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  • Mother puts life-saving 999 call down to fate

    A mother who stopped a building fire in the early morning has told the Gazette how she felt cold thinking about what could have happened. Sarah Dean was visiting her son and daughter-in-law in St Michael's Road on the night of November 30.

  • First British person to climb Everest to come to Basingstoke

    THE FIRST British person to climb Mount Everest will relive his experiences in Basingstoke this evening. Doug Scott was part of the first British ascent of the mountain’s south west face alongside Dougal Haston in 1975, and will appear at the Ark

  • Police appeal for witnesses after M3 crash

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a two-car crash on the M3 earlier this morning. The accident caused severe delays during the morning rush hour. It happened at around 7am on the northbound carriageway between junctions 6 (A339/Black

  • Vape store opens its doors in town centre

    ONE of the largest chains of vape stores in the UK has opened a new location in Basingstoke. VPZ has today (December 6) opened a new store in Wote Street bringing with it an £80,000 investment to the town and creating five new jobs. The store

  • Delays after earlier accident on M3 near Basingstoke

    THERE are delays on the M3 after an earlier accident near Basingstoke. Traffic service ROMANSE reported that a crash occurred between junctions 6 (A339/Black Dam roundabout) and 7 (A30/Dummer) at around 7.30pm. Lane 3 was blocked by the crash

  • Ladies end first half of season on a high

    BASINGSTOKE Hockey Ladies sponsored by KJS Solicitors were up against Bath in their final match of the first half of the season, and were keen to end on a high. Basingstoke started strong taking the opposition by surprise with wave after wave of