AN OUTBREAK of the norovirus vomiting bug has hit a ward at Basingstoke hospital. Hospital chiefs are urging anyone with symptoms of the virus to stay away to prevent it from spreading further. In a statement, Gina Hanafin, the hospital's head of communications
JUST two weeks remain for nominations to be made in six categories at this year's Gazette Sports Awards. You can put forward a candidate in the service-to-sport, volunteer-of-the-year, coach-of-the-year and club-of-the-year categories until January
POLICE raided two Basingstoke homes as part of a multi-force crackdown on prostitution and money laundering. Warrants were executed at properties in Crown Heights and Winterthur Way last Monday, after a lengthy investigation into money laundering and
A NEW contractor has been appointed to run most of the Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) in Hampshire. Hopkins Recycling has been awarded the contract to run a total of 23 of the 24 HWRCs across the country, including the centre at Wade Road
A SCHEME to offer victims of domestic violence a safe haven within their own home is being rolled out in the borough. The Gazette revealed last January that Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council was keen to introduce the Sanctuary Scheme - and now,
THE headache experienced by borough residents who struggle to find a parking space close to home will be eased if a scheme costing hundreds of thousands of pounds gets the green light. Residential areas worst-hit by parking shortages could see work
AS the result of a seminar in April of last year, a number of Christian leaders attended this event to hear Dr Sam Solomon talk about "The Challenge of Islam". It was felt that he understands what it is like to live among Muslims and how to reach out
