News

Borough residents encouraged to look out for bin collection calendars

[Sep 10, 2026]

Important information setting out changes to bin collection days will be delivered to residents over the next few weeks.

Discover new live music at Listen Up in Basingstoke town centre

[Sep 08, 2026]

Music lovers are invited to enjoy an afternoon and evening of free live music when Listen Up returns to Basingstoke town centre on Saturday 26 September.

Council leader responds to local government reorganisation announcement

[Sep 07, 2026]

The government announced on Monday 7 September that it has withdrawn the decision it made in March for local government reorganisation in Hampshire.

Appeal for residents to help rough sleepers as homeless accommodation revamp begins

[Aug 26, 2026]

Residents are being urged to alert local services to rough sleepers as the refurbishment of a town centre emergency accommodation service gets underway.

Residents urged to make sure they can vote ahead of new council elections next May

[Aug 10, 2026]

The council is contacting households across the borough this summer to check their details on the electoral register are correct, ahead of the first elections for a new unitary council for north Hampshire next year.

Major funding boost agreed for chalk stream tributary project

[Jul 27, 2026]

A £100,000 funding boost has been agreed to expand and speed up work to restore a chalk stream tributary near Basingstoke.

Households could save £600 a year with solar panels, says new guide

[Jul 20, 2026]

A new guide is highlighting how residents can act now to save hundreds of pounds every year and cut carbon with solar panels.

Audiences asked to help make future festivals even better

[Jul 20, 2026]

People who experienced the outdoor and immersive arts and culture that Basingstoke Festival brought to the streets of the borough this year are being asked to help shape the future of the event.

Views sought on extending borough wide dog fouling order

[Jul 15, 2026]

People are being asked to give their views on proposals to continue to take a tougher stance on dog owners who don’t clear up after their pets.