Basingstoke Community
Dog Watch
Dog Watch is an initiative that encourages dog walkers to be pro-active and vigilant in their area whilst out walking their dogs. This is because they are often the first people out and about in the mornings, and the last ones out at night. They are then able to report any unusual observations, suspicious activity or anti-social behaviour back to the relevant authority.
Crime types include (but is not limited to):
Suspicious activity / vehicles
Graffiti
Christmas tree recycling
Christmas tree recycling drop-off points will be available from Saturday 28 December 2024 to Friday 31 January 2025 for residents to recycle their real trees once the decorations are down.
Avenue Nurseries, The Avenue, Lasham, GU34 5SU
Basingstoke Garden Centre, North Waltham, RG25 2DJ
Boat House, Eastrop Park, Basingstoke, RG21 4QE
Brighton Hill Sports Pavilion, Gershwin Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4LD
Burghclere Sports Club, Harts Lane, Burghclere,
Witness appeal after suspicious incident in Basingstoke
Officers in Basingstoke are investigating after a man found an Airtag taped to the underside of his car.
The device was found yesterday (December 20) taped to the Mitsubishi.
Further enquiries have found a rider on a motorbike with no registration number visible approached the vehicle in Trinity Way between 4.30pm and 5.30pm the same day, after the Airtag had been found.
As part of our ongoing investigation, officers are keen to hear from
Rink repair programme agreed to keep ice in Basingstoke
Major refurbishment work is set to begin at Basingstoke’s ice rink following Nice Leisure Limited taking over ownership of the long-term lease.
The move will bring in the investment needed to secure the future of ice in Basingstoke through the programme of repairs needed to the ice pad and upgrading of the rink facilities, led by the Planet Ice brand, as the operator, and funded by Nice Leisure Limited.
The announcement comes after Basingstoke
Bin collections over the holiday period
Christmas can mean extra rubbish. Therefore, for the first collection after Christmas only we will collect extra rubbish sacks left by your black/grey bin.
We also collect extra recycling too. As long as it is inside a clear bin liner we can collect:
tins
cans
plastic bottles
aerosols
paper and card
In dry weather you can leave extra cardboard next to your recycling bin. Please ensure it is flattened and no bigger than 1m x 1m.
Wrapping
Proposals to relocate facilities at Basingstoke Golf Centre to be considered
The borough’s flagship sports complex is being proposed as an option to relocate facilities currently on offer at Basingstoke Golf Centre, if a new indoor water park resort is built on the land the facility currently sits on.
Recognising the importance of the activities provided at Basingstoke Golf Centre, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has been investigating options for land it owns that could provide a good location for the replacement
Man, 29, jailed after raping child in Basingstoke
A man has today been jailed for more than 10 years after he raped a child in Basingstoke.
Declan Westwell, 29, of no fixed abode, raped the teenage girl – who was not known to him – in the Oakridge area on Wednesday 8 May this year.
Following a fast-paced investigation, Westwell was identified and arrested. He was subsequently charged with raping a girl aged 13, and remanded in custody.
He denied the offence but was found guilty following