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Inset: Cabinet member for homes and regeneration Cllr Samuel Carr

Residents were 'ignored' by top councillors over regeneration plans, community group says
LEADER of a community action group said the BDBC cabinet “dismissed, ignored and avoided” residents when there was a time to actively listen to them.

The Retreat at Elcot Park

Staycation: Newly revamped luxury hotel emerging as one of the south's most stylish

Members of the Absolutely Offices team alongside alongside a lorry of donations.

Company to host car boot sale to raise funds for vital supplies to send to Ukraine

Sue Foley in Little Barn Health and Gift Shop.

'It does feel great to give back to Sue': Thousands raised to help support shop owner's cancer treatment

Veronika and Niranjan Raj with their son and Hampshire county councillor Rhydian Vaughan (left), leader of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Cllr Simon Bound (second from right) and Cllr Jay Ganesh (right)

'It's like a heart of the village' - village welcomes shop and café thanks to new residents

Felicity Edwards and Simon Ayers

Growing business joins forces with not-for-profit to promote Basingstoke

Council rejects plan to convert former hotel into 21-bedroom house

Council rejects plan to convert former bed and breakfast into house for 21 residents

What is being built in Basingstoke Waitrose car park?

What is being built in Basingstoke Waitrose car park?

Sue Foley in Little Barn Health and Gift Shop

Use it or lose it - warning from Basingstoke business owner whose shop could close

FIRST LOOK: Crowds gather for opening of new ice cream shop in Basingstoke

FIRST LOOK: Crowds gather for opening of new ice cream shop in Basingstoke

Food hygiene ratings: 10 given to Basingstoke and Deane eateries

The latest 10 food hygiene ratings given to eateries in Basingstoke

Stephanie Wallis completed a charity Walk for Parkinsons in July.

Business set up during lockdown continues to thrive and is now expanding

Company calls on businesses to battle water waste with waterless urinals

Company calls on businesses to battle water waste with waterless urinals

South Western Railway announce August strike service levels

South Western Railway announce August strike service levels

Basingstoke and Deane Business festival Second phase to kick off this autumn

Basingstoke and Deane business festival second phase to kick off this autumn

Heckfield Place, in Hampshire is a Georgian manor estate; now a luxury hotel owned by billionaire Gerald Chan.

Luxury Hampshire hotel ranks as fifth most search for staycation in the UK

Daniel Spiller, a finalist in the Schwarzkopf Professional Colour Technician of the Year category.

Hair stylists up for top industry awards

Cutting Edge Fabrics

Popular Basingstoke fabric store set to close after being priced out by rent increase

Sports therapy centre holds open weekend to celebrate move

Sports therapy centre holds open weekend to celebrate move

New ice cream shop opens in Basingstoke town centre

New ice cream shop opening in Basingstoke town centre

Paul Jones and Stuart Morrison

Small business handed boost after being gifted new 3D printer

Hampshire country pub undergoes £100,000 refurbishment

Hampshire country pub undergoes £100,000 refurbishment

A taxi rank near the train station in Nottingham during England's third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Picture date: Monday January 18, 2021.

Private hire vehicles in Basingstoke and Deane remained steady during pandemic, new research shows

The Champion Group representatives hand over the cheque to The Blue Space and The Pink Place volunteers

Basingstoke cancer charity gets nearly £10k support from building services firm

Damaris Crafts owners Rebecca Hartle (left) and Carmen Carter (right)

Arts and crafts shop to celebrate first anniversary with 'fun-filled' event

All retailers have now vacated Brighton Hill Retail Park. Inset, CGI image from Equation Properties showing what the new commercial site will look like

END OF AN ERA: Basingstoke retail park set for demolition this month

National cooperative announces new programme to cut down on food waste

National co-operative announces new programme to cut down on food waste

Hospital radio station raises more than £1,500 with family fun day

Hospital radio station raises more than £1,500 with family fun day

Paris Whitehorn, manager, and Lisa Futcher, quality director, making plans for the expansion of The Oak Tree Nursery

Nursery to expand with new building and longer opening hours to meet growing demand

The Chequers Exterior Pano.

Hampshire pub welcomes everyone to try its brand new menu this summer

The Poacher Inn in South Warnborough. Credit: TripAdvisor

feature Thriving village pub to host family fun festival as it remains at heart of community despite struggles in hospitality industry

From left to right, Steve Fisher (Snows Kia Sales Manager), Aaron Valentine (Snows Kia Franchise Sales Manager) and James Jagged (Basingstoke RFC Club Chair)

Basingstoke RFC gets new club sponsor in car dealer Snows Kia

Vineyards of Hampshire's Fizz Fest at Black Chalk, Andover

Fizz Fest event welcomes 1,000 people to Hampshire vineyard

The little Co-op shops in New Street in the 1950s

Flashback: The arrival of the Co-op shop and its history in Basingstoke

The Touchdown PR team in Basingstoke

PR firm moves to new global head quarters in Basingstoke

Pub to host 'exciting' Pride party to celebrate 50 years of LGBTQ+ progress

Pub to host 'exciting' Pride party to celebrate 50 years of LGBTQ+ progress

The topping out of the Vespasian building on Poole Quay

Builder's debts of £16m to go unpaid - and staff are owed a month's wages

‘A devastating blow’: 300 jobs at risk as historic papermaker announces departure from Overton

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to nine Basingstoke and Deane establishments

Eden Motor Group presenting a cheque to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Car dealer group raises over £30,000 for local charities and communities

Businesswoman-led van hire service relocates to ‘bigger’ location in Basingstoke

Businesswoman-led van hire service relocates to bigger location in Basingstoke

John Biffen, Partner at Menzies and chair of the Inspire steering group, speaks at Inspire Awards 2021

Entries invited for Inspire Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Flybe launches new summer routes from Southampton to France

Flybe launches new summer routes from Southampton to France

A BBC crew filming The Squirrel store in Basingstoke for The Antique Show.

Here's why a film crew were in Basingstoke

The Beauty Spot owner Emma Silcox has celebrated the salons tenth anniversary, with a third treatment room being opened in celebration.

Basingstoke beauty salon celebrates 10 years since it opened its doors

How we can ensure a future with plenty of water

Sponsored A future without enough water? Together let’s ensure there’s always enough to go round

Funfair and big wheel comes to Hampshire shopping centre for summer holidays

Funfair and big wheel comes to Hampshire shopping centre for summer holidays

NatWest has confirmed an additional £1.25billion lending package to the UK farming community.

NatWest announces £1.25bn of funding for UK farming community

Members heard from Serco about waste collection

Serco apologises for 'poor' waste collection service as it outlines plans to combat recruitment struggles

Worplesdon Golf Club is hosting the charity open day in memory of John Harridge (insert) who died in 2020 after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

Golf club teams up with Basingstoke charity in memory of late member

Left: Cllr Stephen Reid

'The people who supplied the inaccurate information should not be allowed to get away scot-free'

Top of Town Basingstoke

11 empty shops in Basingstoke's Top of Town

The team at the Swan

New manager takes over at historic Hampshire pub

Shops in Basingstoke

Small businesses call for support after being hit by cost of living crisis