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THE three Labour councillors elected to the South Ham ward have spoken out about the need for an increase in safety patrols and improved community facilities following a double stabbing incident which shook the community last month. On Monday, April 26, two people were stabbed on St Peter’s Road and emergency services flocked to the scene - with police cordoning off part of the street and searching a property known to be a bail hostel run by the charity Nacro. A man and a woman were taken to hospital, but their injuries were not thought to be life threatening, while a second man was a...

Basingstoke council is pulling out all the stops in a bid to stop John Lewis from leaving town, The Gazette can reveal. The upmarket retailer announced its Basing View branch, which opened just six years ago, was among the eight stores earmarked for closure nationwide. In Basingstoke, this has left 93 people facing redundancy. The news came as a blow to the town's retail offering which has lost Debenhams, Topshop and Zara all in the past year.  But now a glimmer of hope remains for customers left upset by the news as The Gazette can report that the council has held a crisis meeting w...

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council offices (Photo: Sean Dillow) A TOTAL of five Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council (BDBC) employees took home £100,000 or more last year, it has been revealed. The figures, published in the TaxPayers’ Alliance’s 14th Town Hall Rich List, analysed data from councils across the country. The council has defended the high salaries of the five employees, stating they are set at ‘an appropriate market level’ to attract the people with the right skills. Basingstoke Council’s chief executive, Mel Barrett, who has since been replaced by Russell O...

With shopping options limited during lockdown, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has introduced ‘The Borough Basket’ to help people buy gifts for mothers before Mother’s Day. An online marketplace for local independent businesses, more than 40 traders from across the borough have already signed up. Unique Mother’s Day gifts for the special ladies in your life include honey-based cosmetic pamper packages from Bee Good that come as a beautifully wrapped eco-gift with a box of wildflower seed balls, unique silver designer jewellery from The Secret Garden or hand-painted tealight ...

The bus has been running every half an hour during the pandemic, having previously run every 15 minutes. Katie Cooper, from South View, is one reader who used the bus several times a week, to get from Basing View directly to the Aquadrome or Morrison’s, as she has disabilities and doesn’t drive. The 41-year-old said: “It makes things awkward. Now I can just cross the bridge and don’t have to change in the town centre. I wasn’t really travelling at peak times, but even if they just reduced the number of services it would still be beneficial.”