Basingstoke Gazette | Flashback Thursday https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/ Basingstoke Gazette Flashback Thursday en-gb Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:16:33 +0000 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:16:33 +0000 https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Basingstoke Gazette | Flashback Thursday https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/ The bizarre history of Basingstoke's red men, and why they once disappeared https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26669343.story-behind-basingstokes-famous-red-men-roundabout/?ref=rss Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 ed353e7079015ebd2146a368be4871b0 matt.rooks-taylor@newsquest.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor Remember these? A nostalgic look back at Basingstoke’s lost cinemas https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26670249.history-basingstoke-cinemas-part-2/?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000 9d68891d20fb18f95e003368853d13ca Jim Slater Basingstoke's long-lost haunted pub, and eight more spine-tingling ghost stories https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26674922.basingstokes-haunted-pub-eight-ghost-stories/?ref=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000 19a48ffb71d7cb575f75201d0d9c0cd3 matt.rooks-taylor@newsquest.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor A history of Basingstoke Cinemas - a look back at the town's venues https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26670068.basingstoke-cinema-history-recalled-odeon-closure/?ref=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000 9f232f97debb6851d2401432ca35de12 Jim Slater The 7 haunted roads near Basingstoke with some seriously spooky stories https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26683858.seven-spooky-roads-around-basingstoke-chilling-ghost-stories/?ref=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000 e3db08ab8a647908ee22c810be3210ea jasmine.kelly@newsquest.co.uk | Jasmine Kelly Flybe once offered Southampton flights cheaper than a taxi ride to the airport https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26634723.flybes-cheap-southampton-flights-remembered-locals/?ref=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:54:48 +0100 c4af821340f56a11609c14d900c72a42 ian.crump@dailyecho.co.uk | Ian Crump From Brenda's bathroom to warplanes on display - Five headlines from 50 years ago https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26622073.basingstoke-1976-leaky-homes-jobs-boom-real-ale/?ref=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 29cf991a5588942550d680f50aa82199 matt.rooks-taylor@newsquest.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor Did you know there used to be a Uniqlo in Basingstoke? https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26595595.uniqlos-short-lived-basingstoke-store-closed-2003/?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 cceb2fa7373785e2584eb7cd693f3e11 jasmine.kelly@newsquest.co.uk | Jasmine Kelly The truth is out there: Basingstoke's strangest UFO sightings through history https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26593993.top-7-strangest-ufo-sightings-basingstoke/?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 5b409e7046384f022528094a1264b60f matt.rooks-taylor@newsquest.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor From Hole in the Wall to Hammer & Tongs - Eight Basingstoke pubs we miss the most https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26602496.8-most-missed-basingstoke-pubs-closed-years/?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 3389072939c75143568e3c11a64e2b81 matt.rooks-taylor@newsquest.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor Basingstoke 100 years ago this week: Drink-driving, 6-0 football and £400 houses https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26579014.basingstoke-1926-football-drink-driving-400-homes/?ref=rss Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 457d915a7677f4ea93b448b3188601ba matt.rooks-taylor@newsquest.co.uk | Matt Rooks-Taylor How Basingstoke fans can remember Dolly Parton after her death https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26496844.dolly-parton-tribute-night-go-ahead-oakley-hall-hotel/?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0100 2259bb650b8a69c099fb1c1e89b255f5 jasmine.kelly@newsquest.co.uk | Jasmine Kelly 20 years since Hampshire plane crash that fulfilled boy's chilling premonition https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26410213.southampton-aerial-birthday-trip-ends-horror-plane-crash/?ref=rss Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 9e3801a9304e5a60150c6f3f32d97b28 ian.crump@dailyecho.co.uk | Ian Crump Throwback to 2006 - Can you spot yourself in these Basingstoke prom photos? https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26298429.basingstoke-prom-photos-2006-unearthed-archives/?ref=rss Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 664417f8e1bde64cf027de9e907e18b6 megan.stanley@newsquest.co.uk | Megan Stanley Football manager seeks players for 40-year reunion of historic winning team https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26283520.reading-football-manager-seeks-players-40-year-reunion/?