Leaseholders at three blocks of flats in Basingstoke which failed fire safety checks are set to be forced to pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds after more issues were found.

The Department of Health and Social Care said the pay rise would mean an additional £1,000 per year for the average nurse.

THE Met Office has issued a weather warning for torrential rain this weekend in Hampshire.

HAMPSHIRE'S residents and popular Athletic clubs are well represented with athletes travelling to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Part of Kingsclere Road was cordoned off on Tuesday after a car crash.

WHITCHURCH Children’s Festival returns this month, celebrating the stunning natural environment of North Hampshire.

TWO new attractions have been officially opened at Milestones Museum this week by a government minister.

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

A STAFF member at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) has been awarded with a long-service 'Gold Award' for 50 years' commitment to the engineering department.

WASTE collection in Basingstoke could be affected in the coming days after several members of staff have been forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19

A BASINGSTOKE campaign group has spoken out against the racist abuse faced by members of the England football team and others following the Euro 2020 football final last weekend.

EMERGENCY services were called to a crash on Churchill Way yesterday evening.

Former Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings has spoken about his time in Government during a 'bombshell' interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.

Retailers are under “increasing pressure” to keep shelves fully stocked amid staff shortages caused by the “pingdemic”, industry bosses have warned.

Claire, a hospitality worker, told the Gazette that she is not angry at Crowne Plaza, but more upset at the situation.

A BASINGSTOKE physicist has discovered a young planetary system that could potentially change our understanding of how the universe and solar system works.

The COUNTY council are advertising for a new lollipop person outside a Basingstoke school, a week after a 10-year-old girl was hit by a car.

THE council will not review its fly-tipping strategy, despite waste dumping being described as a “growing concern” for residents and a “scar” on communities.

THE COUNTY council has issued a warning to Basingstoke residents as this week's heatwave shows no signs of letting up.

Temperatures may be scorching across the country right now - but for many it also signals some sleepless nights.

BASINGSTOKE council has unanimously agreed plans to spend £300,000 to refurbish and replace lifts in the town centre.

A MAN has been arrested after a fourteen-year-old boy was hospitalised in an attack near a primary school this afternoon.

THE council has pledged to consider ‘all options’ for the future of the Haymarket theatre, after questions have been raised about who should run it when the current lease expires next year.

A BASINGSTOKE man has set up a community initiative aimed at making sport more accessible and is seeking supporters to donate items of equipment.

A BASINGSTOKE business is responding to issues of harassment and abuse in the beer industry with a new charity initiative.

Councillors have called for government intervention after a GP partnership in Basingstoke are left struggling with “high levels of sickness absence”

TWO men who died in a serious crash on the M3 have been identified at an inquest opening.

BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council has appointed a new returning officer to oversee elections.

With many workplaces sweltering as the temperature nudges into the 30s Celsius, can it ever be so hot at work that you are allowed to go home?

The hotel will close for the public on Sunday, July 25.

One of Basingstoke's paddling pools has finally reopened today after months of controversy.

The woman will be interviewed under caution on Thursday, July 22.

The council has refused to rule out bringing back controversial plans to build a road through Basingstoke's historic football ground.

'FREEDOM Day' has arrived in Basingstoke, as the government embarks on its final step of lockdown restriction easing today (Monday, July 19).

A POPULAR running event is set to return to Basingstoke this weekend, after more than a year of cancellation due to the pandemic.

A senior councillor has written to a cabinet minister asking for more support for residents affected by the town's cladding crisis.

Basingstoke's twin town of Euskirchen is at the centre of what is being described as the worst German floods in two generations.

Homelessness charity Two Saints submitted the application to build on the Kings Furlong land with 24-hour tailored support.

Basingstoke is now classed as a hotspot area as cases in the borough soar.

A CARER from Hook is being forced to dig up 30 pollinator-friendly plants she is growing with the support of the community.

The mayor of Basingstoke is "deeply saddened" by catastrophic flooding in Basingstoke's twin town of Euskirchen.

BASINGSTOKE'S newest school is officially open, offering spaces for 120 children with autism.

A FATHER of two died after becoming “withdrawn into his surroundings” during the pandemic, an inquest has heard.

A new taskforce is being assembled to fight anti-social behaviour in Hampshire following a number of incidents of alleged vandalism in Andover.

an Amber weather warning for 'extreme heat' has been issued as the county boils in a heatwave.

FLIP flops, sandals and sliders are a staple part of everyone’s summer wardrobe but they could land you in a whole heap of trouble.

NORTH Hampshire will continue to bask beneath bright skies and warm sunshine over the next few days as the heatwave continues.

AS THE summer weather shows signs of improvement, a trat that helps you cool off is high on the priorities list.

FACE masks are no longer mandatory in shops and on most public transport after the remaining coronavirus restrictions in England were lifted.

A total of four new professional dancers have joined the line-up for the next series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.