Local News and Updates
- 25th July 2017
Community groups can look forward to improved facilities as building work gets under way at St Gabriel’s Church in Popley.
- 25th July 2017
The vital work that local community and voluntary groups do to transform lives is set to be supported with a quarter of a million pounds in funding, with the launch of the latest round of a borough council grant scheme.
- 24th July 2017
On 27th July the shopping centre will be launching ‘21st Century Tales’, a month-long writing competition which will give Basingstoke’s budding young writers the opportunity to showcase their talents for the chance to win a £100 Waterstones voucher.
- 13th July 2017
2017 marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death....
- 13th July 2017
Keeping Basingstoke’s historic heart at the Top of the Town as a focus for independent business and developing its identity as a cultural quarter is the aim of an action plan backed by the council.
- 13th July 2017
A vision to establish Basingstoke and Deane as a renowned centre of excellence for the arts has been agreed, to keep the spirit of Basingstoke Festival going all year-long.
- 11th July 2017
People of all ages enjoyed a weekend of fantastic free music and family entertainment as Basingstoke Live brought the curtain down on this year’s Basingstoke Festival.
- 11th July 2017
Much-needed affordable homes are set to be built close to Basingstoke town centre, thanks to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Sovereign Housing Association combining their land, investment and expertise.
- 3rd July 2017
The oldest and most prestigious grand slam tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon is celebrating 140 years.
- 1st October 2018
Every year, millions of people go through twelve months without seeing a dentist or an optician so we would like to welcome Chineham Opticians to ‘The Best Of’ and help you get at least one of the two done this year.