Basingstoke Together News Today

TO CELEBRATE the reopening of restaurants for indoor dining, Basingstoke diners will be able to get their hands on limited edition tea towels showing an exquisite map of our wonderful town. Basingstoke Together is giving coffee shops and restaurants a limited number of exclusive towels to gift to their customers next week. The tea towels feature a map of the town made up of famous places, faces and moments from the history of the town and will be offered to selected customers on a first c...

Many of the changes have been happening for years and Covid-19 has simply accelerated them. The growth in online retail is just one example. But it is now and in the future as lockdown restrictions are lifted, it is more important than ever to support our business communities, great retailers and superb hospitality venues, right across Basingstoke. So The Gazette is teaming up with the borough council to launch the Love Our Local Business campaign, in print, online and on social media. ...

The pandemic has been a very difficult time for businesses across the borough and we would like to thank all those businesses who have helped to prevent the spread of COVID-19 locally by following the latest guidance. As we look ahead to the road out of the latest lockdown, we are committed to continuing our support for businesses to help them adapt. This includes distributing emergency funding support, with over £60 million in grants and rate reliefs delivered since March 2020, and helpin...

AN ORGANISATION to promote businesses in Basingstoke is set to be wound up next month after owners voted against its renewal. Basingstoke Together, which is funded by the businesses in the town centre, was seeking a second five-year term after first being set up in November 2015. However, in a vote of business rates payers held last month, it was decided that the organisation should not be renewed. It means that the services that the Business Improvement District (BID) provides, which ...

KEEN eyed residents in Basingstoke have spotted a grammatical error on a poster put up by the council to encourage people to follow Covid guidelines.

COVID marshals will be on hand to support visitors and businesses to follow the latest government guidance this Christmas. Employed by Venture Security and funded by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and the BID, the four marshals will remind shoppers to wear face coverings and promote social distancing measures. In addition, they will support businesses to ensure they remain Covid-safe. It is understood they will support existing town rangers. A number of measures have been put in ...