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 f1cc5f2efbddab2f21472322f2dfa366 newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day Posthumous pardon for last woman hanged: Ruth Ellis and her connection to Basingstoke https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26263437.ruth-ellis-basingstoke-connection-last-woman-hanged/?ref=rss Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:59:35 +0100 bf08675836f85902fc97d2316b1071c2 Gazette reporter Teenager travels to prom in vintage bus with special family connection https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26240140.teenager-travels-prom-bus-family-connection/?ref=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 c65431326cb44e6ba8e65ab7d590404d newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day 'Cliddesden showcases the best of North Hampshire's rural life' https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26130510.david-graham-look-cliddesdens-pubs-railway-line/?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 3940abc6e1df23d0acde48d31270fbd3 David Graham Beloved steam train marking 50 years at Hampshire heritage railway https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26015530.beloved-steam-train-hits-milestone-watercress-line/?ref=rss Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0100 45c4ccfacabfe15802a1230965c30e87 newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day Basingstoke resident unveils heirloom with a surprising royal link https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25997484.kempshott-woman-shares-queen-victoria-era-maundy-coins/?ref=rss Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0100 cb9a33470a6d3c738d407065d0ca42f5 Hampshire cricket club shows evidence on being one of the oldest in the world https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25922541.whitchurch-cricket-club-celebrating-250-years-founding/?ref=rss Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000 d733442170d295582a2102548ce3170e dan.quinabrito@newsquest.co.uk | Dan Quina Brito These are the world's biggest cruise ships and ocean liners - they're huge! https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/25911202.queen-mary-2---worlds-biggest-cruise-ships/?ref=rss Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:46:38 +0000 52afbada3c0657a65fa2c3485e52611a ian.crump@dailyecho.co.uk | Ian Crump The touching story behind 'Silver Knight' trophy given to Basingstoke club https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25880878.history-silver-knight-basingstoke-chess-club/?ref=rss Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 f3ae7bda6900d0cbf7ea88d01a57a7d1 David Graham The lost roadside icon which filled Hampshire routes for decades https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/25834882.little-chef-roadside-chain-helped-define-eraa/?ref=rss Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:32:32 +0000 5beb51f2473bbe81ade2233ff20b211d ian.crump@dailyecho.co.uk | Ian Crump Look back at the rivalry between Basingstoke Town and Thornycroft Athletic https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25819352.local-rivalry-basingstoke-town-thornycroft/?ref=rss Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 3bea032a82cbddd85ab2aa8baa8b56f7 David Graham Chess club considers selling historic trophy linked to far-right fascism https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25790909.basingstoke-chess-trophy-linked-far-right-fascism/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000 37022c9726990c27110d58ab305874ed David Graham Flashback: The great battle to get a new pub and hotel for Basingstoke https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25782546.flashback---battle-basingstokes-great-western-hotel/?ref=rss Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 f9283c398d5d52b9cc57e5c1bb014a6f Bob Clarke Game popularised by Basingstoke man making a comeback https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25727730.rise-subbuteo-basingstoke-man-crowned-champion/?ref=rss Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000 d1b86035d06c6bc3a9682dec27d26fe6 An A to Z of Basingstoke from roundabouts to kebab vans and Jane Austen https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25719976.a-z-basingstoke---26-things-define-town/?ref=rss Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 0911ded78f259c087b68bc34532614af lola.crossman@newsquest.co.uk | Lola Crossman Review of the year 2025 July-December: Spider-Man, protests and new openings https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25708782.basingstoke-gazette-review-year-2025-july-december/?ref=rss Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 8490ccb4acff9a1513eedb8b0285ef92 jasmine.kelly@newsquest.co.uk | Jasmine Kelly Jane Austen's legacy in Basingstoke as author's 250th birthday is celebrated https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25701752.jane-austens-250th-birthday-celebrations-basingstoke/?ref=rss Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:49:03 +0000 2b1b85f3de9d1f58f40009c726b517b2 lola.crossman@newsquest.co.uk | Lola Crossman Christmas lights switch on 1999: Basingstoke turned into a scene of 'complete chaos' https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25611876.christmas-lights-switch-on-basingstoke-flash-back-1999/?ref=rss Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 0aa02a3250303d4448bc32fdcd082cad Gazette reporter New book captures memories of Basingstoke from 1940 to 1980 https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25560649.basingstoke-memories-captured-new-book-ian-richards/?ref=rss Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0100 d93b4579e7483a9fda5242e320d6cca2 newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day