PAPER PREVIEW: Basingstoke is the place to be Basingstoke is the place to be, according to the leader of the council as three new firms sign a deal to move to the town’s business park. The Gazette can reveal Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council is currently in talks with a number of London-based and international companies in a bid to woo them to the town. The council-owned Basing View, a 65-acre business park, is home to American pharmaceutical company Eli Lily as well as the AA and housing association Sovereign. Now the authority hopes more firms will relocate there to bring more jobs to the area.