A full Saturday afternoon of live music, local stalls, food, and family activities will turn the Community Centre into a busy hub of sound, colour, and movement.

The countdown is now well underway to this year’s Overton Music Festival, which takes place from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June.

A new calm space focused on learning, mentoring and mental wellbeing is preparing to open its doors in Overton, with a community open house planned for next month.

Residents across Basingstoke and Deane could soon see their grey rubbish bins emptied just once every two weeks under major changes being proposed by the borough council.

Members of Town Meadow Golf Club gathered yesterday for the club’s June Competition, one of the newer events on the golfing calendar, played in honour of club legend Dermot Newe.

It was a successful Saturday for Overton Cricket Club, with the first and third teams both recording victories, while the second team suffered a narrow defeat.

Overton Cricket Club has a busy weekend ahead, with all three men’s teams in action on Saturday and the women’s side taking to the field on Sunday. All matches begin at 1pm.

Overton United Football Club have announced a new management team ahead of the 2026/27 season, as the club prepares for life back in the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division.

A new calm space focused on learning, mentoring and mental wellbeing is preparing to open its doors in Overton, with a community open house planned for next month.

A well-known early years provider is set to expand its reach into the village, with work underway on creating a new nursery location at the former Methodist Church on Winchester Street.

Residents in parts of Overton remain without phone services after Openreach confirmed there is still no clear timeframe for repairs, according to Vodafone.

Two of our village’s pubs are serving-up free pints tomorrow.