward he has represented for more than two decades.

Work to install a new fire alarm system at a block of flats that failed fire safety checks last year has been completed.

A coroner has ruled that a children's author and parish councillor was unlawfully killed after being assaulted by a neighbour at his Upper Enham home.

The first phase of a major development in Hounsome Fields in Trenchard Lane, Dummer will begin with construction of 143 residential units, a public notice advertisement has revealed.

A conservation group has today launched a campaign to halt massive housing development proposals in Whitchurch.

THE popular Downton Abbey will be back in cinemas with a sequel this Christmas.

POLICE are appealing for information following a fire at a Basingstoke play area, thought to be deliberate.

A BASINGSTOKE play area is open as normal this morning, after it was reportedly set alight by vandals yesterday evening (April 18).

The death knell for football as we know it was sounded last night, with plans for the 'big six' football clubs of England to break away and form their own European Super League, guaranteeing their places in a lucrative money-making machine.

Football fans from Basingstoke have reacted in disgust to plans by England's biggest clubs to form a new, breakaway competition.

It is potentially the most eagerly anticipated store or restaurant to come to Basingstoke in many years.

We list all the reasons why shock proposals for a European Super League, revealed today, would be great for the game.

The fastest and slowest places for house sales in the Basingstoke area have been revealed.

You have another chance to step back in time to a bygone era of rural branchline train travel as Watercress Line announced the return of its popular event The Spring Steam Gala.

Footage captured by a Basingstoke resident shows a mystery beast stalking across fields near to town.

DOCTOR Hilary Jones MBE is the latest celebrity to be announced as a guest for the Hampshire Hero Awards.

A Pink Super Moon will grace our skies from the night of Monday, April 26.

A new supportive care centre for cancer patients and their loved ones have come up at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital with a ‘soothing’ garden environment.

Two Basingstoke men have been arrested after a man in his 20s suffered facial injuries in a hate crime that occurred near railway station last night (Saturday).

A missing Tadley man has now been found, Basingstoke police have confirmed.

A NEW family-friendly bar is opening in Basingstoke set to offer a host of community events from wine and art evenings to book clubs and storytelling.

They say that buying a home is one of the most important decisions you'll make in your life, and anyone that has the privilege to own their own home will probably be able to agree the process is certainly stressful.

From camping equipment to DIY, you'll be able to pick up a bargain from the supermarket chains on Sunday, April 18. 

THIS week has seen hairdressers, pubs, gyms and shops open their doors for the first time this year.

Martin Lewis issues £1,000 fine warning to millions of drivers in the UK.

A recent boom in Victorian baby names could be because new parents might be influenced by looking at their families history.

The Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest as the Duchess of Sussex watched on from her home in the US.

Among their many duties, one of the most important roles of councils is to decide on planning applications.

EVER wondered where your property would be if Hampshire had its own Monopoly board?

BACK in the day, my first book as a commissioning editor was to publish the autobiography of the football referee, David Elleray.

When the prince visited our townDear Editor,I wonder if anyone remembers?I fleetingly met Prince Phillip just 9 days after my 19th birthday, as he was leaving Lansing Bagnall, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England at approximately 4.30pm on December 21,...

The Queen, who was married to Philip for 73 years, wore a face mask as she led 30 mourners.

BASINGSTOKE Hospital is getting a new Cath Labs unit after a study by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) found that the existing cardiac catheter lab is at 'risk of failure'.

The driving laws that you’re probably breaking without even realising during a heatwave

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a conspiracy to supply drugs in Basingstoke.

A RESIDENTIAL care home has been deemed ‘unsafe’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission which found it did not manage the risks to residents of Covid-19.

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital said an “error” was published in its meeting papers regarding caesarean sections after serious concerns were raised.

Basingstoke’s MPs have voted against measures that would have seen repeated stalkers and domestic abusers registered and monitored.

People at Festival Place in Basinstoke observed a minute's silence at 3pm on Saturday for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

FOR this week’s Flashback, we are sharing one of the columns written by the late historian and photographer Robert Brown for the Gazette in April 2005.

Messenger and WhatsApp are both owned by Facebook, two of the most popular messaging apps in the world.

Businesses across Hampshire are ready to welcome back customers this weekend, following the latest easing of restrictions earlier this week, on April 12.

OVER the next two days, pub gardens across the country will be full of punters, desperate for their first weekend pint of 2021.

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A woman in her twenties suffered injuries to her face, head and hand in an assault at the Riverdene Pub on Monday.

Residents across Basingstoke were shocked last night when a loud bang that sounded like ‘a sonic boom’ shook through homes in Popley.