A JEALOUS Popley teenager who showed no remorse after stabbing his friend in the face in a “vicious and cowardly” attack can be pictured for the first time after reporting restrictions were lifted.

THIS summer, cinch presents The Isle of Wight Festival, which returns to its home in Seaclose Park from September 16 to 19.

THE key to getting affection from your cat may lie in letting it choose when it wants to be petted, new research suggests.

A WOMAN is fighting for her life after her car left the M3 carriageway and landed at the bottom of a verge.

The Trust says its A&E departments are "busier than ever"

POLICE are interested in speaking to two people seen in new CCTV images after a purse was stolen in Festival Place.

The road has now been reopened

Make sure you get your hands on a copy of this week's Basingstoke Gazette to check out the latest photos from two school proms last week.

THE leader of the Labour group in Basingstoke has called on the council to ‘stop making excuses’ over the future of the town’s ice rink.

A SENIOR councillor has said the council is providing activities to help bring shoppers back to the Top of Town, after news that a charity shop decided to close due to falling footfall and increased antisocial behaviour.

THE leader of the Labour group in Basingstoke has said the council’s failure to deliver major improvements to play areas in war memorial park on time is ‘very disappointing’.

A BLACK alert declared at Basingstoke hospital today could affect non-urgent care.

Here's a look at what you can expect from this week's edition of the Gazette, out Thursday (July 29).

More than 100 care home residents across the Basingstoke area died from Covid-19, new figures have revealed.

Care home residents have been “failed by the system” according to one councillor after it emerged that more than 100 people died from Covid-19 at care facilities in the Basingstoke area.

A CARE home provider will contest a watchdog report regarding the number of deaths at its facilities.

Staff at a care home have revealed the fear of dealing with a Covid outbreak at the start of the pandemic.

The MP for Basingstoke has said lessons must be learnt after a report revealed the scale of Covid deaths at the town's care homes.

The authority with responsibility for the health of Hampshire residents has said that more deaths from Covid at care homes does not mean the quality of care was lower.

The crime and policing minister has praised the launch of an anti-social taskforce in Hampshire ahead of plans to roll them out across the country.

Good causes across Basingstoke have received grants from a local charity following a “difficult year”.

More than a third of Basingstoke adults have multiple health problems in midlife and the trend is getting worse, new research suggests.

BASINGSTOKE vaccine refusers could be barred from events, according to a Cabinet Office minister.

A FREE mental health arts festival is returning to Basingstoke for its sixth year.

ONE lane of the M3 near Basingstoke is closed, with delays building, after a vehicle has reported left the carriageway.

POLICE are looking for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in the Buckskin area at the weekend.

The Crowne Plaza has been officially confirmed as a quarantine hotel for travellers entering the UK from red list countries.

The council says that it needs to save £80 million a year to balance its 2022-24 budget. Among it is a plan to completely axe School Crossing Patrols.

A MAN jailed for setting up a county lines drug network in Basingstoke has been pictured for the first time.

MYSTERIOUS lights were spotted over Basingstoke on Saturday night, with suggestions ranging from shooting stars to aliens, to Santa’s sleigh.

THE reopening of the newly-refurbished play area in one of Basingstoke’s most popular parks has been delayed by more than three months.

There are no significant updates to give to committee members on the future of the town's two biggest sports clubs, the council leader has said.

A LABOUR councillor in Basingstoke has said the government’s travel quarantine procedure is ‘clear class discrimination’.

A BASINGSTOKE man has set himself the epic challenge of cycling 274 miles in August for a charity very close to his heart.

THE council has responded to calls for support from ‘Save the Camrose’ campaigners, saying it plans to help the club to become “financially sustainable in the future”.

A NEW defibrillator has been installed at a Basingstoke community centre.

A TADLEY schoolgirl has donated 30cm of her hair to The Little Princess Trust after being inspired to help cancer sufferers by her Grandad’s Leukaemia journey.

BASINGSTOKE schools broke up on Friday, ending a second turbulent school year interrupted by the national health crisis.

An ex doctor has been convicted of a series of sexual offences against five young people in Brighton, West Sussex, Hampshire and the West Midlands

Pictures have shown the aftermath of a car crash in Chineham last week.

69 children in Hampshire have been authorised to use guns, new figures show

Zara Rutherford will set off from her home city of Brussels next month for the circumnavigation, which is expected to take her up to three months.

A BASINGSTOKE charity shop has been forced to close because of falling footfall and anti-social behaviour at the Top of Town.

The party has sent a letter to Basingstoke, asking for assurances that employees are briefed on safety issues.

THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital has said its experiencing 'high levels of demand' and is urging people to 'think carefully' about the help they need.

MORE than 400 Basingstoke residents have signed a petition calling on the council to reverse increased parking permit charges in residential areas.

A LABOUR councillor has slammed the Prime Minister’s ‘Freedom Day declaration’, and is now calling on Basingstoke council to boost public confidence.

IT IS A children's television programme that has little ones glued to their screens.

AFTER many months of waiting, Parkrun returned to venues in England on Saturday, July 24, including Basingstoke's own War Memorial Park.

A ‘KIND and gentle’ Whitchurch father died following a fall in his garden while picking vegetables, an inquest has heard.