Basingstoke Gazette

1 day ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Isabella Holliday

In Hampshire, 2.18 per cent of cases - 465 of 21343 - between October 2022 and September 2024, collapsed under E72. E72 is when physical or digital evidence, witness statements or pathology reports are not available or missing. The highest of the figures is in the Metropolitan Police, where 4.6 per cent of cases collapsed. Hampshire's rate is seventh nationwide. Of the cases in Hampshire, 22 were sexual offence cases and none were murders.

1 day ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Emily Roberts

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1 day ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Jason Lewis

Hampshire County Council's headquarters in Winchester COUNCIL chiefs are waiting to learn if proposals for devolution have met the government’s statutory tests. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is expected to confirm this month if the planned regional authority and elected mayoralty can continue to the next phase.

2 days ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Sophie Day

Falls among older adults cost the NHS more than £2.3bn annually, with most of that cost relating to hip fractures.

2 days ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Emily Roberts

'We've lost everything' - House fire victim says blaze devastated his childhood home (Image: Lola Crossman) “WE’VE lost everything” – a victim of a house fire in Basingstoke has spoken of his trauma after the blaze devastated his childhood home. Darren Garey said his parents lost numerous sentimental belongings in the fire in Chalk Vale, which caused damage to three properties.