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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 come first serve basis. Jane Stewart, chief executive of Basingstoke Together, said: “We can’t ...

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. Over the coming weeks we will be giving extensive coverage and exposure to our brilliant local bus...

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 helping businesses with the latest government guidance. We will be working closely with our town centre ...

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 include promotion of its shops and representation on the council and other authorities, will cease t...

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.