How life changed for police in Hampshire since 19th century https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/25533653.journey-fascinating-history-hampshire-police/?ref=rss Sat, 11 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0100 27fa6da9672cf576f48fd04fda852add ian.crump@dailyecho.co.uk | Ian Crump David Borrett: Inside the laundry with 'calender girls' and old-fashioned mangle https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/25504895.david-borrett-anton-laundry-employees/?ref=rss Sun, 05 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0100 3d8b19169a04259ec4bc9d56000e45a4 David Borrett Basingstoke's first ever disco DJ looks back on his world record-breaking stint https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25441681.basingstokes-first-dj-reminisces-world-record/?ref=rss Sat, 06 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0100 4058b647791aedd9727a42666ad9af03 Raz Razzle Childhood memoir that recounts life in the 1920s back in print https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25412605.isle-wight-childhood-memoir-pon-puff-back-print/?ref=rss Sun, 24 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0100 9584cccdb79d9dc2ce53894d1e5e426c tom.leaman@newsquest.co.uk | Tom Leaman Crocheted and knitted pieces celebrating anniversary of Jane Austen's birth https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25409431.crochet-display-pays-homage-jane-austen-vyne/?ref=rss Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0100 cdf3bc35c38fde983919e9959d279078 newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day Thomas the Tank Engine visit to heritage railway to celebrate 80th birthday https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25331758.watercress-line-thomas-tank-engine-day-event/?ref=rss Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0100 733703110ffc221a340e5c713eeaf58d newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day Basingstoke Gazette Camera Club photographers capture the sun in this month's theme https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25274356.best-14-basingstoke-gazette-camera-club-photos-june/?ref=rss Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100 959e67e449f88e3d2b2923b70664445a megan.stanley@newsquest.co.uk | Megan Stanley New book detailing Basingstoke's historic transformation launched https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25249841.basingstoke-new-book-towns-transformation-launched/?ref=rss Sun, 22 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100 6e4522b445950270d159e1ad57491a7c kieran.wiggs@newsquest.co.uk | Kieran Wiggs Remember when Jeremy Clarkson and the Stig raced round Festival Place? https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25196469.jeremy-clarkson-drives-festival-place-top-gear/?ref=rss Thu, 29 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 0e22b156a2c38493a02293fc1dbf5c03 jasmine.kelly@newsquest.co.uk | Jasmine Kelly 'Weekend full of smiles and steam' - retro event to transform railway line https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25194164.watercress-line-retro-wheels-rails-event-june/?ref=rss Fri, 30 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 5f6285a3fb6c18075b5ba562d30bc2cd newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day 'I woke up a Dorset Dumpling': The day we were moved into Dorset https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/25182344.hampshire-lost-bournemouth-christchurch-dorset/?ref=rss Wed, 21 May 2025 17:53:37 +0100 d2c9061f1991fcbfad0158b9bbc36aa0 ian.crump@dailyecho.co.uk | Ian Crump The iconic TV shows we were watching back in the day - how many do you remember? https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/25170861.tv-listing-nostalgia-daily-echo-archives/?ref=rss Sat, 17 May 2025 09:47:07 +0100 7c9754cdb9dba3a02c3eca96cce63ba5 ian.crump@dailyecho.co.uk | Ian Crump Watercress Line to showcase 200 Community Textile Timeline of Train Travel https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25090152.watercress-line-200-years-train-travel-textile-timeline/?ref=rss Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0100 f740a4646580c2f9402715505917d9cb deb.gayen@newsquest.co.uk | Deb Gayen Who is the resident buried under Skippetts House? https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25057863.resident-buried-skippetts-house-gardens/?ref=rss Sun, 06 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0100 8e1dfcb5d8c88047c022ca240b7e664a jasmine.kelly@newsquest.co.uk | Jasmine Kelly The Hampshire mansion that was a fortress in the English Civil War https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/25046196.fall-basing-house-basingstoke-english-civil-war/?ref=rss Sat, 05 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0100 91186c11fbdc5e56b1e411966461ce11 Mark Turnbull Classic vehicles to drive to Basingstoke to mark VE Day 80th Anniversary https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/24997757.ve-day-80th-anniversary-vehicles-hampshire-road-run/?ref=rss Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 81f30acfe22b806654af988e7eb2f804 newsdesk@hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Sophie Day 200th anniversary of the railway - official commemorative bookazine on sale now https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/memory_lane/flashbackthursday/24914246.railway-200---pre-order-commemorative-bookazine/?ref=rss Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:31:20 +0000 e49a458091714beb464f0e1f62e12050 The Northern Echo