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Universal Credit and PIP cuts halted as Starmer announces benefits U-turn
Current Pip claimants will not lose their DWP benefits after the Government made concessions to Labour rebels on controversial welfare reforms.
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32-year-old woman died from 'non-suspicious' circumstances at Basingstoke home
Police were called on the evening of Tuesday, June 24 at 8.01pm after the death of a 32-year-old woman at a home in Queen Mary Avenue.
Tesco offering free breakfasts to serving Armed Forces personnel and veterans
They will need to present their MOD90 or Veterans ID card at The Café or The Coffee Shop to enjoy the treat.
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WATCH: Large animal hot air balloons light up the night sky
A Basingstoke resident has sent in drone footage of Newbury's Balloons and Tunes's event
Volunteering at the carnival and helping save it was 'a dream come true'
The Old Basing and Lychpit Carnival was so much fun, it reminded me of visiting Hurstbourne Priors May Day Fete as a child with my grandparents.
MP: 'Standing by those who serve on Armed Forces Day and beyond'
This week, we mark Armed Forces Day, a moment to come together as a community to honour the service and sacrifice of our armed forces, both past and present.
'We should be proud of primary schools' action to ban smartphones'
It is clearly an area of incredible controversy, but when we look at the statistics, they are bleak and they need reversing.
IN THE DOCK: Man fined for damaging scratching post and beating woman plus more cases
The latest Andover Cases in Basingstoke Magistrates' Court including a man who broke a scratching post and beat a woman.
Pride flag, building repairs and more in latest Andover planning applications
The latest planning applications are in and include new flats, repairs to Andover buildings and a pride flag at Army HQ.
Andover girls' football team celebrate hat-trick of trophies
They only three loses in all of the Hampshire competitions.
Council seeking views on sites for thousands of new homes
With a need to identify enough sites for 15,878 homes over the next 17 years, the council anticipates "difficult decisions" about potential locations.
M3 and M27 closures for Hampshire drivers to be aware of this weekend
Hampshire drivers will need to be aware of a couple of closures on the M3 and M27 for the weekend of June 27 to 29
Heritage railway to host three-day festival of classic locomotives
There will be an intensive timetable of services running, powered by a mix of home-fleet and visiting heritage diesel locomotives.
Broadband firm lands £50m boost to grow network reach
The company uses specialised rural build techniques and works closely with farmers and landowners to lay cables under fields.
People in Hampshire encouraged to look out for stag beetles
The beetles have become extinct in parts of Britain and Europe.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight record highest spring Covid jab uptake in South East
Hampshire and Isle of Wight lead South East in Covid-19 spring 2025 vaccine uptake, with 175,000 residents jabbed—highest regional vaccination rate.
Basingstoke Gazette readers crown their Gym of the Year 2025
Fitter Bodies Ladies Crowned Basingstoke’s Gym of the Year 2025
PICTURES: Armed Forces Week marked with flag raising ceremony
A flag-raising ceremony was held to ark the start of Armed Forces Week in Basingstoke.
86-acre solar farm refused amid natural landscape harm and cancer concerns
A plan for an 86-acre solar farm at Lower Wyke Farm near St Mary Bourne has been refused by a development control committee of Basingstoke Council.
Hampshire residents to be allowed to recycle household food waste
The council estimates that 30,000 to 50,000 tonnes of food waste will be collected from Hampshire households.