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  • Road death victims to be remembered in special service

    THE lives of those lost on the roads of Hampshire and Thames Valley will be commemorated at special services this weekend. The Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit will be holding two memorial services to support the family and friends of those

  • LETTER: Vote Tory for Brexit

    Vote Tory for Brexit I’M SORRY, I missed the Gazette poll Phillip Nield is getting excited about (Letters, November 7, ‘Poll rings true’). So, 65 per cent want a people's vote. The PM and local MP, (Maria Miller) are telling untruths when they

  • Calls for new members as band goes online

    A BASINGSTOKE band is celebrating after launching a brand-new website. The Old Basing Royal British Legion Corps of Drums band is also inviting new members to join them, with anyone from the age of 10 and above welcome. Paul Graham, the media

  • Beechdown and Viking level on points

    THE Beechdown Ladies A team of Sandra Smith, Nikki Acton, Sally Thompson and Sam Hollingdale are top the Basingstoke and District League Ladies 4 League by the narrowest of margins, following a 6-0 victory over bottom side Phoenix Ladies. Reigning

  • Bees are stung for a third time this season

    THE Basingstoke Bison made it three wins out of three against the Bracknell Bees this season, as they won 3-2 at the Hive last night. The home side certainly put up a much better performance and what turned out to be a very entertaining local derby

  • Away trip will be reward for replay win

    HARTLEY Wintney will be on their travels again in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy if they win their replay on Tuesday night. Hartley will face a trip to National League South side Eastbourne Borough if they beat visiting Westfield on

  • Views wanted as Popley park development reaches final stages

    FINAL preparations are being put in place to transform a Popley park. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is set to make £400,000 worth of improvements to Popley Community park in Popley Way behind the Apollo Hotel. The community park was first

  • Rush hour delays following broken down car on the M3

    TWO lanes of the northbound carriageway of a Hampshire motorway due to a broken-down vehicle. Motorists are experiencing delays on the northbound M3 between junction 3 for Lightwater and junction 2 for Thorpe. The two lanes have been closed so

  • Basingstoke Together chief steps down from her role

    THE chief executive officer of Basingstoke Business Improvement District (BID) has moved on from the position. Lucy Boazman took on the role in 2018, with the responsibility of ensuring Basingstoke businesses thrive, leading the Basingstoke Together