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AN OAKLEY road will be closed for a night as part of rail bridge inspection works, it has been announced.

STAFF and residents at Ashcombe House care home were delighted to present a cheque to a young boy with spinal bifida, to fulfil his dreams to own a bespoke red trike. Residents learnt of Oliver’s story in the Gazette and wanted to know how they could help make Oliver’s dreams come true. Barchester Healthcare run a staff lottery which not only gives employees the chance to win cash prizes but it is also an opportunity to support charities. Every month at least 45% of all proceeds are d...

The property market is as busy as ever right now as homeowners re-evaluate their needs following the Covid lockdown. Whether its an extra bedroom to use as a home office or a bigger garden, potential buyers are spoilt for choice right now. The average house price in the UK has dropped by £1,000 in since December 2021 with the average house price in Basingstoke according to Rightmove currently standing at £327,423. Buyers may feel more emboldened to buy following the governments launch...

Among their many duties, one of the most important roles of councils is to decide on planning applications. Whether it’s at a town council level, where decisions are made on whether or not to object to the plans, or at a borough council level, where plans are considered and approved, there are always major decisions being made over what can be built in your area. Some of these decisions are bigger, and more controversial, than others. Here are some of the big planning decisions you shou...

12 pubs in Basingstoke and Deane with new and improved beer gardens Just 72 hours left. The day all of us have been waiting for is finally approaching. From Monday, our favourite local pubs with gardens seating will reopen as Government eases the strict lockdown restrictions. A few waterholes might also look a bit different than we remember as they have refurbished during lockdown to accommodate more people for outdoor drinking. Some of them have transformed their beer gardens into sty...

AN OAKLEY man has admitted to faking petty cash reports to steal more than £4,000 from a funeral directors.

A BASINGSTOKE college is set to hold its annual apprenticeship recruitment fair - though this year proceedings will be online. For the fourth year running, Basingstoke College of Technology’s fair will be taking place again this year on Tuesday, February 9, from 5pm to 7pm. For the first time ever the event will be taking place online, as part of National Apprenticeships Week. A spokesman for BCoT said: “Although this year’s Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair will look different to p...

A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to reduce the risk of flooding to 170 homes in Basingstoke has finished. Hampshire County Council announced that the work it has been carrying out in Buckskin after the area was flooded in 2013/14 is now complete, seven years later.  The council committed £6.4m to carry out works in the area to reduce the risk of flooding, after dozens of families had to evacuate their homes when groundwater contaminated with raw sewage flooded into their properties. Deput...

DENNIS COOK, LOH Passed away peacefully on 18 December 2020 after living a long and happy life. Much loved Husband of the late Joan, loving, cherished Father of Brian and Gillian, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and Uncle. Dennis will be very sadly missed by all his family and many friends. The funeral service will be held at Basingstoke Crematorium on Monday 11th January 2021 at 11.00am. Please note, attendance at this funeral service will be restricted to 30 people. This service will be st...

This is the story of two chapels separated by nearly 250 years. In 1208, a dispute between King John and the Pope meant that burials in consecrated ground were forbidden for about 6 years. During this time, the townspeople buried their dead on the slope north of the town. Later, the ground was consecrated, and became the town’s burial ground for the next 700 years, until the new cemetery opened in Worting Road in 1913. The first chapel was built by 1280, with a Guild of Townsmen to over...