A Barclays bank in north Hampshire will close this summer, it has been confirmed.

A man has appeared in court accused of attempting to rob two people in Basingstoke.

The county's fire and rescue service are warning people of the risk of wildfire with temperatures set to soar this weekend.

IT WAS almost as if the powers that be knew the town was beginning to open up a little when they graced Basingstoke with beautiful weekend weather.

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.

Losing personal relationship with surgeriesDear Editor,I was so shocked to read of the closure of Bermuda and Marlowe surgery in Popley. It is extremely worrying what is happening to the surgeries in Basingstoke.  I belong to the new CGH partners...

THE country has opened up a little and the sun is shining. What better way to celebrate than a trip to the pub.

If you fancy taking on the challenge of a new business, then there are plenty of retail units and businesses on the market waiting for new owners.

With spring well underway and summer just around the corner, flower displays are beginning to bloom, filling fields with vibrant colours and scrumptious scents.

The thieves were just metres away from their bedrooms

A grandmother who was forced to remortgage her house after being accused of stealing £36,000 has been cleared of wrongdoing after the Court of Appeal ruled the Post Office’s case against her was riddled with “pervasive failures”.

ANVIL Arts is set to ramp up its campaign against Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s decision to cut funding by beaming large projections this evening (Friday).

A FORMER sub-postmaster from South Warnborough who was accused of fraud and theft by the Post Office could finally have her name cleared.

A care home in Hook near Basingstoke has commemorated the recent easing of lockdown restrictions by planting a time capsule in the home’s garden.

TWO more teenage members of the Basingstoke Street Gang have been found guilty of breaching their injunction order.

A grandfather's second novel is set to be published this week, imagining a high-octane version of Hampshire full of murder and intrigue.

IF YOU are planning to head to a pub garden or sit outside with a coffee in a café this weekend then you will be pleased to know the sun will be shinning.

Police have said that a campervan fire in Beggarwood last night was suspicious.

A CAMPERVAN fire spread to the roof space of a nearby home in Beggarwood the early hours of this morning (Thursday, April 22).

A BASINGSTOKE pensioner has been threatened with having her possessions seized after someone she has never met received a parking fine at St Michael’s Retail Park.

A BASINGSTOKE charity has donated more than £1,000 towards buying a special red trike for a ‘determined’ four-year-old.

People running waste disposal companies could need to register with the council in a bid to crack down on fly-tipping.

There were only two areas in Basingstoke and Deane that saw more than three new Covid cases in the week leading to April 16, latest figures have revealed.

A Basingstoke man has been sent to prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing children.

Residents across the borough are preparing to go to the polls in all out borough council elections.

DESTINATION Basingstoke has launched entry to the popular running race around the town centre, the Croudace Festival 5.

HOOK's first Further Education college has opened its brand new premises this week.

A HAMPSHIRE countryside charity is launching new weekly litter picks to help tackle the problem of litter in the roadside verges of Hampshire - and is seeking new volunteers.

A GROUP of young people from Basingstoke are among those who have recently completed a 12-week training programme with the fire service in conjunction with The Prince's Trust.

Ken Clark turns 95 tomorrow (Friday).

Shocking pictures show the aftermath of a serious collision that took place in Basingstoke yesterday evening.

The council diversion route is expected to take two hours and forty minutes to follow.

WINCHESTER Road has reopened following a serious crash yesterday evening.

Tributes have been paid to a "funny" and "caring" father who lost his life in a car crash earlier this month.

Police are searching for the driver and passengers of a white BMW which fled the scene after crashing into another car.

Part of Winchester Road has been cordoned off by police tonight.

A man from Tadley "loved by many people" has died after being involved in a crash with a lorry.

THE borough’s political parties have pledged their dedication to addressing the climate crisis.

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital uses more than 57,500 face masks a week.

FIREFIGHTERS from Basingstoke were called to a garage fire in South Ham in the early hours of this morning (April 21).

POLICE are appealing for information as they investigate an arson incident at a nature reserve in Tadley.

A coroner has ruled that a man who killed a children’s author died following a police pursuit when he struck a tree at 145mph after taking cannabis.

Here's a look at what you can expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out Thursday (April 22).

POLICE have said that 'enquiries are ongoing' into a garage fire in South Ham in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, April 21).

There has been a sharp rise in the number of mental health therapies given to children in west Hampshire including Basingstoke since the start of the pandemic, figures reveal.

A VIRTUAL reality experience which opened in Basingstoke last year is launching outdoor games this month.

The family of Connor O’Shea, aged 26, who tragically died following a road traffic collision on 11 April on the A33 near Swallowfield, have paid tribute to him.

VIGILANTE signs have been put up in a Basingstoke car park to warn shoppers about the controversial fines dished out to those who unwittingly breach restrictions.

FESTIVAL Place has marked Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Awareness Week by lighting up its tower orange for a week.

A HAMPSHIRE rescue charity has hit a major milestone this week.