FAMILIES were left without access to water, ceramic sinks fell away from walls and water leaked from bathrooms.

These are just some of the complaints from households in Basingstoke after workmen were employed to work to upgrade the bathrooms of 90 homes.

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Also in this week’s paper:

There are calls to muster a guard of honour for a Second World War and Korean War veteran who died at the age of 90.

Three new stores and a revamped supermarket open in Basingstoke.

A major BBC Radio 4 political affairs show with a colourful history in Basingstoke returns to the town.

We remember the life of a local soldier who fought and died in the mud and blood of the Flanders battlefields of the First World War while another Basingstoke war veteran receives France’s highest honour.

House hunters could find their dream home in this week’s Homes and Property section.

North Hampshire businesses celebrate a year of success at the Inspire15 awards.

You can see pictures from fundraising events in aid of Children in Need across the area along with Diwali celebrations.

Plus a gang involved in a £1 million crime spree is behind bars; a Basingstoke river could be under threat; the manager of a Basingstoke charity slams civic chiefs; and a Basingstoke cadet is praised for her quick thinking.

All this and more in this week’s Gazette. Out now – just £1.